

The Strength Game
Nick O'Brien
The Strength Game is a weekly podcast dedicated to discussing all things physical culture with the coaches, athletes, iron enthusiasts, and experts deeply imbedded in the strength game on both sides of the profession; as coaches and as competitive athletes. Hosted by Nick O’Brien, each episode we discuss, rant and dive deep into all things related to strength and conditioning, high performance and training lifestyle. Join us in The Strength Game!
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Jan 15, 2021 • 1h 4min
#013 - Curtis Miller
Curtis Miller is the Director of Customer Engagement & Personal Training at Union Fitness in Pittsburgh, PA. Before moving to Pittsburgh in 2019, Curtis was born and raised on Maryland's eastern shore where he worked in the private sector as a Personal Trainer for 11 years. He is also a competitive powerlifter who has competed in 15 meets over the course of the last 7 years. Curtis' highest accomplishment in the sport came in his most recent meet when he totaled 2000 pounds in the 242 pound weight class. His best lifts to date are a 804 squat, 440 bench, and a 777 deadlift. 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

Jan 8, 2021 • 49min
#012 - Matt Adams
Matt Adams is an Assistant Coach at Marshall University for the throwing events. In addition to his coaching role with the throwers, he leads the strength & conditioning for the track & field program. Prior to his current position, he's spent time at Central Michigan University, Olivet Nazarene University and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He is a 4x National Junior College All-American thrower in both javelin and discuss, as well as a former javelin thrower at the University of Oregon now turned National Level Lightweight Highland Games competitor. 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

Jan 1, 2021 • 53min
#011 - Gregg Inocencio
Gregg Inocencio is a physical therapist at the Athlete Academy in Salisbury, MD as well as a PT for Encompass Home Health. In his practice, Gregg specializes in sports and orthopedic therapy, post-surgery and multi-trauma therapies, lower extremity dysfunction, dry needling and IASTM. He's previously competed in both Muay Thai and powerlifting but his focus has been in strongman where he's spent nearly a decade training and competing. 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

Dec 25, 2020 • 42min
#010 - Cam Williams
Cam Williams is the Head Strength, Speed and Conditioning Coach at Seattle University where he primarily leads training for Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Softball and Rowing. He was a multi-sport athlete in college playing both four years of basketball and four years of indoor/outdoor track at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to being a former high school science teacher and lab technician, Cam is a lifelong athlete, avid training enthusiast and has previous experience competing in both powerlifting and strongman. 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

Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 8min
#009 - Mike Hedlesky
Mike Hedlesky is an Outreach Coordinator for the agency for Maintaining Active Citizens (MAC) working to help train caretakers of people with dementia and cognitive decline issues by training them to provide more effective help and obtaining additional resources to those individuals with chronic diseases and conditions. Mike is a competitive powerlifter, host of the Hamburger Trained Podcast, the NSCA Powerlifting SIG Chair and now farmer. Mike is a well accomplished powerlifter with such accolades as being a 13x Arnold Sports Festival invitee, 10x IPF World Team USA Powerlifter and the 2013 Gold medalist in Deadlift at the IPF World Championships (115kg wt. class). He is also a former college football athlete and is the Maryland State MAS Wrestling Champion. 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

Dec 11, 2020 • 56min
#008 - Tyler Valencia
Tyler is the President of the Kinesiology Institute for Performance Specialists (KIPS) and online and live training platform for personal trainers offering certification courses, online CEU's and more. He is a former track & field athlete turned National Level Lightweight Highland Games competitor as well as a current PhD candidate with a focus in Health & Human Performance. 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

Dec 4, 2020 • 55min
#007 - Michael Hill
Michael Hill is the Associate Athletic Director of Sports Performance at Georgetown University. He works primarily with the men's basketball program while overseeing the development of all 29 sports on the hilltop. Going into his 17th year at Georgetown, Coach Hill has been the director of 10 of those years. He is a board member for the National Academy of Sports medicine (NASM), Master Strength and Conditioning Coach through the CSCCa and was named one of the top four collegiate strength and conditioning coaches in the country by the NSCA in 2014. 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

Nov 27, 2020 • 45min
#006 - Mike Inman
Mike Inman is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Temple University where he oversees training for women's soccer, men's cross country, and women's gymnastics. He is a former college football player turned powerlifter and strongman competitor. 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

Nov 20, 2020 • 42min
#005 - Sean Foster
Sean Foster is the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at American University in Washington, DC. In his role he oversees all strength and conditioning activities for the universities’ 14 varsity teams, in addition to serving as an adjunct instructor with the department of Health Studies. Sean is the primary coach for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, field hockey and men’s soccer where during his time at American he’s overseen teams that have won 11 Patriot League titles since first arriving in 2013. Sean has competed in both strongman and weightlifter, and continues to train in weightlifter as well as coach other local weightlifting athletes.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

Nov 13, 2020 • 56min
#004 - Johnny Olguin
Johnny Olguin is a Performance Consultant working privately with both NBA players and college athletes. Johnny is a former college football player and collegiate strength & conditioning coach with over 13 years as a director. He continues to challenge the norm and is always exploring new ways to enhance training and recovery while providing his clients with cutting-edge performance approaches to excel at the top level.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