In the 75th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike, and our special guest, Fitness Coach and the Co-Founder of TNT Fitness Results, Derek Toshner, will talk about StrongFirst, coaching younger people, coaching high school athletes, coaching professionals, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(0:55) Introducing our special guest, Fitness Coach and the Co-Founder of TNT Fitness Results, Derek Toshner @tnt_adventure_fit

(2:30) Conference with Pavel Macek @pavelmacekcom and Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(3:50) Strongfirst: a school of strength

(4:30) Giving more value to the community

(4:40) Analisa Naldi @italiannna

(4:45) Legacy by James Kerr Twitter: @James_M_Kerr 

(5:15) The responsibility of a title

(5:45) What is the value you offer to the people who follow you?

(6:05) Put the time and return something of value

(6:05) About leadership

(6:35) The difference between a leader and a coach

(7:20) Being a coach at a school

(8:00) Structure and discipline

(8:30) Participating in student track 1973 

(8:50) Student graduation system

(9:45) Winning the JV conference championship

(12:45) The state of Derek’s multiple trophies

(13:15) The most important thing about trophies

(14:15) Soul Surfer

(14:15) Shout out to Bethany Hamilton @bethanyhamilton

(15:25) “Success isn't linear.” - Derek Toshner @tnt_adventure_fit

(15:30) “The people that have multiple championships, probably also have multiple failures.” - Derek Toshner @tnt_adventure_fit

(16:00) Being an instructor with StrongFirst @strongfirst

(16:05) Derek’s experience with coaching young people

(16:30) Camp Campbellsport High School

(16:30) Derek’s current client

(16:35) Derek is an instructor to certify trainers with great body movement

(18:15) The technical side of getting kids faster and stronger

(18:45) Build a championship culture

(18:55) Boys have to win to have fun 

(21:15) Implementation of learning

(21:45) Team with energies of a family

(22:50) Derek's wife: a good recruiter

(23:05) 60 current participants in the track team

(23:55) Know the dynamics of your team

(24:45) Find someone who's good at what you are not

(25:30) The benefits of coaching kids

(27:45) Click in the dead by Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(30:00) Understand how the body works

(30:35) Grand Teton Mountain

(30:50) Altering conditioning

(31:20) About Mia’s parents

(32:10) Mia is going for a world record

(32:35) Alternate conditioning program effects

(34:16) Aerobic capacity

(34:40) Succeed in performance!

(34:55) High intensity resistance protocols

(36:40) Modification of protocols

(36:45) Strongfirst

(36:55) Objective: nasal breathing

(37:00) Keep the lactic acid down

(38:20) Breath ladders

(38:40) Between training Gen pop or training high school athletes

(39:20) The point of diminishing returns physiologically

(39:30) The body: a protective adaptive machine

(40:35) Capacity building

(41:10) Endurance

(42:10) The standard level of strength

(43:35) Hyperbaric chamber

(44:20) All Terrain conditioning

(45:25) The kettlebell technique

(46:05) Shout out to John Brookfield @johnbrookfieldstrength

(49:45) Benefits of level increases

(50:10) Step-ups and snatches

(52:45) The heart rate training

(53:30) Iron cardio strength aerobics

(55:25) Alteration & Heavy Endurance Conditioning Program

(57:25) Where to find Derek Toshner? @tnt_adventure_fit