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Episode #67 Meathead Monday: Quarantine Training Tips

3/30/2020

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/3166375

In this episode, Gerry gives a full breakdown of helpful tips to help coaches and athletes get through "at-home," training while we are in quarantine!

To start, the conversation addresses the importance of maintaining a schedule and training structure even when you may not have a gym or training equipment. Home training needs to be more than random bodyweight exercises thrown together.

From there, Gerry gives some tips on how you can train for strength and hypertrophy even if you do not have equipment, and also sheds light on the need to SPRINT. He explains training residuals and how long certain attributes can last (strength, aerobic capacity and speed etc.) and how that should guide how we train while we are home.

Need to conquer your quarantine training? Don't miss this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode #66 Principles of Strength and Conditioning with Texas Tech Football Associate Strength Coach Brandon Howard

3/25/2020

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/3114634

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on Texas Tech Football Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach Brandon Howard.

To start, Gerry has Brandon walk through what shaped his early philosophies and principles as a strength and conditioning coach. From mentors, to coaches he has worked for, Brandon sheds light on the experiences he has had that have laid the foundation for him as a strength coach.

From there, the two discuss making strength and conditioning come to life in a team setting and what changes when you have to get a large group of athletes through a program. You quickly learn what "works," and what doesn't work.

To finish up, Brandon and Gerry discuss conditioning, strength in the presence of speed and how that affects training and programming, and much much more.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Show Timestamps:

6:15 - Brandon’s Training Growing Up
14:30 - Mentors & Implications of Big Team Settings
18:50 - Working with What You Have for Programing
20:30 - Learning from Charles Poliquin
23:15 - What to Do When an Athlete Isn’t Using Tempo Correctly
30:12 - Brandon’s Tips to Move up in the Industry
36:30 - Conditioning for Mental Toughness
40:30 - Work to Rest Ratio
44:00 - Christian Mccaffrey’s Conditioning
47:10 - Preparing Your Athletes for Games
50:00 - Poles in Baseball
53:10 - Aerobic Capacity Retention
57:25 - Sprinting Vs Strength Training (Stop Demonizing!)
1:06:40 - Resistance Sprinting
1:09:50 - Brandon’s Final Thoughts

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Episode #65 Meathead Monday: When Do Returns From Strength Training "Diminish," How We Can Tell and Tests to Determine Athlete Needs

3/23/2020

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/3088084

In this episode, Gerry introduces the first installment of "Meathead Mondays," an additional weekly episode to the Muscles and Management podcast focusing on solo episodes to answer your questions as well as cover the hottest topics in strength and conditioning and sports performance!

Gerry talks about the ongoing battle between focusing on strength and speed, and what really should be the topic of conversation. He explains the context of speed movements and the relationship of strength and force production when it comes to dynamic movements.

From there, he gives a guide on how you can blend both effectively and how you can utilize testing to determine when an athlete should focus on strength or when they should shift priority to other means that will improve speed and general explosiveness.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode #64 The Science of Acceleration and Sprinting with Ken Clark

3/18/2020

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/3041860

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes on speed and sprint coach Ken Clark to discuss everything you need to know when it comes to acceleration and speed.

To start, Gerry has Ken walk the listener through the importance of striking under or slightly behind the hip when making ground contact during acceleration. Ken addresses the need for proper ground contact and the ramifications improper positioning can have when it comes to striking the ground during acceleration.

From there, the conversation turns focus to the tendency of young athletes to "rush," out of acceleration and how proper acceleration can set up for successful sprinting later on in top speed. The two then address proper acceleration mechanics and things to know when looking at mechanics for different sized athletes.

To finish, Ken discusses his use of resisted sprinting, implores coaches to not be concerned with resistance "ruining," mechanics and the studies that back up the application of loads when it comes to acceleration and improving speed.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Show Timestamps:

7:45 - Importance of Acceleration and Getting Behind the Center of Mass
10:45 - Explaining Complex Things to Athletes Properly
15:45 - Drills for Acceleration
19:30 - False Acceleration Angles (Posture)
23:00 - Popping Up Too Early & Causes
32:12 - Impact of Size in Sprinting
34:30 - Tyson Gay & Usain Bolt Comparison
40:20 - The Idea of “Quick Feet”
44:45 - 60’s in Baseball
52:55 - Polarization Caused by Social Media
54:10 - Resistance Sprinting
1:05:00 - Contrast Work with Sleds

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Episode #63 Epic Q&A: Gaining "Good," Weight, Keys to Building Speed, Core Training, "Sport Specific," Training, Conditioning and More!

3/11/2020

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2974336

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In this episode, Gerry holds and epic Q&A geared towards answering some of your most asked questions regarding important topics in the world of strength and conditioning.

To start, he touches on an extremely important topic in athletic development: fat loss and whether or not "six pack," abs are necessary to perform at a high level. He also goes over how much fat you may have to gain to put on needed muscle, and how you can tell whether or not you are gaining "good," fat.

From there, the Q&A touches a wide variety of topics across sports performance such as where to turn when trying to get faster and already fairly strong, energy systems and conditioning specific to baseball and how often you may want to program speed days.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Show Timestamps:

7:30 - Intro & New Format
10:25 - Gaining Weight Without Looking Fat
17:00 - Why a Six-Pack isn’t Ideal in Sports Most of the Time
22:45 - Adding Sprints to Training Regiment
25:35 - Difference In Time Between A Lift and A Sprint
29:00 - Resistance Sprinting
32:05 - “You Wouldn’t Take A Machine Gun Out to Kill a Mosquito” - Joe DeFranco
39:25 - Basic Way to Implement Sprints into Program
43:15 - Sport Specific Training - Adding Heavy Lifts (Baseball)
50:15 - Training Pyramid
56:21 - Treat Core Like Everything Else!
1:01:10 - Tempo & Load Can be Adjusted in Core Workouts
1:04:40 - Running Poles/Long Distance in Baseball
1:11:10 - Misunderstanding of Lactic Acid & Gerry’s Alternative to Traditional Poles
1:17:35 - Big Announcement!

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Episode #62 Using Technology to Improve Movement Efficiency and Understanding Biomechanics with Driveline's Anthony Brady

3/4/2020

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2907748

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In this episode Gerry welcomes Driveline Baseball Biomechanist Anthony Brady. Anthony works with pitchers in an effort to help them improve their movement efficiency, overall mechanics and determine their unique training and pitching needs.

To start, Gerry and Anthony sift through some of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to technology in baseball, motion capture technology and weighted ball training. From how motion capture technology works and the benefits it can have in assessing movement (especially in pitchers), how biomechanics can lead decision making and training and weighted balls being for far more than throwing hard, Anthony dispels all common thoughts on baseball and training's hottest topics.

From there, Anthony discusses his baseball and pitching journey, his two "Tommy John," surgeries and what he learned from them, as well as how he trained while playing and what he would change (running less and lifting more). Gerry then has Anthony talk about the storied "Summer '16," at Driveline and how he, Eric Jagers and Rob Hill (amongst others) left it all on the line with their own throwing training and how that lead them to the forefront and top of Baseball development at both Driveline and in Professional Baseball.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Show Timestamps:

4:55 - Misconceptions for Training Pitchers
7:25 - Language of Explaining High-Level Concepts
13:15 - Confirmation Bias
16:53 - Layback and Torque on Arm
22:00 - People Applying Driveline Concepts Incorrectly
27:04 - Weighted Balls (Not Just for Throwing Harder)
31:26 - Assessment Process at Driveline
36:50 - Efficiency in Pitching
46:00 - Do We Change Elite Athletes and Risk Confusion?
50:35 - Anthony’s Strength Training as a Player
57:13 - Anthony’s Two Tommy John Surgeries
1:05:15 - Driveline Summer ‘16
1:17:00 - Future of High-Level Coaching & Training
1:20:05 - Anthony’s Final Thoughts

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Muscles & Management Podcast

Episode #67 Meathead Monday: Quarantine Training Tips

Episode #66 Principles of Strength and Conditioning with Texas Tech Football Associate Strength Coach Brandon Howard

Episode #65 Meathead Monday: When Do Returns From Strength Training "Diminish," How We Can Tell and Tests to Determine Athlete Needs

Episode #64 The Science of Acceleration and Sprinting with Ken Clark

Episode #63 Epic Q&A: Gaining "Good," Weight, Keys to Building Speed, Core Training, "Sport Specific," Training, Conditioning and More!

Episode #62 Using Technology to Improve Movement Efficiency and Understanding Biomechanics with Driveline's Anthony Brady

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