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The Strength Coach Podcast

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The Strength Coach Podcast is one of the longest running (since 2007) Strength & Conditioning and Fitness podcasts. Episodes alternate between Coach Michael Boyle and top industry Strength Coaches and Trainers to get an insight into real world strength training. This is the best place to stay informed about the most cutting edge training techniques.
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Episodes

Josh Henkin- More Than Sandbags

Josh Henkin, founder of DVRT (Dynamic Variable Resistance Training) and the Ultimate Sandbag Training Highlights of Episode 249 BodyByBoyleOnline.com "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Josh Henkin, founder of DVRT (Dynamic Variable Resistance Training) and the Ultimate Sandbag Training We spoke about: Defining Functional Training Concepts that define DVRT Movement over Muscles Progressive Overload Mixing Simplicity with Complexity Fluid resistance Sandbag training SO MUCH MORE! The Stre...

Feb 22, 20191 hr 41 min

Zach Dechant- Movement Over Maxes

Zach Dechant, Senior Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at TCU, author of Movement Over Maxes Highlights of Episode 248 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Zach Dechant, Senior Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at TCU, author of Movement Over Maxes We spoke about: Sport Specific Training Pitcher Training 3 Big Mistakes in Programming Conditioning Working with the Overhead Athlete Concepts from his new book Movement Over Maxes The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corne...

Jan 30, 20191 hr 16 min

Joe Bonyai- Making You Think

Joe Bonyai, Performance Specialist and founder of The 3-D Strap Check out PerformBetter.com for all of their products and info on their educational seminars Highlights of Episode 247 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Joe Bonyai, Performance Specialist and founder of The 3-D Strap We spoke about: Sport Specific Training Smith Machine/Hack Squats vs. Goblet Squats Do Young Athletes Need to Play Multiple Sports? Training "complex" clients His new product, the 3-D Strap The StrengthCoach.c...

Jan 23, 20191 hr 26 min

End of the Year Interview with Mike Boyle- Episode 246

Extra time with Coach Boyle today. Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 246 Thanks to MariGold Bars - Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your first order <br data-mce-bogus="1"><br data-mce-bogus="1"><br data-mce-b...

Dec 27, 20181 hr 2 min

Jump Training for Performance with Adam Feit

Adam Feit, AdamFeit.com on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment We spoke about: His chapter in "Complete Sports Training"- Jump Training for Performance Why Jump Training? Prerequisites for jump Training Four Foundational Body Positions Classifications of Jumps System of Zones Programming Thanks to MariGold Bars - Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your first order Thanks to PerformBetter.com for their continued support of The Strength Coach Podcast The Strengt...

Dec 10, 20181 hr 16 min

Fergus Connolly and 59 Lessons- Working with the World's Elite Coaches, Athletes & Special Forces

Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 244 The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Fergus Connolly, FergusConnolly.com We spoke about: Learning form the best in the World How People Continue to Learn His new book, " 59 Lessons, Working with the World's Elite Coaches, Athletes & Special Force s " "Eating Soup with a Knife" and being adaptable The Omega Complex Humility Getting comfortable being uncomfortable Thanks to MariGold Bars - Use the code Stren...

Nov 26, 20181 hr 26 min

Understanding Sexual Harassment with Molly Galbraith

Brought to You by PerformBetter.com Molly Galbraith, Girls Gone Strong , is on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment The research is clear, women are being sexually harassed in the gym. We spoke about: Everything Sexual Harassment How it is happening in the fitness industry What does it look and sound like What we can do to prevent it in the gym Rape Culture the Free 5 Day Girls Gone Strong course on Sexual Harassment Thanks to MariGold Bars - Use the code StrengthCoach10...

Nov 13, 20181 hr 23 min

Strength Coach Pioneer Al Miller on Complexes, O-Lifts and Programming- Part 2

Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Al Miller, Legendary NFL Strength Coach, one of the pioneers in the industry on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview We spoke about: Complexes and how he uses them to assess his athletes Can we develop different qualities at once? His thoughts on Olympic Lifts Exercise Selection In-season programming The book is called The System Thanks to MariGold Bars - Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $...

Nov 02, 20181 hr 15 min

Legendary Strength Coach Al Miller talks about The System- Part 1

Al Miller, Legendary NFL Strength Coach, one of the pioneers in the industry This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview We spoke about: The current state of Strength & Conditioning What might he do differently What he looks for in assessment What complexes can tell you about your athletes How he learned about Russian Periodization The book is called The System Check out the current sale at www.PerformBetter.com Thanks to MariGold Bars - Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your first...

Oct 25, 20181 hr 13 min

Adding Online Training to Your Portfolio with TrainHeroic's Founder Ben Crookston

Ben Crookston, CEO and Founder of TrainHeroic We spoke about: Everything Online training How TrainHeroic started Making a bigger impact in the industry Creating an experience for people Then different offerings of using technology Using it in a team setting and best practices the Readiness feature Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial . If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition! Thanks to MariGold Bars - Go to Use the code Streng...

Oct 15, 20181 hr 15 min

Long Term Athlete Development with Jim Kielbaso

Jim Kielbaso, President of the International Youth Conditioning Association and the director of the Total Performance Training Center in Wixom, Michigan on the The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment We spoke about: Everything Long Term Athlete Development What it is Misconceptions What trainers are taking too far The different segments Check out the LTAD Roadmap Thanks to MariGold Bars - Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your first order &a...

Sep 20, 20181 hr 28 min

Developing the Modern Athlete & Client with Guy Massi

The MariGold Bars “Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach” Segment Guy Massi, owner and Director of Operations at Massi & Machado, advisor at Tsunami Bar We spoke about: His upcoming workshop “Developing the Modern Athlete & Client” at the Perform Better Functional Training Institute on November 17th Intake and Assessment His work with the Philadelphia Eagles Oscillation Training The Tsunami Bar Dynamic Capacity hanks to MariGold Bars – Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your ...

Sep 05, 20181 hr 16 min

Pat Davidson, TJ Lopez and Mike Stella on the AMP Fall Seminar

The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Pat Davidson, TJ Lopez and Mike Stella Share the Stage We spoke about: Each of their topics at the AMP Fall Seminar on September 15 on Long Island, NY When: Saturday, September 15th, 8:00am-6:00pm Where:Athletic Movement Protocol (AMP), 275 Robbins Ln, Syosset, NY 11791 (516) 802-0152 CEUs: .6 CEUs, or 6 contact hours being applied with the NSCA COST: $345 Thanks to MariGold Bars - Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10to save $10 off you...

Aug 22, 20181 hr 12 min

Bill Parisi and His Journey to Success

Bill Parisi, Founder and Chairman of Parisi Speed School, a 95+ location franchise network with over 300 Full-Time Performance Coaches is on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Bill is recognized as one of the most successful personal training entrepreneurs in the world with a 25-year successful track record of consistent growth We spoke about: How he defines success Habits for success His journey to success So much more The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach B...

Aug 13, 20181 hr 11 min

Going Deep on Sleep with Brandon Marcello

Brandon Marcello, High Performance Strategist and Consultant We spoke about: The basics of sleep Misconceptions about sleep Sleep Debt Napping My results with the Readiband from Fatigue Science Coaching Sleep So much more The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We talked about: His success with More Thoughts on Sled Work The thread Testing Technology and Coaching The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove discusses " A new economy- The Experience & T...

Jul 25, 20181 hr 36 min

Optimizing Adaptation & Performance with San Jose Sharks SC Kevin Neeld

Kevin Neeld, Assistant Strength Coach, San Jose Sharks We spoke about: His assessment and performance profiling and how it affects program design Using Dorsiflexion as an example Strategies to individualize programming in group settings Workload and recovery monitoring His upcoming workshop with Mike Potenza and James Lavalle So much more The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We talked about: His success with intermittent fasting The thread Micro Dosing The Business of Fitness wi...

Jun 29, 20181 hr 19 min

Bridging the Gap with Sue Falsone- 233

Highlights of Episode 233 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Sue Falsone (founder of Structure & Function and author of Bridging the Gap from Rehab to Performance ) We spoke about: All about the book Psychomotor Control Issues Muscles turning on and off Soft tissue implications to apical breathing and how we can end up with instability and tension Breathing assessment The Four Diaphragms What we should know about pain So much more The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyl...

Jun 18, 20181 hr 29 min

PJ Nestler and Extreme Performance Training- 232

"Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment PJ Nestler (Performance Director of XPT- Extreme Performance Training ) We spoke about: Performance Breathing What the XPT Movement Curriculum looks like Training in the pool Recovery methods, including Recovery Breathing Going deep into Cold & Heat exposure The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We talked about: His progression for the Hang Clean Using the Hang Clean in different phases Using the Behavioral Change Model The Business...

Jun 07, 20181 hr 19 min

Mike Boyle on Complete Youth Training

The Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle- Complete Youth Training Coach Boyle is on to talk about his new product Complete Youth Training The role of Strength & Conditioning coaches in parent education Being the advocate for smart youth training The holes in Long Term Athlete Development The myth about the best players being born early in the year Are other sports part of deliberate practice? Number of times a week young athletes should start with Why he thinks Bodyweight training is a bad idea W...

May 13, 201823 min

Tim DiFrancesco and the Hybrid Trainer, Working in B-Ball, and How to Earn Trust

"Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Tim Difrancesco (owner of TD Athletes Edge in Salem, MA and former LA Lakers Strength Coach ) We talked about: Being at Physical Therapist, ATC and Strength Coach His former role with the Lakers Gaining trust of someone like Kobe Bryant who already had a trainer Is the Hybrid model of therapist and strength coach the new way to go His approach to training professional Basketball players Transition from Pros to private sector The StrengthCoach.com Coach...

May 11, 20181 hr 12 min

Rob Wilson and The Art of Breath

Highlights of Episode 230 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Rob Wilson ( Head Coach, PSE Pro Breathe , Co-creator of The Art of Breathe Workshops ) We spoke about: How breathing effects movement, performance, and state Don’t Be a baby CO2 tolerance test Nasal Breathing Carbon Dioxide Breathing for Performance The Art of Breath Clinics The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We talked about: The thread " Views on PRI " The thread " Ten Sprint Facts Revisited " His lecture ...

Apr 28, 20181 hr 32 min

Devan McConnell- Digging Deeper with the Data

Highlights of Episode Special Episode 229.5 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Devan McConnell (Mass Lowell, Head Hockey Performance Coach) is on to talk about the 2 things we are doing to benefit the Humboldt Broncos Junior Hockey Team Memorial Fund. The team was involved in a serious bus accident on April 6, 2018 where there were 16 fatalities confirmed out of the 29 passengers. We talked about: Devan's webinar "Digging Deeper with the Data" Subjective Data Jump Profiling Heart Rate D...

Apr 23, 201825 min

MMA Training with Mike Perry & Kyle Holland- Episode 229

Highlights of Episode 229 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Kyle Holland ( KyleTrains.com , Tactical Strength Specialist, EXOS & Special Operations in the US Military) Mike Perry (Owner, Skill of Strength , Chelmsford, MA) We talked about: Why is it that some MMA pros can get away with what we think as poor training yet still win fights The importance of developing the various qualities of a fighter Programming over-complexity Managing injuries, changes in program design So Much Mo...

Apr 13, 20181 hr 30 min

Alex Hutchinson- "ENDURE- Mind, Body & the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance"- 228

Highlights of Episode 228 The TrainHeroic "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Alex Hutchinson (Author of " ENDURE- Mind, Body & the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance ") AlexHutchinson.net We talked about: The Central Governor Justified Beliefs Why we are able to go so hard at the end of a race Limits to Muscle, Oxygen, Mental Fatigue, Hydration and Guel So Much More! Thanks to TrainHeroic for sponsoring the Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach Segment Click here to start you...

Mar 29, 20181 hr 32 min

Why I Freeze My Butt Off Every Morning- The Wim Hof Method with Scott Carney, author of "What Doesn't Kill Us"

Highlights of Episode 227 The TrainHeroic "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Scott Carney (Author of " What Doesn't Kill Us ", " The Red Market ", " A Death on Diamond Mountain ") We talked about: Going to Poland to debunk the Wim Hof Method and the genesis of the book " What Doesn't Kill Us " Environmental Conditioning His time training with Laird Hamilton His time training with Brian McKenzie How Environmental Conditioning and the Breathing Method can help with the immune system His b...

Mar 12, 20181 hr 36 min

Rob Assise- Coaching, Teaching, Transfer and the Weight Room- Episode 226

Highlights of Episode 226 The TrainHeroic "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Rob Assise (Track & Field Coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High School) We talked about: His article " Coaching Reflections: Avoiding Your Expert Phase " His article "On Teaching..." His article "The Death of “Football Fast” and “Track Speed " The search for transfer- what transfers from practice to competition His thoughts about the weight room Thanks to TrainHeroic for sponsoring the Hit the Gym with a Strengt...

Mar 01, 20181 hr 17 min

Cameron Josse- Speed, Speed, Speed- Episode 225

Highlights of Episode 225 The TrainHeroic "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Cameron Josse (Director of Sports Performance for Defranco's Training Systems) is on to talk about speed, speed, speed. We talked about: An overview of Horizontal and Vertical forces in Sprinting Expands on the Heavy Sled Research and Determining the Load of Maximum Power in Resisted Sprinting His article The Truth About Athlete Speed in the NFL His article Fast off the Ball: Revisiting Heavy Resisted Sprinting...

Feb 20, 20181 hr 29 min

Brett Klika on Youth Training- Early Specialization- Are We Part of the Problem?

Highlights of Episode 224- Sponsored by PerformBetter.com The TrainHeroic "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Brett Klika (Co-founder and CEO of SpiderFit) is on to talk about training with kids and youth athletes. We talked about: Are we as strength and conditioning coaches, to blame for the popularity of early sport specialization? Stages of training for different ages and what should be the focus during those stages Working with pre-pubescent kids, should we even do it? How his approa...

Feb 01, 20181 hr 21 min

Intent- Devan McConnell and Justin Roethlingshoefer- A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science and Athlete Development

The TrainHeroic "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Devan McConnell (Head of Hockey Performance at Mass Lowell) and Justin Roethlingshoefer (Head Strength Coach of the San Diego Gulls) , are on to talk about their new book, " Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science and Athlete Development " Save 10% off the cover price and reserve your copy today by going to http://thehockeysummit.com/books/ and entering code Intent10 We talked about: The StrengthCoach.com thread that Devan...

Jan 22, 20181 hr 29 min
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