Toes On The Line Podcast

Coach Sam Contorno is the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Stanford University, and she jumps on the episode today to talk about her role at Stanford and her experiences working with Football and Men Volleyball. In this episode we talk about a woman's role in strength and conditioning, how it can be perceived and what it really comes down to.  We also dive into Sam's training, coaching...

Lee Taft, aka the speed guy, puts his toes on the line and brings a ton of gems to the table when it comes to speed and agility training. Lee has been coaching speed for decades and has developed a coaches eye for what it takes to move faster and quicker.

Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Golden State Warriors and Santa Cruz Warriors, Isaiah Covington puts his toes on the line and talks about life as a G-League and NBA Strength Coach.  We touch base on money topics such as: Life in the g league Life in the NBA Return to sport training Small-sided games for conditioning and pre game prep Buy in at the NBA level Player turnover in the G League...

In this episode, I bring on my personal Wealth Advisor, Pat Whelan, MBA.  Pat and I met back when I was a personal trainer and we have been in constant contact ever since. Pat currently is an Investment Advisor with Royal Alliance and has been in the business of investing money for over 30 years, and has helped many people reach their financial and life goals. I know Pat personally, and know for a...

In this episode, Coach Kyle McMinn, Director of Sports Performance with USA Women National Field Hockey, takes the reigns to talk about how he and I developed a Bioanalytics Framework model in order to track athlete wellness and fatigue. Kyle and I coached together while at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where this model was originated. Kyle discusses in detail the process of the framework, as we...

In this episode, Coach Anthony Grasso from the University of Connecticut Football joins me to discuss his thought process on developing a High Performance Sports Model. Coach Grasso and I share a very similar last name and are both Italian.  We joke around a bit about our Italian parents and some other funny Italian inside jokes. High performance models can stem from everything done in the weight...

Coach Brian Johnson is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the University of Arizona. Brian Johnson is a former NCAA Football player and National Champion from Louisiana State University, where he played under Nick Saban. He had also spent time playing and coaching in the NFL prior to his arrival at Arizona. He comes from a very strong pedigree of coaching and comes on today to share his...

On this episode, Coach David Kitchen joins me today to shed light on Development Psychology. Dave is the Founder & CEO of Edge Leadership Academy, which is committed to training leaders and taking organizational culture to an elite level. Before we kick off Dave takes us through his past experiences of going through his trials and tribulations of becoming a Division I Strength and Conditioning Coa...

On this episode, Coach David Kitchen joins me today to shed light on Development Psychology. Dave is the Founder & CEO of Edge Leadership Academy, which is committed to training leaders and taking organizational culture to an elite level. Before we kick off Dave takes us through his past experiences of going through his trials and tribulations of becoming a Division I Strength and Conditioning Coa...

Ted Lambrinidis is a Sports Performance Consultant, who works with plenty of NFL, NBA, NCAA, Professional Football Athletics Trainers Society, Government bodies, and has also lectured across the USA, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and Russia.  Ted and I break down sports science on this episode as we touch on topics surrounding player gps. Ted has been in the game for a long time and has been util...

On this very latest episode of Toes On The Line, I bring on my former colleague when I was an Intern Strength Coach with the New York Giants, Pratik Patel, Director of Performance Nutrition/Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Currently still with the New York Giants, Pratik was the first ever Dietician brought on to Big Blue, and has filled a dual capacity role as both Sports Dietician and...

Philadelphia Eagles Director of Sports Performance, Ted Rath, joins me on this episode. Coach Rath has been coaching in the NFL most of his career working with the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, and most recently with the L.A. Rams. We start off by talking about this importance of data collection and how it has changed over time. Ted also goes into talking about how technology helps make some deci...

Coach Barry Rubin joins me on this episode of Toes On The Line and chats it up about how keeping everything basic has been his bread and butter to his athletes’ success in the NFL, helping his teams very successfully win Division Titles, Conference Titles, and Super Bowl Titles. Coach Rubin highlights the rookie season shock experienced by incoming players and the major difference between playing...

Jason Wooding, Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach with Texas Tech Football, joins me on this episode of Toes On The Line, as he talks about building your athlete from the ground up. Coach Wooding discusses how he assesses his athletes when they arrive and why it is important to look at the mobility of the joint prior to applying a strength program to an athlete. Coach Wooding also talks abo...

Quinn Barham is currently an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with The Ohio State University. Before we get into the topics of today’s discussion, Quinn takes a stand against racial inequality in America, and talks about ways of how EVERYONE can develop awareness and come together as ONE for the same goals. One thing Quinn mentions, are the things we want in life as people, and how color...

An internationally recognized trainer, speaker, author and pioneer of strength and conditioning, Martin Rooney had paved the way for many coaches, AND JOBS, that exist today!  Martin Rooney is an international Coach, motivational speaker, CEO of Training for Warriors, author of 8 books, and has coached many Olympians, MMA/UFC fighters, and professional athletes, as well as developed the top NFL Co...

You want entertainment with a mix of real talk?  This episode is as entertaining and real as it gets.  My guest, and very good friend, RJ Cobbs comes on and shares with us his experiences in his adult life that have lead him to where he is now.  From all-time highs to all-time lows, RJ shares his stories on how setbacks and losses in life have never stopped him from accomplishing greater things an...

In this very first episode, I wanted to bring on a very good friend of mine, Rodney Hill.  Rodney and I met back in 2017 as we both interned with the New York Giants.  Ever since then Rod and I have been in contact damn near every day. Rod has been a huge help in my career, as he as helped introduce me to many people, and he has also helped me develop a greater sense of what networking is all abou...