In today's episode, Julian pools together your audience questions for an action packed second EVER "Q&A." Julian takes some time to answer a few questions related to varying topics in strength and conditioning and sports performance. Specifically, we discuss: Strength movements for youth athletes?How many days per week for lifting and plyos?Advice on VBT for those that don't have bar speed tech.How do you program depth landings?Structuring/progressing jumps/plyometrics.Opinions on foam r...

In this episode, Julian was a featured guest on the Coaches Table Podcast, hosted by Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Jackson State Men's Basketball, Kendrick Pratt. We get into a discussion about social media for coaches, creating content that stands out in a crowd in our industry and why coaches need to be on social RIGHT NOW, the private sector vs the college sector and what drew me to the private sector, creating an infectious culture where athletes want to come back, building r...

Today is going to be an unconventional episode for you guys. I was recently a guest on The Project 365 podcast hosted by Coach O, Olivier Jean-Charles. Coach O is the Associate Head Basketball Coach of the Orangeville Prep basketball program out of Ontario, Canada. In this episode, I get into my background, how I got into coaching and my journey to get to where I am now, we talk about strength coaches vs the idea of sports performance coaches and the shift in the S&C culture that I’...

In today's episode, Julian welcomes on basketball skill development coach, Danny Metser. Danny is an INSANELY smart guy, originally from Tel Aviv, Israel, and currently finishing up his degree at Quinnipiac University. Danny is a basketball skill development coach that specializes in motor learning and overall movement strategy. We dive deep into a bunch of danny’s tweets, dissecting some of his thoughts on topics like: cueing, specificity for skills training, the optimal zone of impr...

On today's episode, Julian welcomes on Danny Foley, Owner/operator of Rude Rock Strength and Conditioning. Danny Foley is entering his 10th year as a high-performance coach and injury management specialist. Throughout his career, Danny has predominantly worked with high-level athletes who are battling chronic pain or injury. He is currently working as an independent performance coach across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, where he works primarily with athletes and individuals dealing with p...

In this episode, Julian welcomes on former college strength and conditioning coach turned life long researcher/learner. Jake Tuura needs no introduction. If you're from the jump/ basketball world, you know who he is. This episode is essentially a masterclass on all things tendons! For more information check out Jake on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaketuura/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jake_tuura?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Jumper's Knee ...

Today, Julian welcomes on the LEGEND, Lee Taft. Lee is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialists in the world. In the last 35 years, he has devoted most of his time to training all ages and abilities. He has spent most of his time teaching his multi-directional speed methods to top performance coaches and fitness professionals worldwide. Lee has also dedicated countless hours to mentoring up-and-coming sports performance trainers, many of who have gone into the p...

Today, Julian welcomes on Kerri Kuzbyt, owner and founder of Unbounded Athletes. Kerri is one of the most promising, up and coming player development coaches in the industry, especially on the female side. She's a phenomenal role model for the girls and women she works with, and anyone for that matter. Kerri has several years of professional basketball experience, playing in 3 different countries during her playing career. Aside from her own professional experience, Kerri has worked under a...

In today's episode, Julian welcomes on Victoria Saucedo who is currently the Director of Sports Performance for Women’s Basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University and held the same position at Wake Forest University from 2021–2022. She was the assistant sports performance coach at Saint Louis University from 2020–2021, overseeing the training for volleyball, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, and field hockey. She also assisted with men’s and women’s basketball there. S...

Today we are welcoming on head player development coach and owner /founder of atlas basketball training, Matt Dyck. Matt is a player development coach who works with athletes of all ages. He has run grassroots programs, coached youth teams and worked with Professional Players during their off-season. Over the last number of years Matt has studied various approaches to skill development, studying under industry legend Drew Hanlen. He primarily uses a Constraints Lead Approach whi...

Today’s guest is obviously no stranger. Chances are if you follow me, you also follow our guest for today. He is the owner and operator of Challenger Strength, the sponsor of this show, and it just so happens he gets to be one of my best friends that is Gerry DeFilippo. In part 1 of our conversation in season 1 of the show, we spoke about building speed, specifically for acceleration and utilizing loaded sleds, and practical ways to do so. Today we are going to be discussing using social ...

Today’s guest is Hunter Eisenhower, he is OFFICIALLY the new Associate Head Coach/Sports Performance Coach at Arizona State University, working with Men’s Basketball. Hunter is a former collegiate basketball player himself, playing at Seattle Pacific University. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, previously as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at UC Davis, Southeastern Louisiana, and Minnesota State Mankato. While also recently spending time as a Sports Performance Coach/Spor...

In today's episode, Julian welcomes on owner and head trainer of TC Performance, Tyler Clark. Tyler is a young and up and coming skill and sports performance coach in the basketball space, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience at such a young age (only 23 years old). He has interned under guys like Coleman Ayers and Tyler Leclerc, alumni of the show, two guys that are impacting the skill development world of basketball right now and delivering world class knowledge and informat...

In this episode, Julian welcomes on the Director of Basketball Performance Jackson State, Kendrick Pratt. What you should expect to hear: Kendrick's storyHow he got into the sports performance worldHow his time in the Army influenced his perspective on trainingKendrick's time with Army Men's Basketball and the unique challenges he facedBalancing the needs of the athletes with the overall team objectivesChallenges of being a college strength coachHow he incorporates a data-driven approa...

In today's episode, Julian welcomes on Tom Broback, a physical therapist and strength coach that specializes in knee rehab and getting athletes and everyday Joes back into doing the activity they love, pain free! What you should expect to hear: Tom's story Resting through injuries: Good or Bad Advice?Is the RICE Method dead?Training the non-injured limb and how that might be effective during the recovery process.Jumpers Knee vs Patellofemoral PainDoes stretching and foam rolling have a ...

In today's episode, Julian welcomes on Head Skills Trainer and Owner of IWH Performance, Ian Hietala. What you should expect to hear: Going from college basketball player to business owner.How Ian got interested in both skill development and S&C.Cap or Facts: Tackling the Biggest Myths and Misconceptions in Skills TrainingIs skills training exclusively for the ELITE?Can you improve without natural talent?Is individual skill more valuable than team play?Size and height are the...

In this episode, Julian welcomes on Basketball Skill Development Coach for PBC MBA, Basi Prokofyev. What you should expect to hear: Basi's storyHow sports performance and skill development are mutually exclusive.Collaboration in the industry and who made the greatest impact on his career.European versus the American game and how they may help one another.Adapting training methods to meet the demands of the pro game in Europe.Exciting trends in the European game.Developing an athletes cogni...

In this episode, Julian welcomes on CEO of the Durable Athlete and Co-Owner of the Texas Pro Academy, Cristian Plascencia. What you should expect to hear: How his mother's influence lead him to becoming the man he is today.How a physical therapy internship landed him in the sports performance industry.Overcoming the obstacle of not getting into DPT school and how he was able to pivot from that.Advice for young coaches that may not take the conventional route through formal education....

In this episode, Julian welcomes on Xavier Brown, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. What you should expect to hear: How a guy who did not even want to become a strength coach, became a strength coachAdvice for young coaches who did not go the conventional route and receive formal education that want to break into the industry"Paying your dues" and the lessons learned from the early days of coachingCommunicating a message to large groups as an int...

SEASON 3 IS HERE! In today's episode, Julian welcomes on Doctor of Physical Therapy and Head Strength Coach for 4ever Athlete, Kyle Iguchi. Kyle brings a wealth of knowledge and years of experience in both rehabilitation as a physical therapist, and as a strength coach, working primarily with basketball players in the private sector. What you should expect to hear: How a political science major ended up becoming a physical therapist, and ultimately creating "Doctordunks"How Kyle balances...