Cheeky Mid Weeky

Our episode this week feat Nick Shedd, Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Houston Astros and a PhD candidate. After narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Olympics and Nick was forced to find a new job. He applied to 450 jobs and finally landed an opportunity with the Astros in 2021 and, to his delight, won the World Series with them.Since then he had a busy year, working as the head of strength and conditioning for the Houston Astros, completing a doctoral degree, and having his first child. Prior to this success, Nick worked in the private sector and served as the head of strength and conditioning for the USA Field Hockey Women's National Team. [01:10] Missing out on Olympic Qualification. [00:03:51] Job loss and career changes. [00:08:22] Specialization and problem-solving. [00:11:57] Global arm care practices. [00:15:18] Biomechanical assessment limitations. [00:22:38] Importance of Sleep for Athletes. [00:24:00] Sleep and Athletic Performance. [00:26:58] Sleep and blue light therapy. [00:32:32] Winning the World Series. [00:35:23] Player development strategy. [00:38:35] Hiring for Culture Fit.___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/📝Blog: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒 Shop Gear: https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/

Adam Meakins is a physiotherapist who has been working in the field for 20 years. He explains how he discovered the profession after leaving the military and pursuing a career in sports science. He believes that physiotherapy can be overly arrogant and should not receive the same credit as other health care professions.In the podcast episode, Adam emphasizes the importance of listening to patients and providing reassurance as the number one thing healthcare professionals can do to help with pain and movement. When people experience pain or injury, they often become fearful and doubtful about their situation, thinking of worst-case scenarios. By listening to their concerns and providing confident reassurance, healthcare professionals can alleviate some of these fears and doubts. Adam notes that he does this 99 percent of the time in his evaluations and consultations, highlighting the significance of this approach.00:04:04 Physio profession needs reform. 00:08:41 Interdisciplinary collaboration is key. 00:12:03 Develop life experience. 00:18:35 Reassurance and listening helps. 00:20:05 Focus on the big rocks. 00:28:57 Take action, don't obsess. 00:29:15 Take breaks from monitoring. 00:37:12 Adaptable approach to injury care. 00:40:19 Manage pain through activity. 00:44:26 Experiment to find relief.___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/📝Blog: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒 Shop Gear: https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/

Are you like everyone else and worried about artificial intelligence? If you are we can't help you there.We can put your mind at ease that it WILL NOT replace humans as coaches. Not any time soon at least. It is fake intelligence for a reason. It cannot critically think. In this episode we asked ChatGPT to program for a powerlifter over a 12 week time. AI was able to give us something for a program. But it missed out on way more than it programmed. CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/📝Blog: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒 Shop Gear: https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/

One of the most active strength and conditioning coaches on social media joined the show this week. Nathan Kiley is a strength and conditioning coach and speed and rehabilitation coach at the Brisbane Broncos in Australia's National Rugby League. In addition to his online presence, he has experience working with Academy Rugby League players and Cricket teams. Nathan believes that when training athletes to run, the most potent stimulus is sprinting and that sometimes, the 90-95 percent 'Charlie Francis' rule is not always the best method, especially when working with athletes in contact sports who are exposed to high intensity efforts in each game.00:03:44 Train smarter, not harder. 00:06:16 Slow down for speed gains. 00:15:27 Keep plan B close to plan A. 00:20:20 Celebrate injury recovery. 00:23:06 Understand individual motivations. 00:30:52 Learn the game as a player. 00:32:30 Learn the sport's language. 00:37:33 Rugby League wins the day.CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/📝Blog: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒 Shop Gear: https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/

On today's episode we talk with Eric Guthrie, a former NFL player, department head, dad, and husband, talk about how he has learned to balance his responsibilities in his job and family life. He notes that the priorities are different and his family is more important, and that there is no “work life balance” as there will always be more competing priorities. Guthrie emphasizes the importance of self-promotion, communication, and relationship building within and between departments.He also discusses his transition from an assistant position to a director position, and his advice to those in the same position or looking to transition to it. 00:04:45 Prioritize relationships for success. 00:09:50 Treat athletes well for future. 00:14:49 Stability and consistency key. 00:19:36 Prioritize and organize. 00:20:25 Time management is key. 00:27:05 Strengthen muscles and joints. 00:34:03 Take time for yourself. 00:35:17 Grow, restore, track, train, publish.___________CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/📝Blog: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒 Shop Gear: https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/