Zelos Podcast

Rock talks with Joe Lego, CSCS host of the Strength Coach Experience Podcast and former minor league strength coach with the NY Mets. Be sure to subscribe and tell others.  TIME STAMPS  0:30 Creating the Strength Coach Experience Podcast  3:00 Training with Cerebral Palsy  7:00 Pursuing knowledge & mentors  11:00 Joe’s basic philosophy  13:00 Selection of assessme...

Rock talks with long time friend and colleague, Vince Mini, CSCS and goes deep into the heart of a champion.  TIME STAMPS  1:00 Building a friendship  3:30 Coolers, closers, and cleaners  6:00 Mini’s House of Pain  15:00 Vince & the Philadelphia Eagles  17:30 Folsom Prison Blues  21:30 The Power of Discomfort  31:15 Understanding your value  39:00 C...

Rock talks training & conditioning with James Collins, Performance Coach for the New England Revolution.   TIME STAMPS  :30 Joining the Revolution  6:00 Working with Sporting Kansas City  10:00 Training on and off the pitch  13:00 Training movement literacy across the ages  17:00 Reducing the likelihood of injuries  25:30 Role of the Performance Coach and VBT...

Rock talks with James Castrello, the Head Body Coach of Tom Brady's training facility, TB12.  TIME STAMPS  0:30 Leaving MIT to become Head Body Coach at TB12  6:30 What is a body coach?  10:20 What is the TB12 Method?  20:00 Landmarks of learning manual therapy  27:00 Working with TB12 clients  30:45 Hydration: the undervalued element of performance  35:30 A...

Rock talks with long time friend and colleague Joey Wolfe, formerly with the Toronto Blue Jays organization and owner of Paradigm Sport.   TIME STAMPS  1:00 Life in the minor leagues  6:30 Beginning to train the youth population   9:30 Brining in continuing education experts to hone your craft  13:45 Retaining young clients at Paradigm Sport  16:30 Building your brand...

Rock talks with Anthony Renna, author of "Be Like the Best" and the host of Strength Coach Podcast.  TIME STAMPS  1:00 Ant’s book: Be Like the Best  7:45 Strength Coach Podcast  19:45 Connecting with Mike Boyle  26:00 The future of Strength Coach Podcast  32:00 Widening your lane of expertise  36:00 Where is the fitness industry headed?  42:00 Anthony Renna’...

Rock talks with Sandor "Manny" Manuel, CSCS, former San Francisco 49er and Kansas City Chief, about life after the NFL and his career as a strength & conditioning coach. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Sandor Manuel in the NFL 5:00 Postural control and lack of it 8:30 The pivotal piece that’s missing in strength & conditioning 12:00 Why are players getting injured 18:00 Life after the NFL 23:30 Manny’s s...

Rock talks with Nick Paparesta, Head Athletic Trainer of the Oakland Athletics. Please subscribe now.  TIME STAMPS  0:30 Nick’s path of education  3:00 Blending ATC with CSCS and training the rotary athlete  7:30 On Base U 10:00 Global to localized assessment  14:30 How athletic training has progressed in the MLB  20:30 Getting hired by the Oakland Athletics  25:...

Rock talks with breathing expert and Performance Director of Under Armour, Mike Watts. Be sure to subscribe to stay in the loop! TIME STAMPS 1:00 Mike Watts title 4:00 Elements of Human Performance & why they are not being used 11:00 Assessing with GPS 14:30 Breathing efficiency & sports performance 19:30 Dysfunctional breathing & Patrick McKeown 21:45 Benefits of proper breath work 23...

Rock talks with Adam Parr, Head Strength Coach and Sport Scientist for Minnesota United FC, Major League Soccer.   TIME STAMPS  :40 Recapping the 2021 MLS Season  3:00 Moving up the ranks in the MLS  6:30 Difference between strength coach vs sport scientist  12:00 Benefits of wearing many hats  15:00 Innovations in Sport Science  25:00 Training international athl...

Rock talks with Kelly Dormandy, CSCS, the former strength coach for the LA Sparks and current strength & conditioning coordinator at Loyola Marymount University.  TIME STAMPS  0:30 Kelly Dormandy & Loyola Marymount  4:20 Working with sport coaches  6:50 How to become a college strength coach  9:30 Dealing with noncompliant athletes  14:20 Being a gay black fem...

Rock talks with a true leader in the field of athletic conditioning. Mark Verstegen is the founder of EXOS and the Performance Director of the NFL Player's Association.  TIME STAMPS  1:00 The dream of building Team EXOS  3:30 Growing EXOS through COVID  8:30 Mark Verstegen and the NFLPA  14:30 Preparing for the NFL Combine & training world class athletes  19:45 EX...

Rock talks with the head of physical therapy for DC United (MLS). We hope you enjoy the conversation.  TIME STAMPS  2:00 Zach’s perception of human motion  5:30 Zach’s lightbulb moment  8:30 Bracing vs. Dynamic Motion  11:30 Zach and DC Untied  20:00 Kinesiophobia, physical therapy and professional soccer players  25:30 From wrestling to the MLS, getting a job wi...

Rock talks with the trainer of Broadway and beyond, Mark Fisher from Mark Fisher Fitness.  TIME STAMPS  1:00 Training the non-gym goers  10:00 Coaching young fitness professionals  15:00 Early years of personal training  19:15 Developing community with exercise  26:00 Perform Better Summits  31:30 Pivoting through COVID in NYC  38:30 Attending fitness confer...

Rock talks with weightlifting guru Dan John about picking up heavy stuff ands putting it back down. Plus a whole lot more.  TIME STAMPS  :40 Physical Movement & Spirituality  4:30 Getting down to the basics of lifting  13:00 Farm strength vs gym strength and the drawback of technology  20:15 What makes an amazing athlete  26:15 What Dan John would tell his younger...

Rock talks with an expert in training rotary sports athletes: Jason Glass.   TIME STAMPS  0:23 Small talk about surf and snowboarding  4:45 Perform Better Meeting of the Minds  7:00 Where Jason Glass got started  12:00 Ingredients for power & speed  18:00 Training deceleration and eccentric loading  25:00 Assessing rotation  29:20 When you really see how...

Rock talks to Dr. Jena Gatses about her time with NASCAR, Perform Better, and her private practice.  TIME STAMPS  0:23 Perform Better Meeting of the Minds  3:40 Jena’s time in NASCAR  11:40 Blending strength & conditioning with physical therapy  13:25 Keys components to recovery and regeneration   15:25 Training a balanced body  21:25 Brain training  27:...

Rock talks actively training in the third stage of life with the expert on the matter: Pat Van Galen.  TIME STAMPS  0:40 Why do you train?  3:00 Fitness comes around full circle  15:30 Pat & Perform Better  20:30 Renaming Senior Fitness  24:00 Training Masters  30:00 Fall prevention  33:45 Urban fitness training  44:00 Meeting of the Minds  46:...

Rock gets a double header with Bobby Smith of Reach Your Potential Training and Lance Walker of Michael Johnson Performance as they talk about Youth Training into the future.   TIME STAMPS  Bobby Smith  2:00 Olympic trials and training as an Olympian  3:40 Presenting for Perform Better  5:00 RYPT Training & Youth Sports Conditioning  15:15 Perform Better Meeting o...

Rock has a fascinating conversation with Lee Burton, the co-founder of the Functional Movement Screen.   TIME STAMPS  2:40 The early years of the NSCA and Appalachian State University  4:40 The creation of the Functional Movement Screen  7:40 Reebok University and the FMS  12:55 Perform Better’s Meeting of the Minds  17:55 What to look for with mobility and stability&...

Rock has a chat with Richard Whall from the University of Central Lancashire about physical intelligence. Is the body intelligent???  TIME STAMPS  1:00 Blending the mental, Emotional, with the Physical  4:00 Educational path  12:30 Richard’s research in Physical Intelligence  20:00 Physical Intelligence & Physical Education  24:00 The need for change in Physical E...

Rock talks with Joel Smith, host of the Just Fly Sports Performance Podcast. Listen in for some great advice on athletic performance and strength & conditioning.  TIME STAMPS:  1:30 Midwest conditioning vs West Coast conditioning  3:30 Academia vs. Private Sector  6:30 Building the emotional/mental component of young athletes  10:00 Emergence of the single sport athlet...

Rock talks all things movement with his friend, colleague, and mentor - Chuck Wolf with Human Motion Associates. Prepare for a deep dive into joint mechanics.   TIME STAMPS:  2:00 Perform Better Meeting of the Minds  3:30 Defining Rehab  8:00 Leading the charge for functional movement  16:00 Hunting down the clues and understanding health history  22:00 Top down vs Bo...

Coach Carlisle gives Rock a little insight on how to be the greatest coach you can be.  TIME STAMPS:  2:00 Perform Better’s Meeting of the Mind   3:00 Getting into coaching  6:30 Most influential people   15:30 How to coach greatness  19:45 Learning from your mistakes  24:15 Training NFL Referees  33:30 Coaching challenges  37:00 Coach Dad vs. Coach Car...

Rock chats baseball strength & conditioning with Stoney (Brian Stoneberg) of the Los Angeles Dodgers.   TIME STAMPS  1:00 Finishing at ASU and becoming a CSCS  2:00 Athletes Performance Institute (API)  5:30 The recipe for program design  9:00 What drives his passion  11:00 Dodgers’ movement screening  21:00 Today’s athletes vs. yesterday’s athletes  25:...