Upside Strength Podcast

Cameron Josse is an Athletic Performance Coach for Football at Indiana University. Prior to arriving at Indiana, Cameron spent 7 years in the private sector with DeFranco's Training Systems, operating as Director of Sports Performance from 2014-2020. Cameron has worked with a multitude of athletes in high school and collegiate sports as well as professional athletes in the NFL, NHL, UFC, and WWE. Cameron earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology while playing football at the University of Rhode Island and holds a master's degree in exercise science from William Paterson University. Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iucoachjosse The Process Bundle: https://uaconcepts.com/product/the-process-bundle/ SimpliFaster Articles: https://simplifaster.com/?s=cameron+josse Topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Start 0:53 - Background 5:37 - Team culture 12:21 - Player load management 16:29 - Testing workout and protocols 21:31 - How did you first get interested in speed development? 25:01 - How has your thinking changed around this topics since you first started digging into it? 29:59 - Qualitative VS quantitative mindset 39:53 - Video analysis for athletes 43:59 - Taking ownership of one’s development 47:14 - Quantitative - Speed testing 54:49 - Rapid fire questions 57:47 - Where can we find you on social? Video interview: https://youtu.be/e4YIdI9m0WU

Roger Schmitz is the co-founder and CEO of Fortiori Design, the maker of Moxy Monitor. He is an expert in the technology of Near Infrared Spectroscopy and the inventor of the Moxy measurement algorithm. He holds 12 patents in areas ranging from metal forming to nano indentation. Links: https://www.moxymonitor.com/ Moxy Website https://moxy-academy.teachable.com/ Moxy Academy http://moxy.buzzsprout.com/ Moxy Podcasts http://forum.moxymonitor.com/ Moxy Forum Topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Start 0:56 - Who you are and what you do 10:06 - First encounter with NIRS tech - what did you think of it? 19:14 - Moxy early adopters 23:31 - Moxy applications in sports 33:10 - Physiological limiters 40:10 - Moxy Monitor in 2020 - where does it stand? 50:19 - What fields or sports can benefit from it the most? 52:00 - Moxy and physical therapy applications 55:29 - What is it going to take to get the Moxy more popular 59:29 - Why you need to use the Moxy 1:02:10 - Where can we find out more about what you do and Moxy Monitor? Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/W2dZjAJ6i2w

Patrick Searson have ten years working as a personal trainer and strength coach He has competed in high level rugby in Australia. He currently trains 100s of Rugby athletes online. Patrick Online: Www.therugbydc.com https://instagram.com/Rugbydevelopmentcoach Topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Start 0:41 - How did you start rugby 8:36 - Defining moments in your career 11:06 - Coming back from an injury 19:52 - Transition to coaching 22:21 - Strength training for rugby 27:16 - Coaching online - how does it work? 34:26 - Physical preparation for rugby 35:56 - What is missing for rugby athletes to succeed? 37:25 - Recovery for rugby training 41:01 - What are you currently fascinated about in the rugby performance world 47:46 - One piece of advice for amateur rugby player wanting to up their game 48:31 - One mindset book to recommend to athletes listening 49:21 - One think you could change 49:51 - Where can people find out more about you Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/0IW4w-ZI_xc

Thibault Soubeyrat est un gymnaste avec plus de 25 d’expérience dont 15 passées au niveau national. Il est également entrainent de gymnastique et préparateu physique. Inscription au séminaire Gymnastique 14-15 novembre 2020 à Basics Fitness (Vich, Suisse): https://www.weareathletic.com/produit/seminaire-waath-gymnastics-basic-vich/ Profile: Gymnaste depuis plus de 25 ans donc 15 ans passé au niveau national avec quelques expériences internationales. Entraîneur dans de gymnastique et préparateur physique (moto cross et enduro, VTT ENDUROet DH, pôle dance) depuis maintenant 10 ans. Basé dans le nord Ardeche proche de Lyon. Thibault en ligne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thibaultsoubeyrat/ Insta 2: https://www.instagram.com/tsgymnasticsconcept/ Sujets: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Start 0:43 - Qui tu es et que fais tu? 7:10 - Tes plus grandes influences comme athlète 8:19 - Moments charnières dans ta carrière de gymnaste 14:01 - Évolution de tes croyances et pratiques au fil de ta carrière d’athlète et de coach 19:24 - Gérer les contraintes de la gymnastique 24:05 - Instaurer une culture de performance et gérer des personnalités différentes 33:48 - L’importance d'avoir confiance en son coach 51:58 - Coach gymnastique = prépa physique gymnastique 1:13:38 - Les sports qui t’ont influencé le plus pour la prépa gymnastique 1:17:33 - Crossfit et gymnastique 1:32:33 - Erreurs d’entrainement gymnastique dans le Crossfit 1:45:10 - Elements et principes de la gymnastique qui ont un transfer en Prépa physique sportive spécifique 1:51:39 - Questions Courtes 1:53:59 - Séminaire à Basics Fitness 1:55:35 - Ou peut-on te trouver sur les réseaux? Interview Video: https://youtu.be/jYrPSjEBZK0

Matt Domney, Powerlifting, Biomechanics, Exercise Selection, Mental Variability || Episode #56 Matt is a strength and conditioning coach, educator and mentor with Compound Performance. Based out of Texas, he provides remote and in person coaching to anyone looking to reach their potential. Matt has competed in many sports including mixed martial arts and powerlifting. Matt Online: Website: https://www.compoundperformance.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/mattdomney Topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - Start 0:44 - Background 2:13 - Defining moments (as an athletes and as a coach) 5:02 - Competing and coaching - finding the right balance 7:08 - What did you change your mind about since you started coaching? 9:03 - What is biomechanics and why is it so important? 12:00 - How did you first get interested in biomechanics? 23:35 - Accessory exercise selection around squat, deadlift, bench 40:36 - Mental component of accessory lifting 46:18 - Not being married to the gym 51:23 - Mentorship 54:29 - What are you currently fascinated about in the S&C world? 55:54 - What do you wish to see more often in the field? 55:48 - Matt’s biggest influences? 56:19 - One book for coaches 59:36 - Where can people find out more about you?   Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/2dc0In3nv9o

Andri Feldmann, un scientifique du sport et co-développeur du Moniteur Moxy, discute de la technologie NIRS, des protocoles de test avec Moxy, de la modélisation de la performance avec SmO2, des applications sportives de NIRS, de la formation respiratoire et de la performance, des modalités de récupération, et des futurs tests de recherche avec NIRS.

Mike Young is the owner of Athletic Lab and the performance director for the North Carolina Courage Soccer Club. Mike online: Website: http://www.mikeyoung.it/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikeyoungphd Topics: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Start 0:37 - Mike’s background 4:03 - Defining moments in your coaching career 6:03 - Mike’s Influences 12:53 - What did you change your mind about through the years 31:43 - How strong is strong enough for Soccer? 53:20 - The role of speed training in soccer preparation 59:41 - What currently fascinates you in the field of sport performance? 1:03:43 - Where can we find out more about you? Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/VwQ21PhSJUU

Lee Taft, known to most simply as “The Speed Guy”, is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialist in the world. The last 30 years he has devoted the majority of his time training multi-directional speed to all ages and ability. He has spent much of this time teaching his multi-directional speed methods to top performance coaches and fitness professionals all over the world. Lee has also dedicated countless hours mentoring up and coaching sports performance trainers, many who have gone into the profession and made a big impact themselves. Website: https://leetaft.com/meetleetaft/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/leetaft CTSS certification: https://ctss.co Topics: 0:00 - Start 0:20 - Intro 0:39 - Lee’s background 5:37 - Most important moments in your career 16:03 - What have you changed your mind about since you started coaching? 20:50 - Assessing an athlete - field, exercises, table tests? 26:10 - Foundational elements of linear speed 36:30 - Most common mistakes when teaching linear speed 41:23 - Foundational elements of MD speed 55:47 - Most common mistakes coaching MD speed 1:01:01 - The role of COD exercises in agility training - transfer and relevancy 1:03:10 - Similarities and differences between tennis and other sports you’ve covered in the past 1:11:10 -"Success leaves clues" - What clues have you seen consistently from successful athletes/coaches? 1:14:58 - What currently fascinates you in the field of sports performance? 1:18:56 - One piece of advice to up and coming coaches who are listening 1:19:57 - Where can people find out more about what you do?   VIdeo Interview: https://youtu.be/0qrXvk3v77U

Kassem Hanson is the Creator Of N1, helping Educate coaches in individualized Biomechanics, Program Design and Nutrition Courses & Education: www.n1.education Member Site: www.n1.training 7-day trial: https://n1.training/product/basic-membership-trial-7/ Topics: 0:00 - Start 1:21 - Intro 2:40 - Biochemistry and molecular biology - what did you bring to the gym from those disciplines? 4:00 - What are some of the biggest mistakes you made in your early days as a coach? 7:28 - Who have been your biggest influences so far? 9:16 - Beliefs that you’ve changed along the way? 11:07 - Why the individualized approach with N1 (biomechanics, nutrition, etc…)? 27:46 - Popular oversimplifications that are still prevalent in the physique world? 39:07 - Machines VS free weights for physique training: where does that discussion stand currently? 43:12 - N1 Lab: what is it and why did you create it? 48:44 - What have those tools allowed you to see that you couldn’t measure before? 1:03:55 - What is an Moxy Monitor? Audience questions: 1:12:00 - Stefan asks « up to what % can nutrition and/or improved biokinetics have an impact on performance? » 1:15:40 - Darko what is the best training Periodization for muscle gain? 1:18:31 - Damian asks « is it a bad idea to train with DOMS? » 1:20:39 - What are you currently fascinated about? What will you be investigating in the coming months? 1:22:30 - What are you hoping to see more of in the physique world in the coming months and years? 1:24:15 - Where can people find out more about what you do? Full Video Interview: https://youtu.be/ngf17PDVLO0

Ryan Ford is a parkour athlete, coach, entrepreneur, and author of Parkour Strength Training. Out of Boulder in 2006, Ryan established the first parkour classes in the Western Hemisphere while also becoming one of the original pro parkour athletes in North America. He has performed and coached worldwide for organizations including the New Yorker, K-Swiss, BET, TEDx, Cisco, HP, ESPN, and the U.S. Embassy. In 2009, Ryan opened Apex Denver and since then, has helped grow Apex School of Movement to multiple locations in Colorado and California. More recently, Ryan co-founded ParkourEDU.org, an online platform dedicated to empowering international parkour, freerunning, and art du déplacement communities by: 1) teaching safe and effective parkour coaching methods 2) researching and developing better parkour training strategies 3) building strong, authentic parkour culture & community Ryan Online: https://instagram.com/ryanmford https://youtube.com/RyanFord1 https://twitter.com/rynfrd https://facebook.com/fordrm Topics: 0:00 - Start 0:24 - Intro 0:37 - Background 3:10 - How did you get started in parkour? 5:59 - What is your definition of parkour? What does it mean to you? 15:51 - S&C influences for parkour 24:44 - Mobility for Parkour 38:31 - Mobility VS Stiffness in Parkour 49:49 - Strength training in parkour 1:09:59 - S&C programming considerations for parkour 1:15:24 - Studies in Parkour 1:37:04 - Where do you see parkour going in the next 10 years? 1:40:48 - Where can people find you online?