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Salt Lake DirtNick Samson & Josh Baker - SELF-TAPE - 2025 FilmQuestSalt Lake Dirt is covering FilmQuest this week! FilmQuest is one of my favorite film festivals out there. ---2025 FilmQuestEpisode 342Film: SELF-TAPEGuests: Nick Samson & Josh BakerIG: @selftapefilmSYNOPSIS: A struggling actor running a makeshift self-tape studio in his San Fernando Valley apartment grows increasingly disillusioned as a wide range of actors flow in and out, and lazy contemporaries continue to get opportunities that elude him.On the Radio on 11/3/25KPCR 92.9FM Los GatosKMRT 101.9FM Santa C...
2025-11-0214 min
Samson Strength Coach CollectiveNick DaCosta | Adaptability Builds Better CoachesIn this episode of the Samson Strength Coach Collective, host Connor Agnew sits down with Nick DaCosta, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Appalachian State University. Nick opens up about his climb from intern to coach at the same university, and what lessons he’s carried with him along the way. He discusses his work with diverse teams—like field hockey and cheer—his takeaways from the Starting Strength Seminar, and how continuous learning has shaped his approach. For Nick, trust and adaptability aren’t just buzzwords—they’re the keys to long-term success.
2025-07-0449 min
The Lions Pit PodcastEpisode 17: Samson OdusanyaIn this deeply moving episode, we sit down with Samson Odusanya - a breath work facilitator, wellness coach, and soul-centered guide to explore what it means to overcome adversity and to use that experience as a tool to help others.Samson shares his powerful story of transformation, from navigating personal pain and inner disconnection to finding purpose through embodiment, breath, and radical self-acceptance. With vulnerability and strength, he opens up about his journey, the role of presence in healing, and why emotional awareness is the gateway to authentic living.
2025-04-231h 54
Nick Tann's Fresh Music FixGirl for Samson, Amity, Soft Cotton County, TheRealFlowerPots
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With a lovable brashness and a skip in their step, Girl for Samson delight us with their latest single Cigarette. With echos of The La’s and jangly 90s swagger, they set the tone on an amazing show. Poppy Bristow (Fresh on the Net) described them as “Psychedelic-indie trio Girl for Samson may hail from Kansas City, but
press play on Cigarette and its funky bass, baggy-beat percussion, and Inspiral Carpets organ accents will fire you straight through a wormhole to 90s Manchester or Liverpool. In its synthesis of cool-cat deta...
2025-03-1726 minNick Tann's Fresh Music FixGirl for Samson, Amity, Soft Cotton County, TheRealFlowerPots
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EPISODE 9
With a lovable brashness and a skip in their step, Girl for Samson delight us with their latest single Cigarette. With echos of The La’s and jangly 90s swagger, they set the tone on an amazing show. Poppy Bristow (Fresh on the Net) described them as “Psychedelic-indie trio Girl for Samson may hail from Kansas City, but
press play on Cigarette and its funky bass, baggy-beat percussion, and Inspiral Carpets organ accents will fire you straight through a wormhole to 90s Manchester or Liverpool. In its synthesis of cool-cat deta...
2025-03-1726 min
The Strength Game#128 - Cole HergottCole Hergott is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC, Canada. He is entering his sixth season at TWU overseeing all 14 teams and over 300 athletes. Prior Trinity Western he spent time as an intern coach at Simon Fraser University in 2018 and student intern coach at TWU from 2015-2018. Hergott was the head strength coach at a private facility in Langley, BC, Canada, Coastal Athletics from 2016-2018 as well as strength coach at Meadowridge School in 2018. Hergott is heavily involved in the profession outside of just coaching. He was a Board Member f...
2025-02-111h 38
The Strength Game#127 - Jared HeumannJared Heumann is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at UT Permian Basin where he oversees the training for the football and the women’s basketball team. Heumann arrived at UTPB in 2020 as a graduate assistant coach and was promoted to full-time assistant in 2021 and later took over as the head strength and conditioning coach after one year before being named the director of strength and conditioning in 2023. Prior to arriving at UTPB, he served as an assistant coach at Shippensburg University in 2020. He’s also spent time as an intern coach at Binghamton University from 2018-2020 and in the...
2025-01-281h 24
The Strength Game#126 - Connor GettemyConnor Gettemy is the Director of Sports Performance at Flagler College. Arriving in in 2019, he is entering his sixth year overseeing the sports performance department where he is also in charge of training the men’s basketball, volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, and women’s lacrosse programs. Gettemy began his career in the collegiate sector as an intern coach at both Hofstra University and Robert Morris University in 2014. Gettemy was an assistant strength coach at Waldorf University from 2014-2016. He transitioned to working in the private sector as a sports performance coach at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pennsyl...
2025-01-141h 35
The Nearshore CafeBuilding a tech startup and a family as an Ex-Pat in Costa RicaTrading the bustling streets of New York City and the tech-driven energy of the San Francisco Bay for the serene beaches of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, CEO of Honeit Software, Nick Livingston, shares his family's audacious leap into a remote work lifestyle. Unravel the captivating tale of how subletting their California home led to a vibrant new chapter amidst Costa Rica's waves and welcoming community. Nick brings to life the charming small-town aura of Guanacaste and the harmonious coexistence of locals and expats, reminiscent of his Midwest roots, offering a refreshing perspective on the rich experiences awaiting those seeking a...
2024-12-3130 min
The Strength Game#125 - Brian RollerBrian Roller is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Jacksonville University where he oversees the training for the Dolphins’ baseball, women’s soccer, and beach volleyball programs. Roller joined JU in 2021 first as an assistant coach before being promoted to assistant director in 2023. He spent two years as an assistant coach at High Point University after completed his graduate assistantship at St. John’s University from 2017-2019. Additionally, Roller has garnered experience as an intern coach at Quinnipiac University in 2018, Wake Forest University from 2016-2017, and Strides of CNY in Syracuse, NY from 2015-2016. In addition to his...
2024-12-311h 36
The Strength Game#124 - Rashan ChanyothiRashan Chanyothi is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Temple University where he oversees the training for the field hockey, crew and gymnastics programs. In addition to his teams, he serves as the internship coordinator and an Adjunct Instructor in the Kinesiology Physical Activity Program at Temple. Prior to Temple, Chanyothi was an assistant sports performance coach at Georgetown University from 2021-2022. Additionally, he was a full-time intern coach at Army West Point from 2020-2021 after spending 2019-2020 as a dual strength and conditioning coach/sports science graduate intern at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to his positions...
2024-12-171h 05
The Strength Game#123 - Natalie PortwoodNatalie Portwood is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of South Dakota. Portwood works with the ‘Yotes women’s basketball and women’s soccer teams in addition to being the first assistant for football. She joined South Dakota in the summer of 2022 after spending the previous year and a half as a sports performance graduate assistant at Southeastern Oklahoma State University where she oversaw the basketball, volleyball and softball programs while also assisting with football. Portwood also garnered experience as an intern coach at both the University of North Texas and her alma mater, the University of Nevada...
2024-12-031h 08
The Strength Game#122 - Haili WimerHaili Wimer is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Saint Mary’s High School in Bismarck, ND. Prior to SMCHS, Wimer worked in the collegiate setting as an assistant strength coach at Florida International University from May 2023-January 2024 working with beach volleyball, women’s basketball, indoor volleyball, and assisted with football. Prior to FIU she was an GA transitioned into an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of South Dakota from August 2022-May 2023. While there, Wimer took the lead with men’s basketball, volleyball, track and field while assisting with football, softball, soccer, and swim/dive.J...
2024-11-191h 19
The Strength Game#121 - Sam RomanskiSam Romanski is the Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at Stetson University working directly with the men’s basketball, beach volleyball, Men’s Soccer, men’s golf, women’s golf programs in addition to assisting with football. Romanski came to Stetson in 2022 following a stint with the University of Wisconsin football team as an intern strength coach for the 2021 season. Prior to that he was a graduate assistant coach at North Dakota State University from 2020-2021, primarily working with the football and track & field programs. Romanski got his coaching career started as a Strength and conditioning intern at his alma mat...
2024-11-051h 24
The Strength Game#120 - Lilly BernardiLilly Bernardi is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Hofstra University. Bernardi works with the Pride’s women’s soccer, baseball, women’s lacrosse, men’s golf, track & field and cross country teams in addition to being the internship program coordinator for the Hofstra strength and conditioning department and an adjunct professor. She rejoined the Hofstra staff in 2022 as a full-time coach after previously serving as a graduate assistant from 2020-2021 as well as a volunteer coach. Between her stints at Hofstra, she was an assistant coach on the strength and conditioning staff at Fordham University for one season. She also...
2024-10-221h 24
The Strength Game#119 - Nat SauberanNat Sauberan is the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at Gardner-Webb University where he works with the men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling programs, in addition to supervising the intern coach over men’s soccer. Before GWU, Sauberan was the head football strength & conditioning coach at Morehead State University for one season. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Belhaven University for two years from 2021-2023 where he worked with the Blazers football, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, and track & field programs. Sauberan got his coaching career started as a strength and conditioning...
2024-10-081h 30
The Strength Game#118 - Sam JeffriesSam Jeffries is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Detroit Mercy. Jeffries came to Detroit Mercy from Elizabeth City State University where he was the assistant athletic director for sports performance where he developed the university’s first sports performance program, integrating the athletic training, strength and conditioning and sports nutrition programs for the varsity teams. Prior to that he was the director of athletic performance at Godspeed Elite Sports Academy in Hoover, AL from 2020-2022 where he worked with teams and individuals at the middle, high school and collegiate level, including professional football players. He be...
2024-09-241h 30
The Strength Game#117 - Ron DicksonRon Dickson is the Assistant Athletic Director for Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech. At Tech, he directly oversees the department as well as designs and implements S&C programs for men’s soccer, women’s lacrosse, and men’s golf. Previously, Dickson spent five years at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where in addition to his coaching duties, he was in charge of the nutrition and sleep student-athlete education program and directed the athletic performance internship program. Prior to that, he served as an S&C coach at Wofford College during the 2012-2013 academic year. Dickson...
2024-09-101h 42
The Strength Game#116 - Mason BaggettMason Baggett is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for football at the University of Maryland. He returned to College Park to work with the Terps football program after previously serving as the associate director of football strength & conditioning for five season from 2016-2021. Most recently Baggett was the head strength coach for the Nevada football team for two seasons and the assistant coach for the University of Oregon football team for one season the year prior. Baggett started his career at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, as a graduate assistant strength & conditioning coach from 2006-2008. He also garnered experience...
2024-08-271h 22
The Strength Game#115 - Mat ClarkMat Clark is the Director of Strength & Conditioning Coach for track & field and cross country at the University of Arkansas. Clark joined the Razorbacks as a strength and conditioning coach in 2014 before being promoted to director in 2023. During his tenure, the Razorback men’s and women’s teams have won eight NCAA team championships, including both the men’s and women’s team titles at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships. He began his coaching career as a volunteer track coach with the Arkansas track team in Fayetteville, AR in 2011. Prior to joining the University of Arkansas strength and conditioning staff in 2014...
2024-08-131h 30
The Strength Game#114 - Joe SheffieldJoe Sheffield is the Head Strength coach at Rolston Hockey Academy and Little Caesars AAA Hockey. With over 20 years of experience personal training and strength coaching, Sheffield has been in his current position since 2021. After getting injured playing college football, Joe changed his academic focus to exercise science and started working as an assistant at a physical therapy clinic. Joe started his strength coaching career at a private training facility focusing on high level high school, college, and pro football players before expanding his business to nearly every major sport, while completing his master’s degree in exercise science at...
2024-07-301h 51
The Strength Game#113 - Chad SnodgrassChad Snodgrass is the Director of Sports Performance at Old Dominion University and the head football strength coach for the Monarchs. Snodgrass joined the ODU sports performance department in January of 2022. Prior to ODU he spent his entire career at his alma mater, West Virginia University. Snodgrass started as an intern coach assisting with football and other Olympic teams on campus before spending two years as a graduate assistant where he oversaw women’s soccer and continued to work with the football program. He was promoted to a full-time position and spent the next seven years as an assistant co...
2024-07-161h 08
The Strength Game#112 - Jay DeMayoJay DeMayo is in his 21st year as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Richmond, and his 19th year working with the men’s basketball team. DeMayo is directly responsible for the training for the men’s basketball and tennis teams and has worked with many of the other Spiders programs over his tenure at Richmond. In addition to his role with the Spiders, DeMayo is also the head strength and conditioning coach at NOVA of Virginia Aquatics where he is responsible for the year round training for the senior and senior gold age group swimmers. He g...
2024-07-021h 26
The Strength Game#111 - John OddenJohn Odden is the Owner and Head Coach of Empowered Strength. Located in Bend, Oregon, Empowered Strength offers in person and online coaching for athletes, business coaching and both in-person and online Highland Games programming and clinics. Prior to starting his own business, Odden worked in the clinic environment as an exercise physiologist and employee wellness coordinator at PeaceHealth in addition to being a high school strength coach for over 10 years before “retiring” from his clinical position and relocating to Bend, Oregon to start Empowered Strength back in 2014. Since that time he has been training and rehabilitating clients in both...
2024-06-181h 54
The Strength Game#110 - Steve PulcinellaSteve Pulcinella is the Owner of Iron Sport Gym in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. Starting Iron Sport Gym in 1995, the gym is fully equipped for all types of strength training including powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, strongman, and Highland Games. Nearly thirty years later, Iron Sport continues to build a unique strength community in the Philadelphia area and is truly a facility for the lifter operated by the lifter. In addition to the gym, Pulcinella is very active in the strength game community. He was a featured contributor for EliteFTS from 2010-2015 and previously served serves as athletic director for the annual Celtic...
2024-06-041h 34
The Strength Game#109 - Kerry OverfeltKerry Overfelt is the Owner and Strength Coach of Darkside Athletics. Located in Bardstown, KY, Darkside Athletics is a multipurpose training center that meets all athletes and client’s needs. He has owned and operated the gym for over 11 years. Getting his start training people and writing programs back in 1996 he began his personal training business in 2001 and has been working with athletes, clients and training groups ever since. In addition to coaching in his facility, Overfelt takes to the field, where he works with many Highland Games athletes coaching them both in person and online. He is...
2024-05-211h 44
The Strength Game#108 - Michelle PiferMichelle Pifer is an Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning at Rutgers University where she works with the field hockey and women’s rowing programs. Pifer was promoted from her assistant strength coach role in 2023 and served in a similar capacity at the University of Pennsylvania from 2019-2021 before arriving at Rutgers. Pifer began her career as an intern coach at Bucknell University in 2014. From there she worked as a fitness specialist at Weston Fitness in North Wales, PA and also garnered experience as an intern at UPenn, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania as well as a return visit to Bu...
2024-05-071h 18
The Strength Game#107 - Scott LeechScott Leech is the Associate AD for Strength and Conditioning at the University of Rhode Island. In his current position he leads the training for Rams football, women’s Tennis and women’s Lacrosse in addition to overseeing all areas of the strength and conditioning department. First arriving to URI in 2020 as an assistant he has previously worked with the baseball, volleyball and women’s soccer teams before being elevated in 2021. Leech arrived by way of Merrimack College where he was an assistant coach from 2015-2020. First starting his career as a graduate assistant coach at Springfield College he also g...
2024-04-231h 21
The Strength Game#106 - Scott CaulfieldScott Caulfied is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Norwich University. Joining Vermont’s Military College in 2021, he is their first Director of Strength and Conditioning in university history. Caulfield has been in the strength and conditioning profession for nearly 30 years and has coached at nearly every level from the private sector, college, professional level and even NSCA Headquarters. Caulfield was the Coaching Education Manager and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the National Strength and Conditioning Association Headquarters in Colorado Springs for nearly 11 years. During that time he also served as the head strength coach for the...
2024-04-091h 23
The Strength Game#105 - Nick CidadoNick Cidado is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Boston College. Cidado arrived at BC in 2018 where he began working as an intern before being promoted to graduate assistant coach in 2019 and then full-time assistant coach in 2020. Over his tenure at BC he’s assisted with all 31 Olympic sports teams and now leads the performance training for the Eagles women’s lacrosse, field hockey and men’s and women’s golf teams. In his current role, Cidado has reached the NCAA National Championship in 3 consecutive years with the lacrosse program, who won the title in 2021, and most recently won the ACC...
2024-03-261h 12
Samson Strength Coach CollectiveNick LaRue | Mental Health in Strength and ConditioningMinor League Strength and Conditioning Coach Nick LaRue joins us on the latest episode. During the episode we discuss working in Minor League Baseball, overcoming language barriers and developing relationships with athletes, as well as the importance of taking care of your mental health
2024-03-2246 min
The Strength Game#104 - John GrundyJohn Grundy is the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at the University of Missouri. Grundy joined the staff in 2023 and directly works with the Mizzou baseball, cheer and track and field sprinters. He spent the previous two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Memphis where he designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for the baseball, women’s tennis, men’s soccer, rifle and track and field sprinters.. Prior to working at Memphis, Grundy was the head strength and conditioning coach at Marymount University from 2020-2021, where in addition to his coaching role, he w...
2024-03-121h 14
The Strength Game#103 - Joe KennJoe Kenn is the Vice President of Performance Education at Dynamic Fitness and Strength, where he leads the development and delivery of cutting-edge fitness and strength training programs and resources for athletes, coaches, and trainers. Coach Kenn has over 30 years of experience as a performance specialist and strength and conditioning coach. He has worked with athletes at all levels, from high school to professional, across various sports and disciplines. Coach Kenn has been a head coach at four major universities and an NFL team, a national, regional, and state level speaker, and the creator of the Tier System Strength...
2024-02-271h 55
The Strength Game#102 - DJ MelgarDJ Melgar is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Hofstra University where he works with the Pride’s men’s soccer, wrestling, men’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s tennis programs. While in undergraduate at Hofstra he was the President of the “Exercise is Medicine Club” for three years from 2018-2021 prior to him beginning his coaching career as a intern with the strength and conditioning department in the spring of 2021. He was later elevated to a graduate assistant in the fall of 2021 and a full-time assistant coach in spring of 2022. Additionally, Melgar also spent time as a physical...
2024-02-131h 01
The Strength Game#101 - Zach Even-EshZach Even-Esh is a Sports Performance Coach, Life Coach, Business Consultant, gym owner, Speaker, Author, and Family Man.Zach Even-Esh is the Strength Coach & Founder of THE Underground Strength Gym. He established the gym in 2002 in his parent’s garage and backyard, and has seen it grown over the more than two decades he opened the doors to his facility. There are currently 2 Underground Strength Gym locations in NJ and over 1,000 Certified Underground Strength Coaches from around the world. Even-Esh is the current New Jersey State Director for the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHS...
2024-01-301h 26
The Strength Game#100 - Nick O'BrienNick O’Brien is a college strength and conditioning coach, national level Strongman competitor and Highland games athlete, as well as an Officer in the United States Army. In addition to his coaching and athletic experience, O’Brien is a committee member of the NSCA Strongman SIG, columnist for Samson Equipment, and the Host of “The Strength Game” Podcast. With more than 14 years of experience in coaching and competing, Nick has traveled the country as an athlete, consultant and coach.Samson EquipmentSamson Equipment provides Professional Weight Room Solutions for all your S&C needs.
2024-01-1619 min
Samson Strength Coach CollectiveNick Cidado | E141On the latest edition of The Collective, we speak with Boston College Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Nick Cidado. During the episode we discuss Nick’s career path, the publication of his new book “Sweat More During Peace, Bleed Less During War,” and the process of becoming a published author.
2024-01-1241 min
Nothing Personal with David SamsonBill Belichick out in New England! Nick Saban out in Alabama! Pete Carroll out in Seattle! WHOA! (Episode 966)We’ve been nominated in two categories for the Sports Podcast Awards! Best Baseball Podcast! Best Sports Business Podcast! You can vote for us now:https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/shortlist-category/Today’s word of the day is ‘centrifuge’ as in carousel as in spinning and spinning and spinning as in Pete Carroll then Nick Saban and then Bill Belichick! What a day. The end of multiple eras. Let’s start with Billy B and the New England Patriots. (14:00) Nick Saban has retired from Alabama. Another legendary coach. Why now? NIL? Is he...
2024-01-1147 min
The Strength Game#099 - Connor AgnewConnor Agnew is the Director of Basketball Performance at App State. Joining the App State staff in July 2022, Agnew works with the both the men’s and women’s basketball as well as women’s golf team. Most recently, he was a strength and conditioning coach at Texas Tech working primarily with the women’s basketball program for two years. Agnew began his career as a sports performance intern working with the University of Pennsylvania men’s and women’s basketball programs. He then spent time as an intern for the New York Jets during training camp for the 2018 season. Foll...
2024-01-021h 11
The Strength Game#098 - Matt MitcheroneyMatt Mitcheroney is the Associate Director of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach as James Madison University working directly with the baseball and softball programs. Mitcheroney joined the staff in 2022 after serving as an assistant coach for three years at the United States Military Academy working with the hockey, men’s rugby, softball, and strength teams. Prior to joining West Point, he worked at American University for a year as well as had stops at UMass and Saint Francis in graduate positions. Mitcheroney also served as a soldier in the United States Army Reserves from 2011-2018 while also completing in...
2023-12-191h 22
The Strength Game#097 - Andy BrownAndy Brown is a Sports Performance Coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he oversees training for the men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and tennis programs. Prior to arriving at UMass, Andy was a strength and conditioning coach at American University from 2019-2022. Andy also worked at Franklin Pierce University for 2 years. First arriving in 2017 he spent his first season as an assistant before being promoted to head coach going into his second year. He also had previous stops as an intern at the University of Maryland in 2016, at James Madison University in 2014, as well...
2023-12-051h 13
The Strength Game#096 - Gio GrassiGio Grassi is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Monmouth University where he is responsible for optimizing player readiness and performance through load management as well as implementing, analyzing, and interpreting all technology used with the Monmouth Football team, including Polar Heart Rate/GZPS system and Sparta Science Force Plates. He is also the head for programming strength speed/agility and conditioning programs for the baseball, men’s and women’s swim, and rowing teams. Before arriving at Monmouth, he was an assistant coach at Fordham University from 2018-2021 as well as assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 2014-201...
2023-11-211h 06
The Strength Game#095 - Anthony ParadisAnthony Paradis is the Performance Dietitian for the US Army at Fort Jackson, SC. Paradis has spent time in multiple sectors of the sport nutrition space. Prior to taking his current role with the US Army’s H2F program in early 2023 he was the director of Olympic sports nutrition at the University of South Carolina from 2021-2023 and the director of sports nutrition at Tennessee Tech for 5 years from 2016-2021. Before entering the collegiate realm, he spent 8 years in the private space. He was a dietary technician at Lewisville Medical Center, a nutrition instructor in the school of hu...
2023-11-071h 05
The Strength Game#094 - Jimmy StitzJimmy Stitz is the Head Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach at Utah State University. Stitz joined Utah State in 2021 after spending the previous eight seasons as an athletic performance coach for USA Volleyball Women’s Senior National Team. He began his first season with the program as a seasonal assistant in 2014 through their mentorship program and took over the team the following year prior to their 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil where the team earned a bronze medal. In 2020 at the Summer Olympic Games, played in 2021 in Japan, the team won the gold medal. Stitz first started coaching as a vo...
2023-10-241h 17
The Strength Game#093 - Ryan MetzgerRyan Metzger is the Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance at the University of Tennessee where she is directly responsible for the strength and conditioning efforts for women’s soccer and women’s tennis as well as having direct oversight of all volunteer interns. Metzger arrived at Tennessee in 2022 after spending the previous three seasons at Clemson University as their senior assistant strength and conditioning coach where she was in charge of softball, women’s soccer and the volunteer interns. From 2015-2019 she served as an assistant sports performance coach at Virginia Commonwealth University. Metzger’s first role was as an in...
2023-10-101h 25
The Strength Game#092 - Chris SlaterChris Slater is a teacher at Baldwin County board of education in Alabama as well as wrestling coach. He has been teaching and coaching for over 13 years. Slater took a break for teaching in the high school setting to be a gym owner, personal trainer and strength coach at Alabama Strength before returning to high school coaching and teaching. He has also been an independent professional trainer at Results Gym in Gulf Shores, AL and at Fairhope Fitness in Fairhope, AL. In addition to his dual roles coaching and teaching, Slater is the Alabama State Chair for Strongman Corporation...
2023-09-2659 min
The Strength Game#091 - Bobby O'MullanBobby O’Mullan is the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Rollins College as well as Performance Specialist at Spectrum Performance in Orlando, FL. Starting at Rollins in 2021, O’Mullan arrived from nearby UCF where he served as an adjunct instructor in the kinesiology department from 2017-2021 teaching courses in exercise science and strength and conditioning. In 2019 he served as a football sports performance intern at UCF before being elevated to assistant sports performance coach leading the cheer and men’s soccer programs for the 2020-2021 season, in addition to his teaching responsibilities. O’Mullan has held multiple other pos...
2023-09-121h 12
The Strength Game#090 - Jon HeckJon Heck is a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Houston Texans. First arriving with the Texans in 2023, he spent the previous 5 years at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, as an assistant football strength and conditioning coach. Concurrent to his work on the Tar Heel’s strength staff, he served as a strength and conditioning coach and nutritionist at D1 Sports Training in Raleigh, NC since 2018. Heck got his start in the coaching profession interning under Joe Kenn and his staff at the Carolina Panthers for the off-season and 2017 football season. Heck is a for...
2023-08-2955 min
The Strength Game#089 - Grant BroggiGrant Broggi is a Marine Officer, owner of The Strength Co., Starting Strength Coach and a member of the Starting Strength Seminar staff. Working in multiple other industries initially, Broggi joined the Marine Corps in 2012 and commissioned as an Artillery Officer the following year. Over the course of his nearly twelve year career in the service, he has moved up the ranks and has held many different roles. While at The Citadel and early into his military career, he learned the benefits and importance of strength training. Grant took his own experience and principles from Starting Strength, to first...
2023-08-151h 25
The Strength Game#088 - Will RatelleWill Ratelle is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of North Dakota working with the volleyball and softball programs along with assisting the football team. Ratelle returned to his alma mater, UND, as a full-time coach in 2018 after previously serving as an intern in the department from 2015-2017. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Ratelle is the owner of W2 Performance. W2 Performance is an online training program that provides athletes a service to aid in them taking their sports performance to a higher level as well as provides consulting for sports teams and individuals. He...
2023-08-0146 min
The Strength Game#087 - Bryan WoolsonBryan Woolson is the Regional Director of the MedStar Health Sports Performance program in Forest Hill, MD where he oversees the day-to-day operations of the Harford County facility. In addition, Woolson is the head strength & conditioning coach for the John’s Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse team. Woolson has been working with the JHU lacrosse program for over 10 years now, first starting with the women’s team in 2013. In his time at Hopkins, he has also spent time working with the field hockey, men’s soccer, and women’s basketball programs. From 2011-2015 he served as the strength and conditioning coach for...
2023-07-181h 04
The Strength Game#086 - Matt HickmannMatt Hickmann is the Head Strength Coach for Football at Middle Tennessee State University. Hickmann arrived at MTSU in 2018 after spending two years as an Assistant Coach at NC State. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Cumberland University as an intern coach and soon after a similar position at Vanderbilt University working with the Commodore football and baseball programs. In 2010, Hickmann was named the director of strength and conditioning at Cumberland University working with all varsity sports. He then spent one year at Furman University as an assistant coach before working with the Georgia Tech football...
2023-07-041h 26
The Strength Game#085 - Bryce TaylorBryce Taylor is an Instructor of Physical Education and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the United States Air Force Academy. There he leads training for the women’s soccer, wrestling, and men’s and women’s gymnastics teams in addition to being a course director for PE Advanced Physical Development courses for Air Force cadets. Prior to arriving at the Air Force Academy in 2018, Taylor served as an assistant strength coach at Alabama State University for two years. He got his start in the coaching profession as an intern coach at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska at Kearne...
2023-06-201h 21
The Strength Game#084 - Kendrick PrattKendrick Pratt is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Jackson State University working with their men’s and women’s basketball programs. Prior to arriving at Jackson State, he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy West Point for the 2022-2023 season coming from serving as a paid intern at TCU. Kendrick began his coaching career working in the private sector at Impact Performance in Columbus, GA before taking on collegiate internship roles at the University of Louisville and Elon University in 2021, followed by a full-time position at the University of Illinois Springfield as a...
2023-06-061h 11
The Wellness Lab with Nick Palladino-KingEP#29 "Doing Business On Purpose" w/Hillary SamsonIn this podcast episode of "Conscious Conversations," hosts Nick Paladino King and Nitin Garg welcome Hillary Samson as their guest. Hillary is the owner of Transforming Ventures, a consulting firm that incorporates sacred teachings and ancient wisdom into the workplace. She also focuses on reinventing capitalism and bringing more sacredness, compassion, and purpose into work and personal lives.
Hillary shares her personal journey of transformation, which began after experiencing several challenging work-related relationships. Through deep prayer and connection with her divine masculine and divine feminine, she realized that her spiritual path extended into her work life. This...
2023-05-231h 00
The Strength Game#083 - Jacob BeharaJacob Behara is a Human Performance Data Scientist at the US Army. He has spent the previous two years serving in similar positions for Guardian Premier Solutions at both Kirtland Air Force Base as well as Albuquerque, NM. He transitioned into the tactical training space in 2019 after spending the start of the year as a performance specialist at EXOS. His first full-time position was at Stetson University where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2014-2015 before working as a performance specialist at SPIRE Academy in Ohio from 2015-2016. He transitioned back into the college realm as...
2023-05-231h 14
The Strength Game#082 - Kyle CasillasKyle Casillas is the Lead Strength & Conditioning Specialist at Sanford Sports in Grand Forks, ND. He has served in this capacity since the summer of 2021 after a brief stint as a performance coach with Future. Casillas spent nine years in the United States Marine Corps, finishing off his last contract as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant. During that time he was able to intern with the University of Hawaii’s strength and conditioning department from 2015-2016 before serving in a self-employed coaching role and later working in hospital and health systems as a human performance specialist at Altru Health System po...
2023-05-091h 10
The Strength Game#081 - Heidi CampoHeidi Campo has had an interesting 17+ year career in the industry, starting in 2005 when she started coaching swim teams and triathletes. Over the years her career has evolved to personal training, coaching individuals and teams, and even opening a gym. As an athlete, Campo has also had a sampling of many sports, from competitive swimming to triathlons, bodybuilding, powerlifting, and even strongman. Campo has tried it all, but she found her true passion in strength sports. During her undergraduate at the University of Utah, she helped found and participated in their powerlifting team before moving onto strongman i...
2023-04-251h 25
The Strength Game#080 - Brennan SweeneyBrennan Sweeney is an Assistant Strength Coach at North Carolina A&T working with the Aggies track & field, baseball, and football programs. Additionally, he is the Head of Performance at Proehlific Park in Greensboro, NC working with a multitude of different age group athletes, sports, and teams. Sweeney got his start coaching as an intern at Total Sports Performance Center in Wixom, Michigan while continuing to finish his undergraduate degree. Since then, he’s been the head coach for the NC Fusion, Owner of Pure Impact LLC, a lacrosse coach for Greensboro Day School as well as lacrosse referee all...
2023-04-111h 09
The Strength Game#079 - Kaitlan AriesKaitlan Aries is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist at LMR Technical Group where she implements programs for fighter pilots and weapon system officers. Just before beginning coaching in the tactical setting in 2022, she spent the previous three years at Jacksonville University, first as an assistant coach prior to being promoted to the director of sports performance for her final year. Aries began her career interning at her alma mater, the University of Tennessee, in 2014 followed by serving as an intern at the University of Miami. From 2015-2017 she was the assistant director of sports performance as well as...
2023-03-281h 05
The Strength Game#078 - Will ClaytonWill Clayton is an Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Nevada where he oversees the training for the baseball and women’s basketball programs. Clayton returned to his alma mater in 2019 after spending the previous year and a half as a coaching assistant at Fresno State University. He began his career as an intern coach at the Parisi Speed School in Reno, NV before interning with the Nevada Wolfpack in 2017. From there he spent a semester as an intern at Allegiate Gym in Redondo Beach, CA and then as an intern coach at Washington State University in...
2023-03-141h 17
The Strength Game#077 - Stu RocheStu Roche is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Marquette University. In addition to his coaching role where he oversees the training for the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams as well as the men’s and women’s tennis teams, he is also the internship coordinator. Prior to joining Marquette, he worked as a Research Lab Specialist at the University of Michigan from 2012-2015 in the department of orthopedic research. During that time he authored and coauthored multiple peer reviewed research papers. While Roche was working at Michigan, he also led the performance training for both the men’...
2023-02-281h 19
The Strength Game#076 - Justin RoethlingshoeferJustin Roethlingshoefer is the Founder and President of Own It System in addition to being the co-founder of Own It Coaching and creator of the Own It App. Justin has over 20 years of experience working with the best athletes in the world. Over that time he has worked in the NCAA, NHL, with Olympic national teams, and over 25 of the top brand name companies. Justin has spoken at dozens of events, including the TEDx stage. He’s the host of the Sports Science and Recovery Podcast and The Own It Show. Additionally, he is the author of thr...
2023-02-1456 min
Samson Strength Coach CollectiveE103 | Nick MascioliIn this episode of The Samson Strength Coach Collective, Nick Mascioli, who is the Director of Athletic Performance at The Second Baptist School joins us to document his journey through the field of strength and conditioning.
Nick discusses topics around human development, and transitioning from wins and losses being the ultimate goal to providing education to the youth on the foundational elements of physical preparation. Enjoy this episode!
2023-02-0347 min
The Strength Game#075 - Danny WheelDanny Wheel is the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at UNC-Greensboro. Coach Wheel oversees the strength and conditioning department for all 15 inter-collegiate teams. He arrived at UNCG in 2011 after spending the previous 10 years at Eastern Carolina University, first as the assistant director of strength and conditioning before being elevated to the coordinator of Olympics sports in his final six years at ECU. Coach Wheel is a Master Strength & Conditioning Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association earning the highest honor in the profession in 2019.Wheel was a three-year letterman and two-year starter after beginning his playing...
2023-01-311h 07
The Strength Game#074 - Alex LeeAlex Lee is the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at American University. He oversees the strength and conditioning department and the training for all 16 varsity sports after returning to American in 2021. He spent the previous year and a half leading the Memphis University School program as the head strength coach and creating the first strength and conditioning program at the high school. Lee previously spent five years at the United States Naval Academy as an assistant strength coach for football and wrestling. Prior to Navy, Lee was an assistant strength at American from 2013-2014. He got his start...
2023-01-171h 32
The Strength Game#073 - Haley RobertsHaley Roberts is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Sam Houston State University where she works with the Bearkats softball, women’s basketball, soccer, tennis, and bowling teams in addition to assisting with football. She also is also responsible for their internship recruitment, program, and development. She came to SHSU in 2021 after previously serving as a graduate assistant strength coach at the University of North Alabama. Prior to that she served as the lead intern with the football strength staff at UNLV from 2019-2020 as well as served as a virtual intern with Clemson basketball. Roberts competed in...
2023-01-031h 39
The Strength Game#072 - Jake PudenzJake Pudenz is the Owner and Head Coach of Jake Pudenz Strength & Power. Primarily located in Des Moines, Iowa, Pudenz works with all types of strength athletes both in person as well as remotely. Prior to starting his own business in 2020, he was the head strength & conditioning coach for the Denison Community School District from 2011-2020 which consisted of working with ten different varsity/JV high school teams, several out-of-season programs, and non-athletes in the area. Pudenz got his start coaching as an intern at Got Strength Gym in Iowa City where he worked and trained for three years...
2022-12-201h 15
The Strength Game#071 - Cam DavidsonCam Davidson is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Colorado College. Most recently, Davidson came to CC from Penn State University where he was the assistant director of performance enhancement overseeing the men’s ice hockey, women’s volleyball, and track & field programs. Prior to joining Penn State, Davidson was the director of strength and conditioning at the College of Charleston from 2007-2009 where he oversaw all 19 intercollegiate teams. He began his coaching career as an undergraduate intern at his alma mater, the University of Wyoming. After graduating he stepped into a graduate assistant coaching position at Marshall University from...
2022-12-061h 26
The Strength Game#070 - RJ BoergersDr. RJ Boergers is an Associate Professor in the Master of Science in Athletic Training Program at Seton Hall University. Prior to arriving at Seton Hall in 2011 he was a clinical assistant professor at Stony Brook University from 2003-2010. In addition to being an AT educator for over 15 years, he is a certified athletic trainer who has worked in sports medicine at the collegiate level for many years before becoming a full-time professor. Boergers earned his Ph.D in Health Sciences/Movement Science in 2012 from Seton Hall and is a published author with over 15 peer-reviewed research publications as well...
2022-11-221h 21
The Strength Game#069 - Sean DohertySean Doherty is an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Villanova University where he oversees the training for the men’s lacrosse, volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis programs. Prior to arriving at Villanova he spent a brief stint as an assistant coach at Loyola University Maryland, following serving as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Montana from 2016-2018. Doherty got his start interning at his alma mater, the University of Montana, and has also served as an intern at Mount St. Mary’s University for the summer of 2015 as well as a high performance intern for USA Rugb...
2022-11-081h 10
The Strength Game#068 - Monte SparkmanMonte Sparkman is the Head Athlete Performance Coach at Azle High School in Azle, Texas. Prior to arriving at Azle, he served multiple roles for over a decade at Richland High School as an athlete performance coach, special education teacher, assistant football coach, and head track and field coach. Sparkman also served as a physical education instructor and head powerlifting coach at the Virginia Military Institute from 2007-2010, volunteer assistant powerlifting coach and physical education teacher at Burkburnett High School in Texas for one year, after starting his professional career as an assistant director of recreational sports and wellness...
2022-10-252h 25
The Strength Game#067 - Steve GeorgioSteve Georgio is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Fordham University where he oversees the training for the men’s basketball, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball programs in addition to assisting with football. He assumed his new position with the Rams after working as a volunteer coach in the summer of 2019 and most recently serving in a similar assistant coach capacity at Iona College for one year. While at Iona, Georgio was also an adjunct professor teaching exercise science classes in the undergrad program. He has also spent time as a strength c...
2022-10-111h 11
Mission Driven YouThe Entrepreneurial Journey - my interview with Nick Barrett of CordBrickMy guest today is Nick Barrett. Nick is the founder of CordBrick and a brilliant young entrepreneur. Today’s podcast talks about the process of building a company and the hard work of raising venture capital. We also delve into Nick’s recovery journey and how that keeps him grounded in the stress of running a startup.
2022-10-0332 min
A Revolution of Interdependence - Networking for GoodThe Entrepreneurial Journey - my interview with Nick Barrett of CordBrickMy guest today is Nick Barrett. Nick is the founder of CordBrick and a brilliant young entrepreneur. Today’s podcast talks about the process of building a company and the hard work of raising venture capital. We also delve into Nick’s recovery journey and how that keeps him grounded in the stress of running a startup.
2022-10-0332 min
The Strength Game#066 - Mark EllisMark Ellis is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Princeton University where he oversees the Tigers’ men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s swimming, men’s and women’s diving, and women’s tennis programs. Before arriving at Princeton in 2021, Ellis was an assistant athletic performance coach at Stony Brook University. He began his coaching career as volunteer strength coach at Hofstra University. In addition to his collegiate experience, he has worked as a strength coach at Professional Physical Therapy as well as head lacrosse coach for Garden City Middle School, both in New York.A former college...
2022-09-271h 39
The Strength Game#065 - Sean FantuzziSean Fantuzzi is a Strength Coach at Life Time Athletic in King of Prussia, PA. Prior to coaching in the private sector, Fantuzzi spent the majority of his coaching career in the collegiate realm with his most recent stop as an assistant coach at the University of North Dakota from 2016-2019. He came to North Dakota after a two year stint as an assistant coach at Loyola University (MD). Fantuzzi started his coaching career at his alma matter, interning within the Penn State strength & conditioning department from 2011-2013. From there he went on to serve as a graduate assistant...
2022-09-131h 18
The Strength Game#064 - Andrew WentzAndrew Wentz is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at High Point University where he oversees the training for the men’s lacrosse, volleyball, and women’s soccer teams. He arrived at High Point in late 2021 by way of nearby Wake Forest University where he was an intern coach. Wentz began his coaching career personal training in 2016 and served in similar internship positions at both UNC Greensboro and Southern University, while personal training. He is a powerlifting coach and has been working with clients in person as well as online for the past two years. Wentz is a forme...
2022-08-301h 11
The Strength Game#063 - Henry AdelmanHenry Adelman joined the Cal Poly staff as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the start of 2022 where he works with the football, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, wrestling, and throwing programs. Prior to returning to the west coast he most recently served as the head football strength coach at Maryville College in Tennessee, after spending time as a volunteer coach at the University of Tennessee and sports performance coach at D1 in Knoxville. Adelman began his coaching career as a head strength coach at Dakota Junior College in North Dakota for a season. From there he worked at F...
2022-08-161h 43
The Strength Game#062 - Sarah CeramiSarah Cerami is an Athletic Trainer at Mississippi State University working directly with the women’s volleyball team. She joined the MSU staff in 2020 after previously working at Fresno State University, first as a graduate intern with the water polo, and swim dive team before transitioning into a graduate assistant role with the water polo team from 2018 to 2020. Cerami also served as the athletic trainer for USA Water Polo’s Junior World Championships in Portugal in fall 2019 and was a student athletic trainer at Oregon State University during her undergraduate degree. Cerami is a former collegiate gymnast where...
2022-08-021h 06
The Strength Game#061 - Alec OlsonAlec Olson is an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Western Oregon University where he directs all aspects of performance for the women’s volleyball, track and field, women’s basketball, and men’s soccer teams in addition to assisting with all other sports. Olson began his coaching career at his alma mater, Western Oregon, as a student intern coach before returning in 2020 at a full-time capacity. Before his return, he spent two years as a graduate assistant strength coach at Illinois State University. He was an intern strength coach for the summer of 2020 working with the University of Iowa footba...
2022-07-191h 36
The Strength Game#060 - Michael De La PavaMichael De La Pava is a strength coach and owner of The Battle Axe Gym in Miami, Florida. Michael opened The Battle Axe Gym’s doors in 2012 and the invite-only gym is home to athletes of all various disciplines including powerlifting, MMA fighters, Strongman, officers of multiple authorities and military personnel. Prior to opening his facility he has also worked as a personal trainer and social worker before diving head first into entrepreneurship and owning his own business. MDLP is the host of The Battle Axe podcast and his gym is the venue to some of the biggest strongman an...
2022-07-051h 53
The Strength Game#059 - Angelo GingerelliAngelo Gingerelli has been a Strength Coach at Seton Hall since 2005 and oversees all aspects of training and conditioning for the Olympic Sports. Prior to arriving at Seton Hall, he spent the 2005 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and was an assistant strength coach at NC State from 2001-2005. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant strength coach at Virginia Tech. In addition to his coaching duties, Gingerelli is an adjunct professor for several graduate and undergraduate level courses at Seton Hall. He is a published author with a number of articles as well as co-author of...
2022-06-211h 18
Samson Strength Coach CollectiveNick Greyno | Episode 070In this episode of The Collective, Nick Greyno, Strength and Conditioning Coach at TCU opens up about the various ways he uses psychological training to prepare athletes for success, how to meet the player where they're at in their journey, why we truly don't know enough about the athlete, and the various ways we can move the industry forward.
Nick has taken a unique path to where he is now, forgoing paid positions to take on unpaid positions in order to relentlessly pursue his dream. His take on this is extremely interesting and worth the listen!
2022-06-1354 min
The Strength Game#058 - Zach FearsZach Fears is the Assistant AD for Sports Performance at Southeastern Oklahoma State. Prior to arriving at SEOSU in 2019 he served as the head coach at Lincoln University in Missouri since 2017. Fears got his start coaching first as the director of sports performance in the private sector at Sterling Sports Performance in Pella, Iowa before getting into collegiate sports working at North Carolina State University. He then spent two years as a graduate assistant at Winona State, one as an assistant at Abilene Christian and 2014-2016 as the top assistant coach at Missouri Southern State University. In addition to h...
2022-06-071h 48
The Strength Game#057 - Shane SutherlandShane Sutherland is a track and field coach as well as teacher at Walhalla High School in Walhalla, South Carolina. Prior to Walhalla, Sutherland previously served as a both the track and field as well as cross country coach and teacher at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, SC. From 2002-2019 he not only led training for both teams on the field and in the classroom as an economics, history and geography teacher but also ran the strength training program in the fall for all off-season teams. Sutherland got his start throwing himself as a member of t...
2022-05-241h 50Nothing Personal with David SamsonEPISODE 600! Nick Saban is very mad at Jimbo Fisher; Max Scherzer's injury; Messi to Miami!? DO NOT TRADE WITH THE PADRES!Today’s word of the day is ‘600’ as in episode 600 as in there are now 600 numbered episodes of Nothing Personal. Who would have thought that? Thank you all for listening, watching, telling your friends, rating and reviewing. We’re just getting started! (2:20) Nick Saban is not happy with how other programs are addressing NIL. Nick Saban said Alabama players got $3M the right way! Nick Saban said Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M bought his players the wrong way! I mean… cmon Nick Saban. Be better. (12:30) So You Wanna Talk To Samson!? Someone asked me about Max Scherzer’s injury. He l...
2022-05-1948 min
The Strength Game#056 - Cameron DietzCameron Dietz is currently an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Utah Valley University where he oversees training for the baseball, softball, wrestling, men’s soccer, men’s golf and women’s golf programs. Prior to arriving at UVU he was a post-graduate intern at the University of North Texas and a graduate assistant coach for two years at the University of Northern Colorado. Dietz got his start coaching as an intern at the University of Delaware before volunteering at his alma mater, the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs before moving into a coaching role at Elizabeth high school in Colora...
2022-05-101h 11
The Strength Game#055 - Jon McNemarJon McNemar is a Sports Performance Coach at Duke University. He joined the Blue Devils in July of 2021 and works directly with the field hockey, track & field sprints-jumps groups, as well as men’s tennis team. McNemar previously worked at Jacksonville University where in 2015 he worked his way from intern to graduate assistant before being promoted to a full-time assistant strength coach in 2018. He also spent part of the 2018 season as an intern with the Florida State University football program. McNemar was an offensive lineman and four-year letter winner on the Fairmont State University football team. He was...
2022-04-261h 15
The Strength Game#054 - Chris MessinaChris Messina is the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Boston Red Sox. Messina was promoted to the Major League level in 2021 after serving strength coaching roles with Red Sox affiliate teams in the AAA, Arizona Fall League, and Eastern League team level. He joined the Red Sox organization in 2016 after serving as a minor league strength coach with the Bristol Pirates of the Appalachian League of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Messina got his start coaching as a graduate assistant at Salisbury University in addition to completing an internship position at TCU working with their football and baseball programs...
2022-04-121h 40
The Strength Game#053 - Aaron WoodAaron Wood is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Belhaven University where he oversees all 15 teams. Prior to arriving at Belhaven in 2019, Wood served as a strength coach at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX for a season overseeing both the football and baseball programs. He spent time working with both ice hockey programs at the University of Minnesota following three years in the private sector at Elkin Sports Performance in Richmond, VA working with athletes of all levels from high school to professional. Aaron got his start coaching at his alma mater, Liberty University, as an intern coach in 2014.
2022-03-291h 20
JeremiahA Dilemma of IdentityA Dilemma of IdentityIdentity... is far more important than serenity.Meanwhile… while the wicked do their thing, God will use the wicked to do His thing and bless the righteous (Jeremiah 15 ; Jeremiah 39).God's people should be happy people... and their happiness should be rooted in who they are and not in the circumstances they find themselves in. Happiness may be the goal of humanistic thinking but it should never be the goal of the disciple of Christ. For it should be a product of the goal of finding our identity in who were are, in Him. Judges is one of th...
2021-08-211h 00
Nick Pollack & Friends PodcastNPF 5 - Justin Mason of FanGraphsNick Pollack hangs out with Justin Mason from FanGraphs and Friends With Fantasy Benefits.
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2021-03-241h 45
Samson Strength Coach CollectiveNick Zostautas | Episode 035Matt Tometz hosts Coach Nick Zostautas, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Nick's journey is the epitome of trusting the process and making the most of every opportunity he is given. Tune in now!
2020-12-1354 minSamson Strength Coach CollectiveNick O'Brien | Episode 30Nick O'Brien is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Fresno State University who is responsible for the Bulldogs’ Baseball, Wrestling, and Women’s Lacrosse teams, in addition to overseeing the strength & conditioning department’s internship program.
2020-11-0947 min
Stepping out of the boatSamson - bad choices or Gods master plan?Today I return to Samson to look at the rest of his life and ask, is he a man who made poor choices, did brutal things, fell for the wrong women or was he a man on a mission from God?
In Part 2 of my look at Samson I get to the super hero stuff, the strength, the super natural feats and the poor hair cut that rendered him weak in front of his enemies. Though to put your mind at ease, I highlight that the strength wasn't in his hair! - Spoiler Alert
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2019-11-2833 minStepping out of the boatSamson - Set apart for GodWhen you are asked to pick a Judge from the book of Judges, Samson has got to be pretty close to the top of your thoughts. Well I was asked to do just that. As always when you start asking God what he wants you to speak about it may not be where you were planning to go!
So when I thought Ill preach on Samson, I thought about Lions, his strength, his problems with woman and poor haircuts but God said start at the beginning. When you look at the miraculous start of his life, being d...
2019-11-0637 min