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Rapid FireEpisode 16: Holistic Coaching & Athlete Development with George GreeneIn this episode of Rapid Fire, Host Justin Ochoa connects with George Greene — Director of High Performance at UMass Football — for a deep dive into holistic athlete management at the college level. George shares how he’s building trust with a brand-new roster, how data helps shape practice and training, and why being a good human is performance coaching. You’ll hear about:Managing staff, sport coaches, and athletes through one connected vision.Using force plates, NordBord, and Catapult data to drive decisions.Creating buy-in with college athletes.Supporting young coaches and interns with confiden...2025-06-1331 min
Rapid FireEpisode 15: Kyle Brown on Universal Speed Rating, Speed Labs and EntrepreneurshipEpisode SummaryIn this episode of Rapid Fire, Justin Ochoa sits down with Kyle Brown — former Team USA Skeleton athlete, Owner of Kyle Brown Performance and Northeast Speed Lab Director for Universal Speed Rating (USR). Kyle dives into:His transition from sprinting on ice to sprinting development as a coach.The power of data with USR — and how it's changing the game for athletes of all ages.Lessons learned from Mike Boyle, Les Spellman and Stu McMillan.His strategies for scaling a business with his name on it.And why early sport specialization might be one of the...2025-05-2335 min
Rapid FireEpisode 14: Rodrigo Alvira Discusses Training Smarter in the NBA and G-LeagueEpisode SummaryIn this episode of Rapid Fire, Justin welcomes Rodrigo Alvira Isla, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Motor City Cruise, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons. Rodrigo shares insights into his journey through the S&C industry, from internships to his current position in the Detroit Pistons organization. He shares how he filters useful tech data in high-level environments and gives a deep analysis of countermovement jump (CMJ) force plate testing.The two also discuss the importance of making training enjoyable and sustainable for pro athletes, as well...2025-05-0241 min
Rapid FireEpisode 13: Data-Informed Coaching & The Future of Speed Training with Matt TometzPodcast SummaryIn this episode of Rapid Fire by SimpliFaster, host Justin Ochoa connects with Matt Tometz to dive into the evolution of his role from strength coach (Formerly: TC Boost, Northwestern) to marketing manager at 1080 Motion. The conversation spans topics like load velocity profiling, the power of being data-informed over data-driven, how to coach speed effectively with limited equipment, and the broader role of sports tech in coaching. Tometz shares both high-level philosophy and practical coaching hacks for improving performance outcomes, regardless of budget.Timestamps00:00 – 01:00 | Introduction & Catching Up Ju...2025-04-2528 min
Rapid FireEpisode 12: Daniel Quesenberry's Speed-First Approach to Performance TrainingSummaryIn this episode, Justin Ochoa interviews Coach Daniel Quesenberry from Ravenwood High School, discussing his speed-first mentality, implementation of RPR (Reflexive Performance Reset) in training, the use of sports technology and evolving training methods over a 20 year career. Coach Quesenberry shares insights on how prioritizing speed has transformed their training approach, the importance of athlete health and building a culture of fitness that extends beyond football.Coach Q mentions some of his favorite tech to use in training, such as Catapult GPS, Skyhook Jump Mats and aims to get Velocity Based Training as...2025-04-0418 min
Rapid FireEpisode 11: Molly Binetti on Building Efficient Movers & Getting Championship Results in the Weight RoomEpisode SummaryIn this episode, 2-time NCAA champion, Molly Binetti of South Carolina WBB, shares her unique approach to athletic development, emphasizing the importance of playful, ground-based movement, individualized programming and balancing technology with simplicity in training. She discusses the varying training age levels of athletes and the necessity of tailored methods to enhance both performance and health. Binetti also provides insights into the evolution of women's basketball and the critical role of foundational training in long-term success.Key TakeawaysThe best athletes aren’t just the strongest or fastest—they’re the...2025-03-2822 min
The Track and Field Performance PodcastJoseph Coyne: Giving the Athlete What They Need When They Need ItJoseph Coyne, PhD is the Director of High Performance & Sports Development, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Elite Sport Program & Swimming, Bond UniversityJoseph's experience in Track & Field extends far and wide; we dug into his time working with the Chinese athletics federation including his work supporting Olympic-level sprinters and jumpers alongside world-renowned coach Randy Huntington. Joseph shares practical insights on plyometric training, athlete profiling, special strength training, contrast methods, as well as how he adapts his approach across youth, developing, and elite athletes.Joseph conducted his PhD research on training load at Edith...2025-03-221h 13
Rapid FireEpisode 10: Hunter Eisenhower Talks Force Plates, Managing Fatigue and MentorshipSummaryIn this episode, Hunter Eisenhower, Associate Head Coach of Sports Performance at Arizona State, breaks down his innovative Force System, a training framework built on four key pillars: high force, fast force, slow force, and human force. He explains how this system helps tailor training to each athlete’s unique strengths (superpowers) and weaknesses (kryptonite), ensuring a more individualized approach to performance development.Hunter dives into the science of jump testing, debunking common myths about force plates and data interpretation. He also challenges the overemphasis on traditional maximal strength training, arguing that for many at...2025-03-1820 min
Rapid FireEpisode 9: Adapting to the New Realities of College Athletics with Victoria SaucedoIn this Rapid Fire episode, Victoria Saucedo shares her approach to maximizing training strategies for college basketball players in the "new era" of the game. She discusses how to balance training loads, optimize recovery protocols, and ensure athletes stay fresh throughout a long season with more travel and outside stressors than ever. With the demands of college basketball constantly increasing, smart training & recovery practices are essential for performance and injury prevention."Recovery isn’t just about what you do after practice—it’s about how you prepare before it even starts." A proactive approach leads to better long-term result...2025-03-1015 min
Rapid FireEpisode 8: Keith Swift on Delegating Authority and Developing a Resourceful StaffIn this Rapid Fire episode, Keith Swift discusses the critical skill of delegating authority in coaching. He explains how effective delegation not only builds trust and accountability but also enhances team performance, leadership development, and program efficiency.KEY QUOTES"You can’t do it all—coaching is a team effort." Great coaches understand that empowering others leads to better results."Delegation isn’t about giving up control—it’s about creating more leaders." Trusting assistants and athletes to take responsibility builds a stronger culture."A good system runs itself when people know their roles." Clear expectations and commun...2025-03-1013 min
Rapid FireEpisode 7: Jon Hersel Talks Speed Development, Working with High School Athletes & Facility ModicationsIn this Rapid Fire episode, Jon Hersel shares his approach to coaching within constraints, whether it’s limited time, space, equipment, or athlete availability. He explains how to maximize training effectiveness by adapting to challenges and making the most of what’s available."Every coach faces constraints. The best ones adapt and find solutions." Success isn’t about perfect conditions—it’s about making the best of what you have."Time, space, and equipment shouldn’t dictate results—smart programming does." Thoughtful adjustments can ensure quality training even with limited resources."Simplicity wins. The best programs focus on intent, not ex...2025-03-1016 min
Rapid FireEpisode 6: Impacting High School Athletes Beyond the Weight Room with David NeillIn this Rapid Fire episode, David Neill breaks down how coaches can identify and prioritize what truly matters in their programs. With limited time, resources, and athlete availability, he shares how to make strategic decisions that maximize impact without overwhelming athletes or staff."You can’t do everything, so you have to decide what’s most important." Effective coaching is about making the right choices, not doing it all."Prioritization isn’t about what to add—it’s about what to leave out." Eliminating unnecessary work allows for higher-quality training."The best programs are built on clarity and consistenc...2025-03-1021 min
Rapid FireEpisode 5: Steve Schween on Maximizing Training Data & Tech in the High School SettingIn this Rapid Fire episode, Steve Schween shares his expertise on integrating technology into high school strength programs while navigating the unique challenges of the school schedule. He discusses the practical use of data, effective tech tools, and how to maximize training time in an academic setting.KEY QUOTES"If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it." Tracking data ensures athletes are progressing in a meaningful way."The school day isn’t going away, so we have to adapt." Strength coaches in the high school setting need to be flexible while maintaining training qualit...2025-03-1011 min
Rapid FireEpisode 4: Tony Holler's Atomic Speed Habits, Feed the Cats and Training FastIn this Rapid Fire episode, legendary speed coach Tony Holler shares his insights on building speed habits and why traditional training methods often fail to develop true speed. With his "Feed the Cats" philosophy, Tony emphasizes quality over quantity, maximal intent, and athlete enjoyment—all crucial elements for speed development and performance."You don’t get fast by running tired." Speed training should prioritize freshness and intent over exhaustion."If it’s important, do it all the time." Speed is a skill that needs to be trained consistently, not sporadically."Make practice the best part of an ath...2025-03-0918 min
Rapid FireEpisode 3: Sean Davy breaks down the hybrid skill & performance coaching modelIn this Rapid Fire episode, we dive into the hybrid coaching model with Sean Davy—a seasoned strength & conditioning coach blending S&C training with skill development & sport coaching. Sean shares his insights on how hybrid coaching helps him manage athlete workloads, individual a year around training model and shares the vision on how this can help grow the game of basketball.KEY TAKEAWAYSDefining Hybrid Coaching – The balance between strength, speed, skill and other facets of the game.Building Client Buy-in – Strategies for engagement and accountability with athletes and their famili...2025-03-0922 min
Rapid FireEpisode 2: Chris Korfist on Compensations, Speed Development and the Nervous SystemIn this episode of Rapid Fire by SimpliFaster, legendary speed coach Chris Korfist dives into the concept of compensation drivers and how they impact sprinting and athletic performance. He explains how compensations develop, their effect on movement efficiency, and the best ways to assess and correct them to unlock an athlete’s full potential.We also talk about his ankle rocker concepts for speed development and how the nervous system is the key to making speed gains.Key Takeaways:What are compensation drivers, and why do they matter?Ho...2025-03-0911 min
Rapid FireEpisode 1: Stephanie Mock on Sports Science, Leadership & High-Performance CoachingIn this episode of Rapid Fire by SimpliFaster, Justin Ochoa sits down with Stephanie Mock, a seasoned high-performance coach with experience across collegiate and professional sports. Stephanie shares quick, powerful insights into what it takes to build elite training environments, foster strong coach-athlete relationships, and implementing data-driven performance strategies.KEY TAKEAWAYSBiggest shifts in high-performance coaching over the last decade.Balancing data and coaching intuition for better decision-making.Building trust and communication with athletes.Advice for young coaches looking to make an impact in the field.Implementing a sports science department...2025-03-0913 min
Voodoo PowerAdam Vogel Strength and Conditioning Coach Flossmoor H.S.,Simplifaster,TFC ContributorSend us a text Coach Vogel is the Dept Chair/ PE Teacher /S&C at Homewood Flossmoor High School prior to his move he served as a Physical Education teacher, PE/CTE Division Chair, Head Strength Coach, and Assistant Football Coach at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School in Illinois. He has been featured in Simplifaster and is a contributor to the TFC, presenting recently in Chicago. He is a former collegiate football player and has a B.S. in Psychology and a master’s degree in teaching. Coach Vogel holds UASW-1 and NASM-Youth Exercise Specialist certifications and is th...2024-01-262h 09
Voodoo PowerJT Ayers Trabuco Hills Track, Simplifaster Contributor, 3x Orange County Track Coach of the YearSend us a textCoach JT Ayers is a 3 time Orange County Track Coach of the Year. (2013,1016,2019) He has been coaching Track and Field for 14 years. Coach Ayers led his team at Orange Lutheran High School to its first CIF Division # Championship in 2013. After that, He took over at his Alma Mater, Trabuco Hills High School, as Head Coach of the boy’s team in 2014. Since then his athletes have broken 35 grade level and 8 school records, 3 All-Time Orange County Records, and the team has been ranked #1 in Orange County 4 different years (2015,2016,2018,2020).In 2019 the Boys 4x100 team pl...2023-11-031h 06
Voodoo PowerMark Hoover Simplifaster Contributor Metrolina Academy Director of Health and WellnessSend us a textCoach Hoover is the Director of Athletic Performance at Metrolina Christian Academy in Indian trail North Carolina. He has spent time as a Head Football Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach before moving to full time Strength and Conditioning Coach in 2015. Coach Hoover holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and physical education. He has great insight through his articles that can be found on Simplifaster, where he works as a consultant and author. https://simplifaster.com/ https://youtube.com/@platesandpancakes4593https://instagram.com/voodoo4power...2023-06-021h 36
Victory Over Self RadioE1: "The Clinic" from Simplifaster RecapThe coaches recap "The Clinic" from Simplifaster that featured Tony Holler, Les Spellman, Joey Guarascio, and Tony Villani2022-07-201h 08
From the Ground Up Athletic Performance PodcastTyler Germain Episode 29 " Celebrating the development of speed and meaningful metrics to drive intent"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 track and field coach at his school, Tyler implemented...2021-10-191h 11
Companions of the CompendiumEpisode 27 Graham Eaton Drill Guru, Sprint Coach, and Contributor to SimplifasterGraham and I discuss his entry into coaching and all the people who helped set the path for him into the sport. We chat about the influence of Carl Valle on our development into coaching! Coach Eaton talks about the content he has developed for Simplifaster and his desire to create value for other coaches around the world. Coach goes further into the process of research and writing about training organically begins to shape your system into belief. Graham and I talk about the power of journaling for coaches to limit issues fast approaching in a sports season. Through...2021-08-021h 06Companions of the CompendiumEpisode 11 Robert Assise Nationally Renowned Jumps Coach and ClinicianIt is my great pleasure to present to you today Coach Robert Assise, nationally renowned jumps coach, writer, and clinician. Founding father of Fieldfocus. Coach of scores of all-state athletes in the jumps and frequent contributor to Simplifaster. Rob and I covered a lot of ground in our 1.5-hour talk. Coach Assise discussed the development of jumpers at the high school level through testing and talent identification. He laid out strategies for coaching numerous jumpers across all the power events. We went into great detail on how he lays out weeks of training and the modifications made over time. W...2021-04-121h 31
Platform to Perform PodcastEpisode 46-Training Big Hitters with Will WaylandOn episode 46 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke to Will Wayland, owner of Powering Through, strength and conditioning coach and consultant for UFC Fighters, professional golfers, and professional boxers.
On today’s podcast, myself and Will discussed:
· Rotational and ballistic work for golfers and mixed martial artists
· The concept of feels v reals, and how to separate how a movement feels, vs how actual performance indicators of a movement
· The concept of training residuals, supramaximal eccentric training and the importance of year round training for golf and mixed martial artis...2021-03-281h 54Companions of the CompendiumEpisode 7 Dr. Ken Clark of Applied Physiology and Biomechanics, PhDIt was a pleasure to dive deep into the science of high speed. We did deep dives into research mistakes and strategies coaches to best make use of their time studying research. We discussed how it's possible to marry science and high-performance coaching. Dr. Clark educates us on commonalities and motor realities in research on limb velocity. He talks about what we want to see at maximum velocity and how some athletes create their own trap. He answers my question on how to develop proper posture and mechanics along with its unforeseen advantages. Ken humors us by dipping into...2021-03-151h 17
Matt Tometz Performance Podcast91. Stories from Dr. John Abbott, Chicago Cubs, Minor League S&C Coach/Sport Performance ScientistThere's a theme that has led Dr. John Abbott to the path of his PhD and consequent coaching/sport science which has brought him to the Chicago Cubs: always have a plan. And not that plans don't change, but the diligence and intent behind making a plan leads to preparedness which leads to execution. Multiple of his stories encapsulated how his success achieved in the moment was the result of his preparation before hand. Then it led to more responsibility, more opportunities, and so on. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be...2021-02-0158 minCompanions of the CompendiumCompanions of the Compendium Episode 1 Dan PfaffFor my first full-length Podcast, we have the hall of fame speed and track & field coach Dan Pfaff. Dan has coached at every level from high school to world-record-holding Olympic Medals. Dan's impact on the world of coaching cannot be overstated. His contribution to the world of sprinting is unparalleled but now has become the go-to person for all sports for professional development in coaching. From hurling to cricket you can see coach Pfaff's influence. At the recording of this podcast Dan's athletes 10 World Championships, 11 Olympic Medals, and Five World Records. Coach Pfaff has coached a total 111 athletes who...2021-01-301h 15
The Tom Broback PodcastErik BeckerHello friends, welcome to the show. Today, we have on, you know what, we have an awesome guest on today. All our guests are awesome, but Erik Becker absolutely defines what we admire in coaches that we have on this pod. Erik is a high school football coach out in Madison, Connecticut. Yes, we are nationwide with the guests we have on the Bold Base Performance podcast. Erik recently wrote an article for SimpliFaster that absolutely impressed me with his ability to adapt to new knowledge and his consistency to his personal health and the growth and development of...2021-01-1552 min
Just Fly Performance Podcast232: Dan Fichter on Infinity Runs, Sensory-Motor Optimization and the “Neurology Driven” Warmup in Athletics |Sponsored by SimpliFasterOur guest today is Dan Fichter, owner and operator of WannaGetFast, a sports performance facility in Rochester, New York. He is one of the leading experts in applying clinical neurology into athletic rehabilitation and sport performance applications. Dan has been mentored by a variety of elite coaches, therapists, and neurologists, and has trained numerous professional athletes and Olympians across a variety of sports. He has been a multi-time guest on the podcast, with one of the most popular episodes of all-time being a joint discussion with Chris Korfist on “DB Hammer” training methods (an old-school classic).
It’s somewhat of a “woke”...2020-12-101h 04Matt Tometz Performance Podcast85. Stories from Ryan Banta, Author of Sprinter's Compendium, Parkway Central Girls Head Track CoachRyan Banta has a lot of stories from his coaching over the years and actually was the first guest in TSP history to give me options to pick from for his "coolest story." But his stories all have one theme: a pivotal conversation between athlete and coach. And these conversations have an impact to this day beyond the track and his athlete's athletic careers. Listen along to learn how you can make such an impact too. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dg2BUb1SEYQ
Link to book, Amazon: h...2020-12-071h 07Just Fly Performance Podcast231: Dr. Mark Wetzel on “Energy-System Oscillation” for Explosive Performance, Recovery and Maximizing Isometric Transfer | Sponsored by SimpliFasterOur guest today is Dr. Mark Wetzel, chiropractor and neurology expert based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Mark has been a guest on the show several times before, speaking about the physiological and neurological elements of the training method of “extreme isometrics” as well as the fantastic results that he achieved from using the method with a high school baseball team.
Isometric holds of all sorts have become very popular in training in recent years, and for good reason. Where typical “up and down” lifting is a bit of a shotgun approach to performance, isometrics can isolate very specific elements of our physio...2020-12-031h 03Just Fly Performance Podcast230: Steffan Jones on Isometrics, Variability and “2nd Generation” French Contrast Training Methods in Fast-Bowling and Athletic Skill Development | Sponsored by SimpliFasterOur guest today is cricket fast-bowling coach and overall motor learning wizard, Steffan Jones. Stefan is the last “dual pro” between rugby and cricket, and is an ex-cricketeer turned coach. He is one of the world leading experts in regards to not only fast-bowling training, but also topics such as training individualization, motor learning and the process of reaching the highest possible level of one’s sport skill.
Stefan has worked with many of the world’s leading organizations and athletes in his work in the sport of Cricket. He has written much about his own training process in the many articles...2020-11-261h 00Just Fly Performance Podcast229: Adarian Barr on Decoding the Weight Room (and Olympic Lifts) for Athletic Performance Transfer | Sponsored by SimpliFasterOur guest today is Adarian Barr, athletic movement coach, inventor and performance consultant. Adarian has been a mentor to me for almost 5 years, and opened up my eyes to the movement potential of the human body, how to observe it, and coach it more optimally. He has been on this podcast for many prior episodes, and has recorded a number of webinars for Just Fly Sports. The best way I can describe Adarian is that he just sees things that nobody else does in human movement, and creates a wonderful groundwork for us to creatively express those principles in our own...2020-11-191h 08Just Fly Performance Podcast228: Mike Kozak on Building Speed and Athletic Movement from the “Arches” Upwards | Sponsored by SimpliFasterOur guest today is the owner of SOAR fitness in Columbus Ohio, Mike Kozak. Mike previously appeared on podcast #184 and has written several articles for Just Fly Sports. Notably, Mike has mentored extensively under Adarian Barr, and frequently posts the exercise and training progressions based on Adarian’s work.
Speed is always en vogue in the world of athletics, but something important to understand is that running and moving right not only will make athletes faster, but also make them more resilient and robust, reducing injury rates. When we move as nature intended, and then amplify that in our training, we ca...2020-11-121h 03Just Fly Performance Podcast227: Dr. Pat Davidson on Pressure-Based Principles for Elastic Power and Athleticism | Sponsored by SimpliFasterI’m happy to welcome Dr. Pat Davidson back to the podcast. Pat is an independent trainer, consultant, author, and lecturer in New York City. He is the author of MASS and MASS2 and is the developer of the “Rethinking the Big Patterns” lecture series, as well as an upcoming book on the same topic. Pat is one of the most intelligent individuals I know when it comes to human performance, and communicates his knowledge in a manner that makes it easy to understand difficult concepts. He has been a guest on episodes #88 and #122 of this show as well speaking on topics...2020-11-051h 19Just Fly Performance Podcast226: Brandon Byrd on Rotating Sprint Variations for Huge Speed and Performance PB’s | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast features speed and strength coach Brandon Byrd. Brandon Byrd is the owner of Byrd’s Sports Performance in Orefield, Pennsylvania. Brandon is an alumni of the University of Pittsburgh and has learned from elite coaches such as Louie Simmons, Charlie Francis, Buddy Morris and others.
Brandon’s unique blend of rotating training stimuli, and his competitive, PR driven environment has elicited noteworthy speed, power and strength gains in his athletes.
If you follow Brandon on social media, you’ll see the regular occurrence of sprint and jump records from his athletes. Brandon has some of the highest-output training ou...2020-10-291h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast225: Kevin Foster and Grant Fowler on Updated Non-Linear Training Methods for High-Powered Athleticism | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast features Grant Fowler and Kevin Foster.
Kevin Foster is a former NCAA DI javelin thrower training for the 2021 Olympic trials. He is the owner of the Javelin Anatomy Instagram page, a regular writer for Just Fly Sports, and was the guest on episode #164. of the podcast.
Grant Fowler is the owner of Fowler Fitness in The Woodlands, Texas. Grant works as a private training and online performance consultant and specializes in program design and injury prevention. Grant is a different thinker who has a distinctive “non-linear” and adaptable style to his training program design and previously appeared on episod...2020-10-221h 14Just Fly Performance Podcast224: Michelle Boland and Tim Richardt on A Modern Approach to Exercise Categorization and Transfer in S&C | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast features Dr. Michelle Boland and Dr. Tim Richardt, speaking on the topic of exercise categorization and classification, as well as the process of selecting and integrating gym training movements based on the specific needs of athletes and clients.
Michelle Boland is the owner of michelleboland-training.com and has several years of professional experience as an NCAA DI strength coach working with nationally ranked teams, and a wide variety of sports. Michelle is a leader in the integration of concepts rooted in the work of PRI and Bill Hartman into practical sports performance application. Michelle has appeared previously on t...2020-10-151h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast223: Charlie Reid on a Learner-Centered Approach to Performance and Dissolving the Term of “Corrective Exercise” | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast features personal trainer, massage therapist and musician, Charlie Reid.
Living in the San Francisco Bay Area for 8 years of my life brought with it the opportunity to meet and learn from many wonderful and knowledgeable coaches and trainers. One of those that I met was Charlie, who I met at Pat Davidson’s “Rethinking the Big Patterns” seminar. Charlie and I later were able to both spend time at Kezar stadium learning sprint and movement philosophy from Adarian Barr, while having plenty of conversations on training.
Charlie is one of the smartest and wisest coaches that you may not k...2020-10-0859 min
Upside Strength PodcastCam Josse, Team Culture, Ownership, Qualitative VS Quantitative Analysis || Episode #60 [EN]Cameron Josse is an Athletic Performance Coach for Football at Indiana University. Prior to arriving at Indiana, Cameron spent 7 years in the private sector with DeFranco's Training Systems, operating as Director of Sports Performance from 2014-2020. Cameron has worked with a multitude of athletes in high school and collegiate sports as well as professional athletes in the NFL, NHL, UFC, and WWE. Cameron earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology while playing football at the University of Rhode Island and holds a master's degree in exercise science from William Paterson University.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/iucoachjosse
The Process Bundle...2020-10-0858 min
Coach Growth PodcastTyler Germain- Kalamazoo Central High School/ #CoachSpeedAbsolute blast sitting down with Coach Germain! Tyler is a sprints and hurdles coach at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo Michigan. He is also a speed enthusiast and started the movement #coachspeed on twitter getting other coaches and former athletes to get back into the practice of sprint training! Coach Germain's Twitter - https://twitter.com/trackcoachTGHe has also written some incredible articles for Simplifaster which you can find here!https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/tylergermain/2020-10-0655 minJust Fly Performance Podcast222: Ty Terrell on Practical Speed, Squat and Core Training Methods for High Athletic Transfer | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast welcomes coach Ty Terrell. Ty is currently an NBA physical preparation coach and has a wealth of experience ranging from training athletes out of a garage, to coaching high school basketball, to being mentored by some of the top professionals in the coaching industry. Individuals such as Lee Taft, Bill Hartman, and Mike Robertson have fostered in Ty a unique and powerful perspective on blending gym-training methods with athletic biomechanics and outputs.
A running theme of this show has been using gym training methods to cater to the organic manner by which athletes live and move, rather than...2020-10-011h 16Just Fly Performance Podcast221: Christian Thibaudeau on Omni-Rep Training for Speed-Power Athletes | Sponsored By SimpliFasterToday’s podcast welcomes back coach Christian Thibaudeau to the podcast. Christian has been a strength coach for nearly 2 decades, working with athletes from nearly 30 sports. He has written four books and has pioneered multiple educational courses, including the Neuro-typing system, which goes in-depth on how to train athletes in the weight room (and beyond) based on their own individual dispositions.
Christian has been a 4-time prior guest on the podcast, and is a true wealth of information. Our recent episode, #208, had lots of great information about the topic of adrenaline as an over-training marker, as well as how to manag...2020-09-241h 33
Sprint Jump Throw Performance PodcastEpisode 24: Q&A w/Joel and ACThis week AC and I expand on our SimpliFaster Q&As that we did in the last few weeks while also providing some insights on return to activity notes that we are seeing!https://simplifaster.com/articles/team-sport-speed-andrew-cormier/https://simplifaster.com/articles/game-speed-injury-prevention-joel-reinhardt/Make sure to head over to https://www.sprint-jump-throw.com/ and sign up for access to our exclusive Sprint Jump Throw Thorne Store. 25% off of all products!!2020-09-2154 minJust Fly Performance Podcast220: Kyle Dobbs on Redeeming Internal Rotation in the Gym for Elastic Athletic Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast features coach and consultant, Kyle Dobbs. Kyle is the owner and founder of Compound Performance which offers online training, facility consulting, and a personal trainer mentorship. Kyle has trained 15,000+ sessions and has experienced substantial success as a coach and educator. Kyle has an extensive biomechanics and human movement background which he integrates into his gym prescriptions to help athletes achieve their fullest movement, and transferable strength potential. He reaches thousands of coaches regularly through his Instagram account where he offers practical movement solutions in the gym to help people get stronger in context of how we are meant...2020-09-171h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast219: Leo Ryan on Marathons with Zero Run Training and the Power of Breath Training for Athletic Performance and Mental Clarity | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s podcast features performance coach and breathing specialist, Leo Ryan. Leo is the founder of Innate-Strength.com. He has studied athletic training, health and breathing since he healed himself of asthma in 2004.
Leo has achieved a prolific amount of education in human performance and breathwork. He has attained multiple diplomas and certificates from many elite personal training, physical therapy and breathing schools including Dip. Buteyko Method, Wim Hof Instructor, Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor, Fascial Stretch Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Pilates teacher. Leo’s love and experience for health and physical performance has seen him research more than 70 breath...2020-09-101h 36Just Fly Performance Podcast218: Matt Cooper on Fascial Systems, Proprioception and the Human Performance Engine | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features performance coach and nutritionist, Matt Cooper. Matt has been a multi-time podcast guest and writer on Just Fly Sports, and trains athletes and individuals out of his gym in Los Angeles, California. Matt is a bright young coach who has encapsulated many of the training concepts from top coaches, nutritionists, and human performance specialists, into his own system which keeps the athlete operating in proper neurological and fascial harmony.
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed observing in the work that Matt is doing is his incorporation of the work pioneered by Marv Marinovich and Jay Sc...2020-09-0354 minJust Fly Performance Podcast217: Brett Bartholomew on Communication, Human Dynamics and the Evolution of Coaching in Sport | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features performance coach, author, and speaker, Brett Bartholomew. Brett is the founder of “Art of Coaching™”, which works with corporations in the financial and tech sector, medical professionals, military, as well as professional sporting organizations to enhance their leadership ability through improved communication and understanding of human behavior. Brett is the author of the best-selling book “Conscious Coaching”, and has spoken worldwide on performance and communication topics. Brett has served as a performance coach for a diverse range of athletes, ranging from youth to Olympians, those in nearly every professional sport, as well as those in the U.S. Special Fo...2020-08-2755 minJust Fly Performance Podcast216: Paul Cater on Flow, Rhythm and Awareness: Exploring the Training Session as a Mirror to Sport and Beyond | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features coach Paul Cater, speaking on his holistic approach to athlete training sessions. Paul has pioneered a way of training that makes the session a heightened experience on multiple levels, versus a scripted “to-do” list.
Paul is the owner of the Alpha Project, a gym in Salinas, California. He has worked with a wide variety of athletes, from those at the highest professional level in pro Rugby (London Wasps) and pro Baseball (Baltimore Orioles), to local youth sport athletes, as well as those in the general population in a wide variety of age ranges. Paul has lived and train...2020-08-201h 10
NSC sport PodcastAko predísť pretrénovaniu? Monitorovanie únavy. Hosť:Mgr. Matej Vajda, PhD. Absolvent štúdia kondičného trénerstva na FTVŠ UK, kde ukončil aj doktorandské vzdelanie. Počas doktorandského štúdia stážoval v Diagnostickom centre prof. Hamara. Je autorom a spoluautorom viac ako 50 vedeckých publikácií v rôznych oblastiach športu. Osem rokov pôsobil ako hlavný tréner Centra talentovanej mládeže pre Slovenský zväz kanoistiky na divokej vode. Momentálne pracuje v pozícií metodika v Slovenskej kanoistike a venuje sa aj vedecko-výskumnej činnosti. kontakt : matej.vajda@gmail.com Čo sa dozviete?2020-08-201h 11Just Fly Performance Podcast215: Chris Korfist on New Advances in Sprint Training and Mind-Body Concepts in Athletics | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features speed coach and human performance expert, Chris Korfist. Chris is a multi-time guest on the podcast and is back for a solo-interview show where he gets into his recent developments in speed training, as well as a great conversation about mind-body concepts and their relationship to sport, and even life itself.
Chris Korfist has been a high school coach in track and football for almost 30 years, with more than 80 All-State athletes. He owns the “Slow Guy Speed School” that helps develop athletes ranging from World Champion to middle school. He has consulted with professional sports teams all over...2020-08-131h 09Just Fly Performance Podcast214: Scot Prohaska on Total Athlete Development, Leadership, and The Six Lanes of High Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFaster.comToday’s episode features athletic performance coach, Scot Prohaska. Scot is distinguished as a nationally recognized sports and executive performance consultant. Scot runs his performance center out of Los Angeles, California, and works with a wide range of athletes, from professionals and Olympians at the highest level, to scholastic athletes.
Scot has traveled across the globe studying with leading experts in exercise physiology, kinesiology, physical therapy, biomechanics, strength, conditioning, nutrition, mental and emotional focus, as well as strength. Through his years of coaching, and learning from leaders in multiple fields, Scot has developed the “Six Lanes of High Performance”, which is a holis...2020-08-061h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast213: Austin Jochum on Bringing the Training Session to Life: A Creative and Transferable Approach to Athletic Development | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features strength and athletic movement coach Austin Jochum. Austin is the owner of Jochum Strength where he works with athletes and “washed up movers” to become the best versions of themselves. He also hosts the Jochum Strength podcast, and was a former D3 All-American football player and a hammer thrower at the University of St.Thomas, where he is now the strength coach for the football team.
In training athletes, amongst many other lessons, I’ve learned two big things in my 8 years as a full-time strength coach. One is that the athlete experience supersedes the need for a trad...2020-07-301h 03Just Fly Performance Podcast212: David Grey on Barefoot Dynamics, Foot Actions, and a Joint-Based Approach to Relieving Tendon Pain | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features biomechanics specialist and rehabilitation expert, David Grey. David runs the Grey Injury Clinic and helps athletes with injury, pain, rehab, and performance. David has learned under a great number of mentors, and is influenced greatly by the work of Gary Ward who is a 2x previous podcast guest and the creator of the “Anatomy in Motion” system. David is also influenced by systems such as PRI and the martial arts.
Through his diverse studies and experience, David is able to get athletes and clients out of pain who have previously been through months of traditional therapy with limi...2020-07-231h 11Just Fly Performance Podcast211: Cory Schlesinger Q&A on Autonomy-Driven Sports Performance, Isometric Training, and the Sport-Skill Continuum | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Phoenix Suns' head strength coach, Cory Schlesinger (and myself) answering questions on athletic performance training sent in from listeners. Topics for this show ranged from programming based on athlete-autonomy, to isometrics, to foot training, as well as important questions on blending strength work into a level of high-performance play where sport skill development far super-cedes one’s physical strength development.
Cory previously appeared on this show for episode #138 and is a popular speaker and podcast guest. Cory’s creative, yet practical style is an “athlete-first” method that gets results and leaves athletes with not only a first-class...2020-07-161h 11
The Ground Negotiation PodcastPerformance HealthIn this episode we discuss the term Performance Health and what it means to us across the continuum of physical development. We discuss how Performance Health looks in action while discussing it's art and science. We make a case for how we see it fit in the circumstances we each work in. We make regular reference to Xavier Roy's (our friend) recent article in SimpliFaster (https://simplifaster.com/articles/sports-academics-training-medical-school/) and Craig Pickering's recent series for HMMRMedia (http://www.hmmrmedia.com/pickering/).2020-07-1553 minJust Fly Performance Podcast210: Josh Hingst Interviews Joel Smith on Training Topics of Speed and Power Development in American Football and Field Sports | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features a special guest interviewer, Josh Hingst, head strength coach of the 2018 Superbowl Champion, Philadelphia Eagles, who interviews me on a number of questions related to training American Football. I met Josh in Barcelona, Spain back in 2005, and I’m happy that we’ve been in correspondence since that time. I originally meant to interview Josh for an episode, but Josh flipped the script on me, so to speak, asking if he could interview me for a show.
Josh’s experience before working with the Eagles includes work at the Jacksonville Jaguars, the University of Nebraska, the Atlanta Fa...2020-07-091h 13Just Fly Performance Podcast209: Rocky Snyder on The Gait Cycle, Single Leg Work, and True Functional Training for Elite Athleticism | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features personal trainer and human movement expert, Rocky Snyder. Rocky is the owner of Rocky’s Fitness in Santa Cruz, California, and is an experienced personal trainer, as well as an accomplished surfer and snowboarder. Rocky has taken an absolutely immense amount of continuing education in human performance and is the author of four books. His most recent being “Return to Center” , which featured a unique integration of a joint-based model of training and movement coaching, combined with neurological assessment of effectiveness.
“Return to Center” is the first training book in a very long time (outside of “Even with Your Sh...2020-07-031h 05Just Fly Performance Podcast208: Christian Thibaudeau on Adrenaline, Muscle Tone and Optimizing Training Splits in Athletic Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features strength coach Christian Thibaudeau. Christian has been involved in the business of training for the last 18 years, having worked with athletes from 28 different sports. He is a prolific writer and presenter, having written four books, as well as presenting to top coaches and organizations all over the world.
Christian is also the creator of the Neuro-typing system, which classifies athletes according to the neurotransmitters they seek out. This system has the categories of 1A,1B,2A,2B and 3, and Christian has covered this topic extensively on this podcast, as well as many other shows.
There are many...2020-06-251h 31Just Fly Performance Podcast207: Edward Yu on Slowing Down to Run Faster and Integrating Sensory Awareness into Technical Acquisition | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Feldenkrais practitioner and human movement specialist, Edward Yu. Edward is a former triathlete, current martial arts enthusiast, and perennial student of Masters Li Xueyi and Ge Guoliang in the art of Bagua. Edward has worked with members of the US Olympic Track Team as well as those in the Portuguese National Ballet. Edward is also the author of “Slowing Down to Run Faster” the impetus of which came years after Edward quit running and discovered that conventional approaches to training are not always effective in turning people into better athletes. Edward’s interest in how people learn and pr...2020-06-181h 12Just Fly Performance Podcast206: Ross Jeffs on Individualizing Speed Training by Understanding Concentric, Elastic and Metabolic Sprint Types | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features track and sports performance coach, Ross Jeffs. Ross is a sprints, jumps and hurdles coach at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar. He formerly worked in the Netherlands as a sprints and jumps coach at Atletiek Trainingscentrum Rotterdam, and has also coached under the guidance of Jonas Dodoo within the Speedworks system. Ross has also worked with a number of athletes from a range of sports including a grand slam tennis player, professional boxers, Olympic medallists from basketball and rugby sevens, and World Cup finalists in rugby. Ross appeared on the podcast recently in episode 145.
In the tra...2020-06-111h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast205: Boo Schexnayder on Training Organization, Variation and “Trump Card” Workouts for Maximal Power Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Boo Schexnayder, current strength coach and former jumps coach at Louisiana State University. Boo is regarded internationally as a leading authority in training design, possessing 37 years of experience in the coaching and consulting fields. Most noted for his 12 years on the Track and Field coaching staff at LSU, he is regarded as one of the world’s premier coaches, having developed 19 NCAA Champions and 10 Olympians. Boo is one of the world’s leading authorities on training for speed and power on a variety of levels.
I get a lot of requests on the show to talk about tr...2020-06-041h 04Just Fly Performance Podcast204: Max Shank on Primal Strength, Elasticity and Holistic Athletic Development | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Max Shank, fitness coach and owner of Ambition Athletics in Encinitas, California. Max has written 3 books, taught over a hundred courses in countries around the world and is the creator of the “5-minute-flow”. Max is an avid learner, having picked up guitar, piano, and drums as an adult, in addition to the dozens of physical movement skills he has acquired. As a personal trainer, Max has moved his focus from basic strength training to a holistic approach of overall fitness and health.
One thing that I’ve really enjoyed in observing Max’s work over the years is his p...2020-05-281h 25Just Fly Performance Podcast203: Eric Cressey on the Evolution of Shoulder Training, Work Capacity and Specificity in Professional Baseball Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features strength coach and gym owner, Eric Cressey. Eric Cressey is the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance (CSP), with facilities in both Hudson, MA and Jupiter, FL. Behind Eric’s expertise, CSP has established itself as a go-to high-performance facility to both local athletes and those that come from across the country and abroad to experience CSP’s cutting-edge methods. Eric also works with the New York Yankees as the Director of Player Health and Performance. In the past five years, 125 CSP athletes have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, and CSP works with playe...2020-05-2148 minJust Fly Performance Podcast202: Matt Jordan on Bringing Clarity to a Complex World of Data in Training and Sport Science | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features strength coach and consultant, Dr. Matt Jordan. Matt is a strength and conditioning coach/performance consultant for elite athletes with six Olympic cycles of experience. He holds a Master of Science in Exercise and Neuromuscular Physiology, and a PhD in Medical Science from the University of Calgary. Matt has consulted with more than 30 Olympic and World Championship medalists and provides expertise to high performance organizations in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and military. He is currently the Director of Sport Science at the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary and leads the Sport Science/Sport Medicine program for Alpine Can...2020-05-1458 minJust Fly Performance Podcast201: Alex Natera on the Origin of Run-Specific Isometrics and Their Integration in Team Sport Play vs. Training Sprinters | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Alex Natera, senior athletic performance specialist at the GWS Giants of the AFL. Alex has over twenty years of experience in high performance sport including time spent as a professional sportsman, a technical coach, a sport science lecturer, a published scientific researcher and his primary role as strength & conditioning coach. Prior to the Giants, Alex was the senior strength and conditioning coach at Aspire Academy.
Alex’s original article on isometric training that was specific to training sprinters “broke the internet” several years ago. In it, Alex laid out an approach to training sprinters (and speed in general...2020-05-071h 04Just Fly Performance Podcast200: Scott Salwasser on “Zero-to-100” Training After a Long Layoff, Speed Work for Lineman, and the Agility Continuum | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features sports performance coach Scott Salwasser. Scott has been a multiple time guest on this show, talking about speed training in football, force-velocity profiling, and perception/reaction work. Scott is currently the assistant director of strength and conditioning for football at the University of South Carolina. Scott has worked as a sports performance coach for nearly 2 decades, and has worked at a number of NCAA DI universities, as well as in the NFL, and in the private training sector.
When it comes to training, Scott is one of the most practical and grounded coaches that I know, and ha...2020-04-301h 04
The Difference Maker PodcastCarl Valle - Biofeedback and ResilienceIn this episode Matthew speaks with lead sport technologist for SpikesOnly.com, and expert track and field coach, Carl Valle. They cover the important topic of biofeedback and it's correlation with mental performance.
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Instagram/Twitter: @mattcaldaroni2020-04-241h 04Just Fly Performance Podcast199: Jeff Moyer on The Synergy of Training, Reconditioning, and ACL Injury Prevention | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Jeff Moyer, owner of Dynamic Correspondence Sports Training in Pittsburgh, PA. Jeff has been a multi-time guest on the show, appearing as a solo guest in two shows, and on three roundtables. His expertise includes elements such as Soviet training systems, motor learning, skill acquisition, pain reduction and reconditioning. Jeff is highly driven by learning and is continually on the cutting edge of the industry, yet is also highly practical and results driven in his coaching and training.
ACL injury prevention, and injury prevention in general, is a massive portion of the job of a sports perfo...2020-04-2353 minJust Fly Performance Podcast198: Simon Capon on Mental Training, Body Language and Staying in the Present for Better Athletic (and Human) Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features sports psychologist, Simon Capon. Simon is a hypnotherapist, Master NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner, as well as the author of the book "It’s Time to Start Winning." Since 2006 Simon has worked with professional athletes, using variety of techniques including skills from NLP and hypnotherapy. He has inspired athletes, footballers and numerous others to achieve national, international and world titles. Simon’s philosophy is simple, create self-belief and your behaviors and actions will change and so will your results, this will have the effect of reinforcing your belief as a winning performer. Belief in your ability is imperati...2020-04-161h 07
The Difference Maker PodcastYour Mental Framework During COVID19In this episode, Matthew provides you with a specific framework on how to mentally navigate yourself during the COVID19 outbreak. For added effects, write down the steps Matthew asks for.
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Website: www.mind-bodyfusion.com2020-04-1036 minJust Fly Performance Podcast197: How COVID19 is Taking us to the Core of Training and Human Movement, Part II: Talks with Paul Cater, Rachel Balkovec and Rafe Kelley | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features segments with Paul Cater, Rachel Balkovec and Rafe Kelley in part II of our mini-series on perspectives in this time of social distancing and staying-at-home on coaching, training and becoming the strongest version of ourselves.
Paul Cater is the founder of the “Alpha Project” in Salinas, California, and has over 18 years of experience as an international strength and conditioning coach. Paul has worked with the London Wasps Premier Rugby Team, the Baltimore Orioles, USA Rugby, as well as numerous high school, college and professional athletes. Paul has written a number of popular articles on Just Fly Sports o...2020-04-091h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast196: How COVID19 is Taking us Back to the Core of Training and Human Movement, Part I: Talks with Jeremy Frisch, Rob Assise and Dr. Tommy John | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode (part I of II) is actually three talks in one show, featuring segments with Jeremy Frisch, Rob Assise, and Dr. Tommy John.
In our current world situation, many have found themselves without our typical training structures. This can be anything from not having a team, or partners, to train with anymore, a lack of gym space, and a lack of a training equipment in general. It’s times like these that, although tough, can allow us to shave things down, to the essentials of how we are training, and perhaps more importantly, why we are training in the fi...2020-04-0259 minJust Fly Performance Podcast195: Dr. Marc Bubbs on Gut-Biomes, “Phone-Vacations,” Sleep and a “Human First” Perspective to Athletic Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Marc Bubbs, naturopathic doctor, performance nutritionist, and author of the best-selling new book "PEAK - The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sport." An integrated and personalized approach to health, nutrition, training, recovery and mindset.
Marc currently serves as the Performance Nutrition Lead for the Canadian Men's National Basketball Team and has a portfolio of elite and professional athletes in Canada, USA, UK and Europe. He is also the host of the Dr. Bubbs Performance Podcast, bringing together insights from world-leading experts in health, nutrition, training, recovery and mindset.
Having better health (things such as...2020-03-2658 minJust Fly Performance Podcast194: Rachel Balkovec on High Performance Team Culture, Tough Love and Transitioning From S&C to Hitting Coach in Pro Baseball | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Rachel Balvokec, a professional baseball hitting coach working with the New York Yankees. Rachel made headlines when she become a minor league strength and conditioning coordinator and coach for the St Louis Cardinals from 2011-15. Rachel also has experience working with the Houston Astros, as well as the Dutch national baseball and softball teams, and has also worked with many successful organizations such as EXOS, Louisiana State University, the White Sox and many others. She is also a former NCAA Division I softball catcher.
When working in any sort of team environment, knowing keys of successful organiz...2020-03-191h 20Just Fly Performance Podcast193: Nick Winkelman on The Language of Coaching and Skill Acquisition | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance and science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Nick was formerly the director of education for EXOS, and oversaw the speed and assessment component of their combine development program. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker, and has his Ph.D with a focus on motor learning and sprinting. Nick also has an anticipated upcoming book called “The Language of Coaching” where he goes in detail on his learnings and methods on the impact that communication has on an athlete’s ability to learn and perform movements.
Just like we’ve mentioned on e...2020-03-121h 07Just Fly Performance Podcast192: Gary Ward on High Arches, “Turned Out” Feet and Awakening the Lower Leg for Optimal Movement and Athleticism | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features biomechanist and foot expert, Gary Ward. Gary is the author of the book “What the Foot” inventor of the “Flow Motion Model”, and gives his “Anatomy in Motion” clinics throughout the world. He is a leading thinker in human movement and mechanics, and is a master of getting people to function better through giving them back their joint movement and sensation. Gary was a guest back on podcast #98 where he went in depth on the importance of proper pronation and how to teach it along with many other concepts on foot health and performance.
The foot (and human body in...2020-03-051h 04Just Fly Performance Podcast191: Adarian Barr on Working With Gravity and Fast-Isometrics For Better Sprinting, Jumping and Sport Movement | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features coach, biomechanist and inventor, Adarian Barr. Adarian Barr is a unique mind in the world of sport movement who has not only given me dozens of paradigm shifting, “aha” moments, but has also retooled the way that I personally think about human movement and the related coaching process. Adarian has coached at numerous Universities, and continues to train and consult athletes, as well as educate coaches through his work at barrunning.com. He has been on four previous episodes of this podcast, each one with unique and paradigm-shifting ideas on how we approach athletic movement, these being:
...2020-02-2756 minJust Fly Performance Podcast190: Grant Fowler on Non-Linear Training Programs and the Flow of Exercise Rotation | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Grant Fowler, owner of Fowler Fitness in The Woodlands, Texas. Grant is a creative coach and performance consultant who has been getting some fantastic results with his athletes in the realms of strength, speed and power. Grant is a different thinker who has a distinctive “non-linear” and adaptable style to his training program design, where exercises and their variations are changing from week to week in a manner that allows for regular personal bests. Recent podcast guest Kevin Foster has been training under Grant’s program on his run for the 2020 Olympic Trials, and has been easily brea...2020-02-201h 04Just Fly Performance Podcast189: Evan Peikon on Harnessing Energy System Feedback for Optimal Individualization of Strength, Size and Endurance Training | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Evan Peikon. Evan is a coach, physiologist, and educator at the Training Think Tank HQ in Atlanta, GA. He has experience working with athletes on-site and remotely across the U.S. and internationally. Evan is a former track and field athlete and has learned from world-leading experts in applied muscle physiology and performance.
I’ve recently found myself thinking about the topic of lactate as a factor in training, and how we should look to manage higher repetition training sets (such as 1x20, or the Inno-sport “AN2” bracket of work), longer sprints and lactate buffering work in general...2020-02-131h 13Just Fly Performance Podcast188: Scott Robinson on The Nervous System, Overcoming Mental Barriers and Advanced Athlete Learning Concepts | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features neurology expert and personal trainer, Scott Robinson. Scott is an Applied Movement Neurology (AMN) master practitioner and the creator of AMN Neuro-Flexibility. He has worked successfully with all levels of neurological complexity in his time training and coaching a wide variety of clients. Scott is a specialist in dealing with a variety of neurological issues, such as weakness, pain, compensations, range of motion and trauma to the emotional systems, amongst many others. Scott is a former athlete in Taekwondo and has more than 20 years of experience in Applied Movement Neurology. Scott also runs the Instagram account @the.bra...2020-02-061h 17Just Fly Performance Podcast187: Logan Christopher on the Pyramid of Athleticism and Human Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Logan Christopher, strongman, author, owner of Legendary Strength and CEO of Lost Empire Herbs. Logan previously appeared on episode 111 where he discussed mental training in depth, including the utilization of hypnosis and mental anchors.
Alongside his athletic and business pursuits, Logan has also written several books including “Mental Muscle” and “Powered by Nature”, both of which I have found impactful reads. Logan is a master of using the natural machinery of the body and our environment to help us reach our highest potential as humans.
I wanted to get Logan back on the show for a few reasons...2020-01-301h 21Just Fly Performance Podcast186: Joel Smith Q&A on Sprint Training Methods and Running Biomechanics, Physical Preparation and Motor Learning Topics | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode is a question and answer session where I take a break from the typical interview format and reflect on listener questions. I always enjoy doing these shows, since it’s great to get a pulse on what training topics are on the mind of the coaching community.
For this show, the particular focus was questions on sprinting and sprint training, as well as a lot of ideas on jumping in conjunction with foot strength. We also touched on a lot of physical preparation principles, such as correction of asymmetry and how I’ve changed my philosophy in working...2020-01-2451 minJust Fly Performance Podcast185: András Hegyi on Hamstring Function and Impacts of Sprinting and the Weightroom | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features András Hegyi, a final-stage Ph.D. student working at the Neuromuscular Research Center at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. His Ph.D. work focuses on regional and inter-muscular hamstrings EMG activity in different hamstring exercises and in running. Hegyi's recently published thesis can be found at University of Jyväskylä. Hegyi is interested in improving biomechanical methodologies to assess hamstrings to further understand hamstring muscle function and injury mechanisms.
We’ve done some great episodes on hamstring injury prevention in the past, such as episode 161 with Jake Schuster and 158 with JB Morin. This show is ano...2020-01-161h 02Just Fly Performance Podcast184: Mike Kozak and Stephen Laflamme on Advanced Squat and Jump Training Methods Through Functional Assessment | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features gym owner and sports performance coach Mike Kozak and physical therapist, Stephen Laflamme.
Mike Kozak is the Owner of SOAR Fitness in Columbus, Ohio. He has trained hundreds of youth athletes as well as a number of current and prospective college and pro athletes. Mike has previously worked as a physical education teacher and youth basketball coach. He frequently hosts “Rewire” clinics with Adarian Barr and is a fervent student of biomechanics and cutting edge sports performance techniques. He has written several articles for Just Fly Sports.
Stephen Laflamme attained his clinical Doctorate of Physical Therapy from The O...2020-01-091h 10Just Fly Performance Podcast183: Dr. Nick Serio on Innovative Special Strength Training for Throwers and Rotational Athletes | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Dr. Nick Serio. Nick received his doctorate of education in sport and performance psychology from the University of Western States. He is the co-owner and general manager of the “Athlete’s Warehouse” located in Pleasantville, New York. Nick also serves as the head pitching coach at Fox Lane high school, where the baseball team has had tremendous success.
I watched Nick’s presentation on medicine ball training he did at the NISMAT symposium, which was a phenomenal and creative demonstration of special strength training for pitchers. Nick’s work is the epitome of the full-spectrum blend of knowledge of s...2020-01-0252 minJust Fly Performance Podcast182: John Garrish on Innovative Speed Training Progressions | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features John Garrish, director of athletic development & performance at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Florida, and the school’s head track and field coach. John has previously served as the Director of Athletic Performance with the Florida Rugby Union’s High-Performance Program 7’s team, and has been involved in numerous other strength and sport coaching roles. He also serves as the National High School Strength Coaches Association Regional Board Member for the Southeast.
John is a passionate, creative and detail oriented coach, who distributes his methods freely through his social media outlets. At North Broward prep, John...2019-12-2652 minJust Fly Performance Podcast181: Tyler Yearby and Michael Zweifel on Creating Robust Athletes in the Weight Room Through Variability and Creative Movement | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Tyler Yearby and Michael Zweifel.
Tyler Yearby is a Former Strength & Conditioning Coach at Northeastern State University and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities who has delivered over 200 domestic & international continuing education courses, workshops, and conference presentations in 12 countries. Tyler has, and continues to work with athletes ranging from youth to professional. Michael Zweifel is the owner and head of sports performance for “Building Better Athletes” performance center in Dubuque, Iowa. Michael has been on a number of previous Just Fly Performance Podcast episodes, focusing largely on the development of reactive agility and transferable sport movement. Tyler and...2019-12-191h 00Just Fly Performance Podcast180: Helen Hall on Optimizing Posture, Glutes and Joint Mechanics in Running and Beyond | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features running coach, biomechanist, and endurance athlete, Helen Hall. Helen is the author of “Even With Your Shoes On”, a comprehensive manual on teaching running in a natural manner based on the sensory capabilities of the human body. She is a minimalist ultra-distance runner, 6 times Ironman and credited with being the world’s first ‘barefoot’ Iron(wo)man. Helen is the owner of the Perpetual Forward Motion School of Efficient Running, as well as a running injury clinic. Helen uses the latest movement science and gait analysis technology to help people find solutions for their pain and injuries.
Helen...2019-12-121h 31Just Fly Performance Podcast179: Erik Korem and Keir Wenham-Flatt on Game Speed, Mental Resilience and the Governing Dynamics of Sport Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Erik Korem and Keir Wenham-Flatt. Erik Korem is the associate athletic director for student athlete high-performance and Keir Wenham-Flatt is the coordinator of football performance. Erik and Keir are a veritable all-star team of athletic development, with knowledge spanning all arenas of performance that transfers to the field.
Erik brings nearly two decades of national expertise to his current position at William and Mary at the professional and collegiate levels, most recently, serving as the Director of Sports Science for the National Football League's Houston Texans, and previously, the high-performance coordination at the University of Kentucky footb...2019-12-051h 00Just Fly Performance Podcast178: Bobby Whyte on Holistic Strength and Skill Training for Basketball and Beyond | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Bobby Whyte, an athletic performance and basketball skill enhancement trainer operating out of Northern New Jersey.
Focusing on developing the complete player athlete, Bobby practices the “Evaluate – Educate -Empower” program he experienced first hand growing up training with now world-renowned trainers and specialists. Bobby has worked with athletes ranging from beginner to NBA/NFL/Overseas Professionals. Most recently, he spent 6 months working in China as the Head Strength Coach for the Guangxi Rhinos.
Bobby’s story is inspirational, overcoming severe struggles in his early 20’s, to turning his life around and becoming a top-level basketball skills and athletic...2019-11-291h 04Just Fly Performance Podcast177: Dr. Michael Yessis on Better Sport Skill Acquisition in the Gym for Maximal Performance | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Dr. Michael Yessis, who appeared previously on episode #142 of this podcast, going in depth on the 1x20 strength training system and its advantages, as well as the importance of not over-developing an athlete’s general strength in favor of their sport skill. Today’s episode builds on that last show, by going into Doc’s take on skill acquisition and how it sets up a training program.
For every 10 shows and articles on strength training in athletic performance, you might get one on skill development and acquisition, if you are lucky, and these are never the popular p...2019-11-2158 minJust Fly Performance Podcast176: Justin Moore on “Knees In”, Fluid Dynamics of the Body and Better Injury Prevention Training | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Justin Moore. Justin is the head performance coach at Parabolic Performance and Rehab in Montclair, New Jersey.
Justin has worked with athletes of all ages and abilities, from eight-years-old to professional football players in the National Football League (NFL) and Olympic-level Ice Skaters and Ice Dancers. He has been highly involved in the process of helping elite college football players prepare for the NFL Combine. Justin also has advanced knowledge of the concepts of PRI as well as Bill Hartman and other elite coaches, giving him a very thorough lens by which he observes the body in tr...2019-11-141h 00Just Fly Performance Podcast174: Rafe Kelley on Returning to the Core of Human Performance and Movement | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Rafe Kelley, owner of Evolve, Move, Play, a business designed to use movement practice to develop more resilient and embodied humans. Rafe was a basketball player and gymnast (and gymnastics coach) in his teens, and started in the martial arts at 6 years old, studying Tang Soo Do, Aikido, Kung Fu, Kick Boxing, BJJ and Muay Thai. He has experience in modern training disciplines such as sprinting, gymnastics, crossfit, FRC, modern dance and many others.
His primary specialization is in parkour, where Rafe co-founded Parkour visions at age 23, and eventually left to form Evolve, Move, Play. Rafe’s passi...2019-10-311h 05Just Fly Performance Podcast173: Dr. Mark Wetzel on Isometrics, Extreme Slows, Breathing and Survival Mechanisms | Sponsored by SimpliFasterToday’s episode features Chiropractor and neurology expert, Dr. Mark Wetzel.
Dr. Mark is based in Nashville, TN and received his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Science University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a diverse experience and is an expert in the neurology branch of chiropractic care and sports performance.
Last time on the podcast, Dr. Mark went in depth on extreme isometrics, their proper execution, function and physiology (particularly in regards to energy systems), as well as why the 5 minute mark is substantial marker in carrying out the training. Extreme isometrics and all things related have been of subs...2019-10-241h 08