Episode 48 - SPORT VITAMINS / guest Benas Matkevicius

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 51!  Today's guest is Alex Cost, Head S&C Coach for the Delaware Blue Coats in the GLeague. In this episode Alex talked about his experience in the GLeague, giving some nuggets about performance, nutrition and recovery. Find Alex : https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-cost-36887519a/Find me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/  https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216  Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202  https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins #podcast #basketball #sport #vitamins #sportvitamins #research #leadership #communication #books #coaching #recovery #bodylanguage #stress #communication #read #gleague 

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 50! After a very long break I have the pleasure to introduce our new guest, Coach Martin Rooney.Coach Rooney is the founder of Training For Warriors.  An internationally recognized trainer, pioneer of strength and conditioning, speaker and author of two amazing books (Coach to Coach and High Ten) , Martin holds a Master of Health Science and Bachelor of Physical Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science from Furman University.Hands down one of my favorite episodes!Find Coach Rooney : https://trainingforwarriors.com/our-team/Find me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216 Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202 https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins #podcast #basketball #sport #vitamins #sportvitamins #research #leadership #communication #books #coaching #recovery #bodylanguage #stress #communication #read

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 49! Today's guest is Dr Stephen Bird. Dr Stephen Bird is a well-known author, speaker, and researcher with expertise in elite athlete preparation, strength and conditioning, and nutritional supplementation. He has been an elite performance consultant and advisor to professional sports teams since 2000. Some of the topics we touched on are: 1:12 Background3:52 What is stress6:32 How to monitor stress8:56 Assessing sleep13:27 Accumulating sleep15:46 Scheduling caffeine24:23 Recovery tools31:12 Psychological recovery 39:40 Managing stress for coaches Find Dr Bird : https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenpbird/Find me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216 Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202 https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins #podcast #basketball #sport #vitamins #sportvitamins #research #australia #communication #sleep #coaching #recovery #bodylanguage #stress #monitoring #phd

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 48! Today's guest is Benas Matkevicius. Born in Lithuania, grew up in Germany, high school in Louisiana, college in Arkansas and then back to Germany before going to the Boston Celtics via Moscow. Benas has now been working for the Celtics as an international scout for almost eight years, becoming one of the most essential parts of the Celtics operation Some of the topics we touched on are: 1:00 Background 6:30 Playing career 16:45 Being passionate about the game 21:00 Transition from playing to coaching 29:00 Lack of effort vs Lack of focus 31:00 Body language 34:00 Becoming a scout 38:00 Best part of being a scout 45:00 Importance of traveling 48:30 Starting a podcast 54:30 Rapid Fire Questions Find Benas : https://lt.linkedin.com/in/bmatkeThe Benas Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/the-benas-podcast/id1558492852 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBenasPodcast Find me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216 Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins #podcast #basketball #sport #vitamins #sportvitamins #nba #celtics #communication #playing #coaching #communicating #scouting #bodylanguage #effort

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for Episode 47!Today’s guest is the Suns and Mercury Executive Chef, Brendan Ayers.Brendan and his team prepare the high-quality nutrition that fuels the Valley’s best athletes. Nutrition is a key component of high level performance, but food must also be fun, tasty and meet the expectations of the athletes. Brendan will walk us through the gourmet kitchen at the Verizon 5G Performance Center and unveil some of the secrets to become an NBA chef. Find BRENDAN AYERS : https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-ayers-6a525514/ Find me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216 Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202 https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins

SPORT VITAMINS is BACK with EPISODE 46! Today’s guest is Antonio Squillante. Antonio is a Strength and Conditioning Coach with over ten years of experience coaching high school and collegiate athletes competing at the national and international level. Currently he is a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California. Antonio is also the author of several books on strength training. Definitely a must listen episode for all the strength coaches out there. Some of the topics we touched on are :2:25 Background8:47 Being an athlete15:32 Competitiveness 22:09 Evaluating an S&C Coach26:16 Coaching philosophy 29:38 Working with athletes with no training background32:30 Applicable research39:03 Applying the intervention43:14Creating a manual48:59 Antonio’s secret for success53:31 Rapid Fire Questions Find Antonio Squillante : https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-squillante-22b584130/Find me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216 Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202 https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 45 As I promised last week, today’s episode is a true Christmas gift for all the listeners out there. Today’s guest is non other than Dr Nijem Ramsey. Coach Ramsey was named Men’s Basketball Director of Sport Performance at KANSAS UNIVERSITY in September of 2019 Prior to that, he was the NBA’s youngest head strength and conditioning coach, directing strength and conditioning, sport science and nutrition for the Sacramento Kings. Coach Ramsey is also the creator of the Applied Performance Coach Course, a 12 week certification course and mentorship program that focuses on 3 pillars of growth - content expertise, coaching practices, and career development. I took this course last winter and it’s arguably one of the best courses I’ve ever taken. Here is the link to the APC Program: https://appliedperformancecoach.com/discount/ROBERTOIEZZI?ref=G6cpeuHR If you decide to apply for the 2023 Winter Cohort, please use the CODE ROBERTO IEZZI at check out. Some of the topics we touched on are : 1:36 Background2:53 Biggest challenges in the NBA5:16 Designing a weight room 8:56 Establishing culture11:45 Talent 15:11 Having a mentor17:46 Mentoring athletes and power dynamics20:38 Leadership 23:09 Coaching philosophy 25:48 Lifting with intent and being present in the moment27:22 Game days 29:15 How to periodize recovery31:21 Being too focused on recovery34:34 Recovery for coaches 36:55 Continuing education39:09 APC PROGRAM 44:00 Rapid fire questions Find Dr. Nijem Ramsey : https://www.instagram.com/dr.ramsey.nijem/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ramsey-nijem-5b71964b/ https://twitter.com/DrRamseyNijem?s=20&t=A_ntTm8k9MualCA2EjgZ8wAPC PROGRAM:https://appliedperformancecoach.com/discount/ROBERTOIEZZI?ref=G6cpeuHRPlease, use CODE ROBERTOIEZZI at checkoutFind me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202 https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 44!Today's guest is Tristan Chai, Head of Medical Department of the Adelaide 36ers.Some of the topics we touched on are:1:00 Background2:07 Day-to-day life of a physiotherapist5:50 Private sector vs Professional basketball10:25 Pre-season Assessment15:16 Working hand-in-hand with the Strength Coach18:23 Rehab continuum28:30 Being present while on the physiological table30:34 Recovery strategies35:35 Communication39:49 Rapid fire questionsFind Tristan:https://www.instagram.com/36ers.physio/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-chai-b1176023/Find me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 43!Today's guest is coach Zack Zillner.Coach ZIllner has a vast amount of experience at four NCAA Division I institutions, Kansas University, University of Illinois, University of South Mississipi.Currently he is in his sixth season as women's basketball sports performance coach for the Long Horns.Coach Zillner develops, implements and supervises the training regimen for the Texas women’s basketball team in the areas of speed, strength, agility, conditioning and flexibility. He also works hand in hand with the areas of sports medicine and performance nutrition. Some of the topics we touched on re :1:00 Background2:30 Adapting the work based on assessments 5:00 Communicating with the coaching staff during practice7:00 Wearables8.10 Biggest challenges at the collegiate level10:00 How to get the buy-in of freshmen 12:00 Having a Head Coach that believes in what you do14:22 Coaching philosophy16:00 Unilateral vs Bilateral17:30 Slowing athletes down in the weight room21:17 Typical in-season session24:00 Warming up athletes in the weight room for games/practices25:30 Post-game lifts28:30 Rapid fire questionsFind Coach Zillner:https://www.instagram.com/zack_zillner/Find me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 42!Today’s guest is coach James Davis III, Doctor of Physical Therapy and strength and conditioning coach with more than 15 years of experience at many levels, including the NBA.Currently he is the Head Performance Coach at Overtime Elite, an Atlanta-based basketball league aimed at offering "the world’s most talented young basketball players a better pathway to becoming professional athletes”The league recruits high school juniors and seniors, as well as "post-grad" players up to the age of 20 years old. Many stars and NBA players has invested into the league, including Devin Booker, Klay Thompson and Trae YoungSome of the topics we touched on are :1:20 Background3:30 Being a performance coach6:45 Working in the NBA9:00 Biggest challenges in the NBA10:30 Being ready to be “like water”11:00 Overtime Elite Basketball13.30 Day-to-day duties at OTE15:30 Weekly meeting19:00 Philosophy25:30 Stress management27:30 How to hold young athletes accountable30:00 Rapid Fire QuestionsFind James:https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-h-davis-iii-pt-dpt-ms-cscs-rscc-pes-ces-smtc-ab43b859/Find me:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/Find SPORT VITAMINS:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60wOP7cCFBnRWwDAfJVEPc?si=63b31c72124b4216Apple Podcast :https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sport-vitamins/id1483319202https://www.spreaker.com/show/sport-vitamins