Strength Coach Experience

In this episode we sit down with Rachel Balkovec, Minor League Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees. Rachel is the first female Strength and Conditioning Coordinator in major league baseball and was  previously with the Astros and Cardinals. Join us as we go through her journey and talk about the future of Strength and Conditioning, and her unparalleled work ethic allowed her to break through the barriers previously set in professional baseball.

In this episode we welcome Jason Bloom, owner and president of Iron House Solutions. He has been in the fitness business for over 17 years, and has worked in every level of the industry. He has owned and operated his own facility, and has also worked as a general manger for several multi million dollar organizations. join us as we go through Jason's journey, and take a deep dive into what it takes to build your fitness business. 

In this episode we speak with Mike Stella, Athletic Trainer, Strength Coach, and owner of The Movement Underground. Join us as we go through his journey, and how he has made it his mission to bridge the gap between Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning . 

In this episode we welcome Ryan Faer, Performance Coordinator with the Cleveland Indians. Ryan realized at an early age that he wanted to be involved in sports performance, starting right out of the gate as a coach at 18 years old. Follow us as we go through each step of his journey, and how the combination of his experiences has led him to where he is today.

In this episode we speak with Chris Janke, personal trainer, podcaster, and owner of My Core Balance . His journey takes us through playing sports to becoming a fitness professional, and how the  2008 crash  almost bought an end to his business. Tune in to see how Chris persevered and bough his business back to what it is today. How the lessons learned in 2008 have helped him not only succeed in the current situation, but raise the bar even higher.

In this episode we speak with John Connolly, we start with the beginning of his sports career, growing up playing many sports as a child which eventually led to playing soccer at the college and professional levels. We bring the lessons John learned from sports into his current profession as an artist, and a fire fighter in the Sacramento area. Through the trials he went through with soccer dealing with several injuries, he is able to push him self in his career today based on the lessons he leaned from those early experience with injury and uncertainty.

In this episode we speak with Nathan Todd, being  born with Cerebral Palsy he has made it his life's mission to eradicate the labels that have been placed on individuals with disabilities . We follow his journey  through life and fitness that has landed him in his current position as chief eradicating officer at "No Labels Define Me Coaching", where he continues to break barriers on a daily basis.

In this episode we speak with Mike Guadango, owner of Freak strength and co host of the Mike and Brooker podcast . His journey starts from an early age as an athlete first which  eventually lead him into the field of sports medicine. We talk about the importance  of  surrounding yourself with great mentors and always being  “relentlessly curious” . This mind set has allowed him to open up a business where he trains some of the top athletes in across all sports.

In this episode we talk with Zach Dechant, Baseball strength and conditioning coach at Texas Christian University, and author of Movement over Maxes. We talk about how his introduction into Strength and conditioning started at an early age  as a means to improve in his chosen sport of football. Eventually his passion for the field lead him to Missouri state, the minor league, and into his current role as strength coach at TCU where he continuous to innovate and change the field on a daily basis. 

In this episode we talk with Rob Spano, founder of Brand connect and Doctor Hemp out of Miami Florida. We talk about how the  same passion and drive  to win he bought on the football field, has propelled him become a successful entrepreneur. That whatever you want to achieve in life can be attained as long  as you give everything you have and love what you do.