Jochum Strength Podcast

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with a running and performance coach out of Atlanta Georgia Everett Smulders. You can find him on Instagram as @coachsmulders where will be constantly dishing out pragmatic coaching advise aimed at runners but applicable to anyone. Throughout the episode we talk about preparation versus gamer mentality in sport, strength training for endurance athletes, building up confidence and competence in whatever it is you choose to do, as well as some wild rabbit holes. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.

David Grey, rehab practitioner and creator of David Grey Rehab, shares his approach to getting athletes back to sport. He contrasts movement variety with true variability. He highlights late-stage rehab, microdosing sport patterns, and how to balance pain relief with long-term tissue adaptation. He also covers practical coaching cues, constraint-led thinking, and tailoring communication to different athlete personalities.

Jake Dyson, an Iowa performance coach and former chiropractor known for creative drills and movement variability, breaks down how he builds warm-ups and programs. He explains inventing drills on the fly, reading athlete readiness and energy, and why he moved from chiropractic care into movement coaching. He also discusses using contact work, free play, and letting athletes lead to boost engagement and preparation.

Patrick Koo, a Vancouver-based strength coach and movement educator who blends non-traditional movement, rhythm training, and somatic work. He discusses discovering sensation through slacklining and yoga, using rhythm and tempo to train relaxation and power, simple daily sensory drills, bridging sensory work to sport, and thoughtful use of psychedelics for motor learning.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with Zack Zillner who is the director of sports performance at the University of Miami for the Men’s Basketball Program and co-host on the Coach Em Up podcast with Tim Riley. Throughout the episode he talks about getting athletes on the ground during training, micro dosing strength training with practice, and his thoughts on conditioning. This was an awesome episode with an extremely experienced coach. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

Part of the recent Olympic Silver Medalist Mixed Doubles Curling Team Korey Dropkin talks about the long time horizon that it takes to succeed, the importance of visualization, and never ending pursuit of technical mastery. This was a great episode diving into the mind of another Olympian.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get a chance to talk with Dr. Tim Suchomel who is the Sports Science Master’s Program Director at the University of Pittsburg. Dr. Suchomel was one of my professors while at Pitt, an author of his own book on developing muscular strength, and has been involved with countless heavily cited research papers. Throughout the episode he touches on weightlifting variations and derivitives , catching versus not catching Olympic lifts,  and eccentric loading practices and protocols. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get a chance to talk with Justin Traxler DPT working out of Athletes Edge in Austin. Justin is not only a physical therapist but also a former high-level baseball player who continues to train. Throughout the episode he touches on what to look for when seeking out a PT, what rehab looks like at Athletes Edge, and how they integrate technology into the return to play process.  As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast Austin talks with Wil Fleming. Wil is a long time strength coach and former thrower who specializes in velocity based training.  Throughout the episode he talks about his origins into VBT, how he currently uses it for athletes, and what are some of the most important metrics to be looking at while training and programming. If you are interested in velocity based training this is an episode for you. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast Austin talks with Max Aita. Max is a weight lifting coach with over 20 years of experience helping athletes become stronger and technically better lifters.  Throughout the episode he talks about the mental preparation required during training and competitions that leads to winning, the importance of frequency, and the difference between technical abilities and strength abilities. If you are someone who loves weightlifting this an episode for you. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode.