The Barbell Nerds Podcast

In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with Head Strength Coach of Virginia High Performance, Dan Foley. During this podcast, we have Coach Dan break down the basics of fascia, how it is trained, and its importance when it comes to performance. He discusses his goal of challenging his athlete's ability to tolerate variability via movement in multiple planes, with varying intensities, speeds, loading parameters, etc. Many other topics are discussed, so tune in to find out more! You can see more of Coach Foley on: Instagram: @danmode_vhp Twitter: @danmode_vhp Youtube: Rude Rock Strength If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong! #StrengthCoach #StrengthAndConditioningCoach #Podcast #LearningAtLunch #SportsTraining #PhysicalPreparation #TheManual #SportTraining #SportPerformance #HumanPerformance #StrengthTraining #SpeedTraining #Training #Coach #Performance #Sport #HighPerformance #Plyometrics #fascia #fasciatraining #tacticalstrengthperformance

In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with Assistant Coach and Director of Athletic Performance of Penn State Rugby, Luke Lewis. We discuss how Luke's history playing professional/semi-pro rugby and spending time within the athletic performance world aids in the decision-making processes of the dual role he holds with his club. He dives deep into the day-to-day training within the weight room, the scrum training "scrummaging", and how they intertwine to help develop the rugby athlete. You can see more of Coach Lewis on: Instagram: @lukeylew2 If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong! #StrengthCoach #StrengthAndConditioningCoach #Podcast #LearningAtLunch #SportsTraining #PhysicalPreparation #TheManual #SportTraining #SportPerformance #HumanPerformance #StrengthTraining #SpeedTraining #Training #Coach #Performance #Sport #HighPerformance #Plyometrics #RugbyStrength #RugbyTraining #rugbyperformance

In this episode we welcome Christian Thibaudeau. Christian dives deep into what his thought process is when it comes to exercise selection and how he strategically chooses certain exercise variations. All of that along with some background on how he got to where he is at now what his niche in the strength and conditioning field is. You can find his work in his website thibarmy.com, on his Instagram and his YouTube page!

On today's episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we have our 3rd awesome English accent guest, Kris Borthwick. Our discussion ranges in topics like training differences based on the different court surfaces, Misconceptions of the Energy system demands of tennis, and Kris's important KPIs of tennis. You can see more of Coach Borthwick on: Instagram: @krisborthwick If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong! #BarbellNerds #BarbellNerdsPodcast #2ztraining #w2Performance #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #SportsTraining, #PhysicalPreparation, #TheManual, #SportTraining,#SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #TriphasicTraining, #Plyometrics

In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast we chat with Assistant Director of Athletic Performance, Cameron Razzano, of the University of Minnesota. Cam goes down a deep rabbit hole

Today the Barbell Nerds welcome Cameron Ringstead, Sports Performance Coach for Men's and Women's Basketball at Elon University. In this episode, Coach Ringstead discusses his prolific history of moving around the world for S&C, we get into his Covid situation with his hoopers and what he did to support his players, and we touch on some microdosing aspects he currently uses before basketball practices. We cannot thank Cam enough for giving us his valuable time! You can see more of Coach Ringstead on: Instagram: @cameronringstead Twitter: @C_Ringstead If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong! #StrengthCoachNetwork #BarbellNerds #BarbellNerdsPodcast #2ZTraining #W2Performance #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #PhysicalPreparation, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #Plyometrics

In this weeks episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast we sit and chat with Marshal Pederson, Chiropractice at Advance Chiropractic Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Marshal goes into depth about what makes chiropractors unique and dives into certain rehab/therapy techniques he finds useful when working with athletes.

Episode 30 of the Barbell Nerds Podcasts features Doctor Justin Lima, Director of Football Performance at Towson University. In this podcast, we dive into the life outside of coaching and the importance of having a strong support system, we discuss Coach Lima research on RSI and further studies, and how he goes about choosing his staff at Towson. One of the better parts of the talk was hearing Coach Lima talk about his evolution as a coach with his players from when he first arrived at Towson to how he is now with them. "You become a better coach when you become less of a Coach." You can see more of Dr. Lima on: Instagram: @coach.j.lima Twitter: @coach_j_lima If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong! #StrengthCoachNetwork #BarbellNerds #BarbellNerdsPodcast #2ZTraining #W2Performance #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #PhysicalPreparation, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #Plyometrics

On this week's episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Coach Jordan Nieuwsma of Elon University. Through our conversation, we discuss extensive tempo runs, how they have played a massive role in developing the aerobic engine for his soccer athletes, the 8 vector breakdown, and his views on how the weight room compliments and improves the outputs based on their field performance and training. We loved catching up with Coach Nieuwsma and cannot thank him enough for giving us a peek into his mind. Follow more of his work and the staff at Elon on Instagram @jordanbonieuwsma / @elonperformance and Twitter @jordanbo5 / @elonperformance . #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #w2performance #2ztraining #strength #performance #sports #athlete #sportsperformance #soccertraining #curvedsprinting #strengthandconditioning #temporun

In this week's episode, the Nerds welcome Frank Barone of the University of Pittsburgh. Coach Barone works with a number of sports and athletes at Pitt: Men's Soccer, Women's Lax, Track, and Swimmers. We discuss the differences in training all of them and how their sports have influenced how he views programming for them all. We also get into how he compares the coaching of both college and professional soccer clubs, based on his time with the San Antonio FC. Everything from decision making, principals, and how the weight room plays its part in the development of the soccer athlete. We cannot thank Frank enough for his time with us and for sharing all of his knowledge. You can follow more of his work on Instagram and Twitter @coach_frankb . #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #w2performance #2ztraining #strength #performance #sports #athlete #sportsperformance #soccertraining #curvedsprinting #strengthandconditioning

In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we sit down with Brett Adams of Transcending Performance. Brett talks about the role of confidence, how to work with athletes who lack confidence and the importance of failing in practice and training. You can find Brett on Instagram @transcendingperformance.

In this episode, we talk to each other! We realized that we never did an initial podcast episode introducing ourselves, who we are, where we've been, and why we do what we do. So this is for those people who don't know who Sean Fantuzzi and Will Ratelle are. We also wanted to thank those who listen in from a couple of guys who love lifting, performance, and all that it encompasses! Follow our work in IG at @seanfan2z & @will.ratelle Thank you to all our guests and listeners! We appreciate y'all more than you know! Please feel free to reach out however you wish! #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #2ztraining #w2performance

Episode 25 of the Barbell Nerds Podcast features Coach Mike Chatman, Stanford University Men's Basketball Sports Performance Coach. As we talk about Mike's history in the field of performance we highlight the many mentors he has been honored to work with/for (we discuss his time with Coach Gayle Hatch more specifically), how the culture of the athlete drives the programming, how he uses Olympic lifting to learn how his athletes learn (auditory, visual, kinesthetic, etc), and other topics. If you enjoy the content of this episode and the Barbell Nerds Podcast, please share and review using the platform of your choice. Thank you! #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #2ztraining #w2performance #sportsperformance #StrengthCoach #performance #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach #StrengthFraternity

In this episode of the barbell nerds podcast we welcome Colin Masterson, Assistant Sports Performance Coach of Villanova University. Coach Masterson discusses his role with Villanova, some aspects of the rotary athlete (specifically the golfer) that he measure, and how his platform of Birdie Fitness has grown and what he has learned through this process. Huge thanks to Colin for taking the time to be on our show. If you enjoyed this episode, please review and share to the platform of your choice! Thank you! #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #2ztraining #w2performance #sportsperformance #StrengthCoach #performance #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach #StrengthFraternity

In episode 23 of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Assistant Sports Performance Coach Scott Kuehn of the University of Arizona Football Program. Scott talks about his journey of how he got into the field of forging performance, working for incredible mentors along the way, and his work with data collection and analysis. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please rate, review, and share on the platform of your choice! We really appreciate the feedback! #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #2ztraining #w2performance #sportsperformance #StrengthCoach #performance #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach #StrengthFraternity #FritterFriday

On this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome University of South Carolina's Women's Basketball Sports Performance Coach Molly Binetti. Molly shares more in-depth on her research she has done early in her S&C career, we dive into the competitive athlete and how "You can't teach competition", and most importantly we Molly shared two questions she asks herself daily about the connections she has with not just her athletes but everyone she meets with daily. You'll have to listen in to find out what those questions are. We cannot thank Molly enough for spending the time and chatting with us tonight. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please rate, review, and share on the platform of your choice! We really appreciate the feedback! #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #2ztraining #w2performance #sportsperformance #StrengthCoach #performance #strengthandconditioning #strengthandconditioningcoach #StrengthFraternity

In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with USC Strength and Conditioning Coach Darien Pyka. Darien thoroughly discusses her strategies with the swimmers she works with and talks about what the true meaning of core strength and stability is. We really appreciate Darien's time, and we loved having her on our show. Thank you Coach! Make sure to give a review and comment, that is greatly appreciated!

In episode 20 of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Jake Tuura of Youngstown State University to the show. Jake works with a number of different sports at Youngstown and is the creator of jackedathlete.com which features many training programs like his vertical jump protocol. He also runs his own podcast with features awesome guests and awesome conversations to push the field of Strength and Conditioning. We discuss the variance of volume appropriate for athletes of different training levels. This spurs us to discuss building buy-in with athletes through the training stimulus and the athlete's desire for training. We then chat about how to objectively measure the success and failure of a Strength and Conditioning Coach. We cannot thank Jake enough for joining us on our podcast. If you'd like to follow more of his content follow him on IG @jaketuura, @vertical_jump_protocol, @hypertrophy_clusters, the Jacked Athlete Podcast (iTunes and Spotify), and jackedathlete.com. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please rate, review, and share on the platform of your choice! We really appreciate the feedback!

The Nerds are honored to welcome Jay Demayo, Head Basketball Strength Coach for Richmond Basketball and Director of Central Virginia Sports Performance (CVASP). In this episode, Jay discusses his beginnings with CVASP, the incredible connections he has made, and even more importantly the conversations he has had over the course of his time doing The Podcast, The Seminar, and producing The Manual are 2nd to none. We talk about some of those conversations he has had over the course of his 200+ episode of The Podcast and more of the other episodes he provides. Jay, who is no stranger to providing thought-provoking content via his channel, got to sit on the other side of the table today. We cannot thank him enough for taking the time out of his busy schedule to chat with us. Follow EVERYTHING Jay Demayo and CVASP at cvasps.com (where you can find information on The Seminar and his publication The Manual) and on Instagram / Twitter @CVASPs. If you enjoyed our Podcast, we truly appreciate any and all feedback. Ratings and reviews are a great tool for us! Please and Thank you!

In this episode, we interview Coach Sean Doherty, Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Villanova University. Post-Covid Quarantine has presented a challenge for coaches around the nation. Sean dives into how he and his staff got some pretty influential data regarding sprint times that will have a big effect on future programming. We also go into topics such as microdosing speed as opposed to resistance training, how currently a periodization model for training doesn't exist due to an unknown start of play for some of his sports, and different KPI tests with different sports. This was a very cool episode with Sean and we hope you enjoy it too. Check out more of Sean's work on IG @seand0herty and the Villanova Performance Staff @nova_strength_ . Please like, subscribe, review, and share with others! Thank you for listening!

In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Coach Andy Ryland on the Show. Coach Ryland is the Senior Manager of Education and Training for USA Football. "The Grappling Guy" as he is known, discusses how he and the team at USA Football program and progresses their tumbling, crawling, and grappling for their youth athletes. Other topics discussed are positions and leverages needed for proper and safe tackling, the role of the spine in rotation/anti-rotation, how to progress tackling efficiency (intensity, dosage, distraction, etc), and more. Andy, it was a pleasure having you as a guest on our podcast! We cannot thank you enough for spending the time with us. You can find more awesome information about Coach Ryland and his passionate work on IG and Twitter @USAfootballMT . If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review! We really appreciate the feedback! Thank you!

In this episode we get to have a great conversation with Coach Lee Taft. Lee goes into depth about what mechanics are and are not important for acceleration and speed in many contexts. He explains two specific exercises that he incorporates into his training programs. Last but not least, Lee gives a preview into his new certification Certified Tennis Speed Specialist. Find Lee on Instagram and at ctss.co

In this episode, we get to talk with Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Dennis Kerstetter of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. "Coach Stet" talks about all things involved with Shippensburg Athletic Performance. Everything from programming, scheduling, and educating his athletes and their coaches about the reasons why training is important for student-athletes. We also discussed how he has adjusted to the new covid regulations that have forced him to get creative with his facility, expanding his current weight room to unused racquetball courts nearby, which has been a blessing due to the number of student-athletes he and his staff train. We cannot thank Dennis enough for taking the time out of his schedule to spend with us. Find more from Dennis on Instagram and Twitter at @coach_stet Thank you for listening! Please share and leave a review if you found this podcast to be interesting and helpful!

Coach Cam Davidson is an Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement for Penn State University, specifically working with their Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Volleyball teams. In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we talk with Cam about training the Ice Hockey athlete and how that differs from many/most other court or field sport athletes. We also discuss certain programming principles and progressions he goes through in and out of season. He wraps it up with some great wisdom about acclimating to a culture of a new team. Wanted to thank Coach Davidson for taking the time out of his busy schedule to chat with us. Please check him out on Instagram and Twitter at @CamDavidson94 Please leave us a review! We'd appreciate the feedback!

Coach Dan Roose is the Director of Performance for the Virginia Commonwealth Rams Men's Basketball team. On this episode of candid conversations with coaches, we chat with Dan about his past as an intern/GA with a crew of other brilliant coaches, shifting around progressions and regressions during an unknown period of training that was this summer's quarantine, and the savage simplicity of doing what works during training. We also discuss what being an EVERY DAY athlete looks like and how a bunch of EVERY DAY competitors have a great opportunity to make great things happen. Wanted to thank Coach Roose for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk with us. Please check him out on Instagram and Twitter at: IG: @dr24187 Twit: @coachroose

In this episode we have an awesome discussion with Austin Jochum. Austin is a strength and conditioning coach at the University of St. Thomas and also owns a private gym, Jochum Strength. His philosophy allows for the athletes he works with to have autonomy in their training. In this episode we discuss how he has come to his way of thinking about training, how he handles different situations when dealing with athletes who have different personalities, as well as bounce some ideas back and forth. Enjoy!

Coach David Kitchen is the Founder and CEO of the Edge Leadership Academy, where athletes learn HOW to Lead. Through numerous stops at all levels of collegiate athletics as a Strength and Conditioning Coach, In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat about nothing sets and reps related! Coach Kitchen dives into what drives his passion for helping people how to be the "Guardian or Ambassador" of their team's culture. Listen in on how Dave came through the ranks as a strength and conditioning coach, learned from his experiences and exposures, and now building the leader within the athlete. Huge thank you to Dave for taking the time out of his day to chat with us. You can see more of Coach Kitchen and the Edge Leadership Academy on these platforms: IG - @coachdkitchn, @edgeleadershipacademy Twitter - @coachdkitch, @EdgeLeadership1 Website: https://www.edgeleadershipacademy.com/ Email: dkitchen@edgeleadershipacademy.com

Today we welcome Dr. Fergus Connolly to our podcast. Fergus is an Elite Sports Performance Consultant, Coach, Author, and "Sheepdog". Fergus goes into detail about his passion for helping build better humans, prioritizing quality versus quantity when it comes to training for the specific sport, and learned lessons from life's adversity. Can't thank our friend Fergus enough for giving us a look into his brilliant brain and the time of day. Find more of Fergus's work on his website, www.https://fergusconnolly.com/ , and check out his books (Gamechanger, 59 Lessons, The Process, and Happiness Handbook) on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B075P1MJT3?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-pages-popularity-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader Listen to his TedTalk, "Leadership, vulnerability, and sheep dogs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKhTaE5Ph5k Steve Jobs Insult Response Youtube video (referenced to in podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF-tKLISfPE Give Fergus a follow on: IG: @fergus.connolly Twitter: @fergus_connolly

Chris is the Director of Basketball Performance at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD. In this episode, Coach Hays discusses the great things he is doing with his Basketball athletes in regards to "return to performance post-quarantine. He outlines his screening and assessments and gives us a very clear look as to how he and his coaching staffs are coordinating to create an environment of growth and progress. You can find more of Chris online at: Insta: CHaysStrength Twitter: CHaysStrength Thank you so much for tuning in! Give us a like and a review so we can continue doing this!

In this episode we welcome Adam Menner from Varsity House Gym in New York. Adam gives his tells us about some data that he has collected on 500 athletes and what was found with it, he explains the assessments he goes through with his athletes whether a 13 year old or an NBA player. There are a lot of great take a ways from this one! Enjoy!

In this episode, Sean and Will discuss the importance of enjoying exercise how framing working out as something we get to do instead of something we have to do facilitates consistency and potentially greater longevity. Enjoyment of physical activity leads to greater adherence in the long term and playing games like you did as a kid may lead to a greater physical preparedness as we age compared to clocking in and out of the gym doing traditional programs.

In this episode, we welcome Coach Justin Kuehn as our guest. Justin is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at North Dakota State University up in Fargo, North Dakota. We quickly dove into Justin's upbringing as an athlete and as a coach, how his influences have been such a positive force with his mentoring, and a bit of how he stepped into the unknown world of training wrestlers at NDSU. Lastly, Justin spoke about the conversations he's been having as of late with his athletes amidst the world pandemic. I urge you to listen closely to the passion with which Justin speaks about his works. We cannot thank him enough for opening up and sharing his words and thoughts with us. You can follow more of what Coach Kuehn is putting out to the world, including his awesome Power Hours on training, here: Instagram: @j.c.kuehn Twitter: @jckuehn Power Hours: https://linktr.ee/Jckuehn Again, Thank you Justin! If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a like, rating, and share for others to learn!

Strength Nerds - Ep. 5 - Brandon Spayd This week we talk training with Brandon Spayd. Coach Spayd serves the Navy Midshipmen's Men's Basketball in a unique double role of Strength and Conditioning Coach AND Director of Basketball Operations. We chat with Brandon about his work with the cadets, how they manage the different stresses of life as a student-athlete at Navy, and how his integrative role allows him to make some awesome relationships with arguably the coolest people on the planet. You can see more of Coach Nosak on: Instagram: @brandonspayd If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

Cam is a strength and conditioning coach at Utah Valley. In this episode, he discusses the importance of hip and shoulder internal/external rotation for his baseball players and how he assesses these qualities.

Juwan shares his notions of speed training and why it should be more emphasized in collegiate and high school strength and conditioning programs. Juwan is a performance coach at Varsity House Gym in New York and also shares how attending the United States Military Academy at West point has helped shaped his habits and his way of thinking.

This week we talk training with Ryan Nosak, Depaul University's Sports Performance Coach. We chat with Ryan about his work at Depaul (specifically with his Track and Field athletes), his trajectory through the Sports Performance world since his intern days with co-host Sean, and how his influences throughout the year have evolved his programming and principals for the better. You can see more of Coach Nosak on: Instagram: @coach.ryan.nosak Twitter: @ryannosak If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

Keir is a strength and conditioning coach at William & Mary University, primarily working with football. Keir also runs his website https://rugbystrengthcoach.com/ which provides services such as individualized programming, podcasts, articles, and other resources. Keir details how William & Mary goes about with their annual football training program and what true conditioning for football looks like. You can find Keir at the following: Instagram: @rugby_strength_coach Website: rugbystrengthcoach.com Twitter: @RUGBY_STR_COACH