Samson Strength Coach Collective

Nick O'Brien is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Fresno State University who is responsible for the Bulldogs’ Baseball, Wrestling, and Women’s Lacrosse teams, in addition to overseeing the strength & conditioning department’s internship program.

Dr. Nijem discusses his move from the Sacramento Kings to his new position as the Director of Sports Performance for men's basketball at the University of Kansas. 

Three awesome coaches in one episode! Host, Anthony Grasso, dives into coaching with JD Mehlhorn and JC Hull on the latest episode of the Samson Strength Coach Collective. 

Jamie Pasqiun of Monmouth University drops in to chat with Anthony Grasso and they dive deep into the philosophical side of coaching. This is episode is jam-packed with great knowledge! 

Director of Sports Performance for Women's Basketball at Wake Forest, Jena Ready, shares her journey to becoming a strength coach. 

In Extremis Performance founder, Jake Labahrt, talks all things tactical performance with Justin Schwind in this weeks episode! http://www.inextremis.us/ https://www.instagram.com/inextperformance/

Clete McLoud has coached in the Ohio Valley, Missouri Valley, Pac-12, and the Big Ten conferences and shares his knowledge of nearly 20 years in the strength & conditioning industry on this weeks episode! 

Southeastern University's new Head of Strength & Conditioning sits down with Justin Schwind to talk about the path that led him to Lakeland, Florida!

Mike Sanders is a Human Performance & Wellness Coordinator for Army Special Forces. He drops in to discuss his view on a holistic approach to preparing operators and what strength & conditioning coaches coming into the tactical field should prepare for!

For the entire month of September, the Samson Strength Coach Collective will be highlighting coaches in the tactical community. To kick things off we have Flo, a US Special Forces Advanced Skills Instructor at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He and Justin Schwind discuss his journey into the military and why he chose to become a Green Beret. 

We wrap up our series of female leaders in strength & conditioning with Darien Pyka! Coach Pyka is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the University of Southern California working with men's & women's swimming, men's & women's diving, men's & women's golf and women's tennis.

We feature Kelly Murphy, the Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech University. Because of her start as a Registered Dietitian, Kelly brings in a unique perspective to Hokie Athletics.

This episode of The Samson Strength Coach Collective features the Associate Head Coach of Strength & Conditioning at Princeton University, Angie Brambley-Moyer! 

Continuing our highlight of women in strength & conditioning, this episode features Director of Strength & Conditioning at Bethune-Cookman University, Corliss Fingers. She is joined by her Assistant Strength Coach, James Whitener.

We are taking the month of August to highlight the woman of the strength and conditioning industry. This weeks episode features Sarah Ramey, Director of Athletic Performance at West Texas A&M University.

This episode features Mike Chatman, Sports Performance Coach for Stanford Men's Basketball and Steve Englehart. Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at the University of Colorado.

This episode features Zac Woodfin, Director of Athletic Performance for Football at the University of Missouri. 

On this episode, Anthony Grasso catches up with Greg Piteo, Assistant Strength Coach for Men's Lacrosse and Woman's Volleyball at the University of Maryland. 

This episode features Lucas White, Assistant Athletic Performance Coach at San Jose State University. 

This episode features Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning for Ole Miss Men's Basketball, Riley Allen. 

In this episode, we talk with Michael Snowden, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for men's basketball at The University of Alabama.

This episode features Tanner Maher, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for football at The University of Florida. 

In this episode, we have University of Connecticut Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Andrew Smith and Anthony Grasso. 

We sit and talk with the Director of Sport Performance at New Mexico State University, Don Decker. 

This episode features Yancy McKnight, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for The University of Texas.