Matt Tometz Performance Podcast

Mike Sullivan, Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Diego Gulls (AHL), makes his 4th appearance on the podcast. As my former coworker and roommate, we've spent years asking each other these kind of deep questions that lead to awesome conversations. This time, we did it live and recorded, not knowing what each other was going to ask. 4:11 Matt to Mike: What 20% of stuff has made 80% of t...

Matt Price, Director of Strength and Performance Science for the LA Kings, shares some of the coolest moments from his 20+ years in the field. From sitting next to President Obama, to manifest working for Team Canada, to the lessons from weather delays on the side of a mountain, you won't want to miss this. 9:23 As one of the original users of the 1080 Sprint 1 on ice, the story of when the li...

Having a personal brand and understanding the world of content creation is almost a non-negotiable these days, regardless of how invested in it you are or not. After literally creating thousands of hours of content and thousands of individuals posts, tune in to learn 3 reflections that you can apply to your own personal brand and content creation. 1:45 Lesson 1: What all content comes back to 5:08...

When pursing the next-level of training for your athletes, determining the most valuable and effective methods, it's important to have a few big connecting themes. This brings clarity into defining what to pursue and what avoid in training. As the main training qualities (strength, speed, etc.) are all more similar than dissimilar, we need all facets of the training program working together. C...

A Norwegian Sport Scientist who's taught all over the world, Ola Eriksrud shares his favorite moments and the origin story with 1080 Motion. Recounting all the biggest stops along the way, including his creation of the 1080 MAP (Movement Assessment Profile), you won't want to miss this. 4:49 Coolest/craziest stories: a poorly planned 24-hour trip to speak in Beijing, Larry Bird using the t...

Going on year 7 with the Houston Astros, Zach Reding has seen it all (...besides AA...) working his way up from literally an internship to the Major Leagues as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. Tune in to hear all the crazy stories and stops along the way. 2:32 Winning the 2022 World Series, as the AAA strength coach getting to travel and work with the taxi squad players throughout the playoffs 6...

Using technology is not a philosophy, but technology can help you develop your own philosophy and become the best coach you can be. And there's a process and mindset that comes with doing so. Tune in for real-life stories and examples of how you can use technology to accelerate the development your personal coaching philosophy. 2:22 2 ways to think about what a philosophy is and the definition...

Finally, the world knows why Boo Schexnayder is called Boo... From coaching track and field, to strength and conditioning, to variation vs specificity, and return to play, Boo has the stories to teach some powerful lessons from his +40 years in the field. 4:14 Coolest story: being perfectly content coaching high school football, rejecting multiple college football offers, then a bad principal insp...

From catching passes from Peyton Manning to changing how US Ski & Snowboard trains athletes to building an elite athlete management system in FYTT, Ernie Rimer has some crazy stories. Tune in to hear about how the +20 years are all connected in leading him from one opportunity to the next and the biggest things he learned along the way. 2:59 Coolest/craziest story: a variety from the Indianapo...

My conversation with Denton is the perfect example of how everything in performance is more similar than dissimilar, meaning we can learn from the connections regardless of what it is. As the Pitching Coach at Lindenwood University, an 8-year baseball business owner, and time spent with the Houston Astros, Denton has some unique insights bridging the gap between all pieces of high performance. 2:3...

Connor Schoepp returns to the podcast for round two, diving into the stories and lessons of specializing in return to play with athletes. With experience primarily as a performance coach, he brings everything full circle to help get your athletes back better than ever. 2:08 Journey to opening his own business "Rebuild Performance and Rehab" 4:38 Connor's non-negotiables and philosophies on return...

Mike Young, Director of Performance & Sports Science at Athletic Lab, has coached and spoken all over the world for 20+ years in all facets of sports performance. From track and field events, to professional athletes/organizations, and even WWE Superstars, Mike takes us behind the scenes to the stories and lessons that have led him to today. 8:11 Coolest story: becoming the landlord of a coach...

Tessa hops back on the podcast for her second appearance (previous #144) to dive into basketball-specific training topics, her experience at all levels of sports performance, and advice for coaches on increasing the longevity of their career. 1:51 Craziest story update since her first episode, sneak peek: it has to do with another private jet 7:26 A few training staples in Tessa's basketball-speci...

What a crazy 5 years it's been and I'm here to share some of my biggest lightbulbs along the way. Some that seem obvious and some that slowly came to me over time, these are things I could've only learned from coaching day-in and day-out. From training to being a professional and everything in between, tune in for these real-life stories and lessons to help you become the best you can be. 0:21 Rec...

John Grace has been in professional soccer for the last 9+ year and in the performance world even longer, seeing some crazy things like JOHN CENA. Tune in to learn more about John's takes on training high-level soccer players, how this can apply to you, and some of his coolest stories along the way. 4:13 Biggest realization of soccer-specific performance training: keep the in-season training as ge...

Trevor Abshire joins the pod to share the biggest stories from his strength and conditioning career and transition to sport science. What started as an internal fascination with answering his own questions turned into landing him a job in the MLB with the Cleveland Guardians. Tune in to learn about what it was like making that transition and how he made it happen. -3:00 Fork in the road: being 30...

Sean Swetnam, Performance Coach for UCLA Football and PhD candidate, shares his inspiring journey in the world of collegiate athletics. From overcoming personal setbacks to witnessing major shake-ups in top football programs, Sean's story is a testament to perseverance and the power of manifestation in achieving one's dreams. 2:46 Fork in the road: having a torn labrum as a pitcher, deciding to no...

By avoiding bodybuilding content, you're missing out on a crucial aspect of strength and hypertrophy development for sports performance. In this episode, I break down how learning from bodybuilding experts like Mike Israetel has made me a better coach. We'll dive into key truths, compare principles, and show how applying bodybuilding concepts can enhance your athletes' performance. 1:12 Analogy: c...

Adam Moreau is on a mission to protect UCL's in baseball players everywhere. Although the application is much wider than just reducing Tommy John surgeries, he and his team created a revolutionary product to do just that. The FlexPro Grip directly strengthens and trains the muscles and tendons from the fingertips through the elbow with real-time data feedback. Tune in to learn more about the journ...

In this episode, I demystify the sprint force-velocity profile and connect it to its crucial role in speed training. I break down how to interpret the data to to directly enhance your speed training programming and performance. Drawing from real-life sprint testing with D1 college and high school football teams, as well as anecdotal evidence, I provide actionable insights you can apply tomorrow. 3...

Nieko Torres (Louisville Baseball S&C) shares his journey from turning down his first job offer after his GA to being a part of a historic NCAA baseball run at Tulane. He reflects on his evolving philosophy as a strength coach to the nuances of contributing to a program during rebuilding years. 4:51 Fork in the road: deciding to not take his first job offer out of his graduate assistantship de...

Corey Petersen shares his top stories from almost 10 years in strength and conditioning. Highlights include the backstory to his unique approach to injury management, insights from working with elite athletes like Christian McCaffrey, and the story of a remarkable ACL rehab getting back on the field in just 5.5 months. 3:10 Fork in the road: from his mom helping him a weight set growing up to star...

Brad Thorpe, the inventor/CEO/Founder of Isophit, shares his incredible journey from facing daunting legal and medical bills to getting $100,000 from a Facebook post. Discover how he turned personal health challenges into a groundbreaking fitness innovation which even landed him a contract with the US Military. 6:31 Fork in the road: from a lawyer bill 2x the original quote to hospital bills from...

Josh Seligman shares some of the coolest, craziest, and most fulfilling stories from his 12 years as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Milwaukee Brewers. 4:55 What it's like working with Cy Young's, MVP's, and Olympians 10:21 Fork in the road story: leaving a fitness manager job in Hawaii to pursue his dreams in pro baseball 14:39 Recounting all the stops along the way f...

Tom Barbeau, going on year 5 with the Carolina Panthers, takes us through the coolest stories from his career so far. -2:52 Fork in the road story: Quitting his last college basketball season to get into coaching, then switching to strength and conditioning -6:21 Explaining the Burdenko Method and his connection to it -13:08 Coolest/craziest story: experience of working with athletes like Cam Newt...