Decoding Excellence

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I'm speaking with former NFL New York Giants Director of Performance Nutrition and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, my friend, Pratik Patel. Patel was closing in on a four year stint as the New York Giants’ Director of Performance Nutrition/Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach prior to making a personal decision to leave the role. W...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show , I'm discussing many of the leadership lessons I've learned, through the successes and failures of operating in elite sport. I discuss tactics to help empower leadership and decisions among your athletes and co-workers. I talk about leaning into your weaknesses and being vulnerable. I discuss ways you can take the first step and challenge others to...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show , I'm discussing my application of velocity based training techniques (VBT) and the application of training along the force-velocity curve. I discuss the different velocity thresholds, exercise modalities, how I utilize VBT during different periods of our annual training program, and much more. As a reminder, our Random Shows shows are a quick 15-25...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Random Show Version and are discussing some of my thoughts surrounding the use of sRPE in applied settings, the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR), and other derivative expressions of acute:chronic formulas like the exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) equation. As a reminder, our Random Shows shows are a quick 15-25...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute and Vehicle Version (explains the audio difference) and are discussing some of my thoughts surrounding continuing education, the many online Zoom & Google Hangout conferences and clinics, and things you can do to continue along your own personal development initiatives.  As a reminder, our Monday Minutes...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute and Vehicle Version (explains the audio difference) and are discussing some of the strategies behind agile startups, tools we utilize to enhance our departmental communication, and what we need to do as an industry to be prepare for the next pandemic. As a reminder, our Monday Minutes shows are a quick 10-15 minu...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I'm speaking with Men's Basketball Strength and Conditioning for Butler University,  my good friend, Matthew Johnson. Johnson serves as a member of the men’s basketball staff at Butler University and oversees the program’s strength and conditioning, while also assisting with rehabilitation of injured student-athletes and working with university...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and discussing some of the strategies I'm returning to in the New 2020 Year. I talk about meditation, bullet journaling, creating new things, and finding a "third place". As a reminder, our Monday Minutes shows are a quick 10-15 minute episode where I discuss current industry trends, research reads, current...

In this episode of the Adam Ringler Show , I'm discussing a recent tweet of mine sharing a snippet of "Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams" b y Dr. Matthew Walker . Are we, sport scientists, actively monitoring sleep durations and qualities in our student-athletes to only measure it or should we actually derive meaningful and actionable information from the subjective recall? I b...

In this episode of the Adam Ringler Show , I'm discussing Martin Buchheit's article "The Noble Ranks of Performance Roles - Who's a king - who's a duke?" . In addition, I discuss what titles, roles, and responsibilities really mean within High Performance Athletics. Later in the show, I expand on where I think the direction of our industry is going. As a reminder, our shows are typically brief epi...

In this episode of the Adam Ringler Show, I'm discussing some of the latest updates surrounding Beautiful Boulder, Colorado. We talk about the latest podcasts, some new email tools that I'm currently using to improve my communication and response-time, and an application called Monday.com that is streamlining our project management initiatives. As a reminder, our shows are typically brief episodes...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I'm discussing some of the readiness assessment technologies, diagnostic strength testing equipment, and markerless motion capture biomechanical screening technologies we utilize. In addition, I discuss how we use the information, on a daily and weekly basis, to drive informed and actionable decisions in sports performance program. As a reminder, ou...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I'm discussing the polarizing topic of strength and conditioning programs, across the country, offering paid vs. unpaid internships in the field and industry. There is merit on both sides of the conversation and I attempt to paint the picture and detail the different perspectives from both camps. As a reminder, our Monday Minutes shows are typically...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and discussing a concerning trend that I've noticed over the last several months on social media. Much of this show revolves around ethics surrounding biometric data and student-athlete information contained in dashboards and visuals that is widely distributed on social media. As a reminder, our Monday Minu...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and answering an audience submitted question regarding what are the best subjective measures we use in order to measure an athlete's state of readiness. I discuss not only several subjective questionnaires but a few of the objective instrumentation we utilize here at Colorado. I reached out to my good frien...

 In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and answering an audience submitted question regarding the most over-rated metric or KPI collected in the sport science and performance field. I reached out to my good friend, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Newman University, Stryder Blackburn , to help me set the tone for the episode. You ca...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and answering an audience submitted question regarding how to best communicate your latest round of performance testing to your direct reports. I reached out to my good friend, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Newman University, Stryder Blackburn , to help me set the tone for the episode. You can fin...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, I'm hosting a volleyball roundtable special featuring two of my good friends and fellow volleyball coaches, University of South Carolina's Beach Volleyball Assistant Coach RJ Abella and University of Colorado's Volleyball Technical Coordinator, Eduardo Fiallos . RJ Abella enters his sixth season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and answering an audience submitted question regarding force plates. I reached out to my good friend, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Newman University, Stryder Blackburn , to help me set the tone for the episode. You can find Coach Blackburn on Twitter at @Stryder9090 As a reminder, our Monday Minu...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and discussing the biggest challenges and hurdles with performance technologies. If you are thinking about purchasing a new piece of technology for your performance training facility, you do not want to miss these insights. As a reminder, our Monday Minutes shows are a quick 10-15 minute episode where I dis...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're returning to our Monday Minute theme and discussing force plate utilization for readiness testing and auditing the training process. As a reminder, our Monday Minutes shows are a quick 10-15 minute episode where I discuss current industry trends, research reads, current events, and occasionally offer my insights into the training process that...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show, we're introducing the Monday Minutes . These Monday Minutes shows are a quick 10-15 minute episode where I discuss current industry trends, research reads, current events, and occasionally offer my insights into the training process that we're undertaking each week. I believe with conviction, you'll take away something interesting from this show and...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show , I discuss several qualities that exceptional coach leaders possess. These qualities are often hard to distinguish on resumes, but in my opinion, are a make or break element differentiating world-class coaches. As always, thank you for supporting The Decoding Excellence Show ! In addition to those social mediums, you can head over to AdamRingler.com...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show , I discuss several techniques and tactics you can immediately adopt to begin to combat the addictive elements of technology and smartphone dependencies. As always, thank you for supporting The Decoding Excellence Show ! In addition to those social mediums, you can head over to AdamRingler.com/Newsletter and sign-up for my weekly newsletter. This is...

In this episode of the Decoding Excellence Show , I discuss five of the most crucial elements an effective leader MUST DO in order to empower the team around them. As always, thank you for supporting The Decoding Excellence Show ! In addition to those social mediums, you can head over to AdamRingler.com/Newsletter and sign-up for my weekly newsletter. This is a newsletter for the curious. It's cha...