Jochum Strength Podcast

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk coach Ashley Kowalewski a strength coach out of LSU who work with multiple sports including volleyball and tennis. Throughout the episode she talks about being adaptable and personable, how she continues to develop, learn, and improve as a coach, as well as programming for athletes on the road and in the off season. This episode energetic and electric from start to finish. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week we get the chance to talk with Coach Brijesh Patel of Quinnipiac University. Over the last 20 years he has helped build their strength and conditioning program from the ground up as their first full time hire. If you are a coach looking for long term success this is an episode for you.

This week we speak with coach Paul Cater. He talks us through his use of rhythm, environment, and lights to help the most out his athletes.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with a running and performance coach out of Atlanta Georgia Everett Smulders. You can find him on Instagram as @coachsmulders where will be constantly dishing out pragmatic coaching advise aimed at runners but applicable to anyone. Throughout the episode we talk about preparation versus gamer mentality in sport, strength training for endurance athletes, building up confidence and competence in whatever it is you choose to do, as well as some wild rabbit holes. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with the legend David Grey of David Grey Rehab. If you’re in the field of human performance, you have definitely seen him online or more than likely used one of his programs to help get back on your feet. Throughout the episode he talks about the fluidity that practitioners need when dealing with athletes, the different stages of returning to play, and some other awesome insights from his years of working with athletes of all levels sport. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with Jake Dyson a performance coach out of Iowa. You’ve probably seen his drills and warmups throughout social media actually getting athletes to move, compete, and be engaged. Throughout the episode he talks through how he comes up with different drills, how the rest of his sessions look, and his transition into this field. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with Patrick Koo a strength coach and movement educator out of Vancouver British Columbia. Throughout the episode he talks through his path into non traditional movements, how to implement them into training sessions, and diving into some psychedelic talks near the end. Another week and another awesome conversation. As always thank you for listening. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with Zack Zillner who is the director of sports performance at the University of Miami for the Men’s Basketball Program and co-host on the Coach Em Up podcast with Tim Riley. Throughout the episode he talks about getting athletes on the ground during training, micro dosing strength training with practice, and his thoughts on conditioning. This was an awesome episode with an extremely experienced coach. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

Part of the recent Olympic Silver Medalist Mixed Doubles Curling Team Korey Dropkin talks about the long time horizon that it takes to succeed, the importance of visualization, and never ending pursuit of technical mastery. This was a great episode diving into the mind of another Olympian.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get a chance to talk with Dr. Tim Suchomel who is the Sports Science Master’s Program Director at the University of Pittsburg. Dr. Suchomel was one of my professors while at Pitt, an author of his own book on developing muscular strength, and has been involved with countless heavily cited research papers. Throughout the episode he touches on weightlifting variations and derivitives , catching versus not catching Olympic lifts,  and eccentric loading practices and protocols. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode.