The Journey: Where They Are & How They Got There: Recent Episodes
Matthew Barker
Korey Van Wyk is an Acquisitions Editor for Human Kinetics, The host of the Performance Connection Podcast, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, with a Masters in Nutrition.
Preston West is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Grit Performance 515. We talked about his time playing Football, how he got into Strength and Conditioning, and why he found his home in the private sector.
Zach Fears took over as the Director of Sports Performance in January of 2019. Fears comes to Southeastern after spending the last year at Lincoln University in Missouri where he led that program. Fears served as the top assistant strength coach at Missouri Southern State from 2014 until taking over the head position at Lincoln. He got his start in college athletics at North Carolina State before spending two years at Winona State and one at Abilene Christian. Prior to making the move into college sports, he got his start as the Director of Sports Performance at Sterling Sports Performance in Pella, Iowa. Over his career he has designed and implemented programs for a wide range of sports, while also working with athlete nutrition. Fears earned his undergraduate degree in exercise science from Central College in 2010 and added a Master's from Winona State in 2013. He is also possesses certifications from the Collegiate Strength and Conditional Coaches Association, the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the United States Association of Weightlifting.
Jack Wilson is the Head Brewer at Flix Brewhouse in Des Moines, IA. Today we are going to talk about his uncoventional path to becoming a brewer.
This episode features Saint Mary Strength and Conditioning Coach Matt Sagar. We look back on how he got involved in the industry including the spark of interest, the events that shaped his character, and what he has done to get where he is at.
This episode features University of Minnesota Football Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. We look back on how he got involved in the industry including the spark of intrest, his own athletic career, as well as his changing values.