Ben is the UMD men's soccer strength coach. We talk about the current situation with the pandemic and no fall season but we also cover more soccer related content.

-strength program for a freshman/ new player

-what data are you collecting

- what is conditioning for the players look like

-yearly programming

-what is the off-season look like 

-How often are players training during the season, off-season and pre-season. 

-much more! 

- Mike's journey to where he is now. At the athletic lab and working with college and professional athletes

- How he is able to blend his background of track with soccer and helping soccer athletes becomes faster and powerful

- Difference between working with professional men's team and women's team

- Long term athletic development (gave a great example about his own daughter) 

- "Soccer Fitness" (what they should be exposed to)

- How often to do speed work and the amount

-much more! 

Learn more about Mike's business:

@mikeyoungphd

@athleticlab

@proformanceonline 

Lee Taft is know is the "speed guy". We touch a bunch of different topics which are included below:

-speed for soccer

-how often and how much should you do it

-different way to teach and couch "ground contact time" 

-physical education in school and how is it disappear

-We talk about 7 movements should be done daily and weekly in order to continue to be a better athlete

-much more! 

This episode we discuss a lot around these 2 topics, Fat loss and weight loss. 

We also talk about the best prescription for sustainable fat loss/weight loss

We talk about the different programs he offers on his online platform as a doctor. 

We talk about the different options there are on Renaissance Periodization. They provide an app for dieting, programs that you can download and use for strength training to either lose weight, build muscle, or maintain your current physique. 

Much more! 

-How he got into the sports performance training industry and why

-Where he developed his methods of training and philosophy

-How a physical therapy and sports performance facility work together

-How the idea of is "Complete Guide To training the female athlete"

-Much more...

We discuss a number of different topics regarding physical therapy, which include:

We talk about body composition testing.

Why we should focus on fat loss over weight loss

Why using an app-based calorie counter are actually doing more harm to you

Much more!

Check his work out at www.millermethod.com or follow @millermethod 

College Soccer Nutrition 

-How to set up each athlete with a relationship with nutrition so they are successful on the field

- How important the relationship is with the coaching staff and buy in

- Educating the athlete about protein, carbohydrates, and fats. 

- What each macronutrient is and how it will help them be successful 

- Nutritional assessments

-Much more!!