Highlights of Episode 169 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Boo Schexnayder, founder of Schexnayder Athletic Consulting , is on to talk about how he organizes his Plyometric Program. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some topics that came from the forum thread " 3 Knee Dominant Exercises ". Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Chris Poirier joins us to talk about the HUGE SUMMER SALE . "The Busines...
Aug 02, 2015•1 hr 24 min
Highlights of Episode 168 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Pat Ward, Sports Science Analyst with the Seattle Seahawks , is on to talk about his experiences collecting and analyzing data at Nike, as well as the Seahawks; The Context of Data; Asking the Right Questions; The Physiological Buffer Zone; The Least You can Do with Data Collection. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some feedback from our conversation last week about "McGill and the RFESS" ; a forum dis...
Jul 22, 2015•1 hr 35 min
Highlights of Episode 167 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Devan McConnell, Director of Sports Performance at U Mass Lowell, is on to talk about his experiences with monitoring. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about 3 forum threads from StrengthCoach.com, " McGill and the RFESS ", " McGill and Foam Rolling the Spine " " Lumbar Flexion at Impact " Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr joins ...
Jul 12, 2015•1 hr 18 min
Highlights of Episode 166 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Charlie Weingroff is on to discuss public speaking the rising bar for presentations, his lecture at the Perform Better Summits, "Start at the Finish", and his DVD " Hacking the Hinge " "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about what's new with the CFSC Cert, the Straight Leg Sit up and why clients needs a "dose" of them", and a forum thread about " Lateral Explosiveness ". Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Stre...
Jul 04, 2015•1 hr 18 min
Highlights of Episode 165 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Sean Skahan, Strength Coach for the Anaheim Ducks , is on to talk about his season with the Ducks, what his role will be at the combine and the rookie camp, how he plans his workouts with such a crazy schedule, how the style of play influences programming, and where he is with monitoring and technology. Check out SeanSkahan.com "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some observations from the industry from t...
Jun 05, 2015•1 hr 20 min
Highlights of Episode 164 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Sue Falsone, from Structure & Function , is on to talk about her new DVD, The Should er , Implications for the Overhead Athlete and Beyond . Sue discusses shoulder anatomy, assessing the shoulder, fascial lines, her philosophy on programming and so much more. Check out a clip from her new DVD: "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks the latest book he's reading "Talk Like Ted", the best grip for deadlifting , U...
May 16, 2015•1 hr 13 min
Highlights of Episode 163 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Brandon Hetzler, from The Movement Restoration Project and author of "Movement Restoration", is on to talk about the book, expands on the Neurodevelopmental Sequence, understanding how it fits into our training, and what we have gone a little too far with in this concept. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle "Posterior Chain Dominance" ; Variation in Programming and The Strength Coach/Physical Therapist problem. Check...
May 07, 2015•1 hr 19 min
Highlights of Episode 162 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Kevin Carr , MBSC and Movement as Medicine , talks about his path from college to intern to coach to business owner; balancing continuing education with practical programming and his article, " Coaching Character" "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about the Training the Female Athlete. Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr joins us to...
Apr 23, 2015•1 hr 22 min
Highlights of Episode 161 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Nick Winkelman, EXOS Performance Coach, goes deep on coaching. We go over his lecture "Coach Like a Caveman- How the Environment Shapes Our Movement" "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about the 2nd edition of " Functional Training for Sports ", and his article " Defending the FMS " Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Chris Poirier joins us to t...
Apr 02, 2015•1 hr 23 min
Highlights of Episode 160 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Brian Sipotz, former pro hockey play, owner of Advantage Strength in Michigan as well as HockeyStrengthandConditioning.com , discusses how is pro background has helped his training, the evolution of training in hockey, the big rocks with hockey players, and his topic from his upcoming clinic, The Great Lakes Hockey Strength & Conditioning Clinic . "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about the book "The Knee...
Mar 23, 2015•1 hr 20 min
Highlights of Episode 159 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Tim Caron, head Football Strength Coach at Army, discusses the challenges of working with the military athlete, his assessments with his players, his programming philosophy, injury reduction and much more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about "Hip Flexor Soreness and RFESS", " Rotational Exercises " and much more . Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform ...
Mar 01, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Highlights of Episode 158 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Jim Malone, former MLB Strength Coach, talks about the challenges working with baseball players, positive changes he's seen over the years, Why injuries are up all across baseball and what is the role of the S&C coach and much more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some "Intensification and Accumulation", the article "Early Specialization, Play, & Injuries - A Defense of the 1-Sport "Specialist...
Feb 17, 2015•1 hr 23 min
Highlights of Episode 157 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Tim Anderson, co-founder of Original Strength , author to "Original Strength, Regaining the Body You Were Meant to Have" . I spoke to Tim about the Original Strength philosophy, how we achieve Original Strength, breathing, rolling, crawling, resets and more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some forum topics including " Contrast Training ", " Neck Nods ", " His Current Philosophy and Powerlifting ". Ch...
Feb 02, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Highlights of Episode 156 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - David Kittner, " The Youth Fitness Guy", contributing author to "The Definitive Guide to Youth Athletic Strength Conditioning and Performance" and owner of Prowess Strength & Conditioning is on to talk all about youth training. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some forum topics including " 4 Day Program and Plyos ", " Kettlebell Deadlift " and " 6 Year Old Hang Clean ". Check out Coach Boyle's Func...
Jan 27, 2015•1 hr 19 min
Highlights of Episode 155 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Robbie Bourke, Irish-based Strength Coach and creator of " The Ultimate Performance Seminar Series " is on to talk about the topics from the series including assessments, warm-ups, linear speed, multi-directional speed, absolute speed and using HRV. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some forum topics including " Different Angle on the Slide Board ", " Boxing Conditioning " and " Med Ball Rotational Thro...
Jan 17, 2015•1 hr 5 min
Highlights of Episode 154 "The Vertical Treadmill" "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Jamie Guined, Exercise Scientist with University of Houston and NASA Johnson Space Center as well as the founder of Launch Fitness , is on to talk about how she trains astronauts. We talked about her journey to NASA and some of the unique considerations when training astronauts. **Here's a link for more information on the 70-day bed rest study that they are wrapping up: https://bedreststudy.jsc.nasa.gov/cft....
Dec 16, 2014•1 hr 10 min
Highlights of Episode 153 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Greg Brittenham, former Strength & Conditioning Coach for New York Knicks , is on to talk about all things Core. Coach Brittenham just wrote the book " Conditioning to the Core " . We talked about his whole system and philosophy for training the core. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his takeaways from the World Golf Fitness Summit as well as a thread on "Taking a Loan or Not". Kevin Larrabee is on...
Nov 19, 2014•1 hr 22 min
Highlights of Episode 152- Part 2 "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his article "Employees- Salary, Hourly or Contractor?" ; neural flossing and revisiting "how strong do we need to be?". Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr joins us to talk about a new slide board , the current sale and the upcoming events at the Perform Better Functional Training Institute . "The Business of Fitness with ...
Oct 25, 2014•1 hr 3 min
Highlights of Episode 152- Part 1 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Elsbeth Vaino, owner of Custom Strength in Ottawa, - is on to talk about her article "The Ten Commandments of Coaching"; All things FAI and her new e-book on the subject; and Equal time for Women. "The Art of Coaching with EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance)"- Nick Winkelman is back to talk about Motivation and Motor Learning. Audible.com is one of our new sponsors. Get a FREE audiobook here . " Subscribe at iTunes " and G...
Oct 24, 2014•53 min
Highlights of Episode 151 "Functional Movement Systems Segment" - Gray Cook Classic- Gray goes over Movement Principle #10 (previously heard on Episode 104) "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his article "When in Doubt", Fixing things that might not need fixing, and a Facebook thread involving a Derek Hansen quote on O-lifts and speed. Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr joins us to talk a ...
Oct 16, 2014•58 min
Highlights of Episode 150 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Derek Hansen, Strength & Conditioning Coach for Simon Fraser University, is on to talk about his chapter in the book "High Performance Training for Sports" , "Successfully Translating Strength to Speed". Coach Hansen went over determining requirements for speed development, including Postural Integrity, Limb Mechanics, Strength, Relaxation, Acceleration Abilities and Elastic Qualities, as well as Integration of Speed Training El...
Sep 24, 2014•1 hr 10 min
Highlights of Episode 149 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Alan Stein, owner of Stronger Team , the S&C Coach from Dematha Catholic High School Basketball and the host of the Hardwood Hustle , is on to talk all things basketball, including assessments, periodization, ACL prevention, his strength & power program and more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about some forum threads- " Are Golfers Getting Too Bulky? ", " Learning to Hold Your Breath for 5 Minutes...
Aug 23, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Highlights of Episode 148 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Sue Falsone, from Structure & Function , is on to talk about her chapter " Optimising Flexibility " in the new book, High Performance Training for Sports . I spoke to Sue about the defineing flexibility, the components of flexibility, what the research says about stretching and more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Non-Negotiables in High School Training , Farmer's Walk Standards and Charlie Drago...
Aug 06, 2014•1 hr 9 min
Highlights of Episode 147 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - David Joyce, from Western Force Rugby , is on to talk his new book, High Performance Training for Sports . I spoke to David all about the book including the chapter he wrote on "Retraining the Injured Athlete" and the Frans Bosch chapter " Fine Tuning Motor Control ". "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Adding Complexes to his Program, Bruce Kelley's Article on throwing injuries and a forum thread about u...
Jul 23, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Highlights of Episode 146 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Dave Puloka, Miami Dolphins Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach , is on to talk about periodization for football, what they have been doing since the season ended, what they will do until the season starts, a week in the life, monitoring and much more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his takeaways from the Perform Better Summit, what book he is listening to and a forum thread called " Fitness ...
Jul 09, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Highlights of Episode 145 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Jim Kielbaso, from Total Performance in Michigan and author of Maximum Football Training , is on to talk about periodization, weight room coaching best practices, in-season programming, working with multi-sport athletes and much more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his videos " Core Seated Chop & Lift ", thoughts on Facility size and the Vibram Class Action lawsuit. Check out Coach Boyle's Functi...
Jun 04, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Highlights of Episode 144 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Charlie Weingroff on to talk about what is essentially "Training=Rehab2" and that is "Lateralizations and Regressions" . "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Functional Strength Coach 5 , Reps for Gaining Strength, Women's Strength Standards, and training Tennis Players.. Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 5 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr joins us to talk about...
May 16, 2014•1 hr 16 min
Highlights of Episode 143 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Dr. Andreo Spina of Functional Anatomy Seminars , which includes Functional Range Conditioning or FRC . I spoke to Dr. Spina about FRC, his definition of mobility, how does FRC differ from some of the other movement based programs and much more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his trip to Ireland for the Ireland Sport Coaches Assoc workshop, the upcoming Functional Strength Coach 5, and a forum thread...
Apr 07, 2014•1 hr 27 min
Highlights of Episode 142 "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his decision not to go back to the Red Sox, pitch counts, rear foot elevated jumps and monitoring. Check out Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 4 "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr joins us to talk about the latest sale, upcoming education and The Rope Trainer. "The Business of Fitness" with Results Fitness University - Craig Rasmussen starts a 7-part series- " 14 Habits of H...
Mar 26, 2014•53 min
Highlights of Episode 141 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Jeff Connors from East Carolina University and author of " Strength Coach, a Call to Serve" . Spoke to Coach Connors about his early days at Bucknell in the late 80s, an Overview of his book, his philosophy and where it was shaped from, single leg training, speed development and more. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Stretching, his article, “ Everyday Matters, You May Not Know Who You Knew ”, and a fo...
Feb 24, 2014•1 hr 31 min
