All Things Strength & Wellness

This episodes guest is Devan McConnell.  Devan McConnell is the Director of Sports Performance at UMass Lowell. At Lowell, Coach McConnell is directly responsible for all aspects of performance enhancement for the hockey team, including speed, strength, power, nutrition, and recovery. Prior to his time at UMass Lowell, Devan was a Sports Performance Coach at Stanford University. At Stanford, he oversaw the development of the Men's and Women's Volleyball programs, as well as the Women's Basketball team.   On this episode Devan and discuss: Devans background Devans influences Devan describes how Lowell have become one of the most most competitive teams in the Eastern Conference What are the good and not so good things that Devan currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing Devan shares with us his Training Philosophy Devan lays out his Training System at Lowell Devan discusses how tactical periodization shapes hi