In this episode Ray, Nick, Jon and Rob welcome Bill Ewe to the program. For the past 20+ years her has been a New Jersey Middle School Physical Education teacher. Bill has developed a nice niche and has been able to build, what amounts to a Crossfit Box, in his current Middle School. In this episode Bill discusses his path to this point, how to influence superiors and how to create buy in from the kids in his class.

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In this episode Dr Ray Carr, Dr Jon Herting, Dr, Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena, MS discuss their thoughts on if you should treat a clients diagnosis or their presenting movement dysfunction. The guys will discuss their thoughts on if the diagnosis matters when treating a patient and what their main thought process is when a new client walks in the door and they have to craft a rehab or strength and conditioning program.

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Nick provides a unique perspective on training professional baseball players as he also practices as a licensed massage therapist. This week Jon, Rob, Nick and Ray sit down with Nick to talk about his experiences applying the latest technology in S&C to optimize performance and recovery strategies with his athletes.

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Nick touches on Velocity Based Training (VBT) and how he was able to implement this with his athletes while working with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Nick also discusses acute to chronic workloads and importance of recovery in minor league baseball.

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Don't miss this one! It is a unique opportunity to hear from a coach with a unique perspective!

On this episode Dr. Jon Herting, Rob Rabena, Dr. Ray Carr and Dr. Nick Perugini speak with Nick Mascioli. Nick has been a Strength Coach in the Pittsburgh Pirate organization for 3 years, specifically working with the Short Season A Affiliate West Virgina Black Bears in this most recent season. In this episode he speaks about his journey, how he came to work for the Pirates and what his biggest challenges are working for an MLB affiliate.

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Jon, Rob, Nick and Ray discuss how they assess the lower extremity in both their rehabilitation and performance evaluations. This episode gives you rare insight into their assessment process and they know you will take a few tips from this episode that you can use on day one!

During today's episode Dr Jon Herting, Dr Nick Perugini, Dr Ray Carr, and Rob Rabena M.S. discuss how they evaluate the upper body to help guide their upper extremity focused rehabilitation and strength and conditioning programs. They will touch upon how they evaluate the rib cage and thoracic spine and how this influences overall shoulder girdle mechanics during exercise and sport specific activities. This episode is enlightening and will enhance your rehab and strength and conditioning program immediately with information you can put to use today.

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In today's episode Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Nick Perugini and Dr. Ray Carr discuss when they decide to use Bilateral vs Unilateral Exercises when creating their rehab and strength training programs. They discuss the benefits of programming each both the lower extremity and upper extremity and how each will improve both rehab and strength and conditioning programs.

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Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Ray Carr, Dr. Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena M.S. discuss their thoughts on youth sports specialization.

Do they recommend it? Does it benefit or limit athleticism, and ultimately what is best for overall long term athletic development and health?

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In this episode the Dr Jon Herting, Dr Ray Carr and Rob Rabenz M.S. discuss how they chose a specific squat variations depending on the client and how they apply these variations to certain populations.

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Does Joint Position Matter?

In this episode Dr. Jon Herting, Dr. Ray Carr, Dr. Nick Perugini and Rob Rabena M.S. discuss how joint position influences exercise and if it truly matters in the grand scheme of things. They discuss how joint position influences both the physical rehab and performance arenas and how they both assess joint position and alter their programming based on their findings.