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If You Can’t Handle The Heat

BOOYAKASHA! Welcome to the biggest volleyball podcast in the WORLD! Are names are Gage, Joe & Micah and are three best friends who have grown up playing together and are now playing professional volleyball overseas. We love to talk story on volleyball and pop culture, but just remember... if you can’t handle the heat... GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN! This podcast is brought to you by Out of System.
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Episodes

How We Would Fix The AVP

We welcome on Evan Cory and Shane Stroyke to talk about first ever 4 Eyes 4 Man Tournament, Evans new partnership with Troy Field and the biggest problems with the AVP.. and how we would fix it

Jun 12, 20231 hr 26 minEp. 138

Why Professional Volleyball Players Date Their Coaches

On this weeks podcast, the OOS Boyz welcome on their very own roommates, Jordan Ewert and Lindsey Ruddins. The boys grew up playing club with Jordan and recently both played professional with him in Luneberg. Lindsey just finished her second year in Germany, on Schwerin, and played her college career as a UCSB Gaucho. These 4 pros dive into the strange world of dating coaches, dating volleyball players and clubs working in lingerie calendars into players contracts.

Jun 05, 202347 minEp. 137

How To Get Recruited w/ Hawaii Assistant Coach

If You Can't Handle The Heat: episode #129 We welcome on a lloonnnnnnnggggggg time friend of the show, Joes ex roommate/teammate, Micahs childhood friend.. THE KUPONO FEY! Kupono is a University of Hawaii all time great, he has played professionally in both Italy and Greece and just finished his first year as University of Hawaii's Assistant Coach (and possibly rivals Micah as Hawaiis chosen son). A lot of people ask us how to get recruited to these big time programs, what to do and what not to ...

May 30, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 136

Zana Muno on Dating Micah Ma’a

If You Can't Handle The Heat: Episode #128 Introducing a friend of the show...THE ZANA MUNO! Zana played 4 years on the indoor and beach team at UCLA and now is a professional beach volleyball player on the AVP. She is a very close friend to show since she is dating one of the OOS BOYZ.. Micah Ma'a. Sit back and relax as Zana dives into their relationship, the fashion of AVP, differences between pro and beach and a possible collab to make OOS's first womans clothing...

May 26, 202353 minEp. 135

Coach Donny from ELEVATE YOURSELF on Increasing Vertical & Best/Worst Volleyball Shoes

THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND. Elevate Yourself's COACH DONNY! Coach Donny, just might be the biggest volleyball content creator in the entire world. Best known for his volleyball tutorials, Haikyuu reactions and vertical jump programs. We welcome him on the pod, as he takes us into how/why he started Elevate Yourself, what are the best/worst shoes to play in and creating a content creator volleyball tournament!

May 15, 20231 hr 49 minEp. 134

How UCLA beat HAWAII I National Championship Breakdown

UCLA are National Champions! The Bruins defeated/derailed a possible 3 peat for Hawaii mens volleyball, this past Saturday to capture their programs 20'th National Title. How did they do it? What happened to Hawaii? What did UCLA do right? The Boyz give a full National Championship breakdown in this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat.

May 09, 202333 minEp. 133

Why We Think Hawaii Mens Volleyball Will 3Peat

The 3 Top VOLLEYBALL ANALYSTS are back in action, picking who they think will win the Mens College Volleyball National Championship. The Boyz give a full bracket, round by round breakdown of each match of this years NCAA tournament. Joe., Micah and Gage show why they are the greatest volleyball analysts of this generation in this weeks BANGER episode.

May 01, 202335 minEp. 132

How To Block Anybody If You Are Undersized ft... Augustin Loser

After upsetting the best team in the world, Perugia, in the Italian Super-league Finals and is now in a deciding 5th match against defending champions Lube Civitanova to see who advances to the championship... we welcome on THE Augustin Loser! Augustin is the starting middle middle blocker of Milano and the Argentinian national team and secured the bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with his match point block. Augustin first played Joe and Micah at the 2015 Junior World Championships and then onc...

Apr 24, 202334 minEp. 131

Every States Volleyball Stereotype

Does every state have a volleyball stereotype? FOR SUREEEEE! We went through all 50 states in America and named every stereotype for each state. Since we stereotyped each state using the direct contact we have had with the players from there, some states were left out, due to the fact that we never had any contact with players from that particular place. We are from California and Hawaii and we all played club since we were 6 years old, before going to to play D1 at Hawaii and UCLA and now curre...

Apr 17, 202348 minEp. 130

Old School vs New School Volleyball! Which Era is Better?

Welcome to the latest episode of If You Can’t Handle the Heat, where we bring you the latest insights and discussions on the sport. Micah shares his experience of a tough loss in the Champions League semifinals. But that's not all, as we dive deep into a debated topic in volleyball - old school vs new school. Joe, Micah and Gage engage in a lively discussion, sharing their opinions and insights on how the sport has evolved over the years. We take a closer look at the top leagues and players in t...

Apr 08, 202337 minEp. 129

Harper Murray, The #1 HIGH SCHOOL Volleyball Recruit In The NATION

We had the pleasure of interviewing Harper Murray, the #1 High School Volleyball recruit in the nation. She currently attends Nebraska, due to her HS working in trimesters, so she has been busy playing on their Beach Volleyball team. We dive into the recruitment process, playing in the Under Armor All American Games and some of the biggest things she has learned in her short career at Nebraska.

Apr 01, 202330 minEp. 128

This Is The WORST Behaved Pro Athlete

If You Can't Handle The Heat Episode #120 This is an episode for the ages. The Out of System Boyz huddle around the pod to share their wildest club volleyball stories. Micah explains how we made his coach blind, Gage explains how he quite possibly was the worst coach of all time when he was in high school, and Joe gets into how he would always get kicked out of practice and walk miles all the way home. 0:20 Introductions 5:00 The Good Ole Club Volleyball Days 19:30 The Pantsing 20:45 Suspensions...

Mar 27, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 127

Professional Volleyball Players Review HAIKYUU

It is no secret that Haikyuu is a big part of the growth of volleyball. That's why the Out of System Boyz decided to watch the first 10 episodes of it and give it our review as professional volleyball players. We all had different opinions of the show, so sit back, relax and enjoy the show baby! Also ... we decided to take a quiz to test our Haikyuu knowledge.

Mar 19, 202341 minEp. 126

Erik Shoji: The Most VIRAL Volleyball Player of ALL TIME?

Once Again, we welcome on the greatest libero in the world as well as a friend of the show, Erik Shoji. Erik talks about how he created such a large following on social media, the lack of social media in European sports and what it takes to be the best.

Mar 11, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 125

We Put Together THE BEST Volleyball Team In THE WORLD

The boys drafted the perfect volleyball teams! With Champions League Quarterfinals right around the corner we decided to do a draft the best possible team to win champions league. Who had the best team? Who would you choose?

Mar 04, 202357 minEp. 124

The BIGGEST Fights In Volleyball

Gage and Joe break down the BIGGEST fights in volleyball. Do volleyball players actually fight? Have we ever been in a fight? No, but close. Don’t worry, Gage breaks down how he almost go into a fight with an entire group of fans.

Feb 18, 202334 minEp. 123

Volleyball Does Not Need ESPN

Volleyball is a beautiful sport. Does it get the coverage to deserves? Probably not... BUT! Too many times people say need a billionaire or a billion dollar media company (like ESPN) to start streaming matches? Volleyball can get bigger without them. We feel that everyone has their own part to play in the growth of volleyball media and until we start to realize that... it's not going to grow the way we want it too.

Feb 11, 202356 minEp. 122

Bruno Rezende: What It Takes To Be The Best

The Boyz welcome on one of the all time greats BRUNO REZENDE! He may have just kicked Joe and Gage out of the CEV cup but he made the time to talk about what it takes to be the best, the Brazilian Volleyball Culture and his all time favorite hitters to set.

Feb 04, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 121

Jakob Thelle

We welcome on the starting setter for Hawaii Mens Volleyball, Jakob Thelle

Jan 28, 202340 minEp. 120

Making The Perfect Volleyball Team

Tonight we're talking about how we'd build the perfect volleyball in terms of individual skill, teamsmanship, attitude, and leadership.

Jan 22, 202328 minEp. 119

We Upset Some of The Top Teams in The World! IYCHTH

Joe, Micah and Gage competed in the @CEVolleyball Champions League and Cup and came out with the5 set DUBS! As requested, here is everything that went down during these matches!

Jan 20, 202349 minEp. 118

Dana Rettke on Wisconsin Volleyball

The OOS Boyz welcome on a friend of the show Dana Rettke to talk about the insane schedule of an elite NCAA woman's volleyball player once they finish their last season, the difficulties of playing professional volleyball and of course does Wisconsin have what it takes to win this years National Championship?

Dec 10, 202240 minEp. 114

Nicklin Hames on NIL Deals & Preparing for a National Championship Run

Its that time of year ... it is always around this time of year where we welcome on the Phoenix herself THE NICKLIN HAMES! The face of Nebraska volleyball joins the boys of Out of System to talk about why she returned to Nebraska, how she gets NIL deals and preparing for a National Championship run on this weeks episode of If You Can't Handle The Heat.

Dec 03, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 113

Taylor Averill on Revolutionizing the Middle Blocker

The boys welcome on the legendary and suave Taylor Averill. There minds go down rabbit holes of rabbit holes.. where does it take these 3 DADDYS... idk.. watch to find out. How do you become a better middle? Is middle easy? Are middles getting better? Are all middle just really uncoordinated players with no control? Find out all on the latest episode of IYCHTH.

Nov 26, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 112

Ben Toniutti

The boys welcome on one of the best setters in the world & French National Team Setter Ben Toniutti. What’s it like setting the best in world? Are there any setting hacks? What is he looking for when setting?

Nov 21, 202253 minEp. 110
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