Jochum Strength Podcast

It's about time we got the gang back together. In this weeks episode we welcome Mark Amick, Co-Host of Anatomy Tuesday, onto the podcast. We were able to have conversations about health vs performance and ways to balance the two. We also talked a lot about Mark's goals in the chiropractic world. We had a blast recoding this episode and we hope you enjoy.  As always, Keep Chopping Wood!

This week we had the legendary coach Mike Boyle on where we discussed his approach to Sports Performance Training, how he put things through the filter and how he has handled the changing of time in the wild west that is the sports performance world!  It was a really awesome podcast for me because Mike and I are at the two opposite ends of our coaching journeys, Mike has seen it all and been through the wringer where as I'm just starting and diving in and I loved that two extreme approach as it's where I think both sides learn! Thank you guys for listening! Keep Chopping Wood

We are joined by Jeremy Frisch. He is an absolute legend and dropped so many amazing nuggets throughout this podcast. We dive deep into his philosophies on the importance of play and more!  This was an epic conversation with an amazing guest! Enjoy and Keep Chopping Wood!

Tony Holler is a legendary track and field coach, best known for his Feed the Cat approach. Today we dive into his philosophies on How to Teach, Why Speed Is Important and the Counter Culture approach to Sports Performance. This was a legendary conversation with a LEGENDARY Human! Enjoy. Keep Chopping Wood

 Coach Kris Borthwick is the assistant director of sports performance for Olympic sports at Wake Forest. He also runs his own podcast “Coach Cast" that brings on top coaches in the sports performance field and dives into their methods. Today We Talked About Kris's methods to sports performance and what he terms "the Barrier for entry" for athletics and how this allows you to keep the goal the goal! Thank You For Listening Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “Being a fool is entertaining for others, don’t confuse the cheering” This quote leads us into our guest today Zach Elder. Zach is the director of Strength and Conditioning and sport skill acquisition at Mac Strength a performance center rooted in working with baseball players. Zach comes in line with my recent obsession with the baseball world and how they are implementing movement and skill into their sport.

Today's guest is Brady Volmering. Brady is the founder of Dac baseball a baseball performance center and online consultant that does an amazing job providing their athletes with a holistic approach to sport. Brady works with baseball players on developing environments that lead to long term changes in their swings. Today we talked about how to approach the creation of these sessions and what really matters when we are training baseball players.

Nugget of the Day: "No one is a master. In ten thousand years, we will all look like apes."  This quote leads us into our guest today, Carter Schmitz. We will be reviewing our summer programs. We will discuss what we really enjoyed and also be talking about what we didn't really enjoy and how we plan to adapt and evolve our programs over time. We had a blast recording this episode and are very excited for you guys to listen. As always, Keep Chopping Wood.

Nugget Of the Day: “Can you understand their decisions are their decisions and you have plenty to work on, on your own.” This quote leads us into our guest today Cullen Aubin. I originally connected with Cullen when he was a thrower at UNH. Cullen has done an amazing job at connecting and spreading the knowledge of the underground world that is throwing and bringing it all to light. He has experience as both a Strength Coach and a throwing coach and today we talked about his experience as a coach so far, how he believes you need to make connections and what providing value really means.

Nugget Of The Day: " Comfort is the killer of creativity" This quote leads us into our guest today Bill Miller! Coach Miller is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist that specializes in working with rotational athletes to improve their power! He also just released his book "Swing Fast A Guide To Rotational Power" Today we talked about Bill's approach to training for rotational power, how he measures it and his journey the brought him to this thought process!