![Realms of Strength](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe.png)
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After time in the NCAA, Westside Barbell, and contracting for the Department of Defense, I sit down with Dustin Chadwick and Joe Cooperman to dive into the world of strength and conditioning. Along the way, guests from all aspects of our profession generously give their time to educate not only on their unique philosophies and gifts, but share learned experience as well of the road less traveled. While these guests are profoundly different, they prove two things in life are certain, gravity = 9.81m/s2, and there exist many Realms of Strength.
Episodes
![Ep_29 - Ian Daniel | From CrossFit Games to a 2001lb RAW Total](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Ep_29 - Ian Daniel | From CrossFit Games to a 2001lb RAW Total
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Ian 'The Rhino' Daniel, who received his nickname from the GOAT in Rich Froning, describes his transition from CrossFit to powerlifting. No stranger to adversity, Ian spent over a year in a far right radical camp for 'troubled' teens before getting out. Soon after he discovered CrossFit, which allowed and endorsed those within the sport to be functionally strong and capable...an ideal form for a young man coming from such an upbringing. With his strength literally being his strength, he took to CrossFit and even got the opportunity to train with the GOAT, Rich Froning in Cookeville Tennessee. After 2 team outings at the Games, Ian steered into what his body naturally gravity towards, being strong. Despite a snowboarding accident leaving his lower back in limbo, he was able to find for arounds for continually getting stronger while nursing his injury on the road to totaling 2001lbs.
![Ep_28 - James Jowsey | UK & Ireland’s Premier CrossFit Coach](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Ep_28 - James Jowsey | UK & Ireland’s Premier CrossFit Coach
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
James Jowsey, or "Jowse' as he's known by his friends and athletes, has worked with some the top CrossFit individuals and professional footballers of the UK and Ireland. A strong athlete himself, Jowse in his late teens made it all the way to being on Manchester United's reserves (much akin to being a practice squad player for an NFL team...just one play away) as a goal keeper. From nutrition, recovery, and the weight room, he fell in love with the in's and out's of being a professional athlete. Despite staunch adherence to these principles, a torn quad and chronic nerve pain down the back kept him from realizing his dream. With a passion to continually learn, he set out to discover the most valid laws of motion and movement correction to appropriately fire the muscle(s) of athletic propulsion. Over years of honing these principles, they came quite advantageous to the world of competitive CrossFit. Meeting Sam Briggs in 2011 sparked a coach/athlete partnership which has lasted to this day. This relationship led him in 2018 to begin working with the top CrossFit export of the Emerald Isle, in Emma McQuaid, who a the time of recording is 33 days out from the 2022 CrossFit Games in Madison Wisconsin.https://www.instagram.com/specialstrengths/
![Ep_27 - Zach Witherspoon | LA Rams S&C](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Ep_27 - Zach Witherspoon | LA Rams S&C
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Super Bowl Champion LA Ram strength coach Zach Witherspoon sits down to talk shop! From future NFL Hall or Famers Aaron Donald, Matthew Stafford, Odell Beckham Jr., and Jalen Ramsey, Coach Witherspoon has indeed worked with the best in the business. After his short stint at EXOS Performance, he became a staffed S&C coach at New Mexico State University. Shortly thereafter, a promotion came which placed him as the Director of Exercise Prescription/Director of Olympic Sports, which he retained for over 6 years until getting a call from the young staff of the LA Rams. Coach breaks down how load and velocity aid in the prevention of CNS burnout and how to balance these variables through single leg variations not only for strength, but athleticism. While technology has its place, Zach is passionate about relying on one KPI (key performance indicator) at a time and the coaching eye versus the technology overload many encounter today. From in-season to off-season training, managing egos, creating buy-in, and even being Sean McVay's doppelgänger, this sit down covers it all.
![Ep_26 - Sean Hayes | WWE Head Strength & Conditioning Coach](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Sunday May 15, 2022
Ep_26 - Sean Hayes | WWE Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sean Hayes, WWE's head strength and conditioning coach and NXT director of performance shares what it takes to become a Superstar in World Wrestling Entertainment. Getting his first major coaching role at Penn State (under Craig Fitzgerald, who currently is the head S&C coach for the New York Football Giants), he learned he had a passion for coaching the basics with blue collar for ethic. After 2 successful seasons at Penn, he followed Coach Fitzgerald to the Houston Texans, an NFL franchise which upon their entrance was re-energized both on and off the grid iron. This is where, as they say, it gets interesting... During his time in Houston, he made the acquaintance of one Brian Cushing, a premier linebacker in the NFL. Cushing was trained pre-combine and off-season by Joe DeFrance, who, had trained (still trains) Paul Levesque...better known by his stage name, Triple H. This connection launched him on the trajectory to what quite honestly is a/THE unicorn job in the industry, the head strength coach for the WWE. Constantly evolving, despite his linebacker mentality, Coach Hayes is a proponent of anything which gives positive feedback to the athletes in his charge. This includes, but is not limited to using both the coaching eye as well as technology advancements for not only target speeds, but recovery monitoring. At the end of the day, these men and women are paid professionals leading to a long used saying in the NFL...
...the best ability is availability.
![Ep_25 - Paul Worrilow | Undrafted to Super Bowl 51](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Sunday May 08, 2022
Ep_25 - Paul Worrilow | Undrafted to Super Bowl 51
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Paul Worrilow, the toast of Delaware defensive football, went undrafted to the Atlanta Falcons and played 8 years in the league. Today he sits down to break down what it takes to go from a relative unknown to an NFL team captain, a Super Bowl, and near decade at the top of his craft. A man who has seen just about everything the football world and National Football League has to offer, he describes the professional intensity of entering the league and how to counter such stressors. In the infamous Super Bowl LI, he gives his opinion of how the Patriots (most notably Tom Brady) had them on their heels late in the the 3rd quarter. A major believer in the philosophy of then head coach of the Atlanta Falcons Dan Quinn (currently the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys), he shares stories of how Coach Quinn was/is one of the most influential people in his life. Additionally, while in Atlanta, he made the acquaintance of the then strength coach Jesse Ackerman who introduced him to the most notable Westside Barbell method of sled pulling. Now in the world of position coaching at his alma mater, the University of Delaware, he goes deep into his passion for helping those young men reach their potential both on the field and weight room (and a few anecdotes from his time in this regard).
![Ep_24 - Jon Heck | UNC Football Strength & Conditioning](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Sunday May 01, 2022
Ep_24 - Jon Heck | UNC Football Strength & Conditioning
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
An NFL legacy, the 6'7", 310lb Jon Heck decided to follow his passion in the weight room. With his father having played 12 years in the NFL and currently the offensive line coach for the Super Bowl winning Kanasas City Chiefs, he and all the reason and ability to play at the next level. However, his passion took control and in doing so he knowing passed on his pro day at University of North Carolina (his 4 year alma mater) and the NFL Combine. This decision took him first to the private sector, working at a local D1 training facility which quickly parlayed into an opportunity to intern with Joe Kenn, who held the title of head strength and conditioning coach for the Carolina Panthers. After interning and learning the tier system with Coach Kenn, he took this knowledge back to his home gridiron of the UNC Tarheels. With his competitive lifestyle not extinguished, Jon found strongman, and with his superhuman frame took to it like a fish to water. He is currently on the comeback from a major compressed lower back disc, and what he's learned along the way has set the groundwork for not only a wider training base, but a more mature understanding of how an athlete functions, and the importance of selective hypertrophy.
![Ep_23 - Coaching Q&A | Westside Barbell Circa Max & Single Leg Exercises](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Ep_23 - Coaching Q&A | Westside Barbell Circa Max & Single Leg Exercises
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Talking shop and answering the top 6 questions we've received from coaches and athletes alike. Leading the way are questions regarding the Westside Barbell method of Circa Max. Engineered by Louie Simmons, Circa Max is a form of supercompensation, with the aim of tapering into a meet. While there are nuances, I share who Louie told me should not be (or needs) doing such (as well as the isolation lift used by Louie to bolster his bench PR before a meet) a drastic taper. Also, we dive into the importance of single leg variations for performance, hypertrophy, and correcting bi-lateral deficits.
![Ep_22 - Aaron Feld | Miami ’The U’ Head S&C Coach](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Ep_22 - Aaron Feld | Miami ’The U’ Head S&C Coach
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Aaron Feld, known for not only his coaching enthusiasm, but also his patented handle bar mustache jumps on amidst spring ball to talk shop. Well traveled, he began coaching at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, next going to the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) to intern. After which, he received his first opportunity to become a head strength coach at North Alabama, but then pursued an opportunity at Georgia as the assistant director of strength and conditioning. These opportunities led to an opportunity to meet Mario Cristobal, who after Feld's one year at Georgia, asked him to come on board with at Oregon as the head football strength and conditioning coordinator. This relationship grew stronger, and when Coach Cristobal took the job at the University of Miami (better known as 'The U'), Coach Feld took the culture and system in which they grew in Oregon to South Beach! Today he covers a plethora of topics from the lens which has evolved through his career at varying institutions, and contact with knowledgable individuals in the field of performance.
![Ep_21 - Ryan Davis | University of Maryland Director of Football Strength and Conditioning](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Ryan Davis, a man whom has run the gamut through some of the premier NCAA institutions including Alabama, Louisville, West Florida, Colorado State, and Samford, currently calls the University of Maryland home. No stranger to the harsh realities of our profession, his first job netted him a whopping 16k, while later in his career he accepted a 5k salary cut to pursue a head role. Coach Davis takes his valuable time on the eve of spring ball to share his journey, creating buy-in (from not only the players but administrators), how the Terps train in the off-season, velocity as a marker for performance, emotional intelligence, and much more.
![Ep_20 - Peter Bremner P_2 | Ireland’s Top Ranked Deadlifter](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13227108/Posterior_Chain_Capacity-2_gq8cbe_300x300.png)
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Ep_20 - Peter Bremner P_2 | Ireland’s Top Ranked Deadlifter
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
The top ranked deadlifter from the Emerald Isle stops in again to discuss such topics as injury, the best bars for squat training to increase deadlift, auto regulation, the differences between a novice and advanced lifter's program, and where the passion for training went in this social media age. Peter routinely travels across the pond to train at and around the men and women at Westside Barbell, if not for anything else, to simply be in the company of those pushing the limits of strength and performance.