Matt Tometz Performance Podcast

In the 20th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast, I chat with Garrett Augsburger about his experiences in coaching and competing in bodybuilding. Additionally, we discuss his brand Flatline Fitness that features a podcast, his online coaching, and even some apparel. A lot of interesting perspectives getting at how his experiences have made his lens what it is today. Let's get better together! Here'...

In the 19th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I share both the professional development lessons and knowledge-bombs dropped on me by a Director of Performance for a MLB team. I share how I actually got this phone call and the content within the call itself. Some really cool stuff from a really smart guy. Let's get better together!

In the 18th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I get into the details behind what makes Linnea Schmelzer's online coaching business FitBalance Academy so unique. Her content caught my eye due to its holistic and quality-of-life approach. A super interesting conversation that'll make you rethink the coach-client model. Let's get better together. Here's what was mentioned in the show: -The Daily St...

In the 17th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend and co-worker Zack Nauert. A crazy life story with a passion for high school strength and conditioning has led Zack to where he is now and the lens he sees the world. Not to give away his secrets too soon, but hearing him speak about what makes him him was extremely interesting and something I think you'd get a lot out of....

In the 16th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss everything about research: the study design process and the literature consumption process. There's actually many parallels that make research like social media. This isn't to say all research is bad or that we don't need it, research is very important, but learning how to more effectively consume it by understanding the behind-the-scenes o...

In the 15th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I go through my presentation about my experience as a sport scientist, aimed towards helping others start implementing sport science into their own situation. A good understanding of the why and selecting an effective what, essentially what I talk about in this episode, will go so much further than jumping into sport science just because it's increas...

In the 14th edition of the Talking Shop Podcast I give a detailed recap of the last 5 interviews that happened on TSP. If you missed listening to one of these interviews, this'll be a summary to give you more information and hopefully the motivation to go listen to them! Remember, we can all get better together. TSP #5: 3:40 TSP #7: 9:55 TSP #8: 17:35 TSP #11: 29:07 TSP #13: 32:47

In the 13th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with Jordan Lips of @JordanLipsFitness. Recently starting out as an online coach, we discuss his journey from pre-law to personal training to where he is now. Additionally, we share anecdotes and sayings that show the simplicity in capturing the "low-hanging fruit" and how to get the most out of your efforts. Remember, we can all get better to...

In the 12th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I make a second version of explaining the what and why behind my podcast. There were some thoughts/comments that I missed on the first take (#1) and with a few interviews under my belt I elaborate on those at well. Short, sweet, and to the point. Remember, we can all get better together.

In the 11th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with the always smiling Meg Conger. She's an absolute stud Crossfitter but her background in sports, in combination with an unfortunate injury, have led her to where she is today. With the lens of a sport psychologist, she has a lot of interesting perspectives about where to get the most value out of training for sports. Remember, we can all g...

In the 9th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I share my 5 tips I've accumulated over 2 years of posting on social media as a coach/content creator. This isn't to say I'm an expert, or that I have it all figured out, but this is geared towards utilizing social media to build a following; personal social media accounts to not apply. I could list all my tips here...but that would defeat the point o...

In the 8th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my co-worker JRod. His almost 10 years in the sports performance world has given him so many different experiences that have led him to have a ton of interesting ideas and opinions on coaching. Largely molded by his athletic training background, JRod is huge on preparing athletes. Additionally, he talks a lot about adding value to his athl...

In the 7th edition of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend from undergrad Trey Osterholt. He has a science background and is currently doing some pretty fancy stuff for the National Institutes of Health out in DC. In this episode we talk shop about so many things: some science, some health, some just life. I think you'll be able to relate and get a lot out of it. Here's some things...

In the 6th episode of TSP I talk about everything you need to know about pursuing, obtaining, and utilizing certifications in the sports performance field. I go through my 5 main points about this topic: driver's license, relevance, scope of practice, investment, and experience. To sum it up, you need a driver's license to drive but having your license doesn't make you a good driver, that's where...

In the fifth episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I chat with my good friend Michaela Mooney. She has a variety of experiences in the fitness world ranging from CrossFit, to college softball, to wanting to be a physical education teacher. However, she's had a recent change to wanting to be in special education. All these experiences have accumulated to a lot of unique perspectives that I think ever...

In the fourth episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss the major downfalls of social media and how to beat them. The barrier for entry to post on social media is extremely low and how easy it is to get someone's content in front of your eyes is just a matter of dollars. Expertise in sports performance goes way beyond social media and being flashy. Learn to evaluate and pursue their content of...

In the 3rd episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I'm going to take a dive into, and give examples about, what this thing called "context" means. With content being thrown at you from all directions about sports performance nowadays, it's important to develop your lens for how you can get the most out of what you consume to apply to your individual situation.

In the second episode of the talking shop podcast I share my story of undergrad, to grad school, to a potential PhD, to talking shop with a sport coach that has helped shaped how I think about sport science. This illustrates how everything I've learned and have been advised to do has been combined for quite the story and some awesome professional development advice.

In the first episode of The Talking Shop Podcast I discuss what this podcast is about and how I'm going to go about developing and publishing future episodes. This is attempting to evoke discussion and challenge what you and I believe in through conversation.