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

363: Chris Korfist on Advancing Training Models in Sprint Performance 15.06.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-363/ Today’s podcast features track and speed coach, Chris Korfist.  Chris has been a high school coach in track and football for 3 decades with close to 100 All-State athletes.  He is currently the sprints coach at Homewood Flossmoor high school in Chicago, owns the Slow Guy Speed School”, and has consulted with professional sports teams...

362: Kevin Hollabaugh on Assessing and Developing Rotational Power and Sprint Performance 08.06.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-362/ Today’s podcast features strength coach Kevin Hollabaugh. Kevin is a strength coach working at the New York Yankees Player Development Program, and is also the owner of Pro Force Sports Performance in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He has been working in strength and conditioning since 2009. He previously served as the director of baseball player...

361: David Weck and Chris Chamberlin on Rotation, Side-Bending and Tensional Balance in a High-Performance Training Program 01.06.2023

Today’s podcast features David Weck and Chris Chamberlin of WeckMethod.  David Weck is biomechanist, and the creator of a number of inventions that work key characteristics of human locomotion and movement, including the BOSU Balance Trainer.  David started the WeckMethod as a project to inspire and educate individuals on the importance of optimizing's human balance through locomotion as he works...

360: Ethan Reeve on Physical Education, Dynamic Athleticism and the Movement Learning Process 25.05.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-360/ Today’s podcast features strength and performance coach, Ethan Reeve. Ethan is the director of strength and performance for MondoSport USA.  He is the former president of the CSCCa, and has 44 years of experience coaching in college and high school ranks.  In addition to decades in NCAA athletic performance, Reeve was a SEC champion w...

359: Dan John on “Snapacity” and the 3P’s of Muscle-Action in Explosive Athletic Movement 18.05.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-359/ Today’s podcast features coach, writer and educator, Dan John.  Dan is a best-selling author in the field of strength training and fitness, with his most recent work being the “Easy Strength Omni-Book”.  He is known for his ability to transfer complex material into actionable wisdom, has been a many-time guest on the show, and is one...

358: Mark McLaughlin on Play-Based Warmups, Athletic Mastery and Aerobic Capacity Building 11.05.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-358/ Today’s podcast features 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 7...

357: Angus Bradley on “Knees Behind Toes” Training and the Gait Cycle in Physical Preparation 03.05.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-357/ Today’s podcast features podcaster, and educator, and physical preparation coach, Angus Bradley.  He coaches out of Sydney CBD, and co-hosts the Hyperformance podcast with his brother, Oscar.  Angus has a wide-spanning knowledge base from both in and outside of the strength and conditioning field, with a focus on inter-disciplinary ov...

356: Dr. John Cronin and Joseph Dolcetti on “Beyond Barbells”: Wearable Resistance and Rotational Momentum in Sport Speed Development 27.04.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-356/ Today’s podcast features Dr. John Cronin and Joe Dolcetti.  John Cronin is a sport scientist with a physical education and coaching background, who after getting his Ph. D, has spent most of the last 20 plus years at Auckland University of Technology.  He has published over 400 peer-reviewed papers on speed, power and strength, along...

355: Daniel Back and Tim Riley on Key Developmental Concepts of Explosive Jumping and Athleticism 20.04.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-355/ Today’s podcast features coaches Dan Back and Tim Riley. Dan Back is the founder of Jump Science and is a coach at Xceleration sports performance in Austin, Texas where he trains both track and team sport athletes. Dan has been a guest on episodes 263 and 337 of the podcast, speaking on sprint and jump topics. Tim Riley is the Directo...

354: Adarian Barr and Jenn Pilotti on Foot Training, Pressure, and Collision Management in Athletic Movement 13.04.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-354/ Today’s podcast features Adarian Barr and Jenn Pilotti.  Adarian is a former college track coach, a multi-national movement consultant and educator.  Adarian has been a huge mentor to me when it comes to the integrated workings of the body in a variety of sport and movement skills and has had many appearances on this show.  Jenn Pilot...

353: Scott Robinson on Driving Attention in Training and the Power of Self-Affirmation 06.04.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-353/ Today’s guest is neurology expert, consultant and personal trainer, Scott Robinson.  Scott is an Applied Movement Neurology Master practitioner and has worked successfully with all levels of neurological complexity in his time training and coaching a wide variety of clients.  Scott is a specialist in dealing with a variety of neurolog...

352: Ryan Banta on A “Centrist’s” Approach to Speed Development and the Critical Mass Philosophy 30.03.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-352/ Today’s guest is track coach Ryan Banta.  Ryan has over two decades of experience, is the author of the Sprinter’s Compendium, and is a MTCCCA Hall of Fame Coach. He is a frequently appearing podcast guest and writer on many popular track and field, and athletic performance platforms.  His teams have achieved substantial success, incl...

351: Sam Portland on Player Archetypes and Assessing “Speed Age” in the Conversation of Coaching 23.03.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-351/ Today’s guest is athletic performance coach and consultant, Sam Portland. Sam has had a lengthy career in professional sport, and is the creator of “Speed Gate Golf” and the Sports Speed System.  Sam provides mentorship and education to coaches, athletes and teams looking to further progress their abilities.  His combination of skills...

350: Jeremy Frisch on Game Speed Development and Creative Coaching Concepts 16.03.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-350/ Today’s guest is Jeremy Frisch.  Jeremy is the founder and performance director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Mass.  He has been a multi-time guest on the show on the topics of youth and long-term physical development, game-play, and the integration of all these things into a greater training philosophy.  Jeremy is one o...

349: Cody Bidlow on Strength, Technique and Programming in Sprint Development 09.03.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-349/ Today’s guest is Cody Bidlow.  Cody is currently the head track & field coach at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, AZ, and a coach at EliteU working with NFL combine prep athletes. Cody additionally owns SprintingWorkouts.com and the ATHLETE.X brand, where he runs educational content on speed and power training to a large audience.  He...

348: Austin Jochum on Creating Skill Acquisition Addicts in Athletic Development 02.03.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-348/ Today’s guest is Austin Jochum.  Austin is the owner of Jochum Strength where he works with athletes and washed-up movers to become the best versions of themselves. He also operates the Jochum Strength Insider which is an online training platform for people trying to feel, look, and move better.  Austin has a diverse athletic backgrou...

347: Joel Smith Q&A on Oscillatory Exercises, Acceleration Development and Training Arrangement 23.02.2023

Today’s podcast is a Q&A episode with Joel Smith.  Joel is the founder of Just Fly Sports and is a sports performance/track coach in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and in 2021, released the integrative training course, “Elastic Essentials”. Questions for this podcast revolved around high velocity and oscillating exe...

346: Richard Aceves on Fusing Mental, Physical and Emotional Elements of the Total Training Process 16.02.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-346/ Today’s guest is Richard Aceves.  Richard is an innovative movement specialist with a diverse athletic background.  After a mountaineering near death experience at an early age, he worked his way back to health and training capacity, eventually working towards becoming an elite powerlifter, professional GRID athlete, and has experienc...

345: Nick DiMarco on Speed, Specificity, and Maximizing What Matters in American Football Preparation 09.02.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-345/ Today’s guest is Nick DiMarco.  Nick has been the director of sports performance at Elon University since 2018, and is a leader in the realms of high-performance ideology.  He is both a former professional athlete (NY Jets and Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker in 2014), and has a Ph. D in Health and Human Performance.  In addition t...

344: Henk Kraaijenhof on Athlete-Centered Speed Development and Timeless Training Principles 02.02.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-344/ Today’s podcast features Henk Kraaijenhof.  Henk has several decades of experience as a performance coach in a broad array of sports.  His coaching credentials include working track athletes such as Nelli Cooman (former 60m dash world record holder), Merlene Ottey, and Troy Douglas as well as elite team sport competitors. His specialt...

343: Julien Pineau on Innate Movement Patterning in Strength and Sprint Performance 26.01.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-343/ Today’s podcast features movement focused strength and performance coach Julien Pineau.  Julien is the founder of Strongfit, which started as a gym, and is now a full educational program for coaches and fitness/movement enthusiasts.  Sports have been a part of Julien’s life since he was young, and he has athletic backgrounds in a vari...

342: Seth “Pitching Doctor” Lintz on Breaking Speed Barriers in a High Velocity Training Program 19.01.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-342/ Today’s podcast features Seth Lintz, a pitching performance coach, based out of Scottsdale, Arizona.  Seth was a second-round pick in the 2008 MLB draft, carrying a maximal fastball speed of 104mph.  Known as the “Pitching Doctor” on his social media accounts, Seth has trained over a dozen individuals to break the 100mph barrier in th...

341: Zach Even-Esh on The Power of Chaos and Imperfection in Building a Superior, Adaptive Athlete 12.01.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-341/ Today’s podcast features strength coach, Zach Even Esh.  Zach is the founder of the Underground Strength Gym, and has been a leading figure in creative and adaptive strength training means.  He is also the host of the Strong Life podcast and the creator of many educational resources in the realm of human strength and performance. As t...

340: Michael Zweifel on Moving From Strength to Sport Coach and Rethinking Skill and Speed Transfer in Athletic Performance 05.01.2023

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-340/ Today’s podcast features coach Michael Zweifel.  Michael is the special teams coordinator, defensive backs coach and co-defensive coordinator for the UW-La Crosse football team.  He is the former owner of the “Building Better Athletes” performance center in Dubuque, Iowa.  Michael was the all-time NCAA leading receiver with 463 recept...

339: DJ Murakami on Breaking Cognitive Training Barriers, Muscle Tensioning, and Winning Each Workout 29.12.2022

More show notes at https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-339/ Today’s episode features strength and performance coach DJ Murakami.  DJ has over 15 years of experience in the coaching realm, and has a wide history of movement practice which includes work in bodybuilding, Olympic lifting, rock lifting, movement culture (such as Ido Portal), rock climbing and more.  DJ has created training courses...

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