On this episode of Coach and the Kid, the 25eight Team sits down to record our last episode with an interview with Dana Bujalski & Tara Grundy.

Dana is a personal chef specializing in healthy homecooked meals, and Tara is an ex-collegiate volleyball player and current volleyball coach out of Barrington. Listen as we discuss the gender roles & stereotypes often faced within the fitness industry, and the struggles to find what is 'healthiest' for you.

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On this episode of Coach and the Kid, the 25eight Team sits down to record our last episode with an interview with Dana Buljaski & Tara Grundy.

Dana is a personal chef specializing in healthy homecooked meals, and Tara is an ex-collegiate volleyball player and current volleyball coach out of Barrington. Listen as we discuss the gender roles & stereotypes often faced within the fitness industry, and the struggles to find what is 'healthiest' for you.

Follow more information you can Follow Dana & Tara:

https://www.instagram.com/bodyfuelbydana/

https://www.instagram.com/tgrundyy/

With the return of CATKP, Joe and Andy sit down for a long-awaited conversation with coaches Dustin Piatkowski and Jeremy Jordan. Together, we discuss the current state of coaching and our predictions for gym-life after a global pandemic. Listen as Dustin and Jeremy talk about their transition from coaching to corporate, and the advancements of the strength and powerlifting community. We hope you enjoy the show!

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On this special episode of Coach and the Kid, the 25eight Team sits down to record our first interview with endurance runners, and former Speed School athletes, Matt O'Brien and Alec Eickert.

Matt O'Brien is an Ultra-Marathon Runner, Spartan Racer and an all-around animal within the gym. Alec Eickert is a former DI Kicker from Oregon University, an Ultra-Marathon Runner, and currently is completing his goal of climbing the highest peak in each 50 States. Listen as these two share their story from high school athletes to Ultra-Marathon Runners, and why they chose a path to live not like most.

Follow Matt and Alec on their journey by finding them on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/mattobrien2/

https://www.instagram.com/aleceickert/

On this week's episode of CATKP, Joe and Andy sit down with fellow speed and strength coach Mike Miller. Mike is the current owner of MMAthletix and former owner of Ethos 360. Before becoming a fitness entrepreneur, Mike served as a pilot in the US Air Force. Listen as long-time friends Joe and Mike share stories about their past and look forward to the expansion of their business.

For more information about Mike Miller, follow his Instagram page @combinemike & @mm_athletix

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On this episode of Coach and the Kid, we welcome long-time Speed School athlete Brandon Eickert. In this long-awaited conversation, Brandon, Joe, and Andy sit down to share his journey in becoming an FCS Division I Student-Athlete. As a starting kicker for the University of San Diego Football team, Brandon Eickert is an active collegiate athlete, music producer, and local community leader. 

In this heartwarming episode, Brandon goes into depth on how training with Coach Joe helped pave the path to him playing at San Diego, and overcome tragic adversity. Later, Brandon shares an in-depth analysis of his thought process leading up to game-time kicks, and the mental toughness needed to be a college kicker.

For more information about Brandon Eickert, you can follow him on social media https://www.instagram.com/brandon_eickert/ or visit his Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/brandon-eickert/tracks

Coach and the Kid is proud to present our first interview with Dempsey McGuigan. As an accomplished Hammer Thrower, Dempsey has both coached and performed for the University of Mississippi (Ole' Miss). There, Dempsey won the SEC Silver Medal for Hammer Throw. Today, he continues to work alongside the Ole Miss Track & Field Team by assisting in coaching student-athletes and continues to perform for the Ireland Olympic Team.

Together, Joe, Andy, and Dempsey discuss the difficulties of elite training regiments, our opinions on the new generation of coaching, and what it takes to become an Olympic Athlete. For more information about Coach and the Kid Podcast, please visit our Instagram: coachandthekidpodcast or Facebook: Coachandthekidpodcast

As always, thank you to all of the listeners and all of your continued support!

This relaxed episode is brought to you by COREFSN.COM and CORENUTRITION.COM. Together Joe Giustino and Andy Leckie sit down to discuss their recent experiences at the Notre Dame Football Strength and Condition Clinic and the Midwest Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium. On top of discussing their recent weekend of knowledge, we get into explaining how Emotions drive us, Motivate us and sometimes Define us.

As usual, we found ourselves long-winded and needing to get some emotions off our chest. CATKP hopes you enjoy this hear-felt and relaxed episode. Thank you for listening and all of your constant support.

Coach Joe and Andy sit down together to discuss their thoughts on the Netflix Documentary Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. This episode highlights the two's honest reactions to the life and story of Aaron Hernandez, and discuss, What Went Wrong. The two discuss the psychological trauma Aaron faced throughout his tragic life, and how the sport of football impacted his journey towards being a convicted murderer. In reviewing the documentary, we highlight what Netflix missed and could not talk about. This complex story of violence, pride, insecurity, and athleticism is the synopsis of what is Sport Psychology.

We would like to thank all of the authors and publishers who provided the research information needed to produce this podcast. Below, are the resources CATKP used for the story of Aaron Hernandez and Mike Webster, the research published by Dr. Omalu, and the Boston Globe Spotlight team.

'Gladiator': Aaron Hernandez & Football Inc., The Boston Globe Spotlight Team, Bob Hohler, Beth Healy, Sacha Pfeiffer, Andrew Ryan, and editor Patricia Wen. The Boston Globe, Oct. 13, 2018. https://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/gladiator/bristol/

'Gladiator': Aaron Hernandez & Football Inc. Editors: Brian McGrory, Scott Allen, Mark Morrow, and Janice Page. Research contributors: Zach Ben-Amots.  The Boston Globe, Oct. 13, 2018. https://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/gladiator/

Fainaru-Wada, M., & Fainaru, S. (2013). League of denial: The NFL, concussions, and the battle for truth (First edition). Crown Archetype.

Hernandez, J., & Anderson, L. (2018). The truth about Aaron: My journey to understand my brother (First edition). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Omalu, B. (2008). Play hard die young: Football dementia, depression and death. Neo-Forenxis Books.