I’m excited to have Nick on the show because of his experience as a traditional strength coach, throws coach, and a Bondarchuk method user. Coaches are often intrigued by the Bondarchuk method, as it has yielded such incredible results in the realm of the throws, but there is a lot of confusion as to how its principles might actually carry over into all other training systems.

Nick is a great guy to talk to in this regard, as on this podcast, we go over many of the ideas that Bondarchuk had that can filter to training any event, as well as case studies in regards to related concepts, such as delayed transformation, “lag” of peak performance in Bondarchuk vs. traditional training, velocity based work, and more.

Nick Garcia is one of the leading high school coaches in the country. A former Big Sky conference champion, for the past ten seasons he has served as the throwing coach at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California where he has produced unprecedented success with his youth shot putters.