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Welcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast!

For today’s episode, I’m joined my Zach Elder!

Zach is currently the direction of strength and conditioning, and athletic skill acquisition at Mac strength a private baseball training facility in Edina Minnesota.

As a Minnesota native, Zach played everything from basketball, baseball, basketball, football, Tae Kwon Do, and anything else he could get involved in.

Zach went on to play Division 2 baseball at Saint Leo University in Tampa, Florida, where he graduated w/ a degree in sports business..

He then went on to finish his career at Concordia University, Saint Paul, where he would obtain his MS in Exercise Science and his CSCS.

Before MacStrength, Zach was an assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Concordia, St. Paul, working with Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, and Baseball.

In addition to being an expert in baseball performance training, Zach has also consulted with ECHL, USHL, and Euro league Hockey players since 2018.

Zach works with athletes of all ages, from 8 to 28, helping them optimize and develop their bodies for high performance.

One of the reasons I wanted to have Zach on his because oh his unique approach to strength training and that we share a similar love for long term athletic development, not to mention he’s just funny dude.

In our conversation we discuss

The effect of negative self talk for athletes
How being a “washed up athlete” has changed Zach’s perspective for the better
How coaches should prepare their athletes for life after sports
How Zach Train’s the human movement system in his unique approach to strength
Zach’s approach to join integrity for the hip and shoulder
How an athlete being “coachable” may not always be a great thing

If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @javier@igniteperformance.net

Episode Resources:

Zach's Twitter
Zach's Instagram
Mac Strenth Website
Mac Strength Instagram

Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io

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