Coach Stephanie Mock joined us this month to talk about her career and how she built a staff by advocating for new and current roles. Coach Mock talks about how young professionals need to be strategic about their career path. Advocating for yourself is very important when applying for a role, but once you have […]

Dr. Jon Daly joins us in the studio to discuss an incredibly important issue of self-advocacy in the Athletic Performance community. As professionals in athletic performance, how do we advocate or ourselves in a job where our value is always in question? Dr. Daly speaks to how crucial communication is to getting what you want. […]

As we continue to roll through the Spring Season, we brought in Coach Erica Suter from Tampa, Florida. Coach Suter joined us to discuss the challenges facing female athletes in the High-Performance environment. Some of the biggest issues today come from poor information distributed over social media. Two examples include poor nutrition advice and a […]

Joining us this month, all the way from Central Florida, is Coach Charles Stephenson. In this episode we discuss some of the biggest changes happening in Collegiate Athletics and how they affect our communication with our athletes. Key concerns such as Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) and the transfer portal are two of the biggest […]

How in the world can I turn one of my failures into a positive? Ashley Kuchar joins us in the studio to discuss how athletes can approach their game with confidence using resilience and self-compassion. We discussed how athletes deal with a lot of internal and external criticisms and ways they can block that out. Unfortunately, some of these criticisms come from us as coaches, and it’s up to us to consider how we speak to our athletes. Additionally, Ashley talks about how a lot of internal...

This week Coach Jesse Wright joins us before the holidays to discuss his work through his book “The Intent is to Grow”, his consulting company TruPro Systems and his extensive experience in strength and conditioning. We jump right in discussing communication within the workplace and the dangers of developing silos versus collaboration. We discuss how self-improvement begins with communication and how we need to spend time around people who are where we want to be. Lastly, we discuss managing...

This month’s show features a little twist as Coach Maib and Coach Joe switch roles in the booth and we discuss a topic that is near and dear to Donnie’s heart, Leadership. Throughout the episode we’ll discuss our past leadership experiences and lessons learned from the past. We start with 14 leadership traits and discuss which two we find to be the most valuable. Throughout any coach’s career, there are those moments where we hit valley floors and moments where we sit on mountain tops. Coach...

All the way from Dublin Ireland, JP joins coach Maib to discuss his book “The Culture System”. Right away, JP and Donnie discuss the differences between transformational and transactional leaders. Their effect on the culture of a team is crucial as JP breaks down the three most important traits in developing team culture. Building Relationships, Being the Example, and Creating Feedback Loops are critical to leading and developing culture. JP and Donnie go even further into enforcing culture...

In this week’s episode, Sam Contorno walked over to the Olympic side from football to discuss her career and thoughts on Sport Science. We discuss the Sport Science industry today and what are some of the tools that really matter. With all of the access she has to the latest testing technology, Sam also covers how she communicates an endless amount of data to coaches and athletes. Lastly, Sam discusses how lasers and a scale can probably accomplish 90% of what you need to do in Sport Science....

This week Eric McMahon hopped on Zoom with us to discuss his career and what the future holds for Strength and Conditioning. Moving forward, Coach McMahon presented a great question, are we sport coaches who also do strength and conditioning, or are we strength coaches who lean more towards a medical model? Possibly the most important topic we discussed is advocacy in sport. Coach McMahon states that you can’t just be a member of the industry, you have to be an advocate. Communication and...

Brittany Ducroz joined Coach Maib in the booth for an awesome conversation about understanding our self-worth in the strength coaching profession. The important questions that they present is: How much are you worth? What is your value? Brittany stresses being true to yourself and making the difficult decision to walk away from an opportunity that will not pay you what you’re worth. She also emphasizes getting different viewpoints from other professions to help relate with Directors when...

Sam Partida joins us in the booth to talk about some of the most critical topics within sports nutrition and athletic performance. Sam shares some of her strategies in myth busting diet fads and understanding where and why athletes found them. One of the most critical challenges today is eating disorders. How to identify which athletes are going through it and communicating with the athlete about their eating disorder are two examples of what Sam work through and discusses with us. Lastly,...

Former Texas Volleyball star Molly McCage and Donnie hit the booth to discuss a variety of topics, but none more important than the impact of sports on her life. Molly and Donnie touch on how sports can help athletes find themselves as individuals and even find their voice as leaders. Additionally, the ongoing concern of mental health in sports continues to be at the forefront of concerns in athletic performance. Molly and Donnie discuss how a communal approach through former athletes,...

From Ice Baths to Gatorade, this week’s guest Christie Aschwanden joins us from her home in Colorado to discuss her book, GOOD TO GO. Christie covers multiple modalities we use today for recovery, but also debunks some of these methods as well. Is beer hindering or helping your recovery? Is Gatorade the best product for performance hydration? Are ice baths and cryotherapy really beneficial to recovery? In today’s world of fitness, we follow lot of misleading protocols for recovery and things...

Whenever there’s a group of people, there’s a culture” -Martin Rooney. This month we were lucky to catch Coach Martin Rooney while he was in town for a presentation. Coach Rooney discussed how we as leaders can inspire our athletes, but need to inspire ourselves as well. He and Donnie explored going “into the roar” and how the analogy applies to training not only his Mixed Martial Artists, but athletes and business professionals alike. Lastly, he covers not only pursuing and accomplishing...

Arianna Luther left the warm Miami beach to join us in the chilly Austin weather for a great show just before Christmas break. In this episode we discuss the important task of building trust with your athletes and sport coaches. We discuss what it takes to earn buy-in from the teams you work with. Additionally, in a post COVID era, we examine Mental Health and how it’s affected our athletes. Lastly, Arianna dives into her work on social media and some material her and her colleagues are...

This week’s special guest is local to Austin, Texas and is a legend in the field of strength training. Dr. Jan Todd, the Director of the Stark Center at The University of Texas and former powerlifter shares her story as a pioneer for women in the sport. Throughout the podcast, she dives into her extraordinary journey and experiences with some of the strongest humans the planet has ever seen. We also touch on her life in academia and the critical role she has played in breaking barriers and...

David Joyce is back for a bonus episode! This episode is a speaking engagement he did while here in Austin. Coach Joyce speaks about how WHAT we are doing in the future will not change, but HOW we do it will change. In what way do we bring the future forward? Additionally, he addresses 8 complex issues that should be considered moving forward in our careers. One example is the economy, and understanding the stability and allocation of funds from your respective athletic departments. This is...

David Joyce joins us on a special visit all the way from Australia! Coach Joyce lays down a great deal of knowledge on improving integration amongst the separate positions in our field i.e. athletic trainers, strength coaches, etc. We discuss two of his books (titles in bio) and what his purpose was behind each one. The most critical piece in our conversation was addressing “in-groups” and “out-groups”. Lastly, we cover the importance of time management and learning when to say “NO”. Grab a...

Coach Scott Caulfield joined us over Zoom from The Green Mountain State to discuss his great career. Coach Caulfield has done it all from his service in the United States Navy to being the head coach at the NSCA headquarters. We talk about his unorthodox coaching philosophy and some of the research he conducted at the University of Denver on The Social Construction of Strength and Conditioning. (Also see the Dr. Gearity interview, Episode 34) Coach Caulfield also catches us up on the life of...

Coach Ryan Davis flew in from Maryland and took the time to discuss his career with Coach Donnie Maib and guest host Kylie Lahey. Coach Davis really explained the importance of family, and ways we as coaches can maintain a work/life balance with such a demanding position. Mistakes early in our careers is something we simply cannot avoid. Coach Davis talked about mistakes he made as a young coach and how that helped shape his career. Finally, Coach Davis dives into the process of working with...

Coach Jeff “Maddog” Madden joins us this week to share his stories and thoughts on a long and successful career in the field. For four decades, Coach Madden has done it all in strength and conditioning. Managing hard times, good times, and everything in-between, Coach Madden was able to push his athletes with great leadership skills. His leadership not only earned respect from his athletes, but from his peers as well. This episode is packed with stories that are too valuable to miss, and you...

All the way from Vancouver B.C., Coach Peter Twist joins us to discuss his long and successful career in sport performance. He talks about his experiences with the Vancouver Canucks and writing the book, Complete Conditioning for Ice Hockey before heading into the private sector. Coach Twist also walks us through the details of fascial line training and getting out of the weight room for running in the mountains. This episode is packed with positive and insightful tips that you do not want to...

Are we disciplined enough to win a Championship? Did we look perfectly in sync during our warm up? Did we follow our program to a tee, and execute it on time just like the strength coach told me to? Dr. Gearity aka Dr. G joins us from the University of Denver to discuss society in sport and how we view discipline as a major contributor to winning… or is it? Major companies and athletic programs have modeled themselves with military style leadership for a long time, but the outdated and often...