Victory Over Self Radio: Recent Episodes

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Victory Over Self Radio dives into all things athletics. We discuss topics ranging from performance and weight training to business and leadership. Our mission is to bring together experts, leaders and innovators to help push the field forward. Episodes will feature interviews with coaches, athletic professionals, and more. Hosted by the coaching staff: Blair Bennett, Ross Garner, and Chris Kerr.

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The crew sits down with Adam Vogel to talk GPS, VBT, managing a HUGE high school S&C department, and the details of creating a multi-layer training system.

Connect with Coach Vogel

  • X: @CoachAVogel

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  • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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The crew sits down with Brandon Byrd from Byrd Sports Performance in PA. We cover a ton of topics here ranging from conjugate, developing youth athletes, and jumping training. Coach Byrd also offers a certification to teach coaches how to implement his methods. Hope you enjoy!

Connect with Coach Byrd

  • X: @ByrdSportsPF

VOS Radio:

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  • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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  • The crew sits down with Connor Schoepp from Liberty University. We talk about soccer, laying out a training week, fascial lines, and neural training considerations.
  • Connect with Coach Schoepp
    • Twitter: @ConnorSchoepp
  • VOS Radio:
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    • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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  • The crew sits down with legendary Mike Boyle. We mixed it up here and talked about raising kids, general training, and more.
  • Connect with Coach Boyle
    • Twitter: @mboyle1959
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    • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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The crew sits down with Aaron Wood. He's spent time between the college and private sector. We talk about getting your foot in the door of Strength and Conditioning, influence of his mentors Bill Gillespie and Cal Dietz, how to practically implement certain training modalities, and what new topic has his attention.

Connect with Coach Wood

  • X: @aaronwood_sc

VOS Radio:

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  • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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The crew sits down with Conor Hughes from West Point. We talk about their warm-up, hiring staff, leadership principles, and leading a S&C department at the highest level

Connect with Coach Hughes

  • X: @ConorHughes67

VOS Radio:

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  • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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  • Ross sits down with Kortlin White from Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas. We talk about his family's history in coaching, his path through football and how he got into strength and conditioning, training, and building a program and brand. Hope you enjoy!
  • Connect with Coach White
    • Twitter: https://x.com/CoachKWhite?s=20
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    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ojD8gpuAx9ztB5jejTBW0?si=b37e042c79f94a08
    • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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  • Ross, Blair, and Chris sit down with Scott Salwasser from Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas, Texas. We talk about WWE, establishing your program, sprint profiling, and much. This episode is packed with information. Hope you enjoy!
  • Connect with Coach Salwasser
    • Twitter: @CoachSSal
  • VOS Radio:
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    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ojD8gpuAx9ztB5jejTBW0?si=b37e042c79f94a08
    • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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  • Ross and Blair sit down with Andrew Rafferty from Clinton High School in Clinton, MS. We talk about medball/rotational training, working with Soccer and GPS, and much more.
  • Connect with Coach Rafferty. Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachrepete
  • VOS Radio:
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  • Youtube: @victoryoverselfathletics

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  • Ross and Chris sit down with Tyler Franklin from Murray High School in Kentucky. We talk about working in tight spaces, weekly training layouts, aerobic conditioning, and more. Connect with Coach Franklin.
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tyry202 VOS Radio:
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  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqZYRto0xItukBDCEv7xJA

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  • Ross sits down with Joe Stokowski from Grayson High School (GA). He currently serves as the Special Teams Coordinator and Director of Sports Science. We dive into speed development, sport performance, projecting an athlete's potential, and much more. Connect with Coach Stokowski.
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachStokowskiVOS Radio:
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  • Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqZYRto0xItukBDCEv7xJA

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  • Blair, Chris, and Ross sit down with Dan Mullins out of Allatoona High School in Georgia. We talk some conjugate, youth training, implementing GPS in high school setting, and why Dan started 616 Athletics.

Connect with Coach Mullins. * Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachDMullins

VOS Radio: * Listen Anywhere: https://rss.com/podcasts/victoryoverselfradio/ * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ojD8gpuAx9ztB5jejTBW0?si=2fdd2f72f33f45aa * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLqZYRto0xItukBDCEv7xJA

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  • In this episode, we sit down with Michael Fahey to talk conjugate in youth athletes, sprint and jump development, and other training topics. This is a great episode. Hope you enjoy!
  • Connect with Coach Fahey. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BurnTheLadders
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  • In this episode, we sit down with Ray Zingler, Owner of Zingler Strength & Conditioning, and talk about the business, training, and life. This is a great episode with topics reaching far beyond training!

  • Ray's Social

    • https://www.instagram.com/zingler_strength/
    • https://twitter.com/rayzingler?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ojD8gpuAx9ztB5jejTBW0?si=56118c26e99d4eb8
    • Youtube: https://youtu.be/xDmBSu1aGfs

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  • In this episode, Chris and Kyle discuss growing up in NW New Jersey, GPP in Youth Athletes, Working in High School Strength and Conditioning, integrating rehab into training, and using ALTIS system.
  • Connect with Kyle
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylejacksic
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  • Youtube: https://youtu.be/h3BJVpGIj_Y

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  • In this episode - The crew sits down with Andrew Pichardo of IMG Academy
  • We talk youth training, rotational athletes, pursuing a PhD, and working with the Golfers at IMG Academy

  • Connect with Andrew:

    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpichardo6
    • LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/andrewpichardo
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    • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ojD8gpuAx9ztB5jejTBW0?si=2fdd2f72f33f45aa
    • Youtube: https://youtu.be/lNc5ALtGvH0

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  • In this episode - Chris sits down with Alex Effer to talk training and rehabilitation, biomechanics, developing a philosophy through multiple topics, and osteopathic medicine.
  • Connect with Alex: Website: https://www.resilientedu.com/
  • Youtube: @Resilient Training and Rehabilitation
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex.effer/
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  • Coaches recap Chris' time at the Revolutions in Speed Clinic with Cal Dietz, Dan Fichter, and Chris Korfist.
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  • The Coaches recap the Central Virginia Sports Performance Seminar. Speakers included Al Vermeil, Jonas Dodoo, Ali Kershner, Adam Petway, Mike Guadango, and Zach Dechant. There's some great practical information that can be used immediately.
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  • The coaches discuss Chris' trip to The Coaches Site Live clinic in Minnesota. They discuss hockey, coaching, and attending sport clinics as strength and conditioning coaches.
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  • The coaches recap the National High School Strength and Conditioning Association (NHSSCA) National Conference in Nashville, discuss upcoming conferences they're attending, and talk a little shop.
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In this episode we discuss adjusting to new roles, developing speed in the high school athlete, and his coaching influences over the years.

  • Brandon's Twitter: @Brandon_L_Pigg
  • Watch: https://youtu.be/1CwSnxF3-FU

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The coaches break down the big rocks of DB Hammer's "The Best Sports Training Book Ever". We discuss timed sets, autoregulation, and laying out training throughout the week. This episode features the coaches Blair Bennett, Ross Garner, and Chris Kerr

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The coaches recap "The Clinic" from Simplifaster that featured Tony Holler, Les Spellman, Joey Guarascio, and Tony Villani