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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Episodes
Episode #29 Building Foundations for Elite Athletes and Running a Training Business with Erica Suter
July 16, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIn this episode, Gerry starts out with a long, yet productive rant about his intention to further quality training exposure on social media. He then gives another breakdown on why unstable surface training may not be the best means to use to prepare athletes for their sports. He then announces the launch of the "War for Quality Strength Training," and finishes his rant with some social media talk regarding followers, training pro athletes and how neither dictates the quality of a trainer/tr...
Episode #28 All Things Recruiting with Brian Scanlon
July 10, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBIn this episode Gerry talks to recruiting specialist Brian Scanlon. In addition to a playing career at Babson College, Brian also spent five years as an assistant coach and out of state recruiter for Babson, bringing dozens of players from across the country to the Division III powerhouse. Upon completing his MBA at Babson, Brian left the college coaching ranks and started his own recruiting services business, The Recruiting Coaches. Now, Brian and his colleagues help players and families al...
Episode #27 Former MLB Reliever Eric O'Flaherty
July 03, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBIn this episode Gerry has the chance to talk to former big league relief pitcher Eric O'Flaherty. Eric spent almost a decade in the big leagues with the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, Oakland Athletics and New York Mets, posting an incredible 0.98 ERA in 80 innings pitched as the set-up man for the Braves in 2011. The two get right into an incredibly funny and interesting story, reliving the infamous night that Eric had a pre-game bench press competition with Braves catcher Brian McCann....
Episode #26 How Strength and Speed Training Can Improve Your Conditioning
June 30, 2019 20:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBThe 26th installment of Muscles and Management takes a look at some of the benefits strength and speed training can provide in terms of improving aerobic capacity and overall conditioning. Gerry gives a breakdown of maximum and operational output and how increasing your maximum output can create a phenomenon where your operational (sub-maximal) output will not be as taxing on your body and overall energy systems. A breakdown of energy systems follows, and Gerry provides examples of sport s...
Episode #25 Hitting and Building a Coaching Career with Trey Hannam
June 23, 2019 18:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode Gerry talks to Trey Hannam, a budding presence in the community of hitting and the online baseball community. Both Gerry and Trey get to talking about their respective similarities as young coaches in the worlds of strength training and hitting in terms of how they both started their careers and built a presence online. Then, Trey gives a breakdown on his work with hitters and some overall pointers for athletes in not only their hitting, but their strength and speed trainin...
Episode #24 Everything You Need to Know About Speed
June 19, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode Gerry tackles a topic every athlete and coach can benefit from. Speed! We have all heard the expression "quick feet," utilized when it comes to sprinting and getting faster, but is it correct to say speed comes from quick feet? Gerry explains how the ankles, knees, hips, hamstrings and the overall series of leg muscles come together in order to rapidly and forcefully move the feet and drive speed. Then, after debunking the quick feet debate, he gets to explaining how a beau...
Episode #23 Velocity Based Training with Pat Robles
June 06, 2019 18:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBThis episode takes a look at a training method that has become popular in development of athletes, velocity based training, and how you can properly utilize and implement it to both gauge progress and build specific areas in an athlete. Gerry gives a breakdown of what goes into velocity based training and gives an overall look at the force velocity curve as it pertains to strength and speed characteristics in athletes. From there, Pat Robles joins the show to discuss the success he's had i...
Episode #22 Hitting, Lifting and Life Lessons with Les Nozzle
May 31, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBLes Nozzle is a former power lifter and current veteran strength and hitting coach who works with numerous athletes out of Omaha Nebraska. This interview gives an authentic, in-depth view at what it takes to physically prepare athletes who have a desire to get to the next level. Les and Gerry discuss everything from nutrition, strength training protocol, why it is ok to lift heavy and how strength training can have a great positive impact on all athletes, especially baseball players. From...
Episode #21 UTSA Softball Hitting Coach Carlton Salters: Understanding Hitting and Movement
May 23, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBIn this episode, Gerry has the chance to talk to University of Texas at San Antonio hitting coach Carlton Salters. Carlton has a terrific understanding of overall movement of the body and has done an exceptional job of applying this understanding to improving hitters. Gerry and Carlton talk over the core principles that drive his teaching of hitting involving barrel depth, rearward barrel action and a general idea of the action of the shoulders. Additionally, he explains his mission to emp...
Episode #20 Everything you Need to Know About College Recruiting with Recruiting Coordinator Ryan McGee
May 17, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBIn this episode, Gerry talks to veteran recruiting coordinator Ryan McGee. Ryan has worked in recruiting for almost a decade and has placed 50+ athletes to college at Gamers Baseball Academy. The episode starts with Ryan's personal recruiting experience as a high school player trying to get to college, and how he ended up at Division II Caldwell University in Northern New Jersey. Technology has changed mightily over the years, and you will hear about recruiting of yesterday, which includes ...
Episode #19 Detroit Lions Tight End Jerome Cunningham
May 09, 2019 20:00 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode Gerry has the pleasure of talking to Detroit Lions tight end Jerome Cunningham. Jerome discusses his journey from playing football at Division II Southern Connecticut State University, to being un-drafted in 2013 and all the way to the NFL, where he currently plays for the Detroit Lions. Get the perspective of a professional athlete on the present state of strength and speed training, his experience in his own training over the course of his career, what he wishes he knew w...
Episode #18 Kyle Rogers, Head Strength Coach at Driveline Baseball
May 03, 2019 18:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBIn this episode Gerry has a chance to talk to Kyle Rogers, Head Strength Coach at industry leading Driveline Baseball in Kent, Washington. Driveline Baseball is one of the most prominent brands and facilities in the realm of baseball training, and Kyle heads the entire organizations strength training department. However, Kyle did not take the conventional route to reach this position. Find out the steps Kyle took to spin a college education in sports management into life as a full time stre...
Episode #17 Strength and Speed Training Principles with Jason Spray
April 26, 2019 17:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode Gerry welcomes guest Jason Spray. Jason is a former NSCA National Strength Coach of The Year, 15 year strength coach at Middle Tennessee State University and has trained NFL pros like All-Pro Safety Kevin Bayard and Tennessee Titans running back and former Alabama standout Derrick Henry. Gerry and Jason immediately tackle the topic of unstable surface training and the recent videos that have surfaced involving the training regimen of New Orleans Saints All-Pro running back A...
Episode #16 Why I'm Against Unstable Surface Training as a Means of "Sport Specific," Training
April 22, 2019 18:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode Gerry goes on a heated and passionate rant about the use of unstable surface training in the world of sports performance and strength and conditioning. Hear all about the video of a pro athlete that went viral, why Gerry WAS NOT a fan of the way balance training was being emphasized and his scientific breakdown on what is wrong with it and what can be done that better benefits athletes. This episode retouches on the idea of sport specific training and why trainers and athle...
Episode #15 Life of Independent Baseball, Trying to Get Signed, Hitting Data and Analytics and Training with TJ Ward
April 05, 2019 04:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode Gerry sits down with TJ Ward. TJ played college baseball at Division 1 University of Hartford having a very successful playing career and leading Hartford to their first conference championship in school history. TJ is now one year removed from his college career and hopeful of getting signed by an affiliate of a Major League Baseball team. He currently balances his baseball playing career in the USPBL while also serving as the hitting coach for Division III Ramapo College in...
Episode #14 Contrast Training: How it Can Help Build Speed, Power and Explosiveness
March 30, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode Gerry gets into everything there is to know about contrast training. Contrast training is a training method that pairs a resisted activity with an unresisted speed movement. The resisted activity helps the athlete exploit post-activation potentiation (PAP), otherwise known as the phenomenon of high firing rates of muscles immediately after they are contracted at high rates. Find out how Gerry uses this protocol with his athletes, his recommendations for how to organize you...
Episode #13 Relative Strength: Making Sure Weight Gain Contributes to Strength, Power and Speed
March 22, 2019 04:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode, Gerry starts by taking a chance to answer a few questions he has received the past few weeks. One of the questions inspired the topic for this week's episode, relative strength. What is relative strength? How can you ensure that your weight gain has contributed to increased speed and strength, and how can you decide whether or not you should try to gain muscle mass as an athlete. This episode will give insight on finding strategies and using testing to give a process on mo...
Episode #12 A Rant From a Concerned Strength Coach Regarding Team-Sport Conditioning
March 11, 2019 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this episode Gerry takes time to tackle one of the most misunderstood topics of sports performance training: conditioning. To start the episode he gets to the faulty understanding of what it takes to properly condition athletes and why using "mental toughness," tests can be an ineffective way to prepare athletes. In addition, he explains the mistake of training "speed," but not giving an athlete full recovery, and why you don't have to train long durations at high intensities to be "in-s...
Episode #11 Why "Sport Specific Training," is The Most Overused, Oversold, & Misunderstood Phrase in Sports Performance Training
March 01, 2019 21:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode, Gerry explains what is wrong with the infatuation with "sport specific," training when it comes to strength training/sports performance and why you should avoid bring your sport, sport implements (bat, stick, ball, skates etc.) into the weight room. To start, this episode details the distinction between general performance and weight training and sport specific training. Sport specific training involves ONLY what is done either during practice or gameplay of the respective ...
Episode #10 Dr. Terry Phillips of Driveline Baseball
February 23, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBIn this episode Gerry gets a chance to talk to Dr. Terry Phillips of Driveline Baseball. As a Doctor of Physical Therapy Terry has extensive experience in the rehabilitation and sports rehabilitation fields as well as great knowledge in improving overall movement quality. Terry has worked with Driveline Baseball for almost three years and in his time there has served as the in-house physical therapist dealing with all assessments, movements dysfunction diagnostics and overall movement quali...
Episode #9 Recruiting, Travel/College Baseball, Using Data & Business with Hasani Whitfield
February 15, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBIn this episode, Gerry has a chance to sit down and talk to Hasani Whitfield, co-owner of Gamers Baseball Academy and Untamed Baseball in Northern New Jersey and head coach of Division Two Caldwell University. Hasani enjoyed a successful playing career at Caldwell University before he ventured out into the world of travel baseball as he started Gamers Baseball Academy and a group of travel teams, which would eventually form what is now known as Untamed Baseball. From touching on what goes ...
Episode #8 Building an INSANE Vertical Jump!
February 08, 2019 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBThis episode is EVERYTHING related to the vertical jump and gives an easy to understand and simple to follow breakdown of what goes into an insane vertical jump and how you can improve your own! Gerry starts the episode giving a breakdown of what two main factors contribute to the vertical jump, why the test is a great indicator of lower-half power/explosive output and how both force and velocity/elasticity come together to produce a vertical jump. From there he gives the listener some sim...
Episode #7 Q&A: Energy Systems, Rotational Movements, In-Season Lifting and Strength Assessments
February 01, 2019 19:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this first "question and answer," episode of the Muscles and Management podcast, Gerry takes some time to answer a few questions related to varying topics in strength and conditioning and sports performance. Up first is a question regarding energy systems for team-sport athletes. After an explanation of the main energy systems involved in team-sports, the listener will get a in-depth look at how they can go about training each system. Gerry also emphasizes the importance of understanding...
Episode #6 Interview With Rob Friedman "@Pitchingninja"
January 24, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBIn this episode Gerry talks to Rob Friedman, who runs one of the biggest baseball/pitching instruction accounts on Twitter, @pitchingninja. This interview starts out aiming to find out what made Rob start the account, and how it was able to rise to such prominence in the world of baseball and social media. Also, find out how that large exposure opened up Rob to some controversy (the famous run-in with KFC from Barstool Sports), and how that ultimately led @Pitchingninja to official MLB cert...
Episode #5 Why The 60-yard Dash is a Useless Test For Measuring "Baseball Speed."
January 18, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode Gerry discusses all things related to the 60-yard dash, baseball's most common and most used test to measure speed. Although universally used, he gives his reasoning for why the test isn't as effective as some may think, and then gives a breakdown of why it is ineffective when it comes to the game of baseball itself. He touches on the different phases of the sprint and how often each are used in the game of baseball itself, and then gives some suggestions for better tests t...
Episode #4 How to Build an Effective Training Program
January 11, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode Gerry touches on some of the basic principles you can adhere to in order to build a solid, goal-oriented and results based program. All the training knowledge in the world is useless if it cannot be properly applied to a program that helps steer athletes and general trainees alike to their goals in the most efficient way possible. Gerry gives a step-by-step breakdown of some of the principles that help him the most when it comes to building the programs that help his athlete...
Episode #3 Five Things Your College Education WON'T Teach You About Business
January 03, 2019 18:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBThis episode marks the first of the Muscles and Management series to dive into the business side of the spectrum! Gerry details five tips that you probably will not learn in college that you can apply to both start and effectively grow your business. After graduating from a top business school and starting his own sports performance/training business at 22, Gerry felt these five things were extremely important in the success he had growing his business. However, these may not be things you ...
Episode #2 Building The Fundamental Movement Patterns
December 27, 2018 17:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBIn this episode Gerry starts out with a rant! Why he is growing tired of the fact that youth training or training for beginners has become obsessed with "fancy" and "advanced," training methods that are not only unnecessary, but can be detrimental to future success. He explains that simple can be better and how a strong foundation created early in training will ultimately leave you better off for success down the road. Then, Gerry gives insight on the importance of the main fundamental move...
Episode #1 Introduction and Conjugate Programming
December 20, 2018 20:00 - 20 minutes - 9.55 MBIn this episode, Gerry breaks down the premise of the new Muscles and Management Podcast, training and business. He gives brief insight on his background in training and business and the inspiration for the podcast. Then, he gives a breakdown of conjugate programming. This includes a by-the-book definition, a typical conjugate style training week, how you can best use the programming and benefits it provides via practicality. Support the show