The Talking Shop Podcast

I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours and connect in person with Dan, and I must say he's not only an amazing coach with 20+ years in the field but an even more selfless and thoughtful person. I'm extremely excited to share some of his stories from the journey along the way.

2:19 Biggest fork in the road: picking between moving from Assistant to Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Harvard and the Director of Olympic Sports Performance at Duke, and the details that went into making that decision

12:44 Story from 2 weeks into being hired at Harvard, his boss leaving and becoming the interim Director in charge of all teams, coordinating training the next day for 41 teams, and having to change the long-tradition Harvard football warm up on national TV

24:28 Using Marcus Stroman as an example, Dan explaining where he in his role falls into the development process with an already elite athletes

30:53 Coolest/craziest story: being asked to officiate a wedding of 2 of his former athletes

33:11 Full circle story: having "family lifts" in the morning at Duke with his daughter after all the childhood health complications she fought through and the positive impact she's had on him

"Although it doesn't make sense now, I know one day it will," and today is that day. In this episode, I reflect back on an internship I was supposed to do, that didn't end up working out, that still changed my life either way. Not to give too much away, but let's just say I was on the line for $12K on an Airbnb when I needed to decide...

Now, 2 months out of when that internship would've ended, here's the episode:

1:46 Brief background of situation

5:22 The moment I realized I wasn't going to do it

8:47 The perspective gained from realizing "I should've been in ___ right now"

12:07 Follow up and action items for you moving forward

Steve Breitenstein, a mentor/fantastic speed coach/friend, joins TSP for the third time to reflect on the journey leading to his next career. From 10+ years at TCBoost, to the last 6 years of becoming a better leader, he takes us through it all.

Although I've heard all the stories and lessons live the first time when recording, and seeing him 6 days a week for the last 3 years, I had to take notes while editing (twice) because I found it that impactful yet again. Here are the highlights:

2:43 Where his journey of leadership development started, personally seeking out his own mentor

12:10 Connecting with Jeremy Boone and staying in touch after his 12-week 1-on-1 mentorship

16:32 Utilizing TCBoost as a platform to turn leadership development into a full-time role

20:37 Why the last 6 years of this potential new career were as long as they were

26:36 Reflecting back on potential moments of frustration on the 10+ years at TCBoost

34:07 First moment of realizing a full-time leadership development role was in the realistic and near future

45:55 Advice for getting clarity when figuring out what your "boxes" are when navigating career changes

In a fantastic roundtable-style discussion with Mike and Hunter, I ask them to reflect on their most recent jobs and what their journey taught them. In the high turnover field of strength and conditioning/sports performance, I ask and they answer some very real questions we all face.

Mike and Hunter met coaching at UC Davis, Mike went private to TCBoost Sports Performance, Hunter went professional to the Sacramento Kings, and now they're back in college at Illinois State and Arizona State, respectively.

An honest and candid conversation with some great coaches and better friends, I hope you enjoy.

-5:59 Why did you want to switch from each of your previous jobs to the next one?

-28:49 What was one thing when switching jobs that was a positive challenge (fulfilling) and one that was a negative challenge?

-41:40 What was the biggest lesson learned from each of your previous spots?

-57:39 Why did destiny kept you at each previous job as long as it did, despite maybe wanting to leave earlier?

Previous episodes: Mike on #133 and #137 (guest-interviewed me), Hunter on #146

If I typed out all the lessons, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson.

-2:02 #1 "It's valuable for yourself as a coach, but also on the flip side for the athlete, to describe 'hey, I love the big goals, let's break it down into a little bit smaller goals. I think it'd be super impressive, based on where you're currently starting at, let's shoot for this first."

-5:44 #2 "At the end of the day, to be good at your sport, you have to be good at your sport. So how do we do things, work on things in training, for the sport that actually go towards the sport?"

-9:01 #3 "Why are we here? Are we here to get really good at that one medball throw or hurdle jump variation? Or are we here to get better at the sport?"

-15:40 Bonus "All of the athletes who are also good, do the same things. You can't do the minimums if you want maximum results"

Eric Udelson has been crushing it in the Philadelphia Union organization, working his way up to the 2nd team level. A good friend who always brings thoughtful discussions, he joins TSP to talk about the some of the biggest moments on from his journey so far.

-2:43 What it's like working in an MLS organization

-8:10 The value of experiments and getting "reps on reps" coaching through an academy

-21:59 Fork in the road story: 1 year of PT school, taking the "leap of faith" to leave and start as a Graduate Assistant at University of Virginia S&C

-36:47 Craziest story: winning the 17U national championship his first season with the Philadelphia Union... "You get exposed to those playoff-level emotions and I was just losing it on the sidelines. At the end I felt like I had played a 90 minute game"

-42:49 Full circle story: his first time being 100% in charge and responsible of a high-profile academy player's hamstring rehab

Juwan, who I had the pleasure of training this past off-season, joins TSP to share the biggest stories, lessons, and experiences from his playing days, including his insights planning for his life after football.

1:56 All his stops along the way, playing basketball and football, his double offer to play at NIU, playing in the CFL, and winning multiple Grey Cups

4:53 The craziest story, actually the most pivotal one: his first fall camp at NIU, getting bullied off the line by a future 7-year NFL vet and how that informed his next 4 years

7:59 Stories from the first week/month in the CFL, how eye-opening it was, and surprising moments

15:06 Wrestling with accepting the fact that he never got an opportunity in the NFL

19:11 Stories from winning multiple Grey Cups

22:39 Full circle story: battling through the uncertainty of COVID and choosing to go back to school for his Masters in counseling

26:09 Life after football and all his plans

If I listed all the lessons here, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson and a link to the episode on YouTube:

1:15 Lesson 1. "If you're doing everything you can do to close that gap between what you're saying and what you're doing, then you're not an imposter."

7:26 Lesson 2. "The fact that I went through that process is a huge foundational moment for my sports science fascination. Looking back, it's crazy to think how different it would've been if I had left TCU."

13:05 Lesson 3. "I was told 'you must be a decent dude if you've gotten that many yeses and referrals, but I don't know you as a professional. I can only speak about you as a person.'"

18:00 Lesson 4. "I can only say this after 4 years of getting all those noes, that I understand why I got all of them."

Brendon Ziegler, one of the top performance coaches in college men's basketball, joins TSP to share his stories, lessons, and experiences from almost 20 years in the field.

1:32 Brief overview of Brendon's first internship and coaching experience with Al Vermeil and the Chicago Bulls

4:01 Fork in the road story: internship with Al Vermeil, learning the importance of philosophy, setting him up for literally the rest of his career

10:01 Understanding and defining a philosophy and how it turns into real life

13:02 Craziest story: two of his ex-athletes from different schools meeting, talking about him on their first date, then getting married

15:54 Craziest athletic story: an athlete at Cal State Bakersfield doing a backflip after a set of hurdle jumps

18:21 Full circle story: 5 years of grinding at Cal State Bakersfield coming together to win a volleyball, basketball, and softball conference championship in the same year

23:25 The story of having cancer while and not missing a day of work while in chemotherapy

Brett Platts takes us through his crazy introduction to professional baseball and all the top moments along the way. Having spent time at the University of Iowa, the Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers, he's been around some of the best of the best.

-1:50 Writing emails to all 30 MLB directors and hearing back from the Chicago Cubs

-9:29 Craziest story: meeting Marcus Stroman and spending time in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic

-14:40 Deciding to leave the Chicago Cubs and the Dominican Republic to switch organizations and go to the Texas Rangers to become a Strength and Conditioning Coach for an affiliate team

-18:38 Manifesting becoming a Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach and his game plan to get there

-21:52 Talking through work-life balance as a professional baseball strength and conditioning coach

Brandon Golden is back for a 2.0 episode! A lot has happened between episode #97 and now... Brandon sits down with me to reflect back on his career so far and all the insights he has gained.

1:08 What he learned in the beginning, middle, and end of his 4 years with East Carolina Baseball

13:07 Finding ways to continually grow and progress within having the same job

17:01 Describing his current day and week with Five Tool Connection and training out of his house

19:49 Reflecting back on what he would've done differently/added in to lead him to a role like he has now

24:53 Comparing and contrasting being in the pros vs private

28:05 How to add value when consulting with top college baseball teams in the country

Sharing some real (and embarrassing) stories from my first 3 years of coaching. Each mistake comes with a summary of the mistake, 1 or 2 anecdotes, and the lesson learned.

0:27 Applying the Dunning-Kruger Effect (Peak of Mount Stupid, Valley of Despair, the Slope of Enlightenment)

1:46 Mistake #1: thinking I had enough stories

2:26 Story about when I blew it with a famous speed coach on the phone

9:06 Mistake #2: thinking what I put on paper is really what caused improvement

13:38 Mistake #3: thinking my athlete's expectations will always align with mine

16:40 Summary and action items

The 1080 Sprint is an awesome piece of technology and definitely a competitive edge of mine as a speed coach. Over the last 3 years, I've tracked a bunch of sprints and dove done a lot of different rabbit holes. In this episode I'm going to share all my experiments, successes, failures, and everything I've learned to help you understand (almost) everything the 1080 Sprint can do.

This is a very visual episode with a bunch of video examples, please consider watching this episode on YouTube linked below on my channel.

0:09 Intro

0:53 Understanding the biggest concept of using the 1080 Sprint

1:50 Resisted sprints: load-velocity profiling, force-velocity profiling, and training

8:57 Resist drills: sprint drills, vertical jumps, broad jumps, single leg broad jumps

11:56 Assisted sprints/drills: the quality and using it as a teaching tool

14:22 Deceleration: tissue prep, tracking data, and my experiments

17:03 Lateral movement: lateral bounds, shuffling, and tracking data

18:02 My experiments

20:36 Addressing concerns: big groups and portability

22:59 Action items moving forwards

As a speed coach, business owner, and family man, Kyle Davey is always looking to level up his knowledge and consequent results when training athletes. As my friend for over a year, it's been crazy to watch all the things he's able to constantly learn. I had him on this episode to share all about how he does it all.

3:20 Introduction, how he does what he does, and his genuine fascination of the human body and training

7:45 Real life example: diving down the rabbit hole of neck training

15:05 Kyle's process of organizing research

20:23 Evolving rabbit holes throughout his career and the value of chasing what's important to you at that point in time

27:23 Sharing the process of once you have a topic, where do you go next?

Instagram @KyleDavey1 / Twitter @KD_KyleDavey

Connor Schoepp has done a lot of things and been a lot of places in the coaching world, and he's here on TSP to share some of his top stories with us!

3:18 Brief summary of Connor's parents and how impactful it was having the example of his mom being a teacher

6:02 Formative childhood experience: not being inclined to anything sport or training related, then ending up not only playing college football but also coaching in strength and conditioning

8:16 "Fork in the road" story: getting let go during COVID, battling health issues, and getting a call from Buddy Morris for a job with the Arizona Cardinals

17:12 Craziest story: while at Miami, halfway through an undefeated season, playing Notre Dame at home and having Ed Reed put his arm around him while celebrating on the sideline

21:39 Full circle story: Vern Gambetta messaging him about wanting to talk shop about something he posted, after Vern's book was the first book he read in college when he wanted to get into the field

25:55 Quick action-oriented advice for the listener: gratitude and writing something down every time he get into the office

4:03 Brief summary of the stops along the way in his journey

6:10 "Fork in the road" story: getting his Graduate Diploma of Education in Physical Education and the foundations he learned about teaching and working with athletes

14:53 Coolest/craziest story: officially moving to the United States with his family for this job then COVID happening a week later

20:35 Advice to any professional looking into getting a job in a different state

23:28 Something that met and didn't meet Mathew's expectations about moving to the United States

26:13 "Full circle"/most proud story: the opportunity to start a family and keep it going in the United States while working for such a global and impactful company

28:10 One thing he misses and doesn't miss about Australia

29:57 Any actional advice for a practitioner in the field: "be open" to learning because you never know where it could take you (maybe even across the world)

Instagram: @Mathew_Pell

Getting faster is simple in theory: get from A to B in less time. Speed training is simple in theory: we know what "good mechanics" are, we know how top speed and acceleration are different, we know drills that are effective. But what about the missing link? What makes some athletes faster than others? How do you continue getting faster after years of speed training? Listen to find out.

0:00 Story time: the "peanut gallery" during NFL Combine training

2:06 Defining what we really mean by "speed training"

3:08 Speed training triangle: force, mechanics, rhythm/timing

6:35 The ability to quantify each one of these things and how it influences its perceived importance

9:12 Sprinting fast triangle: speed, effort, feel

13:18 Putting it all together triangle: coach's eye, athlete's feel, sprint times

15:06 Action items, things to do, and experiments to mess with to help these concepts click

You owe it to yourself as a professional to become the best consumer of social media as possible. This isn't for casual scrolling, this is for the people you intentionally follow and the content you intentionally seek out to help yourself become the best version of you as a professional you can be. Listen to this full episode to learn the perspective and context it takes to maximize your social media consumption.

0:32 Why becoming a better consumer of social media matters

1:14 The weird times we live in, inspired by Bret Contreras on a different podcast: the ones who are actually experts/good at what they do are rarely the ones who look the best on social media

2:16 Creating context. What's your context and what's their context?

4:12 First big red flag...WHO DO YOU TRAIN???

6:25 Next red flags: have you heard their voice, TOO many followers..., bold claims/clickbait, too narrow of content/lack of big picture

10:23 Green flag: what would you expect good social media of someone in your similar situation/situation you aspire to be look like?

11:18 Green flags: training similar population, give good logic and reason (even if don't have a similar population), not too buzz-wordy/easy to consume

15:21 Take home points: What's your truth vs their truth, tying everything back to the big picture, it's OK to be critical, how to implement things you consume

Interviews can be intimidating, especially if you've never done it before. But what if you knew exactly how it was going to go down? I believe all interviews are more similar than dissimilar, but something as specific as an on-campus interview is a unique challenge in and of itself. Level up your skills and yourself as a professional by learning from my stories and experiences to help you crush your next interview.

1:55 The value of the itinerary and itinerary examples from real on-campus interviews

5:07 Game planning beforehand: you better lock in your answers to these 3 questions

8:33 How to prepare for each interaction, what does each person really want, and what experience do you want to create

11:33 The chalk talk, how technical the conversations actually get

12:44 Plot twist: what percentage of the day do you think is small talk?

15:27 An hour meeting with the director at the end, sharing my 3 vastly different experiences

18:53 Biggest takeaways and action steps for you moving forwards

4:41 Bill's childhood and parents, those experiences that've formed and shaped with current world view, habits, etc.: the influence his dad and brothers with sports had on him

9:05 The moment when Bill had to make a decision: talking trash and getting tossed into an Oklahoma drill, overcoming the fear

14:28 Fork in the road moment learning to be an entrepreneur: getting cut from independent ball and deciding to stop playing baseball, then going to Texas to volunteer, then deciding deciding to pursue the private sector

23:06 Bill's craziest story: falling through the ceiling

28:00 Most proud, full-circle moment: training some athletes for 5+ years

43:26 The process of writing books and Bill's content creation inspiration

48:31 Where is Bill Miller going next?

Instagram @BillMillerTraining / Twitter @BillMills

Social media and growing your brand can be a powerful thing for you as a professional, making connections and opening doors you never thought were possible. I take you through my stories, lessons, and experiences about how to maximize and crush your social media. Understanding your reason, knowing what category you want to fall into, and my 5 action steps are all in this episode.

0:44 Storytime about you never know who's seeing your social media and the positives that can come from it

2:09 Really understanding what's the point of social media for you as a professional

2:55 Using the 5-minute summary test and seeing which of the 4 social media categories you want to fall into

5:20 My own social media as an example

7:06 Setting the right expectations for your social media, understanding the minimums

11:30 Diving into each popular social media platform and which makes sense for you: media type, length, audience, and reach

11:56 Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook

14:51 LinkedIn, YouTube, your website, podcasts

17:43 3 questions to bring it all together

18:23 My 5 bullet point action steps to kickstart your social media as as professional

Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe

3:13 First fork in the road moment: deciding to go to the weight room before starting high school and receiving a brochure about a strength and conditioning degree

9:50 Coolest/craziest story: some of the stories his athletes would tell about the reason why they were late to training and the relationship they had

16:31 Biggest full circle moment: being at his first strength coach's retirement party at a baseball game while one of his former athletes pitched in the biggest game of his career

22:58 Explaining the true value of his book "Finish Strong: Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes"

27:38 How long was the whole process was of writing a book

28:51 Each step of writing a book and which took the longest

32:30 What part of writing a book sucked the most

34:39 Best analogy he gives for describing resistance training for endurance athletes

37:58 The biggest thing he's taken from his Olympic lifting/powerlifting background and taken to the endurance world, and vice versa

46:31 Advice for anyone trying to write a book

Instagram: @Mr5thRound / @Finsh_Strong_Book

Email: angelo.gingerelli@gmail.com

Being a coach (sports performance, strength and conditioning, etc.) and within coaching a lot there are going to be good and bad days, just like any other job, in contrast to the somewhat monotonous training day/week. That combined with the classic imposter syndrome creates quite an interesting emotional rollercoaster. A little different of an episode, here's an honest confession about recent feelings I've been having on this topic. Hopefully at the end of this you feel heard and understood with some thoughts as to what you can do about feelings like this.

0:54 What I want for you and why I created this episode

2:20 Putting our finger on it with some technical terms about why this might be

5:08 What year 1 of being a performance coach was like: unconscious incompetence

6:31 What year 2: conscious competence(-ish)

9:23 Year 3: living the same day

13:57 Describing and defining the Rollercoaster

18:21 Outing myself as an impatient comparer and the correlation of bad feelings and amount of free time

22:43 Full circle with action steps of small successes I've found dealing with the rollercoaster

Instagram/Twitter @CoachBigToe

1:15 Magic box question: Christmas gifts of training at TCBoost

2:41 His beginning as a coach at TCBoost and how that influenced his next steps

5:34 When Pat knew he wanted to start his own business

8:04 The first steps of starting PSP

12:31 What to do and what not to do before starting your own business

14:11 The conversations/questions/topics he brought to his mentors before starting PSP

17:04 How impactful it was having a close friend who's also a coach throughout the process

18:44 Recalling the first day as the official owner of PSP

22:02 What met/did not met expectations and surprises as a first year business owner

29:33 Coolest/craziest story: getting selected to go to Joe Kenn's house for a conference

35:56 One piece of advice to help the listener become better

Instagram: @coach_pman @pivotalsportsperformance

Twitter: @coach_pman @pivotal_sp

Getting away from more traditional vertical jump content, Tyler Ray shares his stories/lessons/experiences from all throughout his life ranging from his time as professional dunker, travelling across the world, starting and running his own business, and the rest of the timestamps below:

4:11 How Tyler got the nickname "Jukebox"

8:04 Sales pitch of Project Pure Athlete and how it got its name

13:25 Typical day/week in the life and what it took to get him to where he is now

21:50 City/country he's most looking forward to and least looking forward to visiting again

24:48 How Tyler hustled an old lady for $500 in ping pong (I'm exaggerating, but she was really good...)

26:44 Most cringe-worthy dunk of his career

33:07 Favorite dunk of his career

35:59 Favorite 3 tattoos and why

40:56 Coolest/craziest story from his career: hitting his head on the rim when dunking

44:02 The moment Tyler knew he had to coach full-time and start his own business

47:22 The pivots he made because of COVID and how impactful that was on his business

51:25 How being a multi-event track athlete connects now to being an entrepreneur

59:20 Content creation journey and what social media has done for his career

1:07:44 The process of getting a hoop and court in his house

1:12:44 Quick advice for jumping better for the listener

Instagram @JumpGuyTy @ProjectPureAthlete @JumpGuyChase

TIMESTAMPS (not including intro/ad)

0:33 Operational definition of "speed training"

1:43 Creating context for understanding the actual process of speed training beyond just getting faster

2:50 (1) Technique/mechanics matter

3:38 Analogy of ignoring mechanics is like cheating in Pokemon just using internet hacks

5:16 Going along with the counterargument "mechanics don't matter" and debunking it

6:33 There's no "perfect" technique but how to coach for the biggest similarities

9:15 (2) Sprinting at 95% or better of your best

10:00 Analogy of sprinting under 95% is like only hitting a golf ball 250 yards at the driving range when your best is 300

12:03 How to use the 95% threshold in real life

13:09 (3) You have to time your sprints

13:15 Analogy of not timing your sprints is like trying to save money on electricity but never looking at the bill

14:58 All the benefits of timing your sprints

15:40 (4) You have to bridge the gap between drills and all-out sprinting

16:33 How to turn the ability of being fast into the skill of being fast

17:07 Conversation with an intern about "are we only trying to get athletes faster for when they're in TCBoost?"

18:11 Analogy of wanting to improve your jerk but only doing jerk accessories

19:52 At the end of training sessions, include drill that are game-like to help make them transfer

20:42 (5) Actual speed training exercises: flying sprints and resisted sprints

20:51 The value of flying sprints regardless of the sport: absolute speed and speed reserve

23:18 The value of resisted sprints: sprint specific strength and the big rocks of acceleration

24:27 What didn't make the cut: lifting, jumping, rest periods

24:41 Why lifting didn't make the cut: story of an intern commenting "that's what a snatch is supposed to look like"

25:51 Why jumping didn't make the cut

26:52 Why rest periods didn't make the cut

1:41 Most foundational story: taking a pay cut to get back into football with Kurt Hester

6:12 The process of deciding to take that role

8:11 The most underrated and overrated factors when looking and interviewing for new jobs

10:39 How sprint-profiling and doing a little less in the weight room have yielded huge results

16:22 Coolest/craziest story: a chronically injured athlete of his scored a touchdown on the first drive of the season after not playing for 3 years

18:49 What the process was like working with the athlete throughout all that time

22:46 Biggest full circle story: reflecting on the COVID year in taking risks and consequently ending up in the Top 25

27:26 Reflecting on his recent internet growth

36:50 "Don't lose your edge" as Ryan's one piece of advice to help you become better

Twitter/Instagram @CoachRGrubbs 

Stuart McMillan, one of the world's top speed coaches, joins TSP to share some of his stories.

2:11 The story behind the iconic photo of Usain Bolt and Andre DeGrasse smiling at each other at the Olympics and Stu's impact on it

11:03 Lessons learned from coaching Ameer Webb after PR'ing in Europe and deciding not to come home, and it's impact on the 2016 Rio Olympics

With some follow-up questions from each story.

If you're an athlete or a coach who does speed training and is familiar with these speed training concepts/topics, listen to this episode all the way through to learn about the grains of truth and concepts behind these myths.

1:34 "I shouldn't train max velocity because I never reach it in games"

2:08 Not training max velocity is like intentionally not sleeping enough for training

3:45 Not training max velocity is like trying to justify sport specialization

4:58 4 points debunking not training max velocity

9:22 Example of different athlete speeds running a 40yd dash and their % of Vmax throughout

10:36 "I should always try to get triple extension of every step, that's the goal"

10:48 Only focusing on triple extension like budgeting but only focusing on making the grocery bill go down

13:18 4 points debunking focusing on triple extension

17:07 Example of Stu McMillan's ALTIS Kinogram Article on SimpliFaster talking about triple extension

19:30 "If I'm sprinting at 100% effort, than means 100% speed / If I'm sprinting at 100% effort, that means I'm getting faster"

19:42 Assuming effort is speed is like assuming putting money in a brokerage account will get you an 8% return

22:37 4 points debunking that 100% effort means 100% speed

24:27 Example of the Charlie Francis's 95% SPEED threshold

25:39 Creating context around each myth, understanding both sides and the grains of truth

29:26 Action steps to help you become a better coach tomorrow

(21 min) Networking, job searching, pursuing your dream job, all those things sound nice in theory but what does it actually look like? Here's my real life story about how I almost got my dream job out of seemingly nowhere. However, once I started connecting the dots it all made sense. I'll take you through the full story and every dot that led me to almost getting my dream job.

1:23 Creating some context, what is the dream job

3:01 The voicemail

4:49 The interviews

5:58 Connecting all the dots

11:26 Biggest takeaways from this story

17:09 Action steps to help you starting today

Instagram/Twitter: @CoachBigToe

Jimmy St. Louis, the man who does it all, exceling everywhere he goes from the NFL to Wall Street to Olympic rowing to now franchising shares his stories from everything in between:

1:48 How his athletic career led to the NFL (after he picked up football his senior year of high school)

7:26 Something that met, didn't meet, and exceeded his expectations about the NFL

9:09 Using the term "don't want it to define me" when talking about his professional sports careers

14:25 Biggest misconception about the NFL

16:29 Any advice for people looking for their "thing" after sports

18:13 The biggest analogy Jimmy makes bridging business to sports

20:46 Describing his current business of Franchise123 as "the Zillow of franchises"

23:29 The biggest "fork in the road" moment: leaving Wall Street

24:46 His successful spine surgery business and changing the healthcare model

30:58 Craziest story: unintentionally inciting a riot at a spine medical clinic

32:46 Coolest story: getting into franchising and "serendipitous relationships"

35:54 Stumbling upon his Olympic rowing career

40:50 Jimmy's one question he'd give the listener to get better

Speed is crucial, we all know that. So it's time to take control of coaching in small spaces and/or with large groups of athletes when doing speed training. I share my stories, lessons, experiences, and videos/examples on how to maximize your speed training for these situations.

A knock-down speed coach and businessman with many years of coaching for Ohio State Football, Eric Lichter and I discuss:

2:24 Tearing his ACL twice and his strength coach that talked him into coming back and was there every step of the way

8:50 "You never really know someone unless they're tested"

14:18 Coolest/craziest story how Ohio State came full circle after getting kicked out of the coach's office, getting his office 11 years later

22:03 The beginning of the private side and how it set everything else up

27:01 the jump from private to college and the learning curve

29:17 How Ohio State came to be

37:51 "Seek the thing that makes you the most uncomfortable"

Instagram @EricLicther , @Plus2University

Twitter @CoachELicther

Over 10 years of coaching across all levels of college and professional sports, Nick and I discuss:

2:33 His military background/family and the "biggest regret I don't regret"

12:28 How his military background affects (or doesn't affect) how he coaches

15:02 Learning what a winning program was at Salisbury experiencing 5 straight national championships between the men and women's teams and what that taught him

22:11 "Getting right back to work" after winning a championship

26:46 The impact having old athletes remember him from his time interning at Georgetown had on him

34:07 How training isn't "instant gratification" and how that's huge for relationships with athletes

36:41 "Am I holding myself accountable?" and how that applies to himself and his athletes

Instagram/Twitter: @_n_ob

Dr. JB Morin has been all around the world doing speed training and research. In this conversation we go through the craziest story he has so far:

1:40 Experiencing the first non-Afro-origin sprinter hit a sub-10-second 100-meter time

8:00 The misconception strength has for sprinting

16:01 How he would construct the perfect body for sprinting

Instagram @jb.morin.1 ; Twitter @jb_morin

Lee "The Speed Guy" Taft has coached speed and agility for 30+ years from starting in his garage, to consulting for professional teams, to speaking internationally. In our conversation we go over his craziest story:

1:03 Disciplining an athlete and having to apply all of his speed and agility training to escape while the kid's mom chased him

8:22 Advice on how to handle those stern conversations as a coach

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