“It’s not just running around cones that are easy to set up.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right decision, at the right time. Make sure to go check out all their great products at: www.valdperformance.com Nick DiMarco joins us to share what to expect from his p...
Nov 18, 2019•8 min
What’s up everybody and welcome the 13th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by The Director of Training and Education at Power Athlete Tex McQuilkin. Tex, thanks for being with us. Before we start, who...
Nov 14, 2019•26 min
“We have to look at whats maximally effective in our smaller time frame.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-1391. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and fly...
Nov 12, 2019•27 min
“Truth and reality are not subject to your feelings” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right decision, at the right time. Make sure to go check out all their great products at: www.valdperformance.com This week’s My Thoughts Monday is a brief overview of what 2020 P...
Nov 11, 2019•10 min
What’s up everybody and welcome the 12th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by The One and Only Jim Ferris. Jim, thanks for being with us. Before we start, who is Jim Ferris? One of the old guys in the...
Nov 07, 2019•7 min
“How intentional actually being with the language that I use in the conversations that I have on a daily basis.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-1391. All others, or to lea...
Nov 05, 2019•30 sec
“If it’s not fun, why do you do it?” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right decision, at the right time. Make sure to go check out all their great products at: www.valdperformance.com This week’s My Thoughts Monday I share a few things for coaches to keep in mind a...
Nov 04, 2019•10 min
What’s up everybody and welcome the 11th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by Elon University’s Director of Strength and Conditioning, Nick DiMarco. Nick, thanks for being with us. Before we start, wh...
Oct 31, 2019•9 min
“How do we really relate to these athlete’s if we’re not trying to put ourselves in their shoes.” “What is the point of using a term when there’s 30 different interpretations of the term?” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andr...
Oct 29, 2019•37 min
“If that personal band is going to allow me to better myself, and I’m using them to do so, then I don’t know if I feel that that’s the right way to do it.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right decision, at the right time. Make sure to go check out all their great...
Oct 28, 2019•12 min
“Everybody takes coaching differently.” What’s up everybody and welcome the 10th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by the Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement at Penn State University Cam Dav...
Oct 24, 2019•14 min
“The research is pretty clear, elite performance is incomparable with frequent illness.” “You’re either there, or you’re not there yet. If you’re not there yet you’ve got to keep putting the work in.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should ...
Oct 22, 2019•33 min
“You have to have the questions that you need, if you’re going to find out the questions that you don’t need, and that starts with addressing the situations that are right at your feet.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right decision, at the right time. Make sure ...
Oct 21, 2019•10 min
“You’re value has nothing attached to the badge that you wear on your shirt, but it’s how you are and what you do as a person that matters the most.” What’s up everybody and welcome the 9th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at tod...
Oct 17, 2019•10 min
“You have to be able to adjust on the fly, always. You can’t be very rigid, in your thought process, or your system. If you’re very system based it’s gong to be hard to survive in Minor League Baseball because nothing is ever perfect.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American cust...
Oct 15, 2019•29 min
“ARE WE CONTINUALLY SEARCHING FOR THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT OUR NEXT EPIPHANY OCCURS?” What’s up everybody and welcome the 8th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by USA Swimming’s Director of Sports Medicine...
Oct 11, 2019•12 min
“At the end of the day, who you hire is the single most important thing for your culture.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right decision, at the right time. Make sure to go check out all their great products at: www.valdperformance.com This week’s My Thoughts Mon...
Oct 11, 2019•8 min
“The weight room supports what we are doing at the field.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info should contact Andreas at andreas.ahlstrom@exxentric.com or 503-739-1391. All others, or to learn more about the kBox, kPulley and flywheel training,...
Oct 08, 2019•36 min
“Let’s make sure that whatever we did through the day either helped us or didn’t help us, so that if it didn’t help us we now know we need to make changes to the training so that we can be best ready for what’s most important, and that is to go out and do our skill work with our team at practice.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to perfor...
Oct 07, 2019•16 min
“Is it clear, what I want the athlete to think?” What’s up everybody and welcome the 7th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by the Strength and Conditioning at Institut National du sport du Québec, Cor...
Oct 03, 2019•17 min
“How do you get the athlete to understand what the level is? How do you go about programming it so that you’re doing it in an appropriate way, according to the demands that you’re asking for that period?” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American customers looking for more info sho...
Oct 01, 2019•28 min
“Are we in too much of a hurry to get to the exercises that we think are best, and wasting the resources we could have used with a lower intensity exercise to build for that athlete in order for that athlete to start to gain the strength so they can use that exercise at a higher level.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance profe...
Sep 30, 2019•15 min
“The better that we get a clear picture of what success looks like for the individual, and for the organization, the easier it is to point from one wave point to the second wave point, the much more clear path and direct path you can get from point A to point B.” What’s up everybody and welcome the 6th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the wo...
Sep 26, 2019•18 min
“90% is not 100%, 80% definitely is not 100%” “The most successful teams, the most coherent performance to medicine staffs that I’ve observed, everybody knows what they’re there for and what they’re being counted on for, and what their super power is, and what their blind spots are.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs t...
Sep 24, 2019•33 min
“If we can remove the can’t and put the can in to give them a focal point, and a light at the end of the tunnel to train for, I think we are going to see improvements, not just in return to play, but how they return to play.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so they can get the right information, for the right ...
Sep 23, 2019•13 min
“Would we rather be superior in this kind of average world…or would we rather be normal in a superior world?” What’s up everybody and welcome the 5th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by the Coordinat...
Sep 19, 2019•14 min
“Training athlete’s we can’t separate the skill from the physical.” “Biomechanical efficiency is the most important thing in any sports skill. How efficient is your movement? That’s the most important thing in any sports skill.” “It can’t be a KPI if that doesn’t effect their actual competitive exercise.” “Eventually, more and more strength work does not transfer. It just doesn’t transfer. We’re wasting time, and energy. These athlete’s have a finite amount of adaptation energy. So we can’t just...
Sep 17, 2019•33 min
“What are you doing to help your athletes, not just for right now, not just for that lift, not just for that sprint, or that jump. What are you doing to help teach them to have the proper mind set in situations?” “No one has ever been served by the person in the spotlight.” This My Thoughts Monday is brought to you by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord, ForceDecks, the GroinBar and HumanTrak. With all their products providing evidence-based solutions to performance professionals so t...
Sep 16, 2019•15 min
“Are we wasting our time with these testing days?” “Testing is training, training is testing.” What’s up everybody and welcome the 4th episode of Outside The Rack brought to you by Kinetic Performance the makers of Gymaware. In this show we are going to try to dive a little deeper into the minds of the top practitioners in the world of sport performance to learn a bit more about who they actually are and how they got to where they are at today. Today we are joined by University of Rhode Island’s...
Sep 12, 2019•15 min
“We are dealing with people with hopes, dreams, desires, doubts, fears, and ambitions.” “The line between brilliance and trauma is very thin.” “I don’t want compliant athletes. I want athletes who cooperate. Compliance breeds codependency.” This episode of The Podcast is brought to you by Exxentric, the makers of the kBox and kPulley. Exxentric is the world leader in fly wheel training technology providing multiple pieces to fit your budget and needs to better serve your athletes. North American...
Sep 10, 2019•37 min
