The Strength Game

Phil Johnson is the owner and operator of Got Strength gym in Iowa City, IA as well the strength & conditioning coach for the Got Strength Weightlifting team, a USAW affiliated club team that works in partnership with the Iowa City Parks & Recreation department to offer the sport of Olympic Weightlifting to the local community. In addition, Phil is also an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa in the Health and Human Physiology Department. Coach Johnson has been involved in many different facets of the sports performance profession including the college sector as an Intern coach at the University of Iowa before coaching at both Northern Arizona University and Florida State University. He’s also spent time in the private sector, interning for Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning all while operating his own facility since 2005. Phil Johnson is an avid adventure seeker and extreme sport enthusiast, whose athletic hobbies range from mountain biking to weightlifting to snowboarding. He’s competed for multiple years in both strongman and Olympic weightlifting and continues to train weightlifting and adventure bikes currently. Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Chris Tolzman is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the United States Naval Academy working directly with the sprint football, women’s soccer and the track & field programs. In addition to his work with his varsity teams, Tolzman is also a Professor of Physical Disciplines at The Academy where he is an instructor for various Physical Education courses including Boxing, Martial Arts and Weight Training. Prior to his current position he’s also spent time as a strength & conditioning coach at Georgetown University, American University, Athletic Performance Inc. in Millersville, MD and the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Detroit Tigers organization. He began his career as a student volunteer at East Carolina University in the strength & conditioning department and later as an intern at the Philippi Sports Institute in Las Vegas. Tolzman is also a competitive Olympic weightlifter where he’s been competing since 2013. Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Prince Williams is the Head Football Athletic Trainer at Cal Poly. Williams owns a variety of professional career experience that expands across various levels of athletics. Prior to his current position, Prince spent six years at Cal State Monterey, six years as the Head Athletic Trainer at Harnell College (CA) and experience covering football, rugby and gymnastics on the Sports Medicine staff at Cal. He has also worked with the NFL as an ATC spotter for the San Francisco 49ers during both the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Prince is certified strength coach, the Host of “The Hustle & Grit Experience” podcast, a columnist and published author for “Breaking Muscle .com” and sports medicine instructor and mentor. He holds two 5th-degree black belts in two systems and is an instructor/teacher in a weapons-based blade art called Eskrima. A former college football player, Williams is also heavily involved in bodybuilding and competes in powerlifting. Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

John Patrick is a Collegiate and High School Strength & Conditioning Coach. Patrick is a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach from the CSCCa. He’s held multiple positions throughout his career in the collegiate, high school and private sector of strength and conditioning. As a director he’s had stops at UNC-Charlotte, Kennesaw State, Central Connecticut, Youngstown State and Jacksonville University. Additionally he’s held graduate assistant coaching roles at Georgia Southern and the University of Texas at El Paso, has been an intern coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars, at New Mexico State, a minor league strength coach with the Cleveland Indians extended spring season and an intern with the Detroit Tigers during spring training. He also spent close to three years as a general manager of SET Performance, an athletic performance facility located in Florida. In addition to his coaching experience, Patrick competed for five years in arm wrestling and continues to train extensively in different powerlifting disciplines from single-ply, multi-ply and raw categories.Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Philip Reuer is the High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) Coordinator for Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. In his current position, Reuer, oversees HITT training for Marines at Camp Courtney. He has previously spent time as an Assistant Coach at American University, Graduate Assistant Coach at South Dakota State in addition to coaching internships at the University of Mary, the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, and the United States Air Force Academy. In addition to his coaching experience, Reuer is a former two-sport athlete at Valley City State University where he played two seasons on the football team and four seasons on the track & field program. Currently he trains and competes in Olympic weightlifting. Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Trevor Williams is the Associate Athletics Director for Strength & Conditioning at Sam Houston State University, where he oversees over 450 student-athletes who compete across 17 varsity sports. At SHSU, Williams directly oversees the training for the Bearkats Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Volleyball and Golf programs. Williams arrived at his current position after two stints as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Delaware. He has also spent time as an Assistant Strength at Georgetown University as well as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Potomac School in Washington, DC, after first starting his career at his alma mater, the University of Delaware, as an Intern. A former University of Delaware linebacker, Trevor has competed in both strongman and push-pull competitions over his career.Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Craig Miszewski is a Strength & Conditioning Coach and Mental Performance Coach based in Sacramento, CA. A Strength Coach at Mini’s House of Pain in Sacramento, CA, Miszewski is also the creator of Aim Strong; a sports performance business providing strength and conditioning programming, mental skills training and positive coaching. Aim Strong’s purpose is to provide the opportunity to give athletes at all levels the tools they need to develop skills both on- and off-the-field. Prior to his current positions, he has spent time as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at both the University of California, Davis and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) working with various teams, in addition to interning with multiple other programs across the country including Georgetown University, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Albany. A former college baseball player himself at Springfield College, post-collegiately, Miszewski began challenging his own skills by training and competing in strongman, Highland Games and powerlifting. Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Alex Carnall is an instructor in the School of Health Studies at the University of Memphis where he teaches several courses in the field of exercise science, in addition to supervising undergraduate interns and contributing to the efforts of the Human Performance Center. Prior to shifting his career focus to sports science and biomechanics, Carnall was the Assistant Director of strength & conditioning at Campbell University, as well as previously a volunteer at the University of Montana and Campbell University, a student assistant coach at Texas-Pan American and coach at Sport Specific Training Canada in Oakville, Ontario. Carnall is a former college baseball outfielder playing two years at Cisco College before transferring to finish his final two seasons at the University of Texas-Pan American. Nowadays he is an Olympic weightlifter, who has competed and medaled at the local, state and national level in the former 85kg weight class. Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Matt Cox is a Performance Coach at UC San Diego where he oversees the training for all the aquatic sports including the Men's and Women's Rowing, Swimming & Diving and Water Polo teams. Prior to his current position, Cox served as a Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Hawaii. He has also spent time as an Intern Coach at Fresno State University, Marshall University and UCLA.A former high school cross country runner and two-time state qualifier in wrestling, he continued his wrestling career at Fresno City College before transferring to Campbell University. Following college he began training in powerlifting before starting his career Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, where he now competes professionally. A three-time competitor at the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Foundation (IBJJF) World Championships, Matt currently holds a Brown Belt from 10th Planet and boasts a professional record of 7-1.Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Jack Rummells is a Sport Data Scientist from West Branch, Iowa. Recently finishing his PhD defense, Dr. Rummells is currently interviewing for sport data science positions around the US. Prior to his doctoral work, he has spent time as a Graduate Research Assistant working with the Virtual Soldier Research Program at the University of Iowa, as a Personal Trainer at the University of Iowa, Pro-Fit Gym, Got Strength Gym as well as the University of Northern Iowa’s strength & conditioning department assisting with UNI’s Football and Volleyball programs. In addition to Rummells work in the human performance field, he boasts an extensive athletic background in a diverse range of team and strength sports. He’s gone from a prolific college career as an offensive lineman at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned multiple awards including 1st Team FCS All-American honors and was being named team captain before earning a spot on the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015. Jack has spent time training and competing in strongman before shifting focus to competing for seven years in Olympic weightlifting, culminating with a personal best, and 10th place finish in the 105+ kg division at the American Open in 2015. Present day he’s shed the lineman weight, is continuing to push his strength and is finding new ways to test himself now through cycling and other outdoor adventure sports.Cerberus StrengthUse Code: STRENGTH_GAME at Cerberus-Strength.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show