Phil White - Unplugged Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher In Episode #107 of the LEO Training Podcast, I interview Phil White. Phil is an emmy-nominated writer and has co-authored the books UnPlugged, Waterman 2.0, and Game Changer with Fergus Connolly. He is also a frequent contributor to The Inertia and SUP the Mag. Unplugged will teach the reader the following: Reading Unplugged will enable you to: • Understand both the value and the limitations of technology in athletic pe...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Get Connected Workshop | The 3 Pillars of Training Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher In Episode #107 of the LEO Training Podcast, I interview Erin Cafaro Mackenzie and Kylie Tullipan. I've teamed up with these two amazing coaches to offer an upcoming workshop for youth rowers that will take place in El Segundo, CA July 20-21. Erin, Kylie, and myself sit down and discuss the idea behind the Get Connected Workshop. Register Today for the Get Connected Workshop! Interview Topics...
May 25, 2019•30 min
Liz Fusco - Rowing Nutrition Principles Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher In Episode #106 of the LEO Training Podcast, I interview Liz Fusco MS, RDN, Sports Performance Dietician for USRowing and Wellness Editor for SCAN Nutrition DPG. Liz received her Bachelors in Dietetics with a minor in Kinesiology at the University of Rhode Island in 2011. While at URI, she assisted with nutrition, exercise, and eating rate research. After a teaching assistantship in her mentor’s sport n...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Meghan Musnicki is a two time Olympic Gold Medalist and 5x World Champion with the United States Rowing Team. Meghan shares her journey as a two sport athlete in basketball and soccer in middle school and high school to a walk on at Ithaca College. Over the course of Meghan's career in rowing she experienced a lot of success and made it to the podium as a key member of the Women's Eight. However, what you will learn most about in this candid interview is the adversity and perseverance of overcom...
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 105
LT 104 | Aquil Abdullah - A Midweight's Journey Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Aquil H. Abdullah won four letters in men’s rowing at GW from 1992-96. Aquil narrowly missed qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney by .33 of a second. After losing in the 2000 Olympic Trials, Abdullah considered retiring from the sport. Instead, he resumed training, competed again and won the elite Diamond Sculls race at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-the Thames in...
Aug 04, 2018•46 min•Ep. 104
LT 103 | Michael Ranfone - Build Athletes. Make Monsters. Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Biography Michael Ranfone BS, CSCS, LMT, FRC, ART is the founder and president of Ranfone Training Systems located in Hamden, Connecticut. For the past decade he’s dedicated himself to improving athletes as a performance coach and manual therapist. Mike graduated Cum Laude from Union College with degrees in Economics and Psychology—earning recognition in the National Honor Society of e...
Jul 22, 2018•1 hr 13 min
LT 102 | Brett Bartholomew - The Art of Coaching Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Biography Brett Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, adjunct professor, and Founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, The Bridge Human Performance® as well as the coach education platform ArtOfCoaching.com. His experience includes working with athletes both in the team environment and private sector along with members of the United States Special Forces an...
Jul 01, 2018•43 min
LT 101 | Jim Joy - Finding Flow in Rowing Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher My guest for this episode of the LEO Training Podcast is Jim Joy. Jim Joy has coached at the University of Western Ontario, M.I.T, Yale University and Wesleyan University, and Hobart and William Smith. Jim also helped start Craftsbury Sculling Camp, the first rowing camp of its kind in North America. Jim founded and has run the Joy of Sculling coaching conferences, for more than 25 years. This confere...
Jan 14, 2018•51 min
LT 100 | Dr. Carlo Varalda - Evaluating Movement & Power in Rowers Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher This week's guest is Dr. Carlo Varalda. Dr. Varalda is the Executive Director of NSCA Italy. He has worked with the Italian Rowing Federation and currently is working with the Italian Short Track Team in preparation for the Winter Olympics. His work focuses on research for the improvement of performance and methods for the assessment of athletes. He evaluates muscle, postu...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 20 min
LT 099 | Dr. Stuart McGill & Brian Carroll - The Gift of Injury Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher This week's podcast features two return guests: Dr. Stuart McGill and Brian Carroll. Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor emeritus of the University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury ...
Dec 17, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 99
LT 098 | Alex Wolf - Training for the Complete Rower Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher In this week's podcast episode I had the pleasure to sit down with Alex Wolf, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for English Institute of Sport. Alex Wolf is the Head of Strength and Conditioning for the English Institute of Sport where he leads a team of 60 plus Strength and Conditioning Coaches working with the majority of Olympic and Paralympic sports for Team GB. Alex spent almost s...
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 98
LT 097 | Dan Garbutt - Technique vs. Style in Rowing Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher This week's podcast guest is my friend and Women's Head Rowing Coach of Old Dominion University, Dan Garbutt. Dan and I are both South Jersey natives so it was a ton of fun for me to sit down and reconnect with him. Dan Garbutt is a 2001 graduate of Princeton University. He began his collegiate career in 1998, winning the Freshman Award and being named a member of the United States National...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 97
LT 096 | Dr. Craig Marker - The Anti-Fragile Self Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher This week's podcast guest is Dr. Craig Marker. Dr. Craig Marker is an associate professor, Chair and Program Director of Clinical Medical Psychology at Mercer University. He is also the Chief Operating Officer and Team Leader with StrongFirst. Craig is a fitness enthusiast who has spent his life trying to help people improve their lives. As a professor, he works with students on how best to un...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 96
LT 095 | My SFGII Preparation & Experience - Joe DeLeo Subscribe & Review on : Apple Podcasts | Stitcher In this week's podcast interview my good friend Allan Phillips takes over the reins as guest host of the LEO Training Podcast to interview me. I share my journey and preparation for the StrongFirst Level II Kettlebell Certification that I attended in King of Prussia, PA on September 23-24, 2017. You will learn what specific training protocols I utilized to prepare for the certificatio...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 95
LT 094 | Kevin Rail - Physical Education Culture Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! In Episode 094 I sit down with Kevin Rail, an expert in physical education culture based out of Utah. He specializes in functional training, core training, three-dimensional mov...
Oct 29, 2017•1 hr 3 min
LT 093 | Charles Buston & Zar Horton - Training the Tactical Athlete Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! My guests for Episode 093 of the LEO Training Podcast are Charles Bustos, SFGII and Master SFG Zar Horton.Charles is a husband, father of 2 boys and a fi...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 14 min
LT 092 | Dr. Greg Rose - Evaluating Rotary Athletes Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Dr. Greg Rose is a Co-Founder of the Titleist Performance Institute (MyTPI) and Functional Movement Systems. Greg is a board certified Doctor of Chiropractic and holds an eng...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 1 min
LT 091 | Meghan O' Leary - Novice to Olympian in Six Years Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Meghan O’Leary is a 2016 Olympian and five-time National Team member with the United States Rowing Team. She has just finished competing at the 2017 World Rowing Champ...
Oct 01, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 91
LT 090 | Brandon Hetzler - The New Language of Movement Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Brandon Hetzler is a Certified Athletic Trainer who serves as the Manager for Mercy Sports Medicine in Springfield, Missouri, where he oversees the Sports Medicine progra...
Sep 27, 2017•1 hr 21 min
LT 089 | Brad Kearns - Primal Endurance Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher My guest this week is Brad Kearns noted speaker, author and coach in the health & fitness world for over two decades. During his nine-year career as a triathlete, he was one of the world's top ranked professionals, amassing 30 wins worldwide on the pro circuit. Career highlights include a remarkable streak of seven victories in a row, a world duathlon series championship, and two national triathlon championshi...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 4 min
LT 088 | Andrea U-Shi Chang - Ground Force Method Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Andrea U-Shi Chang, Master SFG Instructor, FMS Instructor, Ground Force Method Global Instructor, Z-Health Movement Coach, and advisory board member for R2P (Rehab 2 Performanc...
Sep 10, 2017•1 hr 28 min
LT 087 | Jim Klopman - Balance is Power Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Jim is a lifelong innovator who has always been one of those people who thinks differently. He believes balance training has sharpened his ability to make new neural connections and see ...
Sep 03, 2017•51 min
LT 086 | Hector Gutierrez - Hardstyle KBJJ Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for listeners and supporters like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Hector is the owner and head instructor of Hardstyle KBJJ in Corpus Christi, TX. Hector discovered his passion for strength training and overall conditioning in 2000 at Paragon Brazilian Jiu-...
Aug 28, 2017•48 min
LT 085 | Joel Proskewitz - PerformanceRx Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for listeners and supporters like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Joel Proskewitz is an internationally acclaimed strength coach and health and fitness expert. His unique approach focuses on effective, tailored training and rehabilitation programs that achiev...
Aug 21, 2017•1 hr 17 min
LT 084 | Dr. Stuart McGill - Enhancing Athleticism in Rowers Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for listeners and supporters like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! We’re back with Episode 084 of the LEO Training Podcast. I am pleased to have Dr. Stuart McGill back on the show as a return guest. His first interview, LT 012 | Dr. Stuart ...
Aug 14, 2017•1 hr 17 min
LT 083 | Valerie Pawlowski - Becoming a World Champion My guest this week for Episode 083 of the LEO Training Podcast is Kettlebell Sport World Champion, Valerie Pawlowski. This is a fantastic interview chronicling her journey between both hardstyle and girevoy sport and her path to eventually becoming a gold medalist on the world's stage. Valerie Pawlowski earned her B.A. degree in Communications from William Paterson University, Paterson. Valerie is a NESTA Certified Adventure Boot Camp Instru...
Aug 08, 2017•1 hr 22 min
LT 082 | Tony Cowden - The 666 Challenge Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher In Episode 082 of the LEO Training Podcast, I sit down with my guest, Tony Cowden to discuss two of my favorite subjects: strength and endurance. Tony has 21 years in the Special Operations community, serving over 8 years and 26 deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq and other Central Asian and Africa countries. He began training for and competing in triathlons in 1998 and in 2005 in functional fitness competitions. He...
Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 17 min
LT 081 | Danny Clark - MovNat Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher In Episode 081 of the LEO Training Podcast I sit down and interview Danny Clark. Danny has an incredible background as an athlete and coach. He is a Beast Tamer with StrongFirst and is currently acting as the Performance Director for MovNat . In addition, he also owns a gym, Rebar Fitness , a scientifically based, strength and conditioning personal training practice. He is a world-class athlete, a scholar in evolutionary bi...
Jul 23, 2017•1 hr 16 min
LT 080 | Jeff O'Connor - Youth Athletic Development Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher My guest this week is Jeff O' Connor. Jeff is a former Master RKC, veteran of the United States Navy, and a career firefighter. In addition, he is a two time winner of Oklahoma's Strongest Man and 2001 Winner of the North America's Strongest Man, 275 lb Division (NASS). Jeff has devoted much of his time to the development of children and adolescents. He places a strong emphasis on movement. Jeff believ...
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 26 min
LT 079 | Dani Almeyda - Original Strength My guest for Episode 079 of the LEO Training Podcast is Dani Almeyda, co-owner of Original Strength. Dani has worked in the health and fitness industry for the last 10 years. Throughout her whole life, health and wellness have had a major influence on Dani. Whether it was from her experience as collegiate athlete, as a Director of Campus Recreation, or as a Fitness Professional, her experiences and formal education have provided her with the tools necess...
Jul 09, 2017•47 min
