In this podcast Dr. Jason Weber talks about injuries and sprinting. Find out how coaches need to understand the full medical history of their athletes before assessing how the athlete sprints. Athletes with major surgery and injury will run different than everyone else. (often times they have big differences between sides). ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: https://www.tea...
Mar 20, 2025•3 min
This BONUS episode is with Dr. John McMahon, the Director of Research and Education at Hawkin Dynamics. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Salford, where he previously worked for more than a decade as a biomechanics researcher and educator. John has authored over 100 published journal articles and has presented his force assessment research at multiple international conferences spanning the fields of strength and conditioning, sports biomechanics, and sports science....
Mar 18, 2025•53 min
Andrew Rafferty is the head S&C coach at S&C Clinton Public Schools down in Mississippi. He was the 2023 NHSSCA Miss State HS Coach of The Year and the 2024 NHSSCA Southeast Regional Coach of The Year. He also has a sweet handlebar mustache! In this convo we talk about his journey into high school S&C and how he sees this area of S&C growing. Andrew is a GREAT down to earth dude that loves to coach and impact kids. In this convo you will meet one of the most down to earth and sma...
Mar 17, 2025•40 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Ever had to sprint while holding onto a lacrosse stick, field hockey stick, or pole vault? It is not easy! Learn some key considerations from Dr. Jason Weber for athletes and coaches in this clip. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU 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 writ...
Mar 13, 2025•3 min
I met Christian at the NSCA Coaches conference in Jan 2025. Christian Brown, begins his fourth year at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Athletics (Co-Lin) as the Director of Strength and Conditioning. Brown is a 2013 graduate of Co-Lin as a student-athlete (football). Brown is also a two-time graduate of Alcorn State University with a bachelor’s degree in biology/pre-physical therapy and a master’s in sports administration. During his time at Co-Lin, Brown’s major desire is to inspire as well as...
Mar 12, 2025•45 min
Carissa Gordon Gump is the Executive Director of the NSCA Foundation. She has previously worked for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Weightlifting, serving as their Associate Executive Director for Business & Development, as well as the USA Weightlifting Foundation Executive Director. Gump is a 2008 Olympian in the sport of weightlifting, an American Record holder, National Champion, Pan American Champion, All-American, World Team member and USA Weightlifting & New Engla...
Mar 10, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Re-Run Episode. Original Release Date Feb 2024 We had the CEO of SpeedSig on the CMW this week. Dr. Jason Weber worked in high level sport for over two decades. He was a head strength and conditioning coach, and later became a high performance director for over 12 years at one club. This will show you that he has skin in the game. He knows what people running departments want and need. Speed Sig helps departments get individualized speed data in addition to the GPS metrics of volume, density, an...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Re-Run Episode. Original Release Sept 2024. This week we are joined by a coach who has worked in: American Football, MMA, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, and Rugby. Terrence (TK) Kennell has worked with some of the best athletes in the world and on this episode of the CMW he shares with us his insights into preparing them for competition. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU From our sponsors TeamBuildr 🌎Site: ht...
Mar 05, 2025•50 min
Brad Dixon is the Director of Athletics and Sports Performance, Head Football Coach, and Head Boys Track Coach at Central High School, Camp Point, IL. He has adopted sprint based football at his school and seen wins and sign ups for football increase. He has also seen a decrease in injuries and decrease in 40 yard times (kids got faster). In this episode find out how you can do the same at your school. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://s...
Mar 03, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Dr. Matt Jordan, bridges the gap between science and practice. He is a sought after presenter on sport injury prevention, training program design for elite athletes, and creating interdisciplinary high performance practitioner teams. He holds a PhD in Medical Science and a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology with a specialization in neuromuscular physiology. Matt’s research focuses on neuromuscular adaptations to strength and power training, with a focus on athletes who have suffered trauma...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Adam Feit brings more than 15 years of coaching and consulting experience with a multitude of youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional athletic teams, including the Buffalo Bills, Calgary Flames, Brooklyn Nets, and USA Olympic teams. Feit also has served as a collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coach and nutrition coordinator for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, Eastern Michigan University, University of Louisville, and The Citadel. Prior to returning to Springfield College, Fe...
Feb 24, 2025•55 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Yes it is important to read research papers. However, they are not gospel. They are one of the mediums strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches need to consume. S&C coaches also need to consume textbooks, books, podcasts, webinars, etc...In this video you will watch me interview Dr. Trevor Short about his 2025 paper "Implementing the Reverse Acute to Chronic Workload Ratio Model to Improve Movement Capacity and Roster Availability: An Example Using Data from the NFL." Article DOI: 10.4720...
Feb 20, 2025•38 min
Tony Villani from XPE took some time out of his busy day to talk with us about the combine, game speed, agility, and MUCH more. Yes Tony and his company XPE help produce the fastest times EVER at the combine (check the 40 times of who he trained). But he is more interested in game speed and agility. To him, this is the key to great performance in the NFL. And he is right when you think about it. Sit back, dive in, and enjoy this CMW with one of the best S&C coaches in our industry right now....
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this second installment of family life for strength coaches on the CMW, we talk about moving. This is a reality of our world - 99% of you will need to move for your first job. I did. There is nothing wrong with moving, but why don't more organizations help pay for the move? Find out what Towson told one of my colleagues when he asked for moving expense covered. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU From our sp...
Feb 13, 2025•19 min
This conversation comes out HOT as Peter and I do not hold back when it comes to telling the truth. This is what I love about Peter, he tells it how it is - but he does so in a kind way. More S&C coaches need to do this. In the convo this week we talk about what it’s like to be in charge of an entire department at such a young age (27). We also talk about the current state of S&C and how we can make the field better so everyone can get paid more and have more job security. ___ Save on yo...
Feb 10, 2025•57 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Just like Morpheus told Neo "Like all other S&C coaches, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your office and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you ho...
Feb 07, 2025•6 min
In this pilot episode my wife Megan and I talk about what it is like to be married to a S&C coach. She has seen me get a head S&C job with a Division 1 team, get fired from the same team, take over SCN, go 12-0 in the regular season, go to 4 bowl games, hate my life, and much more....Where ever you are in your family life we think this can provide some help along the way. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com...
Feb 05, 2025•16 min
This is the S&C coach version of Jocko's amazing video on the trump card. Jocko OG video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm4--jCq2go ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork 📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/ 🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/ 📝Blog: https://s...
Feb 04, 2025•2 min
We were long overdue to have Rich Burnett on the show! Rich and I have known each other back when I was working on my dissertation on Reactive Strength Index. During the call Rich and I talk about how he uses RSI with athletes at Triple F, how the Plyomat was born, life in private S&C, and more. Rich is an OUTSTANDING human in addition to being a great coach. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU From our spo...
Feb 03, 2025•58 min•Season 4Ep. 5
What happened at Tufts with the lacrosse team is unfortunate. Here is hoping this will be the last time we see military style training for athletes. Athletes are not military operators. Athletes do not need to go through the same process of selection that Navy SEALS go through. Remember, SEAL hell week is not designed to develop SEALS, it is to weed out those who can't make it. No athletic team cuts kids that can't finish these training sessions. Read about the findings here and all the athletes...
Feb 02, 2025•4 min
Jim Wendler 5/3/1 for Powerlifting: Simple and Effective Training for Maximal Strength is WILDLY popular for a reason. One it is simple. Two, it gets people strong. If Jim originally wrote this program for powerlifters how can it be applied for training athletes? Can it be used for other lifts than just Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Overhead press? I used to compete in powerlifting, I have my PhD in health and human performance, and I have training athletes for over a decade. In this episode find ...
Jan 30, 2025•7 min
Kyle Hashimoto and I worked together for over 3 years at Towson. Moto is one of the bright young minds in S&C. This is evident by the fact that he is a head baseball S&C in the power 4 conferences. In this convo we talk about how he was able to get to P4 baseball at such a young age and his career journey where he worked in over 4 states in such a short amount of time. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs with a SCN premium membership 🏫CEUs: https...
Jan 27, 2025•48 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Jessica Isaacs joined the show for the second time to talk about how to best fuel athletes. During 2024 she was hired by USC to be the nutritionist with the mens basketball team. Listen to find out how to fuel a basketball team with all the difficulties that arise in their sport. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: / strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: / strcoachnetwork 📷Instagram: / stren...
Jan 22, 2025•32 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this episode of Research Tuesday on Jan 21st 2025 I look into this article from Coach Quincy R. Johnson. I also show you how you need to critically look into research and not just trust the title and abstract. You will hear me read and analyzie this live. It takes me only 10 minutes to figure out the jist of this article. And once you hear my findings you will be shocked what this article says - and how easy you will be able to read research. Article Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/10/1/...
Jan 21, 2025•11 min
Will Rice joins us to talk about corporate wellness and how it can help provide a stable career for S&C coaches. Will used to work in college athletics and now works in corporate wellness for EXOS. Find out what corporate wellness is and how this can help you provide a stable life for your family. ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: / strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: / strcoachnetwor...
Jan 14, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Jessica Burke is back for the 3rd time on the CMW talking about how she will help make Strength and Conditioning great for those working in the private sector! Check out some of these ideas that she has that will make S&C a better place for all! ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU ___ CONNECT: 📱Facebook: / strengthcoachnetwork 🐦Twitter: / strcoachnetwork 📷Instagram: / strength_coach_network 🌎Site: https...
Jan 06, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 1
This is a replay from my convo with Cody earlier in the year. If you have not heard it, then it is new to you! If you have heard it - what is something new you can learn from it. Cody is the Director of Human Performance at Madison Academy in Huntsville, AL. He is a great guest that will give you TONS of practical info that you can use with your team right away. One of the topics we dive into is VBT and how he is able to get his high school athletes using it the right way! ___ Save on your re-ce...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 19 min
This is a replay from my conversation with Moses earlier in the year. If you had not heard it then it is new to you. If you have heard it, what is something new you can take from it? Moses is a 3 time Super Bowl Champion with the New England Patriots and one of the best humans you will ever meet. In this convo we talk about how the Pats were able to pull the comeback vs the Falcons, coaching some of the best NFL players ever, and more! ___ Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr
This final episode of 2024 was filmed with two people I HIGHLY respect in strength and conditioning. In this episode we dive deep down into biomechanics and the state of S&C as of 2024. --- Save on your re-certification to the NSCA and CSCCa with best price CEUs 🏫CEUs: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/CEU --- 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 t...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Episode 64 of CMW season 3 is LIVE with Dr. Lance Brooks! Dr. Brooks is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Biological Sciences at UMass Lowell. Prior to this he we was at the famed SMU Locomotor Performance Laboratory. In this episode Dr. Brooks and I nerd out on the Force-Velocity profile, sprint biomechanics assessment, and a variety of topics. Enjoy! ___ FREE EMAIL COURSE Aspiring https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/aspiring-lead Assistant https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/assistant-lead ...
Dec 04, 2024•46 min•Season 3Ep. 64
