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

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!

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

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2838967

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In this episode Gerry welcomes former Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs Athletic Trainer Aaron Borgmann.

To start, Aaron walks through his core philosophies as an athletic trainer and rehabilitation professional, based around his mantra, "train the athlete, not the condition." Aaron talks about the importance of accounting for the variables that can arise from one athlete to another and ultimately affect the nature, seriousness and rehab timeline of injuries.

From there, Gerry asks Aaron his opinion on unstable surface training and voices his displeasures with the use of it in the realm of strength and conditioning. Aaron and Gerry both agree on the need for stability variations in physical therapy and rehabbing injuries that diminish proprioception. However, there are much simpler and effective variations that would work instead of using complicated variations to look novel or "cool."

To finish the conversation, the two address the importance of the meaning of injury "prevention," and "reduction." Meaning, there is no such thing as preventing injuries as that would imply we could predict them, but rather our goal should be focused on injury REDUCTION.

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

Show Timestamps:

9:36 - Not Seeing Eye to Eye with Coaches
15:15 - Being Professional and Dealing with Other People in the System
17:00 - How to Explain Things to Coaches/Athletes
20:07 - People Are Afraid to Be Wrong
23:40 - Aaron’s Mindset with Rehab
27:30 - Stop Blanketing All Athletes Together
33:50 - Teaching Athletes to Know How to Do Things on Their Own
38:35 - Unstable Surface Training
46:39 - Alternatives to Dangerous Social Media Exercises
48:30 - Programming Pyramid
54:15 - One Sport Athletes
56:57 - Prevention Vs Reduction
1:02:50 - ACL Programs Are Great, but They Aren’t Prevention Programs
1:04:20 - Quad-dominant Athletes & The Science of Stopping
1:12:45 - Aaron’s Final Thoughts (Do the Basics Right)

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2660902-episode-58-the-evolution-of-sports-development-strength-training-and-baseball-with-eric-sim

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on former minor league baseball player and social media standout Eric Sim to talk all things baseball, strength training, development progression and the evolution of training in the realm of baseball.

To start, Eric talks about his colorful social media presence and what made him want to become more active in the world of baseball on Twitter. He then goes into his childhood, growing up in South Korea and how baseball brought him from Canada to the United States, as well as what his strength training involved through his early career.

From there, Eric discusses junior college (he is the proclaimed "Juco King,") and how it can go a long way in helping athletes develop before they make their way into a four year institution. From level of competition and building mental toughness, he breaks down why it wouldn't be wise to overlook the degree of difficulty and benefits of the "Juco route."

Gerry and Eric then talk about Eric's journey to Division I baseball, the draft and working all the way up to the Triple A level. Eric addresses the changing landscape of pitching and hitting and as he says best in his words "everyone throws hard as f**k and is really f****'n strong!" To finish, the conversation turns to where things are going with training, development and how you need to adapt or fall behind.

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

Show Timestamps:
6:45- What Caused Eric to Get More Active on Social Media
8:15- Minor League Baseball Pay
11:45- Baseball is Changing: The Level of Athletes
16:30- Different Types of Coaches
22:00- Eric’s Baseball & Training Growing Up
26:12- Pressures of Baseball in South Korea
32:30- Benefits of JUCO Baseball
39:18- Eric’s Time at USF
43:50- Minor League Stories & Eric’s Struggles at the Plate
51:50- Quality of MLB Pitching
54:35- Rick Porcello & Greg Maddux
55:49- Driveline Baseball
1:03:30- Do Your Homework & Free Content
1:05:37- Eric’s Road Back To 90MPH

Link: 
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2604283-episode-57-becoming-a-success-in-strength-and-conditioning-research-vs-experience-and-the-importance-of-sprinting-and-in-season-training-with-mike-boyle

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on industry legend Michael Boyle to talk various topics in the world of strength and conditioning and sports performance.

To start, the conversation tackles the importance of an "authentic," approach to energy and enthusiasm for coaches and why it is important to carry yourself with professionalism in the field of strength and conditioning. From crazy sideline antics to ridiculous weight room environments put on "for the camera," the two discuss how critical it is to be a good coach and programmer FIRST and to make sure energy is authentic.

Mike then discusses his rise in the industry and topics like what it takes to "make," it, working hard in the "right," way and the misconception young coaches may have when trying to make their way in the industry.

From there, the conversation turns strictly to training and programming. From topics such as the battle of research vs. anecdotal experience (and how to balance the two), keeping speed training simple and some easy ways to build speed with athletes (prioritizing sprinting) and the importance of in-season training, Gerry and Mike cover a wide range of important conversations in strength training and sports performance.

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

Timestamps:

5:00- Tweet of the Week
9:50- Line Between Passion and Professionalism
13:49- “High Energy”
18:15- Perception of Strength Coaches
23:20- Getting Traction in The Industry
28:00- Embrace the Workload for Success
32:55- Working Long Hours (For The Right Reasons)
37:25- Working For Free?
45:17- Building a Business
47:00- “Evidence-Based Clowns”
55:23- Stretching
1:02:50- Overcomplicating Sprint Training
1:08:40- In-Season Training

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2534446-episode-56-the-evolution-of-strength-training-and-the-importance-of-testing-and-tracking-progress-for-development-with-xan-barksdale

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In this episode Gerry welcomes former Ole Miss Catcher and current Eastern Tennessee and USA Baseball Development Coach Xan Barksdale.

To start, Xan provides some insight on his background and personal playing career, shedding some light on the college recruiting process and how Junior College can be a good avenue for those who are late to develop or need some time to seek further opportunities.

From there, Gerry has Xan walk through his strength training experiences from his early career, all the way up to his time at Ole Miss with a veteran and respected strength coach. Things have changed greatly when it comes to the landscape, readily accessible information and application of programming in strength training and Xan's experiences show just that.

To finish up, Gerry reads some of Xan's tweets regarding topics such as testing for strength and conditioning and the importance in determining athlete readiness, the need for tracking progress in strength training, sports and nutrition and why it is important to not think you always have all the answers. The two expand into deeper conversation on the tweets, giving some practical insight to help athletes and coaches.

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

Show Timestamps:

9:00- Tweet of The Week
12:52- Xan’s High School Training Experience
16:15- Transition to College Training
20:50- Xan’s Early Training Influences
26:10- Xan’s Hitting Training
34:27- Not Playing Division I is OK
41:18- Xan’s College Training
45:13- 1RM Testing?
51:00- Xan’s Take on the Shift in Training Today
52:30- Using Your BS Filter
57:25- Xan’s Philosophies
1:01:00- Discussing Xan’s Tweets
1:09:35- Behavior Change & Throwing Journal
1:15:30- Question Askers & Answer Givers

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2490706-episode-55-the-new-frontier-of-developing-strong-powerful-and-effective-rotational-athletes-and-pitchers-with-rob-hill-and-eric-jagers

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds Pitching Coordinators Rob Hill and Eric Jagers.

To start, Gerry has the two take a look back at their own respective baseball careers and what went in to their training, preparation and development. Rob and Eric discuss some of the things they did and how much protocol has changed in just the last five to ten years. Stories such as Eric not seriously strength training until college and Rob trying to perfect his balance on a 2x4 in his room as a high schooler.

From there, the conversation shifts to the importance of strength training for rotational athletes & pitchers, and how beneficial sprinting can be to all athletes, even those who don’t particularly sprint for their sport.

Gerry then has Rob and Eric give some specific insight on pitch design and developing better, more effective pitchers and shed light on where the game of baseball is heading.

The show captures an overall great discussion for building powerful rotational athletes and more specifically discussed the present and future of developing elite pitchers.

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

Timestamps:

6:45 - Rob & Eric’s Intro
9:25 - Rob & Eric’s Pitching Training in High School
16:00 - Ridiculous Drills Growing Up
23.25 - Rob & Eric’s Strength Training as They Progressed
29:59 - Importance of Sprinting for Pitchers
35:00 - Coaches Who Weren’t Elite at The Sport
39:55 - Rob & Eric’s Experience at Driveline & It’s Progression
46:25 - Adjusting as a Trainer & Evolving
51:20 - Spin Rate & Why It’s Important
58:00 - Benefits of Being a Short Pitcher?
1:01:50 - Pitch Tunneling
1:07:40 - Mariano Rivera
1:13:05 - Velocity & It’s Importance
1:15:00 - Pulldowns: Why Do They Get Hate and How Their Benefits/Use
1:22:40 - Addressing High Gaps Between Pitching Speed & Pulldown Speed
1:25:50 - Getting to The Next Level Velocity-Wise
1:27:40 - Weighted Ball Training
1:37:10 - Balance of Strength & Pitching Programs
1:49:10 - Hate The Application Not The Variation
1:55:00 - Common Coaching Mistakes