Big Time Strength Podcast

Mark Hoover is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at York Comprehensive High School and is in his 22nd year in coaching. He coached HS football for 17 years. He also was a Grad Assistant for 2 years at Edinboro University of PA. His last 4 years he has been strictly strength and conditioning. Coach spent 6 years at Piedmont HS in Monroe NC before moving to YCHS in 2017. Coach Hoover is a pr...

Coach Matt Smith is currently a Physical Preparation Coach at Kentucky State University and Pro Active Therapy, in addition to running is own company, Premier Strength and Performance. Coach Smith has experience working at Coastal Carolina University, Mid-America Nazarene, Northwest Missouri State University, and the University of Central Missouri.  Coach Smith Contact Info Email: mattsc91@gmail.c...

In this episode Coach Tony Stewart, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at North Scott High School (Previous Episode #11), breaks down what he does in the summer for his athletes. If you have questions, do not hesitate to reach out to Coach.   Coach Stewart Contact Info: Email: tony.stewart@northscott.org Twitter: Lancer_Strength Instagram: Coach_Stew Cell Phone: 515-231-6616 Office Phone: 563-285-...

Coach Dillon Adams serves as the Director of Athletic Performance & Head Powerlifting Coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS.  Prior to Ottawa, Coach Adams spent 5 months as an Assistant Coach for Sports Performance at the University of Houston, working with Football, Women's Tennis, & Women's Golf. Prior to Houston he was an intern for Football Strength & Conditioning at The University of Texas...

Coach Graham Lundt Gilbert - Director of Strength & Conditioning, Teach HS health & PE - 8 years Akron-Westfield - Head Football, Head Girls Track, Head Strength & Conditioning, Taught HS health & 6-12 PE - 3 years Masters - Drake Undergrad - Morningside and BVU   Coach Lundt Contact Information: Email: Lundtg@gilbertcsd.org Twitter: @Tiger__Strength Cell: 712-490-3940 Website: tigerstrength.org  ...

Cori Metzgar is in her ninth year as the Director of Sports Performance after joining the Wolves in October 2011. Metzgar's hiring established a consolidation of the strength and conditioning program at WOU as she directs the strength and conditioning programs for the Wolves' 13 intercollegiate sports. Prior to her arrival in the newly created position, individual sport coaches were tasked with de...

Undergrad at Hardin Simmons University Interned with HSU in Spring 2012 Summer 2012 internship at Boston College Moved back to Abilene and started working part time at Action Zone (PT/S&C Clinic) interned at Abilene Christian in Fall of 2012 until I went full time at Action Zone. Moved to Fayetteville in Fall of 2013 and started interning at the University of Arkansas. After a year, became the GA...

Coach Alli Jenicke was named Director of Athletic Performance at Luther College in January 2019. Prior to Luther College, Jenicke was the Assistant Athletic Performance Coach at Morehead State University in 2018 and the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at Luther College 2017. Jenicke graduated from Kansas State University with a BS in Kinesiology in 2014 and a MA in Business Leadership f...

Coach Michael Doscher is in his 23rd year as the Head Speed, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Valdosta State University, a NCAA Division II institution. Doscher received his undergraduate degree from Springfield College and his master’s degree from Mississippi State University. Doscher’s strength and conditioning career began as a student at Springfield College, where he earned a Bachelor of Sci...

Coach Jason Spray is the Director of Sports Performance at Ensworth High School in Nashville, Tennessee. He formally was the Director of Strength and Conditioning at his alma mater Middle Tennessee State University. He is an NSCA Strength Coach of The Year recipient and featured on the NFL Network. CSCS, SCCC, USAW1, FMS, CFSC In this episode we talk about where Coach has been, his transition to t...

Ron Thomson begins his fifth season as the New Mexico Highlands strength and conditioning coach. In 2015, Thomson was given the Masters Award in the College Strength and Conditioning field for 2015.   Thomson came to New Mexico Highlands with more than 30 years of experience in not only high school, but also at all levels of NCAA athletics. Before joining the athletic staff at Highlands, he was th...

Coach David Neill is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. He has been serving in his current position for almost two years. Prior to Liberty, Coach Neill spent 2 seasons as an Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Texas, 3 seasons at the University of Cincinnati, and 1 season at Texas Tech. He began his coaching caree...

Coach Joe Chiaramonte is the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Byron Center High School  in Byron Center, MI. He also serves in the same capacity at the Center for Physical  Rehabilitation in Grand Rapids, MI where he oversees several other High School Strength &  Conditioning programs and their Strength Coaches. Coach is also the Head Athletic Trainer at  Byron Center High School. Coach Chi...

E.J. Kreis IV is a native of Nashville Tennessee, attended high school in Colorado, graduating from Longmont high school in Longmont Colorado. After high school, E.J. Played collegiate football at Western Colorado University from 2009, to 2013, and was a 4 year starter at cornerback for the Mountaineers, being selected to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference third team as a punt returner his sen...

Coach Jon Pedersen is the Head Football Coach, Assistant Boys Basketball Coach, Head Boys Track Coach, and the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator at Central Decatur High School in Leon, Iowa.  He has taught and coached for the last 28 years. In this episode we talk about where Coach has been, core values that he implements, challenges of a small school, and his vision for the future. I really enj...

Coach Aaron Siekmann is in his fourth year as the Athletic Performance Director at Black Hill State University. Siekmann comes to Black Hills State after previously serving at the Milwaukee School of Engineering serving as the strength and conditioning coach for the baseball team. While at MSOE, he developed specific strength and agility workouts, made individual workouts and taught the fundamenta...

Coach Monte Sparkman is the Director of Athlete Performance at Richland High School. Coach Sparkman is a native of Burkburnett, TX. Coach is in his 6th year overall and 4th year serving as Director of Athletic Performance and special education teacher at Richland High School located in North Richland Hills, TX.  Prior to his arrival at Richland, Sparkman had coaching stops at Burkburnett - 1 year,...

Happy New Year to all of our Big Time Strength listeners and guests! Thank you for your continued support and for making our profession great! Big things coming down the road for Big Time Strength... stay tuned!! TeamBuildr Thank you to TeamBuildr for sponsoring this episode. TeamBuildr provides strength and conditioning software to athletics programs around the country.  Whether your write your o...

Coach Jordan Johnson (CPR, USAW, CSCCA) is the Director of Strength and Conditioning Owasso High School in Oklahoma. Jordan is an Oklahoma native from Texhoma in the Oklahoma Panhandle.  He graduated from Texas Tech in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and a Minor in Health. Jordan has been a strength and conditioning professional for the past 15 years. 2004: Texas Tech University:...

Coach Erik Hoium is currently the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Central Washington University. Prior to his current role he was a football coach at CWU and Olivet Nazarene University for 5 years. While at ONU he worked as the Assistant Strength Coach for Football. In 2016 he took over the CWU Strength and Conditioning Program (in an Interim role) from Jason Dudley when we left for Washi...

Coach Tully Chapman is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan. Since January of 2014 Coach has worked with all varsity sports, including the Bulldog’s 2015 Competitive Cheer State Champions, 2015 & 2016 Hockey State Runner-Up, and 2017 Softball State Runner-Up.  A graduate of Trine University, he played 4 years of varsity football for the Thunder whil...

Coach Dakota Steiner is currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Forever Strong Training Center in Adel, Iowa. Coach worked under Joe Quinlin at Northwest Missouri State University for 4 years; 2 as an intern and 2 as a Graduate Assistant. While at Northwest Missouri State Coach Steiner also worked as a personal trainer and a volunteer Assistant Football Coach and Assistant Strength a...

Coach Brian Lutter MS, CSCS, USAW is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Johnston High school in Johnston, IA. Brian designs the lifting & speed / agility programs for all the strength training classes as well as working with the school’s varsity football program. In addition Brian helps assists the school’s additional sports and athletes. Brian is an assistant varsity football coach and ph...

Grant Darnell is in his third year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Wayne State College, a D2 school in Nebraska. Darnell is the first strength coach in school history and oversees the athletic development of all student athletes at WSC. Prior to WSC, Darnell was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Kent State University where he oversaw the men's and women's track and fie...

Coach Rob Brokaw is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the North Bend Central Tigers teaching strength and conditioning classes and supporting the athletic programs. He is also the defensive coordinator for the football team. He has a deep desire to become a great coach, and help build up student athletes to their full potential. In his quest for knowledge he created the Nebraska High Sc...