The ronmckeefery's Podcast

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Bart Bibrowicz is an Strength & Conditioning course working for Chinese Olympic Committee Teams as well he is course co-ordinator for our Polish Strength and Conditioning Association educational Conferences and international tutor for Elite Performance Institute. Biggest Education provider in Europe.
 
He has worked as Head Strength & Conditioning Coach with Wroclaw Slask Basketball team who play in the Polish Premier Division as well as Pre-hab Specialist with the Polish Golf Association. Bart currently works as Performance Manager for Top Support Company in high performance facilties in Shenzhen. Bart graduated with a master degree in Physiotherapy in Wroclaw, Poland.
 
Bart is very passionate about both Strength & Conditioning service delivery as well as education. He currently sits on the committee board for the Polish Strength & Conditioning Association, has written numerous articles for Poland’s top fitness magazines and has presented at various conferences and seminars in Poland.
In This Episode We Discuss:

What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.
Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.
His decision to seek out learning opportunities beyond his borders.
Advice for working outside of the country.
His role in the Polish S&C Association and why we should all be involved in our organizations.
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com

Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei

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Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/
Gym Aware - https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html
Woodway - http://www.woodway.com/
Versa Pulley - http://versaclimber.com/vp-versapulley/

P.E. Teacher/Head Strength Coach for Lincoln High School and Founder/Head Coach of the LHS Links Powerlifting Club for the past three (3) years. Coach Stewart Venable brings his passion, knowledge and over three decades worth of experience to Lincoln Public Schools District. Venable’s resume is astounding, and includes ownership of Athletic Results; his duties as Assistant Strength Coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University (’09-’12) and Immaculata High School (’08-’09); numerous certifications to include Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA, USA Weightlifting Level 2 National Coach and numerous other certifications. He has articles concerning youth fitness programming, Strength and Conditioning and two Olympic Weightlifting articles published in the Lincoln Journal Star City Sports. Coach Venable has been a competitive Powerlifter for 16 years, Olympic Weightlifter for 10 years and currently competes as a T&F Thrower. He is the 2010 American Masters Weightlifting Champion, 2011 Masters National Champion, and has claimed other state and national titles. From 1990 to 2012 Venable was employed by the Department of Justice as a Lieutenant, Special Operations Response Team Leader and Sports Specialist. While working at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, he designed and implemented performance enhancement programs for inmates. Prior to his retirement he spearheaded an online fitness project for Department of Justice staff. Venable has served in the U.S. Army for seven years from 1981-1988 as an 11B Infantry Soldier. He was stationed at Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska and at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu, HI. In 1988 he ETS (Ended His Term Of Service) and was Honorably Discharged.
In This Episode We Discuss:

What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.
Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.
His experience working in the Military and Prison system.
Positives and negatives of working at the High School level. 
Importance of asking questions and reading.  
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com

Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei

Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com

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Samson - https://www.samsonequipment.com
Iron Grip - http://www.irongrip.com/
Intek - https://intekstrength.com/
Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/
Gym Aware - https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html
Woodway - http://www.woodway.com/
Versa Pulley - http://versaclimber.com/vp-versapulley/

Phil Daru is the Head Physical Preparation Coach at American Top Team, creator of Daru Strong Training Systems, and Director of Strenrth and Conditioning at Fight Science Institute. Phil has over 10 years of experience in coaching athletes specializing in Combat Sports. Phil began his coaching career as he was a actively competing as a professional MMA fighter at American Top Team. Prior to his career in mixed martial arts Phil played football throughout his childhood which eventually earned him a scholarship to Alabama State University where he studied Exercise Science and learned first hand how to run a strength program. By the age of 22 Phil opened his own training facility at the same time one the award for best s&c coach of the year for the 2012 Florida MMA Awards. Coaching over 100 Fighters in the past year now working with fighters at the world renown American Top Team HQ. Phil has worked with multiple word champions like Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Dustin Poirier, Will Brooks, King Mo Lawal, Tyron Woodley, Tecia Torres, And many more.
In This Episode We Discuss:

What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.
Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.
Art of coaching fighters.  
Evaluation techniques for working with fighters. 
Working with weight cutting athletes.  
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com

Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei

Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com

Please “Thank” our sponsors who bring this show to you for free:
PLAE - http://plae.us/
Samson - https://www.samsonequipment.com
Iron Grip - http://www.irongrip.com/
Intek - https://intekstrength.com/
Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/
Gym Aware - https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html
Woodway - http://www.woodway.com/
Versa Pulley - http://versaclimber.com/vp-versapulley/

Matt Durant is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of La Verne. Coach Durant has been at La Verne since the fall of 2002. From 2004-2005 Coach Durant was the assistant strength coach at College of the Canyons working under Robert Dos Remedios. From 2001-2002 Coach Durant was an assistant strength coach and football coach at Wingate University. Coach Durant started coaching at College of the Canyons from 1998-2001.
At La Verne coach Durant has over 500+ student and student athletes that he is directly responsible for and 19 sport teams. He is also an adjunct professor in the Kinesiology department and teaches upper division classes. He has developed curriculum in the department for students to get into the strength & conditioning profession. Coach Durant also is an adjunct professor at Mount San Antonino College Kinesiology department.
Coach Durant was the first ever strength coach at La Verne. He has grown the department from 2 platforms and random equipment to 16 platforms over80+ KB’s and more tools at his disposal than any other D3 school in the country. He oversees a staff that has 1 GA and anywhere from 5-10 interns depending on the time of the year. Along with the college, Coach Durant has trained and also trains multiple MMA athletes, Pro Athletes and Olympian Tae Kwon Do athletes. When Coach Durant is not working he is spending as much time as he can with his two boys, Lance-John and his two dogs Duke and Whiskey. Coach Durant’s hobbies are centered around his kids and surfing. He loves to travel and surf! In January 2018 Coach Durant was named NSPA National Strength Coach of the Year.
In This Episode We Discuss:

What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.
Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.
Challenges of starting a program from scratch. 
Positives and negatives of Division 3. 
Being a single Dad, and raising his two boys around the weight room.  
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com

Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei

Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com

Please “Thank” our sponsors who bring this show to you for free:
PLAE - http://plae.us/
Samson - https://www.samsonequipment.com
Iron Grip - http://www.irongrip.com/
Intek - https://intekstrength.com/
Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/
Gym Aware - https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.html
Woodway - http://www.woodway.com/
Versa Pulley - http://versaclimber.com/vp-versapulley/

Ryan Johnson teaches physical education at Wayzata High School and is the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for Wayzata Public Schools, a position he began in 2000. Wayzata Athletics have captured 59 team state titles in his tenure and Johnson works directly with the three-time state champion football program as Director of Operations and Player Development. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) He serves as the Minnesota NSCA State Director, and is the Mid America Regional Director for the NHSSCA. In 2010 he was named the NSCA Minnesota High School Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year and in 2013 was named the NSCA State Director of the Year. Johnson was also named the NSCA 2017 National High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. A former volunteer firefighter, he also received an Award of Merit from the Minnesota Department of Health and Safety for participation in a lifesaving CPR/AED effort to revive a player that suffered sudden cardiac arrest while at practice. Johnson is a frequent clinician, speaker and his Wayzata Trojan Power program has been visited by over 50 other high school and small college programs. He also volunteered his time in the Rockford School District where he and his wife and four children reside by serving as the Rockford Area Athletic Association President and Youth Football Director.
In This Episode We Discuss:

What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.
Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.
Why he choose to plant his flag at the High School level. 
The summer Trojan Power program. 
How we grow S&C at the High School level. 
Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.
His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.