Mike Favre, MEd, CSCS*D, RSCC*D, USAW-2, is a member of the Volt Athletics Strength Coach Board of Advisors, and a contributor to the Volt Blog.
Favre (pronounced FAV-or), the 2011 NSCA College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, is the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at the University of Michigan, where he oversees the strength and conditioning services for 30 sport programs.
Favre joined Michigan after spending five-plus years as strength and conditioning coach at the United States Olympic Committee Sports Performance Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was the head strength and conditioning coach for the national Greco-roman wrestling, men's and women's freestyle wrestling squads and select taekwondo and fencing athletes with the USOC. During his tenure, he worked with eight Olympic medalists and five World Championship medalists along with the historic 2007 world champion Greco-Roman wrestling team.
Coach Favre's Articles
Mike Favre, the Director of Olympic Strength and Conditioning for the University of Michigan Wolverines and member of Volt's Advisory Board, and Coach Jace break down the components of the vertical jump, and how you can train athletes to improve theirs.