Alex Schmidt works as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and Physical Education Instructor for Swarthmore College. He also volunteers as the Faculty Advisor and is the Coach for the Swarthmore College Barbell Club. Alex played NCAA Division III basketball for Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN), and briefly for Delaware Technical Community College (Wilmington, DE).

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Website: greenhousestrength.com

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Matthew Ibrahim is an experienced Strength & Conditioning Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the high-performance setting since 2007. He is a College Professor of Exercise Science at Quincy College (full-time) and Maryville University (part-time), the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Gold Standard Basketball Training (part-time) and a Ph.D. student in Human & Sport Performance (part-time). Matthew is the founder of Athletic Performance University (APU), an online mentorship course helping Strength & Conditioning Coaches and Exercise Science students improve in career cornerstone skills: coaching, creating and communicating. Currently, he is in the midst of writing a book through Human Kinetics on the topic of training for athletic performance. As a public speaker, Matthew has presented nationally in over 20 U.S. states, highlighted by his presentations at the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), Perform Better, Sports Academy (formerly Mamba Sports Academy), EXOS inside Google Headquarters, UFC Performance Institute, Stanford University, Duke University and Equinox, in addition to several international presentations throughout Europe. His work has been featured in Exxentric, Future, HoopStudy, Men’s Journal, Science for Sport, StrengthCoach.com, T-Nation, TrainHeroic and TrueCoach.

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Dr. Dennis Shavelson, a biomedical engineer and biomechanics researcher joins the Exercise Equals Life Podcast from Tampa, Fl. He is the former chief of podiatry from Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC. His most recently discussed peer-reviewed research article can be found below. Listen to hear about the biokickstand.

Peer-Reviewed Research Article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368388211_Foot_Centering_Biomechanics_Part_2_The_Biokickstand_of_the_Foot_Crimson_Publishers

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David Stretanski and I connected recently through LinkedIn. David is the founder of Team Global Cellular Health, a community of global entrepreneurs brining a powerful health and athletic recovery technology to the marketplace. He supports alternative health proponents and solution seekers with information about this cellular health technology, how people can benefit and how the community helps others worldwide. He comes to this work through a series of life events that led him to seek solutions to health issues, mobility challenges to find a more fulfilling life purpose. 

Speakers Website: http://www.teamgch.com

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Jim Hallinan is a nutrition coach with a masters in exercise science and sports nutrition, bearing many exercise and nutrition certifications. Michael Perlet met Jim during an undergraduate exercise science course. With a deep knowledge of nutrition, Jim speaks to the various diets, nutritional needs, and methods people can best approach the topic of nutrition.

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Dr. Michelle Boland, a strength and conditioning coach from Massachusetts, and owner of Michelle Boland Training addresses the best methods to execute resistance exercise. Michelle’s expertise shines in proper positioning of the hip during a variety of stances and movement patterns.

Speakers Website: https://michelle-boland-training.mykajabi.com

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Dr. Michael Bruneau Jr. speaks about his research in clinical exercise physiology observing overweight, obese, hypertensive, chronic kidney disease, and Alzheimer's populations. During his term as President of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Dr. Bruneau speaks to the creation of a wildly successful annual conference. 

Speakers Website: https://drexel.edu/cnhp/faculty/profiles/BruneauMichael/

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Dr. Jeremy Loenneke is the director of the Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory at Olemiss with research focused at blood flow restriction. Dr. Nicholas Rolnick is a physical therapist and founder of bfrpros (https://bfrtraining.com). Nick Licameli is a physical therapist in New Jersey and avid blood flow restriction user  (https://www.strengthtogetheronline.com).

Each guest contributes a different background and experience with blood flow restriction research and application. Listen to discover some of the current blood flow restriction research and methods of use.

Angelo Gingerelli is a collegiate strength coach at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ and is the NJ State Director for the NSCA. Listen to this episode where he reviews what it is like being a leader in both of these roles. 

Davis Otey CSCS, is a personal trainer, an advisor for Mens Health Magazine, and an author. He has shown exemplary work at Equinox. Holding a degree in Exercise Science from Rutgers University, David elaborates on the erosion of education in the exercise science setting.