AFM Subscribers Ask with Mike Golden Director of Sports Performance, University of Massachusetts (Part II)

Mike Golden is the Director of Sport Performance at the University of Massachusetts. Golden has 18 years of collegiate strength and conditioning experience. Prior to UMass, he coached for two seasons at the University of South Florida. He also coached at East Carolina, helping build the Pirates into one of the top programs in Conference USA, winning back-to- back conference championships with Head Coach Skip Holtz.  While at ECU, he also trained first round draft pick Chris Johnson who recorded the fastest 40-yard dash time in NFL Combine history. Golden has also coached at the University of South Carolina, Connecticut, and his alma mater, Central Connecticut State.  He answers your questions:We work out four times a week during the summer. When/how much speed development work do you recommend during that time. Also, what are the most important lifts in your view for football