Byrds Sports Performance Podcast

In this episode we talk with Tony Holler, head track coach of Plainfield North high School in Illinois.  Coach Holler created his Feed the cats training system which emphasizes low volume sprints at high intensity.  He preaches tired is the enemy and is anti conditioning.  He trained Illinois 100m Record Holder Macellus Moore who ran 10.31.  Holler speaks all across the world and consults with various NCAA teams and professional teams such as the Yankees and Princeton Lacrosse

In this episode we talk with Derek Hansen Speed Consultant and owner of SprintCoach.com.  Hansen worked with Charlie Francis for some time training elite sprinters.  He consults many professional teams across the world such as Super Bowl champs Kansas City Cheifs 

In this episode we talk with Dominic of Athletics West Chester.  He is the track coach at Iona Prep in New Rochelle NY.  He runs North East Speed summit in the fall and Speed camps twice a week in the summer.  He is responsible for bringing professional track athletes to the Armory track camps.  Dominic has some of the fastest kids in the NY metropolitan area. He routinely helps his athletes get scholarships to D1 universities 

In this Episode we chat with Rising star in the sports performance game.  23 year old Zac Goodman.  In fact he just finishing up college.  He already is a performance coach at John Glenn High school in Bay City Michigan.  He has some of strongest explosive athletes in all of Michigan. Goodman is well read and relentless in his quest for knowledge.  He puts out great content and also runs his own experiments

In this episode we talk more about how Fahey trains all the teams except football in a 1400sf weigh room at Florida high in Talahassee FL.  We discuss jumping, sprinting, strength, swing velocity.  Enjoy 

In this episode we talk with Westide vs World producer and Head Performance coach at Florida State High School in Talahassee.   We talk about his beginnings and introduction in to conjugate style training.  How his father met Dave Tate and had him do seminars from his dads garage.  How he visited Westside and met Louie and produced the film.  Fahey traveled accross the nation speaking to top coaches on how they applied such methods of training. He settled down at his own high school Leon and produced a top level track and football athlete.  He went a short distance to FSU high and now is putting out top volleyball and softball athletes.  Enjoy. 

In this episode we chat with Dustin Brancheau owner of AdvantEdge in Marquette Michigan.  Dustin sought out help while he was training for the NFL and got Advice from Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell.  He was invited down in 2012 then the rest is history.  Branch started by training D1 Hockey players who went on to the NHL.  Then he worked with a state championship football team.  Branch has put out some athletes with the best NFL combine methods ever.  He's trained a championship pro boxer.  He has put someone in each major pro league trains  with the conjugate system.  

In this episode we talk to Travis Mash owner and coach of Mash Elite Performance.  Travis was a 3 time powerlifting world champion and world record holder.  Mash is one of the top Olympic Lifting coaches in the country as his club Mash Mafia has developed world junior and senior members.  We discuss how he prepares and develops his world class Olympic lifters.

In this episode Tony discusses how he trains agility with his Athletes giving examples of NFL vet Revis and Boldin.  He talks about how athletes can play too fast and can't control their speed.  He says you can get more separation by cutting faster than running faster.  

In this episode we chat with XPE co owner Tony Villani who trained some of the fastest Football players in NFL Combine history.  He tells how he got his start training athletes like Chris Carter, Randy Moss, Heinz Ward, Takeo Spikes. He then tells how he got into NFL combine training.  He goes into how his Shredmill helps him develop a bunch of 4.2-4.5 

In this episode 19 year old American Deadlift record holder Maddie Kelly talks about her training at Byrd Sports Performance.  She talks about her speed and explosive power training for track and field in high school.  She took 2nd in her league track meet with a broken foot.  She also talks about how she fell in love with powerlifting and her rise to break Pennsylvania powerlifting and breaking the American College record at 75kg. She is one of the most hard working motivated athletes I've ever trained.

In this episode Deppens describes how he trains Donovan Catholic athletic teams including his power lifting team.  

In this episode we discuss training with Donovan Catholic Griffin's strength coach Mark Deppens early years after football at West Chester university.  We talk about how he and Glenn Mills coaches went to Westside Barbell and began to make Glenn Mills high school into one of the best football, Track and powerlifting teams in Pennsylvania.  Deppens trained with Louie Simmons each year for 20 years for a few weeks.  He tells us stories from his visits.  

In this episode I talk with Westside Barbell owner Louie Simmons.  We talk about his beginning on how he got into lifting.  Louie tells us how he developed the Conjugate system and the methods involved in it.  We talk about how he invented the use of bands and chains.  We talk about how he developed specialized strength equipment like the Reverse hyper, belt squat, Inverse curl,  and static dynamic developer.  We talk about how he developed the strongest male and female athletes ever.  We discuss how he trains speed and jumping ability.  Each word he sentence he speaks is full of knowledge.  I can't thank Louie enough for taking his time to speak on the podcast.  You will be forever missed friend. 

In this episode we chat with Chris Korfist owner of Slow Guy Speed School in Chicago Illinois.  Chris is a successful track and field coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High school and he runs the Slow Guy Speed school in his basement and on his street.  Chris has state finalist in 100 and 200m dashes and relays each year.  Korfist was the 2nd person in America with a 1080 Sprint. Korfist also trains NFL running back David Montgomery along with 4 other NFL players.  He is part owner of the Track Football Consortium and RPR.  We talk all things speed in this episode . Enjoy

In this Episode talk to Brian Bott owner of Sports Advantage.  Botts is a 

In this Episode we talk with Softball and Baseball Guru Rob Crews of Complete Game.  Rob uses technology to train softball and baseball players swings.  He focuses on the biomechanics  and mental aspects of hitting.  We go into the anatomy of high level hitting.  Rob takes in account what the body does, what the bat does and analyzes what how the ball reacts after it leaves the bat.  Rob is so trusted in the industry he is flown all over the world to consult with professional, college and high school teams on programming hitting.  

In this Episode we chat again with Chinese Olympic track Sprints and jumps coach Randy Huntington.  

In this episode we talk with Chinese National Sprints and Jumps coaching legend Randy Huntington.  Randy trained sprinter Su Bingtain to run a 9.83 100m dash which is the Chinese National record.  Within that 100M he ran the fastest 60M split ever 6.29 which equates to a 4.07 40 dash.  He has also worked with the Chinese record holder in the long jump.   Randy also trained the record holder in the long Mike Powell who jumped 29ft 4" in 1991.  That record still stands today.  Randy also was the speed coach for the 98-99 Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos.  We talk about the art of developing speed and explosive power.

In this Episode we chat with Blake Bernard owner of Grindhaus in Bakersfield  California.  He came to visit the gym and we took a trip to Westside Barbell to visit Louie Simmons.  Blake started Grindhaus little over a year and has grown his gym to 150 clients and in a 4000sf facility.  We discuss how he trains his athletes, his experience of Byrd Sports Performance and Westside Barbell.  

In this episode we chat with Conjugate Labs Kristof Ifkovits who is a trainer at EFT Performance in Chicago.   Ifkovits implemented Conjugate style training with Carmel Corsairs Catholic, a high school on the North side of Chicago.  With Little to no equipment but some barbells and some rack he successfully trained the high school athletes in a 700sf weight room.  He used creativity to duplicate expensive bars and specialized weight equipment.  

In this episode we take with Austin Maine Owner of Maine Athletic Performance in Clinton Oklahoma.  Maine uses is a impressive coach who started his facility while he was in college at the age of 21 and has now expanded to a 5000sf facility in 2 years. He uses the Conjugate method with his athletes.  He is an impressive super intelligent coach that is a rising star in the industry.  

In this episode we talk with Nick Showman of Showtime Strength and Performance.  He was a competitive Powerlifter who trained at Westside. He opened his facility Showtime Strength and trains athletes of all different type of sports with the Conjugate system.  He trains and puts out a bunch of great D1 softball players in Ohio

In this Episode we revisit with Sprinters Compendium Author Ryan Banta talking about about Distance Running. We talk about how he prepares his team for Cross Country and Track and Field Distance Running.

In this Episode we talk with Pittsburgh River Hound Speed and Strength coach Mike Whiteman. We talk to him how he trains his soccer players and prepares them to play college soccer. Whiteman has put out tons of D1 soccer players with an emphasis on Speed and Agility.

In this Episode we talk with CEO of the Spot Athletics JL Holdsworth. JL talks about his beginning from college football. To being a College Strength Coach at Kentucky. He goes into his time being a world champion powerlifter at his weight class. We talk about him going to Westside Barbell and Conjugate Periodlization. We discuss his RPR which he helps athletes and trainers do self therapy

In this Episode we talk with Conjugate U coach and author Nate Harvey. Nate was Director of Sports Performance at the University of Buffalo Olympic Sports. We discuss how he used the Conjugate system to train athletes at the College System. We also discuss how he became a director or sales and education for Elite FTS.

Here in this episode we discuss Some history of Periodization and Conjugate Periodization. This gives some insight on how to plan for athletic success. Enjoy!

In this Episode we have Atlanta Falcons Running Back Craig Reynolds. We discuss his journey from Abington HS north of Philadelphia. He played at Kutztown University where he set the rushing TD record with 35.

In this Episode we chat with Council Rock South and Duquesne Track athlete Shannon Taub about her great track career.

In this Episode we talk to Dr. Yessis. Dr Yessis went to Russia to study the Russian scientist. He translated the Russian sports scientist text into English. He invented the Yessis Glute Ham Developer from what he saw the Russians training on. He also brought Russian explosive jump training to the US and coined the Term Plyometrics with a track athlete Fred Wilt.

In this Episode we go into how Ryan Banta uses the knowledge he acquired from talking to top performance and running coaches to help his own track team make it and perform at the state track meet and get scholarships. Be sure to check his book out Sprinters Compendium. Enjoy!

Ryan Banta is one of the nations top high school track coaches and the author of Sprinters Compendium. His girls are in the Missouri state finals every year. In this episode we talk about his motivation to get into coaching and how he acquired his coaching knowledge. We go into how met tons of great track and speed coaches from high school to professional ranks and how he got the inspiration to write the book Sprinters Compendium. Enjoy

In this episode we interview St Johns Baseball Outfielder Brandon Miller. Miller is one of my most talented Baseball players. He holds most of the Baseball gym records such as an Exit Velocity of 100mph and a throwing velocity of 100mph. He also has the 60 record with a 6.53. We discuss his early athletic career in other sports. We discuss his development as a baseball player. We dive into his recruiting process and how to get recruited. We go into his college career telling how he rose from an unknown to a starter. Now he's a MLB prospect. Enjoy this is a good one.

In this episode I interview one the best pitchers I've ever trained. Matt Leon. In this episode we discuss his career from high school, to his career at Seton Hall, and his path to Minor League Baseball. We discuss his drive as athlete and relentless preparation to become a professional athlete.

In this Episode I have special guest Football Defensive End and Tight End Sean Pelkisson of Downingtown West High School tell his journey on how he became a D1 football player signed to play at Georgia Southern in the Sunbelt conference. We talk about his mindset and approach to the game of football. We talk on the hard work and Dedication it take to earn a scholarship. We take you season by season and discuss the training, the combines and recruiting process.

In this Episode I have my most decorated track athlete Lindsay Bauer on to discuss her great career. We discuss how we met. How the training helped her get tons of medals and become one of the top jumpers in the state of Pennsylvania. Enjoy!

In this episode I have my coach of physical Preparation at the University of Pittsburgh and the current coach of physical preparation of the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL, Buddy Morris. Buddy has 40 years of experience training high level athletes. We discuss speed, energy systems, sprinting, strength, sand training and explosive training. This is a must listen and enjoy

In this Episode I have Jared Bidne owner and operator of Explosive Mechanics in Peachtree city Georgia on. We discuss building vertical jumps, Sprint speed and strength. Bidne has trained over 20 kids with a 40" vertical jump. He has trained D1 athletes and state champions in all sports. This is a throwback episode.

In this Episode we discuss the importance of Max Effort in training. And how it is important in the development of the athletic Performance. If you have any questions you can DM me.

In this Episode we discuss the weekly happenings at the gym and Why its so hard to make it to the NFL. The

In this Episode we discuss developing explosive power and Olympic lifting. Why we choose to use Jumps and plyometrics over olympic lifting

In this Episode I talk about one of the athletes ive trained the longest and learned the most from. Nick Sharga who played at Northampton HS, West Virginia Wesylan, and Temple University. I call him the last Sharga because he was the 1st and possibly the last Football player to completely skip his High school training. He went on to earn a D2 and D1 scholarship and a few NFL tryouts. Nick is near and dear to me because he was one athlete i experimented with and got my newest training methods 1st. Here is his special journey. Be sure to like on Youtube and if you like donate on our patron page https://www.patreon.com/byrdsSportsperformance

On this Podcast ill talk about The mission of Byrds Sports Performance. Some of the results and gym records that I've gotten training athletes. Ill also go over how i got into the field of sports performance. If you like what you hear be sure to like the video on Youtube. Also feel free to donate to our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/byrdsSportsperformance