The XLR8 Performance Lab Podcast

Send us Fan Mail TJ Craig is the head boys track and field coach at Iowa City West HS in eastern Iowa.  He has been the head coach for the last 5 years and was an assistant going back to 2005.  Coach Craig talks about creating virtual meets while athletes currently cannot race against other athletes face to face.  Even more, he goes into creating exciting atmospheres for all athletes so that they...

Send us Fan Mail Grace and Alli Bookin-Nosbisch are the fastest twins to come through Iowa since the Dinsdale twins over a decade ago.  The Ottumwa High School track stars will be attending the University of Iowa together in the fall.  The sisters talk about what it is like to live, train, and race with a twin.  This humerous episode of Short Shorts will leave you fans of the girls and rooting for...

Send us Fan Mail State Champion, Reece Smith, of Garner Hayfield Ventura talks about winning state xc and track titles his senior year and what it was like having an older brother who was also a great runner.  Jean shorts also gets a shout-out in this episode.  F ollow Reece: Twitter: @reece_smith25 Instagram: reece_smith25 Follow Us: Twitter: @LabXlr8 Instagram: xlr8performancelab Website: www.xl...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Zirretta is a physical therapist at Engineered Per4mance in Ankeny, IA.  Matt specializes in injury prevention, injury rehab, and sports performance enhancement and recovery.  Engineered Per4mance is the most complete rehab and performance development facility in Iowa.  Matt provides great information on how they and their team can work with an athlete to support all aspects...

Send us Fan Mail Jerry Jorgenson is a former high school track and field standout at Treynor High School in northwest Iowa.  He is now an NCAA Div I athlete at the University of Nebraska.  Short Shorts takes him rapid-fire through his high school and start of college career.  Take a listen to this entertaining conversation with one of the best high school runners to come through Iowa in the last f...

Send us Fan Mail Heather Every is the current assistant girls cross country coach at Dallas Center Grimes HS, just west of Des Moines. She was also the former head girls cross country coach at Waukee HS.  Heather joins me to talk about the power of positivity and how it relates specifically to coaching female athletes.  The culture at Dallas Center Grimes is second to none, and Heather comments on...

Send us Fan Mail Nate Mueller is the defending Class 3A state champion in cross country and one of the top returners in the 1600 and 3200 in track.  Nate is our first guest on the new quick hitting series: Short Shorts.  Nate will answer 12 questions in only 3 minutes.  See what he has to say about running, food, rivalries, and teammates.   Follow Nate: Twitter: @leroymuellerr Instagram: nathaniel...

Send us Fan Mail Ankeny Centennial Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Mike Gettemy, joins me to talk about current best practices in utilizing S&C for your track and field athletes. Mike recently completed an internship at the University of Texas and is a rapid-riser in this field. Key Timestamps: 1:45 - Mike's S&C/Coaching Background 4:45 - High Performance West Scholar Progr...

Send us Fan Mail Iowa State University standout distance runner, Thomas Pollard, takes us through his time as a runner going all the way back to his HS days at Gilbert.  He touches on finding out about the cancellation of his track season, plans for next year, his famous 8:50 3200 at the Iowa HS state meet, and how his coach and dad (ISU AD, Jamie Pollard) guided him along his path to running succ...

Send us Fan Mail Voice of the Drake Relays, Mike Jay, joins the inaugural episode of the XLR8 Performance Lab Podcast to discuss the current state of track and field in the US.  High school, college, and national caliber athletes and coaches will all want to hear what Mike has to say about the last few weeks with the cancellation of NCAA spring sports, the suspension of Iowa HS spring sports, and...