The Gridiron Warrior Podcast | "Building a Football Culture from Scratch" with Coach Chris Murdock

In this episode, I sit down with Chris Murdock, Head Football Coach at Billings Senior High School in Montana. Coach Murdock is the very first "Gridiron Warrior School," meaning he fully outsources his strength and conditioning programming to the Gridiron Warrior system. We dive deep into the logistics of running a high school weight room with limited space, time constraints (50-minute blocks!), and how to get buy-in from administration, other PE teachers, and parents.

Chris shares how shifting from a "lifting weights" mindset to an "athletic development" mindset has transformed his program—from the middle school feeder system all the way to varsity Friday nights. If you are a head coach wearing too many hats (teacher, DC, husband, father), this episode is a blueprint for how to get elite S&C results without having to write every single workout yourself.

👇 Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Train Heroic & Plyomat

03:03 – Who is Chris Murdock? Football in Billings, Montana

06:26 – Why Billings Senior became the first "Gridiron Warrior School"

08:05 – The "Head Coach Reality": Wearing too many hats

10:00 – Managing a crowded weight room (16 platforms, 50-minute classes)

12:15 – Implementing the "Zero Period" football class

14:30 – The shift from "lifting weights" to "athletic development"

17:00 – Using weight room drills to teach tackling & block destruction

19:30 – Logistics: How to run a warm-up and lift in a tight time window

23:30 – Using technology (Projectors & Train Heroic) to streamline the flow

26:00 – Creating competition and leadership in the weight room

29:30 – The Middle School Feeder Program: Building the future

33:50 – The pitch to coaches: Why you should outsource your programming

37:20 – Why we coach: Relationships & the love of the game

39:10 – Where to find Billings Senior Football

40:24 – Join the Gridiron Warrior Insiders

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