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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
Apr 11, 2022
Apr 11, 2022
1hr 38 min
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.
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
1hr 29 min
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.
Mar 29, 2022
Mar 29, 2022
1hr 47 min
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.
Mar 20, 2022
Mar 20, 2022
1hr 39 min
Ron Partlow, a man who's knowledge runs DEEP in the realm of progressive overload, shares his best approaches to overcome strength plateaus in auxiliary (hypertrophy) exercises. Persevering through all odds on his over 20 year journey to become an IFBB Pro bodybuilder, he shares his progressive overload theory and application which allowed him to reach over 300lbs in the offseason, and the discovery that the killer mentality is what most fall short on. For the strength athlete, understanding how to optimally progress (and rotate out before overuse injury occurs) isolated weak point lifts is an intrinsic skill, and also requires a keen coaches eye.
*proud owner of many hats, Ron hosts the popular YouTube show Mutant on a Mission, co-owns West Coast Iron, co-hosts It's Just Bodybuilding Podcast
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Mar 6, 2022
Mar 6, 2022
1hr 26 min
A staple in the American Olympic lifting community, Wes Kitts made his bones in a small room aside from a CrossFit gym where he first dove deep into Olympic lifting. Soon after, his natural talent and years of prior strength development become evident. Dave Spitz, owner of and head coach at California Strength (known worldwide as Cal Strength) reached out and so began a fruitful 6 year relationship. During his time at Cal Strength, Wes earned a trip to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, become the owner of a USA record 177kg/389.4lb snatch, and 223kg/490.6 clean & jerk in the 109kg/239.8lb weight class.
Feb 27, 2022
Feb 27, 2022
1hr 17 min
Joe and Dustin sit down to give their 2 cents on some of the top questions received over the last month. From posterior chain freedom of motion, weakness development & techniques, reducing overuse injury probability, the best/worst scenario for a total body bulletproofing Westside Barbell style, fixing achy shoulders post the squat and bench, and a must have gym attachment for your gym bag!
Feb 19, 2022
Feb 19, 2022
1hr 1 min
Blaine Sumner, owner of the largest squat at 1,135lbs, bench press at 1,003lbs, total of 2,856lbs, and WILKS score at 691 in IPF history, sits down to talk shop! Blaine was poised to enter the NFL as before the 2010 lockout changed his life trajectory and put him on the path to becoming one of the greatest lifters of all time. Competing in equipped lifting is no game, Blaine explains the art form and athleticism one needs to excel in this arena. Also, he goes in depth with the importance of auxiliary/hypertrophy/bodybuilding exercises to aid in the increase of absolute strength.
Feb 13, 2022
Feb 13, 2022
1hr 13 min
Patrick Davidson, after years of delivering lectures for Boston and Springfield College, consulting for Keiser, and actively competing in strongman and Olympic lifting, is now on a mission to educate those looking to better their performance through science. He takes time today to share his evolution, current frustrations in the strength and conditioning community, his progression for presenting with zero stress, and much more! The Doctor is in.
Feb 5, 2022
Feb 5, 2022
1hr 15 min
One who needs no introduction in the world of strength and conditioning, Loren Landow owns Landow Performance as well as holding the title of head strength and conditioning coach for the Denver Broncos for the past 4 seasons. Known as a large proponent of movement, Coach Landow divulges the 'why' to his favoring of the weight room to drive movement. He takes time out of his busy schedule to discuss NFL combine prep, the rigors of negotiating an NFL season in and outside of the weight room, and what makes a coach...a coach.
Jan 29, 2022
Jan 29, 2022
1hr 57 min
Chris Tuttle, IFBB Pro, MS, and RD shares his thoughts on not only diet and nutrition, but also the importance of the mind over all else. He takes time to share the fallacies behind red meat conspiracy theorists, why veganism is less than optimal, playing the psychologist role, sexual appetite with diet, and stories from Evan Centopani & Chris Aceto.