The Strength Coach Podcast

Jason Spray, Sports Performance Director at Ensworth High School, former Strength Coach at Middle Tennessee State University Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 250 We spoke about: How things have changed in College S&C Coming up as a player first His thoughts on Sports Specific Defending the bilateral Squat Working with High School Kids Using Machines SO MUCH MORE! The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: Clarifying his stance on Squats and progressions Complexes Isometrics   The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove is on with me to talk about “Going Deeper with GIFT Marketing- (Get In Front of Them)"   The Functional Movement Systems Segment Diane Vives is on continue her series on "Bringing Stability Solution to a Mobility Problem."   TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Data as a Superpower" Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!

Josh Henkin,founder of DVRT (Dynamic Variable Resistance Training) and the Ultimate Sandbag Training   Highlights of Episode 249 BodyByBoyleOnline.com "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment   Josh Henkin,founder of DVRT (Dynamic Variable Resistance Training) and the Ultimate Sandbag Training We spoke about: Defining Functional Training Concepts that define DVRT Movement over Muscles Progressive Overload Mixing Simplicity with Complexity Fluid resistance Sandbag training SO MUCH MORE! The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: Staff meeting topic from BodyByBoyleOnline.com "Being a Performer as a Coach" Staff meeting topic from BodyByBoyleOnline.com "Know Like and Trust" Coaches Minute Topic"Looking the Part" Books mentioned- "Steal the Show" Michael Portand "If I understood You, Would I have This Look on My Face?"Alan Alda   Check Out Coach Boyle's Latest Products Complete Youth Training Complete Core Training Complete Sports Conditioning     The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove is on with me to talk about “Online Training"   The Functional Movement Systems Segment Diane Vives is on start a series on "Bringing Stability Solution to a Mobility Problem."   TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Being Your Best"   Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition! Thanks for Listening! Let me know what you think, leave a comment below. You can help out the show by: Subscribing to the show on or Please leave us a rating and a review! Share by email, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Pinterest by clicking the buttons below

Zach Dechant, Senior Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at TCU, author of Movement Over Maxes   Highlights of Episode 248 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Zach Dechant, Senior Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at TCU, author of Movement Over Maxes We spoke about: Sport Specific Training Pitcher Training 3 Big Mistakes in Programming Conditioning Working with the Overhead Athlete Concepts from his new book Movement Over Maxes The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: Dead Person Anatomy (from The Coach's Minute) Change of Direction Drills Forum thread "Rotational jumps/Hops" Check Out Coach Boyle's Latest Products Complete Youth Training Complete Core Training Complete Sports Conditioning     The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove is on with me to talk about “Done for You Marketing Challenges" that are all the rage right now The Functional Movement Systems Segment   Jenna Gourlay is on to finish a 2 part case study about a baseball player she worked with. TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment"   Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Bias in Evidence" Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!

Joe Bonyai, Performance Specialist and founder of The 3-D Strap  Check out PerformBetter.com for all of their products and info on their educational seminars Highlights of Episode 247 "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Joe Bonyai, Performance Specialist and founder of The 3-D Strap We spoke about: Sport Specific Training Smith Machine/Hack Squats vs. Goblet Squats Do Young Athletes Need to Play Multiple Sports? Training "complex" clients His new product, the 3-D Strap   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: His article "Treadmill Interval Training" The Coach's Minute rant "Sport Specific"   Check Out Coach Boyle's Latest Products Complete Youth Training Complete Core Training Complete Sports Conditioning   The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Rachel Cosgrove is on to talk about “The Balance between competing and Intimidating her Members by Being a Great Athlete"     The Functional Movement Systems Segment Jenna Gourlay is on to do a 2 part case study about a baseball player she worked with.   TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Trust between Coaches and Players" Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition! Thanks for Listening!   

Extra time with Coach Boyle today. Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 246   Thanks to MariGold Bars-  Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your first order <br data-mce-bogus="1"><br data-mce-bogus="1"><br data-mce-bogus="1"><br data-mce-bogus="1"><br data-mce-bogus="1"><a href="https://continue.thinkific.com/bundles/pro-coaches-clinic-bundle" target="_blank">Use the code: strengthcoach to save 40% Click Here</a>   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle Extra time with Coach Boyle today.  We spoke about: his article "Death of the First Generation Strength Coach" A few topics from his staff meetings The Board Press Half Kneeling Side Toss for Adults Fighting the Chop Battle How much leeway does he allow trainers at MBSC Impactful books of 2018 His biggest change of the year What he sees for the upcoming year The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University   Rachel Cosgrove is on to talk about “Risks and rewards of competing and continuing with playing sports"   The Functional Movement Systems Segment   Mike Perry does a case study on a fighter he is working with. TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Setting Goals with Athletes" Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition! Thanks for Listening! Let me know what you think, leave a comment below.

Adam Feit, AdamFeit.com on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment We spoke about: His chapter in "Complete Sports Training"- Jump Training for Performance Why Jump Training? Prerequisites for jump Training Four Foundational Body Positions Classifications of Jumps System of Zones Programming Thanks to MariGold Bars-  Use the code StrengthCoach10to save $10 off your first order  Thanks to PerformBetter.com for their continued support of The Strength Coach Podcast The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: the forum thread "Are Perfect Landing Always Necessary?" the forum thread "KB Swings vs. Hang Cleans for Overhead Athletes" the forum thread "My Vertical Bias"   The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Rachel Cosgrove is on to talk about “Balancing life, business and the commitment to fitness"     The Functional Movement Systems Segment Mike Perry joins me to talk about the misconception that after the screen, it’s all about fixing absolutely everything.     TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "The Tech Adoption Curve" Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!    

Brought to you by PerformBetter.com   Highlights of Episode 244 The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Fergus Connolly, FergusConnolly.com    We spoke about: Learning form the best in the World How People Continue to Learn His new book, "59 Lessons, Working with the World's Elite Coaches, Athletes & Special Forces" "Eating Soup with a Knife" and being adaptable The Omega Complex Humility Getting comfortable being uncomfortable   Thanks to MariGold Bars-  Use the code StrengthCoach10 to save $10 off your first order   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: His article "For Thirty Six Years I Patiently Waited at the Train Station Hoping My Ship Would Come In"       The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University  Rachel Cosgrove is on to talk about “Where to draw the line with being friends and teammates with employees and members."     The Functional Movement Systems Segment  Jenna Gourlay finishes a 2 part Case Study with a basketball player.   TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Reading Studies"   Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!    

Brought to You by PerformBetter.com Molly Galbraith, Girls Gone Strong, is on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment The research is clear, women are being sexually harassed in the gym. We spoke about: Everything Sexual Harassment How it is happening in the fitness industry What does it look and sound like What we can do to prevent it in the gym Rape Culture the Free 5 Day Girls Gone Strong course on Sexual Harassment   Thanks to MariGold Bars-  Use the code StrengthCoach10to save $10 off your first order   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: Our 11 year Anniversary & the Mike Potenza Weather Report Youth Training and Distance Running and his article "The Idiots Are At It Again" How some of his policies on Sexual Harassment and training Women has changed over the years     The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove is on to do a “Making a Business Work as a Couple"   The Functional Movement Systems Segment Jenna Gourlay starts a 2 part Case Study with a basketball player.     TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Strength Coach Bias"   Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!

Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Al Miller, Legendary NFL Strength Coach, one of the pioneers in the industry on The MariGold Bars "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment   This is Part 2 of a 2 part interview We spoke about: Complexes and how he uses them to assess his athletes Can we develop different qualities at once? His thoughts on Olympic Lifts Exercise Selection In-season programming The book is called The System   Thanks to MariGold Bars- Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10to save $10 off your first order   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: The forum thread "Isometrics" His article "Functional Anatomy vs Origin-Insertion Anatomy"   The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove is on to do a “Creating Freedom for Yourself- both financially and from a time perspective"   The Functional Movement Systems Segment Brett Jones discusses Learning and having a Student's Mindset.   TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Asking good questions before deciding what data to collect/track" Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!    

Al Miller, Legendary NFL Strength Coach, one of the pioneers in the industry This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview We spoke about: The current state of Strength & Conditioning What might he do differently What he looks for in assessment  What complexes can tell you about your athletes How he learned about Russian Periodization  The book is called The System     Check out the current sale at www.PerformBetter.com Thanks to MariGold Bars- Go to Use the code StrengthCoach10to save $10 off your first order     The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach BoyleWe spoke about: The forum thread "Using Hip & Knee Dominant Exercises in Same Session" Takeaways from his Fergus Connollyin-service The forum thread "Building an Initial Client Base"   The Business of Fitness with Results Fitness University Alwyn Cosgrove is on to do a “Rapid Fire Q&A” answering 4 questions that people had sent him     The Functional Movement Systems Segment Brett Jones discusses running the screen and focusing on the number that you get, not trying to figure out why they scored that yet.   TrainHeroic "Data Driven Coaching Segment" Adam Dawdy & Tim Robinson discuss "Confirmation Bias." Click here to start your Free 14 Day Trial. If you decide you love it, tell them Anthony sent you and you will get 10% off the Pro or Elite Edition!