The Talking Shop Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Tometz
"Sharing stories, lessons, and experiences form sports performance professional development," providing you with stories you can't hear anywhere else! . You'll not only enjoy these crazy stories, but you'll take your career to the next level by hearing different perspectives than those you hear on a daily basis. . Giving you autonomy to take control of your story! Hosted by Matt Tometz . Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/matttometz
I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours and connect in person with Dan, and I must say he's not only an amazing coach with 20+ years in the field but an even more selfless and thoughtful person. I'm extremely excited to share some of his stories from the journey along the way.
2:19 Biggest fork in the road: picking between moving from Assistant to Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Harvard and the Director of Olympic Sports Performance at Duke, and the details that went into making that decision
12:44 Story from 2 weeks into being hired at Harvard, his boss leaving and becoming the interim Director in charge of all teams, coordinating training the next day for 41 teams, and having to change the long-tradition Harvard football warm up on national TV
24:28 Using Marcus Stroman as an example, Dan explaining where he in his role falls into the development process with an already elite athletes
30:53 Coolest/craziest story: being asked to officiate a wedding of 2 of his former athletes
33:11 Full circle story: having "family lifts" in the morning at Duke with his daughter after all the childhood health complications she fought through and the positive impact she's had on him
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0A9JbvWMG98
Instagram: @theothercoachp
Email: dan.perlmutter@duke.edu
A thank you for this show's sponsor, Samson Equipment: https://www.samsonequipment.com/
"Although it doesn't make sense now, I know one day it will," and today is that day. In this episode, I reflect back on an internship I was supposed to do, that didn't end up working out, that still changed my life either way. Not to give too much away, but let's just say I was on the line for $12K on an Airbnb when I needed to decide...
Now, 2 months out of when that internship would've ended, here's the episode:
1:46 Brief background of situation
5:22 The moment I realized I wasn't going to do it
8:47 The perspective gained from realizing "I should've been in ___ right now"
12:07 Follow up and action items for you moving forward
Link to episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wNBDtpR6pew
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
A thank you for this show's sponsor, Samson Equipment: https://www.samsonequipment.com/
Steve Breitenstein, a mentor/fantastic speed coach/friend, joins TSP for the third time to reflect on the journey leading to his next career. From 10+ years at TCBoost, to the last 6 years of becoming a better leader, he takes us through it all.
Although I've heard all the stories and lessons live the first time when recording, and seeing him 6 days a week for the last 3 years, I had to take notes while editing (twice) because I found it that impactful yet again. Here are the highlights:
2:43 Where his journey of leadership development started, personally seeking out his own mentor
12:10 Connecting with Jeremy Boone and staying in touch after his 12-week 1-on-1 mentorship
16:32 Utilizing TCBoost as a platform to turn leadership development into a full-time role
20:37 Why the last 6 years of this potential new career were as long as they were
26:36 Reflecting back on potential moments of frustration on the 10+ years at TCBoost
34:07 First moment of realizing a full-time leadership development role was in the realistic and near future
45:55 Advice for getting clarity when figuring out what your "boxes" are when navigating career changes
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZqLEg16we_M
Instagram/Twitter: @SteveBStein
Email: steve@winningleader.com
A thank you for this show's sponsor, Samson Equipment: https://www.samsonequipment.com/
In a fantastic roundtable-style discussion with Mike and Hunter, I ask them to reflect on their most recent jobs and what their journey taught them. In the high turnover field of strength and conditioning/sports performance, I ask and they answer some very real questions we all face.
Mike and Hunter met coaching at UC Davis, Mike went private to TCBoost Sports Performance, Hunter went professional to the Sacramento Kings, and now they're back in college at Illinois State and Arizona State, respectively.
An honest and candid conversation with some great coaches and better friends, I hope you enjoy.
-5:59 Why did you want to switch from each of your previous jobs to the next one?
-28:49 What was one thing when switching jobs that was a positive challenge (fulfilling) and one that was a negative challenge?
-41:40 What was the biggest lesson learned from each of your previous spots?
-57:39 Why did destiny kept you at each previous job as long as it did, despite maybe wanting to leave earlier?
Previous episodes: Mike on #133 and #137 (guest-interviewed me), Hunter on #146
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kV1JZ5_IVPA
Instagram: @CoachMikeSully @HunterEis_sp @MTN_Perform
Twitter: @CoachMikeSully1 @HunterEis_sc @MTN_Perform
A thank you to our show's sponsor Samson: https://www.samsonequipment.com/
If I typed out all the lessons, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson.
-2:02 #1 "It's valuable for yourself as a coach, but also on the flip side for the athlete, to describe 'hey, I love the big goals, let's break it down into a little bit smaller goals. I think it'd be super impressive, based on where you're currently starting at, let's shoot for this first."
-5:44 #2 "At the end of the day, to be good at your sport, you have to be good at your sport. So how do we do things, work on things in training, for the sport that actually go towards the sport?"
-9:01 #3 "Why are we here? Are we here to get really good at that one medball throw or hurdle jump variation? Or are we here to get better at the sport?"
-15:40 Bonus "All of the athletes who are also good, do the same things. You can't do the minimums if you want maximum results"
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sa2nR6ks9hw
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
A link to our sponsor: https://www.samsonequipment.com/
Eric Udelson has been crushing it in the Philadelphia Union organization, working his way up to the 2nd team level. A good friend who always brings thoughtful discussions, he joins TSP to talk about the some of the biggest moments on from his journey so far.
-2:43 What it's like working in an MLS organization
-8:10 The value of experiments and getting "reps on reps" coaching through an academy
-21:59 Fork in the road story: 1 year of PT school, taking the "leap of faith" to leave and start as a Graduate Assistant at University of Virginia S&C
-36:47 Craziest story: winning the 17U national championship his first season with the Philadelphia Union... "You get exposed to those playoff-level emotions and I was just losing it on the sidelines. At the end I felt like I had played a 90 minute game"
-42:49 Full circle story: his first time being 100% in charge and responsible of a high-profile academy player's hamstring rehab
-Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_O8mLpEbePE
-Instagram: @udels_
-Twitter: @Eric_Udelson
-A link to our sponsor: https://www.samsonequipment.com/
Juwan, who I had the pleasure of training this past off-season, joins TSP to share the biggest stories, lessons, and experiences from his playing days, including his insights planning for his life after football.
1:56 All his stops along the way, playing basketball and football, his double offer to play at NIU, playing in the CFL, and winning multiple Grey Cups
4:53 The craziest story, actually the most pivotal one: his first fall camp at NIU, getting bullied off the line by a future 7-year NFL vet and how that informed his next 4 years
7:59 Stories from the first week/month in the CFL, how eye-opening it was, and surprising moments
15:06 Wrestling with accepting the fact that he never got an opportunity in the NFL
19:11 Stories from winning multiple Grey Cups
22:39 Full circle story: battling through the uncertainty of COVID and choosing to go back to school for his Masters in counseling
26:09 Life after football and all his plans
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G7phqim37O4
Instagram: @JBrescacinJones82
Twitter: @Saskatchjuwan
If I listed all the lessons here, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson and a link to the episode on YouTube:
1:15 Lesson 1. "If you're doing everything you can do to close that gap between what you're saying and what you're doing, then you're not an imposter."
7:26 Lesson 2. "The fact that I went through that process is a huge foundational moment for my sports science fascination. Looking back, it's crazy to think how different it would've been if I had left TCU."
13:05 Lesson 3. "I was told 'you must be a decent dude if you've gotten that many yeses and referrals, but I don't know you as a professional. I can only speak about you as a person.'"
18:00 Lesson 4. "I can only say this after 4 years of getting all those noes, that I understand why I got all of them."
YouTube: https://youtu.be/3ftqhfaBnVE
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Brian Anderson has done a lot of incredible things in the baseball world, both as a player and as a coach. He and I discuss his major stops along the way, including winning the World Series, and all the stories that came with it.
Top quotes:
"I don't really tell them what to do, like 'you should do this' or 'do that because I did it' or 'that's how they do it up here.' I really try to protect them from the things that don't work."
"Trust the process, trust your preparation, put in the work now. But when we play, have a plan, but go play. Don't practice in the game...I struggled with that at the big league level."
"I have yet to see a guy who's good at baseball that goes about his business the right way where the results aren't, if not great, really good."
Timestamps:
3:32 Brian's playing career from the University of Arizona, to being drafted 15th overall in 2003, to making it to the big leagues
7:29 Journey from being completely out of baseball to coaching at Northwestern
8:59 Sharing his biggest coaching philosophies and where those came from during his playing days
13:11 Comparing and contrasting the different rounds of the playoffs
16:44 World series stories from winning it all with the White Sox in 2005
21:28 Brian's advice on what the best do the best: slow the game down
Twitter: @WWBAD32
Joey Cunha shares his biggest stories, lessons, and experiences along the way from not getting recruited out of high school to building the successful business he runs now with all the biggest stops along the way.
Key quotes:
"During that 2 year span I watched no baseball. I was completely out, I wanted nothing to do with it, I felt resentful. I was training, kept getting hurt, the NCAA got us. Those 2 years I needed a break."
"We drove 26 hours straight, across the country, in 2 blizzards, and we got there on time. No sleep, I went immediately into a presentation."
Show notes:
2:24 Joey's playing background, education, and mentors. Including stories of going from JUCO to D1 and his first hitting coach job
13:38 Getting back into baseball: the leap of faith he took becoming high school coach which eventually led to consulting for the Chicago Cubs
19:24 Joey's craziest story: driving to the ABCA through a snow storm when all the flights got cancelled, 26 hours straight
24:11 The origin story of The Farm System and how it came to be
33:05 Story of how the Farm Boards got created
37:34 Joey's first big athlete: working with Paul Skenes since high school
41:31 (my own question) Joey's opinion on The Farm System philosophy and training for pitchers
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pGdh9OfT8oM
Instagram/Twitter: @_joeycunha @TheFarmSystem
Website: https://thesystem.farm/
Brendon Ziegler, one of the top performance coaches in college men's basketball, joins TSP to share his stories, lessons, and experiences from almost 20 years in the field.
1:32 Brief overview of Brendon's first internship and coaching experience with Al Vermeil and the Chicago Bulls
4:01 Fork in the road story: internship with Al Vermeil, learning the importance of philosophy, setting him up for literally the rest of his career
10:01 Understanding and defining a philosophy and how it turns into real life
13:02 Craziest story: two of his ex-athletes from different schools meeting, talking about him on their first date, then getting married
15:54 Craziest athletic story: an athlete at Cal State Bakersfield doing a backflip after a set of hurdle jumps
18:21 Full circle story: 5 years of grinding at Cal State Bakersfield coming together to win a volleyball, basketball, and softball conference championship in the same year
23:25 The story of having cancer while and not missing a day of work while in chemotherapy
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eG71qgPZf9s
Email: brendon.ziegler@northwestern.edu
Brett Platts takes us through his crazy introduction to professional baseball and all the top moments along the way. Having spent time at the University of Iowa, the Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers, he's been around some of the best of the best.
-1:50 Writing emails to all 30 MLB directors and hearing back from the Chicago Cubs
-9:29 Craziest story: meeting Marcus Stroman and spending time in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
-14:40 Deciding to leave the Chicago Cubs and the Dominican Republic to switch organizations and go to the Texas Rangers to become a Strength and Conditioning Coach for an affiliate team
-18:38 Manifesting becoming a Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach and his game plan to get there
-21:52 Talking through work-life balance as a professional baseball strength and conditioning coach
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kvAdnE4LZUI
Instagram/Twitter: @BrettPlatts
Brandon Golden is back for a 2.0 episode! A lot has happened between episode #97 and now... Brandon sits down with me to reflect back on his career so far and all the insights he has gained.
1:08 What he learned in the beginning, middle, and end of his 4 years with East Carolina Baseball
13:07 Finding ways to continually grow and progress within having the same job
17:01 Describing his current day and week with Five Tool Connection and training out of his house
19:49 Reflecting back on what he would've done differently/added in to lead him to a role like he has now
24:53 Comparing and contrasting being in the pros vs private
28:05 How to add value when consulting with top college baseball teams in the country
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yc0XERmAct8
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBGolden
Sharing some real (and embarrassing) stories from my first 3 years of coaching. Each mistake comes with a summary of the mistake, 1 or 2 anecdotes, and the lesson learned.
0:27 Applying the Dunning-Kruger Effect (Peak of Mount Stupid, Valley of Despair, the Slope of Enlightenment)
1:46 Mistake #1: thinking I had enough stories
2:26 Story about when I blew it with a famous speed coach on the phone
9:06 Mistake #2: thinking what I put on paper is really what caused improvement
13:38 Mistake #3: thinking my athlete's expectations will always align with mine
16:40 Summary and action items
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UqLS27QnuiM
Instagram/Twitter @CoachBigToe
The 1080 Sprint is an awesome piece of technology and definitely a competitive edge of mine as a speed coach. Over the last 3 years, I've tracked a bunch of sprints and dove done a lot of different rabbit holes. In this episode I'm going to share all my experiments, successes, failures, and everything I've learned to help you understand (almost) everything the 1080 Sprint can do.
This is a very visual episode with a bunch of video examples, please consider watching this episode on YouTube linked below on my channel.
0:09 Intro
0:53 Understanding the biggest concept of using the 1080 Sprint
1:50 Resisted sprints: load-velocity profiling, force-velocity profiling, and training
8:57 Resist drills: sprint drills, vertical jumps, broad jumps, single leg broad jumps
11:56 Assisted sprints/drills: the quality and using it as a teaching tool
14:22 Deceleration: tissue prep, tracking data, and my experiments
17:03 Lateral movement: lateral bounds, shuffling, and tracking data
18:02 My experiments
20:36 Addressing concerns: big groups and portability
22:59 Action items moving forwards
Link to episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UoVij4oipnU
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Jay Ehrenstein is an international translator (for publications like MASS and Renaissance Periodization) and educator/coach at APEKS Performance Institute working with the Mexican national men's soccer team and world champion fighters.
2:55 What Jay's parents were like growing up
7:40 Biggest moment of his life leading him to now: being incarcerated in federal prison, the lessons it taught him, and how it influences himself as a professional now
22:55 Summary of everything Jay's got going on
Instagram: @CoachEhrenstein
As a speed coach, business owner, and family man, Kyle Davey is always looking to level up his knowledge and consequent results when training athletes. As my friend for over a year, it's been crazy to watch all the things he's able to constantly learn. I had him on this episode to share all about how he does it all.
3:20 Introduction, how he does what he does, and his genuine fascination of the human body and training
7:45 Real life example: diving down the rabbit hole of neck training
15:05 Kyle's process of organizing research
20:23 Evolving rabbit holes throughout his career and the value of chasing what's important to you at that point in time
27:23 Sharing the process of once you have a topic, where do you go next?
Instagram @KyleDavey1 / Twitter @KD_KyleDavey
Link to our first podcast Ep 101: HERE
Link to Salem Speed Academy: HERE
Link to Neck Training Webinar: HERE
Connor Schoepp has done a lot of things and been a lot of places in the coaching world, and he's here on TSP to share some of his top stories with us!
3:18 Brief summary of Connor's parents and how impactful it was having the example of his mom being a teacher
6:02 Formative childhood experience: not being inclined to anything sport or training related, then ending up not only playing college football but also coaching in strength and conditioning
8:16 "Fork in the road" story: getting let go during COVID, battling health issues, and getting a call from Buddy Morris for a job with the Arizona Cardinals
17:12 Craziest story: while at Miami, halfway through an undefeated season, playing Notre Dame at home and having Ed Reed put his arm around him while celebrating on the sideline
21:39 Full circle story: Vern Gambetta messaging him about wanting to talk shop about something he posted, after Vern's book was the first book he read in college when he wanted to get into the field
25:55 Quick action-oriented advice for the listener: gratitude and writing something down every time he get into the office
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OLcApGTPQbw
Instagram / Twitter: @ConnorSchoeppSC
4:03 Brief summary of the stops along the way in his journey
6:10 "Fork in the road" story: getting his Graduate Diploma of Education in Physical Education and the foundations he learned about teaching and working with athletes
14:53 Coolest/craziest story: officially moving to the United States with his family for this job then COVID happening a week later
20:35 Advice to any professional looking into getting a job in a different state
23:28 Something that met and didn't meet Mathew's expectations about moving to the United States
26:13 "Full circle"/most proud story: the opportunity to start a family and keep it going in the United States while working for such a global and impactful company
28:10 One thing he misses and doesn't miss about Australia
29:57 Any actional advice for a practitioner in the field: "be open" to learning because you never know where it could take you (maybe even across the world)
Instagram: @Mathew_Pell
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-pell-6bb54b26/
My Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Getting faster is simple in theory: get from A to B in less time. Speed training is simple in theory: we know what "good mechanics" are, we know how top speed and acceleration are different, we know drills that are effective. But what about the missing link? What makes some athletes faster than others? How do you continue getting faster after years of speed training? Listen to find out.
0:00 Story time: the "peanut gallery" during NFL Combine training
2:06 Defining what we really mean by "speed training"
3:08 Speed training triangle: force, mechanics, rhythm/timing
6:35 The ability to quantify each one of these things and how it influences its perceived importance
9:12 Sprinting fast triangle: speed, effort, feel
13:18 Putting it all together triangle: coach's eye, athlete's feel, sprint times
15:06 Action items, things to do, and experiments to mess with to help these concepts click
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8fhpDxyeElY
Instagram / Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Kyle Sammons, formerly Director of Sports Science for University of Washington Football, takes us through some of the most foundational stories of his journey leading us to now:
4:05 The impact his parents had, always being a good example, and having the real conversation of almost having to move due to the financial state of California at the time
7:50 Biggest moment growing up: not getting recruited despite having the stats, then finally getting the offer after playing at Junior College
11:31 Fork in the road story: graduating and working with a finance degree, then doing an unpaid internship
18:40 Craziest story: rehabbing Achilles ruptures for 2 athletes at the same time, after tearing both of his quadriceps tendons
23:46 Full circle story: working with his return to play athletes, the combination of their growth and his personal growth throughout the process
Instagram: @Kyle_Sammons_
Twitter: @CoachKSammons
3:18 Reflecting on the impact of his parents: growing up playing AAU basketball in Alaska, learning about being hard-working, productive, and efficient
7:42 Big moments from childhood: the great people in his corner, highlighting his high school basketball coach
11:05 Biggest "fork in the road": college professor while studying physical therapy guiding him to strength and conditioning
17:41 First exposure of S&C: getting drawn into college football and interning at Washington
20:07 Craziest story: experiencing NBA Summer League in Las Vegas as a coach from growing up watching those games as a kid
26:10 Something that has met and not met his expectations about coaching in the NBA
35:57 Full circle story: getting his current job, the moment of relief after the mental torture he put himself through
Instagram/Twitter: @HunterEis_SC
You owe it to yourself as a professional to become the best consumer of social media as possible. This isn't for casual scrolling, this is for the people you intentionally follow and the content you intentionally seek out to help yourself become the best version of you as a professional you can be. Listen to this full episode to learn the perspective and context it takes to maximize your social media consumption.
0:32 Why becoming a better consumer of social media matters
1:14 The weird times we live in, inspired by Bret Contreras on a different podcast: the ones who are actually experts/good at what they do are rarely the ones who look the best on social media
2:16 Creating context. What's your context and what's their context?
4:12 First big red flag...WHO DO YOU TRAIN???
6:25 Next red flags: have you heard their voice, TOO many followers..., bold claims/clickbait, too narrow of content/lack of big picture
10:23 Green flag: what would you expect good social media of someone in your similar situation/situation you aspire to be look like?
11:18 Green flags: training similar population, give good logic and reason (even if don't have a similar population), not too buzz-wordy/easy to consume
15:21 Take home points: What's your truth vs their truth, tying everything back to the big picture, it's OK to be critical, how to implement things you consume
Link to episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9kGw9gWj52g
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Tessa Grossman has done a bunch of stuff and been a lot of places so far accumulating a bunch of super cool and unique stories. Such stops have included playing softball at Dartmouth, coaching with the LA Rams, Cal Berkely, Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals as a Bill Walsh Fellow, Illinois State, and now Middle Tennessee State University. Here's what we talked about:
1:36 Impact of Tessa's parents and stories foundational to her main beliefs now
7:19 Biggest "fork in the road" moment that has led Tessa to now: choosing to not play softball her senior of high school and stumbling upon S&C as a career, and choosing Dartmouth despite not offering an Exercise Science degree
13:51 Earning the Bill Walsh fellowship and her experiences in the NFL
22:18 Craziest story: sharing a private jet with LA Rams Head Coach Sean McVay
26:51 Biggest full circle moment: taking the job at Middle Tennessee and voluntarily leaving football, trusting the process, and getting back into football 1 year later
Instagram: @coachtessagrossman / Twitter: @tessakateee
Interviews can be intimidating, especially if you've never done it before. But what if you knew exactly how it was going to go down? I believe all interviews are more similar than dissimilar, but something as specific as an on-campus interview is a unique challenge in and of itself. Level up your skills and yourself as a professional by learning from my stories and experiences to help you crush your next interview.
1:55 The value of the itinerary and itinerary examples from real on-campus interviews
5:07 Game planning beforehand: you better lock in your answers to these 3 questions
8:33 How to prepare for each interaction, what does each person really want, and what experience do you want to create
11:33 The chalk talk, how technical the conversations actually get
12:44 Plot twist: what percentage of the day do you think is small talk?
15:27 An hour meeting with the director at the end, sharing my 3 vastly different experiences
18:53 Biggest takeaways and action steps for you moving forwards
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Llhvx5tDtzQ
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Matt Kaskey who's been playing in the NFL since 2019 spending time with both the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers joins TSP to walk us through the top stories of his journey from high school, to playing at Dartmouth, to the NFL.
1:18 His childhood experiences in the Kaskey household growing up, playing multiple sports
6:36 Realizing he could play at the collegiate level and committing to Dartmouth, deciding to set himself for life through football
8:35 Taking us through his playing career at Dartmouth
13:33 Asking the good to great question of playing offensive line and his insights
17:54 The moment he realized he could play in the NFL
20:31 The NFL draft and signing with the Los Angeles Rams
23:40 Getting waived from the Rams to signing with the Panthers, and what it's really like being waived
29:30 Handling that extended period of time of staying ready while waiting for the next opportunity
31:17 How he would respond to "why don't you just train harder?"
33:34 Something that met and something that didn't meet his expectations about the NFL
35:51 Advice Matt would give to the listener
Instagram: @MattKaskey
4:41 Bill's childhood and parents, those experiences that've formed and shaped with current world view, habits, etc.: the influence his dad and brothers with sports had on him
9:05 The moment when Bill had to make a decision: talking trash and getting tossed into an Oklahoma drill, overcoming the fear
14:28 Fork in the road moment learning to be an entrepreneur: getting cut from independent ball and deciding to stop playing baseball, then going to Texas to volunteer, then deciding deciding to pursue the private sector
23:06 Bill's craziest story: falling through the ceiling
28:00 Most proud, full-circle moment: training some athletes for 5+ years
43:26 The process of writing books and Bill's content creation inspiration
48:31 Where is Bill Miller going next?
Instagram @BillMillerTraining / Twitter @BillMills
Link to book "Swing Fast"
Link to book "Throw Fast"
Link to episode on YouTube
Sharing an interview with Carl Valle that's different than his traditional content, diving into his background and stories of everything that has led him to now.
3:14 Brief intro into Carl's background
9:57 First coaching role after graduating from college, "once I left the Tampa Bay Devil Rays they dropped the 'Devil'"
16:28 Moving back to Massachusetts and coaching in the private sector with post-collegiate athletes
24:06 College coaching journey including D3, D2, and JUCO
30:42 Transitioning after coaching to consulting and "radical innovation consulting", including InsideTracker
39:12 Diving deeper into technology-specific consulting
46:21 One thing you don't know about Carl: hobby of comic book illustrating and how he almost became an architect
48:44 One piece of advice: seek the truth
Twitter: @SpikesOnly
Social media and growing your brand can be a powerful thing for you as a professional, making connections and opening doors you never thought were possible. I take you through my stories, lessons, and experiences about how to maximize and crush your social media. Understanding your reason, knowing what category you want to fall into, and my 5 action steps are all in this episode.
0:44 Storytime about you never know who's seeing your social media and the positives that can come from it
2:09 Really understanding what's the point of social media for you as a professional
2:55 Using the 5-minute summary test and seeing which of the 4 social media categories you want to fall into
5:20 My own social media as an example
7:06 Setting the right expectations for your social media, understanding the minimums
11:30 Diving into each popular social media platform and which makes sense for you: media type, length, audience, and reach
11:56 Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook
14:51 LinkedIn, YouTube, your website, podcasts
17:43 3 questions to bring it all together
18:23 My 5 bullet point action steps to kickstart your social media as as professional
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Link: Episode on YouTube
3:13 First fork in the road moment: deciding to go to the weight room before starting high school and receiving a brochure about a strength and conditioning degree
9:50 Coolest/craziest story: some of the stories his athletes would tell about the reason why they were late to training and the relationship they had
16:31 Biggest full circle moment: being at his first strength coach's retirement party at a baseball game while one of his former athletes pitched in the biggest game of his career
22:58 Explaining the true value of his book "Finish Strong: Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes"
27:38 How long was the whole process was of writing a book
28:51 Each step of writing a book and which took the longest
32:30 What part of writing a book sucked the most
34:39 Best analogy he gives for describing resistance training for endurance athletes
37:58 The biggest thing he's taken from his Olympic lifting/powerlifting background and taken to the endurance world, and vice versa
46:31 Advice for anyone trying to write a book
Instagram: @Mr5thRound / @Finsh_Strong_Book
Email: angelo.gingerelli@gmail.com
Link to book: Finish Strong: Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes
5:04 One choice I intentionally made during freshman orientation at Truman State that ended up changing it all
7:59 Opportunity to train my advisor's son and friend for sprinting, and why I almost said no
11:24 Making it happen and doing speed training for my teammates (baseball and softball teams) after my internship
13:39 Walking into TCBoost and applying for an internship
16:47 My thought process for applying to grad schools
*18:28 How the relationship I had with my advisor turned into a fully paid graduate assistantship
22:10 Not really knowing all what my graduate assistantship was going to be and the vagueness of doing a "sport science graduate assistantship"
22:42 Experiences in both academia sport science vs applied sport science
23:34 First experiences at TCU in the Sport Science Center
29:39 Story of how one conversation turned into working with the Beach Volleyball team came to be
31:18 Explaining my thesis project and manuscript
33:34 Advice for people that know they're in the right field but don't know what they specifically want to do
38:57 Main points/lessons from going through my undergrad/grad journey: good grades are the minimum, it's a push and pull, it's about who knows you, and people can't help you if they don't know where you want to go
45:04 Where I see myself 1, 5, 10 years down the road
Instagram/Twitter @CoachBigToe
Instagram @CoachMikeSully Twitter @CoachMikeSully1
Being a coach (sports performance, strength and conditioning, etc.) and within coaching a lot there are going to be good and bad days, just like any other job, in contrast to the somewhat monotonous training day/week. That combined with the classic imposter syndrome creates quite an interesting emotional rollercoaster. A little different of an episode, here's an honest confession about recent feelings I've been having on this topic. Hopefully at the end of this you feel heard and understood with some thoughts as to what you can do about feelings like this.
0:54 What I want for you and why I created this episode
2:20 Putting our finger on it with some technical terms about why this might be
5:08 What year 1 of being a performance coach was like: unconscious incompetence
6:31 What year 2: conscious competence(-ish)
9:23 Year 3: living the same day
13:57 Describing and defining the Rollercoaster
18:21 Outing myself as an impatient comparer and the correlation of bad feelings and amount of free time
22:43 Full circle with action steps of small successes I've found dealing with the rollercoaster
Instagram/Twitter @CoachBigToe
YouTube: Matt Tometz
Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A0l-rw3FUTE
1:15 Magic box question: Christmas gifts of training at TCBoost
2:41 His beginning as a coach at TCBoost and how that influenced his next steps
5:34 When Pat knew he wanted to start his own business
8:04 The first steps of starting PSP
12:31 What to do and what not to do before starting your own business
14:11 The conversations/questions/topics he brought to his mentors before starting PSP
17:04 How impactful it was having a close friend who's also a coach throughout the process
18:44 Recalling the first day as the official owner of PSP
22:02 What met/did not met expectations and surprises as a first year business owner
29:33 Coolest/craziest story: getting selected to go to Joe Kenn's house for a conference
35:56 One piece of advice to help the listener become better
Instagram: @coach_pman @pivotalsportsperformance
Twitter: @coach_pman @pivotal_sp
coach.patricknolan@gmail.com info@pivotalsportsperformance.com https://pivotalsportsperformance.com/, phone number in the episode
Getting away from more traditional vertical jump content, Tyler Ray shares his stories/lessons/experiences from all throughout his life ranging from his time as professional dunker, travelling across the world, starting and running his own business, and the rest of the timestamps below:
4:11 How Tyler got the nickname "Jukebox"
8:04 Sales pitch of Project Pure Athlete and how it got its name
13:25 Typical day/week in the life and what it took to get him to where he is now
21:50 City/country he's most looking forward to and least looking forward to visiting again
24:48 How Tyler hustled an old lady for $500 in ping pong (I'm exaggerating, but she was really good...)
26:44 Most cringe-worthy dunk of his career
33:07 Favorite dunk of his career
35:59 Favorite 3 tattoos and why
40:56 Coolest/craziest story from his career: hitting his head on the rim when dunking
44:02 The moment Tyler knew he had to coach full-time and start his own business
47:22 The pivots he made because of COVID and how impactful that was on his business
51:25 How being a multi-event track athlete connects now to being an entrepreneur
59:20 Content creation journey and what social media has done for his career
1:07:44 The process of getting a hoop and court in his house
1:12:44 Quick advice for jumping better for the listener
Instagram @JumpGuyTy @ProjectPureAthlete @JumpGuyChase
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/projectpureathlete
Website: https://projectpureathlete.com/
Recorded IN PERSON with Mike Sullivan, he shares his stories/lessons/experiences going from a full-time college strength and conditioning coach to now the private sector. A valuable topic for any coach interested in learning more about these sides of S&C to figure out what might be next for their career.
2:33 Typical day/week in the life as a college strength coach, comparing fall/spring/summer
12:59 The story and decision-making process of leaving college S&C
20:04 Recalling all the moments that led Mike to decide to go into the private sector
26:33 Typical day/week in the life as a private sports performance coach, comparing fall/spring/summer
30:32 Rapid fire: pros/cons of college, pros/cons of private
34:41 Biggest misconception about making the switch
43:04 Biggest surprise from making the switch
44:41 Biggest thing Mike misses about the college side
45:56 Biggest thing a college strength coach going private wouldn't be ready for
47:05 Biggest thing a private coach going college wouldn't be ready for
48:18 Biggest advice for a college coach going private
Instagram @CoachMikeSully / Twitter @CoachMikeSully1
Timestamps are not including the duration of the advertisement
TIMESTAMPS (not including intro/ad)
0:33 Operational definition of "speed training"
1:43 Creating context for understanding the actual process of speed training beyond just getting faster
2:50 (1) Technique/mechanics matter
3:38 Analogy of ignoring mechanics is like cheating in Pokemon just using internet hacks
5:16 Going along with the counterargument "mechanics don't matter" and debunking it
6:33 There's no "perfect" technique but how to coach for the biggest similarities
9:15 (2) Sprinting at 95% or better of your best
10:00 Analogy of sprinting under 95% is like only hitting a golf ball 250 yards at the driving range when your best is 300
12:03 How to use the 95% threshold in real life
13:09 (3) You have to time your sprints
13:15 Analogy of not timing your sprints is like trying to save money on electricity but never looking at the bill
14:58 All the benefits of timing your sprints
15:40 (4) You have to bridge the gap between drills and all-out sprinting
16:33 How to turn the ability of being fast into the skill of being fast
17:07 Conversation with an intern about "are we only trying to get athletes faster for when they're in TCBoost?"
18:11 Analogy of wanting to improve your jerk but only doing jerk accessories
19:52 At the end of training sessions, include drill that are game-like to help make them transfer
20:42 (5) Actual speed training exercises: flying sprints and resisted sprints
20:51 The value of flying sprints regardless of the sport: absolute speed and speed reserve
23:18 The value of resisted sprints: sprint specific strength and the big rocks of acceleration
24:27 What didn't make the cut: lifting, jumping, rest periods
24:41 Why lifting didn't make the cut: story of an intern commenting "that's what a snatch is supposed to look like"
25:51 Why jumping didn't make the cut
26:52 Why rest periods didn't make the cut
Link to video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dE440Tf_AcQ
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
1:41 Most foundational story: taking a pay cut to get back into football with Kurt Hester
6:12 The process of deciding to take that role
8:11 The most underrated and overrated factors when looking and interviewing for new jobs
10:39 How sprint-profiling and doing a little less in the weight room have yielded huge results
16:22 Coolest/craziest story: a chronically injured athlete of his scored a touchdown on the first drive of the season after not playing for 3 years
18:49 What the process was like working with the athlete throughout all that time
22:46 Biggest full circle story: reflecting on the COVID year in taking risks and consequently ending up in the Top 25
27:26 Reflecting on his recent internet growth
36:50 "Don't lose your edge" as Ryan's one piece of advice to help you become better
Twitter/Instagram @CoachRGrubbs
Link to new course: https://train.lesspellman.com/speedtrainingsystem
0:47 Storytime: "We'll end the Flying 10's there and call today a win"
3:17 Operational definitions: probability, probabilistic world, variance
1:07 The misunderstood probabilities of flipping a quarter and exponential probabilities
7:22 Lessons learned from betting on Alabama vs Texas A&M...
9:50 Learning from St Peter's during March Madness, quote from Head Coach Shaheen Holloway
10:55 Story from load monitoring and 4 athletes pulling their quads with high monotony
14:29 Stories from pulling a hamstring during the warm-up vs doing '10 tries' of Flying 10's
16:45 Matt Rhea's 'transfer effect coefficient'
18:31 Comparing high and low probability situations in training
21:05 What this means for you as a coach or athlete
24:34 Action steps with understanding this probabilistic world to make you better
Instagram and Twitter @CoachBigToe / YouTube "Matt Tometz"
1:57 Biggest fork in the road story: learning about himself and what he wants out of his career from working for a railroad company
8:16 Deciding to get his PhD in Australia
11:33 Biggest difference between training and high-level sport in Australia vs the United States: the "high-performance model"
15:49 Coolest/craziest story: first day on the job in Australia and his first staff meeting not being able to understand anything, how cool the Australian lifestyle is
20:52 Full circle story he's most proud of: finishing his PhD
23:33 Going through his PhD, the rationale, and what you can learn from it
27:14 One question for you: What's the one skill/thing you need to learn to make the biggest impact in your organization/with your athletes?
Over 10 years in college strength and conditioning, Freddie shares all his experiences from the highs to the lows and everything else behind the scenes.
1:32 Fork in the road story: switching from being a film major freshman year
5:26 How film still influence his mindset nowadays, what he learned from the movie "Run Lola Run" and how it relates to training
13:04 Coolest/craziest story: first bowl win in 5 years at Pitt and the journey of all the years prior and celebrating with his family on the field
17:26 Managing the conversations/relationships with the players with all the bowl game losses throughout the years and "trusting the process
22:32 Full circle story: be there for James Conner recovering from chemo and how important that relationship is
34:30 Freddie's question to help you get better: "am I being critical?"
Instagram @CoachWalker29 ; Twitter @C_FJWalker29
Stuart McMillan, one of the world's top speed coaches, joins TSP to share some of his stories.
2:11 The story behind the iconic photo of Usain Bolt and Andre DeGrasse smiling at each other at the Olympics and Stu's impact on it
11:03 Lessons learned from coaching Ameer Webb after PR'ing in Europe and deciding not to come home, and it's impact on the 2016 Rio Olympics
With some follow-up questions from each story.
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VGtztNIRv8E
Twitter @StuartMcMillan1 @ALTIS ; Instagram @FingerMash @ALTIS
If you're an athlete or a coach who does speed training and is familiar with these speed training concepts/topics, listen to this episode all the way through to learn about the grains of truth and concepts behind these myths.
1:34 "I shouldn't train max velocity because I never reach it in games"
2:08 Not training max velocity is like intentionally not sleeping enough for training
3:45 Not training max velocity is like trying to justify sport specialization
4:58 4 points debunking not training max velocity
9:22 Example of different athlete speeds running a 40yd dash and their % of Vmax throughout
10:36 "I should always try to get triple extension of every step, that's the goal"
10:48 Only focusing on triple extension like budgeting but only focusing on making the grocery bill go down
13:18 4 points debunking focusing on triple extension
17:07 Example of Stu McMillan's ALTIS Kinogram Article on SimpliFaster talking about triple extension
19:30 "If I'm sprinting at 100% effort, than means 100% speed / If I'm sprinting at 100% effort, that means I'm getting faster"
19:42 Assuming effort is speed is like assuming putting money in a brokerage account will get you an 8% return
22:37 4 points debunking that 100% effort means 100% speed
24:27 Example of the Charlie Francis's 95% SPEED threshold
25:39 Creating context around each myth, understanding both sides and the grains of truth
29:26 Action steps to help you become a better coach tomorrow
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RMcfZeeh26E
Instagram/Twitter @CoachBigToe
(21 min) Networking, job searching, pursuing your dream job, all those things sound nice in theory but what does it actually look like? Here's my real life story about how I almost got my dream job out of seemingly nowhere. However, once I started connecting the dots it all made sense. I'll take you through the full story and every dot that led me to almost getting my dream job.
1:23 Creating some context, what is the dream job
3:01 The voicemail
4:49 The interviews
5:58 Connecting all the dots
11:26 Biggest takeaways from this story
17:09 Action steps to help you starting today
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
YouTube episode https://youtu.be/AgFEVDWuCIo
Jimmy St. Louis, the man who does it all, exceling everywhere he goes from the NFL to Wall Street to Olympic rowing to now franchising shares his stories from everything in between:
1:48 How his athletic career led to the NFL (after he picked up football his senior year of high school)
7:26 Something that met, didn't meet, and exceeded his expectations about the NFL
9:09 Using the term "don't want it to define me" when talking about his professional sports careers
14:25 Biggest misconception about the NFL
16:29 Any advice for people looking for their "thing" after sports
18:13 The biggest analogy Jimmy makes bridging business to sports
20:46 Describing his current business of Franchise123 as "the Zillow of franchises"
23:29 The biggest "fork in the road" moment: leaving Wall Street
24:46 His successful spine surgery business and changing the healthcare model
30:58 Craziest story: unintentionally inciting a riot at a spine medical clinic
32:46 Coolest story: getting into franchising and "serendipitous relationships"
35:54 Stumbling upon his Olympic rowing career
40:50 Jimmy's one question he'd give the listener to get better
Staying up to date with Jimmy's businesses: Franchise123.com , CognitiveHealthandWellness.com
Speed is crucial, we all know that. So it's time to take control of coaching in small spaces and/or with large groups of athletes when doing speed training. I share my stories, lessons, experiences, and videos/examples on how to maximize your speed training for these situations.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/pYJOOVRiTkg
1:59 Making speed part of your sports story
4:49 Speed training definition
5:42 Training themes of top speed, acceleration, and agility
8:05 Speed training for large groups of athletes (concerns, solutions, examples/videos)
18:21 Speed training in small spaces (top speed/acceleration/agility, solutions, examples/videos)
33:10 Speed work that's not speed work
38:43 Action steps to level up your skills
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
A knock-down speed coach and businessman with many years of coaching for Ohio State Football, Eric Lichter and I discuss:
2:24 Tearing his ACL twice and his strength coach that talked him into coming back and was there every step of the way
8:50 "You never really know someone unless they're tested"
14:18 Coolest/craziest story how Ohio State came full circle after getting kicked out of the coach's office, getting his office 11 years later
22:03 The beginning of the private side and how it set everything else up
27:01 the jump from private to college and the learning curve
29:17 How Ohio State came to be
37:51 "Seek the thing that makes you the most uncomfortable"
Instagram @EricLicther , @Plus2University
Twitter @CoachELicther
Website: https://www.plus2-u.com/
Over 10 years of coaching across all levels of college and professional sports, Nick and I discuss:
2:33 His military background/family and the "biggest regret I don't regret"
12:28 How his military background affects (or doesn't affect) how he coaches
15:02 Learning what a winning program was at Salisbury experiencing 5 straight national championships between the men and women's teams and what that taught him
22:11 "Getting right back to work" after winning a championship
26:46 The impact having old athletes remember him from his time interning at Georgetown had on him
34:07 How training isn't "instant gratification" and how that's huge for relationships with athletes
36:41 "Am I holding myself accountable?" and how that applies to himself and his athletes
Instagram/Twitter: @_n_ob
Website: https://coachobrien.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/afronick6
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachnobrien/
The Strength Game Podcast: https://coachobrien.com/listen-to-the-strength-game/
Literally the most real conversation and stories I've had on TSP, we discuss the vast range of experiences Ariel has had thus far in her life:
2:14 getting expelled her freshman year of college and her next years of college softball
6:49 her diagnosis of Huntington's Disease and changing the story she tells about it
15:20 preparing for her first MMA fight for over 2 years and the day of the fight
25:21 , 31:49 how all the above experiences affect her coaching, interactions, and relationships with her athletes
36:39 each evolution of herself and reflecting on her journey to realize the influences time and change has
Instagram: @ayefrantz26
Dr. JB Morin has been all around the world doing speed training and research. In this conversation we go through the craziest story he has so far:
1:40 Experiencing the first non-Afro-origin sprinter hit a sub-10-second 100-meter time
8:00 The misconception strength has for sprinting
16:01 How he would construct the perfect body for sprinting
Instagram @jb.morin.1 ; Twitter @jb_morin
Website: jbmorin.net
Lee "The Speed Guy" Taft has coached speed and agility for 30+ years from starting in his garage, to consulting for professional teams, to speaking internationally. In our conversation we go over his craziest story:
1:03 Disciplining an athlete and having to apply all of his speed and agility training to escape while the kid's mom chased him
8:22 Advice on how to handle those stern conversations as a coach
Instagram/Twitter: @LeeTaft
Websites: leetaft.com , basketballspeedspecialist.com
Episode on YouTube
Matt Solomon coaches Olympic and Paralympic athletes for Team NL (Netherlands), has accumulated coaching experience all over Europe and the Middle East, and hosts the Science for Sport Podcast. In this episode we discuss:
2:40 Moves from following his wife's career to becoming a strength coach for a soccer team in the United Arab Emirates
14:03 His "financial getaway" receiving 4 months salary only hours before leaving a country to move back home
25:35 How sets and reps don't matter and why you're really there as a coach, learned from all athletes but mainly Paralympic athletes
IG @MattSolomonStrength ; Twitter @Matt_Solomon110
From being an entrepreneur all around the private sector to making his home training high-level and professional basketball players at Pace Fitness Academy, Justin has some incredible stories from 10+ years in the field. Justin shares his stories about:
-Inviting an Indiana Pacer to his wedding as a joke then him becoming a client
-Having athletes of his connect all around the world playing for the same team
-Journey of giving back to his high school and its athletes
-The daily question: "What do you want to accomplish today?"
Instagram and Twitter: @JustinOchoa317
With any knowledge of sport science you know that the actual numbers are the least important part. It was my job over 3 months to vet and assess our trial force plates to see if they were fit for the facility I coach at. In this episode (20 min), I share my experiences, lessons learned, and thought processes throughout the journey. Force plates are great and extremely useful, but consume my perspective with the lens of applying it to your own job and technology to help you improve your coaching and processes. Build your story.
Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe
The last place you'd expect an Ole Miss football player who grew up in Oxford, Mississippi to end up: in Utah working with speed skaters. Andrew takes us through his entire journey navigating all the different sports and different locations along the way all across the country. The connected dots and the full circle moments have led him to asking himself "What impact are you trying to have today?"
Build your story.
Twitter: @astuartlift
Instagram: @coachastuart
LinkedIn ; YouTube ; Website
From "don't just sit there looking like a puppy dog" to winning a gold medal in Tokyo, Christian Hartford has achieved success for himself and his athletes by constantly finding ways to "be better." Christian walks us through the day of the beach volleyball gold medal match that his athletes won and all the emotions it brought. Then he wrapped up the episode by sharing what it means to him to be a new father to Jack, how impactful learning how to take a step back when working with Olympians was, and an insightful lesson of how to "debrief your own week." Empowering you to build your story.
Be sure to check out his podcast! Making strength and conditioning/performance/coaching more sustainable for parents.
Instagram @dad_strength_podcast
Are you looking for a competitive edge when looking for jobs and interviewing? Listen to my experiences of an on-campus interview so you can be better prepared for yours. Although each university will have their own specific protocols, what I experienced can give you examples and insights to help you prepare for yours. Additionally, even if you might not be looking for jobs specifically as an "assistant strength and conditioning coach," there are valuable lessons for any job interview related to sports performance.
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
A story unlike any others starting with stumbling upon Lee Taft while coaching basketball, Tyler has navigated his career up to a job in the NBA. Developing effective "mental models" along every stop, each stop has brought stories of ascension of his athletes to things beyond just performance. Check out my chat with Tyler about what has made his story as unique as it is. Empowering you to take control of your story!
https://completesportperformance.com/
Job searching is a lot more similar to The Bachelorette and getting an ACT tutor than you might think... In this episode I draw on my experiences from job searching for over 2 years (thanks COVID) including 80+ applications and networking with 60+ professionals (100+ phone calls). My analogies and 1 real life story help put this process into perspective to help you maximize your efforts and increase your odds of success when looking for jobs. Empowering you to take control of your story!
Episode on YouTube
@CoachBigToe on Instagram and Twitter
The most fundamental story of Coach Cromer left him with one less finger and turned his world upside down spurring the genesis of "Living 9 Strong" and his motto for life. Stumbling into softball and the life lessons he's learned from his players and winning conference championships, Bryan brings a ton of insight wrapping up his question you can ask yourself to get better by focusing on "intentional attention." Empowering you to take control of your story!
Episode on YouTube
Instagram/Twitter: @Living9Strong
Panther Creek Softball: @PantherCreekSB
Hopping off the plane at LAX without know where he'd sleep that night to now a Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Jonathan Valentini has made it happen everywhere he's been. College volleyball, internship at UCLA, and St. Laurence High School are his 3 biggest stops thus far. Check out this episode as Jonathan shares insights from private, college, and high school roles to help you land your first Head Strength and Conditioning Coach job. Empowering you to take control of your story!
Episode on YouTube
Instagram: @jonathan_valentini
Website: https://jv-performance.com/
Starting with 6 months going on 4 years, Zack Wade is on a mission to continue making a difference through baseball in Thailand. From losing baseball entirely for a year as a college athlete, to the happenstance that brought him to the International School Bangkok, and now being a business owner on top of everything else, Zack shares a ton of valuable stories and insights. Learning how he navigates his challenges and hurdles across the world can help you do the same in your coaching.
Episode on YouTube
Zack's FaceBook Page
Sam Acho is just getting started after truly letting the world see him. From the laundry list of accomplishments from college and the NFL, to his mission work, and now current and future aspirations, Sam is on a mission to inspire others to be real in a world full of fakes. A speed round of questions, stories from meeting 2 Presidents, and a story that's never been told before, this is an episode packed with insight.
Episode on YouTube
Book: Let the World See You
Instagram/Twitter: @TheSamAcho
Maybe this is the advice I should be taking, but I know there are a lot of you out there like me and you are not alone. I FEEL YOU. Graduating, starting your career, being an "adult" for a few years. I share the 2 toughest things about being an ambitious 20-something year old, the advice I've received, the experience I've gained, and action steps you can take. I don't have all the answers, but I have done a decent amount of stuff for someone my age. So let's get after it together. Empowering you to take control of your story.
Episode on YouTube
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
From almost 20 years in college track, Bob Thurnhoffer has the stories to back up an already tenured coaching career. COVID, last minute pole vaulting, philosophy, unlikely heroes, and the power of questions, this episode and conversation show what coaching is all about. These perspectives and stories help you take a step back and ask "why am I here and how do I best help my athletes?" Empowering you to take control of your story.
Twitter: @BobThurnhoffer Instagram: @BobThurnhoffer7
This Episode on YouTube
Bob on SimpliFaster
Loyola Track YouTube Channel
'Average at Best' to D1 Coach
1080 Motion Articles
The opportunity to coach youth athletes and set them up for literally the rest of their athletic careers (and lives) is one of the coolest parts of coaching. However, there are many factors that are outside of the coach's control (i.e. time, puberty, etc.) when it comes to developing athletes. In this episode, I put together my own experience plus advice I've received when coaching this population. Combining these two things will provide you with a new lens to approach working with your youth athletes.
YouTube: Video for TSP 103
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Dr. Zach Cogen, Sports Physical Therapist out of EXOS San Diego, shares the biggest and coolest stories he has accumulated thus far as a professional. From having to take the GRE 5 times, to doing physical therapy across the world through Zoom, to watching his athlete's accomplishments, you'll want to hear these. With commonalities and themes of working athletes, just in a different role, Zach's insights will help add to your perspective on what's possible. Empowering you to take control of your story!
Instagram: @thesportsphysio_
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nnuXYyhIjTI
"That same thing has happened a few times in my life: where I’m a dummy, then I do something smart in the end, then it sort of pays off. It’s a recurring lesson in my life.” Kyle Davey's journey has been a combination of opening doors, making doors out of nothing, and doors closing even when he didn't want them to. From wanting more out of his career and making stuff happen, he shares his insights and stories from beginning to end. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/uxJ9yzxAMH0
Instagram: @KyleDavey1 @RE_performancetherapy
Twitter: @KD_KyleDavey
Website: https://kyledavey.com/
Celebrating episode 100, I had 3 of my favorite guests on for a roundtable discussing my favorite part of each of their episodes. Here are the top quotes from the discussion:
“You play where your spikes are. I think when we get into careers and things like that, it becomes a really exhausting chess match. And sometimes we just have to remind ourselves to play where our spikes are at.” -Dr. John Wagle (#70)
“As long as I’m clear about the impact I’m trying to make, that’s not necessarily dictated by where I’m at. It’s allows me to be anywhere and making that sort of impact.” -Steve Breitenstein (#88)
“No matter what your personal philosophy is, whether you’ve defined it or not, you have one, and you live one. And people are going to see what your philosophy is by what you do." -Kyle Voigt (#59, #63)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/31m-t4ZqCg4
“To this day I still receive letters from individuals that I worked with over a decade ago, and just knowing I was maybe some small part of that, that’s what keeps me coaching, that’s what really drives me.” Nick Brattain, the man who does it all, shares his stories from all over performance (and the world) that've shaped his career so far. From high school athletes to NBA athletes, from the NHSCCA to The Business of Speed, from his parent's business to his own, there's both unique insights and common themes from each that you won't want to miss out on. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/soNRAXesffY
“This is about how to maximize your efforts. How intentional can you be to make it the most efficient, the most worth your while, and consequently the most worth their while so it’s the most beneficial, efficient exchange of value in this professional context.” Short, sweet, to the point on what you can do to bring the most value to the table to set yourself up for some really awesome, genuine, human connections. There are no secrets because you have to walk the walk when it comes time, but here are a few ways to think outside the box and take action for your networking.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/7M3Nw_Yyigg
IG and Twitter: @CoachBigToe
A career that has accumulated from many top universities and USA Baseball, Brandon Golden of the Los Angeles Dodgers shares the most impactful stories thus far from his journey. From an incredibly formative internship influencing how he leads others, to his athletes doing crazy things in conferences tournaments, to a full circle moment of his 3-year old son being asked to be in one of his ex-athlete's weddings, you don't want to miss these. Listen to all the insight from Brandon on this episode. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZMrK3SyrO4Q
Website: https://www.coachbgolden.com/
Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBGolden
@PBCSSC
There are often many solutions to our problems not only outside of our actual field, but even within our field just a sector or two over. It's important as a professional to get outside of your own echo-chamber because that's where perspective and future innovation is. In this episode, I share three of a biggest lessons I believe every professional in sports performance can learn from coaching in the private sector to help them level up. Spurring from the unique challenges of this sector, this different perspective is sure to get your brain going on how you can maximize your impact no matter where you are.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/U_hjTIMug3c
Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe
With stories just as crazy as you'd expect from a sport science technology start-up, Plantiga CEO Quin Sandler takes us through the journey from the Creative Destruction Lab competition to get initial funding, to being trusted by 50+ teams, to now his vision of the democratization for people's own biomechanical data. 10 years in and counting, Quin and his team are filling a huge pain point of missing data relative to simply how we move and are doing so through an insole sensor. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/QQiLjvsTLCM
Website: https://www.plantiga.com/
Instagram and Twitter: @Plantiga
Beta Program Signup: https://plantigasurvey.typeform.com/to/Jgs4SvON
No matter your current job situation (looking, thinking about what's next, or perfectly content), there are things you can be doing today to help set yourself up for the next step of your career tomorrow. It's one thing to talk about "networking" and wanting more for yourself and your career, then it's another thing to actually go out and DO IT. In this episode I share stories, lessons, and experiences I've gained from job searching over the last year and a half and how it has hugely impacted my career. 99% of the credit I give to every kind person who gave me there time and 1% I give myself for taking action. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Jjh95LQAplU
Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe
David Rosales understands the one key separating professionals in strength and conditioning: communication. After a conversation with Eric Cressey, this new mindset lead him to his degree and mentorship all about writing and storytelling. Combining this with his love of hockey, David is now the Head Editor of the Strength and Conditioning Association for Professional Hockey (SCAPH), Co-Owner and Writer at Roman Fitness Systems, as well as contributor to SimpliFaster. Using his belief "we are all writers," listen to David's stories of his unique journey in the world of performance. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/KkrtH39sBrg
SCAPH: https://www.prohockeystrength.com/
Roman Fitness Systems: https://romanfitnesssystems.com/
IG: @DavidRosalesFitness
Twitter: @dwrosalesvt
Brad Leshinske, the guy who does it all, shares some incredible stories from his career in performance. Starting with getting fired (twice), to receiving an athlete's championship game-worn cleat, to watching his athletes/interns achieve their goals, Brad shares a lot of insight on this episode. As the Director of Performance at St. Laurence High School, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Exercise Science/Sports and Fitness Administration/and Physical Education Department at St. Xavier University, and roles on boards at the NSCA for Sport Science, the CSCS, and Rugby, Brad has so many real world experiences to draw on. Empowering you to take control of your story! YouTube: https://youtu.be/n13WL9QcYy0 Website: http://www.primetimesp.com/ IG and Twitter: @Primetimesp21
There'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/EVGLDr1GEPQ
Twitter: @DrJohnAbbott
Instagram: @DrJohnAbbott_ExPhys
SimpliFaster: https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/johnabbott/
Adam Virgile, from his first job with the New York Rangers to now crushing his PhD, has seen and done a lot in strength and conditioning and sport science. A consistent theme of working hard for the right people and making things happen no matter the circumstance are apparent throughout his stories. On his way to big things, get to know Adam!
Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DqVk-2Spcg0
Twitter: @AdamVirgile @AVSportSci
Instagram: @Adam.Virgile @AVSportSci
Website: https://adamvirgile.com/
Email: Adam.Virgile@gmail.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamVirgile34
Alexa Lobato has had anything but a traditional start to her career in sport science. An OG of the podcast, she takes us through her 20 month journey of being the Director of Sport Science as a sport science start-up business. From talking to investors, to wearing many hats, to creating all the protocols herself, she gives her biggest takeaways from those experiences. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/chM1J1UgrQ4
Instagram: @AlexaLob
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexa-lobato-39a0a4131/
Finally, this episode has come to prove that Steve "The Wizard" Breitenstein is real. It would be unrealistic for me to try to describe the amount of impact Steve has had on me as a person and as a professional in just 4 years working together and 2.5 years of mentorship. As a husband, father, dog dad, director of coaching, speed coach, leadership consultant, plus everything else that has come before that makes Steve who he has and is starting to become the manifestation of the impact he wants to make. Experience his wizardry for yourself in this episode. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/1jA2j1WIiHM
Instagram and Twitter: @SteveBStein @BusinessofSpeed
Podcast: Business of Speed
A challenge all coaches face is the limited time they have with their athletes. But what if you can use that time together to also impact the time when they're on their own? Using a "question-based-interaction coaching style" is an awesome tool for you to use to help accomplish that. Not to give it away, but changing how you use your words, coaching, and interactions to this new style can greatly affect your athletes by helping them learn how to coach themselves. This is something I've been experimenting with, I've learned a lot, and I've seen a big improvement in my athletes. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nWTJ-GQNNuo
Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Website: http://matttometz.com/
Justin Wickard, from the beginning of his search to be a college track graduate assistant to now a business owner, has had quite the journey. As his career and life progressed over time, his vision and goals have changed; this theme of evolution illustrates how important it is to be open as a coach and to be willing to change your path when needed. A super cool journey, check it out. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/D6NCEtMhMro
Twitter @Tier1Athlete; Instagram @Tier1Athlete_; Facebook @Tier1AthletePerformance
Website: https://tier1athlete.leagueapps.com/
Ryan 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: https://www.amazon.com/Sprinters-Compendium-Ryan-J-Banta/dp/1946208566/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Link to book, Vervante (print on demand company): https://store.vervante.com/c/v/V4081803315.html
Ryan's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bantazmo1978
Instagram: @ryan.banta
Twitter: @SprintersCompen
Great Sprint Debate: https://sellfy.com/fieldfocus/p/saturday-night-fights-400m-debate/
Simplifaster: https://simplifaster.com/articles/author/ryanbanta/
Speedendurance: https://speedendurance.com/tag/ryan-banta/
Just Fly Sports: https://www.just-fly-sports.com/category/ryan-banta/
Elite Track: https://elitetrack.com/author/ryan-banta/
Dr. Brendan Thompson's journey going from completely shattered knee to All-American sprinter paramount to his current and future career. Combining performance training with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Brendan takes us through his stories of the injury, to walk-on tryouts, to becoming an All-American, to now being a business owner. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/3FnoCKNIY7E
Twitter/IG: @BrendanThompsn @BTExceleration
Website: www.btexceleration.com
Email: btexceleration@outlook.com
Kaitlyn Cunningham's story has one main theme: belief, others believing in her and her believing in her athletes. From literally the beginning of her journey to even now catching up with her old athletes, hearing all the dots connect along the way with this one theme was pretty special. Traveling across the country for internships to now almost 10 years at Clemson, Kaitlyn has some awesome stories and insights that you'll enjoy listening to. Empowering you to take control of your story!
Instagram and Twitter: @K_Cunningham32
Website: KACunningham.com
Her podcast: KC's Conversations, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kcs-conversations/id1471909923
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yf6RUCEBrMc
Adam Vogel's story from construction, to arena football, to psychology, to reluctantly getting into coaching and how his program has developed into what it is now is truly an interesting one. "Tools in the toolbox" combined with his school's "carry the hammer" go together well to illustrate how Adam does his job and what he believes in. From being the first high school in the country to use Catapult to his creative use of postcards with his athletes/peers, there's a lot of interesting takeaways from this episode. Empowering you to take control of your story:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qmH34jZ-rXM
Instagram and Twitter: @BBCHSAPT
Chris Korfist shares his coolest story, the story most fundamental leading him to now, the story he's most proud of, and his 3 action steps to get better on this episode of TSP. The stories that made the cut from all his experiences from coaching high school track, to consulting all over the world, to all his business ventures, the lessons learned and shared are incredible.
Empowering you to take control of your story! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
Twitter @Korfist @TFConsortium
Trackfootballconsortium.com
Slowguyspeedschool.com
Reflexiveperformancereset.com
With the recent trend of sport science, I condense my previous and current sport science experiences into a podcast summarizing the biggest concepts when it comes to not only understanding but actually integrating sport science. "What do I believe in as a sport scientist?" and "What are common themes I say when talking about sport science with others?" were questions that guided this episode. Nicely put into 3 concepts (and a quick bonus), hopefully this will shed some light and add some perspective to your current understanding of sport science and help you more effectively implementing it into your job as a professional.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/UggGLOD4Vb0
Instagram and Twitter @CoachBigToe
Intervention-based speed and agility coaching is a spin on coaching to give the athlete what they need day. Inspired by conversations with Lee Taft and Steve Breitenstein, this concept begs the question "are we coaching the program or are we coaching the athlete?" In this episode I share my experiences coaching this style of speed and agility; my successes, failures, considerations, etc. There's pros and cons to all methodologies, so hopefully this will offer some perspective and help you reflect on what you believe in as a coach. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Er8W_-NPAGg
Instagram and Twitter: @CoachBigToe
Cory Kennedy takes us through the journey of his career from the private sector in Canada to coaching Olympians at the Canadian Sport Institute to now his S&C/Performance Science role with the Chicago Cubs. Needing every step along the way and how they all go together, Cory shares why and how he does his job including both thinking about and communicating data. Empowering you to take control of your story! The Talking Shop Podcast #78.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/US3DClLzMMc
Instagram and Twitter: @CoryKSandC
In the 77th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Angie Brambley-Moyer reflects on her 17 years in strength and conditioning about the challenges and fulfillments of her job (both positive and negative) tying it into the bigger picture of different S&C careers. Basically her entire career at Princeton and current role as Associate Head S&C Coach, she brings many insights from helping build up her department to now managing the staff, doing the hiring, etc.
Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/2pKowta_dTI
Instagram and Twitter: @strengthgirl
Interview on Samson Strength Coach Collective: https://youtu.be/-T-jpqnzjKg
In the 76th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, WeStrive App Founder and CEO Cory McKane takes you through the entire journey starting from the conversation with his roommates (that he almost skipped) to now competing with apps like TrueCoach and TrainHeoric. Every step from turning an idea into a business, to angel investors, to overseas software developers, to low bank accounts, to needing thousands of dollars in 1 week, this is a story you'll enjoy.
Empowering you to take control of your story! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/6AQcuolWduA
WeStrive: https://www.westriveapp.com/
In the 75th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Dr. Aaron Cunanan shares his journey from wanting to be "the next great American weightlifting coach" to his current role with the San Francisco Giants. With pro sports not even being on his radar until recent, the principles of science are universal and making those connection points between his PhD and pro baseball helped him get to where he is now. Empowering you to take control of your story! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/7tyi8hFnKGY
Twitter and Instagram @aaronjcunanan
Epic Curious Cooking channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/epicuriousdotcom/videos
Daniel Quintana "Improving Your Data Visualizations": https://osf.io/nsbpx/
Tracey Weissgerber Twitter: https://twitter.com/T_Weissgerber/status/1192694904603992064
In the 74th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I explain why I believe "evidence-based" has lost its meaning and how a new understanding of "evidence-based" can be mutually valuable for both yourself and your peers. It's not a matter of calling it "evidence-based" or not, it's a matter of what it means and the actions it drives. There are principles behind "evidence" and the scientific-method that should be universal, yet people are getting caught up in the allure and sexiness of published research (without a full understanding of truly being "evidence-based" and the publishing process). Finally, I add a solution and actions steps for how you can implement this new "evidence-based" in your own life. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/65UVt1Ph1_s
How to Read Research Studies: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50w-0Lz7BOk0IVlA0siBeEphce6bgrsw
In the 73rd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Michael Wood shares stories and lessons from being from England and coming to the US for sports, being at TCU for 7+ years, and what he believes is the true role of a strength coach both in and beyond the weight room. His story is composed of the power of timing, learning from failure, and creating opportunities. There's been many influential people in his life to help him grow as a person and coach, and now he's gracious enough to open up and share those experiences with you. Empowering you to take control of your story!
IG and Twitter @michaelwoody1
YouTube: https://youtu.be/d-rKuYGFTTM
In the 72nd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share a live consulting call I had with college strength and conditioning intern Nick Stone. We discuss how to create and maximize opportunities to continue improving his coaching. It does require a little bit of thinking outside the box, but "a closed mouth doesn't get fed" and people can't help you achieve your goals if they don't know what your goals are in the first place. Some communication and creativity can go a long way in this field. I'm excited to share this value with you. Empowering you to take control of your story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0U9wzEJLZIY
In the 71st edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share a process I found that has really helped me start to make changes in my life both personally and professionally. The process being: WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHAT. I reflect on my successes, failures, experiences, and the performance world in general. Explaining this process and taking you through examples gives a lot of value for how YOU can start making changes in your own life. Empowering you to take control of your own story!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZHIutXq-zdM
In the 70th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Dr. John Wagle of the Kansas City Royals shares stories, lessons, and experiences from the Royals, his PhD, DePaul, speaking at Altis, and much more. Things like being an "elite question-asker," "a closed mouth doesn't get fed," and being a "math and science nerd" all encompassed this episode. Very well-respected in the field, Dr. Wagle brings a lot of insight and value to this episode. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sywexl4sfmo
-Risk Savvy by Gerd Gigerenzer
In the 69th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share everything about my recent experiences networking within the field of sports performance. Sharing some of my own stories, sharing some stories from how networking has helped my friends get jobs, and sharing some stories from people I've networked with, this episode addressed a lot of things people talk about but never really discuss. There's one common theme: people have gotten to where they are now because they're able to walk the walk, they know smart people, and the smart people they know know other smart people. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-YouTube for making better networking questions: https://youtu.be/IZVh7KboRPQ
In the 68th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Keith Scruggs shares stories from all around the eastern US from East Tennessee State to Lake Placid, NY with Team USA to coaching and completing his PhD at South Carolina. He shares stories from hopping in a bobsled on literally Day 1 and how that affected his whole experience there as well as how watching one of his Paralympic athletes flip a tire was one of his proudest moments. Let's get better together!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/wwsB9uZtvuE
Instagram and Twitter: @sports_scruggs
In the 67th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Andy Zapien shares stories of literally making the life he wanted through opportunities and the motto of "live on purpose." His dreams of college football and his role he currently has now at Samson Equipment as Marketing Director materialized in front of his eyes. Additionally, his experiences all around sports performance from coaching and business provide some really interesting insight. Let's get better together!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/DwZWqMhlP2w
Instagram and Twitter: @AndyZapien @Samson_EQ
In the 66th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I break down why periodizing your content creation is important and how to do it. We want people's attention, people's attention is mainly on social media, and that's why we need to make content. Mainly addressing the "what" of "why, how, and what" for content creation, I explain how to think about it and give you actionable steps to do on your own. The biggest takeaway is the distinction between content for quality and content for attention.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Wcmf78NwvUs
DM for feedback and consulting @CoachBigToe on Instagram and Twitter
In the 65th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Dr. Robert Sausaman shares about his journey going from sport coaching, to NFL strength and conditioning, to his PhD, and now being the Director of Applied Performance at Mizzou for Women's Basketball. A journey that's built on chasing knowledge and loving iron, Dr. Sausaman gives a lot of insight and practical advice on how to navigate your journey. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-YouTube: https://youtu.be/mQnJ_VglMxE
-Twitter: @R_Saus
-Email: SausamanR@missouri.edu
In the 64th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share everything about my experiences from podcasting this past year. Moral of the story: DO IT. But there's a lot more that goes into the decision and the process than just that. Sharing my "why," "how," "what," and actionable steps for starting your own podcast, you'll get a lot of value out of this episode. Let's get better together!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/lqq0SnWLD7w
In the 63rd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Kyle Voigt (USC Sports Science Coordinator) is back for a second episode all about developing and having a personal philosophy. His own personal philosophy PowerPoint, which he shows on the YouTube version, was paramount to him getting his current job at USC. You have a personal philosophy whether you know it or not that's composed of everything you do. Starting with why, then how, then what, this episode gives a valuable starting point to making your own personal philosophy.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/W7WYdM46rkk
Kyle's first appearance: https://youtu.be/EHC4u_I51WA (TSP 59)
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
In the 62nd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Kevin Wiseman shares stories about his time in the Marines, international Olympic weightlifting, everything in between and how it all connects. Being “all in” is now a way of life that he takes with him everywhere. Representing the USA both in service and on the platform is a pretty cool feat. A ton of value here. Let’s get better together! Here’s what was mentioned in the show: -YouTube: https://youtu.be/3gyPw88CVsc -IG @kevinwiseman2
In the 61st edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Julie Gordon and Shanice Marcelle share stories from playing professional beach volleyball all around the world while representing Team Canada. Surviving as professional beach volleyball players, reflecting on the journey as people have come into their lives and how they've progressed as athletes, as well as actionable things you can do to start becoming better tomorrow all encompass this episode. Let's get better together!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/mhFPT2bo37o
Instagram: @jujugordon and @shanicemarcelle18
In the 60th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share my reflection on Jeremy Boone's "The Courage to Connect" TedTalk. I’ve been job searching in sports performance for almost a year now and I’ve learned a lot. Things I’ve learned are only accessible through going out and making actual connections. I share my stories, lessons, and experiences that will provide insight into how you can improve your networking skills. Let’s get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/4npA00Vidk0
Jeremy Boone's TedTalk: https://youtu.be/wrT3rVKWXmo
In the 59th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Kyle Voigt shares his experiences from being at USC, UCLA, and Lousville. As the Sports Science Coordinator for USC, he mainly works for the football and indoor volleyball teams. Kyle is incredibly effective at asking different and better questions which just stems from thinking outside the traditional-thinking podcast. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-YouTube link: https://youtu.be/EHC4u_I51WA
-YouTube: Excel Tricks for Sports
-Email: kvoigt@usc.edu
-LinkedIn @ Kyle Voigt
In the 58th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, we hear stories from Ronnie Baker who's a NIKE athlete, 2x NCAA champion, world champion sprinter, and Olympic hopeful. Ronnie shares experiences you'll never hear about from a professional athlete traveling around the world. As someone who talks the talks and definitely walks the walk, Ronnie provides a ton of value in stories and what you can do starting tomorrow. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube behind the scenes: https://youtu.be/ZsBEffWeA_A
YouTube podcast episode: https://youtu.be/aG3i0dl3JtI
Buy The Slight Edge: https://amzn.to/2AjWsER
IG @ronnie_baker14, Facebook @ Ronnie Baker
In the 57th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Malorie Henderlong shares everything about her personal story in strength and conditioning and how it all started with just one opportunity. Going from D1 soccer to NAIA, an interest and passion about strength and conditioning led her to becoming the unofficial strength and conditioning coach for her school's baseball team. Quite the story, a lot of lessons. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dygy_Oe7GTY
-Instagram: @malorie_henderlong
-Twitter: @14malorie
In the 56th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Lee Taylor Walker and Christopher Williams share some of their favorite stories from coaching 15+ years in college sports and on the professional tour including all 4 major grand slam tournaments. Additionally, they share insight into their coaching process and methodology that I describe as "the most intentional coaches I've ever known." Finally, they share advice at the end of how you can be a better coach starting tomorrow. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-YouTube: https://youtu.be/9wl9OyiUJdQ
-TSP #22: Help You and Your Athletes Organize Your Core Values
-Mindset by Carol Dweck
-Instagram: @LeeTaylorWalker @SeaDub101 ; Twitter: @CoachLTWalker @CPatWilliams
In the 55th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Brittany Wehrle shares some of her most interesting stories from being a Registered Dietician in elite sports for the past few years. From earning a degree in chemical biomolecular engineering to handling supplement-crazed athletes to the power of literally just showing up, there's a ton of value in this episode. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3tffeKYG24
-Find her on Instagram: @fueledandwell
-Website: https://www.fueledandwell.com/
In the 54th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share my reflection and critique of not only being someone who creates content but also is an avid consumer. The goal of all content creation and consumption, in the context of sports performance, is to become/help others become the best practitioners they can be. But I believe there's recently been a huge disconnect within social media and content creation vs. what is always preached about being a "good coach" or practitioner. Some interesting thoughts and interesting perspective intended to make you think a little bit. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/X8pjR07L3g0
In the 53rd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share insight from my 8+ months of job searching within sports performance. Not to give all my secrets away, I believe this can add a lot of value and help anyone starting a job search. If you'd like more material like this, please let me know! Let's get better together! Here's the link to the video:
https://youtu.be/apFK9SnQObM
In the 52nd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I reflect on some struggles I've been having as a young professional in sports performance. The biggest thing, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. I offer some simple solutions at the end and some new perspective that might help you get through whatever you're feeling. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSL_cdn-KVkOb03hlqRCegA
GaryVee's video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-hMwseAKmF/?igshid=44bst1q4thc9
In the 51st edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I bring Zack Nauert back on to share his expertise about high school strength and conditioning. We get into 5 topics: getting into high school S&C, things that are "over-hyped", how to get "buy-in," working with big groups (20+) athletes, and 3 keys to becoming a better high school S&C coach. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Zack's first appearance on The Talking Shop Podcast #17
-Jeremy Boone TedTalk
-https://youtu.be/wrT3rVKWXmo
In the 50th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share and reflect on a "talking shop" session I recently had with a colleague. The conversation ended up at this concept of "individualization" and how to most appropriately apply it. Not to knock anyone or anything, but just to change the context of this idea and concept to help us get the most out of our "resource bucket" to work smarter not only for our athletes but also ourselves. Let's get better together #TSPnation!
In the 49th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with my long-time friend Thomas Greffly. Currently pursuing his Doctorate in Athletic Training, Thomas shares 3 stories all relevant to his professional development and what's lead him to where he is now. Some themes emerged throughout such as it's all about who you know, you have to walk the walk, and your goals will change and evolve as you do. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Twitter @GrefflyAT and @EProfAT, LinkedIn Thomas Greffly
-Indiana State Doctorate in Athletic Training (link below)
-https://www.indstate.edu/health/department/amr/program/dat
In the 48th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I continue to give the people what they want! Another solo of applied information gained from direct experience using heart rate monitoring technology. I told tell you what to do but I give a lot of ideas and things to consider if you want to move forward with this type of technology. Any questions, let me know. Any suggestions for future episodes, let me know. Let's get better together!
In the 47th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I bring back Jordan Lips Fitness for an awesome 2.0 conversation. One topic: starting an online coaching business. If you have an idea, a target audience, and somewhat of plan for your product/service, this is the episode for you. This is exactly the content you'll never read in any book, it can only be gained from direct experience. Let's get better together! Here's what was talked about in the show:
-https://jordanlipsfitness.com/
In the 46th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I give the people what they want! I discuss everything from what sRPE is, how to collect valid sRPE's, what to do with the actual numbers, and certain caveats that I only learned from direct experience. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Comyns, Applications of the Session Rating of Perceived Exertion System in Professional Rugby Union
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272037663_Applications_of_the_Session_Rating_of_Perceived_Exertion_System_in_Professional_Rugby_Union
-Mike Tuscherer's RPE
https://articles.reactivetrainingsystems.com/2015/11/29/beginning-rts/ and
In the 45th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with CharFromChicago (aka Charlotte Thompson) who has literally been around the world public speaking. Hearing some of her stories about where she has been and who she has met was absolutely insane. A little networking, a little branding, and a whole lot of public speaking was discussed in this episode. There's a ton of value, let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson
-The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
-Instagram and Twitter @CharFromChicago, Youtube: Charlotte Thompson
In the 44th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with Peter Hendrick who's an entrepreneur of Communication Academy. The first business-y episode of TSP but everything we talk about applies to sports performance. With communication as the foundation to everything, we talk about how he uses to communication help businesses increase revenue 10-fold. Let's get better together! here's what was mentioned in the show:
-www.tcachicago.com
-The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine
-The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure
-Finding Chika by Mitch Albom
In the 43rd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with Thomas Boucher formerly of the Milwaukee Brewers and currently with the Chicago Cubs. Building on his previous experience at Dallas Baptist University, Thomas has some very simple and impactful ways he goes about his business: maximize regardless of the red tape you encounter and be an energy generator. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: A Constraints-led Approach by Keith Davids
-The MVP Machine by Ben Lindbergh
-Twitter @thomasboucher19 and Instagram @thomasboucher31
In the 42nd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I ride solo and chat about one conceptual thing and one actionable thing I've found wrong within sports performance and how to fix it. Essentially, sports on this "let's do what we want until we get a wake-up call (often an injury), then let's ask questions" process. Although it's partly understandable why this is, it's impossible to answer those questions without any baseline/assessment data, and that's how to fix it. Let's get better together!
In the 41st edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Jonny Arrow and I chat about everything beyond coaching (or the "art of coaching"). We've had many awesome chats off-air but the main thing I thought you could benefit from is our perspectives on the imposter syndrome. Everything in Jonny's life up to this point has led to how he sees himself, how he coaches and educates himself, and how he understands the impact he can make. Let's get better together! Here's what was talked about in the episode:
-Conscious Coaching by Brett Bartholomew
-The Squat Bible by Dr. Aaron Horschig
-Barbell Buddha by Chris Moore
-Stree Parking programming https://streetparking.com/
-@coachjonny2511 @jaxarrowdpt
In the 40th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share my experiences from interviewed with an MLB for a sport science job. Specific to professional development, I discuss tips on how to crush your job applications, preparing for interviews, and actually crushing the interview. Super relevant, glad to share! Let's get better together!
In the 39th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I discuss the importance of speaking your athletes'/coworkers'/whoever's language and how that's the key to buy-in. By literally breaking down the language barrier, you're able to not only give autonomy to your athlete, but also help yourself be understood better. Let's get better together!
In the 38th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with Abby Moser who has done it all in college volleyball. From athlete, to graduate assistant, to assistant coach, and to head coach, her experience is one of a king. We chat about how she's made some opportunities but also just taken advantage of opportunities that were given to her. It's been a crazy road and one definitely worth hearing. Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Start with Why by Simon Sinek
-IG @abigail_anne03 and abigail_anne03@icloud.com
Let's get better together!
In the 37th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with future Doctor of Physical Therapy Emma Beserra. With a life molded by a desire for experimentation and a competition nature, Emma has a ton of interesting experiences under her belt. From Battle Frogs, to Teen Ninja Warrior, to American Ninja Warrior, to bodybuilding, to rockclimbing, and now DPT school, I'm excited to share this episode. Here's what was mentioned in the episode:
-IG @buff.beserra and @emmaa_nem_
Let's get better together!
In the 36th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, Kyle Blackburn (as seen on TSP #31) chat for the second time. In person, we go back and forth about skill acquisition. As this applies to sport and all movement, we draw on a variety of experiences from playing to coaching. Let's get better together!
In the 35th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with Chase Barber who's a graduate assistant for TCU Strength and Conditioning. We chat about his journey from college S&C intern to GA and how to get the most out of it. Chase brings the juice every day by capitalizing on the power of mindset. Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
-Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky
-IG @cbarber12 and chasebarber10@yahoo.com
In the 34th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with my friend who I met 5 years ago through networking, Ashley Beaton. From college volleyball, to a Master's of Business, to now the NCAA, we talk about the individual experiences but also the common lessons you can learn from them. Ashley and I actually share a lot of the same viewpoints on networking and core values so it was cool to affirm that I'm not that crazy! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
-www.bulletjournal.com
-Twitter @icantbebeaton and Instagram @ash_beats
Let's get better together!
In the 33rd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I answers questions from YOU, the listener. I was asked what my top 5 leadership principles are, my favorite athlete and why, and my most important daily habit and why. Although my explanations are where the value is, here's my answers:
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Sophistication, respect, authenticity, walk the walk, communication.
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Trevor Bauer.
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List/schedule/to-do list
Let's get better together!
In the 32nd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share my 3 tips to improving your public speaking. Although public does include formal obligations, public speaking is a part of basically every job you'll do and especially coaching. We're taught WHAT to say, but now HOW to say it. Let's get better together! Here's my three tips:
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No one is ever going to say you spoke to slow or too loud
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Not going to
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Give them all away :)
In the 31st edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I finally get to record one of my awesome talking shop sessions with Kyle Blackburn. Rooted in volleyball with a desire to continue learning and always be one of the "smarter" people, his own experience gives him many interesting talking points and anecdotes. The title hits on the three main talking points, says it all. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Open by Andre Agassi
-IG: @RV_training
In the 30th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I elaborate on a 10-paragraph article that completely rocked my brain. It was recommended to me by someone in my network and I believe it's exactly the type of content is needed in today's sports performance world. It's easier to talk about what's great and how to optimize what's already good; but true improvement comes from honest evaluation of what's sub-optimal and how to improve that. Let's get better together! Link to the article:
https://newsportfuture.com/sports-science/
In the 29th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with 2019 MiLB Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year of the Gulf Coast League Kyle Lindsey. We talk about his experiences in both collegiate and professional baseball strength and conditioning, what it means to be proactive, and how to be a better consumer of social media. A lot of value, enjoy! Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-Great at Work by Morten T Hansen
-Find Kyle on LinkedIn at Kyle Lindsey, IG @KyleRobertL, and email Kyle.Lindsey@braves.com
In the 28th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss a model I developed through a lot of awesome talks with some really smart people that I believe is a more organized and effective way to train for sport. The checklist goes like this: (1) your values, (2) being on the field, (3) understanding the game, (4) the skill. Get your pen and paper out! Let's get better together!
In the 27th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with a co-worker of mine Conor Deal. He has an interesting story of multiple career changes that have helped him find his desire to connection through sports. We talk about how what he's learned about himself and what he values also applies to how he treats his athletes. And he's also super strong and powerlifts a lot of weight. Let's get better together!
-Instagram: @coachcdeal
In the 26th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I shared what I've learned thus far through 25 episodes. First, thank you for the support and listening. What an awesome opportunity I have to share my experiences and the experiences of others in sports performance and professional development. What you can get out of my experiences: there's so many people in your circle that have had awesome opportunities relevant (ish) to what you want to do, not to mention experiences not relevant to your profession but can still help you change/improve your perspective, go ask them! Let's get better together!
In the 25th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I summarize the 5 most recent interviews. This is for those of you that want the big talking points to either help them commit to listening to the full episode or want the big talking points without listening to the full thing. Regardless, there's a lot of value! Let's get better together! Here's about when I start talking about each interview:
-#17: 3:21
-#18: 9:58
-#20: 14:45
-#21: 20:54
-#23: 27:28
In the 24th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend Luke Kohli. He currently is a video production graduate assistant for TCU Athletics and is in charge all video efforts for the indoor women's volleyball team. Social media, branding, and "mind-mapping" are just a few of the topics we talked about. How Luke goes about his business and why he does what he does is super interesting and relevant for anyone that does anything in regard to promoting themselves and/or their business. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the episode: -TCU Volleyball Hype Video 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD6sOPakZZ4 -https://www.lukekohli.com/ -ESPN: The Company by Anthony F. Smith -Twitter @CallMeKohli and Instagram @Kohlii
In the 10th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I share two analogies I learned from two separate talking shop sessions with two very smart people. One is the Director of Sport Science at a hospital and one is a Power 5 tennis coach. They had the "bus analogy" and pyramid scheme, respectively. Remember, we can all get better together.
In the 23rd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I talk shop with my own twin brother Anthony Tometz. Anthony is a middle school math teacher and has been doing so for two years. Since coaching and teaching are both similar professions, Anthony shares a lot of interesting perspectives when it comes to teaching philosophy, interacting with students, and having a growth mindset. Something a little different, but very relatable. Let's get better together! Here's what was mentioned in the episode:
-Insight by Tasha Eurich
In the 22nd edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I share a simple organization scheme/pyramid to help organize core values. These are categories of core values that you can use to help personalize your own pyramid and/or your athletes' pyramid. If we are a summation of our decisions, core values help us make those decisions; that's why this episode will go very far for you. I explain my own as an athlete and a person. Listen to the episode for the explanations but this is how the pyramids go:
-From bottom to top: larger purpose, gratitude, growth mindset, fitness/training/nutrition, game identity, momentum management
-My own pyramid: larger purpose, gratitude, growth mindset, authenticity/sophistication/passion, personal development, professional development, emotional intelligence
I'd love to hear your feedback. Let's get better together!
In the 21st episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with the Senior Sport Scientist and Research Analyst of Total Sport Diagnostics, Alexa Lobato. Much of her experience has come from being a sport scientist in both collegiate and professional soccer. There's a lot of value in hearing her opinions on both and how a company like Total Sport Diagnostics and a process like theirs can be so powerful. Let's get better together! -Find her on LinkedIn! -The Soul of a Team by Tony Dungy
In the 20th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with Garrett Augsburger about his experiences in coaching and competing in bodybuilding. Additionally, we discuss his brand Flatline Fitness that features a podcast, his online coaching, and even some apparel. A lot of interesting perspectives getting at how his experiences have made his lens what it is today. Let's get better together!
Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-IG: @thegarrettaugsburger and @flatlinefitnessofficial (Facebook)
-Flatline Fitness Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Podomatic
-Juiced by Jose Canseco
In the 19th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I share both the professional development lessons and knowledge-bombs dropped on me by a Director of Performance for a MLB team. I share how I actually got this phone call and the content within the call itself. Some really cool stuff from a really smart guy. Let's get better together!
In the 18th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I get into the details behind what makes Linnea Schmelzer's online coaching business FitBalance Academy so unique. Her content caught my eye due to its holistic and quality-of-life approach. A super interesting conversation that'll make you rethink the coach-client model. Let's get better together. Here's what was mentioned in the show:
-The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
-The Enchiridion by Epictetus
-jumpnrope.com
-Instagram @linnea.schmelzer and FaceBook at Linnea Schmelzer
In the 17th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend and co-worker Zack Nauert. A crazy life story with a passion for high school strength and conditioning has led Zack to where he is now and the lens he sees the world. Not to give away his secrets too soon, but hearing him speak about what makes him him was extremely interesting and something I think you'd get a lot out of. Let's get better together!
Mentioned in the show:
-Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir Zatsiorsky and William Kraemer
-Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science for Athletic Development by Justin Roethlingshoefer and Devan McConnell
-@coachzack73 (Instagram) and ztnauert@gmail.com
In the 16th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss everything about research: the study design process and the literature consumption process. There's actually many parallels that make research like social media. This isn't to say all research is bad or that we don't need it, research is very important, but learning how to more effectively consume it by understanding the behind-the-scenes of research is a good first place to start. Let's get better together.
In the 15th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I go through my presentation about my experience as a sport scientist, aimed towards helping others start implementing sport science into their own situation. A good understanding of the why and selecting an effective what, essentially what I talk about in this episode, will go so much further than jumping into sport science just because it's increasing in popularity. Remember, we can all get better together. What was mentioned:
-Mike Tuchsherer's Emerging Strategies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdGP120e4B0
In the 14th edition of the Talking Shop Podcast I give a detailed recap of the last 5 interviews that happened on TSP. If you missed listening to one of these interviews, this'll be a summary to give you more information and hopefully the motivation to go listen to them! Remember, we can all get better together.
TSP #5: 3:40
TSP #7: 9:55
TSP #8: 17:35
TSP #11: 29:07
TSP #13: 32:47
In the 13th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with Jordan Lips of @JordanLipsFitness. Recently starting out as an online coach, we discuss his journey from pre-law to personal training to where he is now. Additionally, we share anecdotes and sayings that show the simplicity in capturing the "low-hanging fruit" and how to get the most out of your efforts. Remember, we can all get better together. Here's what was mentioned:
-Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness by Dawn Clifford and Laura Curtis
-Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
-WHOOP Podcast, The Art of Pitching Podcast Episode 9 with Kyle Boddy
-Author Mark Manson
In the 12th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I make a second version of explaining the what and why behind my podcast. There were some thoughts/comments that I missed on the first take (#1) and with a few interviews under my belt I elaborate on those at well. Short, sweet, and to the point. Remember, we can all get better together.
In the 11th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with the always smiling Meg Conger. She's an absolute stud Crossfitter but her background in sports, in combination with an unfortunate injury, have led her to where she is today. With the lens of a sport psychologist, she has a lot of interesting perspectives about where to get the most value out of training for sports. Remember, we can all get better together.
Resources mentioned:
Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack
Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion by Katrin Davidsdottir
The Talent Code by David Coyle
In the 9th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I share my 5 tips I've accumulated over 2 years of posting on social media as a coach/content creator. This isn't to say I'm an expert, or that I have it all figured out, but this is geared towards utilizing social media to build a following; personal social media accounts to not apply. I could list all my tips here...but that would defeat the point of the point! Check it out. Remember, we can all get better together.
In the 8th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my co-worker JRod. His almost 10 years in the sports performance world has given him so many different experiences that have led him to have a ton of interesting ideas and opinions on coaching. Largely molded by his athletic training background, JRod is huge on preparing athletes. Additionally, he talks a lot about adding value to his athletes both in and beyond the training session. Remember, we can all get better together.
In the 7th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend from undergrad Trey Osterholt. He has a science background and is currently doing some pretty fancy stuff for the National Institutes of Health out in DC. In this episode we talk shop about so many things: some science, some health, some just life. I think you'll be able to relate and get a lot out of it.
Here's some things we mentioned:
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https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta
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the supplement he mentioned was "phosphatidylserine"
Remember, we can all get better together.
In the 6th episode of TSP I talk about everything you need to know about pursuing, obtaining, and utilizing certifications in the sports performance field. I go through my 5 main points about this topic: driver's license, relevance, scope of practice, investment, and experience. To sum it up, you need a driver's license to drive but having your license doesn't make you a good driver, that's where experience comes in. Remember, we can all get better together.
In the fifth episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend Michaela Mooney. She has a variety of experiences in the fitness world ranging from CrossFit, to college softball, to wanting to be a physical education teacher. However, she's had a recent change to wanting to be in special education. All these experiences have accumulated to a lot of unique perspectives that I think everyone could get something out of.
In the fourth episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss the major downfalls of social media and how to beat them. The barrier for entry to post on social media is extremely low and how easy it is to get someone's content in front of your eyes is just a matter of dollars. Expertise in sports performance goes way beyond social media and being flashy. Learn to evaluate and pursue their content off of social media. Remember, we can all get better together.
In the 3rd episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I'm going to take a dive into, and give examples about, what this thing called "context" means. With content being thrown at you from all directions about sports performance nowadays, it's important to develop your lens for how you can get the most out of what you consume to apply to your individual situation.
In the second episode of the talking shop podcast I share my story of undergrad, to grad school, to a potential PhD, to talking shop with a sport coach that has helped shaped how I think about sport science. This illustrates how everything I've learned and have been advised to do has been combined for quite the story and some awesome professional development advice.
In the first episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss what this podcast is about and how I'm going to go about developing and publishing future episodes. This is attempting to evoke discussion and challenge what you and I believe in through conversation.