Matt Tometz Performance Podcast

Mike Sullivan, Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Diego Gulls (AHL), makes his 4th appearance on the podcast. As my former coworker and roommate, we've spent years asking each other these kind of deep questions that lead to awesome conversations.This time, we did it live and recorded, not knowing what each other was going to ask.4:11 Matt to Mike: What 20% of stuff has made 80% of the impact in his career?10:42 Mike to Matt: What are the common qualities of the most dynamic coaches that I've interacted with?15:57 Matt to Mike: Where has creating content and the Move the Needle brand helped benefit himself both personally and professionally?26:56 Mike to Matt: What have been the most significant fork in the road moments so far?32:19 Matt to Mike: Any advice for making the coaching career sustainable, amidst the highs/lows/relocations/etc?39:16 Mike to Matt: What's the future of performance and my role within it?Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UgYLPhKifIkMove the Needle: https://www.mtnperform.com/Mike on social media: IG CoachMikeSully, X CoachMikeSully1And a thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion

Matt Price, Director of Strength and Performance Science for the LA Kings, shares some of the coolest moments from his 20+ years in the field. From sitting next to President Obama, to manifest working for Team Canada, to the lessons from weather delays on the side of a mountain, you won't want to miss this.9:23 As one of the original users of the 1080 Sprint 1 on ice, the story of when the line blew up and became a "bird's nest" mid-testing session16:16 Coolest/craziest story from his career thus far21:19 How the Stanley Cup mindset works as a Performance Staff member27:28 The biggest lessons from his 20 years of coaching, broken into chunks36:29 As a former pro hockey player, what is was like finally making it to the NHL41:07 The key to a perfect off-day in any cityEpisode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mj7Ucj8VrgcInstagram and X: @MattPrice_hpVector Hockey: https://www.vectorhockey.com/A thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion

Having a personal brand and understanding the world of content creation is almost a non-negotiable these days, regardless of how invested in it you are or not.After literally creating thousands of hours of content and thousands of individuals posts, tune in to learn 3 reflections that you can apply to your own personal brand and content creation.1:45 Lesson 1: What all content comes back to5:08 Lesson 2: It requires reasoning, not logic9:35 Lesson 3: Make what you'll actually make12:57 Closing thoughtsYouTube: https://youtu.be/rmYa1DnlJBkA thank you to this show's sponsors: 1080 Motion | FYTT | Samson Equipment

When pursing the next-level of training for your athletes, determining the most valuable and effective methods, it's important to have a few big connecting themes. This brings clarity into defining what to pursue and what avoid in training.As the main training qualities (strength, speed, etc.) are all more similar than dissimilar, we need all facets of the training program working together. Common themes bring alignment to all decisions from executing individual training sessions, to planning recovery days, to weekly, monthly, and even annual periodization.Tune in learn how all athletes and coaches can use these 5 words to increase the effectiveness of their high performance training to get even better results. (plus a 9-word bonus)Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TTbozNVHVTgA thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | Isophit

A Norwegian Sport Scientist who's taught all over the world, Ola Eriksrud shares his favorite moments and the origin story with 1080 Motion. Recounting all the biggest stops along the way, including his creation of the 1080 MAP (Movement Assessment Profile), you won't want to miss this.4:49 Coolest/craziest stories: a poorly planned 24-hour trip to speak in Beijing, Larry Bird using the treadmill next to him, and humbling experiences working with the special forces in the US12:20 What the listener can learn from Ola's experience using the 1080 Syncro for over a decade24:59 Comparing and contrasting working with athletes in Norway vs the US30:35 Ola's origin story with 1080 MotionEpisode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/srpZ00--YrQOla's links: IG @OlaEriksrud @Athletic1080 | Athletic1080.com | LinkedInA thank you to this show's sponsors:⁠1080 Motion⁠ | ⁠FYTT⁠ | ⁠Samson Equipment⁠ | ⁠Isophit⁠

Going on year 7 with the Houston Astros, Zach Reding has seen it all (...besides AA...) working his way up from literally an internship to the Major Leagues as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. Tune in to hear all the crazy stories and stops along the way. 2:32 Winning the 2022 World Series, as the AAA strength coach getting to travel and work with the taxi squad players throughout the playoffs 6:29 Thoughts on growing deep with 1 organization over 7 years vs growing wide with multiple organizations 16:31 The key to good cross-department communication 23:30 Comparing/contrasting the training and lifestyle differences between the minor and major leagues, both for players and staff 27:52 Zach's "welcome to the Show" moment, Opening Day 29:53 Something Zach thinks the players wish fans knew about what it's actually like being an MLB player 33:15 Traits that players have get them to and/or keep them in the MLB 35:48 Tech Zach couldn't live without and tech that's (humbly) probably not worth the squeeze 37:53 Zach's top force plate metrics Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xw3UbaRpSD0 Zach on Instagram: @ZachReding A thank you to this show's sponsors: Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion | FYTT | Isophit

Using technology is not a philosophy, but technology can help you develop your own philosophy and become the best coach you can be. And there's a process and mindset that comes with doing so. Tune in for real-life stories and examples of how you can use technology to accelerate the development your personal coaching philosophy. 2:22 2 ways to think about what a philosophy is and the definition of a philosophy 5:05 How technology helps confirm, deny, or modify hunches you have as a coach 9:44 The scientific mindset and step-by-step process 12:51 My journey of using the 1080 Sprint to develop part of my speed training philosophy 20:50 Example: philosophy, principles, and specifics of individualized strength training 24:06 Example: philosophy, principles, and specifics of individualized speed training 27:27 Closing thoughts and action items for "hunches, anecdata, apply the truth" Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YOkqgjpwxnw A thank you to this show's sponsors: FYTT | Samson Equipment | Isophit

Finally, the world knows why Boo Schexnayder is called Boo... From coaching track and field, to strength and conditioning, to variation vs specificity, and return to play, Boo has the stories to teach some powerful lessons from his +40 years in the field. 4:14 Coolest story: being perfectly content coaching high school football, rejecting multiple college football offers, then a bad principal inspired him to leave and accept a college track coaching offer and the rest is history 9:14 Biggest lessons from being mentored by Dan Pfaff and shadowing him at LSU 18:32 How Boo got into return to play and reflecting on "the level of intensity you achieve is the level of performance you can expect" 40:33 Variation vs specificity, learning motor control from Dr. Richard McGill, and reflecting on "variation increases transfer but decreases performance" and "the struggle to attain mastery is what makes improvement" 55:06 What about current training technology has both exceeded and disappointed his expectations Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ufXrcmqxMAI Where to find Boo: @BooSchex (Twitter), https://www.sacspeed.com/wp/ , https://www.ascenttrackclinics.com/ A thank you to this show's sponsors: FYTT | Samson Equipment | 1080 Motion | Isophit

From catching passes from Peyton Manning to changing how US Ski & Snowboard trains athletes to building an elite athlete management system in FYTT, Ernie Rimer has some crazy stories. Tune in to hear about how the +20 years are all connected in leading him from one opportunity to the next and the biggest things he learned along the way. 2:59 Coolest/craziest story: a variety from the Indianapolis Colts, Northern Arizona, and the "Hodge Podge Kids" from US Ski & Snowboard 23:20 Deciding to "rock the boat" and train all athletes at the A, B, C, and D levels instead of only the top athletes 33:04 Utah Football playing Michigan and remoting advising the coach's on how to manage a weather delay 39:25 The journey of how FYTT came to be Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XsrreOvyqHY Ernie on Instagram and Twitter: @ErnieRimer A thank you to this show's sponsors: FYTT | 1080 Motion | Samson Equipment | Isophit

My conversation with Denton is the perfect example of how everything in performance is more similar than dissimilar, meaning we can learn from the connections regardless of what it is. As the Pitching Coach at Lindenwood University, an 8-year baseball business owner, and time spent with the Houston Astros, Denton has some unique insights bridging the gap between all pieces of high performance. 2:35 Coolest/craziest story: World Series games working for the Houston Astros and working with Jeremy Peña 5:31 Explaining his role as a "Performance Coach" in the MiLB with the Houston Astros 15:18 How his well-rounded background/experience helps him now in a domain-specific position as a Pitching Coach 22:05 Story of turning Maryville around from an under .500 program to making a NCAA Regional in 3 years 31:24 How do you develop pitchers? 45:25 Being in the "business of finding outliers" Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Wre0q64NItM Denton on social: @d_cole32 (IG) and @EBA_MADE (Twitter) A thank you to this show's sponsors: FYTT | 1080 Motion | Samson Equipment | Isophit