The Process

Father’s Day is the perfect time to reflect on what truly matters in youth sports—and it’s not batting averages, rankings, or scholarships. In this heartfelt episode of The Process, Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts share their personal experiences raising young athletes, navigating the recruiting journey as fathers, and learning how to balance competition with connection. From postgame car rides and...

Join Our Community & Ask Your Question There: https://www.skool.com/peptideresearchinstitute/about In this episode of The Process, Walter Beede and Coach Fouts tackle one of the biggest questions in youth sports: Should athletes specialize in one sport—or play multiple sports? From youth baseball to college recruiting, they break down the myths, pressures, and realities facing families today....

High school athletes are no longer just competing against other high schoolers they are competing against 24-year-old grown men in the transfer portal.  In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Coach Jeremy Fouts break down the brutal new realities of the college baseball recruiting landscape. With the implementation of the NCAA's new 5-in-5 eligibility rule and roster caps shrin...

Most parents think hydration means handing their athlete a cold bottle of water in the dugout during the third inning. By then, it is already too late. In this LIVE episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Coach Jeremy Fouts break down the brutal truth about hydration, recovery, sleep, and nutrition. They expose a massive reality check for parents: most youth baseball injuries are actually r...

Most parents want to do everything right for their athlete. But what if the things you're focused on are the wrong things at the wrong time? In this episode of The Process, Jeremy Fouts and Coach Walter Beede lay out the complete parent playbook—a four-phase roadmap for raising a student athlete from 8 years old all the way through college recruiting. Drawing from their own experiences as dads...

Every parent has asked the question—but very few are asking it the right way. In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts tackle the most common question they get from baseball parents: Is my athlete good enough to play at the next level? The answer isn't a simple yes or no; it's about learning to look through the correct developmental lens. Using Jeremy's own s...

Most parents think the college recruiting journey starts in high school. The truth? If you wait until then to start developing your athlete, you are already too late. In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts break down the absolute most important years in a young athlete’s development: Ages 12 to 16. This 4-year window dictates whether your player will be ready for varsi...

Most parents think the college recruiting journey starts with showcases in high school. The truth? If you are chasing early recruiting, you are missing the most critical window of your athlete's development. In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts break down the absolute most important years in a young athlete’s journey: Ages 14 to 16. This window dictates whether y...

Most parents think the college recruiting journey starts in high school. The truth? If you wait until then to start developing your athlete, you are already too late. In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts break down the absolute most important years in a young athlete’s development: Ages 12 to 16. This 4-year window dictates whether your player will be ready for varsi...

If you are waiting until game day to start chugging water, it is already too late—and you might actually be doing more harm than good.  In Part 2 of The Process Podcast, Coach Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts sit down with Elite Performance Dietitian Adam Rodriguez (former San Francisco Giants, Oakland Raiders, and Ohio State) to bust the biggest myths surrounding athlete hydration.  Part 1 of this d...

You grinded all winter to add 15 pounds of muscle and increase your velocity. So why do you feel weak and tired by mid-May?  In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and Jeremy Fouts sit down with Elite Performance Dietitian Adam Rodrigues (former San Francisco Giants, Oakland Raiders, and Ohio State) to reveal the biggest mistake athletes make once the season starts: stopping their trai...

What really separates college-level recruits from talented high school players? "He's skilled... but he's not big enough." It's the feedback every parent dreads. But what happens when you actually commit to the process? In this special case study episode of The Process, Coach Beede and Jeremy Fouts interview a Texas baseball family who stopped guessing and started building. Y...

"Weak athletes slow down as they grow. Strong athletes get faster. That’s not opinion, that’s physics." In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and performance nutrition expert Jeremy Fouts debunk the biggest myth in youth sports: that gaining weight makes you slower. They break down the physics of Ground Force (Force = Mass x Acceleration) and explain why college coaches are...

In this episode of The Process, Coach Walter Beede and performance nutrition expert Jeremy Fouts tackle one of the most misunderstood topics in youth and high school sports: why athletes aren’t getting bigger, stronger, or more confident, even when they train hard. From picky eaters and skipped breakfasts to parent pressure and under-fueling, this conversation breaks down why nutrition is the miss...

The Process Ep. 4

Most parents don’t realize it, the biggest recruiting mistakes happen years before recruiting even starts. In this episode of The Process Podcast, Walter Beede and Corvive CEO Jeremy Fouts break down why nutrition, strength, sleep, and hydration matter far more than showcases and travel tournaments at young ages. From 8-year-olds playing year-round to parents falling into the “weekend warrior” tra...

How do you build a high school athlete the right way? In Episode 2 of "The Process Podcast," Coach Beede and Jeremy Fouts are joined by 15-year-old Anthony Girgenti, a student-athlete who transformed his body from 150 lbs to 190 lbs using this exact framework. We break down the math behind mass: how to calculate BMR and TDEE, why "fast metabolism" is often just an excuse for un...

“Every parent wants results… but very few understand the process it actually takes to build a stronger, faster, more resilient athlete.” Welcome to the premiere episode of "The Process Podcast," where Coach Beede and Jeremy Fouts (Founder of Corvive) cut through the noise to reveal the real roadmap for athlete development. Most parents focus on the wrong metrics—batting average, velocity...