RX'D RADIO

John Sheridan joins Jordan Shallow this week on RX’D Radio to discuss his experience in powerlifting and the development of his career as a strength coach and small business owner. John is the owner, head coach and “Bearded Overlord” of Burley Strength gym in Canberra, Australia, and the creator of Peak Speak Podcast.   The conversation begins with a recalling of catastrophic injuries witnessed at high-level powerlifting meets, a discussion about John’s extensive coffee knowledge, and his appreciation of quality products from small purveyors. John walks us through the moment that diverted his path from athlete to strength coach and explains the “No Dickheads” policy that is the foundation of the community at Burley Strength gym. Jordan and John align in their fundamental belief that fear is a precursor to growth -- that it is necessary to challenge both mind and body to live life to the fullest. John reflects on how Covid-19 has affected Burley Strength, Jordan recalls his 1 am encounter with a cockroach, and both discuss how they themselves are “flying by the seat of their pants,” perhaps much like the rest of us living on this planet right now. Turn it up!   John’s Media: Podcast: Peak Speak Podcast Burley Strength IG: @burleystrength Website: www.burleystrength.com Personal IG: @justsherro     For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

This week Jordan Shallow welcomes fellow Canadian meathead Stu Locke to RX’D Radio. Stu has been a personal trainer at GoodLife Fitness for many years, and utilizes a highly effective but simple approach to training. Stu has been an advisor to Shallow, and his perspective to training and coaching is one that Shallow trusts and frequently calls upon. Stu owns Kodiak Barbell in Ottawa.      Stu and Shallow discuss the major training strategies, cues and corrective work that Stu uses to address form breakdown in the squat. The conversation then takes a turn towards the subjects of the business of coaching, and life outside of the gym. They discuss the value of education versus experience, and evaluate the differences between the methods of training for conventional sports and competitive powerlifting. Stu believes in being in the business of people; he understands the devotion that it requires to reach the podium, and he promotes living a life that encompasses more than just the barbell.   Stu’s Media: Kodiak Barbell: @kodiak_barbell Website: Kodiakbarbell.com     For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

    This week, RX’D Radio brings you a particularly compelling episode, with Dr. Jordan Shallow and guest, Derek Woodske. A top-ranking Canadian Track & Field athlete, Derek is a seasoned strength coach and educator who has trained athletes in the NCAA, NFL, and on multiple University Track and Field teams. Originally from a nowhere town in British Columbia, Canada, Derek has lived and worked internationally, and he now runs his own consulting business out of Mammoth Lakes, California.       Shallow and Woodske discuss their experiences growing up in small Canadian towns and contrast social systems and governance between Canada and the US. Derek leads an adventurous life, and these adventures have provided him an interesting and expansive perspective on the state of the world. He recounts travelling to Saudi Arabia to be a coach and trainer to Princess Sara, and working in Riyadh through ISIS. He subsequently suffered PTSD from those experiences, and he talks about the myriad, complex ramifications and manifestations of trauma. In this episode, the two dig into: the concept of social media as a differentiating factor in understanding current versus historical events, the higher value of spreading good to those you encounter in your day-to-day life, and... Zac Brown. Derek is a force of positive energy in the world, and his appreciation of life’s nuanced details make this episode one you do not want to miss!   Derek’s Media: IG: @derekwoodske Daily Destroyer with Matt Vincent     For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

This week on RX’D Radio, Jordan Shallow is joined by the unconventional and impressive Nick Gloff. Nick is only 22, but his short trajectory through life has been anything but uneventful.  In this episode, we get to know Nick: through a pivotal moment at age 12; through his  journey out of obesity and into football; as a really strong bodybuilder. Each of these events has provided him a source of motivation, and training has been the greatest vehicle to teach him how to strive for excellence. The duo dive into their approach to programming and the importance of always challenging your own knowledge. Strong topics covered in this episode include comprehension of “first principles intent-based programming”, proving concepts from experience rather than preaching general knowledge, and the great frustration behind the all-encompassing smoke-bomb platitude, “it depends”. Tune in for a wild ride!   Nick’s Media: Instagram: @nickgloff For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

Powerlifter and aspiring chiropractor, Seth Albersworth joins Jordan Shallow this week on RX’D Radio. Originally from north of Calgary, Canada, Seth is currently studying in a chiropractic college in Florida and lifting out of Perfect Storm Hardcore Training Gym. Seth is a highly competitive Multi-Ply Powerlifter with a long list of incredible achievements behind his name.   Seth and Shallow talk about Seth’s transition into powerlifting while recovering from a shoulder injury, his journey from Raw to Single to Multi-Ply lifting, and his impressive feats of strength including a 700 lb squat he performed at the age of nineteen. The two discuss how their clinical knowledge impacts their approach to both lifting and training, the differences between classroom theory and practical application of those theories, and the hurdles of transitioning from in-person to on-line coaching. Seth highlights the steep learning curve he experienced in creating valuable and high quality online content. Turn up the volume for an education on the proper performance of a box squat, a Canadian’s perspective on (bizarre) living in Florida, and a consummate discourse pertaining to fake people on the interwebs.     Seth’s Media: Website:  activatedperformance.net Personal Instagram: @seth.albersworth Professional Instagram: @activated.performance Youtube: Seth Albersworth Podcast: Activated Performance Radio     For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

This week RX’d Radio welcomes one of the world's top MMA Trainers, Phil Daru. Phil has been a strength coach to top-level athletes for over 10 years. He has trained world-renowned celebrities, NFL players, World Champion Boxers and Olympic athletes. As a UFC fighter, boxer, and powerlifter, Phil’s training philosophies and methodologies are rooted in his deep, physical and intellectual understanding of both the sports and the athletes who train in them.   Shallow and Phil discuss selling baseball cards, career growth, and the exciting experience of former idols becoming friends and colleagues. The conversation dives into Phil’s history in football, why he made the transition into fighting, and how he grew his fighting career into the business he owns today. Phil discusses some of the challenges that he faces coaching high-level athletes and provides insightful advice to up-and-coming strength coaches. His commitment to relationships in sport, in business and with clients, and his unbeatable ability to hustle, are highlighted as the keys to his success in both his career and in his family life.   Phil’s Media: Website: www.darustrong.com Instagram: @darustrong     For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

The boss men, Jordan Shallow and Jordan Jiunta are reunited to discuss the release of RX’D Programming. This episode gets into the heart and soul of Pre-Script. RX’D Programming is the reason that The Jordans started this business in the first place. They dive into the principles of an appropriate and intentional warm-up routine, and the purpose that it serves to prime you for your day’s training, whatever that training may be! Based on the principles that founded Pre-Script, RX’D Programming is intentionally designed to address the mobility and stability of the hip, shoulder and spine: Mobility-Stability-Strength™. Range of motion helps to address stability, and with functional stability of the joint comes an increase in force output under load. Without mobility and stability, THERE IS NO STRENGTH. The Pre-Script team is very proud to get to talk about this with you in today’s RX’D Radio, and we’re very excited to hear what you have to say about it. PREPARATION IS RECOVERY. Of course, you can expect the usual banter, shade-throwing, and some occasional side-eye from the duo this week, too. GET RX’D PROGRAMMING, and GET MOVING. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

This week, RX’D Radio welcomes the return of Pre-Sript’s Head Coach in Canada, Killian Hamilton, as well as Powerlifter and Real Estate Entrepreneur, Marcus Leoni. Jordan Shallow and his guests flex their brains in this episode as they talk philosophy and share book titles.   The trio discuss the morals and messages underlying the works and how they relate to the current state of society under quarantine. Rebellion as an expression of individual truth threads a common theme throughout, and the primal nature of humans at odds with the stressors of modern society exemplifies that theme. Contemplating life in the Serengeti, The Scorpion and the Frog, and musing on such controversial topics as religion, stoicism, naziism and the perpetuation of fear make this episode one you should definitely turn up! Books On The Table: 1984 - George Orwell We - Yevgeny Yamyatin If This Is A Man - Primo Levi  Old Men - Hemingway The Sea - Hemingway Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand Eichmann in Jerusalem - Hannah Arendt The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand Killian’s Media: Instagram: @killian.hamilton Website: www.K2coaching.ca   Marcus’s Media: Instagram: @marcus.leoni   Make sure to subscribe to our mailing list for the upcoming release of RX’D Programming! For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram.  For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

This week, RX’D Radio and Jordan Shallow welcome Kevin Kegel to the podcast. Kevin is a New York local and owner of Ronin Athletic Acadamy. A trained second-degree black belt in Japanese Jiujitsu, Kevin's athletic career has spanned competitive powerlifting to Spartan Racing. He now enjoys coaching both Crossfit and Spartan Racing.   Jordan and Kevin cover the topic of intelligent programming for conditioning in strength sports. Kevin describes his approach to programming for conditioning as a mix of aerobic and anaerobic exercises that can be used to optimize carry over to strength. He focuses on utilizing low-skill exercises to minimize the risk of injury and maximize output. Kevin lives the example of leading from the front, participating with his gym members in team events to encourage their growth and success. Tune in for the odd tidbit about eye-gouging, missive on Kevin's idol, The Rock, and the case against garage gyms.   Kevin's Media: Website: Roninathletic.com Instagram: @the_spartan_samurai @roninathletic Check out the Ronin Athletic Conditioning Program, intended train both the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems. This program is designed to increase work capacity, build muscular endurance, increase aerobic capacity and can be run out of most big and small box gyms.  For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. If you have any questions regarding our PS L1 course, you can also send an email to Dr. Jordan Shallow at jshallow@pre-script.com For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Sign up to our mailing list at (www.pre-script.com) to get updates on new programs. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!

This week, Rx’D and Jordan Jiunta welcome Jon North onto the podcast. Jon is an active, high-level competitor and coach in Olympic Weightlifting. He has represented Team USA four times and coached over a thousand other athletes on the platform, as well. Jon conducts seminars and certifications world-wide under his business, Attitude Nation, and he hosts the podcast Red Circle Radio. Jon is a published author and man of God   Today, Jon walks us through his journey into competitive weightlifting from his early days as a football player, discusses the challenges along the road and how he has developed into the passionate business owner and athlete he is today. We dive deep into his history of training -- at Sacramento State, on Team Hassle Free Barbell, and at Cal Strength -- under eponymous coaches such as Glenn Pendlay and Donny Shankle. Jon's cardiac arrest at the Portland Zoo in which he was declared dead for 16 minutes changed his life for the better, and made him the family man of God he is today.Tune into Episode 163 for a closer look into the real Jon North, off the platform.   Jon’s Media: Website: doweightlifting.com Instagram: @attitudenation Podcast: Red Circle Radio Looking for a step up in your workouts? Check out our FREE WARM UP GUIDE to help prepare you to maximize performance and minimize injury. This booklet is designed to help you navigate creating targeted warm ups oriented towards your training goals. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. If you have any questions regarding our PS L1 course, you can also send an email to Dr. Jordan Shallow at jshallow@pre-script.com For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Sign up to our mailing list at (www.pre-script.com) to get updates on new programs. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram!