On this episode I sat down with Coach Travis Mash to discuss his fatigue monitoring process that he utilizes with his weightlifting team at Lenoir Rhyne University. Coach Mash has founded an exceptional weightlifting team at Lenoir Rhyne University and I routinely see insane numbers posted from his team. Coach Travis begins by sharing his realization that accounting for stresses within his system and from the outside were a major determinant of overall readiness to perform at peak levels....

On episode 51 I sat down with Brandon Holder of FASST sports performance training. Brandon works with a wide variety of clientele, however, as you can see early on in the conversation he has a passion for working with youth clients and developing them through a sensible long term approach. Brandon shares his starting point for young clients and how isometrics provide a great starting point to provide postural references and sensible methods to advance TUT. Brandon shares that with " the...

This week's episode marks my 50th episode and is my one year anniversary for the podcast. On this episode, I sat down with Dr. Pat Davidson  author of A coaches guide to optimizing movement: Rethinking the Big Patterns. Pat also runs a great seminar series where he discusses many of the ideas mentioned on this episode. We start the conversation by talking about what inspired him to develop his own categorical system.  Pat shares many of his early inspirations and how they drove him to think...

On this episode I sat down with David Jackson better known as Jacko to discuss all things breathing. I’ve referenced breathe practices on numerous podcast, but this is the deepest dive I’ve had on the potential benefits and necessity of proper breathe work practices within athletic programs. We start by talking about the very act of breathing, an inhale, pause, and exhale, as with athletic development we are often concerned with the output or concentric, many only focus on the inhale with...

On this weeks episode I sat down with Nick Moss of Functional Neuro Health. We start our conversation by talking about how we are only aware of a limited amount of information, while the vast majority of information lies below the subconscious level. We start by discussing the performance iceberg, the only things that lie at surface level are behavior and results. Below the surface lie many subconscious mechanisms (Thoughts, emotions, feelings, physiology) that reflect the behaviors and...

On this episode I was blessed to sit down with David Bidler and Lex Clark of Physiology First, to discuss a variety of interesting topics pertaining to the educational system. We discuss the goal of physiology first and they define their overarching goal as redefining how we approach mental health, and we spend the next hour discussing many of the methods in which we can more effectively build robust capable individuals through educational means. They partner with schools to provide a...

On this episode, I sat down with Jason Feairheller to discuss how to develop dynamic movers and how to properly integrate agilities into training. Jason shares how agilities and Change of Direction training differ and how one involves a cognitive component. In order to have a well developed profile of movement options and stability in movement both need to be present in programming. Jason shares something that really informs his program selection and overall progress, his main consideration...

On episode 45 I sat down with Dr. Emily Splichal to discuss a variety of considerations around the foot, ankle, and deep core. Dr. Emily starts by explaining her main aims of foot training which she refers to as the 3 pillars of foot training. The pillars she's references are mobility, strength, and sensory stimulation. Mobility has to do with releasing the feet to help optimize their natural Range of Motion. Strength focuses on the intrinsic muscles of the foot and their coordination of...

On this episode I sat down with the founders of Integrated Kinetic Neurology Ryan Foley and Kyle Paxton. We began the discussion by talking about the body being an integrated learning system, Ryan also shares that we must view movement within a given context in order to make worthwhile reductions about movement strategies. Proximal and distal movement strategies are discussed in multiple formats throughout the conversation and Ryan shares that we develop movement proficiencies in a proximal...

Check bottom of notes for Code to save $ 15 on VSPC as well as a link to direct you to the clinic.  On this episode I sat down with Neal Hallinan, I was intrigued with Neal's content available on his Youtube channel and wanted to get him on to talk about movement through a PRI perspective. We start out by examining what some of the characteristics of proficient movement are, this is a general question. However, time and again I am reminded that what we see visually often does not detail the...

On this episode I sat down with Jeff Moyer of DC Sports Training. I've always loved the material that Jeff shares on his socials and his areas of focus so I really looked forward to this conversation. We begin by discussing the basics of the 1 x 20 system and his rationale in beginning to implement the system. Jeff shares that the 1 x 20 is simply a loading scheme and it can be a really easy manner to arrange training for the GPP portion of training. Jeff shares how he can also tailor...

On this Episode I sat down with Ryan Thompson of Last Resort Restoration, Ryan utilizes square 1 system to help provide quality preparatory methods to his clients. We start with the most important consideration in prep, how do we rationalize advancement and the concept of progression and development within our programming choices? I've seen Ryan post this ? to Strength coaches," How do we know its safe or optimal to advance? Does anyone else use the nervous system as a reference or guide?"...

Link and Code to save $15 at check out for Virtual Speed and Performance Clinic Located at bottom of document On this episode I sat down with Ben Yanes to discuss all kinds of interesting and relevant topics. We start the conversation by examining the value of following and teaching towards a model while also taking into considerations the apparent negative consequences of doing so. This is a really generalized point but It brings up a lot of great talking points that are discussed in detail...

Links for Virtual Speed and Performance as well as Personal code for $15 off located at the bottom  On this episode I sat down with Chris Cervantes and Jevon Bowman of the University of Tulsa. This episode was truly a treat, these guys were able to share valuable information about how they are able to make meaningful and quick interventions in their athletes development, preparation, and overall well being through taking into account the brain and its role in training. We start the...

On Episode 38 I sat down with Pat Byrne, Sleep and stress management specialist. Make sure to check below for links to purchase the VSPC sponsored by Simplifaster as well as my personalized code that will save you $15 off. Pat has been involved in the stress management for sometime and has worked with many notable sports franchises in the Pacific Northwest as well as around the world. High School and Collegiate athletes have to deal with a variety of stressors, especially when athletic and...

Virtual speed link @ bottom with Code   In this episode I sat down with fast bowling and motor learning specialist Steffan Jones. Steffan has a brilliant mind and many unique concepts that are extremely applicable for building motor skills from the ground up. We begin our conversation by discussing Steffan's Pacelab limited Skill stability paradigm, which is a methodology that applies the stages of learning to building motor skills and ultimately helps to move athletes towards desired...

On this episode I was lucky enough to sit down with David Weck creator of the Weck method and many innovative and awesome inventions and methods. We start by discussing what traditional strength methods miss in preparation. David shares that it is important to have a base line of strength, especially within the context of contact sports. One of the areas that is often overlooked is how to effectively transfer strength, Mr. Weck begins to discuss the importance of being able to coil or use the...

On episode 35 I sat down with Chris Korfist, Co founder of track football consortium and RPR. Chris is well known for speed training and sprints and that's exactly what a good portion of todays conversation centers around. We begin the conversation by discussing how Coach Korfist can best identify drivers in his athletes and how he utilizes that to examine and justify the implementation of training. Chris first discusses how he can utilize RPR to help inform him about movement competencies...

On this weeks episode, I sat down with Clayton Thompson of RS3 ( Redefining Sports Specific Strength).  The conversation begins with the examination of the how inefficient throwers appear typically (4:00). We are all bound to many of the same constraints gravity and other environmental factors, however, there is also a great amount of individualization that occurs within sporting actions. There are many movement patterns that can be utilized to elicit the same coordinative efforts or movement...

On Episode 33 I Sat down with Andrew Bolter of Vital Pursuit athletics. Andrew's preferred training methodologies tend to be heavily focused on movement competency and building effective movers. Throughout the conversation we make several stops to talk about different manners, in which Andrew attempts to build effective movers ranging from foot considerations to other Isometric means or perhaps building different areas of a given sprint profile ( accel, max V, Decel). Andrew starts by...

On Episode 30 I Sat down with Tom Broback, Tom is a PT in  Twin cities, Minnesota as well as a fellow podcaster. Tom begins by discussing some of the most common issues that he encounters in his practice. We discuss how taping and bracing may not have the desired effect hoped for and perhaps some of the negative consequences of repeated taping and bracing. Tom offers some other methods that may work in unison if a brace or taping is required or may be able to take the place of repeated taping...

On this Episode I sit down with Elisabeth Oehler to discuss long term athletic development. We cover a lot of territory in our hour discussion and we start with the idea of early specialization. Early on in the conversation Elisabeth discusses the importance of context and taking into account all the factors of a given situation. Elisabeth does a great job outlining the youth sports environment in Germany and talking about how they attempt to develop well rounded athletes, while specializing...

On Episode 28 I sat down with Coach Kyle Edwards Defensive Backs and Sprints coach at Mishawaka High School. Coach Edwards has a course on Coach tube with Coach Tony Holler, where Kyle details different variations of X factor workouts. A lot of the conversation today centers on how to facilitate X factor workouts. Coach Edwards shares that he has three criteria for all his X Factor work 1) force absorption 2) Force Output 3) Sprint Technique. Coach Edwards shares how he likes to facilitate...

On episode 27 I sat down with Tyler Germain, the head of track and field at Kalamazoo Central High School. Tyler is only 35 years old but he's already got 17 years of experience on the track. Tyler talks about some of the various roles that he has held at different times as well as some of the different locations where he's coached. This naturally turns the conversation to how his perspective has shifted as he has spent more time on the track. This last year was Tyler's first year as the head...

On episode 26 I sat down with Brad Dixon, Head coach of football at Camp Point Central High school in Illinois. Coach Dixon first shares what led him down the pathway to sprint based football, in this portion of the conversation Coach Dixon shares some of the ideas from his article They Just Want the damn Recipe. He talks about conversations that he had with coach Tony Holler and how that facilitated his realization that in order to build anything useable and substantial you must first learn...