Happy holidays! We pulled one from the vaults this week while on vacation. Enjoy the conversation between Rock & Gary Ward.

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Rock talks to the Philadelphia Eagles' former VP of Player Performance, Ted Rath about his new book, Beyond Comfort. Give a listen and hit the subscribe button.

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2:00 Ted Rath’s career change from the NFL

4:15 Beyond Comfort

8:00 Events of the past shape the future

11:00 Manual labor and work ethic

14:30 Taking a leap of faith

16:15 The importance of role models

17:45 Chapters of Beyond Comfort

21:30 Morning routine

23:330 Accountability and discipline

26:00 Assets & liabilities

29:00 Being present for your family

31:30 Book release party

34:00 Guided by a strong belief system

36:00 Being away from the NFL & the Philadelphia Eagles

38:00 Unexpected lessons learned

42:30 Ted’s enjoyment of the process

GET TO KNOW TED RATH

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-rath-4ba02928/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/tedrathstrengthcoach/

BEYOND COMFORT: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Comfort-Mastering-Mindset-Excellence/dp/1964811732

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Rock talks to creator of BAM Metrics, Bobby Aldridge. Tune in, sit back, and hit the subscribe button.

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2:00 the birth of BAM Metrics

5:00 Jumping into Plyometrics

8:00 The importance of feedback

12:15 Feel isn’t always real

16:00 Simple BAM tools

21:00 Explaining the basics of movement

24:00 The why behind exercise selection

27:00 The search for shiny objects

30:00 The Dirty Dozen

33:00 Measuring movement objectively

39:30 Non-contact injury reduction

42:00 The concern of reducing athletic asymmetries 

GET TO KNOW BOBBY ALDRIDGE

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyaldridge/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/bammetrics/

BAM METRICS: https://bam-metrics.com/

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Rock talks to Dr. Ryan Comeau, CEO/Founder of the markerless motion capture company, Kinetisense. Give a listen and hit the subscribe button.

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1:30 Who is Dr. Ryan Comeau

7:00 Early versions of motion capturing

9:00 Planar reactivity deviation patterns

13:00 Movement neurology

17:50 Getting to the root source of non-contact injuries

20:00 Detecting functional fatigue

23:00 Building a database for comparative analysis

28:30 Easy way to achieve “buy-in”

31:00 Revealing center of mass and it’s behavior

38:00 Mystery of pain science

46:00 Kinetisense

GET TO KNOW DR. RYAN COMEAU

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ryan-comeau-62843a94/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/kinetisense/

KINETISENSE: https://www.kinetisense.com/

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Rock talks with the Houston Texans' Sports Science Coordinator, Cole Gardner. Give a listen and slap that subscribe button.

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2:00 Unique pathway through Florida State

4:00 Sports Science becomes a viable career

6:00 Athlete management system at Penn State

7:00 Getting the job with the Houston Texans

8:30 Mining the big buckets of data

11:00 The importance of fatigue monitoring 

14:00 The homogenous approach to Sports Science in the NFL

16:00 Interacting with all departments

18:30 What is being overlooked?

20:30 Athletic intent

25:00 Collaborating with talent acquisition

26:30 Cole Gardner’s balance sheet

29:00 Where do you learn the most: wins or losses?

31:30 How does the modern NFL schedule effect Sports Science?

34:45 Breakdown of the Texans’ 3 sports scientists

37:15 Cole’s role in the rehab department

39:45 Rapid fire questions

43:30 Cole Gardner’s biggest challenge 

48:00 Movement strategies and biomechanics

50:00 The average work week schedule

GET TO KNOW COLE GARDNER

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-gardner-ms-285777162/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/colegardner3/

HOUSTON TEXANS: https://www.houstontexans.com/

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Rock talks with Utah Hockey Club's High Performance Director, Devan McConnell. Tune in. Tell friends about Zelos. Subscribe so you don't miss out.

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1:30 Resources for Team Development

6:00 High Performance Director, what does that encompass?

10:30 Management tools Devan uses

14:00 Devan’s biggest challenge

16:00 Core values of the Utah Hockey Club

18:30 Team building with staff

21:00 A look at Sports Science

24:50 Making connections with other departments

27:30 Quieting all of the noise

30:00 Job security or lack thereof

34:00 Moving from Arizona to Utah

41:15 Focusing on the start of the season

44:30 Cognitive development

GET TO KNOW DEVAN MCCONNELL

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devan-mcconnell-21698a36/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/dmcconnell29/

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB: https://www.nhl.com/utah/

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Rock talks to himself for this special 200th episode edition of the Zelos podcast. Sit back and learn a bit about the host for once.

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1:00 How the Zelos Podcast began

5:00 Check out the Zelos archives for some amazing guests

8:20 Rocky Snyder’s origins

11:30 Where the heck is Santa Cruz?

13:45 Beginning personal training in 1992

15:00 Business owner and horrific training programs of the 90’s

18:30 Unlearning and relearning

21:00 Writing adventure sports conditioning books

23:00 Introduction to Perform Better

25:00 A story of two Garys

28:00 The first Anatomy in Motion course in the US

30:00 Developing the Return to Center Methodology and writing the book

34:00 Offering continuing education to Zelos guests and their teams

36:30 Offering education to gyms, PT clinics and more

37:30 Z Health educational courses

39:00 Triggering memories through movement

40:00 The podcast studio

43:00 Thank you to the listening audience

Rock talks with Bay FC's Sports Scientist, Gaby Smith, CPSS. Be sure to spread the word of Zelos to your friends and colleagues. They don't know what they're missing!

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1:20 Do Sports Scientist keep to themselves?

3:30 Framing sports science for Bay FC

5:45 Gaby Smith’s origin story

11:30 Transitioning through COVID

14:30 Heading to KC

17:00 Building Bay FC from scratch

19:00 Wellness questionnaire elements and analysis

21:30 Evaluating GPS data

23:00 Match day plus 1, minus 1

25:30 What Gaby looks at with GPS

27:30 What surprises Gaby

30:00 On Gaby’s Christmas list

32:00 Selective about data collection

33:30 What stakeholders need from Sports Science

38:30 Examples of player buy-in

41:00 Work place: Pay Pal Stadium

43:45 Rapid fire questions

GET TO KNOW GABY SMITH

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielle-smith-638452107/

THE ORG: https://theorg.com/org/bay-fc/org-chart/gabrielle-smith

BAY FC: https://bayfc.com/

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Rock talks with Mental skills coach, Chase Kough, about his book and G.O.A.T. Mind program. Give a listen and click the subscribe button now. Don't miss new episodes every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

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1:30 Chase Kough’s path to Mental Skills Coaching

6:00 I want to train Tyson Gay

9:00 Universal laws and principles

12:30 The G.O.A.T. Mind

16:00 Everything just is

20:00 Make your life up to what you want it to be

24:00 Words you do not say

28:30 Power words, training the unconscious

34:30 Reshaping your mindset

40:00 Working with Chase Kough

45:00 Chase’s wish list

GET TO KNOW CHASE KOUGH

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-kough-9050bb324/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/chasekough/

GOAT MIND: https://www.thegoatmind.com/

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Rock talks with Angelo Gingerelli, Strength Coach for the Seton Hall Pirates and author of The Next Four Years. Give a listen and hit the subscribe button. Don't miss out on new weekly episodes every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

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2:30 Angelo found a job that works best

4:30 The Next Four Years: Compete, Win & Thrive in College Sports

7:00 Preparing high school athletes for college sports life

11:00 The system is broken

16:00 Sport specialization and movement quality

22:00 Reaching out to incoming freshmen and transfers

26:00 Reinforcing the basics

28:30 Dividing up the teams

31:00 Recruitment organizations 

32:15 Nutritional guidance and support

35:30 Always, sometimes, and rarely

38:00 The surprises Angelo has to deal with

40:45 Managing your schedule

43:00 Headphones are not allowed

48:00 Reaching out to Angelo and getting his book

GET TO KNOW ANGELO GINGERELLI

LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-gingerelli-260b0a1b1/

INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/mr5thround/

ORDER NEXT FOUR YEARS: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Four-Years-Compete-College-ebook/dp/B0DHQQNSQQ?ref_=ast_author_dp

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