Dave McDowell

MExSci, CSCS
Lead Sport Performance Coach
Brock University
@BrockBadgers
M/W Rugby & Volleyball

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[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

ATTN Coaches:

In order to try to create tutorials that will help more coaches I have created a form where you can submit your idea for a SCT episode. When I create the sheet from your idea I will send you the sheet for free.

Submit an idea here: https://t.co/el2J2DRBFW

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

@esolger Just a small project to help make getting simple reports back to athletes and coaches faster

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

Something new ive created.. csv to report.

Pdf in minutes.

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

Check out this coach sheet I use to put my sessions on to keep everything organized.

Just 25$ cad

Link https://t.co/yAras6JUUi

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

@erickoester I thought so lol... didnt get the traction i wanted 😂

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

Don't know if threads are still a thing, but here is one on a process to archetype your athletes. Let me know what you think.

Archetyping / Bucketing is something that is talked about alot in S&C but often the buckets are vague, or not well defined.

The process doesn’t need to be complicated.

Start by collecting testing data on the physical qualities that matter in your sport. From there, convert results into percentiles so you can see where each athlete sits relative to the group.

Once you have that context, you can begin grouping tests into broader qualities like strength, power, or speed and averaging those percentiles to build a profile for each athlete.

From there the goal is simple. Identify the most important quality for your sport and evaluate the other qualities relative to it. If a supporting quality is underdeveloped, that becomes the training priority.

This type of model helps you align your decisions with the qualities your athlete needs.
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[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

@MaverickLiftAC Same same.. but different

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

In large team settings, it can be difficult to make sure everyone is progressing appropriately.

On our main lifts, I’ll often use VBT or percentage based prescriptions to manage intensity. But outside of those key movements, athletes tend to load what is convenient, not what actually drives progress.

If that goes unchecked, you end up violating the principle of overload. The stress never truly increases. Athletes grab whatever is on the rack or the closest dumbbells, and the program stalls.

To combat that, I implement simple progression rules that are standardized across the team.

For barbell movements
• Upper body: increase 1–3 kg per week
• Lower body: increase 2–5 kg per week

These increases apply to all working sets unless we are deliberately deloading or targeting a specific adaptation.

For dumbbell movements, the jumps between weights can be large. So instead of forcing load increases, we progress reps.

If an athlete stays at the same dumbbell, they add 1–2 reps the following week. If they stay again, they add another 1–2.

If they move up in weight but cannot hit the prescribed reps, they can reduce the target by 1–2 reps that week and then build back up from there.

Example of a same-weight progression:
Week 1: 3x6
Week 2: 3x8
Week 3: 3x10

These rules have worked really well with teams I have trained. I encourage you to try them with your athletes.

[RockDaisyAMS @RockDaisyAMS]

RPE isn’t just something you collect.
• Plan the workload
• Listen to the athletes
• Adjust when feedback doesn’t match the intent

@RockDaisyAMS Inside the Numbers
🎙️ Full episode: https://t.co/yc5JWUMtl9

Thanks to Coach McDowell for joining the podcast 🙌
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[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

@CoachRGarner Looks great

[Cody Hughes @clh_strength]

Years of work is finally finished and put into a system.

VBT doesn’t have to be complex.

Here’s my system:

https://t.co/aovkP7mVnD

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

Do any coaches out there use rolling toolboxes or similar to transport their gear to and from fields and gyms?

I have OVR, Arenagear, and various tablets, tripods etc that I would like a good mobile solution for?

If you have one could you post pictures?

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

@BrandonHerring0 @RockDaisyAMS really cool thank you!

[Dave McDowell @DSMStrength]

@BrandonHerring0 @RockDaisyAMS Do they enter in the weights that they have completed and it go to the rock daisy dashboards etc or are the workouts just viewable