Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/2005084-episode-45-q-a-twitter-grab-bag-proprioception-how-to-program-sprints-proper-jump-training-building-strength-agility-training-and-more

​*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*
In this episode Gerry welcomes back the Q&A format to answer some of the questions you have sent his way over the past several weeks. Additionally, he looks through his Twitter for some of his most recent, thought provoking tweets to expand on them and turn them into learning points on various topics across training.

This Q&A covers everything from the dealing with the yips in sports, timing of sprints in your training program, where to start when building a program for young, untrained athletes, building proprioception and motor control with movements and much, much more.

From there, Gerry looks through some of his most recent tweets and discusses important things like agility training and what you should look for and consider when it comes to building agility for your sport. To finish up the Twitter "grab bag," covers use of eccentrics and isometrics, the importance of breathing mechanics and a wide variety of subjects important to strength and conditioning.

All that and more on this episode!

​Timestamps:

Q&A Section

7:56 - Strength, Speed, and Baseball Specific Skills for Athletes with Low Training Age
10:24 - Making the Most of Low Volume Training Programs
13:50 - Timing Speed Work in Programs
18:31 - Dealing with the Yips
22:38 - Are Yips Mental or Physical?
27:47 - Revisiting Sprints: A Higher Volume Program
31:06 - Hip/Shoulder Separation and Proprioception
35:00 - Getting Athletes to Unconscious Competence
38:41 - Challenge of Getting Athletes to Buy in & Changing Someone’s Mindset
45:02 - Recommended Coaching Materials/Books You Should Read

Reviewing Tweets

49:30 - Heavy Implications of Shallow Breathing
53:16 - Box Jumps - Stop Caring About Height
56:16 - Getting Caught Up in All or Nothings - Adaptation Should Drive You
59:28- Agility Training: What it is, What You Need to Know, and What to Consider When Training for it
1:05:30- Sport Specific Training: You Get Better at Your Sport While Actually Playing Your Sport 
1:09:08- Using Eccentrics and Isometrics to Progress a New Movement and Build Motor Control

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1957687-episode-44-achieving-desired-training-adaptations-and-simple-ways-to-transfer-training-to-sport-with-arkansas-baseball-strength-coach-blaine-kinsley

In this episode Gerry welcomes on Arkansas Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach Blaine Kinsley. Gerry looks through Blaine's Twitter to find some his most impactful tweets on various key topics in the realm of strength and speed training. 

To start, the conversation heads towards a very argued point in strength and conditioning... power cleans. Blaine explains why he likes cleans, but why he may not use the for every player he trains and how he makes that decision. The two then discuss the importance of not getting too caught up in variations (exercises) and more on what works to achieve the adaptation (effect) that you are looking for.

From there, Gerry opens the discussion on some of Blaine's tweets related to motor recruitment for athletes, the importance of it and what exercises push an athlete to recruit more motor units. Additionally, they go over how this can help determine how transferable training is to sport (Verkhoshansky's Principle of Dynamic Correspondence) and how it should guide your programming.

To finish up, the discussion explores areas such as the joint-by-joint model and stable vs. mobile joints, how you can assess or help athletes in these areas and keeping it simple when it comes to building strength, speed, power and endurance.

All that and more on this episode!
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Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1916324-episode-43-sounding-off-on-some-of-the-hottest-and-most-controversial-topics-in-strength-and-conditioning-with-joe-aratari

​In this episode Gerry welcomes on Rochester, New York based strength and conditioning coach Joe Aratari. Joe works with high school, college and professional athletes, primarily within the sports of hockey, soccer and lacrosse.

Like Gerry, Joe is also a young and upcoming strength coach in the industry and is not afraid to be vocal about his philosophies and beliefs when it comes to training athletes. As a result, this episode makes for an entertaining conversation as both Joe and Gerry look through some of their favorite tweets on various training topics and expand on them and what they mean.

The topics range from overtraining and how much time an athlete actually needs to spend training, coaching and carrying yourself on social media and what it actually takes to be a good coach, sports specific training, recovery, training for speed and power and much, much more!

This episode will give great insight on some of the most important and highly debated topics in training and look deeper into the "why," behind important training philosophies. All that and more on this edition of Muscles and Management!

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Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1860886-episode-42-studies-vs-coaching-experience-vbt-hypertrophy-and-key-training-principles-for-athletes-with-alan-bishop

In this episode Gerry welcomes on Alan Bishop, Director of Sports Performance for Houston University's Men's Basketball Team.

To begin, Alan and Gerry discuss the topic of minimum effective dose, and what it means for programming and training athletes. Alan voices his concern that too many view this as a way to do less in training, even when that may not be the right choice or necessary for the circumstances. The two talk about the importance of finding what is effective for programming (what works), what is efficient (the best/least taxing way to achieve effect) and how they come together to make training optimal. THAT, is the minimal effective dose.

From there, Gerry leads Alan to a discussion on Velocity Based Training (VBT) and Alan discusses how he uses modalities to train for power as a coach who (as he describes) isn't ideal to talk to in terms of speaking on bar speed, measurements etc. This makes for a very refreshing perspective from a coach who utilizes such training but isn't as technical with the measurements/data of it. Alan explains how he uses it and why it has been so effective with the incredible results his athletes have achieved.

To finish, the episode covers a wide array of important topics from Charles Poliquin and the Poliquin Principles, balancing research/studies and anecdotal experience/discoveries and then hits on some important points of education and career when it comes to being a strength coach.

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

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1823737-episode-41-creating-synergy-between-quality-movement-strength-and-speed-with-zach-dechant

In this episode Gerry welcomes on TCU Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning, Zach Dechant to talk all things movement, strength and speed.

To start, Gerry and Zach talk about Zach's series, Movement Over Maxes, and what inspired Zach to begin the series. Zach discusses the importance of building quality movement with the main movement patterns (push, pull, squat, hinge, split squat variations) as well as key sprinting and jumping mechanics. Zach felt that there was a huge area of improvement needed in the foundations of many athletes and that started with addressing the main pillars of human and athletic movement.

From there, Gerry walks Zach through a breakdown of how he builds the main movement patterns and why they are so pivotal in not only general movement, but key to athlete's in building increased strength, speed and athletic ability in their respective sports.

The conversation then turns to arm care and the need to look at taking care of throwing athlete's and their arms from more than just the perspective of isolating the arm and shoulder. Arm care is addressed with a proper and comprehensive program focused on building clean movement patterns and overall strength, and the two also discuss the role of anterior core strength and anti-rotational core work in building resilient rotational athletes.

To finish, Zach and Gerry discuss strength and force in the contact of sport, and how Velocity Based Training can be used as a tool to help athlete's improve the amount of overall force they can produce that is conducive to their sport.

All that and more on this episode!

Link: 
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1801705-episode-40-building-harmony-between-strength-and-speed-and-everything-strength-and-conditioning-with-kevin-poppe

In this episode Gerry talks to strength coach Kevin Poppe of Dynamic Sports Training. Kevin has been in the industry since 2011 and has trained various athletes including professional athletes from the MLB and NFL.

To start, Kevin and Gerry discuss the ever-so-popular topic of being "strong enough," and Kevin explains what it means to him to reach the peak of possible returns when it comes to increasing your overall number on the barbell when lifting. The conversation then turns to the idea of bar speed and moving loads faster, and how it will never be "enough," when it comes to showing force in faster ways. The two then talk about how velocity based training can come into play when looking to improve these characteristics.

From there, both talk all things related to speed. Building force, building the rate in which you can produce it and using plyometrics to build speed. Additionally, Kevin talks about the drop/false step and why it is far more effective than a traditional crossover step when it comes to baseball players running from a traditional baseball start.

To finish up, Gerry comes to the realization that they share similar backgrounds (not attending college to become a strength coach) and the two touch on what they went through/experienced in their journey into the industry and how you can become a coach without a formal education. Lastly, Kevin walks us through some important factors when it comes to in-season training, arm care and team sport conditioning.

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

Link:
​https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1761661-episode-39-evaluating-prospects-and-growing-baseball-through-social-media-with-emily-waldon-of-the-athletic-and-baseball-america

In this episode Gerry has the chance to talk to Emily Waldon, prospect writer for The Athletic and Baseball America.

Emily and Gerry briefly discuss Emily's journey into the industry and how she had an unconventional start circumventing college. From entering a male dominated industry and being able to get her foot in the door without conventional means, Emily shares her experience and how you need to persevere to pursue your passion.

From there, Emily talks about what she looks for when evaluating prospects at the minor league level and what she looks for to determine who is the real deal and has a shot at making it to the Major League Level. She even tells some fun stories about her time seeing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. make his way through the minor leagues.

To finish up, Emily and Gerry talk about the impact technology has had on scouting, prospects, prospect development and the explosion of social media and the impact that has had. All this and more on this episode!

Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/1647169-episode-36-keys-to-developing-strong-powerful-athletes-with-dj-edwards-and-bill-miller

In this episode Gerry talks to Bill Miller and DJ Edwards, two strength coaches who are at the top of the field in building stronger and more explosive athletes!

To start the conversation, Gerry brings DJ and Bill through their respective backgrounds in the field: education, athletic careers and how they both had completely different starts to get into the industry. Both of which give the listener a good idea of how coaches can get involved and started in the strength and conditioning field.
From there, the three discuss velocity-based training and how it involves far more than moving light loads fast, in addition to talking about different ways you can utilize velocity based training that goes beyond barbell lifting. Lastly, they discuss the importance of measuring loads!

To finish things up, DJ, Bill and Gerry discuss how they use sleds for pressing power and how they apply VBT to these methods, misconceptions regarding arm care and baseball players and the importance of strength to building speed and how you can improve acceleration ability. They also talk the 60-yard dash and why it is a pretty useless and ineffective test for baseball players.

All that and more on this episode!