Pacey Performance Podcast #152 - Bill Burgos (Head of Strength & Conditioning at Orlando Magic)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to Head of Strength & Conditioning at Orlando Magic in the NBA, Bill Burgos. As President of the NBSCA (National Basketball Strength & Conditioning Committee) and current member of the NBA Sports Science Committee, Bill has a wealth of experience working in an around the NBA. Bill is actually the first practitioner I have had on the podcast who currently works in the NBA so it was a pleasure to get him on for a chat.

In this episode, you will learn -

Who is Bill Burgos (background, experience, and current role)?

Military influences and their effect on your current practice

The role of the S&C coach in the NBA
How that has changed over the last 5 years

Your training philosophy as an S&C coach

Influence of sports science and how that has changed your practice

Managing guys in the off season
Information that is/isn't given to player

Keeping things fresh in the gym and on the court

Bill can be found on Instagram @bb_strong74

This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar.

This episode is sponsored by Coach Me Plus who can be found on Twitter @CoachMePlus and at their website coachmeplus.com.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com/podcast.

Enjoy

PP