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The Athletic Experience with Tom FitzSimons.

Tom FitzSimons

  • Jun 22, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 129 EPISODES


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069 Nick Cunningham - Team USA Bobsled Recruiting Coordinator

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 53:53


Nick Cunningham - Team USA Bobsled & Skeleton Recruiting Coordinator - @BobSledR on Twitter - https://www.teamusa.org/usa-bobsled-skeleton-federation/join-the-team - Join the team with the above link! - TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com @AthleticExperience on Instagram

068 - Jarrion Lawson // Over Comer - Proving He's A Clean Athlete

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 42:14


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Jarrion Lawson - @Over_Comer_ Bio: 2017 IAAF World Championships - Silver - Long Jump 2016 Olympic Games - 4th Place - Long Jump 8.58m Long jump PR Banned by IAAF for 4 Years, but appealed this sentence and won. Now completely exonerated. - Topics: Proving his innocence / Retracing his steps / Training while banned / Positive mindset / Tokyo 2021 / His support crew - @AthleticExperience on Instagram

It Fitz #20 - Mat Clark & Chris FitzSimons

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 69:15


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Mat Clark & Chris FitzSimons help athletes navigate these odd times that are COVID-19. Mat Clark: NCAA Indoors / Loading The Body In The Living Room / Spring Olympics?! - Chris FitzSimons: Getting Out The Door / The Rich Stay Rich / Recruiting / Warm Up Debate! - @AthleticExperience TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

067 - Chena Underhill - Senior Season Cancelled - Spring Of 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 44:47


Chena Underhill Bio: 4x NAIA All American Pole Vaulter - 3.75m / 12-3.5 7x NAIA Academic All American Topics: Losing her senior year during the COVID-19 Pandemic / Perspective / Positivity / Westmont College / Coaches / What's Next - TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com @AthleticExperience on Instagram

066 - Eric Schmitt - Director Of Sports Performance UCBS - @CoachESchmitt

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019 144:59


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Eric Schmitt - @CoachESchmitt Bio: Director of Sports Performance at UC Santa Barbara Topics: Sports Performance / Balancing a variety of season at once / Green Shakes / Sleep / "Fundamentals" / Personal Wellness / P3 in Santa Barbara / Organization / Mind Fuel / Instagram - TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com @AthleticExperience on Instagram

065 - Harrison Williams - NCAA Champion - 8112pt Decathlete - Stanford

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 81:28


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Harrison Williams - @YungHarri Bio: NCAA Champion - 2019 Indoor Heptathlon - 6042 / NCAA Runner Up - 2019 Outdoor Decathlon - 8112 / Stanford University - Topics: NCAA's / Preparing For USAs / Racing Ashton Eaton / Training Partners / Coach Eskin / Stanford - TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com @AthleticExperience

064 - Tim Wunderlich - "Decathlon-ing" 10 Years Post-Collegiate - Team USA

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 93:56


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com @AthleticExperience on Instagram - Tim Wunderlich - @CoachTim7 Bio: Dartmouth Graduate & Coach / 7636 point Decathlete / 3x USATF Outdoor Championship Qualifier / Ten years of post-collegiate training & competing as a decathlete - Topics: Career Lessons / Dr. Frank Zarnowski / Olympic Trials Goals / Juggling Training & Coaching / Decathlon Stats - TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

It Fitz #19 - 2019 NCAA Multi-Events Recap - Hope Bender Joins - Ft. A. Zamzow / J. Erm / M. Clark

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 121:12


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Hope Bender joins Tom in studio to recap the 2019 NCAA Championships Heptathlon & Decathlon. Guests include BOTH Champions & the head Strength Coach for the 2019 NCAA Women'c Championship Team. Ashtin Zamzow / U Texas / 6222 / 2019 NCAA Champion Johannes Erm / U Georgia / 8352 / 2019 NCAA Champion Mat Clark / U Arkansas / Head Strength & Conditioning Coach / 2019 Women's Team Champions - @AthleticExperience - Instagram TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

063 - Jeff Huntoon - Team Canada - Derek Drouin's HJ Coach

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 212:39


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Jeff Huntoon - @JHuntoon21 Bio: Coach of 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist - Derek Drouin - High Jump. Team Canada's Power Events Coach. Former Associate Head of Indiana University. - Topics: Derek Drouin's Training, Work / Life Balance, Jeff Math, 800m & HJ Correlation, Plyometrics, Remote Coaching - @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

062 - Tim Ehrhardt - 2019 USATF Indoor Hepathlon Champ - @TimEhrhardt

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 78:12


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Tim Ehrhardt - @TimEhrhardt Bio: 2019 USATF Indoor Champion, 8044pt Decathlete, 5.60m Pole Vaulter, Santa Barbara Track Club - Topics: 2019 USATF Championships, Pole Vault, Physics, Soccer, P3 Sports Science, Ginger Athletics Mount Rushmore, Confidence, Outdoor Season. - @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

061 - Chris Chappell - UCS Spirit - Reno Vault Summit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 64:00


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Chris Chappell of UCS Spirit (UCSSpirit.com) joins the show at the 2019 Reno Pole Vault Summit. - Topics: Reno Pole Vault Summit / Pole Technology / Family Business / Evolution Of Vaulting / UCS Spirit / Trusting A Product - @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

060 - Pole Vault Summit 2019 - UCS Spirit - 6 Vaulters over 18 Feet

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 79:06


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Recorded at the 2019 UCS Spirit - Reno Pole Vault Summit with SIX Team USA athletes, prior to their competition. - Andrew Irwin: 5.87m PR Scott Houston: 5.83m PR Audie Wyatt: 5.70 PR Tray Oates: 5.66m PR Tim Ehrhardt: 5.60m PR Austin Miller: 5.55m PR - Buckle up! Tom FitzSimons tried to cover a lot in the short time with seven people in the conversation. - Topics Include: Pole Transit Non-Dominant Vaulting Youth Impact Geography Box Dimensions UCS Pole Vault Summit Grip Heights - @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter

It Fitz #18 - Thoreson 30 Wrap Up - Curtis Beach, Evan Weinstock, Hanna McPhee

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 113:05


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Curtis Beach @curtisbeach Bio: 8084pt Decathlete. NCAA Champion. Thoreson 30 Champion - Evan Weinstock @evanweinstock Bio: University Of Brown Decathlon Record Holder. 2018 US Olympian - Bobsled - Hanna McPhee @hannamouse Bio: (Alum) University Of Brown Pole Vaulter. Competed in the first ever US Women's Decathlon Championship. - Topics: Thoreson 30. Dec-Caddy. - @AthleticExperience - Instagram

It Fitz #17 - David Monico - Thoreson 30 Minute Decathlon Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 58:48


TheAhleticExperience@gmail.com - David Monico stops by to preview the Thoreson 30 Minute Decathlon: https://www.santabarbaratc.com/sbtcevents/thoreson-30 Thoreson 30 - Featuring athletes that cover:

059 - Mat Clark - @matclarkansas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 107:41


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Mat Clark - @MatClarkansas Bio: Arkansas T&F Strength and Conditioning Coach / 7785 point Decathlete /Olympic Trials Competitor / University Northern Iowa Alum - Topics: 2018 USTFCCCA Symposiums / Strength & Conditioning / Kevin Mayer / Condensed Decathlon / Wrist Mobility / Hypertrophy / 5 Major Motor Patterns - @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter

058 - Tommy Barrineau - @tbearino

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 151:43


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Tommy Barrineau - @tbearino Bio: Coach / 7762 Decathlete / Finnish National Champ / Georgia Bulldog Alum - Topics: Kevin Mayer / Bowerman Predictions / Condensed Decathlon / Coach Petros / USTFCCCA / Show Updates / Zion Williamson / Finland / In Shape Feeling - @AthleticExperience on Instagram

057 - David Monico - Co-Founder Bring Back The Mile - Track & Field's Next 10 Years

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 103:26


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Davis Monico joins The Athletic Experience to talk about the next decade of Track & Field at the elite level, how to market the sport in a better fashion and chat about IAAF standards, the condensed decathlon and more. Monico is the co-founder of Bring Back The Mile, Santa Barbara TC's media director, former NCAA Division I coach and avid fan of Track & Field. TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter

056 - Eric Leidersdorf - P3 In Santa Barbara - Director Of Biomechanics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2018 66:38


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Eric Leidersdorf is the Director Of Biomechanics at P3 (Peak Performance Project) in Santa Barbara, California. Eric has worked with hundred of NBA and Team USA basketball players, as well as professional athletes from several other sports, during athletic assessments at P3. In this data driven show, you'll hear about some of the best jumpers in the entire world, how track and field athletes do in these tests, what physical tests are recorded and why data matters in sport. We also cover a few athletes that could qualify as "deceptively athletic," at least from Tom's point of view. To learn more about P3: http://www.p3.md/ - Stay tuned for a message from the CEO of Zelos! They are looking for beta testers on their new Track & Field results application and need YOU! Head to https://zelos.ai/beta to help out. - @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

It Fitz #16 - Numbers Don't Lie - Kevin Mayer's WR By The Numbers - Feat. Mat Clark

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 53:13


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com In the follow up show to It Fitz #9126, Tom FitzSimons & Mat Clark examine Kevin Mayer's World Record Performance through stats, facts and figures. To fully appreciate what 9126 means, this record is also compared to several other decathletes and decathlons throughout history. The show covers a series of numbers you haven't heard elsewhere. - Average Age of a WR Setter - Is the 300 point PR normal? - Transforming into a Throwing Decathlete - Most Points Scored From Running Events (100m, 400m, 110mH, 1500m) ALL TIME - Most Points Scored From Throwing Events (SP, Disc, Jav) ALL TIME - Most Points Scored From Jumping Events (LJ, HJ, PV) ALL TIME - When 94% Efficiency Doesn't Cut It - Proving The 1500m Truly Matters - Day One VS Day Two - Comparing Every 9K Score Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

It Fitz #9126 - Kevin Mayer Breaks Decathlon WR at DECASTAR

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2018 68:46


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - WORLD RECORD BY KEVIN MAYER IN THE DECATHLON 9126! Tom FitzSimons & Derek Masterson co-host the show hours after Kevin Mayer sets the World Record at DECASTAR in France. They talk legacy, future multis, pressure and more. BIG TIME GUESTS (All Olympians!!!) Ashton Eaton - Former WR Holder, 2x Olympic Champion Dan O'Brien - Former WR Holder, Olympic Champion Evan Weinstock - 2018 Olympian - Team USA Bobsled, Former Decathlete Each guest brings heavy insight into the conversation! Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience @Athletic_EXP TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

055 - Kip Janvrin - Decathlon - Mr. Thorpe Cup - Longevity - Visa Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 82:16


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com 2000 Olympian, Kip Janvrin, joins Episode 055. Kip's best decathlon score of 8462 sounds impressive enough, but he also holds the following World and American Records: Most Decathlon Wins (WR of 43+) Most Decathlons Over 7000 Points (WR of 70+) Most Decathlons Over 8000 Points (AR of 26) He also has the undesired record of having the highest Olympic Trials Decathlon score to not qualify for the Olympic Team of 8345. The 15x Drake Relays Decathlon Champion brings us through his incredible career and how he was able to be the oldest Team USA Decathlete to make the Olympic Team. Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

054 - Omar Craddock - Triple Jump - TRUE Hard Work - Mentality

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 93:49


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com OMAR CRADDOCK JOINS THE ATHLETIC EXPEIRENCE The 3x NCAA & 2x USA Champion joins the show a little bit of Triple Jump and a lot a bit of life. We cover: Triple Jump, Training Partners, Mentality, Hardwork, Core, Diamond League, Coaching, Preparation, Support Staff, Real Friends, Addiction, Injuries, Recovery Omar leads the show through some great talking points and lays out his Triple Jump goals for the next several years. Enjoy the show! @Athletic_EXP - Twitter @AthleticExperience - Instagram TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

It Fitz #14 - Derek Masterson Co-Hosts // Maicel Uibo / Gotzis / Women's Decathlon / NCAA Multi

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 107:13


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - There's a lot packed into this show: NCAA Multis Preview // Gotzis Recap // A phone call from Estonian Decathlete Maicel Uibo (8514pts)// Another call from Coach Joe Davis, the coach of Flo Obst who just put up the 2nd highest score in DII history (8005pts) Then our episode dives into the Women's Decathlon and the first ever US Women's Decathlon Championship. Let's just say - GO MULTIS! A lot of words, who knows what the future holds. @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthelticExperience@gmail.com

053 - Coach Petros Kyprianou - University Of Georgia

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 70:33


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Coach Petros Kyprianou joins The Athletic Experience "in studio" to talk about his team's recent NCAA Title and much more! The 2017 and 2018 USTFCCCA Coach Of The Year takes us through an interesting episode that covers the technical side of the field events, championship team strategies, strength & conditioning and of course - the multi-events. The Athletic Experience Podcast was very lucky to catch Petros in person before the Georgia Bulldogs took on the Mt Sac Relays. Enjoy the show and please SUBSCRIBE, RATE & SHARE! #AthleticExperience @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

052 - Taliyah Brooks - NCAA Pentathlon Champ - Fear The Fro - Arkansas

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 37:20


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com #FearTheFro Taliyah Brooks joins the show to talk multi success, NCAA Championships, Basketball, Family, Long Jump technique, injuries, #FearTheFro and more! Before Arkansas ever had an individual title in the pentathlon, Brooks was the runner up in the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Pentathlon. The multi eventer recently jumped 6.78m (22 feet 3 inches) in the Long Jump and as of April 6th, 2018, Brooks is ranked THIRD in the entire world with that jump. Brooks plans on competing in the Open LJ and Heptathlon at the NCAA Championships, but is ready to do whatever her coaches and team need her to do. #FearTheFro - You'll learn... - @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

051 - Timothy Duckworth - 2018 NCAA Champion - British Record Holder - Heptathlete & Decathlete

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 27:03


BOOSTER.com/DECATHLETE TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Timothy Duckworth, fresh of an NCAA title & British record, joins The Athletic Experience Podcast. Tim brings us through the 2018 NCAA Heptathlon, competing for Great Britain, when he found out he could JUMP, and what's expected for outdoors. In this episode Tim will tell us about realizing his jumping potential while attending an Indonesian grad school. At the University of Kentucky, Tim trains along side some of the greatest hurdlers in the world. (Omar McLeod: 2016 Olympic Champ / Kenni Harrison: 100m Hurdle WR Holder / Sydney McLaughlin: 2016 Olympian for Team USA as a High School Student Athlete) We chat about what it's like to observe great hurdling and learn from some of the greats! Questions / Guests / Inquiries - TheAthleticExpeirence@gmail.com

It Fitz #13 - USATF Championships Recap - Jarret Eaton & Sam Ellison

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 58:41


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Jarret Eaton & Sam Ellison join The Athletic Experience to speak about the 2018 USATF Championships.

It Fitz #12 - Evan Weinstock - 2018 Olympian - Team USA Bobsled - De

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 47:28


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com It Fitz - Where we talk news, current events, "Dec Watch" and more. Those topics don't always work with all guests, but on today's show It Fitz. EVAN WEINSTOCK joins the show to chat about the 2018 Olympic Games, how he became a bobsledder, the inside scoop on Team USA's squad and what we should all look out for the next few weeks. Evan Weinstock is a former decathlete and is the creator of the Weinstock Lists. (The Weinstock lists are the only list that complies that last 18 months of multi-event scores for the Decathlon & Heptathlon and ranks the potential qualifying marks for USA Championships, well before USATF finalizes their list. It has become a highly useful tool for athletes on the bubble of qualifying!) Prior to our chat with Evan, we talk DEC WATCH, HEP WATCH, YEAR OF THE OPENER, HOMETOWN HEROES, USATF QUALIFIERS and more! If you are (or your athletes are) interested in the Jim Klein Combined Events or the Same Adams Combined Events - Email Josh at Info@SantaBarbaraTC.com and tell him THE ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE sent you! Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

050 - Maggie Ewen - NCAA Hammer Throw Record Holder - Shot / Weight / Disc / Hammer - THROWER

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 42:50


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Maggie Ewen of Arizona State University joins the show to chat about her four throwing events, compartmentalizing them in training and her goals for the 2018 season. Maggie is the NCAA record holder in the Women's Hammer Throw and has recently moved up to 5th All Time on the Indoor NCAA Shot Put list. With bulging disks in her back, Maggie has to supplement some of her weight room training, but still manages to dominate the NCAA throwing events. @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter TheAthleticExpeirence@gmail.com

049 - Lindon Victor - Post-Bowerman Interview - 2018 & Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 25:25


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Lindon Victor joins the show the day after The Bowerman Award. Victor talks about having two Texas A&M representatives as Bowerman Finalists and explains why everyone was a winner at the 2017 Bowerman. Who the best athlete is between Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley and Victor? Victor also talks basketball, football, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and his future plans. Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter TheAthelticExperience@gmail.com

048 - Tommy Barrineau - Finland / Georgia Decathlete - Making It Work

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 62:18


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Episode 048 features Tommy Barrineau, the 2x Finnish National Champion in the Decathlon / All American Decathlete from the University of Georgia. Tommy and your host Tom chat over several bullet points, instead of a formal format. The two decathletes cover: NCAAs 2011 - The only 3 day decathlon / post collegiate training / retirement / naysayers of retirement / uniform allotment / weight room / HYPE among many other tangents. Tommy has coached at Duke University and is now at William & Mary. @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

047 - Kevin Reid - Coach of Bryan Clay (2008 Olympic Champion)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 77:44


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Episode 047 - Coach Kevin Reid The accomplished coach is a 13x NAIA Coach Of The Year, coach of 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Bryan Clay and now the head coach at The University of La Verne. Coach Kevin Reid trained along side Dave Johnson, the 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist in the Decathlon, at Azusa Pacific. After training, Reid used his experiences to become on of the greatest coaches in NAIA history. In 2008, Kevin Reid helped coach Bryan Clay to Olympic Gold in the Decathlon. @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

046 - Chris Benard - Triple Jump - 2016 Olympian - 6th At World Championships

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 95:08


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Chris Benard joins The Athletic Experience for Episode 046. The 2016 Olympian is full of passion when he trains and is working everyday to grow as an athlete and individual. Benard shares what is was like to go from Junior College, to barely becoming an NCAA All-American to eventually become a UNITED STATES OLYMPIAN. The Triple Jump in the United States might be one of the most competitive events with athletes like 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, Christian Taylor, and 2012 Indoor World Champion, Will Claye, still in their prime - but Benard is up for the challenge. The Clap - Free Jumps - Olympic Training Center -- We cover a lot in this episode! Of course you'll hear what it's like at the Olympic Trials, Olympic Games and World Championships Finals throughout six jumps along side the world's best. (In short - it's intense!) @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Email

045 - Jerome Avery - Paralymic Guide Runner - 10.17s 100m Dash

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 45:13


TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com Jerome Avery tells us his journey from Olympic Trials competitor in the 100m & 200m Dash to becoming a Guide Runner and eventually guiding David Brown to Paralympic Records. Avery has been a guide runner for Team USA at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. Avery is tethered to blind sprinters by a shoelace and communicates to his race partner from the gun to the finish line. David Brown and Avery set the 100m Paralympic Record on their way to Gold with a time of 10.99s. David Brown is the only fully blind man in history to break 11 seconds in the 100m dash. Be sure to search for the Emmy Nominated Short Film featuring Jerome Avery & David Brown after the show. Link mentioned in podcast. @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com - Email

044 - Sharon Day-Monroe - 2x Olympian & American Record Holder - High Jumper & Multi

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 62:46


Sharon Day-Monroe joins Episode 044 of The Athletic Experience. Day-Monroe made her first Olympic Team a few months after graduating college in the High Jump. Four years later she made her second Olympic Team, this time as a Heptathlete! Listen to Sharon's journey from soccer star, to NCAA High Jump Champion to one the best throwing heptathletes in history. Day-Monroe contemplated retirement after the 2017 season, but she'll announce her future plans toward the end of the show. Follow Sharon on Instagram: @Shay_Run Purchase from her Etsy Store: www.etsy.com/shop/sevenmadeslo Follow The Athletic Experience - @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com for fan questions and inquires.

043 - Austin Bahner & Henry Vildosola - Two Decathletes Relocating To Santa Barbara

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 65:46


AthleticEXP.com Two decathletes, Austin Bahner and Henry Vildosola, join Episode 043. Both Bahner and Vildosola have been out of college since 2014 and have been training and competing in the decathlon for 10+ years. They have both competed at NCAA championships as well as USA championships in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon. We get into the reasons they both made the decision to move to California and join the Santa Barbara Track Club at this point in their career. Vildasola talks about practices with Jeremy Warner, Bahner talks about his wifi password and questions why we can't High Jump off two feet. Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience on Instagram www.Uber.com - Thinking of becoming a driver? Enter "THOMASF6608UE" as your invite code and you could earn up to $500 in your first few weeks of driving!

042 - Darrell Hill - 2017 Diamond League Champion - Shot Put

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 52:16


www.AthleticEXP.com Darrell Hill - @b1ghomie_ on Instagram & Twitter - joins The Athletic Experience to talk about his 2017 campaign and his college days. After his 22.44m throw in the Diamond League final, Darrell Hill is now the 13th best shot putter of ALL TIME! We talk 600+ pound squats, qualifying for the Olympics, Triple Jumping in throwing shoes, Ubering to Rio, Olympic Training Center, mile PRs, World Record throws, 2018 Diamond League final and much more. After listening to Darrell in this episode, you're going to be an automatic fan! Subscribe, rate and review if you like what you hear! #AthleticExperience @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter

It Fitz #11 - 2017 World Championships Recap - S. Kendricks, J. Lawson & D. Williams Join

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 85:40


AthleticEXP.com Tom FitzSimons of The Athletic Experience recaps Team USA’s medalists from the 2017 IAAF World Championships and covers major highlights from the meeting. We hear from THREE Team USA athletes that competed in London via telephone! World Champion, SAM KENDRICKS, World Silver Medalist JARRION LAWSON and America’s top finisher in the Decathlon, DEVON WILLIAMS! All three athletes share an unique point of view from the 2017 IAAF World Championships. @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter AthleticEXP.com for t-shirts, stickers, articles, podcast news and more!

041 - Dr. Stephen Gonzalez - Mental Conditioning - Sports Psychology

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 69:50


AthleticEXP.com Dr. Stephen Gonzalez joins the show to speak on mental conditioning. Strength & Conditioning is a topic many of us are familiar with, but how do athletes improve mentally to gain an advantage in their sport. Tune in and take notes! Enjoy the show! http://www.stephen-gonzalez.com/ @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter

It Fitz #10 - Cyrus Hosteler Joins - Your Host Retires - #Friday400

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017 104:31


AthleticEXP.com America's best javelin thrower (2x Olympian) Cyrus Hostetler stops by the show on his Redemption Tour before the World Championships in London. Listen to a Thorpe Cup preview and a recap of the latest news in sports as well as hearing about your host, Tom FitzSimons, and his "retirement plans." The Friday 400 is coming soon - stay tuned for a launch! 1 min - Retirement 15 min - Friday 400m 22 min - Cyrus Joins 58 min - Cyrus Finally Leaves! 59 min - Thorpe Cup Preview 75 min - Non Track Athleticism News ENJOY THE SHOW!

040 - Jarrion Lawson - Flight School - Bowerman - US Champion - SPEED

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 70:38


AthleticEXP.com Flight School is in session as U.S. Long Jump Champ JARRION LAWSON joins the show! Lawson recaps his prolific collegiate career at Arkansas and his first year as a professional. You'll be hanging onto the edge of your seat as Lawson describes his sixth and final jump at the 2016 Rio Olympics. @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com

It Fitz #9 - Russell Smelley - US Championships - Kendell Williams / Sharon Day / Devon Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 70:25


2017 US Championships Recap Russell Smelley, head coach of Westmont College co-hosts the show with Tom FitzSimons as they recap the meet from an athlete's perspective, a coach's perspective and a fan's point of view. RIGHT OFF THE TRACK - We have interviews with 2017 US Champion Kendell Williams, 2x Olympian Sharon Day, NCAA Champion Devon Williams and more. Tom also reads a letter to Tim Hutchings, demanding a bit of respect. Tune in - this episode bounces around plenty of great topics! AthleticEXP.com - T-shirts, tattoos, stickers, blog and more! @AthleticExperience on Instagram COVER PHOTO BY UGA Athletics

039 - Jenna Prandini - PUMA - 4x100m - Rihanna - Long Jump 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 35:05


AthleticEXP.com Episode 039 - Jenna Prandini, U.S. Champion in the 200m & 2016 Rio Olympian, joins the show. Prandini, a Puma athlete, goes into detail about her sponsorship, the different events she competes in, the different sports she played growing up, as well as her training going into U.S.A.'s. Prandini has been on winning 4x100's with Allyson Felix AND Usain Bolt - we break that down and more! @AthleticExperience - Instagram @Athletic_EXP - Twitter AthleticEXP.com - Store / Articles / Podcasts

It Fitz #8 - Lindon Victor Talks NCAAs & London - US Multis Fields - 2017 Championship Season

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 63:05


www.Booster.com/Decathlon www.AthleticEXP.com It Fitz - #8 NCAA Decathlon record holder Lindon Victor calls in from Grenada to talk about his NCAA title and looks ahead to London 2017. We preview the multis field at the US Championships and give a much needed weather forecast. Oregon edges past Georgia for the NCAA women's outdoor track title. The Weinstock lists for the heptathlon and decathlon are updated as we preview the upcoming U.S. Championships in Sacramento, CA and Capital Cup in Ottawa, Canada. All that, and more! Enjoy the show! TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

It Fitz #7 - Austin Bahner Joins - NCAA Decathlon Recap - Weinstock List Explodes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 71:32


Booster.com/Decathlon Booster.com/Heptathlon Three-time NCAA All-American Austin Bahner joins the show fresh off a PR decathlon at the Texas Greatest Athlete meet. The 7850 point decathlete gears up for the U.S. Championships very soon! Listen to a recap of the Götzis Hypo Meeting and an update on the NCAA Decathlon Championships. The Weinstock lists are SCRAMBLED now... Will Trey Hardee get a right of entry into the U.S. Championships? Tune in to find out! @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter http://www.AthleticEXP.com BOOSTER.com/Decathlon BOOSTER.com/Heptathlon

It Fitz #6 - SEC Champions Taliyah Brooks & Devon Williams Join - The Weinstock Lists

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2017 53:20


www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience www.AthleticEXP.com for Athletic Experience t-shirts SEC Champions - Taliyah Brooks & Devon Williams University of Arkansas’ Taliyah Brooks is fresh off an SEC Heptathlon title and has the second highest score in the nation heading into the NCAA Championships. University of Georgia Decathlete, Devon Williams, is now the fastest hurdler in the NCAA. We cover his speed and Devon previews his upcoming showdown at the NCAA Championships with collegiate record holder Lindon Victor. The Weinstock list previews the USA Championships Decathlon qualifying athletes - Who are the 16 that'll compete in Sacramento for the US Championships? Wait -- Only 16?? Yep -- Make sure you check it out! #AthleticExperience @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com for the blog and store!

038 - Trey Hardee - 2x World Champion Decathlon - Olympic Silver Medalist

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 187:23


www.AthleticEXP.com - Support The Athletic Experience by purchasing a t-shirt! Episode 038 - Trey Hardee, 2x World Champion & 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist, joins Tom FitzSimons in Santa Barbara for an evening. Hardee opens up for three hours, talking anything and everything from his workouts, his career as a whole and his dual life as a decathlete and father. Who does Trey think is next for 9000 points? It might not be who you think it is. Listen to Trey Hardee, like you’ve never heard from him before! @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience T-shirts available on the online store: AthleticEXP.com TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

It Fitz #5 - Devon Allen Is Back - Pat Tiernan Leads The World - Dec Watch

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 47:59


www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience U.S. hurdle champ, Devon Allen, and Pat Tiernan, who has the best 10k time of 2017, join the show! Allen talks about his recovery from a second torn ACL and reminisces on his collegiate football days, while Tiernan relives his experience at the World Cross Country Championships. What does the future hold for each athlete? Listen to find out! The show also covers #DecWatch, NFL Speedsters, SEC Championships, Trey Hardee and much more! @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com

037 - Sam Kendricks - Olympic Bronze Medalist - Pole Vault - US Army Reserve

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017 50:10


www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience Sam Kendricks of the US Army Reserve & 2016 US Olympic Team joins the show! How to manage time, how to be successful at the vault and what the future holds for America's top Pole Vaulter - Sam Kendricks is here to talk about it all. @AthleticExperience on Instagram @Athletic_EXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com

036 - Lindon Victor - Collegiate Record Holder - Decathlon - 8472pts - Grenadian Olympian

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 47:22


www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience Lindon Victor surpasses Trey Hardee's Collegiate Record in the men's decathlon and he tells us all about it! The 2016 Grenadian Olympian explains how in the world he throws so far, what it's like watching his brother go to the Olympics before him, how he thinks he can score higher next time he lines up for 10 events and how he even ended up in the decathlon. Lindon Victor, over the course of 45 minutes, remains humble but explains how bad he wants to succeed on the track. Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience on IG @AthleticEXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com for the blog, store TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com for inquires, fan questions, business matters, sponsor info and everything else! #AthleticExperience www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience

035 - Derek Drouin - Olympic Gold Medalist - Decathlon HJ World Record Holder

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 35:55


www.Patreon.com/AthleticExperience - Derek Drouin, the 2016 Rio Gold Medalist in the High Jump, stopped by Santa Barbara to compete in the DECATHLON! In event four, he jumped 2.28m in the High Jump, which tentatively set the decathlon World Record. The only thing he needed to do is score 7000+ points and finish -- and he did! 7150 points later and his High Jump is now the DECATHLON HJ WR! We also cover injuries, stress fractures, chiropractic services, Nike, dunking, beach volleyball, Westmont College, Commonwealth Games, London 2017 and more! Derek Drouin is a great athlete and even better guy - Enjoy the show! @AthleticExperience on Instagram @AthleticEXP on Twitter www.AthleticEXP.com TheAthleticExperience@gmail.com

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