Muscles and Management

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On Episode 214 of the Podcast, Gerry and Mike dive into topics and Gerry gives his take on trending S&C news!

OnlyStrength has launched, and Gerry and Mike discuss the membership and provide a code to get half off the month! Gerry then touches on multiple topics including priorities of an elite athlete, posting free content, active recovery, and much more!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

2:00 - OnlyStrength Overview

4:42 - Fun Way to Incorporate a Bosu Ball

6:15 - Elite Athletes Priorities and Mindset

11:30 - Gerry’s Take on Coaches Being Afraid to Post Free Content

20:30 - OnlyStrength HALF-OFF Code

23:35 - Active Recovery Following Stretches of Games

26:20 - AMRAP in Sports Programming?

28:30 - New Strength Coach, How to Program in Three Days???

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On Episode 213 of the Podcast, Gerry tackles tons of topics and gives his take on trending S&C news!

Despite a relatively drama-free week, Gerry and Mike have lots to cover including OnlyStrength news, becoming a better athlete, ACL tears, and much more. This is a great episode that you will not want to miss!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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2:45 - OnlyStrength Info

11:36 - 40K Follower Giveaway

14:15 - Top 10 for Athletes in Gerry’s Eyes

21:50 - Why is Mobility So Low on this list?

25:18 - Becoming a better athlete should be number one on your list

26:55 - Gerry’s Advice on ACL Tears and Other knee injuries

30:10 - Workout Stations

32:25 - Unilateral Exercies and when to use them

On Episode 213 of the Podcast, Gerry tackles tons of topics and gives his take on trending S&C news!

On episode 212 of the podcast, Gerry and Mike talk all things S&C. 

The crew discusses speed work, embracing rest, keeping programing simple, lifting on game day, and much more. Gerry doesn’t hold back on this episode, you will NOT want to miss it!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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1:30 - OnlyStrength

9:38 - Speed Day Accessories

12:15 - Embracing Rest and “Boring” Stuff

16:40 - Training for 11 Year Olds? KEEP IT SIMPLE

20:25 - Lifting on Game Day?! Gerry Let’s it Fly

30:10 - Solution to TOO MUCH Conditioning

33:45 - Gerry’s VBT Choice

This week on the podcast, Gerry and Mike talk all things happening in the S&C world!

Gerry touches on his new membership program, OnlyStrength (Early Sign-Up Here!), 

higher verts and how he helps his athletes achieve them, overcomplicating things, working around injuries, gauging player speed, and much more! 

As always, Gerry also answers questions from listeners. Be sure to message your question to have a chance of being shouted out on the show!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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2:00 - OnlyStrength (and Speed too) Early Sign-Up Here!

9:00 - Guide to a Higher Vert!

16:15 - Stop Complicating Things (Especially for Beginners)

18:20 - How to Work Around Injuries (Strength Coaches LISTEN TO THIS)

21:40 - How Young is TOO YOUNG?

25:00 - How to Gauge Players Speed

31:50 - 5 Rep Program Tips for Fast Progression

This week on the podcast, Gerry and Mike tackle topics in the S&C world. Gerry’s social media has blown up lately, and Gerry has a lot to talk about… you don’t want to miss this episode!

Gerry and Mike cover the newsletter, speed ladders, sprint starts, offseason programming, hip mobility, and much more! If you are a coach or athlete, this is one of the best episodes to listen to in a while!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

1:30 - Blowing up in the Last Week

5:30 - Newsletter Info HERE

11:00 - Thread for Young Athletes (Must Read)

16:15 - Speed Ladders (Reformed Gerry???)

20:11 - Sprint Starts Your Athletes Need to Be Doing

24:25 - Lateral Movements and How to Program

27:05 - Offseason Speed/Accel Programming

31:28 - Hip Mobility and How to Implement

On this episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry and Mike discuss topics, top twitter news, and questions from followers! 

Gerry talks and breaks down a drama free (mostly) week, content that BLEW UP, dynamic programing for young athletes, improving your 40 time, how to track workouts, and much more!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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2:00 - No Drama This Week

8:00 - How Athletes Can Recover

15:50 - Stop Living in the past with Pitchers and Other Athletes

19:00 - Idea for Dynamic Workout for Athletes

25:05 - Strong, but Need to Improve 40!

28:25 - Using Google Sheets

31:40 - Gerry’s Stance on “Peaking” Athletes

On this episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry and Mike discuss topics, top twitter news, and questions from followers! 

Gerry discusses some drama that unfolded over a 2 mile run (and getting blocked because of it), consistency in training, gaining followers, best ways to learn as a strength coach, and much more! This is a great episode chock-full of great content you don’t want to miss!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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0:48 - Baseball Team: 2 Mile Run and Drama?!

12:09 - Consistency Might Be the MOST Important Thing in Training

14:48 - Taking Care of Feet and Ankles

18:40 - Truth About Conditioning

21:36 - Gaining Followers as a Strength Coach

24:44 - Convincing an Old School Coach to Change Mentality

28:20 - Learning/Reading Recommendations from Gerry

32:25 - Implementing Sprinting into Program

On this episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry and Mike discuss topics, top twitter news, and questions from followers! 

Gerry dives into the importance of finding a good coach, why everyone should do step-ups, building a business, and much more!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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2:50 - It Doesn’t Matter If Your Strength Coach Was Elite at the Sport

7:00 - Water Guns?

12:00 - How to Tell If a Coach Is Worth It

17:28 - The Power of Step-ups

21:58 - Thread on Building a S&C Business

28:00 - The Beginning of Gerry’s Socials

30:00 - Programming for Young Athletes

32:55 - Sprinting with Limited Space

On this episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry and Mike discuss topics, top twitter news, and questions from followers! 

Gerry goes into detail on teaching speed, TikTok drama, R.I.C.E., and much more! Don’t miss this episode that goes deep into the S&C World!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

2:00 - Dated Mindset of “Have To Be Born With It”

3:15 - Can’t Teach Speed is BS!

13:50 - More TikTok Fun

15:20 - Is R.I.C.E. Dead?

21:20 - Pogo & Lateral Jump Combo for Baseball Players

24:10 - Why Neutral Grip with Dumbell Bench

26:35 - Depth Drop Volume

28:30 - Resources/Tips for Training Kids (Age 6 or 7)

On this episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry and Mike discuss the relevant topics in the strength and conditioning world!

Gerry discusses NFL player Skyy Moore (and IG Drama), his issue with the mile run, getting faster the RIGHT way, deceleration, and much more!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

5:10 - What Skyy Moore Does Well

13:00 - Mile Run Vs Powerful Athletes

19:30 - Gerry’s Cross Country Career

22:10 - A SMART Alternative to Throwing Tennis Balls at Athletes

25:30 - How to Get FASTER

27:40 - Deceleration Drill with a Basketball

29:40 - Working with Very Young Athletes

31:30 - Contrast Training

In this episode, there is A LOT to unpack when it comes to some recent social media posts surrounding the training of some pro athletes AND pro teams.

The conversation starts with a full breakdown of the recent post involving improper use of chains from Derrick Henry's trainer and why his on-field success might not be indicative of the quality of all of his training.

From there, Gerry discusses more on the LA Rams training and things like building a following in the private sector, seeking physical therapists and MORE!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

For Episode 203 of the Muscles and Managment Podcast, Gerry sits down to discuss relevant things in the strength and conditioning world. This week, he tackles a ton of topics including the Los Angeles Ram’s training, using logic in your programing, newsletter ideas, guide to warmups, and much more! 

Gerry also takes time to take followers questions and review his favorite tweets of the week. All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

2:18 - Los Angeles Rams Summer Training

9:50 - Training Based on LOGIC

11:00 - Werner Günthör

15:11 - Pumpin’ Me Up or Pissin’ Me Off

19:30 - Maintenance and/or Gains During the Season

23:00 - Everything You Need for Warmups

26:26 - Drills to Improve Body Angle When Sprinting

29:16 - Stopping VS CORRECTING

31:45 - Keys for Young Athletes

In episode 202, Gerry starts out with some announcements regarding newsletters, free training programs and some upcoming products/Q&A offerings.

From there, things turn to follower questions for the week and cover anything from creatine monohydrate vs. hydrochloride, managing athletes when they are away from you during the season, separating athletes into training groups and everything in between.

Then, Gerry discusses some tweets from the week including some thoughts on sport specificity and some traits he has noticed from some of his better athletes.

To finish up, the conversation turns to a recent training video from David Njoku and why it is complete garbage.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Episode Timestamps

1:20 - Warm-Up Menu

3:45 - Newsletter

5:55 - Medicine Ball Variations & Email List

7:00 - Zoom Q&As

8:50 - Creatine Monohydrate vs HLC

11:20 - Dealing with Programing While Working with Teams

15:45 - Programming Question for Wide Range of Young Athletes

19:50 - Reaction Time and Athleticism for a Young Child

24:50 - D-Lineman Starts and Force

27:10 - Being Hard on Yourself as a Strength Coach

33:23 - Behavior Characteristics of Great Athletes

35:24 - David Njoku Balancing Act

Muscles and Management is at 201 episodes and today Gerry sits down with Mike to discuss relevant topics in strength and conditioning for pro and young athletes alike!

Gerry covers topics including acceleration programming, speed training, injuries, CSCS, cleans, and much more. If you are a coach or athlete looking to learn how to optimize training, you don’t want to miss this episode!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

1:50 - Four Day Work Weeks at Challenger Strength

6:10 - Acceleration Program in the Works

12:00 - Five MOST Important Components of Speed Training

18:00 - Things More Likely to Cause Injury than Strength Training

23:50 - Band Loaded Jumps and Why Gerry Loves Them

26:28 - The Truth About the Need for CSCS

32:00 - Gerry Hates Cleans?!?! (And Being Called Boss)

36:22 - Sprint Workout… Where to Start?

Muscles and Management has eclipsed 200 episodes, and Gerry is back solo to discuss big things in strength and conditioning! 

Gerry goes over his favorite episodes of the past, Travis Etienne, Back Squats (bad?!), Consistency in the gym, and much more! This is an episode FULL of great info that you don’t want to miss.

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timsetmaps

1:00 - Looking Back: 200 Episodes

8:49 - Best Episodes of the Past

18:50 - Breakdown of Travis Etienne Video

23:45 - Offseason & In-Season Programming Transition

24:46 - Getting Rid of Movements in the Gym?!

26:46 - Less Flashing Lights… More Sprinting and Jumping

30:00 - Consistency and Why it’s Important

32:36 - Best Brands of Elastic Bands for Sprints (Get a Sled)

34:10 - Are Back Squats Bad?!

35:50 - Football Team Recovery After a Game

37:30 - D-Line Quickness

On episode 199 Gerry dives into trending topics in the strength and conditioning world, including how to work with worn down athletes, athletes with elite athletes for parents, use of timing systems in programming, and much more! As always, Gerry also discusses his best tweets of the week, as well as follower questions. You don’t want to miss it!

Episode Timestamps

9:01 - Working with Worn Down Athletes

14:02 - Athletes with Elite Athletes for Parents

17:04 - Timing Systems Gerry Uses

23:25 - Barbell Push Press Tips

29:21 - The BEST Way to Train Young Baseball Players

32:12 - Absorbing Force Movements, and Twitter Drama

37:00 - Getting Followers as a Coach

40:00 - Gerry’s Take on a Steelers Workout

In episode 198 of the podcast, Gerry and Mike once again discuss recent events in the S&C world and respond to followers!

Gerry tackles Christian McCaffrey’s injuries, Tyreek Hill’s unique training, the Jets, CrossFit for athletes, the true cause of injuries, specializing in sports, and much more! This is a great episode you don’t want to miss!

All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

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Episode Timestamps

3:30 - Christian McCaffrey’s Training and Injuries

11:35 - Tyreek Hill: Unstable Ground Training?

14:50 - Brad DeWeese and the Jet’s Training Changes

22:30 - CrossFit for Athletes?

28:00 - The True Cause of Injuries

30:00 - S&C Entry Level Jobs, and Why They Are an Issue

33:20 - Is it Time to Specialize in One Sport?!

35:50 - Low Weight, High Reps

37:15 - Stop Doing Conditioning the Day After Games!

In this episode, Gerry is back to answer your questions and discuss a litany of topics in strength and conditioning.

To start, Gerry and Mike talk about the infamous Aaron Donald video and how a retort video about Patrick Mahomes has been blowing up on social media when it comes to quality strength and speed training.

From there, the conversation turns to various topics like prioritizing speed training in strength and conditioning programs and where many schools and organizations are missing the mark when it comes to this.

Then, things finish up with a conversation on training for throwers and why you might not be seeing improvement in your 40-yard dash. All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!

Episode Timestamps

2:45 - Revisiting the Patrick Mahomes Video

12:15 - Nick Chubb

17:50 - Dealing with Criticism from Others When Starting

25:45 - When Should You Sprint?

29:20 - Working with D1 Qb

35:40 - Bar Speed and Tools to Use

38:00 - Recovery Programing

42:15 - Texas Tech Hip Mobility Video

Episode 196 is a big one! Gerry has special guest Kyle Boddy from Driveline Baseball in to discuss Driveline, his time at Cincinnati, his future goals, and much more!

They cover tons of topics including the importance of culture, working for big orgs, Twitter talent getting jobs, working hard (and smart), and much more! This is an episode you DON’T want to miss!

Episode Timestamps

6:45 - Improving Weak Spots to Improve 40 Time

14:05 - Quality Intent > Switching Things Up Just “Because”

16:15 - Follower Question on Improving Ankle and Leg Stability

18:45 - Best Way to Absorb S&C Content Online

26:20 - Building Culture at Driveline

30:00 - Kyle’s Experience balancing Driveline and Joining an Organization

32:05 - Kyle’s Plans Moving Foward… GM?

39:40 - Baseball Organizations Pulling Talent from Twitter

51:00 - Gerry’s Start in S&C

54:00 - Importance of Strong Partners/Employees

58:40 - Gerry’s Upcoming Goals

This week on the podcast Gerry invites Edwin Porras onto the show to discuss ACL rehabilitation. Edwin is the Fantasy Points Medical Analysts and a DPT for the Minnesota Twins, and he brings a ton of knowledge on the evolution of ACL rehabilitation to the show. The two discuss all things ACL, including overuse/fatigue, working with strength coaches, exposure to certain training, and much more.

As always, Gerry also tackles his best tweets of the week. You don’t want to miss this episode! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! 

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Episode Timestamps

1:50 - Getting in Touch with Gerry

3:00 - Average Vs Elite Athletes

4:37 - Speed Training, Fatigue, and Rest

5:55 - Disorganized Lifts in High School

9:49 - Issues With Some Physical Therapists

19:50 - Dealing With Both Parents and Athletes

23:30 - Overuse and Fatigue

28:00 - Lack of Exposure to Higher Speeds and Intensities in Training

37:38 - Staying in Your Lane

41:45 - Phases of ACL Rehab

49:30 - Collaboration of Strength Coaches and Physical Therapists

52:02 - Edwin’s Closing Thoughts