Muscles and Management

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes fitness coach Des Pfeifer. Des has created a booming online training business and quite the following and joins the show to give insight on how she has built all of it! Des opens up about some of the challenges of entrepreneurship (both business AND personal) and some o...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on Furman University Strength and Conditioning Coach, Matt Aldred. To begin, Matt and Gerry discuss fundamental and principle driven ways to bridge the gap between sport and the weight room and how you can still hit the basics while doing so. Then, the two discuss build...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry discusses a recent tweet he saw about using medicine balls that are ONLY 8 pounds or less and why that pisses him off. He explains the need to analyze the force-velocity curve and think about how we load sprints and jumps and not abandon these principles just because we are using a different tool (medicine ball). Ger...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry welcomes on world-renowned sprint coach Dan Pfaff to talk about a variety of areas concerning speed development with team-sport athletes as well as overall career development. All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Episode Timestamps 3:39 - Working with High School Athletes First  15:00 - Dan’s...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry welcomes on speed and strength coach Bobby Stroupe to talk a wide range of topics in the world of sports performance. To start, Bobby goes through his early career and what first drew him to a career in sports performance. He discusses the early struggles of starting his business and what he learned along the way th...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry discusses everything you need to know about intensive and extensive plyometrics. To start, the conversation addresses the inspiration for the episode and Gerry's initial claim on Twitter that extensive plyometrics create a solid base and foundation for desired "high speed," movements.  Extensive plyome...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Brendan Thompson, PT, DPT, is a former All-American sprinter at the University of Iowa and current physical therapist and speed/sprint coach.  Brendan joins the show to talk about his college career and training experience with his own sprint work, the road to becoming a physical therapist and everyth...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry dives into two very important topics in the world of sports performance and strength and conditioning: mapping out training cycles and building rotational power. To start, the conversation gives a breakdown of one of the most important aspects of strength and conditioning: constructing and planning a training cycle....

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Episode Timestamps: 5:09 - Julian’s Nutrition Tip  8:30 - Getting to know Angelo Gingerelli 15:00 - Working with Large Groups  23:35 - Baseball Strength Training & Training Pitchers  31:20 - Individualization for an Athlete  36:30 - Biggest Changes in the Industry over the Years  43:10 - Sticking...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry discusses an important topic that has flown around strength and conditioning Twitter this past week: Westside Barbell for athletes. In essence, there are some definite misconceptions regarding what conjugate programming is for athletes and what is done in a standard Westside Barbell.  Gerry gives a breakdown of the d...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on world-renowned strength coach and businessman Tony Gentilcore. Tony has trained both athletes and general fitness clients for almost two decades while having a hand in the co-founding and early years of Cressey Sports Performance as well as his own successful training...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry discusses a variety of topics inspired by the latest questions in his DMs. To start, the conversation tackles the importance of a good warm-up structure and what you can look to do both when you first arrive to the field before a game as well as what you should do right before game-time. From there, Gerry discusses...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on strength and speed specialist Mike Whiteman. To start, Mike discusses how he dealt with COVID-19 and came up with ways to train his athletes and help them continue making improvements in their performance. From there, the conversation turns to training speed for mult...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry gives you insight and information on some more important topics in strength and conditioning and business. To start, Gerry discusses his frustration with people who try to narrow the complexities of injuries or other diverse topics into one "fix," or "cause," and their tendency to market off their...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Tyler Scatturo of "Pocket Radar," to discuss the evolving landscape of technology and metric measurement in sports and sports performance! Episode Timestamps 1:50 - Julian Nutrition Tip 5:15 - Tyler’s Start with Pocket Radar 8:40 - Early Goals and Vision for...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! Muscles and Management is back after a week off and Gerry is answering some of your questions from his DMs! To start, Gerry discusses strength training and the idea of working up to heavier loads and lower reps to expose an athlete's nervous system to demands that require further recruitment of motor units. This will not only help dr...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry welcomes on UMass Lowell Head Sports Performance Coach Kevin Cronin to discuss some key topics in sports performance and strength and conditioning. To start, Kevin details his career journey through the college ranks and how a move back to the east coast and "internship," under Mike Boyle lead to his curre...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on Baseball Development Group Director of Pitching, Lennon Richards. Episode Timestamps: 2:52 - Julian's Nutrition Tip 6:58 - Current Work Lennon Is Working On 11:40 - Process of Teaching 12:40 - Getting Job in Private Sector 15:15 - Working with Steve ______ 20:30...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode of Muscles and Management Gerry is back with another installment of Meathead Monday with a comprehensive breakdown of Fernando Tatis. Jr.'s acceleration mechanics. This weekend, San Diego Padres phenom Fernando Tatis Jr. took an unorthodox approach to tagging up from third base on a fly ball and the video took the int...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head of Strength and Conditioning Anthony Piroli. Anthony is a veteran strength and conditioning/sports performance coach with a wealth of experience in preparing athletes and improving their physical attributes. To start, Anthony discusses the im...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry discusses a hot topic in strength and conditioning, individualized programming. The idea of changing or altering aspects of a program for the needs of an individual athlete has slowly turned into a token/novel idea, sometimes geared at boosting the perceived value of training. The conversation starts with the inspira...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Philadelphia Phillies Consultant and Driveline Assistant Hitting Director, Max Dutto, to talk all things hitting. How strength coaches can help build physical tools for hitters, the mechanical and approach aspects of the game and everything in between. To start, Max d...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry begins with a discussion regarding scope of practice when it comes to strength coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists. There are certain things strength coaches SHOULD NOT do when it comes to their work with athletes and most of them involve things that physical therapists specialize in such as diagnosing...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on track and field coach Graham Eaton. Graham has an extensive background as a sprint coach and joins the show to shed some light on what he does to help his athletes be successful and get faster. To start, Graham discusses the coaches and biggest influences on his philo...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry goes through his DMs to answer YOUR questions in all areas of sports performance, speed training, strength training and business! To start, Gerry goes through the crazy week it has been in New Jersey and the power outages that have wreaked havoc on his life! From there, the conversation turns to how to program volum...