This episode's guest is Anthony Donskov.

Anthony Donskov is the founder and head performance coach at Donskov Strength and Conditioning. He’s also the author of two books; Physical Preparation for Hockey: Biological Principles and Practical solutions, and The Gain, Go, Grow Manual: Programming for High Performance Hockey Players. 

On this episode Anthony and I discuss:

• Anthony's background?

This was a great discussion with Anthony and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Show Notes:

Website - donskovsc.com

Facebook - Anthony Donskov

Twitter - @AnthonyDonskov

Instagram - anthonydonskov

Podcasts Mentioned:

The Pinnacle Performance Podcast 2. Q&A - My Story, Top 3 Things Young Coaches can do to Get Ahead, Building a Business, & Biggest Mistakes of my Career

ATSW - Episode 55: Interview with Buddy Morris

Renegades: Born in the USA 

Books Mentioned: 

Physical Preparation for Ice Hockey

The Gain, Go, Grow Manual: Programming for High Performance Hockey Players

Force: The Biomechanics of Training

The Tyranny of Metrics

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration 

Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics

Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach

Man's Search for Meaning 

People and Resources Mentioned:

The High Performance Hockey MasterClass

Westside Barbell

Mike Boyle

EXOS

Conor Harris

Chris Poulin

Jen Poulin

John McMahon

St. Mary's University - MSc Strength and Conditioning 

Dan Dalrymple 

Fergus Connolly

Dan Pfaff

Brett Bartholomew

Joe "House" Kenn

Hawkin Dynamics

Devan McConnell

Jim Reeves

Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Derek Evely

Martin Bissinger

James "The Thinker" Smith 

Yuri Verkhoshansky 

Frans Bosch

Charlie Francis

Buddy Morris

Stu McMillan

Karl Popper

Tupac Shakur 

Bruce Springsteen

Dan Cleather 

Aaron Haspel

This episode's guest is Tim Caron.

On this episode Tim and I discuss:

• Tim's background?

This was a great discussion with Tim and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Website - Coach Tim Caron

Instagram - coachtimcaron

Podcasts Mentioned:

Performance Health Podcast 

How I Built This - NPR

Strength Deficit

Anti-Fragile 

Good to Great 

American Caesars

People and Resources Mentioned:

Mark Kilgallon (No internet contact information)

Tim Mullen 

Craig Fitzgerald 

Eric Ciano 

Neal Peduzzi 

Aaron Ausmus

Noel Durfey 

Bobby Knight 

Mike Boyle

Charles Poliquin 

Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s

Stu McMillan

Charlie Francis 

Bill Hartman 

Isaac Newton

Abraham Lincoln 

Charles Darwin

Robert Hooke

This episode's guest is Robert Jacobs from Outlaw Strength.

As an international Lecturer/Coach and Published author, Rob has spent the last 21 years as a strength and conditioning coach.  Coaching professional athletes, physique and bikini competitors, strongman competitors, title holders and World Champions in Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Judoka's for Team USA.

Rob has worked with a diverse range of athletes; coaching Olympians and medalists in the sports of Soccer, National Champions in Track & Field, and NFL athletes from the Bengals, Giants and Vikings. Proudly, he has coached over 31 athletes in multiple sports to NCAA Division 1 scholarships.  

Rob has been coached and mentored privately by the late Charles Poliquin.  He has spent years studying directly under Charles and other acclaimed coaches like Loren Seagrave (Track & Field), Boris Sheiko (powerlifting) Jud Logan (Track & Field), Derek Woodske, Andre Benoit and functional medicine doctors Dr Robert Silverman and Dr. Bob Rakowski.  

Throughout his time coaching, Rob has also spent time as a head coach for Track and Field events like the Hurdles, Triple Jump, and Long Jump. He is currently an active strongman competitor who has competed at the USS National Championships

On this episode Rob and I discuss:

• Rob's background?

This was a great discussion with Rob and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Website - outlawstrength.com

Instagram - robertcjacobs

Podcasts Mentioned:

Muscle Intelligence Podcast - Episode 33 - The Coach's Coach - Phil Learney

Lights Out 

Why We Sleep 

People and Resources Mentioned:

Charles Poliquin

Jack Kruse

Eoin Lacey

John Connor

Andre Benoit

Paul Chek

Ian King

Louie Simmons

Tim Caron

Poliquin Iinternational Certification Program (PICP)

Phil Learney

Ben Pakulski 

Bruce Lee

Mark Houston 

Andrew Huberman

Eric Helms

OPEX Fitness

James Fitzgerald 

Braverman Test 

This episode's see's the return of Jim Kielbaso.

Jim Kielbaso is currently the President & CEO of the International Youth and Conditioning Asssociation (IYCA).

Jim was previously on episode 141.

On this episode Jim and I discuss:

This was a great discussion with Jim and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Website - jimkielbaso.com

Website - iyca.com

Facebook - International Youth Conditioning Association

Twitter - @IYCA

Books Mentioned:

Ultimate Speed & Agility

People and Resources Mentioned:

IYCA certification, courses and resources 

Certified Athletic Development Specialists (CADS)

Mike Gittleson

Ryan Giggs 

Frans Bosch

Dave Jack

Kwame Browne

Brett Klika

This episode's guest is Bret Contreras.

• What's new since we last saw each other in February 2017?

This was a great discussion with Bret and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Website - bretcontreras.com

Facebook - Bret Contreras PhD

Twitter - @bretcontreras

Instagram - bretcontreras1

Books Mentioned:

Christian Thibaudeau's Guide to Hypertrophy

Research Mentioned:

Understanding effort in task performance

Chris Beardsley

Mel Siff

T-Nation

Christian Thibaudeau

Vince Gironda

Jay Culter

Dorian Yates

Tom Platz

Lee Priest 

Chris Cormier

James Steele

Dante Trudel

Dog Crap (DC) Training

Scott Stevenson 

This episodes guest if Tom Clough.

• Tom's background?

This was a great discussion with Tom and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Show Notes:

Facebook - Tom Clough

Twitter - @TCloughie

Instagram - s21tac

Podcasts Mentioned:

Episode 246: Keir Wenham-Flatt - The future of coaching education

Green lights

Never split the difference 

Belonging 

People and Resources Mentioned:

Huddersfield Giants

Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MBSC)

Bradford Bulls

Kevin Till 

Ben Jones 

Eric Cressey

EXOS (formerly Athletes Performance)

Hull Kingston Rovers

Ulster Rugby

Mike Boyle

Francis Cummins

Jamie Peacock

Tim Sheens

Dan McFarland

Nick Winkelman 

Joel Smith 

Keir Wenham-Flatt

Jason Cowman

Matt Godfrey

Shane Carney

Mikey Kiely

Matt Maguire

Matt Daniels

Nathan Mill

Gary Vaynerchuk

This episodes guest is Augie Agyei. Augie is the performance coach director, NFL & NFL combine prep lead performance coach, and internship director at Landow Performance, CO, USA. 

On this episode Augie and I discuss:

This was a great discussion with Augie and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Website - landowperformance.com

Facebook - Augustine Agyei

Twitter - @Persistence21

Instagram - persistence21

Books Mentioned:

Make it stick

Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great

Loren Landow

ALTIS

Dan Pfaff

Fergus Connolly

Brett Bartholomew 

Deci & Ryan - Self determination theory

Eric Telly

Amber Felchle

Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MBSC)

Shawn Myszka

Rob Gray 

Marco Candido

Mike Guadango

Charlie Francis 

Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik’s FAST Method Will Help You Learn Faster

Jesus 

Abraham Lincoln

Martin Luther King Jr

Joseph Chilton Pearce

Jacque Fresco

Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride

Nelson Mandela

Maya Angelou

Michael Jordan

Adolf Hitler

Michael Jackson

He's back!

On this episode Cal and I discuss:

This was a great discussion with Cal and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Website - www.xlathlete.com

Facebook - Cal Dietz

Twitter - @XLATHLETE

Instagram - cal.dietz

Podcast's Mentioned:

Mike and Brooker Show - Episode 21 Cal Dietz

Mike and Brooker Show - #46 Cal Dietz returns

Videos Mentioned:

The Goat Performance Drill Part 1 - Raise Your Performance Ceiling

The Goat Performance Drill - Part 2 - Advanced 3 Ring Method

The Goat Drill One - Example

The Goat Drill Front View

Functional Transfer Complex in the Structure of workout

Straight Leg Prime times 

Books Mentioned:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Everything Is F*cked: A Book about Hope

People and Resources Mentioned:

Dan Fichter

Perry Nickelston 

Chris Korfist

Albert Einstein

Deion Sanders

Dan Pfaff

Al Vermeil

performancemadesimple.com

Mark Manson

This episode's guest is David Joyce. David is the High Performance Leader and Strategy Specialist at Synapsing—a sports-strategy and decision-making consultancy.

For more than two decades in his career in elite performance, David has trained, rehabilitated, and maintained multiple world champions, Olympians, and more than 100 national champions. He was the Head of Athletic Performance of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League. He is also the first athletic performance coach in history to work with team China after working with another national Olympic team.

On this episode Joycey and I discuss:

This was a great discussion with Joycey and I hope you guys really enjoy it

Show Notes:

Facebook - David Joyce

Twitter - @DavidGJoyce

Podcast's Mentioned:

The Armchair Expert Podcast

Books Mentioned:

High Performance Training for Sports 2nd Edition

Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation: Integrating Medicine and Science for Performance Solutions 1st Edition

Radical Uncertainty

Atomic Habits

Honeybee

The Good Ancestor 

People and Resources Mentioned:

Daniel Lewindon

Brett Bartholomew

Nick Winkelman

Sam Robertson 

Jacqueline Tran

Matt Jordan

Martin Buchheit

Paul Laursen

John Kiely

Shona L. Halson

Lorena Torres-Ronda

Rett Larson

Stu McMillan

Jean-Benoit Morin

Darcy Norman

Keir Wenham-Flatt

Jas Randhawa

ALTIS

Mark Kilgannon

Woody Guthrie

Adolf Hilter

Barack Obama

Dax Sheppard

In Part 3 Pat summarizes the first 3 of his foundational principles for optimizing movement and then goes onto discusses his final 3 foundation principles - Jacksonian dissolution, unconscious incompetence to unconscious competence, and the ability to climb up and down the evolutionary ladder

This was a great discussion with Pat and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Show Notes:

Website - patdavidson.net

Facebook - Pat Davidson

Twitter - @pat_davidson_

Instagram - dr.patdavidson

Books Mentioned:

A Coaches Guide to Optimizing Movement

People and Resources Mentioned:

Bill Burr

Connor Ryan