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Strength and conditioning in athletics SHOULD be exciting. Yet too many people make it dull and boring. We are not sure why this is the case - working with professional and collegiate athletes is awesome! In this show from Strength Coach Network, join Dr. Justin Lima as he talks with experts in the field of strength and conditioning.
Dr. Lima has been working in college athletics since 2009 after his athletic career ended. Since then he has worked in college sports at Big 10, ACC, Ivy League, and more helping hundreds of athletes while placing some into professional careers. He also earned his PhD in Health and Human Performance and Masters in Strength and Conditioning.
Each week he is joined by coaches who make their living working in the field of strength and conditioning. On the show we dive into the world of working in professional and collegiate sport - but make it interesting! Yes we dive into the science of exercise, our spin on it makes it digestable for everyone to understand how elite athletes are able to perform.
So be cheeky and indulge on this conversation in the middle of each week, and learn how the best athletes prepare for GameDay.
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Antonio Squillante provides a masterclass on velocity-based training (VBT), exploring its applications from youth athletes to advanced programming. He covers critical topics like age-appropriate implementation, plyometric progression, and distinguishing between average and peak velocity for various lifts. The discussion also highlights the importance of athlete profiling, readiness testing, and leveraging VBT as one powerful tool within a comprehensive strength and conditioning program, rather than an exclusive focus.
Former VP of Player Performance Ted Rath joined the show back in May. Listen to him talk about what sport science is and how it has evolved in the NFL over his 10+ years in the NFL. ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/ 🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/ �...
In this episode we talk with Will Ratelle about if power is plane specific. Inside the convo we also talk about is strength dependent on the upper or lower body. ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/ 🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/ 🤝Membership: https:/...
Building off the original Tribe Test from Keir and Co. back at William and Mary, in this episode we talk about how to evolve the test to help get sport coach buy in. We also talk specifics of what app to use to make this more scaleable. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetw...
Legendary Coach Rusty Whitt Joined the show to share his wealth of knowledge with us today, enjoy! ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/ 🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/ 🤝Membership: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/annual-order 📝Blog: https://strength...
Gone are the days where athletes are on campus for 4-5 years and S&C coaches can develop them for years. Listen to a legendary S&C coach Rusty Whitt talk about how the transfer portal has changed how coaches MUST adapt your methodology.
Full convo about working with police officers in your local area from Brandon Holder. This population is underserved and can GREATLY benefit from your work. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ #strength #coach #network #strengthcoachnetwork #know...
Interested in tactical S&C? Find out what it is like training police officers from Coach Brandon Holder who is Fairfax Co. Police Department S&C Coordinator. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https:/...
Forget social media nutrition advice. Learn from someone who has REAL nutrition advice that is rooted in science - not fads. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-1 ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a pl...
S&C coaches DO NOT diagnose eating disorders. We work with athletes that might have disordered eating and we need to help them. Find out from a registered dietitian (who also used to be a S&C coach) the best ways to help athletes with disordered eating.
How many S&C coaches know their past? Knowing the Soviet methods and the coaches who are the true juggernauts in the field? Well - sit back and listen to Yosef Johnson from Ultimate Athlete Concepts about this topic. Connect with Ultimate Athlete Concepts for textbooks: https://uaconcepts.com/ ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From ...
The use of velocity based training (VBT) has been around for years. Not all coaches understand how to best implement VBT. Nor do they understand the best tools to measure it. We clear all of that up in this episode. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ Strength Coaches CEUs 🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals-...
Coaches who don't understand what they are doing in the weight room or on the field are a liability to athletes and other coaches. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr...
Sick of hearing bogus advice online from some guru who has abs but has no degree? Me too. Rather than learn from them - take advice from someone who has knowledge, degrees, and experience working with ALL types of people. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a...
There is trash advice out there on the internet about nutrition. Some people even advocate drinking your own urine - and some people actually think this is a good idea?!?! Yet RDs and S&C coaches have a hard time getting through to people - and these people should be listened to. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors T...
Being let go is to be expected in athletics. You are hired and fired at the whim of coaches and admin who typically have no clue what you do. To help protect you and your family - find out these 6 things to make sure life can carry on if they do decide to move on from you because the sport coach wants "their own guy" ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/dir...
Greybeard himself joined the show to talk about the origin of CVASPS and this year's event that is coming up! Attend the event here: https://cvasps.com/2024-seminar/ Use code SCNetwork10 to save 10% on the event! ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform...
S&C coaches change jobs A LOT. That means we have an old 401k from prior employer. This old 401k can be turned into a Self Directed IRA. I have personally done this with the company Horizon Trust. I did this back in Aug 2023. I had the founder of Horizon Trust on the show to talk about this process. If you are interested in contacting them here is their info - and tell them Strength Coach Network sent ya. https://www.horizontrust.com/ https://www.horizontrust.com/self-directed-ira/ Original ...
As you climb the ladder in your career in S&C you need to know/bring different things to the interview. Find out from Justin what he did when he went from intern - aspiring - established - head. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach...
S&C coaches change jobs A LOT. That means we have an old 401k from prior employer. This old 401k can be turned into a Self Directed IRA. I have personally done this with the company Horizon Trust. I did this back in Aug 2023. I had the founder of Horizon Trust on the show to talk about this process. If you are interested in contacting them here is their info - and tell them Strength Coach Network sent ya. https://www.horizontrust.com/ https://www.horizontrust.com/self-directed-ira/ Original ...
Agility is a term that has been misused in the field of S&C. Listen to a coach who knows what the word agility REALLY means. Shawn has worked with some of the best names in the NFL include Adrian Peterson! ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform fo...
We continue our dive down tactical strength and conditioning rabbit hole to help you understand what that world looks like. Our guest this week has worked in college and pro sports prior to tactical S&C. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for ...
What is the fine line between doing too much and pushing your athletes hard - so they are ready for competition? Find out from a coach working in tactical S&C. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousan...
Hear from the man who is responsible for all the fastest 40 yard dash times in the NFL combine. Mark Gorscak is the man who makes sure all the athletes are motionless before running the 40. Hear some of his best stories over the last 20 years! ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr....
In this episode of the CMW we talk with a coach who transitioned from college S&C into tactical S&C. He did NOT go into the military - he worked with firefighters. Find out in the podcast why you should consider doing the same! ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en T...
S&C coaches know about working in the tactical setting with military personnel. Not as many know about working with firefighters. This population currently has some resources being poured into them - learn more about how to work with them in this podcast. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https:/...
Winner of the 2024 NSCA Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year - Justin Lovett from the NFL's LA Rams joins the show to educate us all. Justin has worked in professional and collegiate football for 20 years and is a WEALTH of knowledge. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www....
THIS is how it should look when athletic trainers and strength coaches work together. In this episode you will hear from two professionals that put their egos aside and kept the players healthy! ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in ...
With all the metrics coaches have to use now - what is the best way to see how much work is too much? ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, ...
This is a huge verdict in college sports - especially football. Find out the details of this case as well as what it means for S&C coaches in the RTP world. ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead Director https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/director-lead ___ From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.teambuildr.com/en TeamBuildr is a platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands ...
