Episode 8: Life Update and Developing Mental Toughness

Check out today's episode to learn why and how I implement the Max Effort Method with my tactical operators, a deep-ish dive into exercise selection and prescription, and more!

Catching up and starting over--where I'm at professionally, where the newly re-branded Hammer Strength and Conditioning platform is headed, and more!

In today's episode we discuss my new role as a tactical Strength and Conditioning Coach, some of the issues surrounding tactical S&C, and future competition plans!

In this episode I recap my most recent meet, cover the release of my last two(!) books, discuss some client stuff, and give my opinion on the state of COVID at the university level. 

Building trust can be a tricky task--in this episode, I discuss what I think are some of the important things to consider when looking to build trust with sport coaches and athletes.

An introspective look at what, and why, I'm feeling some of the things I've been feeling lately. Tune in for a look inside my mind!

Things get spicy! What is mental toughness, how do we develop it, and how it does it apply to sports performance? Count the "F-Bombs!"

In this episode, we discuss the path to becoming a collegiate strength and conditioning coach, and what it takes to keep a job once you've landed one.

Is lifting a good form of therapy? Maybe, maybe not. But in this episode we talk about what lifting has given me, how its helped me with depression and loneliness, and all the ways its made my life better. Check it out! Note: I had some technical difficulties with recording, but overall this episode flows really well!

In this episode I answer the following Instagram Q&A questions: Who are my influences? How do you train athletes vs. lifters? How do you train around/with pain? What're the differences between training raw vs. gear? How do you train General Population clients/individuals?