The Performance Podcast | Strength Training, Olympic Weightlifting, Performance, Fitness, Speed | Wil Fleming and Coach Dos

On this episode Dos interviews Coach Matt Shaw of the University of Denver.  Shaw oversees the UD's strength and conditioning program with an emphasis on men's hockey and men's soccer, while also managing team monitoring and the department's staff education. Since his arrival in 2012, he has trained and consulted with athletes from the NHL, KHL, MLS, MLL and PLL.   During Shaw's time with the Pioneers, he has helped the hockey team to the 2017 National Championship, three Frozen Four appearances and seven NCAA Tournament appearances

On this episode we talk with Josh Henkin about how to build resiliency and how to assess movement properly in weightlifters.  We talk about building a simple screen of human movement which can reveal big weaknesses and we discuss how to move better when an athlete's sport is single planar! Check out more from Josh at  Ultimatesandbagtraining.com

On this episode Coach Dos and I have a roundtable with Josh Henkin about balance training, barefoot training and power training.  We go through some of the biggest problems with fitness trends, and how to evaluate good information.  Learn more about Josh at Ultimate Sandbag

On this episode we interview Coach Todd Wright, the Vice President of Player Performance for the LA Clippers.  Coach Wright has one of the best resumes in the game and has unmatched credentials in basketball performance.  On this episode he talks about influential moments in his career.  How one player's nagging injury changed the lens with which he views performance. How to manage a team of experts on a professional staff devoted to player performance. Check out his gym HERE

On this episode I interview Coach Lew Caralla. Coach Caralla went viral earlier this year for his incredible speeches to his teams. This might be our best episode ever.  Coach Caralla talks about his mentors that got him to the place he is now.  How getting fired in back to back years shaped him and his resolve. How he became a master motivator to his athletes.  Why love is overused by coaches and players. Check out Coach Caralla on instagram

We are super pumped to have Rick Huegli on this episode. Rick is the S&C director at Lakeside School in Seattle. Prior to that he was the S&C director at the University of Washington for Football.  We talk about the difference between high school and college coaching. Why knowing the "person" is the most important factor in coaching high school athletes.

On this episode I interview Alec Pagan of RPE 11 about coaching strongman.  He talks about the resistance he's faced coming from "outside" strongman. The lessons from traditional S&C which inform his programming.  He talks about the best movements from strongman for traditional strength and conditioning.  Learn more about Alec on his Instagram

On this episode Coach Dos goes it solo and talks to Josh Henkin about a very hot topic.  Knees over toes Risers for squatting  and more. Check out Josh at https://ultimatesandbagtraining.com/the-original-sandbag/

On this episode Coach Dos and I talk to Donnie Maib, Director of Performance for Olympic Sports at the University of Texas.  We talk to coach Maib on how to reinvent yourself in the performance field.  How to learn new skills that will make you a better coach.  How to coach your kids!  Check out more from Coach Maib at DonnieMaib.com

On this episode Coach Dos and I interview Bob Alejo from Cal State Northridge.  We talk about Coach Alejo's incredible experience level and why that's not happening in today's S&C field.  We talk about "Sports Science" and how that can be a tricky term. We talk about how Coach Alejo became the only MUST FOLLOW on S&C twitter. 

On this episode, Coach Dos and I have the opportunity to interview our most successful strength coach ever! Andrea Hudy of UCONN has 9 national titles as a coach, dozens of first round NBA draft picks and has coached some MAJOR basketball programs at Kansas, Texas, and UCONN.  Coach Hudy talks about the "keys to success" of the teams she's coached.  She talks about why professionalism is the biggest secret to being a successful coach. She talks about words of wisdom to young females in the performance field.  

In this episode Dos and I talk about our favorite subject. Power Development! We talk about why everyone should be muscle snatching. How to develop power, how to measure power accurately.  Why speed and load are important not one or the other.

Coach Nate Brookreson joins us to talk about how he has developed one of the most extensive networks of performance coaches in the country.  He talks about the unique challenges he has faced as the Seattle Kraken are set to begin their inaugural season next year, and he gets the chance to build a program completely from scratch.  

On this episode Coach Dos talks with Mike Gattone, USA Weightlifting's Director of Performance and Sport.  Coach Gattone has had an incredible career and discusses the path he's taken from professional sports (the Chicago Bulls), Sports Marketing with Gatorade, and his time with USA Weightlifting.  He tells us about working with Al Vermeil.  How to create a system of training over just exercises. How using the Olympic lifts are important to performance of field and court athletes. How Team USA may do at the Olympics this year. This is a great episode you don't want to miss!

On this episode Coach Dos and I interview Coach Ron McKeefery. Coach McKeefery (www.RonMckeefery.com) has one of the most incredible careers in S&C having coached at all levels and has helped 200 coaches move on to professional careers in coaching. We talk about the key to creating culture with your athletes, and the key with culture for your coaches.  The current role of technology in S&C.  His book the CEO Strength Coach And the importance of being an entrepreneur as a strength coach

On this episode Coach Dos and I interview Tanner Maher, the Coordinator for S&C for Football at the University of Florida.  Tanner tells us about: how Junior College molded him. The blue collar culture they are creating at UF. How to develop trustworthy relationships with your athletes. The 3 questions you should ask your players when they arrive This is a great episode!  

On this episode Coach Dos and I interview Brian Johnson, the director of football performance at Cal Berkley.  Coach Johnson (@_coachbee1) fills us in on his philosophy of training. How he progresses and regresses movements and what it takes to be a successful coach.  We are brought to you by https://1kilo.shop, check out their awesome weightlifting gear. 

On today's episode we have Anthony Renna, author of Be Like the Best: A Guide to Reaching the Top in the Fitness Profession.  Anthony is the host of the Strength Coach Podcast and co-owner of Strengthcoach.com. In this episode he shares the process of writing this monumental book and the things he has learned from interviewing the best coaches in strength and conditioning.  Learn more and buy the book at www.belikethebest.com  

On this episode I interview collegiate track and field coach, 14x nationals pole vault qualifier Jeff Coover (also one of my best friends) about... How to sprint faster. Why the only way to run faster is to run fast. What transfers from the weightroom to the track. This is a great episode, check it out!

In the coach Dos segment we talk about the fallacy of a big 3 and particularly only using those movements to train your athletes. This is a good one! This week I interview Jimmy Duke of Lift For Life Weightlifting, a non-profit program for at risk youths in St. Louis. Jimmy is the coach of multiple international team members and an incredible coach. He fills us in on how he structures training for the youth athletes he trains.

On this special podcast I go it alone and answer listener questions: Should you program for yourself?  Why you must be doing the jerk. An easy way to use VBT and a rant on my biggest pet peeves. 

On this episode I talk with hall of fame guest, Mike McKenna. We talk about how to peak for a meet, how to be prepared for anything during a meet, and how to do a transition phase after a meet.  With Coach Dos, I ask him about training in multiple planes and why so many programs forget to do it.

On this episode I interview Tom Morris from Indiana University. Tom was one of my collegiate strength coaches, and 7 years ago he was in a catastrophic bike accident.  He tells us how he overcame that tremendous adversity to now lead the strength department of a Power 5 school.  In the Coach Dos segment we talk about, lifting on game day, designing conditioning programming for team sports and more. 

We're back. I fill you in on the plans for the podcast going forward. I share the new format that starts next week. I interview Doug Ballard, an old school renaissance strength athlete. Hear about his beginnings in powerlifting, how he ended up in sumo wrestling, highland games and weightlifting. This episode is brought to you by www.wilfleming.com

We answer questions from you all like: Why Muscle Snatches are awesome, Micro-Dosing training for performance, training hamstrings for performance. And more! We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

On this episode coach Dos and I talk about athlete nutrition. Including my favorite recommendations for long term success for athletes. Why macro counting makes me want to pull my hair out. And how Dos has been a vegan for almost 30 years, and how to do vegan nutrition for athletes. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at nspa.org

On this episode Coach Dos talks to Matt Cather, owner of CozmoSize. Coach Cather has built a viral and recognizable brand from scratch and done so in some challenging conditions. Learn how he did it. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.NSPA.org

In this episode Coach Dos and I discuss, Teaching MRT and why these methods make for great training. Training for Soccer, why weightlifting is about pushing and not pulling, and when to use different variations in weightlifting movements.

On this episode Coach Dos interviews Mike Yudin. Mike has produced dozens of MLB Players, top softball, volleyball, and football players all out of his garage in CA. Learn how Mike has become the go-to guy in his area, and how he continually produces results. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

In this episode Dos takes inspiration from the book, The death of expertise, to talk about what that means in fitness and performance. We talk about expertise vs influence Changes I have made in my snatch technique, and why I'm still making changes 20 years in to weightlifting. We are brought to you by www.nspa.org and Velaasa, www.velaasa.com use code force20 to receive 20% off any order on the site.

In this episode Coach Dos and I talk about how to create a system for performance. Inspired by some of the information from the recently wrapped Speed and Power Summits we go over what a coach needs to do to ensure that their athletes perform on the field and court.

ATTENTION: If you use Olympic Lifts you have to listen to this episode. On this episode, coach Mike McKenna and I go over the 5 things you have to do to be great at weightlifting technique. This episode is perfect for weightlifters and athletes alike. We distill weightlifting down to the most important points. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

I make one of the most outlandish claims ever, but it is 100% true. Check it out on this episode, as well as cool stuff we've learned from lee Taft on speed training, Joe DeFranco and the prowler. As always we are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

Vince is a coach at Force Fitness and Performance. After 4 years of d1 soccer Vince has become a great young strength coach in our industry and someone I constantly learn from. He talks about lessons learned at Cressey Performance Transfer of training for court and field sports What we prioritize in our programs at Force Fitness. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

Jordan Berke is the co-founder of Squats and Science and RepOneStrength.com. His companies are aiming to revolutionize barbell tracking technology and move it into a 3D sphere. On this episode we talk about: Best methods for using VBT in training How to go beyond VBT and do true Motion Based Training Some of the unique numbers they will be able to quantify with the development of RepOneStrength. Learn more at reponestrength.com. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at NSPA.org

Brian Buck is the Director of Customer Success for Sparta Science. Sparta Science is an industry leading solution for reducing injuries and optimizing performance with validated scientific assessments. We talk about what kind of information Sparta Science looks for in their assessment. How more data is helping them get better. Brian's journey from the Minor Leagues to MLB strength coach to high tech company. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

Coach Scott Thom is a basketball strength and conditioning and player development coach at Marin College. He has held the same position at Cal and at Washington State University. On this episode coach Dos interviews him about creating buy in, how to teach through discipline , the differences in training at the high school, college and pro level and more. Learn more at www.scottthom.com We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

We interview Geralyn Coopersmith, CCO of Flywheel Sports and formerly of NIke, and Equinox. Geralyn talks about her path from personal trainer to working for global corporations like Equinox, Nike, and Flywheel sports She shares the unique traits that she has found in successful trainers from her time leading education for Equinox and Nike. We are brought to you by the NSPA. Learn more at www.nspa.org

In this episode I interview Dave Ballou, Director of Athletic Performance, Indiana University. We talk about Coach Ballou's journey from high school strength coach to Director at at Big Ten university, and how that happened. What he got wrong at the high school level, and what that spurred him on to do going forward. How they train for power The number one marker for speed on the football field We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at NSPA.org

Dr. Chris Holder is the head strength and conditioning coach at Cal Poly University. On this episode we dive deep on implementing meditation practices to improve performance in athletes (and coaches too). As always we are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org