Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/7375003

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In this episode Gerry welcomes pitching coach Pat Robles. Pat is involved in player development for the Philadelphia Phillies and spent the last several years before as both the pitching and strength and conditioning coach at the Junior College level.

Pat discusses his time at the Junior College level and how being forced to oversee both pitching AND strength training helped him become better at the process of pitcher skill development involving the holistic approach of skill work and the intertwining of strength and power training.

From there, the conversation turns to balancing the volume of strength training with the demands of pitching and gives good insight on the overall balance between skill and strength work when it comes to daily, weekly and monthly loading on an athlete.

Then, the conversation finished up with a discussion on the stages of skill development and how Pat uses things like weighted ball training, velocity based training and constraint based training to bring athletes across the spectrum of skill development when aiming to improve performance and output in sport.

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

Episode Timestamps

4:00 - Pat’s Path to Pro Ball
9:00 - Sprinting & Role with the Phillies
17:00 - How to Not Overstep Strength Coaches
21:30 - Helping Pitchers in the Weight Room
27:10 - Is This Strength Coach Worth Going To?
28:00 - Volume for Pitchers
35:20 - Don’t Rush: Young Athletes
45:00 - What to Adjust in Higher Level Athletes
50:15 - Weighted Balls
59:00 - Run N’ Gun and Having Them Transfer
1:02:20 - Final Thoughts 

Link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/238054/7374946

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In this episode Gerry welcomes on Emily Bogaudo. Emily is a Registered Dietitian and personal trainer who has developed quite the following in the fitness community with her educational and no-BS approach to nutrition. This approach has worked to help hundreds of clients reach their weight-loss and physique goals while maintaining sustainable and healthy habits. 

To start the conversation, Gerry and Emily talked about Gerry's quest to "Make Gerry Ripped Again," and how Gerry has had success with his plan orchestrated by Challenger Nutrition Coach Julian Lo Casto. Everyone has routines and habits that work for THEM and Emily discusses the importance of building your own plan for success based on these habits.

From there, Gerry has Emily walk through some topics that are of big debate in nutrition. From fruit and whether or not it is "bad for you," to protein intake, the conversation tackles many important areas. How much protein can you eat in one sitting? How important is protein intake overall and are the general guidelines most use accurate?

To finish up, Gerry has Emily give a breakdown on reverse dieting and adding calories BACK into your caloric intake and having success with that as well as the impact of alcohol on overall nutrition and how to calculate it into your overall intake.

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

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