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Potential employers interview you to see if you are the best fit for the available position? You interview potential colleagues to see if they can fulfill the needs of an available job. Why don't you interview a potential strength coach, physical therapist or personal trainer.

As Physical Therapists and Strength Coaches, Dr Jon Herting, Dr Ray Carr, Dr Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena, MS love it when a potential client interviews them about their philosophy and why they may be the right fit.

In this episode the guys discuss why you should interview a potential coach, the best questions to ask and how you know the coach will be the right fit.

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How Strong is Strong Enough?

This is the age old question that confounds fitness and performance professionals. Hear Dr Jon Herting, Dr Ray Carr, Dr Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena, MS discuss their thoughts on this age old question.

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Did you know if you miss two weeks of workouts it may take you 8-10 weeks to get back to your previous level of fitness? It is hard to gain but easy to lose. That is why, no matter what the situation, it is always important to "show up" to move and create adaptation in the gym even on your worst feeling days.

Dr. Jon Herting, Dr Ray Carr. Dr Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena, MS discuss how to modify workouts to make sure you don't miss them which will impede progress toward your goal.

The days you don't feel good count the most. Make them count.

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In this episode Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Ray Carr, Dr. Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena, M.S. discuss their thoughts on "Core Training." What they believe it is, what are the aspects of training that comprise a solid program and what you are missing in your program that is limiting your results.

This is another can't miss episode that will improve your strength and conditioning and rehab programs immediately!

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Ribs down is a common cue in the health, fitness and rehab worlds to prevent increasing a persons low back arch during exercise, specifically when reaching or pressing overhead. In this episode, Dr Jon Herting, Dr Nick Perugini, Dr Ray Carr and Strength Coach Rob Rabena discuss how they assess the need to keep the ribs down position and how they cue this position specific to the task as hand.

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In this episode Dr. Ray Carr, Dr. Nick Perugini, Strength Coach Rob Rabena and Maplezone's Pitching Coordinator Ezra Bye discuss the integration of weighted balls into a proper training program.

Integrating weighted balls into a throwing program can have huge benefits for arm health and velocity if done correctly.

Ezra brings a lot to the table during this episode. Tune in if you are already using or planning on using weighted balls in your throwing program.

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Dr. Ray Carr, Dr. Nick Perugini, Rob Rabena MS and Ezra Bye, Maplezone Director of Pitching, discuss using technology to monitor workload and manage fatigue. They also discuss combining data with an experienced eye to make good coaching decisions.

This is another can't miss episode that describes how an integrated team can promote optimal athletic success.

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In this episode Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Nick Perugini, Dr. Ray Carr and Rob Rabena M.S. discuss how to build power in your athletes without using Olympic Lifts.

Olympic lifts are highly technical and not every coach has the time or expertise to teach these. This episode discusses power and the many options coaches have to build this in their athletes without needing to rely on the technical barbell focused lifts.

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In this Episode Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena M.S. discuss how to be a student observer in the clinic and in the weight room. They discuss what they look for in a student observer and how you can stand out as you make connections in the fields of Physical Therapy and Sports Performance.

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This this episode, Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Ray Carr, Dr. Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena, MS welcome Bill Ewe for another fantastic episode. In this episode Bill discusses common movement dysfunction that he sees in his Middle School students on a daily basis and what interventions he uses to help set these students up for success moving forward.

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