Chalk Talk

As high school coaches, we want to have done everything in our power to prepare students for what comes next. For some, what comes next is a college athletic experience.

On this episode, we blend the perspectives of both college and high school coaches. Join Greg Hadley and Sam Breslin as they discuss what to do when preparing athletes for college athletics, especially when it comes to the weight room. 

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'Finding grant funding can be a crucial component to supporting a quality program, and the best news is you do not have to be a professional grant writer to find and secure these funds. - Jessica Shawley

Jessica Shawley has secured over a million dollars in grant funding for K-12 Physical Education and joins Chalk Talk to break down how anyone can become a grant writer. 

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I want my team to be the best conditioned group around!

What does that really mean when we start to consider all the different types of conditioning? Coach Bres breaks down the 3 energy systems and how they relate to performance for high school student athletes.

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'Gym Class' has been painted in common culture as something quite ugly. Its often depicted as dodgeball, laps around the track, and awkward locker room encounters. This, in turn, has led for some to call for an end to mandatory Physical Education. 

Chalk Talk breaks down the objections to PE and why it should be considered a core subject. Physical Education is and should be a place where every student can succeed. 

Want to see the article this podcast goes with? Find it here! 

PLT4M is proud to support Physical Education in all forms. Check it out at PLT4M! 

When we realized there was someone as passionate about squat form and technique as we were...well we had to track him down. Dr. Aaron Horschig was kind enough to join the PLT4M team to talk about his big three: improve technique, decrease pain and increase performance.

Go check out more from Aaron at Squat University.

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We hear hypertrophy and think of ‘bulking up.’ On this episode of Chalk Talk, we take a dive into rep ranges, intensity, and where to look for hypertrophy in the weight room.

Coach Breslin helps break down what muscle growth can look like for high school athletes and how coaches can help foster athletes' development through strength and conditioning.

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Keep lifting simple. Keep lifting engaging. You can do both at the same time.

Kosta Telegadas comes onto the podcast to talk about how simple can be engaging. He talks about how our focus should be on effectiveness, not keeping up with the flavor of the month for lifting from Twitter.

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Maxes, and Percentages, and Worksets, Oh My! We discuss all of the considerations that go into prescribing appropriate weights and reps to athletes throughout training.

Check out Coach Jeff Lindeman’s article mentioned in the podcast. And go to PLT4M for lots more on our training programs!

With football season wrapping up, we had Coach Tony Shiffman onto Chalk Talk. Coach Shiffman developed his coaching skills as a high school head coach that have now translated to his new role at the college level. 

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Check out how to attack the off-season with PLT4M. 

Coaches are juggling high school athletes playing sports year-round. Does that mean they are in-season training all year? When will they get a chance to get any stronger?

Coach Bres joins Chalk Talk to help us clearly define the In-Season versus Off-Season training discussion. We get into the nitty-gritty when we start to consider volume, intensity, and frequency of both sport and training!

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