The Principles of Performance

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

Mark Fisher is an international speaker, consultant, and entrepreneur. Through keynotes, courses, and coaching, Mark helps training gym owners achieve financial success and personal freedom. Mark’s most popular topics include building cult-like cultures, time management, and “sales and marketing for good human beings.” He is a proud alumni speaker of TEDx Broadway. Mark and Michael Keeler founded Business for Unicorns (BFU) in 2016 and have since worked with many of the leading fitness studios across the US, the UK, and Australia, as well as Sony Music, Sylvan Learning, Novus Surgical, and Security Scorecard. In addition to consulting through BFU, Mark is the co-founder of Mark Fisher Fitness, one of the most unusual gyms in the fitness industry. MFF operates a physical location in midtown Manhattan and a fast-growing online “virtual” location. MFF was recognized as #312 on the 2015 Inc. 500 fastest growing companies in America, as well as one of Men’s Health’s “Top 20 Gyms in America.” Links: https://markfisherfitness.com https://www.businessforunicorns.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.fisher.9619 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markfisherhumanbeing/

Coach Johnston is currently the quarterbacks coach at Monroe College in NY. Previously he served as the Offensive Coordinator at Hudson Catholic Regional HS in Jersey City, NJ in Jersey City, NJ, where his Quarterbacks received post-season honors in each of his last five seasons. Coach Johnston was also previously the Quarterbacks Coach at Poly Prep in Brooklyn, NY. Coach Johnston also served as the Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach, and Quarterbacks Coach at Xavier High School in New York, NY. Coach Johnston’s assessment and coaching skills have earned him a solid reputation among his coaching peers and thousands of athletes for his ability to develop Quarterbacks.   Links: https://completeqb.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CompleteQB X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CompleteQB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/completeqb2000 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CompleteQBVideos

Dr. Lisa Thomson is a board-certified Doctor of Chiropractic in the greater Los Angeles area and the Immediate Past President of the California Chiropractic Association. She has extensive knowledge in treating many pain-related conditions and has helped thousands of people get out of pain. Her true passion, however, is sports performance. Due to her extensive knowledge of human biomechanics and functional movement, she is considered an expert in her field and speaks at events all over the country sharing her knowledge. Dr. Thomson is an Upstate New York native and a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. At Plattsburgh she was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, was selected to be on the Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities list and was captain of the women’s soccer team. She is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida Campus. Upon graduating from Palmer Dr. Thomson drove out to California where she opened her practice.   Links: https://linktr.ee/drlisathomson https://backbodymind.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomsonlisa/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlisathomson/

Christie Aschwanden is the author of GOOD TO GO: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn From the Strange Science of Recovery and co-host of EMERGING FORM, a podcast about the creative process. A lifetime athlete, Christie has raced in Europe and North America on the Team Rossignol Nordic ski racing squad. She’s the former lead science writer at FiveThirtyEight and was previously a health columnist for The Washington Post. Christie is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. She’s also been a contributing editor for Runner’s World and a contributing writer for Bicycling. Her work appears in dozens of publications, including Discover, Slate, Consumer Reports, New Scientist, More, Men’s Journal, Mother Jones, NPR.org, Smithsonian and O, the Oprah Magazine. A frequent speaker at writer’s workshops and journalism conferences, Christie is the founder of the Creative Convergence freelance writing workshops, which she developed with funding from the National Association of Science Writers. She has taught at the Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop, the Boulder Magazine Writer’s Conference, the Telluride Writer’s Guild and at the Northern California Science Writers Association professional workshop series.   Links: https://christieaschwanden.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristieAschwanden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cragcrest/