Chalk Talk

Alan Stein Jr. is more than just a keynote speaker and well known author...he is a fantastic podcast guest. Alan joins Chalk Talk to discuss building relationships with athletes, coaches, and parents and shares some of his key insights from the best in basketball and business.

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When people want a stronger core, should they just go do sit ups and crunches?   

Coach Bres talks about how the core is much more than the 'abs' that many strive to obtain in their daily life and training. 

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When the weight room had to shut down with the rest of school, Bryan Diekmann turned to Zoom and PLT4M to continue coaching his student-athletes from a distance. Coach Bryan Diekmann is in his second year at Glenwood High School in Iowa and joins the podcast to share what they have been doing to keep kids moving in the right direction of athletic development while at home. 

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'My lineman should not be running miles!' 'My sprinters are going for long slow runs - ah!'  We break down cardio and why it is an important part of a well-rounded training program.

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Chad Gage had created a 'Red Shirt' Training program for mostly wrestlers over the summer that saw tons of success. A few years ago he took on the challenge of scaling that success to a school-wide strength and conditioning program.   

We talk with Chad as to how relationship building, help from other coaches, and recognizing success in students has lead to what they now call "Eagan Trained" for the whole school.

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Where is the program that is going to make my vertical better? Where is your program designed for athletes who are jumping a lot?   

Coaches and athletes want the program that makes the most sense for their sport....Coach Bres explains why we need not look further than a well rounded strength and conditioning program. The jump in basketball or volleyball is important, but what about all that surrounds that one specific movement in the sport.

Remote schooling has always been an option, but never the dominant one. Now, every school across the country is navigating remote and distance learning at a large scale. 

Michael Horn has dedicated his life talking, researching, and working through disruptive education strategies and joins the podcast to discuss what schools going remote does, can, and should look like. 

Everyone at home has a chance to 'dial it in' for their bodyweight movement patterns. This episode discusses not only the basics of bodyweight training, but how scaling and variety exist in bodyweight exercises much like any other barbell or dumbbell movement.  

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"I don't think there is anything more relevant right now than physical activity and wellness." Brian DeCarli at San Benito High School in CA sees distance learning as a great opportunity for PE as a subject because of just how important it is for the wellness of students on a daily basis.

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Feel the burn! Flush it out! These are all things coaches have used when talking about 'lactic acid.' Coach Bres helps to separate the differences between lactic acid and lactate and how they do or do not relate to our training.  

If you think you know lactic acid, this is a good one!