Muscles and Management

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry sifts through his DMs to answer questions on all areas of strength and conditioning, sports performance and business! To start, the questions are geared towards sports performance and strength and conditioning in terms of effective core training and energy systems training. Gerry gives his take on the core and how yo...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes Erica Suter back on the show. Erica is a strength and sports performance coach who works primarily with soccer athletes and has made a career of expanding the horizons of sports performance in the soccer community, especially with female players and athletes. The convers...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry gives a full breakdown on unstable surface training and what makes it an ineffective gimmick. Gerry gives principle driven and scientific evidence for why athletes should not train on unstable surfaces and what actually goes into sports performance and preparing to be a better athlete on the field of play. More on th...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes in Philadelphia Phillies pitching consultant and Driveline Baseball assistant pitching director Bill Hezel on the show. To start, Bill and Gerry discuss the importance of communication and presenting data and facts when engaging in the debates that sometimes occur in are...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry gives a breakdown to a question he received from a coach on Twitter pertaining to improving squat numbers and the correlation to speed and athleticism. To start, Gerry lists the factors that could impact the correlation of squatting and speed such as planes of motion, rate of force production and the impact of techni...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Tyler Yearby of Emergence Movement, a sports movement specialist helping athletes with skill acquisition and bridging the gap between strength training and sport. To start, the conversation takes a look at agility and the need to have athletes participate in random an...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry welcomes on Kevin Poppe, strength coach and owner of DST Houston. Kevin joins Gerry in part #2 of his quarantine training tips to help athletes and coaches navigate this period of unknown while away from their standard training facilities and seeking to continue effective training while at home. To start, the two dis...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry talks to University of South Carolina Director of Sports Performance Billy Anderson. Billy works specifically with the National Championship winning Baseball Team as well as both Female and Male golfers. To start, the conversation turns to rotational power and how to go about bui...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode Gerry gives a full breakdown on acceleration, the fallacy of "quick feet," and how you can build fast and efficient acceleration. To start, the breakdown encompasses a full explanation of the force required and needed to accelerate effectively and a full breakdown of the inaccuracies of desiring or working on &qu...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *EPISODE TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Ben Brewster, owner and founder of Tread Athletics. Ben has revolutionized remote training for pitchers since 2015 with the start of Tread Athletics. Ben specializes in training pitchers with a full, "top down," approach consisting of strength training, g...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry gives a full breakdown of helpful tips to help coaches and athletes get through "at-home," training while we are in quarantine! To start, the conversation addresses the importance of maintaining a schedule and training structure even when you may not have a gym or training equipment. Home training needs to...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Texas Tech Football Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach Brandon Howard. To start, Gerry has Brandon walk through what shaped his early philosophies and principles as a strength and conditioning coach. From mentors, to coaches he has worked for, Brandon sheds lig...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! In this episode, Gerry introduces the first installment of "Meathead Mondays," an additional weekly episode to the Muscles and Management podcast focusing on solo episodes to answer your questions as well as cover the hottest topics in strength and conditioning and sports performance! Gerry talks about the ongoing battle between...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry welcomes on speed and sprint coach Ken Clark to discuss everything you need to know when it comes to acceleration and speed. To start, Gerry has Ken walk the listener through the importance of striking under or slightly behind the hip when making ground contact during accelerati...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry holds and epic Q&A geared towards answering some of your most asked questions regarding important topics in the world of strength and conditioning. To start, he touches on an extremely important topic in athletic development: fat loss and whether or not "six pack,"...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*  In this episode Gerry welcomes Driveline Baseball Biomechanist Anthony Brady. Anthony works with pitchers in an effort to help them improve their movement efficiency, overall mechanics and determine their unique training and pitching needs. To start, Gerry and Anthony sift through some of the biggest...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes former Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs Athletic Trainer Aaron Borgmann. To start, Aaron walks through his core philosophies as an athletic trainer and rehabilitation professional, based around his mantra, "train the athlete, not the condition." Aaron...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Chidi Enyia, an Altis hurdles and sprinting coach. Chidi has expertise in the mechanics and training protocols required to make elite level sprinters and develop elite level speed, so this episode is a must listen for athletes and coaches looking to improve speed! To...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on former Oakland Athletic's and UCLA strength and conditioning coach Bob Alejo. Bob currently serves as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at California State University Northridge, a role new to the sports performance world and the burgeoning High Performance...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on former minor league baseball player and social media standout Eric Sim to talk all things baseball, strength training, development progression and the evolution of training in the realm of baseball. To start, Eric talks about his colorful social media presence and what mad...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on industry legend Michael Boyle to talk various topics in the world of strength and conditioning and sports performance. To start, the conversation tackles the importance of an "authentic," approach to energy and enthusiasm for coaches and why it is important...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes former Ole Miss Catcher and current Eastern Tennessee and USA Baseball Development Coach Xan Barksdale. To start, Xan provides some insight on his background and personal playing career, shedding some light on the college recruiting process and how Junior College can be...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds Pitching Coordinators Rob Hill and Eric Jagers. To start, Gerry has the two take a look back at their own respective baseball careers and what went in to their training, preparation and development. Rob and Eric discuss some of...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode Gerry welcomes on Erik Ostberg, catcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. To start, Erik and Gerry discuss baseball in the North-East and how Erik feels the cold weather in the Fall and Winter can impact training, development and progress. Erik discusses some of his early training ex...

Send us your questions, or thoughts on today's episode! *SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* Season 2 and 2020 of Muscles and Management starts with a bang as Louisiana Tech Football Strength Coach Kurt Hester stops by fresh off an Independence Bowl win over University of Miami AND a mini rant by Gerry on the combination of technology and the basics of strength and conditioning. To start, Ger...