As a young athlete, Isaiah was always inquisitive about performance. His thirst for knowledge inspired him to leave his hometown state of New Jersey, to pursue a degree in Kinesiology at George Mason University. Despite being a multi-year varsity athlete in Track & Field, and Basketball, "Zay" chose to forgo a collegiate athletic career in order to gain experience in the Strength & Conditioning industry upon entering college.

Zay spent time at George Mason University working with the school’s Division 1 Men’s and Women’s basketball teams as a strength and conditioning coach, traveled to Senegal, Africa to serve as the first strength and conditioning intern with the NBA Academy Senegal. Zay served on the strength and conditioning staff for the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, interned at Cressey Sports Performance. Most recently, Zay was a Strength & Conditioning coach at The St. James in Springfield, VA working primarily with youth baseball, volleyball, track & field, and basketball, and is currently with Healthy Baller in Maryland.

Zay is dedicated to empowering and building relationships with his athletes, and he continues to create solutions for athletes to achieve their optimal performance.

Reach out to Isaiah: @zay_west

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California. 

Find Xavier Brown online: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/ 

Website: www.gritandgrind.net Email: [email protected] 

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Our special guest today is Coleman Ayers! Coleman is the founder of By Any Means Basketball, which conducts both basketball and performance training on global and local scales. By Any Means’ philosophies revolve around detail and innovation, and making top-tier resources digestible for, and accessible to every hooper around the world.

Reach out to Coleman: www.instagram.com/byanymeansbasketball.com

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net Email: [email protected]

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Sammy Doucette is a former basketball player at Vanguard University who began coaching in the 8th grade, 3x NAIA All American, now in her first year as the head coach at Orange Coast Community College in Orange County, CA. Not to mention, she’s the coach for the Mamba club team that Kobe and Jon Spotts have created. Reach out to Sammy! 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/d0ucette/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coach_Sammy 

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California. Find Xavier Brown online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/ Website: www.gritandgrind.net Email: [email protected] The Basketball&Barbells Podcast is available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Pocketcasts | Breaker | RadioPublic | Anchor

Stefan Valdes, an Athletic Performance Coach for the Detroit Pistons, is currently overseeing the Grand Rapids Drive, their G League affiliate team. He holds his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami and has experience as a strength coach for the Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes, OKC Thunder and Blue, and the private sector. Stefan is also a co-founder of a boutique training studio in Miami, FL called Movement Lab, which utilizes the same principles that he has learned throughout his education and experience with athletes.

Get into contact with Stefan & Movement Lab!

IG: stefanvaldes & @movementlabtraining

Website: www.movementlabtraining.com

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

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Joseph Grinstain is the co-owner and director of strength and performance at Hyperthrive Athletics in Sacramento CA. Joseph was born and raised in Sacramento, and after college and a series of internships, decided to return to his hometown. Upon returning, Joseph and his two older brothers opened Hyperthrive Athletics, a strength and conditioning facility that works with athletes at every age. Joseph is passionate about teaching how mental and physical health can contribute to a life well lived, and how the two can’t possibly be though of separately. Hyperthrive specializes in baseball performance training, and Joseph recently spoke at the Bay Area Sport Performance symposium where he focused on the development of rotational power.

Follow Hyperthrive & Joe!

IG: @hyperthriveathletics / @classicjoejoebeans

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

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Evan Vanbecelare joins the podcast today to talk the importance of family, leadership and balance in the industry.

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

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Today, Arianna Luther talks about the importance of faith in strength and conditioning, grinding through the adversity of tearing both labrums, and how she navigates the industry as a woman in athletics. Arianna is an Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Nevada where she works primarily with track and field and cross country. Prior to this, she was a graduate assistant at Texas Christian University for two years. She has had stints at EXOS and Central Florida, and even has experience in Olympic Weightlifting.

Find Arianna online!

Twitter:https://twitter.com/Arianna_Luther?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/ariannaluther/?hl=it 

Email: [email protected]

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

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Diana Nguyen is currently the Director of Sports Nutrition for NC State, and has served in this role for 4 years. Prior to this, she was the Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition at Texas A&M University for 4 years. Today, she talks about the importance of accountability, how to maintain muscle mass throughout a long season, hydration tips, and everything sports nutrition. Don't want to miss this epic episode!

Find Diana online!

NC State Website Profile: https://gopack.com/staff.aspx?staff=252

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DNguyenSportsRD

Email: [email protected]

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

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Misha Cavaye is the strength & conditioning coach for the South Bay Lakers, the G-League Affiliate for the Los Angeles Lakers. In this episode, he speaks on how he hustled his way into the league, his philosophy on training, and manipulating training environments for athletes.

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

The Basketball&Barbells Podcast is available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Pocketcasts | Breaker | RadioPublic | Anchor

Misha Cavaye is the strength & conditioning coach for the South Bay Lakers, the G-League Affiliate for the Los Angeles Lakers. In this episode, he speaks on how he hustled his way into the league, his philosophy on training, and manipulating training environments for athletes.

Xavier Brown is a sports performance coach from Orlando, FL, who currently serves as a Performance Coach for Future Research, Inc. in San Francisco, California.

Find Xavier Brown online:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesportzgeek/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Xthesportzgeek

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xaviermarquisebrown/

Website: www.gritandgrind.net

Email: [email protected]

The Basketball&Barbells Podcast is available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Pocketcasts | Breaker | RadioPublic | Anchor