Joel Smith, Just-Fly-Sports.com

Just Fly Performance Podcast

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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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Author

Joel Smith, Just-Fly-Sports.com

Category

Health

Podcast website

www.just-fly-sports.com

Latest episode

Oct 22, 2026

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Episodes

413: Justin Lima on Applied Speed and Power Development 30.05.2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

398: Mark McLaughlin on The Art of Total Athlete Development 15.02.2024

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-398/ Today’s podcast is with Mark McLaughlin. Mark is the founder of Performance Training Center, and currently works as a physical preparation/strength coach in the Lake Oswego school district. Mark has had a diverse sporting history as a youth, and has been active in the field of physical preparation since 1997. Mark has trained over 700...

397: Joel Smith Q&A on Reactive Strength, Intuitive Athleticism and Swim Performance Methods 08.02.2024

Today’s episode is a Q&A podcast with Joel Smith. Questions on this episode revolve around swim training, sprint training, plyometrics, and specific training means for athletic development. Much of my philosophy has gone towards motor learning and how athletes can intuitively learn explosive sport skills, that not only gets results, but is also sustainable over time. Today’s episode is brought to...

396: Graeme Morris on Curvilinear Speed, Athletic Microdosing, and Learning from the Martial Arts 01.02.2024

More show notes at https://www.jsut-fly-sports.com/podcast-396/ Today’s podcast is with Graeme Morris. Graeme is an athletic development coach and leads the rehab program at Wests Tigers. He is the former head of strength and conditioning at AFL Field umpires, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Newtown Jets. Graeme has consulted for a variety of field based and combat athletes including world and Aus...

395: Romain Tourillon on Foot Dynamics in Athletic Movement 25.01.2024

More show notes and transcripts at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-395/ Today’s podcast is with Romain Tourillon. Roman is a physiotherapist, researcher and educator carrying an emphasis on the foot-ankle complex in rehab and performance. He is engaged in a PhD thesis on the foot muscles role in sports performance, supervised by sprint research expert, JB Morin. Romain works as a clinician...

394: Ian Markow on A Practical Approach to Mobility, Breath and Movement Training 18.01.2024

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-394/ Today’s podcast is with Ian Markow. Ian is a personal trainer and movement educator based in Delray Beach, Florida, and founder of Markow Training Systems. Ian utilizes methods and philosophies from Functional Range Conditioning, the Postural Restoration Institute, and more as he works with clients from the general population to profe...

393: Christian Thibaudeau on Loaded Stretching, Pre-Fatigue, and Nervous System Management in Athletic Development 11.01.2024

Today’s podcast is with Christian Thibaudeau. Christian is a Canadian strength coach with over two decades experience, is a prolific writer, and has worked with athletes from nearly 30 sports. He is the originator of training systems such as the NeuroTyping system and Omni-contraction training. Christian is a wealth of training knowledge, and in addition to his extensive experience, he walks the t...

392: Dr. Keith Baar on Isometrics and the Evolution of Tendon Training 04.01.2024

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-392/ Today’s podcast is with Dr. Keith Baar, professor at UC Davis and renowned tendon training researcher and expert. Professor Keith Baar received his PhD from the University of Illinois, and over the last 20 years, Keith has worked with elite athletes, as the scientific advisor to Chelsea Football Club, USA Track and Field, Paris Saint-...

391: Vern Gambetta on The Art Form of Athletic Development 28.12.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-391/ Today’s podcast is with Vern Gambetta. Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems, and a seasoned coach in athletics, coaching techniques and physical preparation methods, with a career spanning over 50 years.  Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning for sport having work...

390: Logan Christopher on Breath Training and Breaking Mental Barriers in Human Performance 21.12.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-390/ Today’s podcast is with Logan Christopher, strongman, author, owner of Legendary Strength, and CEO of Lost Empire Herbs. He has been a prior podcast guest speaking on mental training and giving an expansive view of the components of strength in the human being. Logan has written several books, including “Mental Muscle” and “Powered by...

389: Dave Kerin on Curvilinear Sprinting and Rotational Dynamics in Athletic Movement 14.12.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-389/ Today’s podcast is with David Kerin. Dave is the USATF chair of men’s development, and also chair for men’s and women’s high jump.  Dave’s coaching career began with 14 years at the HS level followed by 14 years of collegiate coaching where an athlete set a still-standing NCAA DIII championship record in women’s high jump.   A request...

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