Michael Silbernagel has been the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Marauders since the department started in January 2011. He oversees three assistant coaches and the year-round strength and conditioning for the University of Mary athletic teams. Silbernagel served as the Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Colorado State Rams from 2005-10 and was the Head Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football from 2006-2010. During his time at CSU, Silbernagel designed and ...
Aug 28, 2018•36 min
Coach Garrett Keith has been the strength and conditioning coach at Westminster Christian Academy (AL) for 10 years. He is a 1999 graduate of American Christian Academy. After high school he attended the University of North Alabama where he was a four-year letterman and captain (2002) on the football team. Garrett is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the national strength and conditioning association (NSCA), a Certified Underground Strength Coach through Zach Even-E...
Aug 21, 2018•54 min
Brian Ciolek is entering his fifth year at Avila University. He is the Director of Strength and Conditioning for all 14 varsity sports overseeing +350 athletes and is also a faculty member in the Kinesiology Department where he teaches two courses a semester. Before Avila he taught for a year at Heritage College. Prior to Heritage he was the Wellness, Strength, and Conditioning Coach at Park University where he work with the 2012 Mens Volleyball National Championship team and was an adjunct facu...
Aug 14, 2018•28 min
Coach Tony Stewart is the head strength and conditioning coach at North Scott High School in Eldridge, Iowa. He has been there 10 years and has grown the program to one of the best in the nation. Previous Stops: Iowa State University: Education major and Track and Field Thrower Winterset High School: Teacher/Coach Illinois State University: Graduate Assistant S&C coach - M.S., in Kinesiology and Recreation with emphasis on Sport Psychology North Scott High School: Head S&C Coach/Teacher ...
Aug 07, 2018•53 min
Zach Mathers (ATC, LAT, CSCS) joined the University of Sioux Falls athletics staff in the spring of 2010 as the head athletic trainer and head strength and conditioning coach. Mathers oversees all aspects of athletic training and strength & conditioning for all sports at USF. Mathers is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) licensed in both Iowa and South Dakota and...
Jul 31, 2018•38 min
Ross Schwisow is the Basehor Linwood High School (KS) Athletic Director and Assistant Principal. He previously worked as an Assistant S&C at the University of Missouri for 2 years and Basehor-Linwood Director of S&C for 11 years. He originally had a degree in Business from Washburn University and served 4 years as a HS business teacher and coach at Rossville HS. Schwisow decided to pursue career in S&C and was fortunate to gain a position at University of Missouri. His passion quickl...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Jordan Fark is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at McKendree University, a Division 2 school in Southern Illinois competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. He has held this position for the past 5 years. Prior to this position, he owned and operated a sports performance training center in southern Illinois; Fark Training Systems. He has also held positions as a high school Director of Strength and Conditioning at Nashville Community High School and interned/volunteered at St. Loui...
Jul 17, 2018•37 min
Scott Meier is currently in his 20th year at Farmington High School (MN) where he is the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. He is also a Physical Education Teacher at FHS and teaches Sports Conditioning, Weight Training, and 9th grade Fitness For Life classes. He coached Farmington’s competitive weightlifting for 9 years, and in that time, the Tigers earned four state team titles, over 40 individual state champions, and multiple state record holders. Prior to that he was the head Strength a...
Jul 10, 2018•39 min
Coach Korey Van Wyk is a Kinesiology instructor and Strength & Conditioning Coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He teaches courses on strength & conditioning, nutrition, anatomy, personal training, and general fitness. In addition to his teaching duties, Korey is also responsible for the design and implementation of physical preparation programs for the football, wrestling, men’s & women’s soccer, cheer, and dance teams. Before starting at Northwestern, Korey spent ti...
Jul 03, 2018•50 min
Coach Isaiah Castilleja is beginning his sixth year as the Head Sports Performance Coach at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Prior to Metro State, Coach Castilleja spent time coaching athletes at the University of Colorado, Colorado School of Mines, High Altitude Martial Arts, and Landow Performance. Before he got into strength and conditioning, he co-founded the Alumni News Agency and operated as the Chief Operations Officer at 21 years old. In this episode, we discuss how his business ...
Jun 26, 2018•56 min
Coach Niedermann is currently the Head Sports Performance Coach at Elon University in Elon, NC. At Elon he is the director for men's and women's basketball as well as the top football assistant. Prior to Elon, Coach Niedermann spent time at Harvard University, where he worked with water polo, wrestling, track and field, women’s lacrosse, and men’s volleyball. Before his stint at Harvard, Coach was the Head Strength Coach at Luther College, a Division III institution, where he coordinated the str...
Jun 19, 2018•39 min
Coach Matt Sagar is entering his fifth year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. At Saint Mary's Coach Sagar coordinates the strength and conditioning programs for 21 varsity sports and over 360 athletes. Prior to Saint Mary's, Coach Sagar was a Graduate Assistant Strength Coach at Winona State University and completed his undergrad and internship experience at Central College. In this episode Coach Sagar discusses what he believes makes an interns...
Jun 12, 2018•36 min
Preston Pedersen is in his third year of teaching and coaching at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, IA. A certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Pedersen oversees and implements all strength and speed training and also coaches varsity football. Pedersen received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO) where he studied Health & Physical Education and played f...
Jun 05, 2018•31 min
The Big Time Strength Podcast aims to provide a valuable resource to all strength and conditioning professionals through conversations with small school coaches who make the “big time where they’re at” by maximizing limited resources to provide a “big time” strength and conditioning experience for their student-athletes. In this episode we discuss the mission and goal of the Big Strength Podcast and introduce you to the host, Gage Rosier, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at William Jewell Co...
May 24, 2018•37 min
