Strength Coach Experience

In this Episode we speak with Erica Marcano Athletic Trainer, Strength coach and Holistic business owner. Erica and I chat about how putting her athletic training perspective on strength programming truly lets her give her clients “exercise prescription,” how “holistic fitness” means empowering people to find their inner strength as well as physical strength, and how we as fitness professionals can show ourselves the same level of care and commitment as we do our athletes.

In this episode we talk with Joe Tuschak, former player in the New York Mets minor league system. Joe talks about his experience in the minor leagues and what it like to be drafted out of high school. He talks about how the obstacle's he went though have shaped him into the person he is today, and how having a positive outlook even during COVID-19 can be life changing . 

In this Episode we talk with Dan O'Brien , Director of Sports Medicine and Research with the National Basketball Players Association. Dan leads us through his start as a Graduate Assistant at Long Island University in Brooklyn and how he came into his current role.  He also shares his experience in "The Bubble" and the changes across the NBA and Sports Medicine due to the effects of COVID-19. 

In this episode we talk with Tyler Jones, a former minor league catcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. At the the conclusion of his baseball career he went on to join the military and, from his experience led him to his current role as an occupational therapy student. 

In this episode we talk with Mike Rossetti, currently a PHD candidate in muscle Biology at Florida State University . We go through his journey from baseball player, to coach  and now working toward his PHD.

In this episode we talk with Justin Topa, a pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers, who's positive mind set and a burning desire to get back on the mound has helped him overcome two Tommy John surgeries. How life in major League baseball has changed due to Covid, and how it has effected both the players and day to day operations. 

In this episode we talk with Ken Kontor, one of the pioneers of the National strength and conditioning association. He played a major role in the early years not only in the NSCA, but in the  creation of the CSCS exam and, the strength and conditioning journal. He has helped shape the NSCA into what it is today, and he is now CEO of Performance Inc. out of Lincoln Nebraska where he continues to make contributions to the association daily.

In this episode we talk with Coach Stephanie Del Preore, former Division 1 and Professional basketball player who is now the head coach of the East Stroudsburg University women's basketball team.  We talk about her coaching journey, and how intensity, passion,  and her love for the game of basketball, have all attributed to her success as a coach today.

In this episode I share my journey as your host of the strength coach experience podcast. My Journey started, when I was born prematurely with Cerebral Palsy, through those obstacles lead me to coach in college, and eventually in the minor leagues. How these  experiences, and a passion for the field of strength and conditioning have molded me into the person I am today, and now I am able to share my experience and the experiences of others with the world.

In this episode we talk with strength coach, Chris Kievit, we dive into his journey from playing baseball to his current position of general manger at Evolve Athletic Club. We see  how the  concept of being the " hardest worker in the room " can be applied to any profession. Throughout this episode we see how his mindset has reignited into his professional life and made him who he is today.