Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2333333-episode-52-the-evolving-landscape-of-baseball-training-pitching-and-social-media-with-pitching-ninja-and-dallas-braden

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on former big league pitcher Dallas Braden and pitching social media sensation "Pitching Ninja," Rob Friedman, to talk all things baseball, training in baseball, pitching and the overall evolution of America's Pastime.

To start, Gerry has Rob and Dallas go through their feelings on how social media has impacted and changed the game over the past few years, and how they feel things have changed overall in the past decade. Dallas gives insight on what has changed from the payer side of things as a former MLB pitcher, while Rob talks a bit about his ascension on Twitter and how much easier social media has made it to access information about training, players and much more.

From there, the conversation turns to strength training in baseball and how it has evolved, especially in the last five to ten years. While there are still some stalemates regarding things such as lifting heavier and getting stronger vs. some old school practices as running long distances, a great deal of progress has been made developmentally in baseball.

Lastly, the three discuss how important strength training really is for baseball players and athletes in general, the importance of failure and avoiding instant gratification and lastly, the direction the game of baseball is going in with the emergence of high velocity and extremely gifted athletes.

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

Timestamps:

8:15- How Social Media Changed Baseball Culture
12:44- Science Matters 
14:42- Trickle-Up Effect of Tech in Baseball Training
17:00- Trevor Bauer and His Impact on The Way We Look at Training
22:45- Being Open Minded When Discussing 
26:10- Dallas Braden’s Training Through His Playing Years
32:07- Did Social Media CAUSE The Change of Mindset in Training?
36:34- Dallas’ High School Experience 
42:10- Own Your Career, and Tips for Parents Guiding Their Kids
52:05- Letting Kids Fail
59:50- How The Game is Evolving, and Where Will it Go From Here?
1:05:05- Studying Swing Paths as a Pitcher and a Deep Dive into The Mindset of Pitching
1:11:55- Final Thoughts

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2305253-episode-51-the-future-of-technology-in-training-and-tracking-metrics-with-exsurgo-ceo-greg-lutton

In this episode Gerry welcomes on Exsurgo (strength training and sports performance technology company) CEO Greg Lutton to discuss all things training, measuring metrics in training and the impact that can have on sports performance and maximizing athlete potential.

To start, Gerry has Greg bring us through his background. From his own career in sports, to attending Harvard and even designing video games, Greg explores his background and how the combination of sports, strength and conditioning and tech (video games) impacted his venture into strength training technology/devices.

From there, Greg talks about Exsurgo, and how he and Max Schmarzo (Strong By Science) first came together to create easy to use, affordable and effective technology to measure the vertical jump. The conversation then turns to the future of Exsurgo and their goals for training technology and the implications training tech can have on measuring athlete readiness, injury reduction and more. 

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

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2260247-episode-50-keeping-it-simple-to-build-strong-fast-and-powerful-athletes-with-zach-even-esh

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on veteran strength coach Zach Even-Esh to discuss keeping it simple and sticking with what works to get athletes stronger, faster and more powerful.

With the prevalence of social media in strength training, there is a tendency for athletes to see flashy training that lacks substance. In some ways, this has led some trainers, coaches and athletes to abandon what is simple (sprinting, squatting, lifting heavier to get stronger etc.) in favor of what is "sexier," and appeals more to complication.

To start, Zach and Gerry discuss the difference between doing an exercise the RIGHT way and simply doing it. Additionally, they go over the importance of establishing proper movement BEFORE adding load and piling on top of dysfunctional movement.

From there, the two talk about mastering the basics and building quality movement patterns and earning the right to move heavier weight with more complex movements. Lastly, the conversation turns to the importance of strength training and striving for gains and improvements year-round, ESPECIALLY for young athletes who are developing.

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

Show Timestamps:

1:17- The Importance of Doing an Exercise The Right Way
5:45- Information is Easy to Come By, But Hard to Implement Correctly
10:15- Listening to The Wrong Voices in The Industry
13:25- How Easy it is to Open a Gym, and Why That Can Be a Problem
20:10- Dealing with Weakness From Injuries
23:20- Sports Specificity
27:15- You are Dealing with PEOPLE and Adaptation
32:45- Training Year-Round
37:10- Intensity Based on Season
40:05- Seek out The Type of Athlete You Want to Train
43:55- Invest in Yourself
56:46- Mini Q&A Question 1
57:39- Sprinting Fast to Get Faster
1:01:18- Mini Q&A Question 2
1:03:14- Importance of Timing with Static Stretching