Big Time Strength Podcast

On this episode of the Big Time Strength Podcast, Coach Rosier discusses the book, "Switch" by Dan and Chip Heath, and how the principles of change relate to strength and conditioning.  "Crush Cancer!" and the #REPSFORRILEY Challenge - 67 workouts, 67 days in a row - Follow Gage Rosier on instagram (g.rosier) or twitter (gdrosier) for the workout schedule - Buy your copy of "Crush Cancer!" today i...

Coach Amanda Berg is in her 13th year as Strength and Conditioning Coach at Dassel-Cokato High School. She is a Physical Education teacher with various strength and conditioning and PE Classes. She runs the training programs for athletics as well as off-season and non-athletes in grades 7-12. She has a well established youth “Charge Up” program for students grades 2-6. Coach Berg is an Operation I...

William Fly, MA, USAW North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, NC Resides in Denver, NC Married to Shani Lynn Fly Born in Suffolk, Virginia. High School: King’s Fork High School (Suffolk, VA) Class of 2008 Played football all 4 years College: Greensboro College (Greensboro, NC) Class of 2012 Played football all 4 years B.S in Physical Education Post-Graduate: Concordia University-Irvine (Irv...

Josh Wildeman is currently a full-time instructor in the Kinesiology and Sport Department at the University of Southern Indiana. He also serves as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the USI Athletic Department. In this role he oversees the program design and implementation of strength conditioning for all athletic programs and directly conducts the training for a number of the teams, inclu...

Joe Aratari is a strength & conditioning coach located in Rochester, NY. Joe is currently one of the coaches and managers at Next Level Strength & Conditioning as well as the head coach at Penfield High School. In addition to that, Joe also does some part-time work with some local collegiate programs. Joe is also the NYS Director of HS S&C through the NHSSCA. As a former collegiate athlete, and wo...

Coach Luke Lancaster arrived to Abilene Christian University in January of 2018 and was promoted to Director of Strength and Conditioning in August 2019. Coach Lancaster oversees all aspects of strength and conditioning at ACU including the design of the newly renovated Powell Fitness Center. He serves as the Head strength and conditioning coach for ACU Football and Women's Soccer. Prior to ACU, L...

Coach Kurt Hester joined the Louisiana Tech Family after serving as a National Director of Training for the D1 Sports Training Center in Nashville, Tenn. since 2008. He worked with training several professional athletes from leagues such as the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL)...

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Ben Kozak begins his second year at WT and is the primary strength and conditioning coach for football & equestrian. Coach Kozak comes to West Texas from Louisiana Tech University where he was an assistant strength & conditioning coach working with football & softball. Prior to his time at Louisiana Tech coach Kozak spent 2015-2017 at Midland University work...

Colin Shumate MS, CSCS, USAW. Currently, the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine, CA. Coach Shumate played football at San Diego State University, and later served as a member of the strength and conditioning staff. He went on to work with STACK-Velocity, both as a performance director as well as a program coordinator for the Southern California Region. He h...

Jeremy Evans is the Director of Sports Performance at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach, FL where he is entering my 3rd school year. Previously he was a Sports Performance Coach at EXOS in Pensacola, FL for 3 years. He directed all programs for middle school and high school kids at EXOS, worked with special forces soldiers, worked with NFL, MLB and NBA athletes. Before that he was at a small h...

"Crush Cancer!" and the #REPSFORRILEY Challenge - 67 workouts, 67 days in a row - Follow Gage Rosier on instagram (g.rosier) or twitter (gdrosier) for the workout schedule - Buy your copy of "Crush Cancer!" today if you want to participate! BUY THE EBOOK NOW - crushcancerbook.com  TeamBuildr Thank you TeamBuildr for sponsoring today's episode. Teambuildr is the leading software for high schools an...

John McKenna is in his 22nd season as Strength & Conditioning Coach at Notre Dame High School, and has been a strength coach and football coach for over 39 years. At Notre Dame High School in his full time role he trains all physical education classes and teams in season and out of season. Coach McKenna was the first strength coach inducted into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame and just recentl...

Tyler Davis was appointed as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Central Missouri in January 2018 after serving as an assistant for two years. Prior to Central Missouri, Davis served as a Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Pittsburg State University. Davis also has served as a Volunteer Strength Coach for University of Arkansas basketball.  Coach Davis...

Coach Tyler Morrison is the strength coach at O’Connell College Prep School in Galveston Texas. Coach has a unique position in which he is an exercise physiologist employed by the University of Texas - Medical Branch (UTMB) with the Rehabilitation Services department. He is contracted to the school splitting his time between O'Connell and the physical therapy clinic, where he has numerous other re...

Riley Holstine, an aspiring strength coach, was diagnosed with leukemia in July. He has currently undergone two rounds of chemotherapy and is battling everyday to CRUSH this terrible disease.  If you would like to support Riley, visit crushcancerbook.com and purchase a copy of "Crush Cancer!" 100% of proceeds are donated to Riley and the Sean D. Biggs Memorial Foundation, who supports those affect...

John Hammersmith became the first-ever full-time Strength & Conditioning Coach at Ferris State University prior to the 2017-18 season. Hammersmith joined the FSU program and coordinates strength and conditioning duties for 15 of the school's 17 varsity programs under Coordinator of Athletic Performance Dave Cencer's direction on a full-time basis. He played collegiate football in the Great Lakes I...

Preston Pedersen goes over some of the things that he thinks through as he gets ready for a new school year.  Coach Pedersen Contact Info: Email:  ppedersen@mvcsd.org Twitter:  @CoachPedersenMV Instagram:  @mvmustangstrength Website:  MVStrength.com     TeamBuildr Thank you TeamBuildr for sponsoring today's episode. Teambuildr is the leading software for high schools and colleges by providing coac...

Current Title:  Anamosa High School since 2017 - Head Football Coach, Head Strength and Speed Coach. I also teach a health class and have a leadership and character development class.   Previous Jobs:  Wahlert Catholic High School 2016-2017 Head Strength and Speed Coach and Defensive Coordinator North Cedar High School 2013 - 2016 Head Strength Coach. Defensive Coordinator. In 2015-2016 I served a...

BIG TIME STRENGTH FAMILY! I'm asking for your help! My cousin, a young aspiring strength coach, has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. He had just begun his first strength and conditioning internship before his diagnoses earlier this month.  I am putting together a "Crush Cancer" ebook that is a compilation of "workouts of the day" submitted from the top strength and conditioning professionals...

James Prendergast is in his tenth year on the strength and conditioning staff and his third as head strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra University in 2019-20. He previously served as associate head strength and conditioning coach at Hofstra from 2014-17. Prendergast has worked with the men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, baseball, volleyball and wrestling teams during his tenure at Hofstra. H...

John Garrish has been the strength and conditioning coordinator at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Florida since 2014. He honed his skills during internships at the University of North Texas and Rutgers University. Coach Garrish is regional director (Southeast) for the National High School Strength Coaches Association. Coach Garrish Contact Information  Email -  john.garrish@nbp...

As the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Emory & Henry College, Mike Caro oversees the performance training programs of 22 varsity teams and three club teams. In addition he supervises one assistant and several academic interns and student-coaches. Mike also serves as the Chair of the NSCA’s College Coaches Special Interest Group. When not training athletes, he manages the campus fitness cen...

Coach Ayers just completed his second year the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Webber International University. Coach Ayers is directly responsible for the program design and implementation of football and softball, while also overseeing implementation with all other WIU sports teams and leading the Webber Strength & Conditioning department's nationally recognized mentorship program. Prior...

Coach Matt Orton Performance Physical Education Teacher / Strength and Conditioning Specialist Cedar Rapids Jefferson HS - (2011-2019) Head Wrestling Coach (2011-2017) Performance Physical Education Teacher/ Strength and Conditioning Specialist Iowa City West - (2004 - 2011) Asst. Wrestling Coach PE Teacher/ Asst. Wrestling Coach St. Charles West (MO) - (1997 - 2004) College Career:  Southwest Mis...

This week Coach Rosier dives into a SWOT Analysis on William Jewell College Strength and Conditioning. SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) is a great tool to evaluate the state of your program and where you can get better. Please reach out to Coach Rosier or Coach Pedersen if you have any ideas on how you evaluate your program yearly! TeamBuildr Thank you to TeamBuildr for sponsor...