All Things Strength & Wellness

This episodes guest is Fergus Connolly  Dr. Fergus Connolly  has worked at the highest levels of Premier League soccer; international rugby; the NBA, NFL, NCAA, and elite military units . He is currently the Performance Director for Michigan Football, and his is also the author of a unique book, Game Changer, which was released in 2017. On this episode Fergus and I discuss: Fergus' background Fergus' influences What are the good and not so good things that Fergus currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing Fergus talks about why asking " the why" behind things is critical Fergus and I discuss about the importance of understaning first principles when it comes to sports performance Why an over reliance of the development of physical qualities at the expense of other key athletic traits is a flawed model  We discuss big data vs small data Fergus discusses why all members of the sport performance staff should rev

This episode we have James Smith from Global Sport Concepts back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast. On this episode James discusses utilizing the concept of dynamic correspondence to potentially enhance training transfer.  As always this was another monster episode with James.  Enjoy my friends. Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: You can connect with James for consulting services here. James' outstanding books can be found here also.   Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Comp

This episodes guest is Nick Shaw from Renaissance Periodization. Nick is the Founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization, a training and diet services company for world-class athletes. Nick is also a competitive powerlifter and bodybuilder and has had the opportunity to work with numerous national level physique athletes as well as world class strength athletes. Nick holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan in Sport Management. Nick currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife and two kids. On this episode Nick and I discuss: Nicks background Why Nick decided to start RP Who are RP's main clientele Nick shares with us some of the challanges of starting and running a business Nick shares with us his biggest influences  Nick discusses the nutritional hierachies that RP has developed for both body composition and health goals and the why behind the differences between both hierarchies Nick gives us his thoughts on Female Fat Loss Nick and I discuss muscle gaining rates - what is realistic? 

This episodes guest is Nick"The Mad Scientist of Muscle" Nilsson of madscientistofmuscle.com and of fitstep.com. For more than 25 years, Nick has been creating unique, new exercises and training techniques and putting together some of the most innovative muscle-building and fat-loss programs available anywhere. To create these unique programs and exercises, Nick puts to work his degree in Physical Education, covering advanced biomechanics, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology. When you put his exercises and programs to work, you'll immediately see and feel exactly how this combination of science, practical knowledge, thinking outside the box and just a little bit of insanity really mesh together to maximize every aspect of your training. Nick began his training career in high school as a 145 lb cross-country runner (and ectomorph), looking to build muscle and get bigger. Today, putting to work all the unique techniques and exercises he has come up, Nick weighs in at a rock-solid 200 lbs and single digit b

This episodes guest is Zach Even-Esh of zacheven-esh.com and of Underground Strength Coach. Zach Even-Esh is The Founder of The Underground Strength Gym (Locations in NJ with Manasquan & Scotch Plains), Creator of The Underground Strength Coach Certification & Author of the Best Seller, The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning. Zach is also The Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for The Rutgers University Wrestling Team. Since Zach began training athletes in 2002, Zach has served as The Strength & Conditioning Coach for The Lehigh University Wrestling Team & continues to work with & consult Strength Coaches around the world, D1 Coaches, Athletes & Programs. Zach holds a BA in Health & Physical Education from Kean University and an MA in Health Education from Montclair State University. Zach began his own training in 1989 after his brother convinced him to join the wrestling team his freshman year at Edison High School. Since 2002, Zach has been trainin

This episodes guest is Mladen Jovanovic of Complementary Training.  Mladen is a physical preparation coach from Belgrade, Serbia, grew up in Pula, Croatia (which he consider's his home town). Mladen was involved in physical preparation of professional, amateur and recreational athletes of various ages in sports, such as basketball, soccer, AFL, volleyball, martial arts and tennis. In his free time he like to do Boxing/MMA and lift (sometimes heavy), along with reading about statistics and learning R programming language. Some consider Mladen to be an Excel wizard. He is also interested in predictive analytics/machine learning.   On this episode Mladen and I discussed: Mladens give us an extensive insight into his background How difficult it was for Mladen to to leave his position at Port Adelaide so he could be reunited with his son Mladens influences both personal and professional What are the good and not so good things that Mladen currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and wha

This episodes guest is Dr. Michael Yessis. Dr. Yessis received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and his B.S. and M.S. from City University of New York. He is president of Sports Training, Inc., a diverse sports and fitness company. Dr. Yessis is also Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton, where he was a multi-sports specialist in biomechanics (technique analysis) and sports conditioning and training. Dr. Yessis has served as training and technique consultant to several Olympic and professional sports teams. He has also trained hundreds of athletes in different sports and developed unique specialized strength exercises that duplicate what takes place in execution of the game skills. By doing these exercises athletes improve skill technique and the physical qualities (strength) specific to the technique. By doing these exercises athletes improve their performance on the field very quickly. Dr. Yessis is considered this country’s foremost expert on sports technique

This episodes guests is Wil Fleming from Wilfleming.com, and Force Fitness and Performance. located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the US. Wil Fleming is a sports performance coach and weightlifting who's expertise comes from years of training and coaching athletes in multiple sports. His athletes are routinely the most explosive, fastest, and strongest on the field. As mentioned Wil is the owner of Force Fitness and Performance which has been open since 2008. Force boasts an impressive track record of success with 90 + athletes earning Division I scholarships and nearly 225 athletes moving on to compete at the NCAA level in Division I, II, III. Athletes from professional football, basketball, baseball, soccer and track and field have trained with Wil and his team of coaches at Force Fitness. In addition to being a business owner, Wil has been an author of numerous books and training products for athletes and weightlifters alike including the Complete Olympic Lifting Handbook. Wil is the creator of the Certif

This episodes guests are Adam Feit of adamfeit.com and Bobby Smith of Reach Your Potential Training (RYPT), located in New Jersey, in the USA. On this episode Adam, Bobby and I discussed: Adam and Bobby's background's Adam and Bobby's biggest influences The good and not so good things that both Adam and Bobby see within the Physical Preparation Profession, and what solutions they would offer up for the not so good things that they are seeing Bobby lay's out RYPT's 7 commendments Bobby and Adam lay out RYPT's Training System Why the guys feel training max velocity mechanics at the beginning of any athletes speed development is essential The guys top rescources to all the listeners The guy top advice for all the listeners And finally if the guys could invite 5 people to dinner dead of alive, who would they invite and why? This was an outstanding episode with Adam and Bobby. Hope you really enjoy it. Stay Strong, RB Show Notes: The Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Jump

This episode is Part 3 of our 3-part-series with Eric Helms, where we discuss all things to do with Eric's Nutritional Hierarchy from his Manual - The Muscle and Strength Pyramid - Nutrition Manual. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. In this episode Eric and I disscuss the final part of the hierarchy - supplements. We also discuss lifestyle habits and behavior traits that are important for long term dietary success. Enjoy. Stay Strong, RB Show Notes:  Holistic Performance Nutrition Conference - November 18, 2017  Shredded by Science Academy   3D Muscle Journey  3D Muscle Twitter   Show Sponsor:   To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com 

This episodes guest is Jim Kielbaso of Total Performance Training Centre and the IYCA.  Jim is currently the director of the Total Performance Training Center in Wixom, Michigan where he still train athletes every day, and is also the current president of the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA). Jim has worked with thousands of athletes at all levels of competition from youth, high school, national level, collegiate, Olympic, NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. Jim went to Michigan State University for a BS in Exercise Science and received his MS in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan. Jim was the Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Detroit Mercy from 1996-2002 and earned the distinction of NSCA Strength & Conditioning Professional of the Year for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League) in 1998. Jim has written three books, produced multiple training videos and authored numerous articles. Jim's speed program Ultimate Speed Development has been used a

This episode we have James Smith from Global Sport Concepts back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast. On our previous episode James discussed the topic of critical thinking and its importance when consuming information and formulating logical, and rationale conclusions. On this episode James now discusses how we can potentially develop our critical thinking skills. So essentially our previous episode was why and this episode is more of the how.  This was another amazing episode with James.  Enjoy my friends, Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: You can connect with James for consulting services here. James' outstanding books can be found here also.   Show Sponsor: To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

This episode we have Jeff Moyer from Dynamic Correpondence back on the show to discuss all things motor learning. Jeff was previous on the podcast back on episode 137. On this episode about motor learning Jeff and I discuss: Where did Jeff develop his passion for motor learning Hard skills vs soft skills How does Jeff distinguish between a physical capacity limitation vs a skill limitation Jeff's thoughts on sprint drills We discuss the use of re-coordination drills post strength training What is Proactive Inhibition (PI) What is the role of megacognition, constructivism, and mediation in motor learning The role of specialized exercise in motor learning Jeff addresses some of the criticism's that some coaches have about special exercises Jeff talks about what the true conjugate sequence system was really about Jeff talks about the importance of embracing mistakes in the learning process Jeff tells us about the biggest lessons he has learned so far in his career Jeff gives his top advice to a

This episodes guest is Dr. Ken Kinakin Ken is is a chiropractor, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. He has also competed in bodybuilding and powerlifting for over 30 years and regularly lectures across Canada and United States and Europe to doctors and personal trainers on the areas of weight-training, rehabilitation and nutrition. Dr. Kinakin is the author of "Optimal Muscle Training" and is the founder of the Society of Weight-Training Injury Specialists – SWIS that educates and certifies doctors, therapists and personal trainers in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of weight training injuries. On this episode Ken and discussed: Ken's background Ken's influences What was it like to treat Tony Robbins The good and not so good things that Ken see's within the training and rehabiliation profession Assessing and treating the brain when dealing with chronic rehabilitation issues Ken gives an overview of his rehabilitation system How SWIS started We discuss Anabolic Sterio

This episodes guest is Jeff Moyer from Dynamic Correspondence Sports Training, which is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Jeff Graduated in 2004 from Hartwick College where he was a two sport athlete (Football & Track & Field).  Jeff has been a sport coach (Basketball & Football) at the youth, JV, Varsity and College level for football for over 10years.  Jeff has been in the strength in conditioning industry for over a decade, having worked in the medical, private, team, high school and collegiate settings, training clients from youth development, to rehabilitation and sport performance.  Jeff has a relentless passion for all things physical preparation.  His pedagogy is heavily influenced by Eastern Bloc sport science, while apprenticing under Dr. Michael Yessis and Yosef Johnson of Ultimate Athlete Concepts.  Jeff has also been fortunate enough to extensively study with and work with Dr. Natalia Verkhoshansky, Mike Woicik of the Dallas Cowboys,  Louie Simmons of Wesitside Barbell and F

On this episode I had the pleasure of having two of my brother's from other mothers on the podcast! Jas Randhawa and Iordan Krouchev. Jas is the head of Performace Therapy and Sports Medicine at Altis in Phoenix Arizona. This is Jas' second appearance on the ATSW podcast. We previously had a great conversion back on Episode 122. Iordan is a physiotherapist, and strength and conditioning coach based out of Action Sport Physio and at Core Excellence, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On this episode the three of us discussed the following topics: What research and area's of study the three of us were doing at the time that the podcast was recorded We spoke about utilizing periodization strategies when applying different therapeutic inputs with athletes We also spoke about the need to individualize and correctly dose performance therapy with athletes on a moment to moment basis. Just like we do when it comes to other aspects of the athletes preparation. We touched on assessments and monitoring Any big chan

This episodes guest I am delighted to have Yosef Johnson back on the podcast. Yosef was previously on the podcast back on episode 86. On this episode Yosef and I discuss Whats new with Yosef and UAC Yosef's thoughts on how important maximal strength training really is for non-strength sport athletes Yosef's discusses his thoughts on special strength training Yosef speaks about why introducing an intense stimulus too soon in an athletes development is not optimal Yosef speaks about training efficiency and the minimum effective dose Yosef speaks about how to balance the paradox of training specificity vs variation This was a great episode guys and I hope you really enjoy. Stay Strong, RB Show Sponsor: To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com  

This episodes guest is Coach Gary Schofield. Gary is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Greater Atlanta Christian School. He is also afounding member of The National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) which was created to allow coaches to grow as true professionals. It's mission is to educate, equip and empower coaches to make a positive impact in the lives of all student-athletes.  On this episode Gary and I discussed Gary's background Gary's influences The good and not so good things that Gary see's within the physical preparation profession Gary and I have great conversation about coaching pedagory Gary and speak about the importance of developing yourself as a partner, father and friend as well as developing yourself as a coach Gary gives a detail insight in his training system and philosophy Gary discusses his assessments that his uses within his system If Gary could invite 5 people to dinner dead or alive who would he invite and why?   This was an oustanding episod

This episodes guest is legendary Strength and Conditioning coach and Physical Therapist Don Chu. Dr. Chu has developed an extensive reputation in the field of sports rehabilitation and in the areas of fitness and conditioning. He has been credited with bringing "Plyometric Training" to the attention of the athletic world through his application of theoretical knowledge into practical demonstrations. Dr. Chu has published six books, (including "Jumping into Plyometrics", now in its 2nd edition), written articles in referred journals and contributed chapters in many other books. His lectures on Plyometrics and other topics in Sports Medicine have been heard throughout virtually every state and many foreign countries over the past decade. On this Episode Don and I discussed: Don's Background and Influence LTAD and Plyometrics Don's Training Philosophy  Don's thoughts on Jump Profiliing and using it as a diagnostic tool for program prescription Don's thoughts on the need for Strength Development as a prec

This episodes guest is Dr. Mike Young of Athletic Lab. Mike is the founder & owner of Athletic Lab. Mike is the guiding force behind Athletic Lab’s training philosophy & methodology. He oversees all training, instructor quality & staff education. Mike has a BS in Exercise Physiology from Ohio University, an MSS in Coaching Science from Ohio University & a PhD in Biomechanics from LSU. Additionally, he has been recognized as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength & Conditioning Association, a Level 3 coach by USA Track & Field, a Level 2 coach by USA Weightlifting & a CrossFit Level 1 coach. He is on the advisory board for the Korean Weightlifting Federation and has been featured in publications ranging from the New York Times to ESPN Insider. Mike has coached athletes to National and / or World Championship appearances in 5 sports (bobsled, skeleton, track & field, triathlon, weightlifting) as well as directing the training plans