The Robbie Bourke Podcast Episode 191: Mike Guadango - Coaching, business, learning, and life lessons
This episodes guest is Mike Guadango from Freak Strength.
Mike is currently a coach, writer & owner at Freak Strength and has been coaching for over 10 years. He has coached many levels of athletes from NFL, MLB, NBA, MLL, Rugby League, Rugby Union and Olympic medalists to pre-pubescent athletes. He has also consulted for high caliber athletes and coaches worldwide. He has worked with 10+ NFL Super bowl Champs, 10+ All-Pro/Pro-bowl selections, 5+ College National Champions, 10+ Division 1A All-Americans, 20+ Collegiate All-Americans & players from every Division 1 conference.
On this episode Mike and I discuss:
- Mike's background & Influences
- I ask Mike about how open was Joe DeFranco to the training concepts Mike brought to him after his internship at University of Pittsburgh under Buddy Morris and James Smith
- I ask Mike why did he go into the private coaching sector vs the professional or collegiate coaching route?
- I ask Mike about his training philosophy
- I ask Mike for his thoughts on aerobic development
- I ask Mike - what are the good and not so good things that he currently see's with the physical preparation and sport science professions, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing
- I ask Mike - what have been the biggest lessons he has learned so far in his life
- I ask Mike if he only had 1 year left on Planet Earth - how would he spend that year and why?
- I ask Mike if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?
This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB
Show Notes:
Website - freakstrength.com
Facebook - FreakStrength.com
Twitter - @Guadango
Instagram - freakstrength
Books Mentioned:
Behave
Why Zebra's Don't Get Ulcers
The Body Keeps Score
Principles
People and Resources Mentioned:
Joe DeFranco
Buddy Morris
James Smith
Dan Pfaff
Chad Wesley Smith
Louie Simmons
Mike Boyle
Cameron Josse
Bill Parisi
Fergus Connolly
Mark Verstegen
Charlie Francis
Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky - Human Behavioral Biology
Mladen Jovanović
Derek Evely's - Online Bondarchuk course
ALTIS Foundation course
Ben Johnson
Donovan Bailey
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