Episode 133 is LIVE! This week we have Wendi Irlbeck from Nutrition With Wendi on the show! Wendi came on the show to talk about creatine and weight gain for athletes. This was not just her opinion - rather the conversation was rooted in research and education from her work as a RD. ___ Dec 2023 sign up for our long form education course Fundamentals and get access to our membership site for FREE ($299 value). ___ Link for more info 👇👇👇👇👇 🔗 https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 _...
Dec 13, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 31
We have a double header this week where we are brining all the smoke. Say what you want about Keir's personality - he is one of the smartest coaches. In this clip we talk about how his career got started and the name RUGBY_STR_COACH ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoach...
Dec 12, 2023•13 min
This week on the show we had Registered Dietitian, Writer, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Health and Fitness Coach Wendi Irlbeck to clear up ALL the nutrition misconceptions that have come to life in 2023. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.in...
Dec 11, 2023•12 min
Feel like strength and conditioning got too complicated? Us too. Listen to Dr. Kelly Starrett break down training in the simplest way possible. ___ Dec 2023 sign up for our long form education course Fundamentals and get access to our membership site for FREE ($299 value). ___ Link for more info 👇👇👇👇👇 🔗 https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ Fundamentals course modules include 20 hours of content on: 🤔 Problem Solving 🙇♂️ Mental Models and Decision Making 🏟️ Sport Principl...
Dec 08, 2023•12 min
Episode 132 of the Cheeky Mid Weeky is LIVE. This week we are joined by long time legend in the field of health and human performance Dr. Kelly Starrett. Most of you know Kelly from Mobility WOD. In this episode we talk all things performance. Dr. Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, three-time New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling co-author of Becoming a Supple Leopard, Ready to Run and Built to Move, speaker, and co-founder of The Ready State, the world's most comprehe...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week we have Dr. Kelly Starrett from The Ready State on to talk about training athletes. Too many times coaches go for the perfect program. The best program for you is the one you are not on now. Tune in to find out more! ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwor...
Dec 04, 2023•12 min
Sit back and enjoy this 2 hour conversation with the co-authors of some of the BEST books in S&C - The Process series. Cam Josse and Fergus Connolly. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/ 🌎Site: ...
Dec 03, 2023•1 hr 56 min
Do you hear your athletes always wanting 6 pack abs rather than being strong? Then this episode is for you. Learn from Ed Cosner who has worked with Tim Duncan, Steve Kerr, David Robinson, Ben Franks, and more. Ed has to battle the same issues with these professional athletes. Find out what he recommends you do. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: http...
Dec 01, 2023•11 min
Check out this new feature from Teambuildr which helps out strength coaches in ALL domains - high school, college, pro, and even the private sector. This feature is a game changer in my opinion. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.insta...
Nov 30, 2023•12 min
In this episode of the CMW, we are joined by Ed Cosner, a strength and conditioning coach with his own business, Power Sports Strength Conditioning. Ed shares his experience coaching and his focus on training older athletes. He talks about his own training regimen at 62 years old and how he continues to compete in Highland games and lifting contests. We are impressed by Ed's dedication and hard work, comparing him to fitness influencers and young athletes. Tune in to be inspired by Ed's passion ...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 29
There is SO MUCH talk in the NFL right now (Nov 28, 2023) about grass and field turf. So we looked at all the Achilles tears reported in the NFL thus far. We used this document to find all 19 injuries thus far: https://www.covers.com/sport/football/nfl/injuries This document to see the field of each stadium: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/nfl/which-nfl-stadiums-have-artificial-turf-vs-real-grass/2760443/ And would Google each game to ensure the injury was correct. We also looked at this ...
Nov 28, 2023•18 min
The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most successful and consistent NBA teams. Learn from a coach who was working in the weight room during some of the Spurs most successful times. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...
Nov 27, 2023•13 min
Imagine interviewing for a job at the SAME EXACT TIME as the other canidate.___TRY US OUT:24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___That is exactly what happened with Alex when he was on campus at W&M with Keir back in the day. Find out how your interview process is NOTHING like this. ___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoac...
Nov 26, 2023•8 min
Dave Hancock has worked with some of the best teams in the world - Chelsea and NY Knicks - as well as some of the. best athletes in the world - Kevin Durant, OBJ, and David Beckham. Find out how he thinks individualized training should look like. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitte...
Nov 25, 2023•12 min
Recently get hired and see how many decisions there are for picking health care and retirement benefits? It can be overwhelming with all the new choices in life at a new job - you might overlook all that the benefits package have to offer. Find out some advice from things I have seen in my career. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Nov 24, 2023•20 min
Lots of coaches and staff's who have TeamBuildr will be lazy and just copy a YouTube link for the exercise. Or they will film it at their school with poor quality. By doing what he suggest in this episode you can help your athletes/clients not only when they are in person, but ESPECIALLY when they are remote. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https:/...
Nov 23, 2023•10 min
This week on the show we have Dave Hancock who in 2008 he became the first English Performance Director in the NBA for the New York Knicks. He was in charge of all aspects of medical, strength and conditioning, and sports science to the NBA franchise. Dave has worked with some of the best athletes in sport from Odell Beckham Jr, David Beckham, John Terry and Frank Lampard to some of the best coaches in sport from Phil Jackson, Jose Mourinho, Terry Venables, Fabio Capello and Graham Souness to na...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Have you been a coach for a while? If so you probably have heard lots of different research and opinions on how much to load a weighted sled. In this research Tuesday we talk about load-time and load-speed relationship in resisted sled sprint exercise. This is from NSCA Journal of S&C research 37/(11)/2167-2177. Find out what the article recommends for loading. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtu...
Nov 21, 2023•39 min
Learn from three of the best coaches from different domains here. Buddy Morris (American football), Adam Meakins (physio), and Eric Cressey (baseball). Hear each of their different styles, philosophies, and training modalities in this masterclass. Each practitioner has been working their craft for over 20 years. Sit back and enjoy! ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featu...
Nov 21, 2023•3 hr 10 min
Ever notice how "typically" the ATC and S&C staff cannot seem to be on the same page? Why is that? When you actually think about it - it makes no sense. They are on the same same. They work together for the athlete's good. Why would they not work together well. When I was at Towson one of the few bright spots was the Head Football Athletic Trainer Kyle Cherry. He and I worked together like magic. Learn from Dave Hancock how he thinks this relationship between ATC and S&C should look. ___...
Nov 20, 2023•11 min
Nick is the Head of Athletic Performance & Science for Irish Rugby Football Union and has worked in high level athletics for 20+ years.___TRY US OUT:24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___Additionally he has authored the book The Language of Coaching which has helped coaches all over better connect and communicate with their athletes. ___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stren...
Nov 19, 2023•46 min
Do you have your USAW cert? We are sorry to hear that. Their method of teaching Olympic lifts is flawed. Find out why from a coach that worked with multiple Olympians. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_net...
Nov 18, 2023•12 min
Strength and conditioning coaches at 90% of schools have a fixed income. Finding a way to earn some extra income is KEY. This week we have Kate Corriea on the show talking about how to earn extra income as a personal trainer. Kate is an assistant S&C coach down at VCU. Prior to that she and I worked together at Towson. Kate also had a prior career in sales before getting into S&C - so she knows a thing or 3 about finances. This is the topic of our finance Fridays here at SCN where we cha...
Nov 17, 2023•21 min
This week on the TeamBuildr coaches round table we have Tucker Herzberg from Goldfinch Sports Performance on the show. Tucker has been the director of sports performance at Goldfinch for 3+ years and has been using Teambuildr the whole time. Find out some of the great ways he uses it in his programming. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.f...
Nov 16, 2023•13 min
Dane Miller from Garage Strength answered the call when I reached out and called him out from talking dirt on college S&C. In this conversation we talk about what he said, what I said about what he said, and how we actually agree on a lot. We also talk about how he teaches Olympic lifts and why he has them in his training program. It was great to talk with someone who was open to disagreement without canceling each other. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwo...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Ever heard sport coaches say we will practice fast? I'm sure you have heard your sport coach say that before. But they don't really know what they mean when they say it. What they really are saying is they want to practice dense. Density = work / time. That is what they are trying to do when they say they will practice fast. They will call and run lots of plays over a short amount of time. Yet, the players won't actually run close to their max speed (fast). Listen as we react to a P5 American Fo...
Nov 14, 2023•10 min
Today we talk ways to cool your athletes down. This comes from the article The Effects of Palm Cooling on Physiological and Metabolic Responses, Exercise Performance, and Total Volume During High-Intensity Bench Press Exercise in Resistance-Trained Men DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004530 This article biggest flaw is the fact it talked about cooling down from bench press. Yes benching is hard - but how hot do you really get from a set of AMRP at 80%? Not very. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONL...
Nov 14, 2023•23 min
Ever heard of Bondarchuk pyramid? It is one of the most widely used classification systems of exercise in S&C. Learn about the origin of it from a current coach who was one of Bondarchuk's athletes. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://w...
Nov 13, 2023•11 min
The man behind the fastest month joined us earlier in 2023 to talk about sprinting!___TRY US OUT:24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___Mike is also VERY interested in real estate and how it can change your life as an S&C coach. If this is a topic that you are interested give it a listen to see how a coach working in college is able to make time for real estate. ___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: ht...
Nov 12, 2023•42 min
When coaches better understand that they work with people NOT with weights - they will have a much better life. Athletes will also enjoy being around coaches more. Coaches need to learn about the athletes they work with. Find ways to connect. Learn how to be relatable and you will have much better time as a coach. ___ TRY US OUT: 24 hour access for ONLY $1: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/monthly-order ___ CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured 📱Facebook: ht...
Nov 11, 2023•14 min
