In today's episode of The Podcast, University of Delaware's Football Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris Stewart sits down with us to discuss the transition to a new department. Stew shares with us his path from UT, to Richmond, to Delaware, take away's from each position, and how the two prior situations impacted how he has started to "build his program" at UD today. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The...
Mar 07, 2017•24 min
In today's edition of The Podcast Andy Zalaiskalns sits down with us to discuss the role of strength coaches serve with special operators. We begin with a review of his path to working with special forces, and discussing the similarities and differences in dealing with special forces and college athletics. He then moves into the process he went through to build the program and relationships, the reasons for strength and conditioning coaches in the military, and how they incorporate the program w...
Feb 28, 2017•29 min
In this edition of The Podcast, we bring back Cal Dietz's introductory interview before The 2015 Seminar. Cal discusses with us how monitoring with Catapult and Omegawave have fit into what he is doing up at Minnesota, what he has seen with both pieces of technology, and how it was driving some decisions being made there. In conjunction with this episode we are also offering a bundle deal on all of Cal's presentations. Use the code cd0219 at check out on the following page to get all four of Cal...
Feb 21, 2017•23 min
This is a bit of a different edition of The Podcast. Today we bring back the video interview from University of Wisconsin’s Jim Snider leading into The 2015 Seminar. In the talk Jim discusses the exact programming he’s using with his athlete’s at that time to help best prepare them for the work he had planned for their off season training. Along with bringing back this talk we are offering 2 of Landon’s past talks and Jim Snider’s talk from The 2015 Seminar for 20% off. Click the link below and ...
Feb 13, 2017•30 min
This is a bit of a different edition of The Podcast. Today we bring back the video interview from University of Iowa’s Landon Evans leading into The 2015 Seminar. Landon discusses the progression that was occurring at Iowa building a sports performance group to help improve their athlete-centered model. Along with bringing back this talk we are offering Landon’s past talks and Jim Snider’s talk from The 2015 Seminar for 20% off. Click the link below and use the code bundle20 to get all 3 talks f...
Feb 13, 2017•37 min
In this episode of The Podcast I sit down and discuss training with fly wheels, in particular the kBox with ETSU PHD candidates John Wagle and Kevin Carroll. We start out discussing what fly wheel training is and how it works, which leads us to what they are looking at with the fly wheel in researching the means of training. We finish off discussing the work they have already released (links are below) and what direction they feel the research will continue to go with this particular tool. Q and...
Feb 07, 2017•33 min
In today's edition of The Podcast, I sit down and talk Functional Movement Screen with Charlie Weingroff. Charlie shares with us the why's of the FMS, and some key factors that determine why he feel's it is so important. He then touches upon some issues coaches have with it, and why those may be just miss interpretations of what the screen is actually trying to assist you with. Charlie's upfront, open, and honest opinions are truly a breath of fresh air in a profession where people are clouded b...
Jan 31, 2017•43 min
In today's episode of The Podcast we have The Movement Miyagi himself Shawn Myszka on to discuss how he evaluates his athlete's and looks at movement in competition to help improve their performance. We start out looking at how he handles his athlete's in season. We then touch upon what common sports problems are, how to define them, and how we can get better at looking at them. Next he gets into the 3 B's of movement, and finish out with how he's handling his pro guys now. The links referenced ...
Jan 24, 2017•34 min
In today’s edition of The Podcast GYM Ferris owner Jim Ferris sits down to discuss training. Jim beings with telling us the origin of The Shield. We then discuss the assessment, and how he approaches the training of other coaches’ athlete’s (college and pro’s on break). We then get into his programming and how he alters it based on real life, and how he implements the Gymaware. We finish off the talk going over how he has developed relationships and communication strategies with athletes from ar...
Jan 17, 2017•29 min
We are joined by GWS Giants Athletic Performance Coach Lachlan Wilmot - Athletic Performance Coach. In the discussion Lachlan shares with us the uniqueness of AFL, and how that impacts his training of the athletes. We then touch upon how he progresses the players from being drafted at around 18, all the way to veteran status. He finishes by sharing how the training is handled in season and how autonomy with the players plays a key role in this phase of the year. Make sure you check out his page ...
Jan 10, 2017•37 min
In today’s edition of The Podcast Michael Johnson Performance’s Lance Walker joins us. Lance starts off sharing with what is the latest happening at MJP and how they’ve developed. He then touches upon the role of strength training, and physical therapy in their program where he touches up where corrective exercises may be correcting the “issues” that make them good at their sporting exercise. We then discuss the role data collection plays in everything they are doing with their athletes, and fin...
Jan 03, 2017•41 min
In this edition of The Podcast we are joined by Michigan Tech Graduate Assistant Strength Coach, Jake Jensen. Jake isn’t your run of the mill GA. He’s a guy who’s been on a mission to the Ukraine, learned Russian, volunteered in the private sector and interned at 2 different universities, all the while, translating for Dr. Bondarchuck. Jakes travels from Utah to Portland and back, and now to the UP have been interesting and a great story that even the most seasoned coach can learn from. If you e...
Dec 26, 2016•34 min
In this edition of The Podcast The Manual author, 2017 The Seminar presenter, and Michigan Tech Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Matt Thome join us. Matt discusses the unique position he holds at Tech, updates us on the progress of training with his student athletes, and discusses his work in the classroom with students in the UP. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a membe...
Dec 19, 2016•27 min
We have three major announcements in this edition of The Podcast! First, Dr. Bryan Mann is releasing the 3rd copy of VBT! If you utilize VBT I don't have to tell you how great of a recourse this is. Pick up a copy of VBT Vol 3 today here: http://www.uaconceptsstore.com/developing-explosive-athletes-p/developing-explosive.htm Second, Dr. Mann will be presenting at The 2017 Seminar and you get get choose the topic! We reviewed the two directions he can go in. Cast your vote here to decide which pr...
Dec 07, 2016•36 min
In today's edition of The Podcast Dr. Phil Wagner of Sparta Performance Science sits down with us to discuss performance training. Dr. Wagner and I discuss the role of tech in programs, and where there are some "issues" with it today, we then talk about training and using their force platforms. He shares with us how they "look at" jumping and programming, and what the statistics say are the most important exercises in improving each of the three phases of jumping. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHO...
Nov 28, 2016•13 min
In today's edition of The Podcast UMASS Lowell's Devan McConnell picks up right where he left off on the CoachMePlus Podcast (if you haven't heard it it's great, listen here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/coachmeplus-applied-sports/id1117140864?mt=2&i=374444352). Devan gets into how he uses RSI as a readiness monitor, why he chose it, and how he adapts his training too what he sees daily/weekly. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensa...
Nov 21, 2016•30 min
In this edition of The Podcast Dr. Andy Galpin of Cal State Fullerton sits down with us to discuss the programs they are running at the center for performance. Dr. Galpin, who is a strength coach with a Phd, not a PHD who wants to be a coach, discuss some of the studies they have already completed, how they collaborate with the athletic department, and how that relationship drives research, the future of research and how quickly it's closing the "time gap" between what's being done by coaches an...
Nov 14, 2016•39 min
Today's episode of The Podcast is a discussion with Adam Ringler of Wichita State University on their high performance program. Adam dives into the how's and why's of putting it together, what are the important precursors to designing and building a program, and some secondary objectives of the program are. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coach Netwo...
Nov 07, 2016•37 min
In today's edition of The Podcast we are joined by Spartan Performance's (http://spartanperformance.msu.edu/index.html) Dr. Joe Eisenmann. Dr. Eisenmann shares with us the happenings at Spartan Performance including their research, coaching education, and coaching model, which is fantastic for the direction of the profession. We then get into how to continue to better the profession through colobaration with in all aspects of coaching, sports med, and academics. We also discuss his latest paper ...
Oct 31, 2016•26 min
In today's edition of The Podcast, Nick Winkleman sits down and discusses his dissertation with us. Nick's work looks at cuing's effect on both high and medium level sprinters, and how both internal and external cues affect performance. After he shares what the results were, he dives into the effect cuing can have on performance when it comes to choking as well. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strengt...
Oct 24, 2016•30 min
In this edition of The Podcast we sit down with Patrick Ward of the Seattle Seahawks and optimumsportsperformance.com and discuss monitoring. Patrick discusses his role with the Seahawks, what methods they are using to collect data, some idea's to keep in mind when you're looking to collect data, and the role of subjective questionnaires and RPE with his athletes and how they can be used in conjunction with technologies, or as a stand alone. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STREN...
Oct 17, 2016•31 min
In this edition of The Podcast, Indianapolis Fitness And Sports Training's Mike Robertson sits down and discusses all things new with how he's training his athlete's and clients. Mike discusses how he's evolved the way he is progressing the training, some recent alterations he has made to the ESD work with all the athlete's he works with, and the latest happenings at IFAST as well. We also touch upon the event Mike hosts out in Indy every year, The Physical Preparation Summit. This is a world cl...
Oct 11, 2016•36 min
In this edition of The Podcast I sit down and talk with Tennessee Head Swimming and Diving Coach Matt Kredich. Matt shares with us how he plans the training of his student athletes with both the year (SEC and NCAA Championships) and the Quad (Olympic Trials and Olympic Games) in mind. He discusses how he identifies training means and methods for his athletes in the water and in dry land, and the role or monitoring and how that's helped him with his programming. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD...
Oct 03, 2016•34 min
In today's episode of The Podcast, Dr. Tim Hewett sits down and discusses all things related to ACL injuries. Dr. Hewett was kind enough to share with us his life's research on the topic relating to injury mechanism, playing surface significance, and some strategies that could help decrease the risk of injuring your knee. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Stren...
Sep 19, 2016•45 min
In today's episode of The Podcast I sit down with Mark McLaughlin of Performance Training Center and talk long term athletic development. Mark shares with us how he evaluates athletes, how these evaluations influence his programming, and gives us examples of both. Check out Marks site for more great info and training examples here: http://resultsperiod1.com/site/ ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Streng...
Sep 12, 2016•37 min
In today's edition of The Podcast we sit down and discuss training surfers, evaluating the training needs of your athletes, and declaration work with Carvajal Performance's Jorge Carvajal. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coach Networks, you can access over 200 hours of the highest-level lecture content just like this one for 48 hours for only $1. Fol...
Sep 05, 2016•29 min
In today's edition of The Podcast I sit down with Los Angeles Dodgers Head Athletic Trainer Neil Rampe. Neil shares with us some of the similarities and differences in working in college and pro ball. He then discusses monitoring, player relationships, and the power of the players union in pro sports. We finish the conversation talking about self evaluation, both of you personally and your staff, and he gives some great examples of how he has implemented it, both with great success and some a bi...
Aug 29, 2016•37 min
In today's edition of The Podcast I sit down and talk with Robbie Bourke. Robbie posted his 100th episode of his podcast All Things Health and Wellness Sunday. We discuss some of our favorite episodes, what running a podcast has done for him professional and personally, and a special project that you can check out at the link right below. Each of the episodes of Robbie's podcast mentioned are also linked below. Here's a link to the UP Mentorship, check it out, I'm sure you won't be disappointed:...
Aug 21, 2016•40 min
In this episode of The Podcast we catch with all the latest and greatest from Minnesota's Cal Dietz. Cal discusses the how's and why's "ankle rocking" has helped improve his athlete's performance. He then shares with us the work he's been doing with muscle activation, what that's done for his athletes, and how it's helped both him as a coach and his athletes. The links Cal references are below: Triphasic Training Exercise Manual Ankler Rocker Part 1 https://youtu.be/GdcKW0FUZfA Triphasic Trainin...
Aug 14, 2016•38 min
Today we ask the attendees from The 2016 Seminar what was the main take away from this years event. ENJOY THE CONTENT? THEN YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE STRENGTH COACH NETWORK! You can find sensational content just like this in The Strength Coach Network. As a member of The Strength Coach Networks, you can access over 200 hours of the highest-level lecture content just like this one for 48 hours for only $1. Follow the link below to sign up and use the code CVASPS at check out to get a 48 hour trial...
Aug 08, 2016•24 min