This week on the podcast we have Dr. and Coach Mitchell Davis. Mitchell is a father, performance coach, and a college professor. Throughout the episode we talk about the different meanings of life, the coaching pendulum, and the importance of relationships. Follow coach Davis on Instagram at @coach_mdavis to see his coaching journey, training insights, and a few philosophical discussions. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the podcast we have Mike Kohn. Mike has a long history in athletics and leadership including being a multiple time Olympian, an Olympic medalist as an athlete, being the Olympic Coach for USA Bobsledding, and an Army Career of 20 years. Throughout the episode he goes what it took to find his coaching philosophy, learning how to work with different types of athletes, and the ability to learn lessons from everyone around you. This is a must listen for anyone who wants a deep dive conversation into the complexity of the athlete coach relationship and crucial it can be. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.

This week on the podcast Jump Coach extraordinaire John Evans who coaches multiple athletes with verticals over 50 inches. Throughout the episode we talk about pure jumping versus jumping for other sports, the usefulness of most jump data, and building a culture that attracts freak athletes. Follow john on Instagram at @johnevans_thp and enjoy the episode. 

Joining us this week on the podcast is Alex Sterner. Alex is strength coach and black belt in Brazilian Jujitsu who has helped countless athletes get stronger while doing the sport they love. Throughout the episode he dives into challenging narratives around training, giving people the benefit of the doubt on their opinions from years ago, and meeting athletes where they are at. Follow Alex on Instagram at @alex.sterner and enjoy the episode. 

This week all the way from Beijing we have Morgan Flaharty. Morgan is the strength and conditioning coach for Chinese National Wrestling Team. We talk about the culture differences of working in different country, the training that world class wrestlers have go through, and gamifying your training environment. Check out his Instagram at @mogotraining and enjoy the episode. 

Coming to the podcast this week we have Mike Aidala. Mike is a strength coach, performance mindset coach, and an absolute freak with unconventional lifts and ultramarathon running. We talk about building trust with your clients, various habits and techniques to get the most of yourself, his path into unconventional strength, and his upcoming Heaviest Turkish get up world record attempt on February 22nd. Not only is he going for this world record but he is also raising money to help prevent veteran suicide with Mission 22. Be sure to check out his Instagram page at @Mike.Aidala and check out the link in the bio for all the details related to his world record attempt. Enjoy the episode. 

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This week on the podcast hailing from Iceland we welcome Elite athlete and coach Blaine McConnell. Throughout the episode we talk about the ease of programming after your principles are in place, the culture around strength training internationally, getting athletes to buy into the program, and creating an atmosphere that breeds awesome training. Follow Blaine on Instagram at @blaine.mcconnell and enjoy the episode. 

This week we have on Kevin Haines. Kevin is a Pain and Rehab specialist and part of the anti-glass back movement. We talk about his journey into the rehab space, building trust with clients, and his philosophy into load management and building the bodies capabilities. Give Kevin a follow on Instagram at @kh.movement and have a laugh by checking out some of comments arguing with him about his methods. With that enjoy this weeks episode. 

This week on the podcast we have Ashton Lambie. Ashton has a long list of accolades that include winning a world championship, setting a world record, and being a cyclor for the American Magic Team for the 2024 Americas Cup. We talk about his approach to weight training, building confidence through achievement, and the mindset it takes to do something no one has done before. Follow along with everything Ashton is doing over on Instagram at @bahamalongbottom and enjoy the episode. 

This week we talk with the legend Nino about his weightlifting philosophy, crazy lifting ideas, how he got into the sport, and his future plans. If you want to see some of the craziest lift ideas in existence check out his instagram page @ninofrappuccino to see what properly cleaning the kitchen looks like.