Zelos Podcast

Zelos Podcast

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Zelos Podcast episodes

  • Zelos Podcast S4:E9 Pat Van Galen and Active Aging

    Rock talks actively training in the third stage of life with the expert on the matter: Pat Van Galen. 

    TIME STAMPS 

    0:40 Why do you train? 

    3:00 Fitness comes around full circle 

    15:30 Pat & Perform Better 

    20:30 Renaming Senior Fitness 

    24:00 Training Masters 

    30:00 Fall prevention 

    33:45 Urban fitness training 

    44:00 Meeting of the Minds 

    46:30 More about Pat Van Galen  

    GET TO KNOW PAT VAN GALEN 

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    51 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E8 Bobby Smith & Lance Walker

    Rock gets a double header with Bobby Smith of Reach Your Potential Training and Lance Walker of Michael Johnson Performance as they talk about Youth Training into the future.  

    TIME STAMPS 

    Bobby Smith 

    2:00 Olympic trials and training as an Olympian 

    3:40 Presenting for Perform Better 

    5:00 RYPT Training & Youth Sports Conditioning 

    15:15 Perform Better Meeting of the Minds 

    16:30 Training Windows 

    20:30 High school sports & working with the coaches 

    26:00 Training the obscure sports athlete 

    28:00 Physical education in schools 

    30:00 How to make introductions with sport coaches 

    34:00 Training youth through COVID 

    39:45 Finding RYPT  

    Lance Walker 

    41:00 Joining Perform Better 

    45:45 Working at Oklahoma University 

    50:30 Youth training and finding the element for change 

    59:00 Scaling youth conditioning programs (chronological age vs developmental age) 

    1:07:00 Training today’s youth in a technologically demanding world 

    1:11:00 Mutual fund concept vs training window concept 

    1:21:00 Michael Johnson Performance

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

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    1 hr 27 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E7 Lee Burton & The Functional Movement Screen

    Rock has a fascinating conversation with Lee Burton, the co-founder of the Functional Movement Screen.  

    TIME STAMPS 

    2:40 The early years of the NSCA and Appalachian State University 

    4:40 The creation of the Functional Movement Screen 

    7:40 Reebok University and the FMS 

    12:55 Perform Better’s Meeting of the Minds 

    17:55 What to look for with mobility and stability 

    22:10 The overload of corrective exercises 

    26:40 The FMS and professional sports 

    29:10 True strength training; not powerlifting 

    31:40 How the fitness industry is failing 

    35:40 De-conditioned people in weight rooms 

    39:40 the future of functional movement  

    GET TO KNOW LEE BURTON  

    FMS WEBSITE

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    LINKEDIN

    44 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E6 Richard Whall & Physical Intelligence

    Rock has a chat with Richard Whall from the University of Central Lancashire about physical intelligence. Is the body intelligent??? 

    TIME STAMPS 

    1:00 Blending the mental, Emotional, with the Physical 

    4:00 Educational path 

    12:30 Richard’s research in Physical Intelligence 

    20:00 Physical Intelligence & Physical Education 

    24:00 The need for change in Physical Education 

    28:00 Physical Literacy 

    31:00 Evolution and de-evolution of physical movement 

    42:00 Adjusting program design based on physical intelligence  

    GET TO KNOW RICHARD WHALL

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    52 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E5 Joel Smith & Just Fly Sports Podcast

    Rock talks with Joel Smith, host of the Just Fly Sports Performance Podcast. Listen in for some great advice on athletic performance and strength & conditioning. 

    TIME STAMPS: 

    1:30 Midwest conditioning vs West Coast conditioning 

    3:30 Academia vs. Private Sector 

    6:30 Building the emotional/mental component of young athletes 

    10:00 Emergence of the single sport athlete 

    14:00 Thoughts about wearable technology 

    16:45 Elastic Essentials course 

    21:00 Trouble with lift-centric conditioning 

    30:30 Finding wonder in the feet 

    35:00 How to look at human movement 

    39:00 Muscular co-contraction 

    44:00 Hopes to coach high school 

    47:30 Just Fly Sports Performance Podcast  

    GET TO KNOW JOEL SMITH 

    JOEL'S WEBSITE

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    LINKEDIN

    53 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E4 Chuck Wolf & Human Motion Associates

    Rock talks all things movement with his friend, colleague, and mentor - Chuck Wolf with Human Motion Associates. Prepare for a deep dive into joint mechanics.  

    TIME STAMPS: 

    2:00 Perform Better Meeting of the Minds 

    3:30 Defining Rehab 

    8:00 Leading the charge for functional movement 

    16:00 Hunting down the clues and understanding health history 

    22:00 Top down vs Bottom up 

    26:00 Adjacent muscle tissue 

    31:45 Tommy John surgeries 

    34:00 Proprioceptive sensitized 

    36:15 Movement Screening 

    41:00 The wonders of the foot  

    GET TO KNOW CHUCK WOLF  

    CHUCK'S INSTAGRAM

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    LINKEDIN

    49 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E3 Duane Carlisle and the Art of Coaching

    Coach Carlisle gives Rock a little insight on how to be the greatest coach you can be. 

    TIME STAMPS: 

    2:00 Perform Better’s Meeting of the Mind  

    3:00 Getting into coaching 

    6:30 Most influential people  

    15:30 How to coach greatness 

    19:45 Learning from your mistakes 

    24:15 Training NFL Referees 

    33:30 Coaching challenges 

    37:00 Coach Dad vs. Coach Carlisle  

    GET TO KNOW COACH CARLISLE 

    COACH'S INSTAGRAM

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    LINKEDIN

    45 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E2 Brian Stoneberg, Dodgers Strength Coach

    Rock chats baseball strength & conditioning with Stoney (Brian Stoneberg) of the Los Angeles Dodgers.  

    TIME STAMPS 

    1:00 Finishing at ASU and becoming a CSCS 

    2:00 Athletes Performance Institute (API) 

    5:30 The recipe for program design 

    9:00 What drives his passion 

    11:00 Dodgers’ movement screening 

    21:00 Today’s athletes vs. yesterday’s athletes 

    25:30 What do you see in the players that move up to the MLB 

    28:00 Fundamental and accessory lifts 

    33:50 Movement patterns in professional baseball 

    36:15 Applying COVID lessons to this new season 

    46:00 Dodgers internship program 

    48:00 Dodgers training symposium  

    GET TO KNOW BRIAN STONEBERG 

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    LINKEDIN

    52 min
  • Zelos Podcast S4:E1 Dr. Charlie Weingroff, PT, ATC, CSCS

    Rock talks with a true leader in the field of movement: Dr. Charlie Weingroff. Too much information to write in one paragraph so it's best to watch or listen in. 

    TIME STAMPS

    1:00 Perform Better Summer Series 

    4:00 Why Charlie can’t stand “Bridging the Gap” 

    11:00 Charlie’s weapons/tool box 

    19:00 Load Management, what it means and it’s importance 

    26:30 Joint Centration 

    36:30 Training the Rotary Athlete 

    42:00 Brain Training and Continuing Education 

    51:00 Cult is Found in Culture 

    55:00 Kicking off the Perform Better Summer Series  

    GET TO KNOW CHARLIE WEINGROFF   

    FACEBOOK 

    INSTAGRAM

    www.performbetter.com

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

    LINKEDIN

    1 hr 5 min
  • Zelos Podcast S3:E8 Nate Brookreson & The Seattle Kraken

    Rock talks with Nate Brookreson, the first strength coach of the NHL's brand new team: The Seattle Kraken.  

    TIME STAMPS 

    1:45 Creating the Seattle Kraken 

    6:00 What is different with the Seattle Kraken 

    13:00 Becoming the Strength Coach for the Seattle Kraken 

    20:00 Forming the brand new NHL team 

    25:00 Program Design: Periodization vs Velocity Based Training 

    30:45 Y-Balance and other assessments 

    35:00 Dry Land Training vs. On Ice   

    GET TO KNOW NATE BROOKRESON 

    GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    ROCK'S NEW BOOK

    INSTAGRAM

    FACEBOOK

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    41 min

About Zelos Podcast

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The Zelos Podcast is all about the "Pros behind the Pros." Each weekly episode is an exploratory interview with the world's leading experts in strength & conditioning, sport coaching, physical…