Rock talks to Tampa Bay Rays' Process & Development Coach, Justin Su'a all about the mental aspects of creating bulletproof champions. Tune in and subscribe right now! TIME STAMPS 1:45 Justin Su’a and his superhero origin story 4:20 How Justin works with athlete’s confidence and focus 6:30 Building trust and being curious 11:10 The narrative we tell ourselves 14:00 Regression to the mean 18:00 Being present 21:00 Reading the situation 23:15 What’s the best & worst of what...

Rock talks with friend and fellow podcaster, Joel Smith, MS, CSCS. LTAD, sprint mechanics, and more! Tune in and subscribe today. TIME STAMPS: 1:30 Joel Smith and youth sports coaching 3:00 The answers are found in nature 6:00 Coaching away fear and trepidation 12:30 Coaching tools for youth and high level adults 18:30 The importance of play 27:00 Elastic Essentials 30:30 Strategic gamification 33:30 Complex training 38:15 Here come the Olympics GET TO KNOW JOEL SMITH JUST FLY...

Rock talks to Serra Tumay, Head Nutritionist for the New York Red Bulls. Be sure to click the subscribe button. TIME STAMPS 1:30 Pre-match menu: banana bread 4:00 making banana bread 7:00 Food allergies 15:30 Serra’s path to nutrition 17:30 Internship with the NY Giants & Cleveland Browns 19:00 Nutrition for power and endurance 21:00 Teaching young athletes about clean eating 23:00 Meal delivery services 25:00 Benefits of the Mediterranean diet 29:00 Building menus around the...

Rock talks with Oakland A's Team Doctor, Dr. Will Workman. Find out more about the medical side of professional sports. Click the subscribe button before hitting the play button. TIME STAMPS 2:00 Dr. Will Workman’s sports background 5:00 Leaving professional baseball for medical school 10:00 Working with the Patriots, Revolution, and Bruins 13:00 Quick chat about surfing 14:00 Being a traditional Sports Med doctor 17:00 Connecting with the training staff 19:30 Major patient...

Rock talks to Chicago Bears' Director of Rehabilitation Services, Tristen Asken, all about their success at injury and concussion reduction. Be sure to click subscribe and tell your tribe. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Tristen Asken’s career path 8:30 Moving out of the private sector into the NFL 10:30 Tristen’s primary responsibilities 11:30 Working with long term injuries 14:20 Blending disciplines with injured players 16:20 A drop in lower extremity injuries last season 17:30 What has changed...

Rock talks to one of San Francisco Giants strength coaches, Michael Rheese, all about spring training and more. Click subscribe and tell your tribe. TIME STAMPS 1:30 Michael Rheese’s path to the San Francisco Giants 5:30 Difference between Australian athletes and UCLA athletes 10:30 Michael’s walkabout in sports training 15:00 Giants give a call back 17:00 Training the teams in spring training 20:00 Uncommon program design 25:00 Cricket and baseball 28:30 Kinematic sequencing in...

Rock talks to AHL's Providence Bruins Performance Coach, Pat Dugan. Tune in and be a subscriber. Don't miss another episode! TIME STAMPS 2:00 Pat Dugan’s path to the Bruins 4:20 Growing up playing hockey 5:30 Law enforcement or strength coaching 10:00 Being vulnerable and opportunity occurs 13:00 Mike Boyle Strength Coach family tree 17:00 Work and sleep schedule 19:00 Pat’s roles with the Providence Bruins 21:30 What’s in Pat’s S&C suitcase 24:30 AHL & NHL 28:30 Lifting...

Rock talks with Tom Battaglia, DPT, with the San Francisco Giants organization. Spring Training is underway so we check in with Tom to see how he manages all those players. Be sure to click the subscribe if you haven't done so yet. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Tom Battaglia’s path to the San Francisco Giants 3:00 Growing up in Minnesota without hockey 7:30 A dream job 11:00 Compliant clients 13:30 Tommy John surgeries 16:00 Evolution of physical therapy in the past decade 19:00 Range of motion...

Rock talks to Akilah Phillips, Performance Dietician for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he gets a cooking class on top of it all. Pull up a chair, an appetite, and hit that subscribe button. TIME STAMPS 3:00 Akilah Phillips journey to the Philadelphia Phillies 9:00 Sports Nutrition 11:30 Disconnect betwen performance and poor fueling choices 16:00 Rehab nutrition 20:00 CRAP food vs. SOUL food 22:00 Akilah Phillip’s role with the Phillies 24:00 Supplements and solicitations 32:00...

Rock talks to the Oakland A's Assistant Sports Performance Coach, J.D. Howell all about baseball conditioning, spring training, and coming up from the minor. Give a listen and click the subscribe button. TIME STAMPS 2:15 Looking back over the 12 years with the Oakland Athletics 8:30 Spring Training and what is involved in getting started 14:00 How important is RM testing? 17:00 Quality and type of movement 22:00 Understanding the individual player 25:00 Teaching at Grand Canyon...

Rock talks with Caroline Gonyea, Seattle Kraken's Mobility Coach. Give it a listen, and hit the subscribe button while you're at it. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Caroline Gonyea’s educational path 3:00 Caroline’s superheroine origin story 6:00 Exploring yoga in the NHL 10:00 Breaking down specific NHL demands in regards to mobility 13:30 Sneaking in yoga and getting buy-in 19:30 Being a woman in the NHL 22:30 Teachings that conflict with each other 28:15 Setanta College and Caroline’s master’s...

Rock talks with Kellie Loehr, Head Athletic Trainer of USA Lacrosse. The sport will be making it's re-appearance at the 2028 Olympics. Give a listen and hit the subscribe button too. TIME STAMPS 1:30 Right place right time 3:45 Kellie’s path to Athletic Training 6:30 Kellie’s time at LSU 10:00 Addressing concussions with former NFL players 12:30 Landing at USA Lacrosse 16:00 Community Liaison 18:00 National team and the 6s program 21:00 Common lacrosse injuries and the difference...

Rock talks youth soccer with the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy, Samuel Archer, Jr. Be sure to listen and subscribe (and tell a friend or two). TIME STAMPS 1:30 Sam Archer’s path to the San Jose Earthquakes 6:00 Heading to European football 15:00 Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) 19:30 Peak Height Velocity (PHV) 23:30 How to coach elite youth athletes 25:30 Multi-sport conditioning for the year-round athlete 28:30 Main lifts and...

Rock talks with Darren Kerr, podiatrist turned chronic pain specialist. Click subscribe before you hit the play button. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Anatomy in Motion 3:00 Darren Kerr’s background 6:00 Podiatric education 10:00 BBC Doctor in the House & Gary Ward 15:00 Darren Kerr’s process of correcting posture 17:00 A different type of force plate & orthotics 23:00 Is there a perfect shoe? 25:30 Integrative movement 29:00 Anecdotal stories 34:00 How postures get stuck in...

Rock talks with legendary strength coach, Al Vermeil, formerly with the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Bulls. It doesn't get much better than that! Be sure to click the subscribe button. TIME STAMPS 1:20 How Al Vermeil became a Strength Coach 6:00 What coaches get caught up with when designing programs 10:00 Creating faster athletes 16:00 Al Vermeil’s ideas about squats 19:00 If you can’t run, you can’t play 27:00 The importance of child’s play  32:00 A word to...

Rock talks to Meaghan Flaherty, Athletic Trainer with the Philadelphia Phillies. Tune in and click subscribe! TIME STAMPS 1:30 Introducing Meaghan Flaherty 3:30 Opportunities in the Florida Complex League 6:30 Meaghan’s time at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst 13:00 Meaghan’s journey to the Phillies 18:30 Mitigating overuse injuries 22:00 Grip strength as an indicator of fatigue 26:00 Joint by joint approach 29:00 Anecdotal experience with players 31:00 Meagghan’s...

Rock talks with New England Revolutions 2 Head Performance Coach, Pablo Di Benedetto, all about gearing up for the 2024 season. Click subscribe and enjoy the conversation! TIME STAMPS 1:00 Pablo Di Benedetto’s path to the NE Revolutions 3:00 Difference between the first squad, second squad, and academy 7:00 Warming up MLS players 12:00 Gathering information as a Performance Coach 14:30 Collecting GPS data for the whole squad 20:30 Support staff for the New England Revolutions...

Rock talks Sport Science with Dr. Ernie Rimer of FYTT. Click subscribe and check out our archives for some amazing episodes. TIME STAMPS 1:30 Getting into Sport Science 3:45 US Ski & Snowboard path 10:00 Applying sport science 15:00 Sport Science 101 19:00 University of Louisville Health 23:30 FYTT program models 29:00 From Rehab to Return to Performance 35:00 Early days with the Indianapolis Colts 38:00 Creating your own assessment protocols and program design GET TO KNOW...

Rock talks with Joe Smith, seasonal athletic trainer with the Green Bay Packers. Click subscribe and enjoy the podcast. TIME STAMPS 1:45 Joe Smith’s path to the NFL 4:30 Texas football and a bevy of athletic trainers 8:00 Breaking in to the NFL with the NY Giants 14:00 What is a seasonal athletic trainer? 18:45 Difference between NCAA and the NFL 21:00 Getting ready to go full time 27:45 Exploring continuing education 32:00 Spectrum of Rehab to Return to Sport 36:00 Heat vs...

Rock talks with Keegan Knoll, Chicago Cubs' Strength & Conditioning Coach. Hit the subscribe button and enjoy the conversation. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Keegan Knoll and the Chicago Cubs 3:00 From college baseball to the minors 6:00 Being one of two strength coaches for the Chicago Cubs 11:00 Pursuing a Master’s degree in Sport Science 18:00 Addressing positional demands 21:00 Communication is key 24:00 How to avoid drowning in data 28:00 Prediction model for likelihood of...

Rock talks to Mike Brown, Strength Coach for the San Jose Earthquakes. Give a listen and click subscribe! TIME STAMPS 2:00 Mike Brown’s roots in Liverpool 5:00 Rugby to football (soccer) 8:00 Heading to Norway 14:00 From Norway to San Jose 16:00 The maturation of the MLS 18:00 Post concussion screening with the Quakes 20:30 The use of GPS in the MLS 23:00 Off-season to pre-season programming 28:30 Preparing for contact 34:00 Acceleration and deceleration  37:30 Using...

Rock talks to Greg Booth, Head Strength Coach for Chinese National Basketball, all about the work it takes to get where you want. Click subscribe and enjoy the conversation! TIME STAMPS 1:20 Differences between US & Chinese basketball 3:00 Greg’s roundabout path to China 8:00 Pay attention, listen, and absorb 11:00 From Cali to Brazil 14:00 Brazilian football 19:00 Back to the states 22:00 Yao Ming wants to talk with you 27:00 Traveling with the team 32:00 Leaving Womens...

Rock talks to Dr. Jia Li, the next generation of physical therapists. Give a listen and click subscribe. TIME STAMPS: 1:00 Dr. Jia Li, the next generation of physical therapy 4:00 Acute care protocols vs chronic pain protocol 9:00 A different approach to rotator cuff issues 11:00 Do physical therapist take continuing education? 13:00 The birth of PhysioX physical therapy 18:00 Understanding body language 22:30 Dr. Jia’s client load 25:00 Next generation of strength trainer &...

We dig into the archives this week to honor a fallen friend. Rock talks with long time friend and colleague, Vince Mini, CSCS and goes deep into the heart of a champion. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Building a friendship 3:30 Coolers, closers, and cleaners 6:00 Mini’s House of Pain 15:00 Vince & the Philadelphia Eagles 17:30 Folsom Prison Blues 21:30 The Power of Discomfort 31:15 Understanding your value 39:00 Completeness 44:20 Vince’s book: The Power of Discomfort GET TO KNOW VINCE MINI ABOUT...