Gerry DeFilippo

Muscles and Management

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Over the last near decade, Gerry DeFilippo has trained THOUSANDS of athletes from the youth to pro level across all major team-sports. Gerry started his gym and brand, Challenger Strength, as an ambitious 22 year old still finishing his college degree. In the time since, he has built his facility and following into a nationally recognized performance company training thousands of athletes both in-person and online. Gerry brings guests across all areas of sports and performance training, giving the listener inside access to his rolodex of collegiate, world renowned private and professional perf...

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Gerry DeFilippo

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Episode #152 The Process and Journey from 88 to 95 mph with ETSU Pitcher Hunter Townsend 12.05.2021 1:17:11

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on former remote trainee and Eastern Tennessee State Right Handed Pitcher Hunter Townsend on the show to discuss his entire journey as a pitcher and the process involved in taking him from full UCL reconstruction surgery and a "mid 80's," arm to 95 mph. H...

Episode #151 Balancing Weight Gain and Continued Speed and Power Improvements with Cal Football's Brian Johnson 05.05.2021 1:05:56

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Cal Football Sports Performance Coach Brian Johnson comes on the show to give his take on building size and adding weight to an athlete without adversely impacting their speed and power output. To start, Brian talks a bit about the process of starting at a new school or with a new org...

Episode #150 Preparing Contact Sport Athletes with University of Maryland Football Director of Sports Performance Ryan Davis 28.04.2021 1:05:34

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes University of Maryland Football Director of Sports Performance, Ryan Davis, to touch on preparation of contact sport athletes. To start, Ryan touches on his own athletic experiences and education through his journey up the ladder in the field and how both impacted/shape...

Episode #149 How We "Made Gerry Ripped Again," with Julian LoCasto 21.04.2021 1:12:44

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Julian Lo Casto is back on the show to detail the ENTIRE process of the project known as "Make Gerry Ripped Again." To start, Gerry brings the listener through the past few years of his life and some of the habitual changes that occurred that have altered his diet and unfort...

Episode #148 Effectively Implementing and Leading Athletes BEYOND Programming with Pratik Patel 14.04.2021 1:04:30

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on Pratik Patel. Pratik has spent multiple years with high level college and professional organizations and also has a background in nutrition AND training. To begin, Pratik talks a little about job security with companies or organizations vs. what you can expect in a p...

Episode #147 Optimizing Training in Team Settings with Daniel Guzman 07.04.2021 1:11:08

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Los Angeles Football Club head of sports performance, Daniel Guzman, stops by on the show to talk his path in the field, influences for young coaches and optimizing the training of athletes in team settings. How large teams can impact what we do as strength coaches and some things he has learned in hi...

Episode #146 Everything You Can Do to Get Faster That Doesn't Involve Sprinting with Brendan Thompson and Mike Whiteman 31.03.2021 1:25:01

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* If you want to get faster, get your athletes faster or just enjoy quality sprint training, this episode is for you. Mike Whiteman and Brendan Thompson are two of the best coaches in sports performance today and they take us on a full journey on everything speed training that doesn’t DIRECTLY relate to...

Episode #145 Kevin Poppe: Stop Bitching… How to Add Value to What Strength and Conditioning Coaches Provide and Elevate Our Field 24.03.2021 1:08:18

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes Kevin Poppe back on the show for another straight to the point conversation about all things strength and conditioning, particularly how we can actively aim to elevate our role, compensation and perception in the field of athletics. Episode Timestamps 4:20 - Kevin’s New...

Episode #144 Why Training May Be a Better Word Than Rehab with Kelly Starrett 17.03.2021 1:21:57

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Kelly Starrett has been featured on 60 Minutes, the Joe Rogan Experience and is a best selling author. He joins Gerry on this episode of Muscles and Management to talk about the balance between training and rehabilitation and why quality training may be a better mindset then rehabilitation. Additional...

Episode #143 Everything You Need to Know About Creatine with Wendi Irlbeck 10.03.2021 1:00:45

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes Registered Dietitian Wendi Irlbeck to the show to discuss EVERYTHING you need to know about creatine. Wendi starts the conversation with a bit of her background in the field and then gets into some tips for the average person and how they can navigate social media and s...

Episode #142 Joint Specific Training and Differing Demands of Each Leg for Rotational Athletes with Rob Hill and Steffan Jones 03.03.2021 1:10:36

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes Rob Hill and Steffan Jones back on the show for another introspective episode aimed at building rotational athletes and throwers. To start the conversation, Gerry has Rob and Steffan discuss anything that has changed for them in terms of their training philosophies over...

Episode #141 Jason Ochart: Creating Hitting Training Environments That Actually Prepare Hitters for Competition 24.02.2021 1:10:10

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED* In this episode Gerry welcomes Philadelphia Phillies Minor League Hitting Coordinator and Driveline Director of Hitting, Jason Ochart. To start, Jason talks a bit about his own experiences playing and how some of those experiences shaped his early coaching philosophies. What was he personally missing and how cou...

Episode #140 Dean Jackson: Everything to Know About Transferability and Specificity of Strength Training for Pitchers 17.02.2021 1:17:50

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* On this episode Gerry welcomes pitcher AND pitching strength coach Dean Jackson to the show! Dean has a very interesting background as he is still pursuing his own playing dreams of professional baseball as a pitcher while also doing some excellent work as a coach for various amateur and pro arms alik...

Episode #139 Programming: Individualization, Specification, Planning and Timing to Build Better Athletes with Zach Dechant 10.02.2021 1:12:31

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes Zach Dechant back on the show! After an amazing first episode last year, Zach returns to talk everything regarding programming. To start, Gerry and Zach talk about some benefits of lower sprint volume for athletes and preserving the nervous system throughout a training w...

Episode #138 Philadelphia Phillies Minor League Pitching Coach Pat Robles: Skill Acquisition and Blending Skill Development and S&C for Pitchers 03.02.2021 1:05:43

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes pitching coach Pat Robles. Pat is involved in player development for the Philadelphia Phillies and spent the last several years before as both the pitching and strength and conditioning coach at the Junior College level. Pat discusses his time at the Junior College level...

Episode #137 Emily Bogaudo (RD): Protein Intake, The Impact of Alcohol on Nutrition and Reverse Dieting 27.01.2021 1:13:35

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Emily Bogaudo. Emily is a Registered Dietitian and personal trainer who has developed quite the following in the fitness community with her educational and no-BS approach to nutrition. This approach has worked to help hundreds of clients reach their weight-loss and ph...

Episode #136 The Complete Process of Hitting Assessments and S&C for Baseball Players with Jeff Leach 20.01.2021 1:19:29

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this installment of Muscles and Management Gerry welcomes on hitting coach Jeff Leach to talk the "ins-and-outs," of assessing hitters in the current age of burgeoning technological advancements in the game of baseball. To start, Jeff talks a bit about his background both as a player and...

Episode #135 Gena Bradshaw: Beyond the Barbell- How Coaches Can Better Handle the Psychological Component of Athletic Development 13.01.2021 58:34

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Muscles and Management welcomes Strength/Track & Field Coach Gena Bradshaw on the show for this installment! Gena has beat cancer (TWICE!), competed in track and field at the collegiate level and now trains athletes as part of her family business, Bradshaw Personal Training. The episode starts wit...

Episode #134 Kyle Boddy: Weighted Balls, Player Development, Business and Everything In-Between 06.01.2021 1:30:13

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Driveline Founder and Cincinnati Reds Pitching Director Kyle Boddy kicks off season three and a new year of Muscles and Management with a bang! To start, Kyle discusses dealing with COVID over the past 9 months and how it has impacted Driveline and his first season working with the Reds. He talks abou...

Episode #133 Q&A (Contrast Training, Balancing Private and Team Training and Components You Can Add to an Assessment) 30.12.2020 46:05

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Episode #132 Q&A (Testing Protocol, Getting Your Business Started, Planning a Weekly Training Schedule and More!) 16.12.2020 50:36

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Episode Timestamps 2:15 - “Make Gerry Ripped Again” Update 9:45 - Latest Speaking Gig 10:40 - Strength Vs. Power Programming 16:03 - Best Way to Charge Clients 19:35 - Tips for Starting Facility 25:40 - Adjustments to Offseason Training 32:32 - Group Programming, Programming for Every Athlete, and Mor...

Episode #131 The New Data Behind Loaded Sprint Training for Acceleration with Ken Clark 09.12.2020 1:06:13

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Episode Timestamps 5:00 - Adjusting from Covid and Long-lasting Lessons 13:50 - Paradigm Shifts in Speed Training 18:00 - Heavy Resistance Sprint Training 24:50 - Heavy Sled 29:00 - Adjusting to Different Athletes 35:15 - Being Creative When Certain Things Are Not Available 42:15 - Ken’s New Study &am...

Episode #130 Programming and Training Driven by Principles of Movement with Greg Lehmann 02.12.2020 57:31

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* On this episode, Gerry welcomes Greg Lehmann, chiropractor, physical therapist and strength coach. Greg's diverse professional background and experiences have lended quite the career and perspective and give him a unique perspective on injuries, treatment of injuries and implementation of movemen...

Episode #129 Strength and Conditioning, Speed Training and Athletic Development with Deerick Smith 25.11.2020 1:07:12

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry welcomes on strength and conditioning coach Deerick Smith. Deerick is a young, up and coming strength and conditioning coach who works with various athletes across the middle school, high school and college level. The conversation starts with some basic philosophies and how Deerick helps guide his athletes in their...

Episode #128 The Importance of Breakfast, Supplementation and Guiding Yourself Through Effective Nutritional Programming with Julian Lo Casto 18.11.2020 1:02:51

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes Julian back on the show to talk all things nutrition and nutrition for athletes. A few weeks ago, Julian posed an interesting question on social media asking strength coaches what they thought were the most misunderstood areas of nutrition for athletes and their parents...