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Episode 154 Grant Darnell: Air Force Special Ops. Head of Strength and Conditioning

5/26/2021

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/8574596

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Air Force Special Ops. Head of Strength and Conditioning, Grant Darnell, to talk various areas surrounding strength and conditioning (programming and training) AND career aspects of the field.

To start, Grant details his experience in the field over the past decade, including his most recent eight year stint at Wayne State working with the football team. The two discuss movement quality and Grant's powerlifting background as well as using social media as a coach.

Then, the conversation turns to baseball and strength and conditioning being behind when it comes to perceptions and what baseball players need. From heavy lifting to lifting for pitchers, the two tackle myths and misconceptions about training for baseball players.

To finish up, Grant touches on building a training schedule around a team and their sport activities and tips for strength coaches on how to handle these situations.

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

Episode Timestamps

3:30 - Intro on Grant
5:05 - Training Soldiers vs Young Athletes
15:00 - Movement Quality
20:10 - Social Media
25:00 - Baseball is still behind the times
31:00 - Baseball & Lifting Heavy
40:00 - Building a schedule around team activities
49:20 - Body Weight fluctuations and Gerry’s Weight Loss

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Episode #153 Mental Health and Improving Athlete Performance with Philadelphia Phillies' Mental Skills Coach Hannah Huesman

5/19/2021

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/8446671

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Philadelphia Phillies Mental Skills Coach, Hannah Huesman, on the show to talk everything pertaining to mental health and improving mental health performance for athletes.

To start, Hannah discusses her journey into the field, education and the things she has learned both in AND out of school that has shaped her outlook of human mental health, particularly for athletes. From there, Hannah details a bit of the difference between working with normal, everyday people and athletes, and how it is also connected when it comes to certain aspects of human behavior.

From there, the conversation turns to some key aspects of mental health performance for athletes including taking risks (both on and off the field), how to equip yourself with tools to succeed, everything pertaining to failure and some of the biggest struggles players tend to have.

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

Episode Timestamps

4:15 - Knowing How to Shut Off
7:40 - Authenticity and Realness
14:20 - Hannah’s Background
19:45 - Difference Between Normal Clients and Working with Athletes
23:40 - Hannah’s Path to Today
27:00 - Follow Your Gut & Taking Risks
35:20 - Equipping Athletes with the Tools Needed to Succeed
40:40 - Having a Plan for Failure
45:15 - Biggest Struggles Players Tend to Have
52:00 - Final Thoughts

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Episode #152 The Process and Journey from 88 to 95 mph with ETSU Pitcher Hunter Townsend

5/12/2021

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/8446664

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes on former remote trainee and Eastern Tennessee State Right Handed Pitcher Hunter Townsend on the show to discuss his entire journey as a pitcher and the process involved in taking him from full UCL reconstruction surgery and a "mid 80's," arm to 95 mph.

Hunter and Gerry talk about how they first met and connected and their work together for the better part of two years. The two discuss the thought process behind Hunter's training and the plyometric and sprint variations that were pivotal to improving Hunter's athleticism and power output.

From there, Hunter details the research and proactive mindset that lead to his learning/development of his own routine when it comes to throwing and the ideas and theories that lead him to constructing his own plan. He then talks about how this worked in conjunction with his strength programming.

Lastly, the conversation turns to the idea of the mentality you need to have when you may not be a genetically gifted athlete and the process of going "all in," and doing whatever it takes (and maybe trying some interesting things) to get the results you NEED to get to the next level.

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

Episode Timestamps

4:30 - Hunter’s History and Path to College Baseball
9:50 - Hunter’s Early Mindset and Decision to Branch Out
15:45 - Ucl Construction
21:00 - Hunter & Gerry Meet
30:25 - Bench Press
32:10 - Hunter and Sprinting
37:00 - Gerry’s Take on Dynamic Movement
50:00 - Getting on a Good Schedule as a Pitcher
1:10:00 - Recovery
1:05:45 - Hunter’s Last Piece of Advice

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Episode #151 Balancing Weight Gain and Continued Speed and Power Improvements with Cal Football's Brian Johnson

5/5/2021

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Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/8446660

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In this episode, Cal Football Sports Performance Coach Brian Johnson comes on the show to give his take on building size and adding weight to an athlete without adversely impacting their speed and power output.

To start, Brian talks a bit about the process of starting at a new school or with a new organization and the challenges that can come with that. He also touches on his development as a coach and how his own college and pro playing career shaped him as a coach.

From there, Brian talks a bit about adapting as a coach when things change and then the conversation turns to adding weight to an athlete's frame while also keeping their speed and power output in mind.

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

Episode Timestamps

3:20 - Intro for Brian
5:51 - Process of Coming to a New Place
11:00 - How to Handle Job Opportunities
17:50 - Brian’s Time in the NFL
22:30 - Brian’s Development as a Coach
34:01 - Adapting as a Coach
45:20 - Testing and Using Data
53:00 - Workload Management
1:00:05 - Final Thoughts

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Episode 154 Grant Darnell: Air Force Special Ops. Head of Strength and Conditioning

Episode #153 Mental Health and Improving Athlete Performance with Philadelphia Phillies' Mental Skills Coach Hannah Huesman

Episode #152 The Process and Journey from 88 to 95 mph with ETSU Pitcher Hunter Townsend

Episode #151 Balancing Weight Gain and Continued Speed and Power Improvements with Cal Football's Brian Johnson

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