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Muscles and Management has eclipsed 200 episodes, and Gerry is back solo to discuss big things in strength and conditioning!  Gerry goes over his favorite episodes of the past, Travis Etienne, Back Squats (bad?!), Consistency in the gym, and much more! This is an episode FULL of great info that you don’t want to miss. All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timsetmaps1:00 - Looking Back: 200 Episodes 8:49 - Best Episodes of the Past 18:50 - Breakdown of Travis Etienne Video 23:45 - Offseason & In-Season Programming Transition 24:46 - Getting Rid of Movements in the Gym?! 26:46 - Less Flashing Lights… More Sprinting and Jumping 30:00 - Consistency and Why it’s Important 32:36 - Best Brands of Elastic Bands for Sprints (Get a Sled) 34:10 - Are Back Squats Bad?! 35:50 - Football Team Recovery After a Game 37:30 - D-Line QuicknessSupport the show

On episode 199 Gerry dives into trending topics in the strength and conditioning world, including how to work with worn down athletes, athletes with elite athletes for parents, use of timing systems in programming, and much more! As always, Gerry also discusses his best tweets of the week, as well as follower questions. You don’t want to miss it!Episode Timestamps9:01 - Working with Worn Down Athletes 14:02 - Athletes with Elite Athletes for Parents 17:04 - Timing Systems Gerry Uses 23:25 - Barbell Push Press Tips 29:21 - The BEST Way to Train Young Baseball Players 32:12 - Absorbing Force Movements, and Twitter Drama 37:00 - Getting Followers as a Coach 40:00 - Gerry’s Take on a Steelers Workout Support the show

In episode 198 of the podcast, Gerry and Mike once again discuss recent events in the S&C world and respond to followers! Gerry tackles Christian McCaffrey’s injuries, Tyreek Hill’s unique training, the Jets, CrossFit for athletes, the true cause of injuries, specializing in sports, and much more! This is a great episode you don’t want to miss! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps 3:30 - Christian McCaffrey’s Training and Injuries 11:35 - Tyreek Hill: Unstable Ground Training? 14:50 - Brad DeWeese and the Jet’s Training Changes 22:30 - CrossFit for Athletes? 28:00 - The True Cause of Injuries 30:00 - S&C Entry Level Jobs, and Why They Are an Issue 33:20 - Is it Time to Specialize in One Sport?! 35:50 - Low Weight, High Reps 37:15 - Stop Doing Conditioning the Day After Games!Support the show

In this episode, Gerry is back to answer your questions and discuss a litany of topics in strength and conditioning.To start, Gerry and Mike talk about the infamous Aaron Donald video and how a retort video about Patrick Mahomes has been blowing up on social media when it comes to quality strength and speed training.From there, the conversation turns to various topics like prioritizing speed training in strength and conditioning programs and where many schools and organizations are missing the mark when it comes to this.Then, things finish up with a conversation on training for throwers and why you might not be seeing improvement in your 40-yard dash. All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode Timestamps2:45 - Revisiting the Patrick Mahomes Video 12:15 - Nick Chubb 17:50 - Dealing with Criticism from Others When Starting 25:45 - When Should You Sprint? 29:20 - Working with D1 Qb 35:40 - Bar Speed and Tools to Use 38:00 - Recovery Programing 42:15 - Texas Tech Hip Mobility VideoSupport the show

Episode 196 is a big one! Gerry has special guest Kyle Boddy from Driveline Baseball in to discuss Driveline, his time at Cincinnati, his future goals, and much more! They cover tons of topics including the importance of culture, working for big orgs, Twitter talent getting jobs, working hard (and smart), and much more! This is an episode you DON’T want to miss!Episode Timestamps6:45 - Improving Weak Spots to Improve 40 Time 14:05 - Quality Intent > Switching Things Up Just “Because” 16:15 - Follower Question on Improving Ankle and Leg Stability 18:45 - Best Way to Absorb S&C Content Online 26:20 - Building Culture at Driveline 30:00 - Kyle’s Experience balancing Driveline and Joining an Organization 32:05 - Kyle’s Plans Moving Foward… GM? 39:40 - Baseball Organizations Pulling Talent from Twitter 51:00 - Gerry’s Start in S&C 54:00 - Importance of Strong Partners/Employees 58:40 - Gerry’s Upcoming GoalsSupport the show

This week on the podcast Gerry invites Edwin Porras onto the show to discuss ACL rehabilitation. Edwin is the Fantasy Points Medical Analysts and a DPT for the Minnesota Twins, and he brings a ton of knowledge on the evolution of ACL rehabilitation to the show. The two discuss all things ACL, including overuse/fatigue, working with strength coaches, exposure to certain training, and much more.As always, Gerry also tackles his best tweets of the week. You don’t want to miss this episode! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!  Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps1:50 - Getting in Touch with Gerry 3:00 - Average Vs Elite Athletes 4:37 - Speed Training, Fatigue, and Rest 5:55 - Disorganized Lifts in High School 9:49 - Issues With Some Physical Therapists 19:50 - Dealing With Both Parents and Athletes 23:30 - Overuse and Fatigue 28:00 - Lack of Exposure to Higher Speeds and Intensities in Training 37:38 - Staying in Your Lane 41:45 - Phases of ACL Rehab 49:30 - Collaboration of Strength Coaches and Physical Therapists 52:02 - Edwin’s Closing ThoughtsSupport the show

In Episode 194 of the podcast, Gerry and Mike continue to discuss recent events in the S&C world and respond to followers! Gerry covers ACLs, gym culture, working core and keeping parents happy, starting new programming, Nick Chubb, Derrick Henry, and much more! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)2:50 - Interest in an ACL Episode 9:41 - Can Your Athletes Lead New Athletes in the Gym? 18:10 - Working Core and Keeping Parents/Athletes Happy 24:30 - Gerry Reviews a Follower’s Programming - Young Programming 29:00 - Starting a New Program as a Coach 37:55 - Nick Chubb 40:40 - LSU, USC, and Derrick HenrySupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

On episode 193 of the podcast, Gerry dives into hot topics in the sports world, and gets real on controversial topics! Gerry covers a ton in this episode! Patrick Mahomes training, 60s in baseball (and why they suck), programming mistakes to avoid, dealing with bad days, and more are all covered.If you have a question for Gerry or want to share a trending topic on the S&C world, make sure to reach out and you may find your topic on the show! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)4:50 - Patrick Mahomes Twitter Video 15:55 - Teaching Vs. Performing 22:25 - Stop Caring about the 60 for Baseball 34:45 - Issues with Planning Around Muscles (for Athletes) 39:00 - Questions to Ask When Starting Your Training Splits 40:15 - Pogo Jumps 42:40 - Adjusting on Athlete’s “Bad Days”Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

In episode 192, Gerry tackles hot topics on the strength and conditioning world, and dives into a ton of valuable content!The crew goes over why speed ladders don’t help Aaron Donald, training young athletes, the use of one rep maxes, box squats, and much more!  All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps3:45 - Aaron Donald Training Flaws 11:00 - Being Efficient With Your Training Time 17:00 - Issues with College Exercise Science Courses 22:05 - 3-2-1 Rule with Young Athletes 34:45 - Why Maxing isn’t Needed 37:08 - Improving Stretch Reflex on Jumps 42:20 - Controversial Tweet on Box Squats and Their Role in JumpingSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry gives a FULL breakdown of what it takes to handle the chaos that is "in-season," training.To start, the episode goes through the usual week in tweets. Gerry is FIRED up this week regarding topics such as asking coaches for free help, marketing your playing career to boast strength coach prowess and much more.From there, the conversation breaks down strength training during a sporting season. From defining what the off-season is and what the in-season is, the mentality difference for younger athletes vs. those who are more advanced and building a plan that maintains flexibility, this episode has it ALL.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry gives a full breakdown of power development for athletes.To start, Gerry recaps his week in tweets and also answers the usual follower question, this week pertaining to club sports and the unfortunate “year round,” wear and tear athletes face with the current sporting structure.From there, the conversation turns to power development. Starting with getting the most you can out of conventional speed and strength training. Then, Gerry discusses the concepts of rest, intent and getting started with basic bar speed training.To finish up, Gerry discuses progressing to loaded sprints and jumps and the overall spectrum of power training from the most basic all the way to the most advanced.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*On episode 188 of the podcast, Gerry goes through his inboxes to give his insight on everything speed training and development related! This is a special podcast you don’t want to miss out on if you are someone looking to improve your speed or a coach looking to develop programs to improve your athletes.  Gerry tackles multiple topics, including loads for loaded sprinting, volume for basic acceleration/deceleration, programming, and much more! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps1:10 - Review of Last Week’s Episode 5:15 - This Week in Tweets 16:00 - QOTW - Certification Guidance 22:00 - Loads for Loaded Sprinting 25:45 - Volume for Basic Acceleration/Deceleration 28:10 - Programming Speed Work with Limited Time/Space 31:02 - Springing and Jumping after a Leg Day 33:55 - Volume and Consideration for Sprint TrainingSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode, Gerry starts things off as usual with a recap of last week's episode on building a social media brand and discusses some of the key points from the episode. Then, he gets into his favorite tweets from the past week as well as answering one of YOUR questions.From there, the conversation shifts to the show topic, "sport specific training." Gerry talks about his preference for the terms transferability over specificity and the pitfalls of looking at the surface of a sport movement and trying to replicate it in training.Then, everything you need to know about transferability is addressed including watching sport, learning about it and aiming to find all the aspects that go into a movement. This includes planes of motion, speed of movement, energy systems and more.If you want to better understand the balance and relationship between training and sport, this episode is for you!All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode Timestamps6:10 - Week in Tweets 16:20 - Guidelines, Protocols, and Principles in the Weight Room 19:00 - Basic Terminology and Common Misconceptions 20:27 - Idea of “Sport Specific” and Avoiding Confusion 21:30 - Robustness vs. Sport Qualities 22:30 - Transferability 25:30 - Biggest Issues with Specificity 27:45 - Unstable Surface Training 30:35 - Marketing Ploy’s of Specificity 31:36 - Understanding Sports and What They Require 37:40 - Timeline for Transferability Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this week’s episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry goes over social media and how to implement it as both a coach AND a player. Gerry has had success building his brand and business via social media, and he has plenty of insight on what works and how to execute! The episode covers the importance of social media, the basics of a good profile, building your brand, being consistent, interacting with others, and LOTS more. This episode is PACKED with information that can help any athlete for coach thrive in the social media world.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In episode 185 of the podcast, Gerry discusses the connection between Strength Training and Speed Development. A common question when it comes to speed is: “How strong is strong enough?” Gerry tackles this question head on and provides tons of information on how to use programing to improve speed via strength.  Gerry covers programming, relative strength/power, guideless for strength, and much more. If you are a coach or athlete looking to improve your speed, you will not want to miss the episode!  All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps4:10 - Tweets of the Week 6:48 - No CSCS 13:00 - Follower Question of the Week - Success Without a CSCS 16:52 - How Speed Can Improve with Strength Gains - New/Young Athletes 20:45 - Things That Can Help with Speed Development 24:00 - Relative Strength and Power 31:35 - Common Guidelines to Determine When an Athlete Is “Strong Enough”  35:00 - What to Do When You Feel You Are “Strong Enough.” Support the show

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*In this episode of the podcast, Gerry drops a knowledge bomb on building training cycles. If you are a coach or athlete looking to build an effective training cycle, this is the episode you can't miss. Gerry goes into detail on testing before building a program, segments of cycles, scheduling, and much more. This is an episode you don't want to miss! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END* In this episode, Gerry is here to give you a rundown on the art of sled sprinting and tips you can use to add it to your training.To start, Gerry touches on a review of his week of tweets. From progressive overload and building strength, programming templates for coaches and moving past thinking “this is what we did in my day,” a wide variety of topics are reviewed.From there, the conversation shifts to everything sled sprinting. Dispelling myths about resisted sprinting, benefits for mechanics and output and all the way to loading strategies. This podcast gives the full layout to a coach or athlete looking to learn about loaded sprints.All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!Episode Timestamps3:55 - Complete Guide to In-Season Programming 5:05 - This Week in Tweets: Maxing out, Breaking from old Habits, and Programming Templates 14:03 - Tweet of the Week 15:54 - Loaded Sprinting: Common Myths 25:18 - Mechanical Benefits of Loaded Sprinting 29:00 - Output Benefits of Loaded Sprinting 31:33 - Mechanical Issues to Consider when Doing Loaded Sprints 32:45 - General Loading Principles 38:30 - Loading Based on Time 44:45 - Other Tools for Building Sprint SpeedSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*It’s episode 182 of the Muscles and Management Podcast, and this week Gerry dives into in-season training. We cover scheduling, programming, and much more in this jam packed episode covering everything you need to know about training your athletes during the season! Gerry goes through in-season training and how to best implement programming for your athletes. He covers all the bases including difficulties that can arise, building a schedule, flexibility, deciding on volume, and much more!As always, Gerry also covers the week on twitter, his shoutout and tweet of the week, and much more. You don’t want to miss this episode! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps7:35 - Tweets of the Week 11:35 - What we can learn from Joe Judge 14:49 - Keep Things Simple for Young Athletes 20:15 - When Does “In-Season” Specific Training Matter for a Younger Athlete? 24:42 - Wanting Everything to Be Perfect, and Other Mistakes 27:05 - Building an Outline 37:00 - Always Be Flexible 40:20 - Separating Training into “High” and “Low” CNS Days, and Other StructuringSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)

SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE ENDIn this episode of the Muscles and Management Podcast, Gerry dives into velocity-based training and how to implement it.  As always, Gerry goes over his week in tweets, as well as his favorite tweet of the week, this time by Zane Hunt (@z_hunt2). Then, velocity-based training is discussed in great detail. Gerry discusses what velocity based training is, the importance of INTENT, measuring bar speed, how to apply the training, and much more! All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management! Support the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)Episode Timestamps2:10 - Joe Judge 5:10 - Week in Tweets 12:12 - Tweet of the Week 14:00 - Question of the Week: Band Assisted Jumps 18:00 - What is Velocity-Based Training? 29:00 - The 4 Speed Zones Gerry Uses 35:50 - INTENT 40:00 - Applying VBTSupport the show (http://www.challengerstrength.com)