THIRST For More Podcast

0:00 – Show Intro

1:46 – Podcast begins

3:16 – What got Lucas into collegiate strength and conditioning

13:52 – How Lucas uses his experience under the bar to relate with his athletes

18:33 – Why Lucas chooses to train at strength sport gyms

31:42 – How the conjugate system has influenced Lucas's training philosophy and coaching

46:00 – Lucas's yearly plan with collegiate women's soccer team

1:00:32 – How Lucas creates buy-in and communicates with sport coaches

1:10:30 – #HighQualityJuice

1:19:02 – "Don't be afraid to go bet on yourself"

About Lucas White

Instagram: @strength_coach_white

Lucas White is in his fifth year as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach, and in his first year as an Assistant Athletic Performance Coach at San Jose State University, where he works with football, track and field, both men’s and women’s soccer, and assists with baseball. He was a graduate assistant at Indiana State University working with Football, Track and Field, Cross Country and Women’s Soccer. Lucas was also on staff at New Mexico State University from August 2016 to July 2018, where he worked with football, baseball, softball, men’s basketball, cross country, and track and field. Before NMSU, Lucas started his college career as an Intern at Mississippi State University working with the Football program. Prior to entering the collegiate ranks, Coach White spent time at F.J. Reitz High School in Evansville, IN from January 2013 to December of 2015. Lucas holds credentials from the NSCA and the CSCCa as well as a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from the University of Southern Indiana. He’s currently pursuing a master’s degree in physical education and coaching from Indiana State University.

0:00 – Show Intro

1:26 – Podcast begins

2:19 – Who is your host Brandon Smitley and what is the goal with the THIRST For More Podcast?

4:09 – How Brandon got into the fitness industry and powerlifting

12:31 – Brandon's role of personal training at Indiana State University

14:48 – Creating the capital to start Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training (THIRST)

21:04 – The first big hurdle with THIRST Gym

23:48 – Working at THIRST Gym full-time and making our first hire

25:48 – Using the COVID-19 experience to start the THIRST For More Podcast

27:38 – The goal behind the podcast and what you can expect

33:08 – How to contact Brandon and the THIRST For More Podcast

Brandon Smitley's Resume

Bachelor's Degree, Health and Fitness - Purdue University

Master's Degree, Physical Education and Coaching - Indiana State University

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) - National Strength and Conditioning Association

Level One Sports Performance Coach (USAW-L1) - United States Weightlifting Association

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) - American College of Sports Medicine

PRI Trained - Postural Restoration Institute

Personal Training Clients Since 2009

Internships at Purdue University Strength and Conditioning; North Carolina A&T State University Strength and Conditioning; Indiana State University Strength and Conditioning; Force Fitness and Performance

NutraBio Sponsored Athlete since 2012

Elitefts Sponsored Powerlifter and Columnist since 2013

Best Lifts - 567 lbs squat (All-Time World Record), 330 lbs bench press, 510 lbs deadlift, 1377 lbs total

Co-Owner of Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training