The Tom Broback Podcast
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Warm-Up For Your Workout
April 26, 2021 22:37 - 17 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this audio clip from my recent IG Live video, I talk about what things you can add to your warm-up. From breathing drills to RPR to foam rolling, I touch on the things I think will best benefit athletic development in warming-up for a workout. Additionally, anyone who listens to this episode will receive 50% off any my courses on CoachTube.com. Simply type in "Podcast50" before May 31st to get 50% off any of my courses. IG Live Video Host - Tom Broback IG: @tombroback Twitter: @tombr...
Les Spellman
April 22, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Les Spellman. Les is a speed coach out in California who works with the top athletes in the game, specifically NFL players and rugby athletes. Les impacts athletes of all ages through his coaching, social media presence and his new online course, Speed Pillars. Les has one of the most amazing stories of overcoming adversity and he continues to inspire me to be a better coach and therapist today. Thank you Les for hopin...
Shannon Will
April 14, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 35.1 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Shannon Will. Shannon is a sports physical therapist at Impact Sports Physical Therapy in Baltimore, Maryland. Shannon treats a wide variety of patients, including collegiate and professional athletes. I take time today to understand what systems Shannon has in place to help herself and her patients thrive, from understanding nutrition to reducing stress to empowering patients to educate themselves on exercise and the ...
Chris Kowalewski
April 12, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 43.1 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Chris Kovalewski. Coach Kov has been a cross country and track and field coach for nearly 30 years, with a majority of those coming at Mishawaka HS in Indiana. Coach Kov had the privilege of coaching Anna Rohrer, a winner of multiple state titles, national titles and Footlocker championships. In this episode, we talk about what it is like to run a program that is successful and establishes a great culture, regardless o...
25 Ways To Be A Better Athlete
April 08, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 27.2 MBLet's Go! Here are 25 ways for athletes to up their game. Thank you for listening to the podcast. #2 Wear better shoes off the court #8 Figure out if food is helping your or hurting you (same with your weight) Halfway: Time for a gift! Check out the full episode to get a major discount! #16 Know your role #22 Find ways to set intrinsic, process driven goals
Mark Hoover
April 05, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 39.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Mark Hoover. Mark is the director of strength and conditioning at York Comprehensive High School in York, South Carolina. I dive into the world of velocity based training (VBT) as Mark has extensive experience using it with a large group setting. I appreciate the experience and wisdom Mark expresses in the episode. Make sure you follow him on Twitter @YorkStrength17 and read his great articles on SimpliFaster. L...
Kyle Edwards
April 01, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 42.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Kyle Edwards. Kyle coaches football and track at Mishawaka High School in Indiana. He is also the founder of Speed is Key Speed school. I just listened to his presentation on X factor workouts at the recent Virtual Speed and Performance Clinic and had to have him on the pod to find out more about him and his journey. You can find him on twitter @kyle_edwards32 along with his other social media links in the show notes....
Keith Ferrara
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Keith Ferrara. Keith is the strength and conditioning coach at Adelphi University in New York. Keith’s interests lie beyond just what you can teach in the weight room and I think this episode does a fantastic job of reflecting that. You won’t find a more dedicated person to human health and performance than Keith. Make sure you follow him on Twitter @bigk28. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system. Keith...
Jenny Rearick
March 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Jenny Rearick. Jenny has one of the most unique and helpful careers. She founded Fit To Speak to help fitness, health and sport professionals to improve their communication and presentation skills. As someone who runs his own podcast and social media, I found her information incredibly valuable and I know you will too. Follow her on Twitter @jenny_rearick and make sure to check out her website,https://fit-to-speak.com/...
Dustin Boyer
March 22, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 38.6 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Dustin Boyer. Dustin is a math teacher and gym owner in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Today we chat about his experiences as an athlete, teacher and coach that have shaped his philosophical approaches to training. Dustin expressed a wide variety of interests on the show, from his family to his faith to reading to his thoughts on speed work. Follow him on twitter @dbyoer16. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system...
Jon Beyle
March 18, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 38.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. My name is Tom Broback and my guest today is Jon Beyle. Jon is the head track and field coach at East Chapel Hill High School in North Carolina. Jon additionally is a PE teacher and has a wide variety of experiences in sports performance during the course of his life. Follow Jon on Twitter @jbeyle today! Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system. Bold Base Performance Asthma Course 30 Day Recovery Challenge 30 Day Breathing Challenge
Mike Whiteman
March 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Mike Whiteman. Mike is the speed and strength coach for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Development Academy. Mike is one of my favorite follows on Twitter, as he is able to demonstrate an excellent blend between knowledge and demonstration of improving athletic performance with his athletes and in his own training. Follow him on Twitter @houndsspeed. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system. https://twi...
Matthew Ibrahim
March 11, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 37.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Matthew Ibrahim. Matthew is a Strength & Conditioning Coach, Adjunct Professor of Exercise Science, and Ph.D. student in Human & Sport Performance. He has presented at EXOS at Google HQ, Perform Better, and the NSCA Coaches Clinic. His work has been featured in Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and T-Nation. Check out his brand new Building The Brakes 6-week training program: http://trainheroic.co/BuildingTheBrakes. Stay co...
Ryan Banta
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Ryan Banta. Ryan is a teacher and track and field coach at Parkway Central High school in Chesterfield, Missouri. Ryan’s teams have seen enormous success on the track, including multiple state records, nationally ranked runners and state champions. Ryan is the author of the Sprinter’s Compendium, a complete guide to sprinting with input from over 50 of the top sprint coaches in the world. Make sure you check out more a...
Wade Houchin
March 04, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 42.4 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and today’s guest is Wade Houchin. Wade coaches football and is an athletic performance trainer in Lincoln, NE. His interest in developing an understanding of strength and power development along with integrating multiple systems in training led me to want to chat with him about his career path. Wade is a life long student and brings a great amount of experience and resiliency to this episode. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the ...
Embrace, Serve & Impact With Coach Mike Chatman
March 01, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 35.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and today’s guest is Mike Chatman. Mike is the strength and conditioning coach for Stanford men’s basketball. I chat with Mike about lifting with intent, serving others and how to meet your athletes halfway. Mike does a fantastic job explaining the culture he has helped establish at Stanford. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system. Mike Chatman https://twitter.com/mchat24 https://www.instagram.com/mchat24/ Bold Base Perfo...
Mike Chatman
March 01, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 35.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and today’s guest is Mike Chatman. Mike is the strength and conditioning coach for Stanford men’s basketball. I chat with Mike about lifting with intent, serving others and how to meet your athletes halfway. Mike does a fantastic job explaining the culture he has helped establish at Stanford. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system. Mike Chatman https://twitter.com/mchat24 https://www.instagram.com/mchat24/ Bold Base Perfo...
How To Juggle Many Professional Roles with Kevin Carr
February 22, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 40 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and today’s guest is Kevin Carr. Kevin holds many titles as a licensed massage therapist, strength and conditioning coach and certified functional strength coach. Kevin is Co-Owner of Movement as Medicine within Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. Kevin also has his hands in numerous other projects, including his book Functional Training Anatomy coming out March 1st. Check out the show notes for more on Kevin and Bold Base Performance. K...
Kevin Carr
February 22, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 40 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and today’s guest is Kevin Carr. Kevin holds many titles as a licensed massage therapist, strength and conditioning coach and certified functional strength coach. Kevin is Co-Owner of Movement as Medicine within Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. Kevin also has his hands in numerous other projects, including his book Functional Training Anatomy coming out March 1st. Check out the show notes for more on Kevin and Bold Base Performance. K...
Conor Harris
February 17, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Conor Harris. Conor was one of the first people I started following on Twitter. His ability to explain biomechanics, training and performance is off the charts. He makes the most complex topics easy to understand. Conor provides a host of information, from his legendary Twitter threads to his robust biomechanics coaching program to online training. I know you will learn a lot from him, both on the episode and when you ...
Find Your Lens with Conor Harris
February 17, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Conor Harris. Conor was one of the first people I started following on Twitter. His ability to explain biomechanics, training and performance is off the charts. He makes the most complex topics easy to understand. Conor provides a host of information, from his legendary Twitter threads to his robust biomechanics coaching program to online training. I know you will learn a lot from him, both on the episode and when you ...
Jesse Curtis
February 15, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Jesse Curtis. Jesse is the strength and conditioning coach and defensive backs coach at Many High School in Louisiana. Jesse is able to blend many concepts of strength and conditioning to achieve great success with his athlete’s development, from transitioning to sprint based football training to incorporating concepts of Triphasic training to the neurological benefits of signal 6. Don’t forget the Bold Base Performan...
Never Stop Learning with Coach Jesse Curtis
February 15, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Jesse Curtis. Jesse is the strength and conditioning coach and defensive backs coach at Many High School in Louisiana. Jesse is able to blend many concepts of strength and conditioning to achieve great success with his athlete’s development, from transitioning to sprint based football training to incorporating concepts of Triphasic training to the neurological benefits of signal 6. Don’t forget the Bold Base Performan...
Erica Suter
February 10, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Erica Suter. I’ve been a huge fan of Erica for a while now and the work she has done for youth soccer girls. Erica combines her history of playing soccer at an elite level with her knowledge of strength and conditioning to provide the ultimate experience for middle school and high school soccer girls. Erica is actually moving to Tampa, a transition we chat about in the podcast. Make sure you check our her social media,...
Changing Youth Soccer with Erica Suter
February 10, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. I’m Tom Broback and my guest today is Erica Suter. I’ve been a huge fan of Erica for a while now and the work she has done for youth soccer girls. Erica combines her history of playing soccer at an elite level with her knowledge of strength and conditioning to provide the ultimate experience for middle school and high school soccer girls. Erica is actually moving to Tampa, a transition we chat about in the podcast. Make sure you check our her social media,...
Mike Boyle
February 05, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Mike Boyle. This was a true pinch myself moment to see if I was awake, but I was so glad when Mike agreed to be a guest on the podcast. Mike is a premier voice in the strength and conditioning world. He is a writer, speaker, presenter. He runs two facilities out in Boston, along with strengthcoach.com and bodybyboyle.com. Mike has had a great influence on my career and I am honored to have had the opportunity to pick his brain. I hope you ...
Everyone Does Better When No One Cares Who Gets The Credit With Mike Boyle
February 05, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Mike Boyle. This was a true pinch myself moment to see if I was awake, but I was so glad when Mike agreed to be a guest on the podcast. Mike is a premier voice in the strength and conditioning world. He is a writer, speaker, presenter. He runs two facilities out in Boston, along with strengthcoach.com and bodybyboyle.com. Mike has had a great influence on my career and I am honored to have had the opportunity to pick his brain. I hope you ...
Josh Bonhotal
February 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Josh Bonhotal. Josh is a founding member of the fitness app, Future. Among other experiences he has had in his life, he has been a strength coach for the Chicago Bulls and Purdue men’s basketball. He has worked with great strength coaches like Mike Boyle and Cal Dietz as well. Josh is a brilliant mind with the work ethic to match. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Josh and think you will take away a lot on how to be successful in...
Approach Every Day Like A Job Interview with Josh Bonhotal
February 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Josh Bonhotal. Josh is a founding member of the fitness app, Future. Among other experiences he has had in his life, he has been a strength coach for the Chicago Bulls and Purdue men’s basketball. He has worked with great strength coaches like Mike Boyle and Cal Dietz as well. Josh is a brilliant mind with the work ethic to match. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Josh and think you will take away a lot on how to be successful in...
Decide What Is Important With Coach Joe Aratari
February 03, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Joe Aratari. Joe is a strength coach in Rochester, New York. He works with male and female high school and collegiate athletes. Despite being a Green Bay Packer fan, Joe and I connect on many different levels. I appreciate all the work he does for his athletes and the amazing content he provides on social media. You can find out more about him in the show notes. If you enjoy this episode (or any other episode of the Bold Base Performance ...
Joe Aratari
February 03, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Joe Aratari. Joe is a strength coach in Rochester, New York. He works with male and female high school and collegiate athletes. Despite being a Green Bay Packer fan, Joe and I connect on many different levels. I appreciate all the work he does for his athletes and the amazing content he provides on social media. You can find out more about him in the show notes. If you enjoy this episode (or any other episode of the Bold Base Performance ...
Data Driven Coaching With Weston Germain
February 01, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Weston Germain. Yes, he is the brother of recent podcast guest Tyler Germain. Weston is a baseball coach at Hamline University here in the Twin Cities and owner of Mill City Throwing. Between coaching baseball and giving private throwing lessons, Weston has a ton of knowledge and experience in the baseball world. I am excited to pick his brain today. Let’s continue to grow the mind and change the system. Twitter: @coach_germain and @M_C_T...
Starting a Podcast and a Coaching Career with Coach Andrew McGhghy
January 29, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today’s guest is Andrew McGhghy, host of the Coach Growth podcast. Andrew coaches football, track and strength and conditioning at Macomb H.S. in Illinois. We chat about the ups and downs of podcasting, Covid and finding a path to coaching. Andrew shares some raw stories that I think a lot of coaches can relate to and take value from. Make sure you check out boldbaseperformance.com today to grow your mind, optimize performance and change your system. And...
Be The Best You Can Be with Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP
January 29, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBToday we are back with Cindi Lockhart, Registered Dietician and Functional Nutritionist from Lockhart Wellness for part 2. We had her on about a month ago and just had so much positive response that we needed to get her back on the show and address some of your burning questions! Resources Cindi talked about during the episode: Purity Coffee: Her link for 20% off is: clockhartrd20 Ucan: The superstarch she references using for performance Her website: www.lockhart-wellness.com Bold Base...
Track Football Consortium with Coach Tony Holler
January 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBHello friends, welcome to the show! Today I talk with Coach Tony Holler. Tony is a retired chemistry teacher and current track and field coach at Plainfield North H.S. in Illinois. Tony is also founder of Feed The Cats and started Track Football Consortium with Chris Korfist. In this episode, the big take away is Tony talks about how he wants coaches, and teachers, to model behavior for their athletes and students. Modeling is a better way to connect, especially in an industry with emotional...
Power Of Moments With Coach JT Ayers
January 25, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show! Today I chat with Coach JT Ayers about marketing and branding your program, and yourself, to the highest level possible. JT leaves some fire advice on how to communicate with athletes, build trust within a program and how to establish your values and goals. Check out the show notes for more on JT and what is going on at Bold Base. On to the show! Check out JT Ayers' Presentation on Marketing and Branding your program HERE Check out Coach JT Ayers' websit...
Control Your Rubric With Coach Zack Roble
January 21, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today I have my good friend, Zack Roble, on the podcast to talk about the psychology of playing and coaching sports. Zack coaches football and track at Faribault H.S. in Minnesota. He also teaches psychology, which is evident throughout the episode in how he builds trust and accountability with his players and colleagues. I can’t say enough good things about Zack. Also, we would love to hear feedback from you on the show. If you have any thoughts or ideas ...
Change On The Fly with Sports PT Resident Charlie Broback, DPT, CSCS
January 18, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBHello friends, welcome to the show! Today we bring back a podcast regular, my brother Charlie, to talk about his experience as a sports physical therapy resident. Charlie is currently a resident at M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, MN. His history of being a competitive athlete, working with athletes at a variety of levels and knowledge of the best rehab philosophies in PT are all attributes sports PTs should possess. As for Bold Base Performance, we have a lot going on. Our brand new cours...
Erik Becker
January 15, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today, we have on, you know what, we have an awesome guest on today. All our guests are awesome, but Erik Becker absolutely defines what we admire in coaches that we have on this pod. Erik is a high school football coach out in Madison, Connecticut. Yes, we are nationwide with the guests we have on the Bold Base Performance podcast. Erik recently wrote an article for SimpliFaster that absolutely impressed me with his ability to adapt to new knowledge and h...
Be The Change You Want To See In The World with Coach Erik Becker
January 15, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today, we have on, you know what, we have an awesome guest on today. All our guests are awesome, but Erik Becker absolutely defines what we admire in coaches that we have on this pod. Erik is a high school football coach out in Madison, Connecticut. Yes, we are nationwide with the guests we have on the Bold Base Performance podcast. Erik recently wrote an article for SimpliFaster that absolutely impressed me with his ability to adapt to new knowledge and h...
Coaching and Sprinting with Intent featuring Coach Tyler Germain
January 13, 2021 18:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBHello friends, welcome to the show. Today we have on Tyler Germain. If you don’t know Tyler, you need to start following him on twitter @TrackCoachTG. Tyler is an assistant track and field sprint and hurdles coach at Kalamazoo Central HS in Michigan. Tyler is also the founder of the Virtual Speed and Performance Clinic happening on February 19th and 20th. The lineup for this clinic is insane, with my good friends Tony Holler and JT Ayers as two of the many presenters. For listeners of the Bo...
Offseason Basketball Training with Coach Tyler Rathke
January 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBHello friends, welcome to the show! Today we have on Coach Tyler Rathke. Tyler wears multiple hats as a high school head track coach, strength and conditioning coach and phsical education teacher at William Chrisman H.S. in Missouri. He also serves as a middle school basketball coach. I have no idea when he sleeps but he presents as a man of principle, passion and pursuit for greater knowledge. This episode we talk about offseason basketball training and he gives you some easy to implement n...
Youth Speed Training With Coach JT Ayers
January 09, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBHello friends, welcome to the show! Today we have Coach JT Ayers on to talk about youth speed training and building a great culture for youth development. Check out Coach JT Ayer's website HERE Bold Base Performance https://www.boldbaseperformance.com/ Athletes with Asthma course https://coachtube.com/course/health-fitness/athletes-with-asthma-course/13645556
Athletes With Asthma Course
December 29, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBBold Base Performance https://www.boldbaseperformance.com/ Athletes with Asthma course https://coachtube.com/course/health-fitness/athletes-with-asthma-course/13645556
Mass Specific Force with Brian Kula and JT Ayers
December 17, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB"Mass Specific Force" is a unique, simple, and extremely effective approach to lifting weights for increasing speed. It is applicable to many sport disciplines, especially those where speed is a key performance indicator. In this distinctive and...
Mini-Pod: A Feed The Cats Approach To Physical Therapy
November 25, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 5.69 MBTired of the same old PT? Take a Feed the Cats approach to it, and watch your athletes excel!
Food As Medicine with Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP
November 20, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBAnd we are back on the podcast! We apologize for the long delay in releasing new episodes. It was a hectic summer, as you know, for a number of reasons. But in any case we are BACK and we are starting back up with an amazing episode today where I talk...
What Do I Look For In A Shoe?
July 28, 2020 10:00 - 58 seconds - 714 KBSupport the show (https://paypal.me/BoldBasePerformance)
What Do I Admire In People?
July 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBWhat 2 qualities do I most admire in people lately?Story TellingRelationships
How Do I Run Faster?
July 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 minute - 814 KBSupport the show (https://paypal.me/BoldBasePerformance)