Recent Podcasts
Darcy Norman Reflects on His First Two Years with AS Roma Soccer Club
Darcy Norman is the Director of Performance for Serie A club AS Roma. Prior to his stint with the club, he’s also spent time at Bayern Munich, and won a world cup as the fitness coach for the German National team. So yeah – in the soccer world, Darcy is a pretty big deal! In […]
Continue ReadingRob Pilger on How to Build a Better Boxer
Rob has been involved with boxing since 1990, and the strength and conditioning industry since 2001. He has interned with and studied under some of the biggest pioneers of the industry, including Paul Chek, Charles Poliquin, Louie Simmons, Mike Boyle, and Tom Purvis. He’s also spent time observing legendary boxing coaches working such as Freddie Roach. […]
Continue ReadingRob Oshinskie on Single-Leg Training, Deceleration and Sports Performance
Rob Oshinskie is the owner of Victory Sport and Fitness in State College, Pennsylvania. I was originally put on to Rob’s work via our mutual friend and awesome human being Lee Taft, so when Lee gave me the seal of approval I knew I had to get Rob on. In this show, Rob and I […]
Continue ReadingDarren Burgess on High Performance and Life in the AFL
Darren Burgess is the Head of High Performance at Port Adelaide of the AFL. This is actually his second stint with the club, and prior to this tenure he also spent time with Australian National Soccer team, as well as Liverpool FC of the English Premiere League. In this show, Darren and I discuss Aussie […]
Continue ReadingUsing the Micro to Build the Macro
It’s been an awesome week at RTS and IFAST. Lots of training going on, working on a handful of new projects, and making some serious headway on my goals – so needless to say, I’m pretty darn pumped! It took a bit longer than expected, but I also wanted to wrap the week with a […]
Continue ReadingJeremy Frisch on Young Athlete Development
Jeremy Frisch is the owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Mass. Prior to that, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Holy Cross athletic department. In this show, Jeremy and I discuss his philosophy on training young athletes, how to work with sports clubs to improve athletic development, and […]
Continue ReadingDan Noble on Motivation and the Art of Coaching
Dan Noble is in his 10th year as the strength and conditioning coach and director of Physical Education at The Hill Academy. He is also the owner of Noble Sports and Performance. In this show, Dan and I talk about how he got his early motivation via Hulk Hogan, his thoughts on the art of […]
Continue ReadingThe MR Radio Show
This show is all about improvisation. Unfortunately one of my interviewees had a scheduling conflict, so it forced me to try something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now: The MR Radio Show (I couldn’t really call it an hour, because it’s only 40 minutes). But in this show, I discuss a bunch […]
Continue ReadingJohn Welbourn on Football Development and Playing in the NFL
John Welbourn was a 10-year NFL veteran, with a professional career that spanned stops with the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and New England Patriots. Since retiring, he’s become the founder of Power Athlete HQ. In this very wide ranging show, John and I discuss the concept of the shovel and the spoon, how a […]
Continue ReadingDeveloping the Youth Basketball Player with Rod Root
Rod Root is a performance coach, basketball fanatic, owner of Teamwork Bloomington (a sports performance and fitness facility in Bloomington, Indiana), and a mentor/teacher to young athletes. Rod is a very serious rec league/pickup basketball player at the local YMCA and by his own accounts he’s probably logged more 1-on-1 games (and losses) than any […]
Continue ReadingPhysical Preparation with Lachlan Wilmot
Lachlan Wilmot is in his seventh season as the Senior Athletic Performance Coach for the GWS Giants, an AFL Club based in Sydney. Prior to this he spent time with the AIS-AFL Academy and NSW/ACT AFL Academy. In this show, Lachlan and I take a deep dive into the world of plyometrics. We discuss the […]
Continue ReadingPhysical Preparation with Quinn Henoch
Quinn Henoch is a DPT from the University of Indianapolis, and is the head of sports rehabilitation for Juggernaut HQ in Orange County, California. He is also the founder of ClinicalAthlete.com, which is a network of health care professionals who understand the performance-based needs of athletes. In this show, Quinn Henoch and I talk about […]
Continue ReadingPhysical Preparation with Travis Hansen
Travis Hansen is the director of the Reno Speed School in Reno, Nevada. He’s currently the leading authority on speed development for the International Sports Sciences Association, and has worked with athletes of all ages and abilities. In this show, Travis and I talk about his minimalistic approach to coaching acceleration, the biggest programming mistakes […]
Continue ReadingThe VBT Podcast
Today’s show is all about velocity based training, or VBT. Now I’m no expert on the topic – yet – but luckily, I’m surrounded by two guys here at IFAST who are also working towards that goal. Both Tony Giuliano and Ty Terrell are absolutely obsessed with VBT, from reading the research to putting in […]
Continue ReadingPhysical Preparation with Hunter Charneski
Hunter Charneski is the Owner and Founder of Freak Faktory, a private training facility in West Michigan. He is the physical preparation and nutrition consultant for Grand Valley State University’s football team, as well as the Head Coach of Physical Preparation for the men’s basketball team. In this show, Hunter and I talk about the […]
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