Rest Digest Progress Podcast

In this episode of Rest, Digest, and Progress , I’m joined by Coach Nathaniel Melendez, Director of Men’s Basketball Performance at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. We dive into basketball performance training, sports science, athlete monitoring, and how to build durable, game-ready athletes at the collegiate level. Nathaniel also shares insights on individualized programming, recov...

In this episode of Rest, Digest, and Progress , I’m joined by Coach Lilly Bernardi—Assistant Director of Sports Performance at UNC and former Division I lacrosse athlete. We dive into her journey through the collegiate coaching ranks, her programming approach for softball, gymnastics, and tennis, and how she blends academic knowledge with on-the-floor experience. From mentorship to mindset, Lily s...

In this episode of Rest, Digest, and Progress , I’m joined by Coach Donald Day—aka “The Warthog”—to talk all things high-performance training, data-driven coaching, and building better athletes. Don shares his unique take on the conjugate method for baseball players, insights into force plate metrics like RSI and peak power, and how he’s used those tools to develop MLB draft picks and Olympic-leve...

In this episode of Rest, Digest, and Progress , we dive deep into the world of speed and power development with one of the sharpest minds in the field—Mike Sullivan. As a performance coach for the Anaheim Ducks and San Diego Gulls, Mike brings a wealth of experience from both the private sector and the collegiate level, having worked with athletes at UC Davis, Illinois State, Notre Dame, and Texas...

Rest, Digest, and Progress is your go-to podcast for high-level performance training and cutting-edge coaching insights. Join us as we sit down with top experts in strength and conditioning to explore the science of human performance, athlete development, and the future of coaching. In this episode, we welcome Tim Caron—renowned coach, educator, and author—to discuss his experience training elite...

today I have none other than the man behind the “Force System” and one half of the performance podcast “Move The Needle” Mr Hunter Eisenhower. Coach Hunter brings to the table today an incredibly stacked resume, having worked at several high performance universities as a strength coach such as University of Minnesota, University of Washington, UC Davis and currently Arizona State University where...

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are back with yet another episode of the Rest, Digest, and Progress Podcast, and today's guest is none other than strength and conditioning coach Asa Britt. Coach Asa is currently serving as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Long Island Nets, the G-League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. Before stepping into the professional basketball scene, he made a s...

Ladies and Gentlemen we are back with yet another episode on the Rest, Digest and Progress Podcast, and today's guest is college basketball strength and conditioning coach Danny Strohm. Currently residing in Georgia Coach Danny works as the director of basketball performance for Georgia Southern University. Prior to GSU Coach Danny has had a multitude of experiences ranging from private sectors su...

Gday everybody, you are tuning into another rest, digest and progress podcast. I am your host Travis Fay and I have yet another podcast for you in case you couldn't get enough of last week. Today I am joined by Strength  and conditioning coach Nick Cidado, who currently works out of Boston college. Throughout Nick's career he has worked at a variety of different institutions, including several pri...

Gday everybody, the podcast is back up and running and what a guest I have for you today. Coach Angello Gingerelli joins me to discuss his latest upcoming book titled “The next four years - Compete, Win and Thrive in college sports”. Coach Angelo currently resides at Seton Hall University where he has been working as a Strength and Conditioning coach for almost 20 years. Apart from his extensive w...

Could not be more excited to bring to you guys the first Nutrition episode on my podcast, and what better way to bring it to all of you than interviewing the lovely Meghan Moore. Currently Meghan is the leading campus Dietician for Mercy University, where she is responsible for the campus dining experience for more than 8,000 students. Although a newly appointed role Meghan has had such a dramatic...

Ladies and Gentleman it brings me great pleasure to introduce to you another stellar guest this evening, this incredible coach has had a huge impact on myself actually, she has not only been a great mentor that has helped me get to where I am today but also someone who has simply inspired me and displayed all of the top qualities it takes to be a great coach. Dani Tocci is joining me today as we d...

Hello everyone Rest Digest Progress is finally BACK and better than EVER! I have a fantastic lineup of podcasts for you all throughout this summer and starting off strong we have the Head Strength and Conditioning from Fordham University Joe Gilfedder. In this podcast we take a deep dive and explore the foundations of Strength and Conditioning within the collegiate setting across various Division...

Social media has definitely effected the way people perceive health and fitness, and it is seen so clearly in respect to women and their idea of body imagery and overall lifestyle. Today I am very thankful to be joined by owners of both TSUBIFIT and SB Fitness the fantastic Susannah and Sally. These ladies, despite their differences in their style and area of training both aim to advertise women e...

One of the most important traits that all individuals should be developing is the ability to continuously learn and educate oneself. On todays podcast Leon Keir and I discuss the importance of education and self growth under the umbrella of health and wellness. For many athletes who find themselves in the unfortunate circumstance of certain setbacks in life journey, One Wellbeing aims to provide a...

On todays episode I am joined by bodybuilding professional and business owner Daniel Knust, owner and founder of Definition Fitness. During this epsiode Daniel and I discuss all things bodybuilding, dive deep into the nutritional aspects of the bodybuilding world, touch upon the technical training factors relating to bodybuilding and also provide some information regarding the importance of mental...

This first episode of the podcast I have the privilege of talking to the owner of Strong 24/7 Joey Zinghini. In this episode we explore the components of powerlifting and try and allocate some of its techniques and styles of trainings to those everyday gym goers. Powerlifting in more recent years has increased in popularity, and so within this area of exercise training, exactly how can we take som...

This is the start of a brand new fitness podcast that I will developing and uploading weekly that focuses around all things fitness, but information that can be helpful and insightful for for all levels of expertise!