The ronmckeefery's Podcast

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Joe Quinlin, MS, SCCC, CSCS, has been the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach since June 2008.

During his time at Northwest, Quinlin has overseen 15 varsity sports and has been a driving force behind the success of Northwest athletics. His passion to improve student-athletes on and off the field is what makes him an instrumental part of the Bearcat family.

A Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Quinlin was employed by the City of Maryville as a personal trainer from 2004 to 2008. During this time, he conducted speed and agility camps where he trained area high school and Northwest student-athletes.

A former member of the 1998 and 1999 National Championship football teams, Quinlin earned a degree in corporate recreation and therapeutic wellness from Northwest in 2000. He obtained his master's from West Virginia University before returning to Maryville in 2003.

He lives in Maryville with his wife, Kelly, who is the Head Athletic Trainer, and their children, Derek, Kori and Austyn.

In This Episode We Discuss:

His journey into the S&C field.

Biggest mistake he has made as a Strength and Conditioning coach.

How to individualize programs for Australian Football League

Relationship with the Athletic Trainer.

Balancing the needs of a small school.

How he has stayed content being at one school

Best piece of advice he has ever received for working with coaches.

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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Dana is the "Mobility Maker," CNN Yoga Expert, Sports Mobility Trainer in MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA & PGA. Specializing in professional sports, Dana integrates Radius Yoga into athlete training to enhance performance and decrease injury. She’s the team yoga mobility trainer for numerous teams in MLB, the NHL, the NFL and the NBA, including the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Orlando Magic, and Tampa Bay Lightning; she’s also mobility consultant to many other pro & collegiate teams, including USF Men’s Basketball, and private yoga trainer for dozens of individual professional and Olympic athletes, including PGA, LPGA and WTA pros.  While living in Boston, she proudly served as yoga trainer to the Boston Fire Department.

In this episode we discuss:

Her journey into the S&C/Mobility field.

Biggest mistake she has made in S&C/Mobility field and how she learned from it.

The biggest mobility issues she sees with athletes today.

Quick improvement tips and assessment ideas for mobility with your athletes.

The best piece of coaching advice he has 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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

John Garrish is the Director of Athletic Development and Performance for both North Broward Preparatory School and the Boca Raton Football Club. He is responsible for the long-term oversight, management, direction and conduction of athletic development and strength and conditioning programs for all of North Broward’s student-athletes from the school’s 21 varsity sports.

Garrish is also a decorated athlete, he played one year of football at the Air Force Academy before transferring to Wagner College. During his time at Wagner College he participated in both football and track and field. Garrish set the weight throw and hammer throw records in his second season at Wagner College and qualified for the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America meet in the hammer throw.

In this episode we discuss:

His Strength and Conditioning journey.

Biggest mistake he has made, and how he learned from it.

High School Roundtable

What has he taken from all the interviews he has done.

Best piece of coaching/business advice.

Their 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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Gunnar Peterson is a Beverly Hills-based personal trainer whose clients include celebrities, professional athletes, and everyday people. Gunnar works with each on an individual basis, focusing on achieving long-term results through challenging and constantly varied workouts. He is widely recognized for his expertise in functional training and his commitment to developing and implementing innovative fitness techniques. With over 20 years in the fitness industry, Gunnar’s dynamic approach, boundless energy and humor only add to the effectiveness of the experience his clients enjoy. With a client list as diverse as his training methods, Gunnar emphasizes strength training modalities that can be transferred from the gym to daily life, from training camp to championship game. He has worked with athletes from the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, USTA, professional boxing (male AND female!) and various NCAA sports. Many film and television celebrities have also sought Gunnar’s guidance in preparing for roles and have stayed on to become devoted clients, making him part of their fitness regimen.

Gunnar’s innovative approach and his devotion to pursuing and communicating only the most credible and effective fitness information have resulted in several corporate partnerships and business opportunities. Gunnar currently enjoys relationships with Gatorade/Propel, Under Amour, Epson and Dolce & Gabbana.

He is the developer of Core Secrets, a project done with the Gunthy-Renker Corporation, that is an 18 DVD fitness system featuring full-body and body-part specific workouts focussed on strengthening the core of the body. In the Spring of 2010, Gunnar released, in partnership with Giam and Shape magazine, the ‘Best Ever Hollywood Workout’ DVD. He released his first book, G-Force, in January 2005 (Regan Books). Now out in paperback as The Workout, the book is about training, making it a part of your life, creating and maintaining a positive mindset, and improvising to keep workouts effective and interesting. Through his own fitness produc

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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Lachlan Wilmot has been working in the fitness industry for over 11 years, working with both the general population and elite level athletes. After completing a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science, Lachlan continued his education, completing his Honours thesis in Sports Science.

Lachlan is approaching his fifth season as the Head Strength and Power Coach at the GWS Giants AFL Club based in Sydney, after a very successful career with the AIS-AFL Academy and NSW/ACT AFL Academy. Lachlan has recently been appointed to the position of Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Sydney Athlete Development Program based at the state-of-the-art training facility used by GWS in Homebush Sydney. He is a highly sought-after international speaker and is considered to be one of the premier strength and power coaches in the country.

In This Episode We Discuss:

Her journey into the S&C field.

Biggest mistake he has made as a Strength and Conditioning coach.

How to individualize programs for Australian Football League

How he educates his athletes to handle travel

Testing for AFL athletes.

Best piece of advice he has ever received for working with coaches.

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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Through his work as a Performance Enhancement Specialist working in high performance sport, Nick Grantham has gained a reputation for excellence working with a number of Olympic athletes. Nick Grantham is an accredited Sport Scientist with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, while also attaining his National Strength and Conditioning Association certification, and in the process becoming one of the first people in the UK to hold both qualifications. He has over 15 years' experience in the development of high performance fitness and sport science service delivery to Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic medalists.

A published author, Grantham has recently written You’re Hired – an insiders guide to becoming a strength and conditioning professional, The Strength and Conditioning Bible – explaining how to train like an athlete, and contributed to “Secrets of Confident People: 50 Techniques to Shine” and “Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I” – Sport Testing.

 

In this episode we discuss:

His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.

Biggest mistake he has made in S&C and how he learned from it.

The book writing process.

Deep dive into the Strength and Conditioning Bible and You're Hired.

The best piece of coaching advice he has 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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

In his 18th year at Burke, Darrell is leading the men’s team for a tenth year. As part of his work Darrell directs and implements a comprehensive training and competition program for elite alpine skiing athletes aged 15 to 20. He also oversees three full time coaches to carry out the Burke Mountain Academy program, which contains on-snow projects throughout the year spanning North and South America as well as Northern Europe. Darrell has coached seven US National Team athletes and more than a dozen current Division 1 skiing athletes, including 2015 NCAA GS and SL Champions. He was the U.S. Ski Team Domestic Coach of the Year in 2006, Darrell has his Level 400 coaches’ certification and also runs the strength and conditioning program at BMA. He is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and also has his USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Certification.

In this episode we discuss:

His Strength and Conditioning journey.

Biggest mistake he has made, and how he learned from it.

Strength and Conditioning demands of Alpine Skiing.

8 Key domains of their High Performance Institute

Best piece of coaching/business advice.

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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Christmas Abbott, the pint sized pistol whipping babe brings an attitude like none other to all of her endeavors. This ultimate girl boss brings the perfect combination of class & sass to each of the many hats she wears as: a National Best Selling Author, gym owner, NASCAR pit crew front tire changer, Nationally recognized Olympic Weightlifter, Crossfit competitor, Crossfit HQ Head Fitness Trainer, and Model.

Though Christmas wasn't born a natural athlete and faced a slew of bad decisions and influences - she continued to climb to get to where she is today. Through relentless passion and more hustle than anyone in the field, Christmas has earned her titles as Fitness Mogul, Business Woman, and Inspirational figure to millions.

In this episode we discuss:

Her journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.

Biggest mistake she has made and how he learned from it.

Advice she has for young female athletes.

How she reverse engineers tasks to excel in them.

Why you should brand yourself as a Strength and Conditioning Coach.

The best piece of coaching advice he has received.

Her 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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Skip Cronin manages and directs EliteForm. EliteForm is a Sports Science company based out of Lincoln, Nebraska that uses 3D depth cameras to measure athletic movement in open space. From motion capture technology used to measure athletic movement to motivational tools designed to improvement performance, EliteForm is driven by the idea of objectively measuring athletic performance. Skip drives the business of EliteForm by working to translate the needs of sports performance into functional tools for the strength and conditioning community. EliteForm has a wide range of clients spanning from the High School setting to professional organizations/teams, EliteForm’s ability to provide real-time feedback and show how one athlete’s power compares with another provides coaches with a valuable tool to use at any level of sport/competition.

In This Episode We Discuss:

Her journey into the S&C field.

Biggest mistake he has made as a Strength and Conditioning coach.

The story behind EliteForm.

Velocity based training.

Best piece of advice he has ever received for working with coaches.

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

Strength On Demand - Archive of Strength and Conditioning Clinic Presentations http://www.Strength-OnDemand.com

Strength Coach Basic Training - Online Internship Program http://www.StrengthCoachBasicTraining.com

Robert Linkul is the head personal trainer and the owner of Be STRONGER Fitness. Robert has his masters degree in personal training from the United State Sports Academy (University of Alabama) and a bachelors degree in kinesiology from California State University of Sacramento. Linkul is the Southwest Regional Coordinator with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and was named the NSCA's 2012 Personal Trainer of the year. Robert serves as the chairman for the NSCA's personal trainer special interest group and is the career development columnist for the NSCA's personal training quarterly publication.

Linkul is an NSCA Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT *D) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS *D) with distinction. Robert has also earned a Master Sandbag Instructors Certification from Alpha Strong and is a CPT and CSCS exam preparation symposium instructor for the NSCA. Robert has been in the personal training industry since 1999 and has developed a semi-private group training style that few in the industry have mastered.

 

In this episode we discuss:

His journey into the Strength and Conditioning field.

Biggest mistake he has made in S&C and how he learned from it.

Ins and Outs of the Personal Training Business.

His involvement with the NSCA, and recommendations on how we can all be more involved.

His personal injuries, and how that has made him a better coach.

The best piece of coaching advice he has received.

His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation