Episodes
March 7, 2023
Podcast 033 – The Art of Coaching: How to Connect and Build a Tribe with Rebekah Gold
Rebekah Gold started with Art of Coaching in June of 2022. She’s been a crucial member in all branches of the business – from coaching and event facilitation to operations to marketing and 1-on-1 mentoring/ consulting. Prior to Art of Coaching, Rebekah served as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at The University of North Texas. In addition to her responsibilities with Women’s Soccer and Softball, she also oversaw facility management and served as the Internship Coordinator. Before ...
Feb. 28, 2023
Podcast 032-Defying Science: Inspiring Stories & Lessons in Movement w/Steve Cairns & Crispin Barker
Steve Cairns and Crispin Barker work together on the Movement Project, in where they volunteer their time to provide weekly movement training sessions for people around the world to help them regain their movement skills after brain injuries Crispin: Crispin Barker is a physiotherapist who graduated from Brunel University and worked at UCL hospitals in London until 2007. He and his wife then moved to Bristol and he started work in a Pain Management Service and Chronic Fatigue Service using ...
Feb. 21, 2023
Podcast 031 – Resistance Training Research with Max Coleman
Max Coleman is a second year’s Masters student currently working under Dr. Brad Schoenfeld in the Human Performance and Fitness Lab at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York. Dr.Schoenfeld’s lab is considered one of the premier research centers in exercise science and has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers on various exercise and sports nutrition-related topics. Max’s research interest pertains to the manipulation of resistance training variables and their effect on muscle h...
Feb. 14, 2023
Podcast 030 – How Your Anatomy Impacts Your Training and Function with Dr. Kathy Dooley
Dr. Dooley is a chiropractor, practicing in midtown Manhattan and Denver and Boulder, CO. Dr. Dooley is an anatomy instructor at two New York City medical schools, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College. She is also an adjunct instructor at New York University’s College of Dentistry and a visiting professor for Saint George’s University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. She is also the founder of Immaculate Dissection and a lead instructor for the seminar s...
Feb. 7, 2023
Podcast 029 – Training for Obstacle Course Racing with Mike Deibler
Mike Deibler has been a coach and personal trainer for 20 years and has his Masters in Exercise Science from the University of Florida. He is the Owner of San Diego Premier Training, a private personal training studio located in La Costa, CA. He is also the Education Director – Exercise Etc, and a lead instructor for Functional Movement Systems. He is also a competitive OCR athlete, as well as a coach to other OCR athletes. He is a contributing author to OCR Underground and has written his own ...
Jan. 31, 2023
Podcast 028 – Sports Science: What We Know and What We Don’t with Lance Walker
Lance Walker is a Leader & Innovator in Performance Training, Physiotherapy, Sport Science, & Education. He now serves as the current Executive Director of Human Performance & Nutrition Research Institute at Oklahoma State University. Previously Lance worked as the Executive Vice President of Global Performance and Sports Medicine at Michael Johnson Performance in Dallas,Texas. Lance was also Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Dallas Cowboys, the Sports Medicine/Strength & Conditio...
Jan. 24, 2023
Podcast 027 – YOU are Your Business: How to Succeed in the Fitness Industry with Vince Gabriele
Vince Gabriele has been a pioneer in the fitness industry for over 20 years. After graduating from Temple University as a business major, Vince started his personal training career at a gym called Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, where he quickly became a sought-after trainer by NFL Athletes and founded their football and NFL combine prep programs. He then returned to New Jersey with his wife Vanessa to start Gabriele Fitness & Performance in 2007. The success they had drew the attention of other...
Jan. 17, 2023
Podcast 026 – Blood Flow Restriction Training with Jeremy Loenneke
Dr. Jeremy Loenneke credentials include a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science from Southeast Missouri State University, as well as a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Loenneke is the director of the Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory and his research group’s primary focus is on skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise with and without the application of blood flow restriction. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a mem...
Jan. 10, 2023
Podcast 025 – Zone 2, Breathing and Showing Up Everyday with Michael Crandall
Michael Crandall is a Trainer and Coach who started off in Cleveland and then Boston and is now based in New York City. Michael’s primary focus is helping high-level business executives and organizational fitness, where he integrates strategies for fitness, nutrition, lifestyle and mental vitality to help create a more positive well-being and fitness culture in the workplace. He also has a weekly newsletter for those who wish to educate themselves on practices that lead to better fitness and pe...
Jan. 3, 2023
Podcast 024 – Bodybuilding: The Sport, Training and Lifestyle with Vinny Galanti
Vinny Galanti is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder whose accomplishments include winning titles in the Mr. New Jersey, Jr USA, Jr National, USA and Masters Nationals, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Tampa and Daytona Pros and Hurricane Pro Championships. Over the last 30 years, he has been a leader and ambassador for the sport of bodybuilding and has appeared in every top muscle magazine and has been sponsored athlete with Universal Nutrition. Vinny is a personal trainer in New Jersey and coaches and trains bodyb...
Dec. 27, 2022
Podcast 023 – Strong, Fit and Resilient with Brett Jones
Brett Jones is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine, a Master of Science in Rehabilitative Sciences and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) With over 20 years of experience, Brett has been sought out to consult with professional teams and athletes, as well as present throughout the United States and internationally. As an Athletic Trainer who has transitioned ...
Dec. 20, 2022
Podcast 022 – How to Write Workouts that Work with Tony Gentilcore
Tony Gentilcore is one of the co-founders of Cressey Sports Performance and even though he’s no longer coaching there, but his legacy remains. He now trains people at his studio, CORE, located in Boston, MA. He is a frequent contributor to media publications such as T-Nation, Bodybuilding.com, Men’s Health, Stack Magazine, LiveStrong and more. In addition to his in-person and online training programs, he also has a number of educational programs for coaches and trainers and travels the world te...
Dec. 13, 2022
Podcast 021 – General Horseplay – Developing Athletes from Youth to Pro with Jon Torine
Jon Torine spent 17 years as a Strength Coach in the NFL starting with the Buffalo Bills and then 3 years later became the youngest head Strength & Conditioning Coach in the NFL when he was hired by the Indianapolis Colts, where he spent 14 years culminating with a World Championship in Super Bowl XLI. After his time with the Colts, he continued his work with NFL players with EXOS where he was the Director of Pro/Elite Sports with the NFL Players Trust Program, a service for former NFL players ...
Dec. 6, 2022
Podcast 020 – The Future of the Fitness Industry with Geralyn Coopersmith
Geralyn Coopersmith has held leadership roles with some of the most iconic brands in the fitness industry, including: Equinox Fitness, Nike, Flywheel and exos. Before moving into her leadership roles, Geralyn was a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor for over a decade. Geralyn has an extensive media background, having served as the resident fitness expert on national two television shows. She has also been featured on: The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, Fox and Friends and Th...
Nov. 29, 2022
Podcast 019 – Movement and Your Health with Dr. Perry Nickelston
Perry Nickelston is a Chiropractic Physician with primary focus on Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition. A member of the Board of Directors and Medical Staff Advisor for AIMLA (American Institute of Medical Laser Application). Dr. Perry teaches healthcare professionals all over the world how to use Laser Therapy in alleviating pain. A regular columnist for Dynamic Chiropractic, Practice Insights, Chiropractic Economics, To Your Health Magazine, Advance Ph...
Nov. 22, 2022
Podcast 018 – Yoga in Sports Performance with Gwen Lawrence
Gwen Lawrence has been named Best of Westchester, and featured in ESPN Magazine as “The Best Innovation In Sports Medicine” and to date has personally trained over 3,000 MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS, LPGA and NBA. Gwen has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga trainings, class instruction, team instruction and her Power Yoga for Sports, sports specific training, International travel to teach, TV appearances, Writing, Workshops and radio contribution...
Nov. 15, 2022
Podcast 017 – Built for Speed with Derek Hansen
Derek is an International Sport Performance Consultant that has been working with athletes all ages and abilities in speed, strength and power sports since 1988. His coaching career started in Track and Field, providing instruction to sprinters of all ages eventually working with collegiate sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. His career evolved rapidly working closely with some of the top performers in the world as a coach and a consultant – including Olympic medalists, world record holders, Canadi...
Nov. 8, 2022
Podcast 016 – A New Approach to Warmups and the Gamification of Training with Rett Larson
Rett Larson is a Strength and Conditioning / Sports Performance Coach currently training the German Women’s National Volleyball Team. He has work with athletes and organizations all over the world including China and The Netherlands, serving as the former Vice President at JuzPlay Performance Training, Project Manager – EXOS China at Athletes’ Performance and Director of Coaching at Velocity Sports Performance. Links: @rettasaurus and @PickleballStrengthCoach on Instagram @rettlarson on Twitt...
Nov. 1, 2022
Podcast 015 – When, Where and How Movement Matters with Greg Dea
Greg Dea is a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist, as well as an International Instructor in diagnosing movement dysfunction. He has over 20 years of competing in track sprinting, Australian Football, soccer, golf, basketball, cricket, swimming, cycling and road running. Greg also has over 20 years of working in sport at professional football and rugby teams, institutes of sport in Australia and China (netball, rugby league, football, swimming, hockey, gymnastics, martial arts, ...
Oct. 25, 2022
Podcast 014 – The Bigger Picture in Fitness with Dr. John Rusin
Dr. John Rusin is an internationally recognized strength coach, speaker, and writer, whose work has appeared in Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Testosterone Nation, Bodybuilding.com, Stack Magazine, and Muscle & Strength, to name a few. His innovative PPSC courses in-pain-free performance training systems have been taught to thousands of personal trainers, strength coaches and rehabilitation professionals from across the world. John holds advanced degrees in both exercise science and physical ther...
Oct. 18, 2022
Podcast 013 – What Makes a Great Strength Coach or Fitness Pro with Kevin Carr
Kevin is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA and is a Strength Coach employed at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in Woburn, Massachusetts. He has a BS in Kinesiology and Minor in Psychology from The University of Massachusetts-Amherst and is also a Licensed Massage Therapist. He is the Co-Founder/Educator at Certified Functional Strength Coach as well as the Co-Founder/Head Therapist at Movement As Medicine and is the Owner of Strengthcoach.com and MBSC.TV T...
Oct. 11, 2022
Podcast 012 – Training and Treating Baseball Athletes with Dr. Ryan Buccafurni
Ryan received his Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from Stockton University in 2009. He has 13 years experience practicing orthopedic / sports Physical Therapy with emphasis on the rehab and training with baseball ball players Ryan is the Owner of Peak Performance Sports PT in Northfield New Jersey, as well as the Head of PT for the Baseball Performance Center and 220 Baseball Academy. He is FMS/ SFMA / OnBaseU Certified, as well as certified in Dry Needling and IASTM (Instrument-Assisted Sof...
Oct. 4, 2022
Podcast 011 – Engineering Athletes with Dr. Greg Rose
Greg Rose is a board-certified Doctor of Chiropractic and holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering from the University of Maryland. Greg specializes in 3-D biomechanics, strength and conditioning, manual therapy, rehabilitation, nutritional supplementation and therapeutic exercises as they relate to golf. Greg is the co-host of the Golf Fitness Academy and a co-founder of the Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California, as well as OnBase University for baseball and softball and R...
Sept. 27, 2022
Podcast 010 – Listener Q&A with Eric and Mike
In this episode, Eric and Mike answer and discuss questions submitted by our listeners including: -Split vs Full Body Routines -Techniques for Developing Punching Power -Programming Reps and Sets for Power Exercises for Explosiveness -Power/Plyos/Speed/Agility Training for clients over 40 -Energy System Development -Training to Avoid Pulled Hamstrings -Case Study – Challenges Improving the Leg Raise