Dr. Lachlan James and Dr. Steven Duhig discuss strength in performance, exploring assessing strength impact, optimizing metrics in rugby league, and tailored strength training for injury prevention and performance enhancement in various sports.

Jessica Isaacs is a Registered Dietitian and specializes in Performance Nutrition for athletes. She has worked most recently with the Los Angeles Clippers (NBA), as well as with both the Men's and Women's Basketball teams at UCLA. We touched on several different topics in this conversation, including practical applications for youth and female athletes, as well as supplementation, common misconceptions regarding performance nutrition, and other topics. Jessica has a passion for performance nutrition, and has several resources available on her website (https://www.jessicathesportsrd.com). She has been featured in Sports Illustrated and offers nutrition coaching for athletes as well as teams. She offers 1-on-1 Nutrition Coaching, Group Education, Content Development, Seminars, Career Coaching, Media/PR for Brands, and more. Her contact information is as follows: Email: jessicathesportsrd@gmail.com Instagram: @jessicathesportsrd The episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes:www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast

In this engaging discussion, Mike Boyle, a leading strength coach, shares his journey in building a successful private training facility. He emphasizes the importance of financial literacy and the relationship between coaches and clients. Mike also discusses hiring flexible staff, fostering a sense of community in fitness, and the significance of safety in training practices. Notably, he addresses misconceptions about functional anatomy and recovery, advocating for a thoughtful approach to training that prioritizes both performance and well-being.

We welcomed Drake Berberet onto the All Things Speed & Strength Podcast to discuss Force Plate technology and how to practically utilize it in either the team setting or in the private setting. Drake is the VP of Performance for Hawkin Dynamics, a software company specializing in provide force plate technology for measuring neuromuscular performance in a variety of ways. Drake also does brand marketing for Hawkin Dynamics. We discussed how strength coaches, physios, and physical therapists alike can implement force plate technology with their populations, and he breaks down the basic tenants of how to make it useful, practical, and valuable for your athletes and/or business. Find Drake on Instagram (@strength2.speed), Twitter (@dberb23), and LinkedIn. The episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes:www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast

In this engaging discussion, performance coach Fred Duncan, based in New York, shares his wealth of experience training athletes across various levels. He delves into the often misunderstood energy systems in team sports and highlights the critical roles of speed and power in athletic training. Fred critiques common fitness fads, advocating for individualized coaching techniques that resonate with each athlete's unique learning style. He emphasizes understanding the dynamic nature of performance, steering clear of the one-size-fits-all approach in training.

Episode 12 features Brent Callaway, who is a Strength & Speed Coach, Consultant, and Vice President of Performance at EXOS. We discussed the system he has helped to develop and refine for training athletes for the NFL Combine each year. He gave us some insights into their testing and data collection process, how they use that for programming considerations, the logistics of that data collection, and we discussed pretty extensively his thoughts behind speed development. Specifically, we went into how they structure their overall plan as far as periodization and load management, and also broke down what a typical week would look like within that plan. We touched on cues for both acceleration and max velocity, and how he has learned to use his coaching eye and intuition to individualize the training regimen to maximize each athlete’s performance. We trust you’ll have many takeaways from this dialogue and will gain an appreciation for Brent’s attention to detail and clarity in how he explains his training philosophy. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. You can find Coach Brent Callaway on Instagram (@brent.callaway) and on Twitter (@BrentCallaway). About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes: www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast

Max Schmarzo, a renowned Performance Coach who trains elite athletes, shares his innovative approach to basketball development. He emphasizes the importance of individualized training plans and the need to identify players' unique movement deficiencies. The conversation dives into blending skill and strength training efficiently. Max also discusses the business side of coaching, offering insights on building an online presence and diversifying income. His experiences highlight the significance of authenticity and connection in the fitness industry.

Episode 10 features 3 full-time strength coaches from Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California (located in Southern California). We packed up and took the show on the road to get some insights into one of the most elite strength programs in the country, led by Bubba Reynolds, Chase Sanders, and Ryan Nguyen. They are blessed with one of the most accommodating weight rooms you'll see in the high school setting, but the system they've built and the training they provide is what really makes them stand apart. With a student-athlete base of around 700-800 athletes, they provide strength and conditioning to 18 teams on campus. This episode is an inside look into what they've built, how they manage so many athletes, the system they have in place to train each team at a high level, including their thoughts on building buy-in, exercise selection and their preferred regressions and progressions, programming, warm-ups, and also gave advice for other high school strength coaches in either a well-budgeted position or for those with much less resources. We also discussed how and why they program and cue different exercises, what they consider when prescribing a training program, what their expectations are as far as technical execution, their philosophy of 4-year athletic development for their athletes, and the importance of building relationships with the athlete as well as the sport coach to truly blend performance in their sport and culture in the weight room. Follow them on social media to get a clearer picture of how they operate and the training they provide to their athletes. Instagram: @oluperformance | @oluathletics | @coachryannguyen | @bubbajreynolds | @chasing_strength7 This episode is sponsored by Speed Unleashed, which is an online speed training program for athletes looking to get faster, quicker, and more explosive for their sport. It is a completely digital platform that can be accessed from anywhere and teaches you how to improve your speed in a step-by-step, full and comprehensive training plan. It is available for lifetime access on www.speedunleashedlq.com. This episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast

Episode 9 features Bill Miller, who brings a very unique but practical approach to training for rotational athletes, particularly baseball players. He is based out of the Chicago area, and we are excited to bring you some great insights into what he does on a day-to-day basis for his athletes! We discussed several aspects of his training philosophy and how that manifests into programming for the rotational athlete and training for improving throwing velocity and hitting power. He touches on his 2022 journey of attempting to get 1,000 timed sprints and what he learned from doing that; we primarily discussed how he uses force-velocity profiling to determine areas of deficiency to drive loading and exercise selection, utilizing different modalities to train for power (including Medicine Balls, the Proteus, and Strength Training). We also got into how he uses a crane scale to measure strength in more unique positions, and how he can use that for performance testing as well as readiness for a pitcher and monitoring fatigue in specific positions.  We also discussed "core" training, and what that means to Bill, and how he approaches training the trunk to accelerate and decelerate and how that relates to throwing and hitting performance.  If you don't already, follow Bill on Instagram (@billmillertraining) and make sure to check out some of his online resources, including his two books on Amazon (Swing Fast & Throw Fast).  The episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes: www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast

Episode 8 features Coach Keith Belton, who is the current Director of Football Performance at UCLA under Chip Kelly. Coach KB brings a wealth of experience in Strength & Conditioning, having worked at the highest levels of college football, including UCLA, USC, UNLV, Washington, Kansas, Baylor, and in the private facility environment in Houston, TX.  Our conversation is packed with several key takeaways for any strength coach at any level. We touched on a wide range of topics that underpin Coach Belton's philosophy and how he leads his programs, including his thoughts and experience building team culture, holding high levels of accountability & standards, how to lead a group of young men and strategies for building relationships, how he develops his strength staff, and how to execute the vision of the head football coach.  He brings a dynamic presence of energy, enthusiasm, boldness, and leadership to the culture of the program that bleeds over into every aspect of what he does and the development of the athlete as both football players and young men.  He also touches on pieces of advice for coaches that don't have a lot of resources, prioritizing work-life balance, and more.  The episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes: www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast