The Barbell Nerds Podcast

The Barbell Nerds Podcast

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The Barbell Nerds Podcast episodes

  • Ep. 37 - Dan Foley

    In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with Head Strength Coach of Virginia High Performance, Dan Foley.


    During this podcast, we have Coach Dan break down the basics of fascia, how it is trained, and its importance when it comes to performance. He discusses his goal of challenging his athlete's ability to tolerate variability via movement in multiple planes, with varying intensities, speeds, loading parameters, etc.
    Many other topics are discussed, so tune in to find out more!

    You can see more of Coach Foley on:
    Instagram: @danmode_vhp
    Twitter: @danmode_vhp
    Youtube: Rude Rock Strength

    If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

    #StrengthCoach #StrengthAndConditioningCoach #Podcast #LearningAtLunch #SportsTraining #PhysicalPreparation #TheManual #SportTraining #SportPerformance #HumanPerformance #StrengthTraining #SpeedTraining #Training #Coach #Performance #Sport #HighPerformance #Plyometrics #fascia #fasciatraining #tacticalstrengthperformance

    37 min
  • Ep. 36 - Luke Lewis

    In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with Assistant Coach and Director of Athletic Performance of Penn State Rugby, Luke Lewis.


    We discuss how Luke's history playing professional/semi-pro rugby and spending time within the athletic performance world aids in the decision-making processes of the dual role he holds with his club. He dives deep into the day-to-day training within the weight room, the scrum training "scrummaging", and how they intertwine to help develop the rugby athlete.

    You can see more of Coach Lewis on:
    Instagram: @lukeylew2

    If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

    #StrengthCoach #StrengthAndConditioningCoach #Podcast #LearningAtLunch #SportsTraining #PhysicalPreparation #TheManual #SportTraining #SportPerformance #HumanPerformance #StrengthTraining #SpeedTraining #Training #Coach #Performance #Sport #HighPerformance #Plyometrics #RugbyStrength #RugbyTraining #rugbyperformance

    35 min
  • Ep. 35 - Christian Thibaudeau
    In this episode we welcome Christian Thibaudeau. Christian dives deep into what his thought process is when it comes to exercise selection and how he strategically chooses certain exercise variations. All of that along with some background on how he got to where he is at now what his niche in the strength and conditioning field is. You can find his work in his website thibarmy.com, on his Instagram and his YouTube page!
    37 min
  • Ep. 34 - Kris Borthwick

    On today's episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we have our 3rd awesome English accent guest, Kris Borthwick.


    Our discussion ranges in topics like training differences based on the different court surfaces, Misconceptions of the Energy system demands of tennis, and Kris's important KPIs of tennis.

    You can see more of Coach Borthwick on:
    Instagram: @krisborthwick

    If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

    #BarbellNerds #BarbellNerdsPodcast #2ztraining #w2Performance
    #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #SportsTraining, #PhysicalPreparation, #TheManual, #SportTraining,#SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #TriphasicTraining, #Plyometrics

    32 min
  • Ep. 33 - Cameron Razzano

    In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast we chat with Assistant Director of Athletic Performance, Cameron Razzano, of the University of Minnesota.


    Cam goes down a deep rabbit hole

    32 min
  • Ep. 32 - Cameron Ringstead

    Today the Barbell Nerds welcome Cameron Ringstead, Sports Performance Coach for Men's and Women's Basketball at Elon University.


    In this episode, Coach Ringstead discusses his prolific history of moving around the world for S&C, we get into his Covid situation with his hoopers and what he did to support his players, and we touch on some microdosing aspects he currently uses before basketball practices.

    We cannot thank Cam enough for giving us his valuable time!

    You can see more of Coach Ringstead on:
    Instagram: @cameronringstead
    Twitter: @C_Ringstead

    If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

    #StrengthCoachNetwork #BarbellNerds #BarbellNerdsPodcast #2ZTraining #W2Performance #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #PhysicalPreparation, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #Plyometrics

    31 min
  • Ep. 31 - Marshal Pederson
    In this weeks episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast we sit and chat with Marshal Pederson, Chiropractice at Advance Chiropractic Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Marshal goes into depth about what makes chiropractors unique and dives into certain rehab/therapy techniques he finds useful when working with athletes.
    33 min
  • Ep. 30 - Justin Lima

    Episode 30 of the Barbell Nerds Podcasts features Doctor Justin Lima, Director of Football Performance at Towson University.


    In this podcast, we dive into the life outside of coaching and the importance of having a strong support system, we discuss Coach Lima research on RSI and further studies, and how he goes about choosing his staff at Towson. One of the better parts of the talk was hearing Coach Lima talk about his evolution as a coach with his players from when he first arrived at Towson to how he is now with them. "You become a better coach when you become less of a Coach."

    You can see more of Dr. Lima on:
    Instagram: @coach.j.lima
    Twitter: @coach_j_lima

    If you enjoyed this episode, please help us out by clicking the like button, subscribe, share, and/or leave a rating. Thank you! Stay strong!

    #StrengthCoachNetwork #BarbellNerds #BarbellNerdsPodcast #2ZTraining #W2Performance #StrengthCoach, #StrengthAndConditioningCoach, #Podcast, #LearningAtLunch, #PhysicalPreparation, #SportTraining, #SportPerformance, #HumanPerformance, #StrengthTraining, #SpeedTraining, #Training, #Coach, #Performance, #Sport, #HighPerformance, #VBT, #VelocityBasedTraining, #Plyometrics

    35 min
  • Ep. 29 - Jordan Nieuwsma

    On this week's episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Coach Jordan Nieuwsma of Elon University.


    Through our conversation, we discuss extensive tempo runs, how they have played a massive role in developing the aerobic engine for his soccer athletes, the 8 vector breakdown, and his views on how the weight room compliments and improves the outputs based on their field performance and training.

    We loved catching up with Coach Nieuwsma and cannot thank him enough for giving us a peek into his mind. Follow more of his work and the staff at Elon on Instagram @jordanbonieuwsma / @elonperformance and Twitter @jordanbo5 / @elonperformance .

    #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #w2performance #2ztraining #strength #performance #sports #athlete #sportsperformance #soccertraining #curvedsprinting #strengthandconditioning #temporun


    39 min
  • Ep. 28 - Frank Barone

    In this week's episode, the Nerds welcome Frank Barone of the University of Pittsburgh.


    Coach Barone works with a number of sports and athletes at Pitt: Men's Soccer, Women's Lax, Track, and Swimmers. We discuss the differences in training all of them and how their sports have influenced how he views programming for them all.

    We also get into how he compares the coaching of both college and professional soccer clubs, based on his time with the San Antonio FC. Everything from decision making, principals, and how the weight room plays its part in the development of the soccer athlete.

    We cannot thank Frank enough for his time with us and for sharing all of his knowledge. You can follow more of his work on Instagram and Twitter @coach_frankb .

    #barbellnerds #barbellnerdspodcast #w2performance #2ztraining #strength #performance #sports #athlete #sportsperformance #soccertraining #curvedsprinting #strengthandconditioning

    34 min

About The Barbell Nerds Podcast

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Sean Fantuzzi and Will Ratelle discuss things related to training across the general population to athletic performance. Guests will typically be brought on to share their expertise, opinions, findings, and passions.