The Performance Podcast | Strength Training, Olympic Weightlifting, Performance, Fitness, Speed | Wil Fleming and Coach Dos

Coach Scott Thom is a basketball strength and conditioning and player development coach at Marin College. He has held the same position at Cal and at Washington State University. On this episode coach Dos interviews him about creating buy in, how to teach through discipline , the differences in training at the high school, college and pro level and more. Learn more at www.scottthom.com We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

We interview Geralyn Coopersmith, CCO of Flywheel Sports and formerly of NIke, and Equinox. Geralyn talks about her path from personal trainer to working for global corporations like Equinox, Nike, and Flywheel sports She shares the unique traits that she has found in successful trainers from her time leading education for Equinox and Nike. We are brought to you by the NSPA. Learn more at www.nspa.org

In this episode I interview Dave Ballou, Director of Athletic Performance, Indiana University. We talk about Coach Ballou's journey from high school strength coach to Director at at Big Ten university, and how that happened. What he got wrong at the high school level, and what that spurred him on to do going forward. How they train for power The number one marker for speed on the football field We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at NSPA.org

Dr. Chris Holder is the head strength and conditioning coach at Cal Poly University. On this episode we dive deep on implementing meditation practices to improve performance in athletes (and coaches too). As always we are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at www.nspa.org

In this special episode I interview coach Travis Mash of Mash Elite Performance and Mash Mafia weightlifting. Coach Mash is one of the most successful and well rounded coaches in America in strength sports. He has worked with NFL players, 100's of division 1 athletes, been the coach for the USA world team in weightlifting and was a world record powerlifter himself. We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more at NSPA.org

On this episode Coach Dos interviews Katie Janes, Assistant strength coach at Mater Dei High School in California. Mater Dei has been named the best high school for athletics in the entire country, and Dos gets to talk to Katie about being in that environment. We are brought to you by the NSPA. Learn more at NSPA.org

On this episode we answer questions from listeners- Training economy? Youth athlete speed and agility Daily readiness when you really still have to train rotational mb throws Energy systems How muscle snatches compare to traditional weightlifting movements. Check out the Speed and Power summit at www.speedandpowersummit.com

Coach McKenna is one of the most highly regarded coaches in all of USAW, and shares with us from his vast experience in weightlifting and coaching. He talks about getting his gym off the ground His amazing coaching tree from whom he has learned so much He talks about the biggest weightlifting mistakes How to coach athletes

On this episode, I go solo and interview Brandon Marcello. Dr. Marcello is a High Performance Strategist, helping professional teams, fortune 500 companies, and the military. He helped to found Athletes Performance and was the director of performance at Stanford University. All aspects of optimizing performance. Overlooked pieces that contribute to performance. How powerful sleep is. How the microbiome can influence performance. www.brandonmarcello.com www.nspa.org

We interview Sean Skahan of the Minnesota Wild. Sean tells us about his path to being one of the longest tenured strength coaches in the NHL (talk about awesome mentors!) The unique challenges of being an NHL strength coach. How to walk the line of working with athletes who have another strength coach. We are brought to you by NSPA.org

We interview Dr. Brian Schilling, Department Chair at UNLV in Kinesiology and Sport Nutrition. We talk about what being evidenced based means. How to find GOOD research How to spot Bad research Why being an athlete and weightlifter before a scientist helped him become a better scientist. We are brought to you by the NSPA.org

On this live episode from the NSPA National conference we interview Bobby Smith, owner of RYPT training. Bobby talks about how he sets the tone with every session everyday in his facility. How he has become the GO-TO place for female athletes to train in New Jersey. We are brought to you by NSPA.org.

On this episode we interview the authors of the new book INTENT: A Practical Application To Sport Science For Athletic Development, Justin Roethlingshoefer and Devan McConnell. Justin is the strength coach for the San Diego Gulls of the AHL, and Devan is the director of hockey performance at UMASS Lowell. This episode is packed with the applications for sport science data in your athlete performance programs. Learn more at www.hockeysummit.com.

On this episode recorded live at the NSPA national conference, we have the Godfather of speed, Lee Taft. We talk about the innateness of speed, vs weightlifting The Plyo step and it's origins And the "most athletic thing Lee has ever seen" We are brought to you by the NSPA, learn more and become a certified coach at NSPA.org

On this episode we have one of our favorite repeat guests ever, Alwyn Cosgrove. We talk about What prompted him to get on instagram after avoiding it for a long time. Why he ran over 30 races in 2017. Why creating competition opportunities for your clients is a MUST How to train for obstacle course races and how this growing sport is an untapped market We are brought to you by the NSPA, check them out at NSPA.org