Muscles and Management
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 165 ratingsMuscles and Management takes an in depth look at all things training, sports performance and business. Gerry DeFilippo is a strength & sports performance coach who takes the listener through a learning experience via his own work and findings with his athletes and business, as well as from the perspective of the coaches and personalities he brings on the show. This podcast will take on any and all topics in both strength training, personal fitness and business and welcome the perspective of some of the best coaches and business minds in the industry that Gerry has had the pleasure of connecting with and in turn brings to the podcast for the listener. Whether you are an aspiring gym owner, athlete or coach you will enjoy all aspects of this podcast as we dive into the "ins and outs," of the sports performance industry as well as what it takes to excel in business.
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Episode #78 New York Yankees Major League Catching Coach Tanner Swanson
May 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on New York Yankees Major League Catching Coach Tanner Swanson. To start, Tanner gives some insight on his playing career and his rise through the ranks of coaching. He also explains his unique experience of not being a catcher during his playing days but becoming a catching coach during his coaching career. From there, Tanner breakdown the attributes of a catcher and explains the hierarchy of importance of qualities suc...
Episode #77 Meathead Monday: Q&A (Effective core training, programming for groups, improving change of direction ability, force-velocity assessment and more!)
May 04, 2020 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBIn this episode Gerry sifts through his DMs to answer questions on all areas of strength and conditioning, sports performance and business! To start, the questions are geared towards sports performance and strength and conditioning in terms of effective core training and energy systems training. Gerry gives his take on the core and how you should make sure you aren't one dimensional in training it in addition to addressing the different planes, loading and all aspects of building a strong a...
Episode #76 Navigating Remote Programming Effectively for Athletes and Coaches and Training Athletes from Home with Erica Suter
April 29, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes Erica Suter back on the show. Erica is a strength and sports performance coach who works primarily with soccer athletes and has made a career of expanding the horizons of sports performance in the soccer community, especially with female players and athletes. The conversation starts out with how trainers and athletes can navigate the world of remote programming due to the current situations we are all facing in quarantin...
Episode #75 Meathead Monday: The Surface Doesn’t Move in Sport and it Shouldn’t When You Train Either
April 27, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode Gerry gives a full breakdown on unstable surface training and what makes it an ineffective gimmick. Gerry gives principle driven and scientific evidence for why athletes should not train on unstable surfaces and what actually goes into sports performance and preparing to be a better athlete on the field of play. More on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show
Episode #74 Philadelphia Phillies Pitching Coordinator and Driveline Assistant Director of Pitching Bill Hezel
April 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes in Philadelphia Phillies pitching consultant and Driveline Baseball assistant pitching director Bill Hezel on the show. To start, Bill and Gerry discuss the importance of communication and presenting data and facts when engaging in the debates that sometimes occur in areas of pitching and pitching conditioning. Then, Bill gives some insight on what pitchers can be doing during this uncertainty and off time to prepare the...
Episode #73 Meathead Monday: Will Improving My Squat Make Me Faster or a Better Athlete?
April 20, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode Gerry gives a breakdown to a question he received from a coach on Twitter pertaining to improving squat numbers and the correlation to speed and athleticism. To start, Gerry lists the factors that could impact the correlation of squatting and speed such as planes of motion, rate of force production and the impact of technical proficiency with the squat in particular. From there, the conversation turns to specifics of each of these factors and how they can all have a great i...
Episode #72 Skill Acquisition, Creating Effective Training Environments and Bridging the Gap between S&C and Sport with Tyler Yearby
April 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Tyler Yearby of Emergence Movement, a sports movement specialist helping athletes with skill acquisition and bridging the gap between strength training and sport. To start, the conversation takes a look at agility and the need to have athletes participate in random and uncontrolled environments that can challenge their ability to create solutions to situations that are presented to their usual movements and tasks in th...
Episode #71 Meathead Monday: Quarantine Training Tips Part #2 and Adaptations vs. Variations (Featuring Kevin Poppe)
April 13, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on Kevin Poppe, strength coach and owner of DST Houston. Kevin joins Gerry in part #2 of his quarantine training tips to help athletes and coaches navigate this period of unknown while away from their standard training facilities and seeking to continue effective training while at home. To start, the two discuss the importance of maintaining adherence to goals, time of the off-season for each athlete and still aiming to improve the attributes we would be if w...
Episode #70 University of South Carolina Director of Sports Performance Billy Anderson
April 08, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry talks to University of South Carolina Director of Sports Performance Billy Anderson. Billy works specifically with the National Championship winning Baseball Team as well as both Female and Male golfers. To start, the conversation turns to rotational power and how to go about building elite rotational ability in baseball players and golfers. The two talk about the importance of the core resisting rotation, extension etc. in build...
Episode #69 Meathead Monday: Building Your "First Step."
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode Gerry gives a full breakdown on acceleration, the fallacy of "quick feet," and how you can build fast and efficient acceleration. To start, the breakdown encompasses a full explanation of the force required and needed to accelerate effectively and a full breakdown of the inaccuracies of desiring or working on "quick feet," to get more explosive in acceleration and speed in general. From there, Gerry discusses the mechanical aspects of acceleration, how you can coach them an...
Episode #68 Strength Training, Pitching and Sports Performance with Ben Brewster
April 01, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB*EPISODE TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Ben Brewster, owner and founder of Tread Athletics. Ben has revolutionized remote training for pitchers since 2015 with the start of Tread Athletics. Ben specializes in training pitchers with a full, "top down," approach consisting of strength training, general movement evaluation and pitching mechanical instruction. To start, Ben and Gerry discuss the importance of fitting drills and programming to a unique athlet...
Episode #67 Meathead Monday: Quarantine Training Tips
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode, Gerry gives a full breakdown of helpful tips to help coaches and athletes get through "at-home," training while we are in quarantine! To start, the conversation addresses the importance of maintaining a schedule and training structure even when you may not have a gym or training equipment. Home training needs to be more than random bodyweight exercises thrown together. From there, Gerry gives some tips on how you can train for strength and hypertrophy even if you do not ha...
Episode #66 Principles of Strength and Conditioning with Texas Tech Football Associate Strength Coach Brandon Howard
March 25, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Texas Tech Football Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach Brandon Howard. To start, Gerry has Brandon walk through what shaped his early philosophies and principles as a strength and conditioning coach. From mentors, to coaches he has worked for, Brandon sheds light on the experiences he has had that have laid the foundation for him as a strength coach. From there, the two discuss making strength and conditioning ...
Episode #65 Meathead Monday: When Do Returns From Strength Training "Diminish," How We Can Tell and Tests to Determine Athlete Needs
March 23, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode, Gerry introduces the first installment of "Meathead Mondays," an additional weekly episode to the Muscles and Management podcast focusing on solo episodes to answer your questions as well as cover the hottest topics in strength and conditioning and sports performance! Gerry talks about the ongoing battle between focusing on strength and speed, and what really should be the topic of conversation. He explains the context of speed movements and the relationship of strength and...
Episode #64 The Science of Acceleration and Sprinting with Ken Clark
March 18, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on speed and sprint coach Ken Clark to discuss everything you need to know when it comes to acceleration and speed. To start, Gerry has Ken walk the listener through the importance of striking under or slightly behind the hip when making ground contact during acceleration. Ken addresses the need for proper ground contact and the ramifications improper positioning can have when it comes to striking the ground during accel...
Episode #63 Epic Q&A: Gaining "Good," Weight, Keys to Building Speed, Core Training, "Sport Specific," Training, Conditioning and More!
March 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry holds and epic Q&A geared towards answering some of your most asked questions regarding important topics in the world of strength and conditioning. To start, he touches on an extremely important topic in athletic development: fat loss and whether or not "six pack," abs are necessary to perform at a high level. He also goes over how much fat you may have to gain to put on needed muscle, and how you can tell whether or not you are ...
Episode #62 Using Technology to Improve Movement Efficiency and Understanding Biomechanics with Driveline's Anthony Brady
March 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes Driveline Baseball Biomechanist Anthony Brady. Anthony works with pitchers in an effort to help them improve their movement efficiency, overall mechanics and determine their unique training and pitching needs. To start, Gerry and Anthony sift through some of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to technology in baseball, motion capture technology and weighted ball training. From how motion capture technology works an...
Episode #61 Strategies for Creating Healthy, High Performing Athletes with Former Eagles and Chiefs Athletic Trainer Aaron Borgmann
February 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes former Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs Athletic Trainer Aaron Borgmann. To start, Aaron walks through his core philosophies as an athletic trainer and rehabilitation professional, based around his mantra, "train the athlete, not the condition." Aaron talks about the importance of accounting for the variables that can arise from one athlete to another and ultimately affect the nature, seriousness and rehab timel...
Episode #60 Everything Sprinting and Building Blazing Speed with Altis Sprint Coach Chidi Enyia
February 19, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Chidi Enyia, an Altis hurdles and sprinting coach. Chidi has expertise in the mechanics and training protocols required to make elite level sprinters and develop elite level speed, so this episode is a must listen for athletes and coaches looking to improve speed! To start, Gerry has Chidi walk through his athletic and sprinting background for his own career, and Chidi gives insight on the training styles he implored,...
Episode #59 Effective Core Training and the Future of the High Performance Model in Sports Performance with Bob Alejo
February 12, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on former Oakland Athletic's and UCLA strength and conditioning coach Bob Alejo. Bob currently serves as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at California State University Northridge, a role new to the sports performance world and the burgeoning High Performance Model of strength and conditioning and sports medicine. Bob's day-to-day duties involve serving as a voice to the Athletic Director in ensuring that a professi...
Episode #58 The Evolution of Sports Development, Strength Training and Baseball with Eric Sim
February 05, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB*TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on former minor league baseball player and social media standout Eric Sim to talk all things baseball, strength training, development progression and the evolution of training in the realm of baseball. To start, Eric talks about his colorful social media presence and what made him want to become more active in the world of baseball on Twitter. He then goes into his childhood, growing up in South Korea and how baseball brought ...
Episode #57 Becoming a Success in Strength in Conditioning, Research vs. Experience and the Importance of Sprinting and In-Season Training with Mike Boyle
January 29, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on industry legend Michael Boyle to talk various topics in the world of strength and conditioning and sports performance. To start, the conversation tackles the importance of an "authentic," approach to energy and enthusiasm for coaches and why it is important to carry yourself with professionalism in the field of strength and conditioning. From crazy sideline antics to ridiculous weight room environments put on "for the camera," the two discuss how critical i...
Episode #57 Becoming a Success in Strength and Conditioning, Research vs. Experience and the Importance of Sprinting and In-Season Training with Mike Boyle
January 29, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on industry legend Michael Boyle to talk various topics in the world of strength and conditioning and sports performance. To start, the conversation tackles the importance of an "authentic," approach to energy and enthusiasm for coaches and why it is important to carry yourself with professionalism in the field of strength and conditioning. From crazy sideline antics to ridiculous weight room environments put on "for the ...
Episode #56 The Evolution of Strength Training and the Importance of Testing and Tracking Progress for Development with Xan Barksdale
January 22, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes former Ole Miss Catcher and current Eastern Tennessee and USA Baseball Development Coach Xan Barksdale. To start, Xan provides some insight on his background and personal playing career, shedding some light on the college recruiting process and how Junior College can be a good avenue for those who are late to develop or need some time to seek further opportunities. From there, Gerry has Xan walk through his strength trai...
Episode #55 The New Frontier of Developing Strong, Powerful and Effective Rotational Athletes and Pitchers with Rob Hill and Eric Jagers
January 15, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 84.6 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds Pitching Coordinators Rob Hill and Eric Jagers. To start, Gerry has the two take a look back at their own respective baseball careers and what went in to their training, preparation and development. Rob and Eric discuss some of the things they did and how much protocol has changed in just the last five to ten years. Stories such as Eric not seriously strength training until colle...
Episode #54 Importance of Strength and Conditioning in Athletic Development with Tampa Bay Rays Catcher Erik Ostberg
January 08, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Erik Ostberg, catcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. To start, Erik and Gerry discuss baseball in the North-East and how Erik feels the cold weather in the Fall and Winter can impact training, development and progress. Erik discusses some of his early training experiences in high school and how they shaped his philosophies regarding strength training. From there, the two discuss the importance of sprinting (short...
Episode #53 Assessing The Current State of Strength and Conditioning with Kurt Hester of Louisiana Tech Football PLUS Bonus Q&A
January 01, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Season 2 and 2020 of Muscles and Management starts with a bang as Louisiana Tech Football Strength Coach Kurt Hester stops by fresh off an Independence Bowl win over University of Miami AND a mini rant by Gerry on the combination of technology and the basics of strength and conditioning. To start, Gerry reads off a tweet of Kurt's regarding professionalism, and how the lack thereof can be problematic for the field as a whole. Kurt discusses the importa...
Episode #52 The Evolving Landscape of Baseball, Training, Pitching and Social Media with Pitching Ninja and Dallas Braden
December 23, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on former big league pitcher Dallas Braden and pitching social media sensation "Pitching Ninja," Rob Friedman, to talk all things baseball, training in baseball, pitching and the overall evolution of America's Pastime. To start, Gerry has Rob and Dallas go through their feelings on how social media has impacted and changed the game over the past few years, and how they feel things have changed overall in the past decade. ...
Episode #51 The Future of Technology in Training and Tracking Metrics with Exsurgo CEO Greg Lutton
December 18, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Exsurgo (strength training and sports performance technology company) CEO Greg Lutton to discuss all things training, measuring metrics in training and the impact that can have on sports performance and maximizing athlete potential. To start, Gerry has Greg bring us through his background. From his own career in sports, to attending Harvard and even designing video games, Greg explores his background and how the combin...
Episode #50 Keeping it Simple to Build Strong, Fast and Powerful Athletes with Zach Even-Esh
December 11, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on veteran strength coach Zach Even-Esh to discuss keeping it simple and sticking with what works to get athletes stronger, faster and more powerful. With the prevalence of social media in strength training, there is a tendency for athletes to see flashy training that lacks substance. In some ways, this has led some trainers, coaches and athletes to abandon what is simple (sprinting, squatting, lifting heavier to get stro...
Episode #49 A Practical Approach to Addressing Multiple Needs in a Training Program
December 04, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry returns solo to the mic to address and important topic in strength and conditioning: How do we determine the need for certain attributes (strength, power, speed etc.) and build them into a well balanced training program? To start, the conversation discusses the importance of testing and using testing to assess what a particular athlete needs. This is the starting point in determining how much a program should focus on each particu...
Episode #48 Building Speed with New York Yankees Base-Running Coordinator Matt Talarico
November 27, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on New York Yankee’s Base-running Coordinator Matt Talarico! To start, Matt and Gerry talk about Matt’s playing career and background and how that sparked his interest in speed, base running and more. A lot has changed in the course of 10-15 years regarding speed and strength training, and Matt takes us through what he did personally to get faster and how his wheels began to turn in terms of moving away from the older sch...
Episode #47 MLB Head Strength Coach Jim Malone of The Pittsburgh Pirates
November 20, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on veteran MLB Strength Coach Jim Malone (currently head strength coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates). Jim has a wealth of experience in strength and conditioning having spent over 25 years as a coach at the collegiate, minor league and professional level. The conversation starts with Jim discussing some of his earliest influences in strength and conditioning and what shaped his philosophies (also talks about those philoso...
Episode #46 The Power of the Mind in Building the Body, Managing Training Volume, and Recruiting Motor Units to Make Explosive Athletes With Conor Harris
November 13, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 63 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on strength coach Conor Harris. Conor has a background with both elite athletes (has trained draft picks in all three major sports) and has worked extensively with general population clientele as well. Gerry and Conor go through some of Conor's most recent tweets covering a myriad of important topics deep within the framework of strength training and general physical development. To begin the conversation, the two discuss...
Episode #45 Q&A/Twitter Grab Bag: Proprioception, How to Program Sprints, Proper Jump Training, Building Strength, Agility Training and More!
November 06, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes back the Q&A format to answer some of the questions you have sent his way over the past several weeks. Additionally, he looks through his Twitter for some of his most recent, thought provoking tweets to expand on them and turn them into learning points on various topics across training. This Q&A covers everything from the dealing with the yips in sports, timing of sprints in your training program, where to start when buil...
Episode #44 Achieving Desired Training Adaptations and Simple Ways to Transfer Training to Sport with Arkansas Baseball Strength Coach Blaine Kinsley
October 30, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on Arkansas Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach Blaine Kinsley. Gerry looks through Blaine's Twitter to find some his most impactful tweets on various key topics in the realm of strength and speed training. To start, the conversation heads towards a very argued point in strength and conditioning... power cleans. Blaine explains why he likes cleans, but why he may not use the for every player he trains and how he makes that decision. The two then discuss ...
Episode #43 Sounding off on Some of the Hottest and Most Controversial Topics in Strength and Conditioning with Joe Aratari
October 23, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on Rochester, New York based strength and conditioning coach Joe Aratari. Joe works with high school, college and professional athletes, primarily within the sports of hockey, soccer and lacrosse. Like Gerry, Joe is also a young and upcoming strength coach in the industry and is not afraid to be vocal about his philosophies and beliefs when it comes to training athletes. As a result, this episode makes for an entertaining conversation as both Joe and Gerry loo...
Episode #42 Studies vs. Coaching Experience, VBT, Hypertrophy and Key Training Principles for Athletes with Alan Bishop
October 16, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on Alan Bishop, Director of Sports Performance for Houston University's Men's Basketball Team. To begin, Alan and Gerry discuss the topic of minimum effective dose, and what it means for programming and training athletes. Alan voices his concern that too many view this as a way to do less in training, even when that may not be the right choice or necessary for the circumstances. The two talk about the importance of finding what is effective for programming (wh...
Episode #41 Creating Synergy Between Quality Movement, Strength and Speed with Zach Dechant
October 09, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on TCU Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning, Zach Dechant to talk all things movement, strength and speed. To start, Gerry and Zach talk about Zach's series, Movement Over Maxes, and what inspired Zach to begin the series. Zach discusses the importance of building quality movement with the main movement patterns (push, pull, squat, hinge, split squat variations) as well as key sprinting and jumping mechanics. Zach felt that there was a huge area of ...
Episode #40 Building Harmony Between Strength and Speed and Everything Strength and Conditioning with Kevin Poppe
October 02, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this episode Gerry talks to strength coach Kevin Poppe of Dynamic Sports Training. Kevin has been in the industry since 2011 and has trained various athletes including professional athletes from the MLB and NFL. To start, Kevin and Gerry discuss the ever-so-popular topic of being "strong enough," and Kevin explains what it means to him to reach the peak of possible returns when it comes to increasing your overall number on the barbell when lifting. The conversation then turns to the idea...
Episode #39 Evaluating Prospects and Growing Baseball Through Social Media with Emily Waldon of The Athletic and Baseball America
September 25, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBIn this episode Gerry has the chance to talk to Emily Waldon, prospect writer for The Athletic and Baseball America. Emily and Gerry briefly discuss Emily's journey into the industry and how she had an unconventional start circumventing college. From entering a male dominated industry and being able to get her foot in the door without conventional means, Emily shares her experience and how you need to persevere to pursue your passion. From there, Emily talks about what she looks for when e...
Episode #38 Building Training Programs and Athletes Through a Principles Based Approach with Daniel Flahie and Cody Hughes
September 18, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes on two great young strength coaches in Daniel Flahie and Cody Hughes. Daniel and Cody have experience working with more advanced and novice athletes alike, as well as some general population clients that gives them a refreshing and unbiased approach to all areas of programming and training. The episode starts as the three discuss the importance of looking beyond barbell numbers when it comes to helping an athlete achieve their goals in their respective sport. ...
Episode #37 Q&A: "Balance," Training, In-Season Programming & Life After College Sports (ft. Brandon Deger)
September 11, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBIn this episode Gerry begins by opening the floor to questions in a Q&A style format, taking on various questions from listeners and coaches in topics like balance/stability training and sport transfer, approaching in-season training when making programming decisions, getting your foot in the door in the business side of the training industry and how to best train large teams. The Q&A addresses what makes a professional athlete have such great stability and control (and how you can too) as ...
Episode #36 Keys to Developing Strong & Powerful Athletes with DJ Edwards and Bill Miller
September 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this episode Gerry talks to Bill Miller and DJ Edwards, two strength coaches who are at the top of the field in building stronger and more explosive athletes! To start the conversation, Gerry brings DJ and Bill through their respective backgrounds in the field: education, athletic careers and how they both had completely different starts to get into the industry. Both of which give the listener a good idea of how coaches can get involved and started in the strength and conditioning field...
Episode #35 Applying Principles of Sport Science to Strength and Speed Training with Max Schmarzo (Strong by Science)
August 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBIn this episode Gerry has the pleasure of talking to sport scientist and coach Max Schmarzo. In addition to being a former athletic trainer and strength coach, Max is the Director of Sport Science at Resilience Code and Chief Science Officer of Exsurgo. He also is the man behind "Strong By Science," which is one of the most followed and sought after sources for training information on Instagram with over 100,000 followers around the world. Max is a tremendous resource for sport science and t...
Episode #34 Building Rotational Power & Velocity For Pitchers and Throwers (Rob Hill & Steffan Jones)
August 21, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIn this episode Gerry talks to two coaches who are experts in the field of building pitchers (Driveline Baseball Manager of Technical Development Rob Hill) and Cricket fast bowlers (Steffan Jones, Global Fast Bowling Expert) and how they use similar philosophies to develop insane rotational power, velocity and overall explosiveness in throwing athletes. To start, Rob and Steffan share their backgrounds on how they met and how both have found principles of the opposing sport to aid their ath...
Episode #33 Foundations of Blazing Speed with Joseph Potts (Top Speed LLC.)
August 14, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes Joseph Potts of Top Speed LLC. to talk all things speed, agility and building blazing fast athletes. Right off the bat the discussion talks about speed ladders and Joseph and Gerry discuss the many misconceptions some have in terms of how useful speed ladders are. From ground impulse and force displacement, rehearsing patterns and cuing short and choppy strides, the ladder does not provide much when it comes to linear speed AND agility. From there, the two di...
Episode #32 Strength, Speed, Movement and Finding Quality Professionals for Athletes with Stephen Osterer, Terry Phillips and Kyle Rogers
August 07, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBIn this episode Gerry sits down with the three men behind Baseball Health Professionals, a new venture aimed at connected athletes, parents and coaches with quality professionals in the realms of healthcare, strength training, physical therapy and more! Dr. Stephen Osterer, Dr. Terry Phillips and Kyle Rogers are three of the best minds in the fields of baseball and sports performance training from multiple vantage points such as chiropractic care, physical therapy and strength and speed tra...
Episode #31 Building a Business and Coaching in the Private Sector with Michael Richards
July 31, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBIn this episode, Gerry has a chance to talk to Michael Richards, a strength/baseball coach and entrepreneur who has worked in the private sector for almost twenty years and now owns and operates a booming facility and business in Arkansas. From the jump the two talk about the business side of things and what it takes to get a business off the ground in the world of strength and conditioning and sports performance. Michael explains how he got his foot in the door as a young strength coach in...
Episode #30 Q&A: When to Use VBT, Thoughts on CrossFit, and Sprinting Quick Fixes
July 24, 2019 01:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode Gerry opens the floor for full question and answer interactions with some questions posed to him from his followers (various coaches and athletes amongst others). The conversation moves right into some important questions covering topics such as quick fixes for improving your sprint time, using CrossFit for young athletes, advice on "making it," as a young strength coach/entrepreneur, velocity based training (when to use it and how to do so without expensive technology), the...