Andrew Spruill has trained and developed athletes at XPE sports for the better part of the past decade. In that time, he has developed a keen sense of what athletes need to succeed in game situations. For team-sport athletes there is a different demand and need for things like speed than what meets the eye. For example, while it is important to get faster, there are things to consider that are important to develop BEYOND just straight line speed.Andrew and Gerry get into those needs and what athletes should work on so they can effectively change directions in sport, accelerate to the best of their ability and get an edge on their opponents.This episode tackles things athletes and coaches should also focus on when it comes to speed development for team-sports! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

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Episode #171 Things to Consider for Acceleration and Agility Training with Andrew Spruill

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Episode #170 Talking Shop About Speed Development, Coaching and Acceleration vs. Top Speed with Ryan Banta

In this episode, Gerry welcomes Max Schmarzo back on the show to talk a myriad of topics in S&C.From basics of programming, sticking with the basics and what is working with youth athletes and much more, join Max and Gerry for an insightful conversation.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #169 Sounding off on Various Topics in Training and Performance with Max Schmarzo (Strong By Science)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode, Gerry welcomes Elon University Director of Sports Performance, Nick DiMarco.Nick and Gerry jump right into the current state of conditioning and conditioning tests in the professional sports world, particularly addressing some of the summer headlines created from the conditioning done by the New York Giants.The conversation talks about ways to improve knowledge of the needs and demands of a sport and finding better conditioning protocol and how coaches can improve the effectiveness of the tests they use with their athletes.From there, the conversation turns to plyometrics, specifically high depth jumps for maximal strength benefit. Nick discusses the benefits he has seen in using these with his athletes and why you SHOULD not be afraid of "dangers," of high drops off heights.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode Timestamps4:00 - Conditioning in Football & Injuries9:20 - Nick’s Thoughts on 110 Sprints14:20 - Conditioning in Baseball16:15 - Lack of Understanding of Correct Conditioning in the Industry23:00 - Getting Athletes to Realize the Correct Way to Do Things31:00 - Benchmarks and Indicators You Can Use to Analyze Successes as a Strength Coach35:40 - Plyometrics and Depth Jumps40:50 - Tracking and Making Conclusions Based on Jumps47:20 - Nick’s Final ThoughtsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #168 Nick DiMarco on The Current State of Conditioning Tests in Professional Sports and Using High Depth Jumps to Build a MASSIVE Vertical Jump!

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode Gerry is BACK with part 2 of the epic Q&A answering YOUR questions.To start, Gerry touches on sending DMs to coaches and how to go about it respectfully and correctly and the best ways to get an answer. From there, he touches on the best advice for young athletes looking to get stronger.Then, the conversation turns to Aerobic and Anaerobic conditioning and what is best for team-sport athletes and the best things you can do to generally increase speed.To finish up, Gerry discusses the importance of rest and having discipline to rest, and the pitfalls of intermittent fasting for athletes.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode Timestamps3:50 - Asking Questions in Dm’s15:30 - Advice for Young Athletes to Get Stronger 21:40 - Challenger Strength Nutrition Ebooks23:10 - Aerobic Vs Anaerobic Work Capacity for Football29:02 - Best Things to Do to Increase Speed34:40 - the Importance of Rest & Discipline40:40 - Issues with Intermittent Fasting for AthletesSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #167 HUGE Q&A Part 2: Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Conditioning, Advice to Build Speed, Intermittent Fasting for Athletes and MORE!

*EPISODE TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode Gerry welcomes Joseph Potts back on the show to dive into the topic of heavy sled pushes for speed and power development.To start, Gerry and Joseph talk about their similarities as coaches, give an ode to Joe DeFranco and discuss a bit about what makes for a training facility that focuses on building power athletes with a combination of strength and speed training.From there, the conversation turns to a recent post from Derek Hansen regarding use of heavy sled pushes and offers a rebuttal to some of the points made against heavy sled pushes.The two offers contrary points to those made by Derek and why they disagree with the negative light being shed on sled pushes. Then, they offer some pointers on how they use heavy sled pushes to build more explosive athletes.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode TimestampsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #166 Using Heavy Sled Pushes to Build Faster and More Explosive Athletes with Joseph Potts

Episode #165 Massive Q&A- Volume for Plyometrics, Programming Multiple Speed Days, Acceleration and More!

In this episode, Hamilton College Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Pat Basil joins us to talk EVERYTHING related to training athletes in large team settings.Pat oversees 600+ athletes often BY HIMSELF and has developed some fantastic protocol to best handle a quality strength training program consisting of that many athletes.To start, Pat talks about the day to day responsibilities he has and how things are structured when navigating dozens of teams through in-season and off-season programing. From there, he talks about individualization and how seeking individualization with large teams is a fools errand. It will lead you to inadequately serve the athletes and frankly, isn&apos;t possible. Pat touches on the idea of simplicity and how you can maximize effectiveness by having athletes work on mastery of the same principles of training week in and week out.From there, the conversation turns to tracking weights for main movements, programming based on your facility set up and availability and how you can best instruct/teach when you have a large number of athletes to work with.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #164 Optimizing Programming and Training Environment in a Large Team Setting with Pat Basil

Terrence Kennell has spent time as a strength and sports performance coach with a variety of different collegiate and professional organizations.In that time, he has seen his fair share of poor conditioning practices and is here to give us his thoughts on what is wrong with the perception around energy systems training in sports and what we can do to be better.The conversation talks about reverse engineering sport to find the demands the athletes actually face and how we can best prepare them.Additionally, are you actually using your conditioning test to effectively judge your athlete’s readiness for sport? If it doesn’t relate to the sport they play, odds are it is a waste of time.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #163 Optimizing Energy Systems for Team-Sport Athletes with Terrence Kennell

World renowned sprints coach Lester Spellman joins the show to talk his career, his coaching influences and the keys to acceleration.Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #162 The Art of Acceleration with Lester Spellman

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode, Gerry welcomes DJ Edwards back on the show for an unfiltered, unscripted and organic conversation geared towards everything strength and conditioning. From rotational power development, general tips for athletes and coaches looking to get the upper hand on sports performance development and things like handling parents and social media, this episode has it all.Tune in and don&apos;t miss some information guaranteed to help you with your development or the development of the athletes you work with!Episode Timestamps3:00 - Starting a Podcast8:30 - Injuries from Running14:00 - Running in Baseball18:00 - Success of Dj’s Facility23:00 - Rest Based on Sport30:00 - Conditioning Based on Sport That Is Similar to an Athletes Movement37:30 - Gerry in Hs - Conditioning as a Pitcher42:45 - Training to Move More Efficiently51:50 - “corrective Exercises”58:40 - Dj’s Final ThoughtsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #161 Building Better Athletes with DJ Edwards of Push Performance

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode, Gerry is joined by Rice&apos;s new pitching coach, Colter Bostick.This conversation takes a lot at everything related to pitching development when it comes to blending throwing schedules and strength training optimally.Colter touches on the importance of strength training for pitchers and then the two discuss how to effectively schedule and coordinate the demands of a throwing schedule and training.If you are a pitching coach, strength coach or pitcher you NEED to listen to this!Episode Timestamps2:00 - Reaching People on Twitter9:30 - All about Colter15:00 - Evolution of Valuable Content on the Internet23:50 - Colter’s Job as a Pitching Coach30:10 - Working with Pitchers at Different Levels40:00 - Recovery49:00 - Filtering Information53:00 - Closing ThoughtsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #160 Blending S&C into Pitching Development with Rice Pitching Coach Colter Bostick

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode, Gerry welcomes USF Football Director of Strength and Conditioning AJ Artis on the show.To start, AJ talks a bit about his previous role with University of Tennessee Football and his time with their program as well as his ascension through the field and his  recent transition to his new position at University of South Florida.From there, the conversation turns to several key topics in athletic performance development such as the controversy behind actual measurements to dictate REAL job performance evaluations for strength and conditioning coaches and the impact a strength and conditioning coach can have on things such as scheduling and overall athlete guidance.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode TimestampsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #159 Determining Effectiveness and Performance of S&C Coaches with USF Director of Football Strength and Conditioning AJ Artis

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode, Gerry welcomes strength and conditioning and power lifting coach Travis Mash on the show.Travis and Gerry set out to break every myth revolving around youth resistance training and give you all the information you need to support safe and progressively sound resistance training for youth athletes.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode Timestamps3:15 – Youth Resistance Training: Growth Plates?!10:00 – How Natural Lifting Is for Youth16:00 – Literature Doesn’t Lie21:50 – Gerry & His Dad’s Lifting History31:45 – Plans for Young Athletes40:30 – Controlling for and Changing Directions43:45 – Can You Teach a 9 Year Old?52:22 – Closing ThoughtsSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #158 Breaking the Myths of Youth Resistance Training with Travis Mash

In this episode, Gerry welcomes strength and conditioning coach Bill Miller back on the show to discuss a multitude of topics in athlete development and preparation.Amongst other things, the conversation covers rotational power development for athletes and some of the strategies Bill and Gerry use to help  hitters, pitchers and golfers become more powerful.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management.Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

Episode #157 Rotational Power Development with Bill Miller

Muscles and Management takes an in depth look at all things training, sports performance and business. Gerry DeFilippo is a strength & sports performance coach who takes the listener through a learning experience via his own work and findings with his athletes and business, as well as from the perspective of the coaches and personalities he brings on the show. This podcast will take on any and all topics in both strength training, personal fitness and business and welcome the perspective of some of the best coaches and business minds in the industry that Gerry has had the pleasure of connecting with and in turn brings to the podcast for the listener. Whether you are an aspiring gym owner, athlete or coach you will enjoy all aspects of this podcast as we dive into the "ins and outs," of the sports performance industry as well as what it takes to excel in business.

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