This week we are joined by Nick DiMarco. Nick is the Assistant Athletic Director in Sports Performance at Elon University. In this role he leads S&C staff for all 16 sports teams. Prior to his time at Elon Nick worked as Assistant S&C at Iowa Hawkeyes after playing for the team as an outside linebacker. He also played at the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens. DiMarco has every certification you could want in this field, earned his Masters degree and is about to complete his PhD in Health & Human Performance. A great episode with a great dude! We hope you enjoy! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Managerial roles in athletic performance 02:20 Changing perspectives - Career stability vs climbing ladder 07:52 What do we want from life? 18:30 Praising Mike Boyle - how to do it right 21:45 How to improve acceleration 27:10 Using contrast sprints 28:35 Short to Long specific protocols 30:50 Mishap with Exer-genie