On Episode 76 I sat down with Jarod Burton to discuss a variety of intriguing concepts tied to athletic development. The first topic discussed is the benefit of doing long duration isometrics within training. It's important when doing Iso's that we get the most out of the process by examining tone that is prevalent in a given set of musculature. A line of logic that Jarod advances through out the conversation is the importance of training both sides of the body. If you properly leverage...

On Episode 75, I sat down with Luis Mesquita to discuss many different interesting concepts relating to athletic development and performance. We start out by discussing the different zones of strength and how the training of this quality extends well beyond conventional lifts when preparing field or team sport athletes. Luis breaks the quality of strength into three distinct qualities, Max strength, Explosive strength, and strength endurance. Max Strength is what individuals commonly think of...

On Episode 74, I sat down with Steve Haggerty of Parkview Sports medicine in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Much of the conversation discusses building field sessions in a manner that allows for athletes to display  the desired skill of the session. Its important to fully understand the different buckets or qualities that you want to fill to help expand on field abilities. One thing that is rationalized within the conversation, is the interplay that exist among multiple skills simultaneously when...

On this episode I sat down to discuss my newly published article In Season Training Organization: American Football Available at From the Ground Up Athletic performance.com. The aim of the original article was to inform individuals on how I program a 15 week cycle in season, by utilizing block programming prescription to keep all qualities at a high level. The episode features talking points about the different zones that I utilize (Strength, Strength-speed, Speed-Strength, Peaking or speed)...

On Episode 72 I sat down with Wade Houchin of Kula Sports Performance Plano. Wade is freshly hired at Kula Performance and will be operating their Plano Branch which will open in March. Wade currently provides quality training to clients from his own set up over in the DFW area and I've been following his progression in the fitness world over the last few years. Wade utilizes a variety of techniques chief among them the ATG training system popularized by Ben Patrick. I've only mentioned this...

On episode 71 I sat down with Holly Middleton of Flow Movement Therapy, to discuss a variety of topics from the movement philosophy presented by Gary Ward's system AiM. Holly starts by discussing the basic philosophy and rationale presented within Aim and our first talking point centers around the term movement spectrum. Movement like all things exist on a spectrum, Holly shares how we can utilize and analyze the spectrum that a client presents to see where deficiencies or issues may lie. By...

On this episode I sat down with Robert Scott of Robert Scott Fitness to discuss posture, sensory integration, involving the gait process in training, and building a free flowing and powerful torso. We start by talking about shapes and how posture can determine outputs. Posture is the product of the integration of multiple sensory input systems and is much more dynamic than the static model that is normally referenced or comes to mind when the term is mentioned. Robert shares how he brings...

On episode 69 I sat down with Rob Wilson to discuss how breathing influences athletic performance as well as our overall state of well being. This is a conversation full of explanations for implementing breathwork practices that help to build proper breathing mechanics. We start the discussion by defining the term breathwork and getting a better idea of the aim of a well developed breathwork regiment. Bringing breathing into training realms is definitely something that has trended upwards...

On Episode 68, I sat down with legendary track and field coach Boo Schexnayder. Coach Schexnayder had an amazing career at Louisiana State University, where he coached 19 NCAA champions and over 70 All American's during his tenure. This episode examines arranging training on both a weekly or micro scale and over an extended period of time (meso). We start the conversation by examining how Coach Schexnayder typically arranges a training week, coach Schexnayder shares that he arranges early...

On this weeks episode I sat down with Jordan Terry of adaptable polarity to discuss his amazing new series Movement, Muscles, and Meridians. Jordan describes the series as comparing and contrasting the myofascial meridians with the energetic meridians of Chinese medicine. Jordan takes you on a visual exploration through his dynamic artistic examination of the structure and flow of the human body from the foot to the cranium and all the good stuff in between. Much of what we discuss on this...

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On Episode 64, I sat down with Danny Foley head strength coach at Virginia High Performance to discuss how to better balance the development of athletes by bringing in different elements to training. Danny has spoken at great length on how to integrate fascia into training and in this conversation Danny shares many of the inventive ways to provide athletes and clients with a more well rounded approach. Danny starts out by sharing how the unique clientele that he works with on a regular basis...

On this episode I sat down with Coach Ryan Ojeda. Coach Ojeda is currently the strength and conditioning coach at West Feliciana high school. In this conversation we examine building fluid and dynamic movers and ensuring transfer from agilities and field work to the actual field of play. The first question that Coach Ojeda addresses is the role of agilities within preparatory methods. Coach Ojeda shares that he views agilities as multi directional speed and multidirectional speed exist on a...

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On Episode 61, I sat down with Dr. Samuel Lauman. We begin our discussion by sharing some of the important ideas and terms that are heavily associated with the term posture. Posture can relate to a given position while standing, sitting, or laying down. One of the early distinctions that Dr. Lauman shares is that posture in most instances is simply a snap shot. Static posture assessment and positions are snap shots in time and positions and shapes may vary under the dynamic requirements of...

Make sure to check out the great line of Amino Acids available over at our sponsor the Amino Co. Save 30% off when you use code FTG at checkout.  On this episode, I sat down with Dr. Jacob Weiss of Handeyebody to discuss many great topics. The conversation starts by featuring the idea of approaching things with a beginners mindset. A beginner expects to  encounter difficulties  along the way,  this may mean encountering failure or results that differ from our expectations. The most important...

Make Sure to Check out Amino Co's Line of Amino Acids, as referenced in the opening. I use their perform blend and it helps to power my performance and is a part of my daily supplementation protocol.  Check the link aminoco.com/FTG Use code FTG at check out to save 30%.  On this weeks episode I sat down with Tyler Anzmann of TA performance. Tyler focuses on athletic development and performance, but is definitely focused on developing the throwing capabilities of the athletes that he works...

Make sure to check out the great products offered by  Aminoco referenced in the opening of the Podcast. aminoco.com/FTG After clicking on the link make sure you save 30% on your order by entering my personal Code FTG at checkout!  On this weeks episode I sat down with Author James Earls to discuss many of the talking points presented within his new text Understanding the Human Foot. James does an incredible job in his book of painting how the foot has evolved overtime to a certain form...

On episode 57, I sat down with Wendy Posillico Founder of Live your June. Wendy has a background in competitive sports and has been involved with the LPGA, Wendy currently focuses on helping individuals and groups find a high performance mindset. How we frame and rationalize things really paints our understanding of a given situation and our capacity to truly perform. The starting point as the conversation gets underway focuses on firstly identifying the things that in Wendy's experience...

On episode 56, I sat down with Coach Matt Tometz of TCBoost Training. Coach Tometz has wrote several awesome articles for simplifaster detailing many of the talking points referenced in todays episode. This episode focused on speed training and how to get the most that you can out of speed training by utilizing objective data to validate when athletes are primed to perform max effort sprint sessions. The first portion of the conversation centered heavily on data and how to integrate data into...

On episode 55 I sat down with Angelo Gingerelli of Seton Hall University. Angelo shares some of his personal experiences early on  and shares how an early S & C coach was formative in his introduction to the field. Angelo also shares what it means to him to be a coach at Seton Hall, its like family to him he grew up right around the corner and always followed the university closely. I really like one of the first things that Angelo shares, he voices how beneficial it is for young athletes...

On Episode 54 I sat down with Dominique Stasulli of Zeal Endurance Coaching located in Boulder, Colorado. I familiarized myself with Dominique and her work by reading a great article on skill acquisition called The Neuroscience of skill acquisition. Much of the first portion of our conversation centers around many of the theoretical models you see referenced in that article, as I have grown as a prep coach I've increasingly become more interested in how preparatory methods  translate in...

On episode 53, I sat down with the founder of square 1 system Shawn Sherman, this is the second occasion that I’ve had Shawn on the show. On this episode Shawn reiterated the basis of square 1 systems and shared some of the major additions that he has made over the last year. Shawn also shared many of the exciting materials and concepts that he is currently preparing for release in the near future. Shawn begins by discussing the PCS, which is the postural control system which includes our...