Cheeky Mid Weeky

Jeff Moyer joined the show this week to talk all things brain/eyes and how they impact training. Not many S&C coaches realize how powerful they are for athletes. When you think about it, and hear about it from Jeff, you will understand why they are. The better input you get to your body, the better potential strength you can display. ____________________________________ 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨This month Ju...

In this bonus episode we speak with Dr. Jason Avedesian, Ph. D of Clemson Athletics about how the brain plays a critical roll in the health of the ACL. This is due to the vestibular system (eyes) and their ability to process information from the outside world and process the information before making a decision. It is key to understand that we S&C coaches cannot prevent ACL injuries, we can on...

This week's episode is live! In our episode this week we talk with Jason Avedesian, Ph. D. Dr. Avedesian has worked in Clemson Athletics in November 2021 as the Director of Sports Science for Olympic Sports. Within this role, Avedesian oversees all sports science initiatives across Clemson Olympic sports, including research and design, athlete monitoring, data analytics, and technology implementat...

Connecting with athletes is hard. It is also extremely rewarding. In this week's episode we speak with Dr. Scott Goldman about an assessment tool called the AIQ. Dr. Goldman created this tool to help coaches learn how their athletes learn. In doing so, coaches can connect with and educate their athletes at a higher level. I took the assessment myself and it takes roughly 20-30 minutes to complete...

Our episode this week feat Nick Shedd, Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Houston Astros and a PhD candidate. After narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Olympics and Nick was forced to find a new job. He applied to 450 jobs and finally landed an opportunity with the Astros in 2021 and, to his delight, won the World Series with them. Since then he had a busy year, working as the head o...

Adam Meakins is a physiotherapist who has been working in the field for 20 years. He explains how he discovered the profession after leaving the military and pursuing a career in sports science. He believes that physiotherapy can be overly arrogant and should not receive the same credit as other health care professions. In the podcast episode, Adam emphasizes the importance of listening to patient...

Are you like everyone else and worried about artificial intelligence? If you are we can't help you there. We can put your mind at ease that it WILL NOT replace humans as coaches. Not any time soon at least. It is fake intelligence for a reason. It cannot critically think. In this episode we asked ChatGPT to program for a powerlifter over a 12 week time. AI was able to give us something for a progr...

One of the most active strength and conditioning coaches on social media joined the show this week. Nathan Kiley is a strength and conditioning coach and speed and rehabilitation coach at the Brisbane Broncos in Australia's National Rugby League. In addition to his online presence, he has experience working with Academy Rugby League players and Cricket teams. Nathan believes that when training ath...

On today's episode we talk with Eric Guthrie, a former NFL player, department head, dad, and husband, talk about how he has learned to balance his responsibilities in his job and family life. He notes that the priorities are different and his family is more important, and that there is no “work life balance” as there will always be more competing priorities. Guthrie emphasizes the importance of se...