In this episode of the #DifferenceMaker podcast co-founder Matthew Caldaroni sat down with Hall of Fame strength coach Al Vermeil. Al is the only strength coach on the planet to have won a world championship in both the NFL and NBA. From having the opportunity to work with the San Francisco 49er’s, to the Chicago White Sox, and the legendary “Jordan Era” at the Chicago Bulls, Al has not only conquered the weight room, but also the personalities in the weight room. In this podcast, Al sheds light on how he was able to advance training techniques, create physical beasts, and deal with all the different personalities in the weight room on a daily basis. We summarized the conversation below, extracting Al’s 10 strategies on how he dealt with high-performance people in and out of performance.