The Principles of Performance

Dr. Christopher Ahmad is a man of many talents who serves many roles in his profession. First, he is a Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and also currently serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine and as the Director of Biomechanics Research at the Center for Orthopaedic Research. Dr. Ahmad is also the Head Team Physician for the New York Yankees and the Rockland Boulders and a member of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association. He is president elect for the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association and a member of MLB’s Pitchsmart Program. He is also co-founder of Baseball Health Network, which promotes the health of young throwing athletes. Dr. Ahmad received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering while playing 4 years of Division 1 soccer at nationally ranked Columbia University. He currently serves as the Head Team Physician for the New York City Football Club. He is also the Head Team Physician for local high schools and serves as consultant to local metropolitan soccer clubs, gymnastics, and swim teams. Dr. Ahmad’s recently published book SKILL: 40 Principles that Surgeons, Athletes, and other Elite Performers use to Achieve Mastery has received widespread praise from readers in a variety of professions.   Links: https://www.drahmadsportsmedicine.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrChrisAhmad/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drchrisahmad/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/drchrisahmad YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7w8otwPjLscp4gxuXxKu5Q LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-ahmad-29082726/

Andy McCloy is one of one of the world’s leading Strength Coaches, having worked with hundreds of athletes ranging from middle and high school to the Professional levels, including the NFL, MLB and NBA. Andy had to overcome a tough and “colorful” past to get where he is now. Andy fought through adversity to build one of the most successful sports performance businesses in the south, Body Creations Inc. (BCI) Sports Performance in Madison, Alabama.   Links: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/andymccloy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BodyCreationsInc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andymccloy_bci/

Dr. Doriana Parkin practiced as a family physician in Toronto, Ontario for 15 years. In September 2023, she closed her practice to pursue her passion for helping busy women attain their nutrition, fitness and self-care goals. She launched her SmplyFit Wellness brand on social media and started a 12-week virtual program called Beautifully Raw which teaches women how to lose weight, incorporate fitness into their day without fancy equipment, and incorporate self- care into their lives to improve their mental health. She also hosts The SmplyFit Wellness Podcast which is available through Spotify and Apple Podcasts.     Links: LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/drdoriana?fbclid=PAAaZ_iXUB4Xfz0sBpfxcAJ79OFFiJVFVEieZq 6LmKFB9dQMobkGJ_Inz2lcE_aem_AS9dod3_nQPdkGut6IWSI5Y4hPGer2KjR wRJEgX-xBhEXqOIrdNMFYzvoBVShU7T604 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/drdoriana?igsh=NG1mcDc3eWYxZXNj SmplyFit Podcast – https://tr.ee/H7l1q9Fqs6

Giuseppe Rossi is a recently retired professional soccer player, who even though he was born in the United States, spent most of his career in Europe playing for clubs in England, Italy and Spain including Manchester United, Villarreal and Fiorentina, as well as playing for one year in the MLS with Real Salt Lake in the US. At international level, Rossi represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and is Italy’s all-time top scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Giuseppe now hosts his own podcast “Pepito’s Take”, as well as runs his youth soccer development program – “The Giuseppe Rossi Academy”   Links: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/beppe787/?hl=en “Pepito’s Take” Podcast – https://www.youtube.com/@PepitosTake?si=vjt9uyRpYbjzmPMa The Giuseppe Rossi Academy – https://www.instagram.com/giusepperossiacademy/p/CvGOHRuPCXZ/

In this episode, Eric and Mike answer questions submitted by the listeners including: -“Knee Friendly” Exercises -Considerations for Incorporating Running Into Your Program -The Importance of Training for Power and Speed After 40 -Are Deadlifts Dangerous? -How Does a Program for Fat Loss Look Different than a Program for Performance? -How to Progress and Build Elasticity? -Unilateral vs Bilateral Exercises

A leading figure in the strength & conditioning industry, Zach Even – Esh has trained thousands of athletes ranging from the youth level to the Olympic level. Zach founded The Underground Strength Gym in the early 2000s and helped pioneer the hardcore warehouse gym movement. Since opening The Underground Strength Gym, Zach created The Underground Strength Coach Certification & The SSPC Certification (Strength and Sports Performance Coach), both of which have inspired and educated coaches and athletes from around the world to achieve greater success in both sports and life. Since the early 2000s, Zach has consulted with Division 1 athletic teams, Olympic Level athletic clubs, Spartan Race, pro teams, Naval Special Warfare, The FBI and independent coaches and athletes from all around the world. The Underground Strength Gym began from Zach’s parents garage while he was a Health and Physical Education teacher in 2002. What started as a Summer experiment training a few athletes grew into a full time obsession and now Zach and his Underground Strength methods have grown into a world wide movement. Zach currently serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for Middletown HS in NJ and is the NJ State Director for NHSSCA (National High School Strength Coaches Association) Links: https://zacheven-esh.com LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/zevenesh/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/zevenesh/ Twitter/X – https://twitter.com/ZEvenEsh YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqfeXppJ0gH-xMteusTeVEg

Diane Vives is one of the top female Strength and Conditioning Specialists throughout the world and is a leader in the fitness industry. She is the owner of Vives Training Systems and Fit4Austin in Austin, Texas. Diane is an international speaker for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, where she was also on their Board of Directors. Diane has also coached the Chinese Olympic Team coaches, and she was the first female on the Under Armour Performance Advisory Council. She is also the creator of the SMARTsets training system, Training the Female Athlete, H2O Training, and a co-author in Speed, Agility and Quickness as well as Sport Speed published by Human Kinetics. She has appeared in Muscle and Fitness for Her, Shape, Women’s Fitness, Runners World, Tennis Magazine, Experience Life and other regional publications. Diane is a lead instructor and the former Director of Education for Functional Movement Systems and she serves as the Senior Director, Wellness and Fitness Professional Education at KnowFully Learning Group.   Links: LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-vives-1b070b11/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dianevives4/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Fit4Austin/

Nick Lambe is a long -time coach in the health and fitness industry. He spent the majority of his 1 on 1 coaching working in the rehabilitation setting in close collaboration with physical therapists and other medical providers. It was in this setting that his love and passion for sleep developed. Between the many of his own clients struggling and the seemingly strong link between sleep and recovery time, Nick knew he needed to learn more. He set out on what a multi-year long journey to piece together all he could about sleep and more importantly how to apply it with clients. He instituted sleep coaching as a separate service in the integrated clinic he was working at the time and ended up coaching nearly 100 struggling clients. He then developed The Online Sleep Coach brand to broaden his reach and take his sleep coaching online. In this capacity, he had the pleasure of coaching individuals of all walks including athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, UFC and US Olympic team. He provided consultations for many teams and organizations. Beyond his own coaching and consulting, Nick is now making an impact on the sleep space via his Sleep & Recovery Coaching Course as well as the Sleep EdYOUcation which provides education to professionals in sleep coaching. In addition, Nick runs an education company called COACHED geared towards empowering coaches to address the missing links in the health and fitness industry (communication, collaboration, etc.) The company runs regular events including the Raise the Bar Conference.   Links: https://www.sleepcoachcourse.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063476503389 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonlinesleepcoach/   ***SPECIAL OFFER*** https://www.sleepcoachcourse.com/impact-speaker-school-academy-1 Use the Discount Code IMPACTVIP

Kyle is a physical therapist and currently treats and trains patients and clients in New York City. Prior to working in NYC, Kyle spent three years at an outpatient clinic in New Jersey seeing patients of all ages and diagnoses. With a bachelor’s of science in human biology from Suny Albany 2010, Kyle parlayed his interest in the human body into a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Sage Graduate school. As an apprentice and associate of Dr. Charlie Weingroff, Kyle drives to keep his clients training while guiding them and their coaches with the appropriate lateralizations and regressions, and treating as needed. Treatments consist of a full body assessment and evaluation from which impairments are determined and individual plans are built that consist of manual therapies, exercise considerations, and a solid foundation of education/communication. Kyle is formally trained in SFMA/FMS, manipulation, dry needling, functional range release, and many other approaches, all with the goal of improving each patients’ individual complaints and quality of movement   Links: https://kylebalzer.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylebalzerphysiotherapy Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/KyleBalzer_DPT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylebalzer_dpt/

In this episode Eric and Mike discuss the things for trainers and coaches to consider when starting with a new client, including: -New Clients Fears and Expectations -The “New” Conversation -Key Questions -Logistics – Forms, Tour -Testing and Evaluation – Why & When? -Their Beliefs and Your Training Philosophy -Making Sure It’s the Right Fit