The Impact Show

Ep. 62 - Set Your Intentions and Get to Work w/ David Kitchen


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In this episode, I interview David Kitchen on what it means to "Set Your Intentions" so that you can maximize impact and leave your mark every day!

To check out David's blogs on a variety of strength & conditioning topics along with leadership and values discussion, visit: https://blog.teambuildr.com/author/david-kitchen

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David Kitchen is in his first year as the Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Georgia Southern University where he trains the Men’s Basketball & Men’s Golf team as well as overseeing the training of Women’s Basketball. Kitchen comes to Statesboro after serving as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at his alma mater, Susquehanna University, where he oversaw the training of all 23 varsity sports.

Prior to SU, Kitchen spent 2 years as the Assistant Director of Football Strength & Conditioning at UNLV. While at UNLV, he implemented, demonstrated and coached training methodologies, including triphasic training, velocity-based training, and conjugate training for members of the UNLV football team. Kitchen also developed and managed accredited undergraduate and graduate level internships for both strength & conditioning and nutrition. He also worked closely with the sports medicine staff to redesign and implement a performance-driven return-to-play protocol for injured athletes.

Kitchen also spent 2 years at Bloomsburg University with the strength & conditioning department from 2015 - 2017. He started out as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach after a year on the job. In his first year, Kitchen oversaw the expansion of the strength & conditioning program from one to seven sports. Then, as the head coach, he undertook all 20 Bloomsburg athletic teams. Kitchen also served as a strength & conditioning intern at Robert Morris University and as the football strength & conditioning coordinator at Holy Redeemer High School.


The Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania, native played two years of football at Susquehanna in 2010 and 2011 and graduated from the school with a degree in business administration with an emphasis in global management in 2014. He earned his Master's from California University of Pennsylvania in 2018 with a degree in exercise science & sport psychology.

Kitchen is a CSCS by the National Strength & Conditioning Association, a National Academy of Speed and Explosion Certified Speed Specialist Level II and is a CPR/AED Certified Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association.

Social Media:

  • Twitter: @CoachDkitch
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