The Strength Coach Podcast

Highlights of Episode 106     "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle discusses "When Is It Too Heavy?", Allowing staff leeway in programming and his thoughts on breathing, rolling and crawling. Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 4 is here! "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr talks about the Perform Better End of The Summer Sale and the upcoming...

Highlights of Episode 105     "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Bruce Mack joins Coach Boyle on a coference call to talk about their new venture- MBSC Thrive .  Get the facts about licensing Coach Boyle's system. Coach Boyle's Functional Strength Coach 4 is here! "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Chris Poirier talks about the Perform Better Sale and the upcomin...

Highlights of Episode 104 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" -  Cal Dietz (Univ. of Minnesota and XLAthlete.com ) discusses training different qualities in a session or phase, as well as his new book, " Tri-Phasic Training "- what is is and how we can use it in our training.   "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Dr. Richard Ginsburg's article " Developmental...

Highlights of Episode 103 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" -  Dr. John Berardi (Precision Nutrition) discusses his 6 month Experiment with Intermittent Fasting .    "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about his trip to Colorado to work with US Women's Hockey; Wrist Flexibility; Teaching the O-lifts and Training Different Qualities in a Session. Coach Boyle's...

Highlights of Episode 102 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" -  James Wilson ( MTB Strength Training Systems ) discusses working with mountain bikers, their injury tendencies, how he uses the FMS and how he trains his bikers.   "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about "Becoming a CNP"; "Lat Pulldowns Make a Comeback"; and answers a few questions about Straight Leg...

Highlights of Episode 101 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" -  Charlie Weingroff ( Training=Rehab, Rehab=Training ) discusses what has changed for him over the last few years; how DNS has shaped his changes; breathing; foam rolling.   "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about "Is Foam Rolling Bad for You?"; "Are the Olympic Lifts the Key To Collegiate Sports"; his...

Highlights of Special Episode 100.5      "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Brett Jones ( AppliedStrength.com and FunctionalMovement.com ) joins me to talk about advanced progressions and corrections for the Turkish Get Up from  Kettlebells From the Ground Up 2, Advanced Progressions . Check out the video for a sneak peak of the Hip Openers in the DVD.     &nb...

Highlights of Episode 100 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - MovNat Master Instructor Clifton Harski joins me to talk about the growing popularity of MovNat , what it's all about and what I can expect when I go for the 1 Day workshop.   "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about 3-D Stretching, Working in a high profile job, and a Thought Provoking Video About Youth Sp...

Highlights of Episode 99   "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Why the Rock?", Do We Really Need to Add More Weight During Power?, Sam Leahey's article "The Science and Application of Coaching Cues" and Why Not do an Open Gym time at MBSC? "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr tells us about the Perform Better sale, new Kettlebells, and the...

Highlights of Episode 98   "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Alternatives to Hang Cleans, Trap Bar Deadlifts and When is it OK for less experienced trainers to question more experienced trainers?. "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr tells us about the Perform Better sale and a new product called The Core Stix . "The Business of Fitness"...

Highlights of Episode 97 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Janet Alexander, of The C.H.E.K. Studio in Encinitas, CA, is on to talk about how hormones should change the way you train your female athletes .  "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Periodization, Foam rolling after the session, Educating Clients about recovery and his Strength Training Manifesto. "Ask...

Highlights of Episode 96 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Robb Wolf, author of The Paleo Solution , host of the The Paleo Solution Podcast and owner of NorCal Strength & Conditioning ,   joins me to talk about all things Paleo .  "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Keeping Players Healthy, Farmer's Carry Progressions and his article, "There is a Reason fo...

Highlights of Episode 95 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Thomas Phillips, Senior RKC and founder of The Ultimate Transformation Challenge ,   joins me to talk about his philosophies on body transformation psychology, coaching and teaching . "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Using Breathing Techniques with Stretching, Sprints after Sled Work, and Mark Toomey...

Highlights of Episode 94 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Chris Frankel, Director of Human Performance at TRX , continues the discussion about Conditioning  with an interview about his lecture "Functional Conditioning: Energy System Training" . "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Topical Anti-Inflammatories, Progressing Anti-Rotation, Aha Moments from some of...

Highlights of Episode 93 "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about the Splits in his programming, Training to Peak at a Specific Time and his biggest change in his programming over the last year . "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Chris Porier tells us about the Holiday Sale, the ViPR and the presenters at the One Day Seminars. "The Business of Fitness" with R...

Highlights of Episode 92 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Joel Jamieson, from 8WeeksOut.com , talks about Training Program Management, Heart Rate Variability, Energy System Contribution myths and more . "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about the Future of Strength Training . "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr tells us about the the new catal...

Highlights of Episode 91 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Dr. Perry Nickelston, StopChasingPain.com , on to talk about his upcoming lecture, " The Powerhouse 3, Maximize Core Symmetry for Power, Performance and Durability " that he is doing at Dana Cavalea's ML Strength Performance Conference on November 12 in White Plains .  Very informative info coming from Dr. Perry . "The Coach's Cor...

Highlights of Special Episode 90.5   "Passing the RKC" If you are going for the RKC, you NEED to listen to this. Interview with Brett Jones, Master RKC AppliedStrength.com Spoke to Brett about: **How to get ready for the RKC **The workouts in his article "RKC Snatch Test 101" **His article "Preparing for the RKC" **Hand Health **Much More If you are thinking of doing the RKC, you can train wi...

Highlights of Episode 90 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Sam Leahey, assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Springfield College, talks about Using the Joint by Joint, Periodization, What he's doing with the Springfield Men's Lacrosse and his path to his current job .  "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Strength as a Skill, In Season Lifts and Do We Reall...

Highlights of Episode 89 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - 3 Parts!  I interviewed 3 strength coaches who just landed jobs- Jaime Rodriguez (Clarkson), Dan Gabelman (Union) and Devan McConnell (UMass-Lowell) .  Find out the path they took to landing their new jobs. "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Internships, Treadmill Testing and Programming the Farme...

Highlights of Episode 88 "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Why he uses Tabatas, programming Work Capacity, Power in Phase 1 Programming and much more "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr talks about the upcoming new catalog, a new Indian Club Workshop and the end of the HUGE End of Summer Sale. "The Business of Fitness" with Results Fitness -...

Highlights of Episode 87 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Art Horne, Director of Sports Performance at Northeastern University, discusses his new book, "Barefoot in Boston" , as well as what he is doing with the NU Basketball Team . "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Detecting a Sports Hernia; Where he is at with his Core training; Evaluating the Strength Coach, a...

Highlights of Episode 86 "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about adding new programs to StrengthCoach.com, Brendon Rearick's "3 Deadlifting Tips You May Have Not Heard" , Dewey Nielsen's "Best Training and Nutrition Program"; a forum thread called "Explosive Movements After a Strength Exercise" and much more "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr talk...

Highlights of Episode 85 "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" - Charlie Weingroff on Neck Packing and a discussion on Whether Stretching Has Any Value.  CharlieWeingroff.com "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about the Load relationship between SLRDL and the Slide Board Reverse Lunges; Training Men vs. Training Women, Horizontal vs. Vertical Jumps and much more "Ask the...

Highlights of Episode 84 "The Coach's Corner with Coach Boyle" - Coach Boyle talks about Early Specialization, Med Ball Programming, Scapular Retraction and much more "Ask the Equipment Experts with Perform Better" - Erin McGirr talks about The ViPR . "The Business of Fitness" with Results Fitness - Rachel Cosgrove talks about "Faking it Until You Make It" "The Art of Coaching with Athletes' Perfo...