In this episode we talk with Tony Holler, head track coach of Plainfield North high School in Illinois. Coach Holler created his Feed the cats training system which emphasizes low volume sprints at high intensity. He preaches tired is the enemy and is anti conditioning. He trained Illinois 100m Record Holder Macellus Moore who ran 10.31. Holler speaks all across the world and consults with various NCAA teams and professional teams such as the Yankees and Princeton Lacrosse
Aug 19, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Ep. 45
In this episode we talk with Derek Hansen Speed Consultant and owner of SprintCoach.com. Hansen worked with Charlie Francis for some time training elite sprinters. He consults many professional teams across the world such as Super Bowl champs Kansas City Cheifs
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 56 min
In this episode we talk with Dominic of Athletics West Chester. He is the track coach at Iona Prep in New Rochelle NY. He runs North East Speed summit in the fall and Speed camps twice a week in the summer. He is responsible for bringing professional track athletes to the Armory track camps. Dominic has some of the fastest kids in the NY metropolitan area. He routinely helps his athletes get scholarships to D1 universities
Jul 29, 2023•2 hr 32 min
In this Episode we chat with Rising star in the sports performance game. 23 year old Zac Goodman. In fact he just finishing up college. He already is a performance coach at John Glenn High school in Bay City Michigan. He has some of strongest explosive athletes in all of Michigan. Goodman is well read and relentless in his quest for knowledge. He puts out great content and also runs his own experiments
Jul 27, 2023•4 hr 4 min
In this episode we talk more about how Fahey trains all the teams except football in a 1400sf weigh room at Florida high in Talahassee FL. We discuss jumping, sprinting, strength, swing velocity. Enjoy
Jul 17, 2023•3 hr 21 min
In this episode we talk with Westide vs World producer and Head Performance coach at Florida State High School in Talahassee. We talk about his beginnings and introduction in to conjugate style training. How his father met Dave Tate and had him do seminars from his dads garage. How he visited Westside and met Louie and produced the film. Fahey traveled accross the nation speaking to top coaches on how they applied such methods of training. He settled down at his own high school Leon and produced...
Jul 16, 2023•3 hr 49 min
In this episode we chat with Dustin Brancheau owner of AdvantEdge in Marquette Michigan. Dustin sought out help while he was training for the NFL and got Advice from Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell. He was invited down in 2012 then the rest is history. Branch started by training D1 Hockey players who went on to the NHL. Then he worked with a state championship football team. Branch has put out some athletes with the best NFL combine methods ever. He's trained a championship pro boxer. He has p...
Jul 04, 2023•2 hr 46 min
In this episode we talk to Travis Mash owner and coach of Mash Elite Performance. Travis was a 3 time powerlifting world champion and world record holder. Mash is one of the top Olympic Lifting coaches in the country as his club Mash Mafia has developed world junior and senior members. We discuss how he prepares and develops his world class Olympic lifters.
Nov 20, 2022•2 hr 6 min
In this episode Tony discusses how he trains agility with his Athletes giving examples of NFL vet Revis and Boldin. He talks about how athletes can play too fast and can’t control their speed. He says you can get more separation by cutting faster than running faster.
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 17 min
In this episode we chat with XPE co owner Tony Villani who trained some of the fastest Football players in NFL Combine history. He tells how he got his start training athletes like Chris Carter, Randy Moss, Heinz Ward, Takeo Spikes. He then tells how he got into NFL combine training. He goes into how his Shredmill helps him develop a bunch of 4.2-4.5
Aug 30, 2022•2 hr 3 min
In this episode 19 year old American Deadlift record holder Maddie Kelly talks about her training at Byrd Sports Performance. She talks about her speed and explosive power training for track and field in high school. She took 2nd in her league track meet with a broken foot. She also talks about how she fell in love with powerlifting and her rise to break Pennsylvania powerlifting and breaking the American College record at 75kg. She is one of the most hard working motivated athletes I've ever tr...
Aug 15, 2022•2 hr 18 min
In this episode Deppens describes how he trains Donovan Catholic athletic teams including his power lifting team.
Aug 08, 2022•2 hr 10 min
In this episode we discuss training with Donovan Catholic Griffin’s strength coach Mark Deppens early years after football at West Chester university. We talk about how he and Glenn Mills coaches went to Westside Barbell and began to make Glenn Mills high school into one of the best football, Track and powerlifting teams in Pennsylvania. Deppens trained with Louie Simmons each year for 20 years for a few weeks. He tells us stories from his visits.
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 33
In this episode I talk with Westside Barbell owner Louie Simmons. We talk about his beginning on how he got into lifting. Louie tells us how he developed the Conjugate system and the methods involved in it. We talk about how he invented the use of bands and chains. We talk about how he developed specialized strength equipment like the Reverse hyper, belt squat, Inverse curl, and static dynamic developer. We talk about how he developed the strongest male and female athletes ever. We discuss how h...
Apr 29, 2022•2 hr 7 min
In this episode we chat with Chris Korfist owner of Slow Guy Speed School in Chicago Illinois. Chris is a successful track and field coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High school and he runs the Slow Guy Speed school in his basement and on his street. Chris has state finalist in 100 and 200m dashes and relays each year. Korfist was the 2nd person in America with a 1080 Sprint. Korfist also trains NFL running back David Montgomery along with 4 other NFL players. He is part owner of the Track Football C...
Apr 01, 2022•2 hr 2 min
In this Episode talk to Brian Bott owner of Sports Advantage. Botts is a
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 30
In this Episode we talk with Softball and Baseball Guru Rob Crews of Complete Game. Rob uses technology to train softball and baseball players swings. He focuses on the biomechanics and mental aspects of hitting. We go into the anatomy of high level hitting. Rob takes in account what the body does, what the bat does and analyzes what how the ball reacts after it leaves the bat. Rob is so trusted in the industry he is flown all over the world to consult with professional, college and high school ...
Feb 10, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 29
In this Episode we chat again with Chinese Olympic track Sprints and jumps coach Randy Huntington.
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 28
In this episode we talk with Chinese National Sprints and Jumps coaching legend Randy Huntington. Randy trained sprinter Su Bingtain to run a 9.83 100m dash which is the Chinese National record. Within that 100M he ran the fastest 60M split ever 6.29 which equates to a 4.07 40 dash. He has also worked with the Chinese record holder in the long jump. Randy also trained the record holder in the long Mike Powell who jumped 29ft 4" in 1991. That record still stands today. Randy also was the speed co...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 30 min
In this Episode we chat with Blake Bernard owner of Grindhaus in Bakersfield California. He came to visit the gym and we took a trip to Westside Barbell to visit Louie Simmons. Blake started Grindhaus little over a year and has grown his gym to 150 clients and in a 4000sf facility. We discuss how he trains his athletes, his experience of Byrd Sports Performance and Westside Barbell.
Aug 23, 2021•3 hr 1 min
In this episode we chat with Conjugate Labs Kristof Ifkovits who is a trainer at EFT Performance in Chicago. Ifkovits implemented Conjugate style training with Carmel Corsairs Catholic, a high school on the North side of Chicago. With Little to no equipment but some barbells and some rack he successfully trained the high school athletes in a 700sf weight room. He used creativity to duplicate expensive bars and specialized weight equipment.
Jul 30, 2021•2 hr 14 min
In this episode we take with Austin Maine Owner of Maine Athletic Performance in Clinton Oklahoma. Maine uses is a impressive coach who started his facility while he was in college at the age of 21 and has now expanded to a 5000sf facility in 2 years. He uses the Conjugate method with his athletes. He is an impressive super intelligent coach that is a rising star in the industry.
Jul 17, 2021•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 23
In this episode we talk with Nick Showman of Showtime Strength and Performance. He was a competitive Powerlifter who trained at Westside. He opened his facility Showtime Strength and trains athletes of all different type of sports with the Conjugate system. He trains and puts out a bunch of great D1 softball players in Ohio
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In this Episode we revisit with Sprinters Compendium Author Ryan Banta talking about about Distance Running. We talk about how he prepares his team for Cross Country and Track and Field Distance Running.
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 45 min
In this Episode we talk with Pittsburgh River Hound Speed and Strength coach Mike Whiteman. We talk to him how he trains his soccer players and prepares them to play college soccer. Whiteman has put out tons of D1 soccer players with an emphasis on Speed and Agility.
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 20
In this Episode we talk with CEO of the Spot Athletics JL Holdsworth. JL talks about his beginning from college football. To being a College Strength Coach at Kentucky. He goes into his time being a world champion powerlifter at his weight class. We talk about him going to Westside Barbell and Conjugate Periodlization. We discuss his RPR which he helps athletes and trainers do self therapy
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 19
In this Episode we talk with Conjugate U coach and author Nate Harvey. Nate was Director of Sports Performance at the University of Buffalo Olympic Sports. We discuss how he used the Conjugate system to train athletes at the College System. We also discuss how he became a director or sales and education for Elite FTS.
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 18
Here in this episode we discuss Some history of Periodization and Conjugate Periodization. This gives some insight on how to plan for athletic success. Enjoy!
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 17
In this Episode we have Atlanta Falcons Running Back Craig Reynolds. We discuss his journey from Abington HS north of Philadelphia. He played at Kutztown University where he set the rushing TD record with 35.
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 19 min
In this Episode we chat with Council Rock South and Duquesne Track athlete Shannon Taub about her great track career.
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 15
