Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/7164391

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Muscles and Management welcomes Strength/Track & Field Coach Gena Bradshaw on the show for this installment!

Gena has beat cancer (TWICE!), competed in track and field at the collegiate level and now trains athletes as part of her family business, Bradshaw Personal Training.

The episode starts with Gena talking about her education and what it was like growing up with two parents who are strength coaches and personal trainers.

From there, both Gena and Gerry talk about handling the mental and emotional aspects of athletic development and several ways you can help improve your athlete’s performance by understanding how they feel, think and behave.

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


Episode Timestamps

5:00 - Gena’s Training Background
10:45 - Training Your Own Kids
19:00 - Specialization Vs Not
24:45 - Mental Side of Training
29:00 - Coaching Female Athletes
34:00 - Using the Scale When Training Young Female Athletes
40:45 - Gena’s Experience Working with Parents
45:50 - Getting out of Comfort Zone
49:00 - Gena’s Work as a Business Coach
55:00 - Gena’s Final Thoughts

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/7150123

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Driveline Founder and Cincinnati Reds Pitching Director Kyle Boddy kicks off season three and a new year of Muscles and Management with a bang!

To start, Kyle discusses dealing with COVID over the past 9 months and how it has impacted Driveline and his first season working with the Reds. He talks about resilience and ingenuity for business owners and pivoting based on circumstance vs. complaining.

From there, the conversation turns to Kyle's foundations as a pitching coach and what he learned very early on that others may have been missing. Who inspired him and who did he maybe butt heads with a bit when it came to philosophical differences?

To finish up, the two discuss social media and its role (sometimes negative) in player development and where the game of baseball may be heading as we move into the future.

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

Episode Timestamps

4:15 - Kyle Dealing With Covid
7:55 - Work-Life Balance
15:00 - Kyle’s Work Schedule
20:00 - Entrepreneurship
23:30 - Kyle’s Foundation & Background for Coaching Pitching
33:35 - Early Years: Relationships with Other Coaches
42:00 - Kyle’s Early Motivations in the Industry
52:00 - Steel Man Position
54:35 - Kyle’s “Ah-ha” Moment
1:08:10 - Social Media Negativity and Pushing Limits of Development
1:14:45 - Experience vs Innovation
1:26:15 - Final Thoughts

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/7057579

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/6871115

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Episode Timestamps

2:15 - “Make Gerry Ripped Again” Update
9:45 - Latest Speaking Gig
10:40 - Strength Vs. Power Programming
16:03 - Best Way to Charge Clients
19:35 - Tips for Starting Facility
25:40 - Adjustments to Offseason Training
32:32 - Group Programming, Programming for Every Athlete, and More.
37:45 - Tips for Programming a Sport You Are Not Familiar with (Baseball)
44:40 - Getting Feet Wet in Strength Training as a Coach

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/6759877

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Episode Timestamps

5:00 - Adjusting from Covid and Long-lasting Lessons
13:50 - Paradigm Shifts in Speed Training
18:00 - Heavy Resistance Sprint Training
24:50 - Heavy Sled
29:00 - Adjusting to Different Athletes
35:15 - Being Creative When Certain Things Are Not Available
42:15 - Ken’s New Study & Its Findings
56:40 - What Not Do to at Top Speed Sprint
1:02:45 - Final Thoughts

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/6647509

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On this episode, Gerry welcomes Greg Lehmann, chiropractor, physical therapist and strength coach.

Greg's diverse professional background and experiences have lended quite the career and perspective and give him a unique perspective on injuries, treatment of injuries and implementation of movements in strength and conditioning programming.

The conversation tackles areas like back pain and Greg's thoughts on how to go about treating it, "bad," chiropractors and empowering clients and athletes to find ways to do what they enjoy instead of ridding of movement we perceive to be causing pain.

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

Episode Timestamps

5:30 - Brief Background on Greg


7:00 - Balancing Complexity and Over-complication


11:50 - Connection on Lower Back and Hamstrings


19:00 - Navigating Athletes Workload Day-To-Day


22:20 - Pain and Fatigue & Gaining Experience


27:00 - Outdated Learning & Scummy Practice


35:35 - Recovering from Injury: Athletes and Non-athletes


39:45 - Specificity


45:15 - Stretching Myths: Tendons & Ligaments


52:30 - “Many Ways to Skin a Cat”
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54:50 - Final Thoughts

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/6431167

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Julian back on the show to talk all things nutrition and nutrition for athletes. A few weeks ago, Julian posed an interesting question on social media asking strength coaches what they thought were the most misunderstood areas of nutrition for athletes and their parents. So, this show runs through some of those questions and gets Julian's perspective on them, and MORE!

To start, Gerry and Julian give an update on Gerry's quest to get "ripped again," which leads into a discussion about carbohydrates (and the misconceptions surrounding them), athletes thinking they eat "a lot," and the importance of starting your day with a quality breakfast.

From there, Julian gives some insight on micronutrients, advice for parents and things they should look for, as well as a discussion on fat, protein, carbs and over-reliance on supplements.

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

Episode Timestamps

4:50 - “Make Gerry Ripped Again”

12:10 - Carbs Are Not the Enemy

17:00 - “I Eat So Much”

21:30 - Importance of Breakfast & Tips

30:20 - Micronutrients

32:50 - Advice for Parents & Food Prepping Tips

38:20 - Fats

41:35 - Priorities in a Diet

49:40 - Nutrient Delivery & Lean Protein

​53:20 - Too Much Reliance on Supplements

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/6318103

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes fitness coach Des Pfeifer. Des has created a booming online training business and quite the following and joins the show to give insight on how she has built all of it!

Des opens up about some of the challenges of entrepreneurship (both business AND personal) and some of the tips she has for aspiring entrepreneurs. From ignoring the opinions of others, becoming better at surrounding yourself with people to help you and more, Des gives some great advice on how to get started in the fitness/training industry and some of the things she has learned along the way to help grow your business and following.

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

Episode Timestamps

6:00 - How Des Started 

11:20 - Watered-down Content & Staying True to Yourself 

21:30 - Growing a Following That Genuinely Cares about What You Say and Do 

24:20 - Future Goals 

29:00 - Bringing Others on to Help You Grow 

34:00 - Being a Good Boss 

41:45 - Tips for Starting a Business 

46:10 - Making the Money & Flexing 

51:45 - Balance Life and Work 
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59:20 - Final Thoughts

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/6212986

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In this episode, Gerry welcomes on Furman University Strength and Conditioning Coach, Matt Aldred.

To begin, Matt and Gerry discuss fundamental and principle driven ways to bridge the gap between sport and the weight room and how you can still hit the basics while doing so.

Then, the two discuss building solid relationships between strength and sport coaches and how that inevitably will help the athlete. Then, the conversation finishes up with a discussion about weight room culture and building a solid community with your athletes.

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

Episode Timestamps:

7:00 - Performance Model & Working with Coaches Concerns

11:20 - How to Communicate with Sports Coaches

19:30 - Coaches: Mental Toughness

23:00 - Strength Coaches: Wins, Losses, and Injuries

26:00 - Control What You Can Control

29:30 - Prioritizing Exercises in a Time Crunch

41:30 - Building Trust with Athletes

50:00 - Teaching for When You Aren’t Around

57:00 - Having Players Become Accountable of Each Other

1:01:50 - Matt’s Final Thoughts