The QB Docs Podcast

Today on the Friday edition of The QB Docs Podcast, Gunner Kiel joins us and makes a guest appearance to talk about how great TEAM sports are! 

In a world where social media is king, individual accolades have taken over and "little Jonny's" everywhere are posting their MVP trophies! In team sports this is an awful mentality and The QB Docs dive into this hot topic! Tune in and listen today to hear the importance of being a good team member and 3 tips for maintaining the "US" mentality. 

Today The QB Docs had the opportunity to sit down with the Founder of Sports Outreach International, Steve Connor! Steve grew up playing football which led to being a 2 time All-American and NFL stints with the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams! Once his playing days were over, Steve spent some time coaching, and then went into sports ministry as the Southern Indiana Area Director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and later the Team Chaplain for the Indiana University Football Team. 

Steve also heads up Sports Outreach International where he has taken his leadership skills worldwide, impacting coaches and youth athletes in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. He has even published 8 books, including A Sporting Guide to Eternity (2004), which reached Thomas Wesley best-seller status and was short-listed for "Harvest" Christian book of the year in 2004. 

Tune in and listen to Steve today! Also, if you are interested in purchasing Steve's best selling book you can find it below! 

A Sporting Guide to Eternity

Today the qb docs sit down and talk about 7 reasons why you arent accomplishing your goals! A couple months ago the qb docs talked about goal setting for 2019 and how to structure your goals! (below is the link to previous episode) We are almost 2 months in and how many of you are falling short ALREADY?! Tune in today as the docs dive into why you might be failing and how to fix it! 

Goal Setting Episode (TQBD 50)

Today The QB Docs had the privilege of sitting down with the best strength and conditioning mind in the game right now, Brett Bartholomew! Brett is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and founder of The Bridge Human Performance Company! Brett has coached multiple athletes from high school to Olympic medalists! Tune in and hear today's episode with Brett as topics discussed include: 

• Brett’s background and how he got himself "out of trouble" and turned toward strength and conditioning. 
• Why Brett wrote conscious coaching?
  • How to train the body the right way
  • Addressing the psychological component. “ What makes people tick?”
• How focusing on the outcome or goal simplifies the over technical jargon.
• Brett's idea on the best ways to relay messages to his athletes and how he is always trying to develop ways to connect with his men or women.
• What it looks like to train quarterbacks.
  • personality traits quarterbacks have.
• Dogs will always bark at things they don't understand. 
• Quarterback lifting routine according to Brett. 
• 3 Rules to live by when training athletes for Sport Performance 

You can follow Brett at the links below: 

Art of Coaching

@coach_brettb

When can my son or daughter begin to lift weights? Today the QB Docs sit down with Travis Jewett and discuss his thoughts on young athletes lifting weight. Topics discussed on today's episode include:

• The lifting patterns that are most important for young kids to learn at an early age.
• How parents can help their kids progress with MOVEMENT. 
• Programming for middle school athletes who are learning to lift weights.
• The best thing young athletes can do to become better at their sports. 

Tune in and listen to today's podcast episode! If you liked this episode please leave your feedback and reviews! Also you can follow Travis on Instagram @drjewett07. 

Gaining weight among high school athletes always tends to be a rising topic/issue we consistently see. "Coach, how do I gain weight!?" 

Today we sit down and give out 4 helpful tips for these young athletes to gain those tough pounds! There are certain criteria that you must pass as a high school football player and size is definitely one of them! As a quarterback, you do not have to be built like a tight end, but you better be built better than that Freshman girls pole vaulter! 

Start building off the foundation that we always talk about and take initiative in yourSELF! Tune in for today's podcast episode and start implementing these helpful hints NOW! If you have any questions you can always reach us on any of our social media platforms at The QB Docs, or our website at www.theqbdocs.com. 

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Today the QB Docs sit down with strength and conditioning specialist, Pete Bommarito. Pete owns and operates Bommarito Performance Systems which is one of the leading training facilities and sources of information in the training industry. Pete and his staff have trained thousands of professional athletes, collegiate athletes, and on down the chain! 

Today the QB Docs get to dive into Pete's brain a little and feel hear what has his training so successful! Pete even dives into what things young athletes must do and the common things he must overcome with all of his athletes!

Tune in today! If you wish to follow Pete or find out more information about his training, you can go to his website https://bommaritoperformance.com/, or you can follow him on instagram @bommaritos. 

What drives you to get out of bed for the 6 am workout before school? The extra throwing sessions? The extra film study? The list goes on and on! What are the motivating factors in your life?

Today we dive into this topic and describe these motivations as either intrinsic or extrinsic. What does this mean? Today's topics include:

• Defining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation.
• How these two motivation categories can piggy back on each other
• Why it is important that your extrinsic factors be in check?          - Parents take notice of this one!! :)  
• The crucial role of experience and the development of intrinsic motivation.

We believe that these two motivating factors have helped us each and every day with our workouts, jobs, relationships, and faith! We live in a society to strive toward excellence, so take a listen today and reach out to us if you have any questions! You can go check out our website @ theqbdocs.com. You can also tune into our social media pages @theqbdocs on all social media or subscribe to our youtube channel at "the qb docs". Tune in today! 

Today we had the opportunity to sit down and pick the brain of local Ensworth High School Director of Sports Performance, Jason Spray. Jason spent 15 years being the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach between football and basketball at MTSU and today he brings his expertise to the podcast! Tune in and listen to Jason talk about his experiences with training athletes and the little things that he has seen his great teams do that the average ones don't. Do not miss today's episode! 

You can follow Jason on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook by searching out "Jason Spray".