Joel Smith, Just-Fly-Sports.com
Just Fly Performance Podcast
The Just Fly Performance Podcast is dedicated to all aspects of athletic performance training, with an emphasis on speed and power development. Featured on the show are coaches and experts in the spectrum of sport performance, ranging from strength and conditioning, to track and field, to sport psychology. Hosted by Joel Smith, the Just Fly Performance Podcast brings you some of the best information on modern athletic performance available.
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Joel Smith, Just-Fly-Sports.com
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
423: Adarian Barr on Force Application, Levers, and Joint Mechanics 08.08.2024
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-423/ This week’s guest is Adarian Barr. Adarian is a former college track coach, inventor, educator, and international speaker on human movement. He co-authored “Let Me Introduce You” with Jenn Pilotti. Adarian has been a primary mentor of mine in athletic movement and has made various appearances on this podcast. Where much of athletic pe...
422: Joel Reinhardt on Advancing Game Speed Development in Football Preparation 01.08.2024
This week's guest is Joel Reinhardt. Joel is an Assistant Athletic Performance Coach and Sports Science Coordinator for San Jose State Football. He has extensive experience from his previous roles at Stanford, UMass, and Nicholls State, where he was involved in sports performance and sports science. Joel has been a previous guest on this podcast and has an intuitive and data-based approach to prep...
421: Piotr Maruszewski on Oscillatory Isometrics and Angular Sprint Training 25.07.2024 1:24:58
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-421/ This week’s guest is Piotr Maruszewski. Piotr is the Short Sprints and Hurdles Coach at the UMCS University of Lublin, Poland, and has held the position of Polish Athletics National Team Coach, where he prepared athletes for major events at the international stage, as well as being a current speed climbing national team coach. Piotr i...
420: Rob Assise on Foot Dynamics and Explosive Athletic Development 18.07.2024 1:10:19
Rob Assise is a jumps coach and mathematics teacher at Homewood Flossmoor High School (2023 Illinois State Track Champions). He is also a writer, a regular “Track Football Consortium” speaker, and a multi-time guest on this podcast. In addition to high school sports, he owns the private training business Re-Evolution Athletics. Having good reactivity in the feet carries nuance with it. Some athlet...
419: Andrew Paul on Movement Screens and Foot Dynamics in Athletic Performance 11.07.2024 1:11:05
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-419/ Andrew Paul is the Director of Performance and Rehabilitation for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is both a sports performance coach and a physical therapist. Andrew has learned from a variety of performance and biomechanics experts and has a deep knowledge of individual factors in athletic movement, training, and performance. Individu...
418: Chris Korfist and Dan Fichter on Complexes, Coordination and Breaking Sprint Barriers 04.07.2024 1:17:14
Chris Korfist and Dan Fichter are this week’s guests. Between the two of them, they have decades of successful coaching in the world of track and athletic performance training. They have each had a substantial journey in their study of human performance, and have made a substantial impact on the field in the process. Many years ago, Chris and Dan were on the podcast talking about the “DB Hammer” s...
417: Joel Smith Q&A on Sprint Complexes, Jump Training, and Dynamic Coordination 27.06.2024 1:05:39
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-417/ Today's podcast features a Q&A with Joel Smith. Questions this round revolve around facets of sprint complexes, jump training, reactive strength, youth sports, and much more. Today’s episode is brought to you by TeamBuildr’s Gym Studio (https://www.gymstudio.com), and the Plyomat Use the code “justfly25” for 25% off of any Lila Exogen...
416: Chris Chamberlin and DJ Murakami on Applied Muscle Torques in Movement and Performance 20.06.2024
Today's podcast features Chris Chamberlin and DJ Murakami. Chris Chamberlin is the Head Coach and Director of Education at Weckmethod and has over 15 years of coaching experience. He is a leader in innovative thought in the fitness industry, focusing on movement efficiency, and works with athletes and individuals of all levels. DJ Murakami is a coach with over 15 years of experience in various mov...
415: Andrew Sheaff on Constraints and the Art of Individualized Speed Development 13.06.2024 1:09:50
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-415/ Today's podcast features Andrew Sheaff. Andrew is a swim coach, most recently working at the University of Virginia where the Cavaliers won multiple NCAA team championships. He is also the author of ‘A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching’, a book that examines how to build skills organically during the training process. He is...
414: Liz Gleadle on Javelin and the Dance of Athleticism 06.06.2024
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-414/ Today's podcast features Liz Gleadle. Liz is a three-time Olympian, high-performance consultant, and TEDx speaker. After retiring in 2022, Liz had a transformative epiphany, recognizing the profound impact of emotions on posture, movement quality, and power production. At that moment, she decided to "un-retire" and train with a whole...
413: Justin Lima on Applied Speed and Power Development 30.05.2024 1:16:44
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-413/ Today's podcast features strength coach, educator, and consultant Justin Lima. Justin owns the Strength Coach Network and has extensive experience as a strength coach in American Football across the B1G, ACC, Ivy League, and CAA. He holds a Ph. D. in health and human performance and has significantly contributed to the development of...
412: Andrew Paul on Performance Concepts for Elastic and Muscular Archetypes 23.05.2024
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-412/ Today's podcast features NBA performance coach Andrew Paul. Andrew is the Director of Performance and Rehabilitation for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is both a sports performance coach, as well as a physical therapist, and utilizes his wide-ranging expertise in his position. Andrew has previous experience in the NCAA, as well as with...
411: Tim Anderson on Dialing the Spectrum of Speed in Movement and Performance 16.05.2024 59:11
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-411/ Today's podcast features coach Tim Anderson. Tim is the co-founder of Original Strength and has been a personal trainer for over 20 years. He is an accomplished author and speaker known for streamlining complex ideas into simple and applicable information. Tim is passionate about helping people realize they were created to be strong a...
410: Bobby Whyte on Training at the Edge of Athletic Ability 09.05.2024 1:20:56
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-410/ Today's podcast features coach Bobby Whyte. Bobby is an athletic performance and basketball skill enhancement trainer in northern New Jersey. He trains players from multiple sides of the athletic equation (strength, speed, skill, general physical development) and has been known for the "good drill" ideology and training system. In the...
409: Jack Edwards on Athlete Centered Speed Training 02.05.2024 1:02:12
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-409/ Today's podcast features sprint coach Jack Edwards. Jack is the coach and company co-founder with Track Speed Development and is experienced in club and high school track coaching. He runs the "Metamorphosis Track Project" page on social media, is the creator of the "Acceleration Monster" training manual, and can often be found at the...
408: Kevin Mulcahy on The Evolution of Athleticism and Skill Development 25.04.2024 1:19:52
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-408/ Today's podcast features Kevin Mulcahy. Kevin is an experienced sports and S&C coach and owner-operator of the Design the Game Project. He has worked with various sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents, for over 30 years. Kevin takes a multi-lateral focus on human movement, skill development, and S&C,...
407: Cameron Josse on Optimizing Speed and Strength in Football Development 18.04.2024 1:28:59
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-407/ Today's podcast features Cameron Josse, Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Auburn University. With experience at Indiana University Football and DeFranco’s Training Systems, Cameron has worked with athletes from various levels and sports like NFL, NHL, UFC, and WWE. A former football player at the University of Rhode Island an...
406: Rafe Kelley on Empowering Athletic Movement Potential 11.04.2024 1:21:19
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-406/ Today’s podcast features Rafe Kelley, owner of Evolve Move Play. Rafe has studied and taught a multitude of movement practices spanning gymnastics, parkour, martial arts, weightlifting, and more for over 20 years. His passion is to help people build the physical practice that will help make them the strongest, most adaptable, and most...
405: Austin Jochum on Foundations of Athlete Centered Performance Training 04.04.2024 1:09:37
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-405/ Today's podcast features Austin Jochum. Austin is the owner of Jochum Strength and is a strong proponent of athlete centered, play based, robust physical training. Austin was a former D3 All-American football player and a hammer thrower (MIAC weight throw champion) at the University of St. Thomas. Austin has been a multi-time guest on...
404: Scott Leech on Building a Total Game Speed Program 28.03.2024 1:12:34
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-404/ Today’s podcast features Scott Leech. Scott is the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Rhode Island. He oversees football, women’s tennis, and women’s track and field and manages all strength and conditioning aspects for the department. Scott is a former football captain and earned academic honors at Springfield...
403: Nicolai Morris on Gymnastics, Plyometrics and Elite High Jump Performance 21.03.2024 1:09:20
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-403/ Today’s podcast features Nicolai Morris. Nicolai is the Head of Performance for AFLW at Collingwood AFL club. She is also the strength and conditioning coach for World Champion and Olympic medalist high jumper Nicola Olyslagers (formerly McDermott). Previously, she worked as the Head of Physical Preparation of the Australian Women’s H...
402: Ryan Jackson on Tendon Dynamics in Football Performance 14.03.2024 1:32:22
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-402/ Today's podcast features Ryan Jackson. Ryan has been the Associate Director of Human Performance/Nutrition with TCU Football since December 2021. His duties include team nutrition education, counseling, and menu planning. As a performance coach, he works directly with quarterbacks, mids, and advanced athletes. Jackson has been involve...
401: Angus Ross on Neural Wiring, Elasticity, and Dynamic Coordination in Sport 07.03.2024 1:14:32
This week’s podcast guest is Angus Ross. Angus is a former Winter Olympian employed by High Performance Sport New Zealand. He works with track and field and several other Olympic sports, including sprint cycling, skeleton, squash, rowing, tennis, and more. Angus has a PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Queensland and has been a multi-time guest on the podcast. He is an absolute weal...
400: Paul Cater on Dynamic Coaching and the Natural Learning Process 29.02.2024 1:19:01
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-400/ Today's podcast features Paul Cater, a seasoned strength coach with extensive experience in both professional and private realms. Beginning his journey in collegiate football at UC Davis, Paul later ventured into international professional rugby with the London Wasps for seven years. Following his rugby career, he spent a decade innov...
399: Alex Kanellis on Explosive Rotational Strength Development 22.02.2024 1:01:04
More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-399/ Today’s podcast is with Alex Kanellis. Alex is the founder of Landmine University. He is a former state champion wrestler, Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year (Football), and University of Iowa football player. He has been a scholastic strength coach, wrestling and football coach, as well as having spent time as a performance coach for W...
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