Best Matt Tometz Podcasts (2024)

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167. Stories from Dan Perlmutter, Duke, Director of Olympic Sports Performance 50:04

1M ago50:04

50:04

I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours and connect in person with Dan, and I must say he's not only an amazing coach with 20+ years in the field but an even more selfless and thoughtful person. I'm extremely excited to share some of his stories from the journey along the way. 2:19 Biggest fork in the road: picking between moving from Assistant…

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166. The Life-Changing Internship that Didn't Happen 14:55

2M ago14:55

14:55

"Although it doesn't make sense now, I know one day it will," and today is that day. In this episode, I reflect back on an internship I was supposed to do, that didn't end up working out, that still changed my life either way. Not to give too much away, but let's just say I was on the line for $12K on an Airbnb when I needed to decide... Now, 2 mon…

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165. Stories from Steve Breitenstein 3.0, Creating his Career Evolution in Leadership Development 1:00:49

3M ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Steve Breitenstein, a mentor/fantastic speed coach/friend, joins TSP for the third time to reflect on the journey leading to his next career. From 10+ years at TCBoost, to the last 6 years of becoming a better leader, he takes us through it all. Although I've heard all the stories and lessons live the first time when recording, and seeing him 6 day…

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164. College vs Pro vs Private Sports Performance Journeys and Stories, Mike Sullivan and Hunter Eisenhower, Illinois State and Arizona State 1:10:16

3M ago1:10:16

1:10:16

In a fantastic roundtable-style discussion with Mike and Hunter, I ask them to reflect on their most recent jobs and what their journey taught them. In the high turnover field of strength and conditioning/sports performance, I ask and they answer some very real questions we all face. Mike and Hunter met coaching at UC Davis, Mike went private to TC…

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163. 3 Coaching Lessons Learned from 2023 (and a Bonus) 22:42

4M ago22:42

22:42

If I typed out all the lessons, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson. -2:02 #1 "It's valuable for yourself as a coach, but also on the flip side for the athlete, to describe 'hey, I love the big goals, let's break it down into a little bit smaller goals. I think it'd be super impressive, based on …

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162. Stories from Eric Udelson, Philadelphia Union 2nd Team Performance Coach 57:29

4M ago57:29

57:29

Eric Udelson has been crushing it in the Philadelphia Union organization, working his way up to the 2nd team level. A good friend who always brings thoughtful discussions, he joins TSP to talk about the some of the biggest moments on from his journey so far. -2:43 What it's like working in an MLS organization -8:10 The value of experiments and gett…

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161. Stories from Juwan Brescacin, 8-Year CFL Veteran Wide Receiver, His Playing Days and Life After Football 37:15

4M ago37:15

37:15

Juwan, who I had the pleasure of training this past off-season, joins TSP to share the biggest stories, lessons, and experiences from his playing days, including his insights planning for his life after football. 1:56 All his stops along the way, playing basketball and football, his double offer to play at NIU, playing in the CFL, and winning multi…

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160. 4 Biggest Lessons from 4 Years of Coaching 24:45

5M ago24:45

24:45

If I listed all the lessons here, that would defeat the purpose of the episode, right? Here's a top quote from each lesson and a link to the episode on YouTube: 1:15 Lesson 1. "If you're doing everything you can do to close that gap between what you're saying and what you're doing, then you're not an imposter." 7:26 Lesson 2. "The fact that I went …

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159. World Series Stories from Brian Anderson, Northwestern Baseball Assistant Coach 24:01

7M ago24:01

24:01

Brian Anderson has done a lot of incredible things in the baseball world, both as a player and as a coach. He and I discuss his major stops along the way, including winning the World Series, and all the stories that came with it. Top quotes: "I don't really tell them what to do, like 'you should do this' or 'do that because I did it' or 'that's how…

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158. Stories from Joey Cunha, The Farm System Co-Founder/CEO, MLB Hitting Consultant 51:35

7M ago51:35

51:35

Joey Cunha shares his biggest stories, lessons, and experiences along the way from not getting recruited out of high school to building the successful business he runs now with all the biggest stops along the way. Key quotes: "During that 2 year span I watched no baseball. I was completely out, I wanted nothing to do with it, I felt resentful. I wa…

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157. Stories from Brendon Ziegler, Northwestern University Men's Basketball, Strength and Conditioning Coach 30:13

8M ago30:13

30:13

Brendon Ziegler, one of the top performance coaches in college men's basketball, joins TSP to share his stories, lessons, and experiences from almost 20 years in the field. 1:32 Brief overview of Brendon's first internship and coaching experience with Al Vermeil and the Chicago Bulls 4:01 Fork in the road story: internship with Al Vermeil, learning…

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156. Stories from Brett Platts, Texas Rangers, Strength and Conditioning Coach 28:12

9M ago28:12

28:12

Brett Platts takes us through his crazy introduction to professional baseball and all the top moments along the way. Having spent time at the University of Iowa, the Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers, he's been around some of the best of the best. -1:50 Writing emails to all 30 MLB directors and hearing back from the Chicago Cubs -9:29 Craziest s…

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155. Stories from Brandon Golden 2.0, Reflecting on the Journey from College to Pro to Private 35:55

9M ago35:55

35:55

Brandon Golden is back for a 2.0 episode! A lot has happened between episode #97 and now... Brandon sits down with me to reflect back on his career so far and all the insights he has gained. 1:08 What he learned in the beginning, middle, and end of his 4 years with East Carolina Baseball 13:07 Finding ways to continually grow and progress within ha…

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154. My 3 Biggest Mistakes from 3 Years Full-Time Coaching 19:06

9M ago19:06

19:06

Sharing some real (and embarrassing) stories from my first 3 years of coaching. Each mistake comes with a summary of the mistake, 1 or 2 anecdotes, and the lesson learned. 0:27 Applying the Dunning-Kruger Effect (Peak of Mount Stupid, Valley of Despair, the Slope of Enlightenment) 1:46 Mistake #1: thinking I had enough stories 2:26 Story about when…

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153. 1080 Sprint: (Almost) Everything You Can Do 25:27

11M ago25:27

25:27

The 1080 Sprint is an awesome piece of technology and definitely a competitive edge of mine as a speed coach. Over the last 3 years, I've tracked a bunch of sprints and dove done a lot of different rabbit holes. In this episode I'm going to share all my experiments, successes, failures, and everything I've learned to help you understand (almost) ev…

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152. Stories from Jay Ehrenstein, from Federal Prison to Now, International Translator/Coach/Educator 31:39

12M ago31:39

31:39

Jay Ehrenstein is an international translator (for publications like MASS and Renaissance Periodization) and educator/coach at APEKS Performance Institute working with the Mexican national men's soccer team and world champion fighters. 2:55 What Jay's parents were like growing up 7:40 Biggest moment of his life leading him to now: being incarcerate…

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151. Kyle Davey 2.0, Lessons from Diving Down Rabbit Holes when Learning in Sports Performance 36:26

1y ago36:26

36:26

As a speed coach, business owner, and family man, Kyle Davey is always looking to level up his knowledge and consequent results when training athletes. As my friend for over a year, it's been crazy to watch all the things he's able to constantly learn. I had him on this episode to share all about how he does it all. 3:20 Introduction, how he does w…

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150. Stories from Connor Schoepp, Liberty University, Athletic Performance Coordinator and Coach 29:10

1y ago29:10

29:10

Connor Schoepp has done a lot of things and been a lot of places in the coaching world, and he's here on TSP to share some of his top stories with us! 3:18 Brief summary of Connor's parents and how impactful it was having the example of his mom being a teacher 6:02 Formative childhood experience: not being inclined to anything sport or training rel…

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149. Stories from Mathew Pell, Catapult, Senior Applied Sport Scientist 31:36

1y ago31:36

31:36

4:03 Brief summary of the stops along the way in his journey 6:10 "Fork in the road" story: getting his Graduate Diploma of Education in Physical Education and the foundations he learned about teaching and working with athletes 14:53 Coolest/craziest story: officially moving to the United States with his family for this job then COVID happening a w…

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148. The HARDEST Part of Speed Training and Getting Faster 19:08

1y ago19:08

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Getting faster is simple in theory: get from A to B in less time. Speed training is simple in theory: we know what "good mechanics" are, we know how top speed and acceleration are different, we know drills that are effective. But what about the missing link? What makes some athletes faster than others? How do you continue getting faster after years…

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147. Stories from Kyle Sammons, Arizona Cardinals, Sports Science Coordinator/Strength and Conditioning Coach 28:58

1+ y ago28:58

28:58

Kyle Sammons takes us through some of the most foundational stories of his journey leading us to now: 4:05 The impact his parents had, always being a good example, and having the real conversation of almost having to move due to the financial state of California at the time 7:50 Biggest moment growing up: not getting recruited despite having the st…

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146. Stories from Hunter Eisenhower, Arizona State Basketball, Strength and Conditioning Coach 48:29

1+ y ago48:29

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3:18 Reflecting on the impact of his parents: growing up playing AAU basketball in Alaska, learning about being hard-working, productive, and efficient 7:42 Big moments from childhood: the great people in his corner, highlighting his high school basketball coach 11:05 Biggest "fork in the road": college professor while studying physical therapy gui…

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145. How to Become a Better Consumer of Social Media 20:08

1+ y ago20:08

20:08

You owe it to yourself as a professional to become the best consumer of social media as possible. This isn't for casual scrolling, this is for the people you intentionally follow and the content you intentionally seek out to help yourself become the best version of you as a professional you can be. Listen to this full episode to learn the perspecti…

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144. Stories from Tessa Grossman, Assistant Director of S&C, Middle Tennessee State University 32:30

1+ y ago32:30

32:30

Tessa Grossman has done a bunch of stuff and been a lot of places so far accumulating a bunch of super cool and unique stories. Such stops have included playing softball at Dartmouth, coaching with the LA Rams, Cal Berkely, Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals as a Bill Walsh Fellow, Illinois State, and now Middle Tennessee State University. Here…

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143. On-Campus Interviews: Sharing my Stories and Experiences 22:55

1+ y ago22:55

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Interviews can be intimidating, especially if you've never done it before. But what if you knew exactly how it was going to go down? I believe all interviews are more similar than dissimilar, but something as specific as an on-campus interview is a unique challenge in and of itself. Level up your skills and yourself as a professional by learning fr…

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142. Stories from Matt Kaskey, Journey to the NFL 38:00

1+ y ago38:00

38:00

Matt Kaskey who's been playing in the NFL since 2019 spending time with both the Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers joins TSP to walk us through the top stories of his journey from high school, to playing at Dartmouth, to the NFL. 1:18 His childhood experiences in the Kaskey household growing up, playing multiple sports 6:36 Realizing he could …

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141. Stories from Bill Miller on his Background and Lessons that've led him to Now 52:31

1+ y ago52:31

52:31

4:41 Bill's childhood and parents, those experiences that've formed and shaped with current world view, habits, etc.: the influence his dad and brothers with sports had on him 9:05 The moment when Bill had to make a decision: talking trash and getting tossed into an Oklahoma drill, overcoming the fear 14:28 Fork in the road moment learning to be an…

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140. Stories from Carl Valle (@SpikesOnly), +20 Years in Coaching 54:11

1+ y ago54:11

54:11

Sharing an interview with Carl Valle that's different than his traditional content, diving into his background and stories of everything that has led him to now. 3:14 Brief intro into Carl's background 9:57 First coaching role after graduating from college, "once I left the Tampa Bay Devil Rays they dropped the 'Devil'" 16:28 Moving back to Massach…

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139. Teaching You How to Maximize and Crush Social Media as a Professional 20:42

1+ y ago20:42

20:42

Social media and growing your brand can be a powerful thing for you as a professional, making connections and opening doors you never thought were possible. I take you through my stories, lessons, and experiences about how to maximize and crush your social media. Understanding your reason, knowing what category you want to fall into, and my 5 actio…

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138. Stories from Angelo Gingerelli, Seton Hall S&C, 20+ Years of Coaching, Author of "Finish Strong: Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes" 53:57

1+ y ago53:57

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3:13 First fork in the road moment: deciding to go to the weight room before starting high school and receiving a brochure about a strength and conditioning degree 9:50 Coolest/craziest story: some of the stories his athletes would tell about the reason why they were late to training and the relationship they had 16:31 Biggest full circle moment: b…

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137. Sharing the Biggest Stories from My Undergrad and Master's/Thesis, Hosted by Mike Sullivan 50:44

2y ago50:44

50:44

5:04 One choice I intentionally made during freshman orientation at Truman State that ended up changing it all 7:59 Opportunity to train my advisor's son and friend for sprinting, and why I almost said no 11:24 Making it happen and doing speed training for my teammates (baseball and softball teams) after my internship 13:39 Walking into TCBoost and…

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136. Coaching Confessions: Imposter Syndrome and the Emotional Rollercoaster of Living the Same Day 36:18

2y ago36:18

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Being a coach (sports performance, strength and conditioning, etc.) and within coaching a lot there are going to be good and bad days, just like any other job, in contrast to the somewhat monotonous training day/week. That combined with the classic imposter syndrome creates quite an interesting emotional rollercoaster. A little different of an epis…

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135. Stories from Pat Nolan About Starting and Owning His Own Facility, Pivotal Sports Performance 44:30

2y ago44:30

44:30

1:15 Magic box question: Christmas gifts of training at TCBoost 2:41 His beginning as a coach at TCBoost and how that influenced his next steps 5:34 When Pat knew he wanted to start his own business 8:04 The first steps of starting PSP 12:31 What to do and what not to do before starting your own business 14:11 The conversations/questions/topics he …

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134. Stories from Tyler Ray, World's Leading Vertical Jump Expert, Project Pure Athlete 1:18:18

2y ago1:18:18

1:18:18

Getting away from more traditional vertical jump content, Tyler Ray shares his stories/lessons/experiences from all throughout his life ranging from his time as professional dunker, travelling across the world, starting and running his own business, and the rest of the timestamps below: 4:11 How Tyler got the nickname "Jukebox" 8:04 Sales pitch of …

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133. College S&C vs Private Sector S&C with Mike Sullivan, TCBoost Sports Performance 51:59

2y ago51:59

51:59

Recorded IN PERSON with Mike Sullivan, he shares his stories/lessons/experiences going from a full-time college strength and conditioning coach to now the private sector. A valuable topic for any coach interested in learning more about these sides of S&C to figure out what might be next for their career. 2:33 Typical day/week in the life as a colle…

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132. How to Become FASTER, My 5 Biggest Speed Training Foundations 28:32

2y ago28:32

28:32

TIMESTAMPS (not including intro/ad) 0:33 Operational definition of "speed training" 1:43 Creating context for understanding the actual process of speed training beyond just getting faster 2:50 (1) Technique/mechanics matter 3:38 Analogy of ignoring mechanics is like cheating in Pokemon just using internet hacks 5:16 Going along with the counterargu…

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131. Stories from Ryan Grubbs, Houston Texans, Director of Speed Development/Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 42:56

2y ago42:56

42:56

1:41 Most foundational story: taking a pay cut to get back into football with Kurt Hester 6:12 The process of deciding to take that role 8:11 The most underrated and overrated factors when looking and interviewing for new jobs 10:39 How sprint-profiling and doing a little less in the weight room have yielded huge results 16:22 Coolest/craziest stor…

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130. What Living in a Probabilistic World Means for You as a Coach or Athlete 30:33

2y ago30:33

30:33

0:47 Storytime: "We'll end the Flying 10's there and call today a win" 3:17 Operational definitions: probability, probabilistic world, variance 1:07 The misunderstood probabilities of flipping a quarter and exponential probabilities 7:22 Lessons learned from betting on Alabama vs Texas A&M... 9:50 Learning from St Peter's during March Madness, quot…

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129. Stories from Dr. Jordan Troester, University of Oregon, Director of Performance and Sport Science 35:47

2y ago35:47

35:47

1:57 Biggest fork in the road story: learning about himself and what he wants out of his career from working for a railroad company 8:16 Deciding to get his PhD in Australia 11:33 Biggest difference between training and high-level sport in Australia vs the United States: the "high-performance model" 15:49 Coolest/craziest story: first day on the jo…

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128. Stories from Freddie Walker, Denver Broncos, Assistant Director of Sport Science 43:33

2y ago43:33

43:33

Over 10 years in college strength and conditioning, Freddie shares all his experiences from the highs to the lows and everything else behind the scenes. 1:32 Fork in the road story: switching from being a film major freshman year 5:26 How film still influence his mindset nowadays, what he learned from the movie "Run Lola Run" and how it relates to …

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127. Stu McMillan's 2 Craziest Stories from 26 Years of Coaching, ALTIS Co-Founder and CEO 33:45

2y ago33:45

33:45

Stuart McMillan, one of the world's top speed coaches, joins TSP to share some of his stories. 2:11 The story behind the iconic photo of Usain Bolt and Andre DeGrasse smiling at each other at the Olympics and Stu's impact on it 11:03 Lessons learned from coaching Ameer Webb after PR'ing in Europe and deciding not to come home, and it's impact on th…

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126. Speed Training Myths: Some Sports Don't Need Max Velocity, Triple Extension, Max Effort vs Max Speed 30:16

2y ago30:16

30:16

If you're an athlete or a coach who does speed training and is familiar with these speed training concepts/topics, listen to this episode all the way through to learn about the grains of truth and concepts behind these myths. 1:34 "I shouldn't train max velocity because I never reach it in games" 2:08 Not training max velocity is like intentionally…

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125. (Almost) Getting My Dream Job and $25K Raise Out of Nowhere 21:40

2y ago21:40

21:40

(21 min) Networking, job searching, pursuing your dream job, all those things sound nice in theory but what does it actually look like? Here's my real life story about how I almost got my dream job out of seemingly nowhere. However, once I started connecting the dots it all made sense. I'll take you through the full story and every dot that led me …

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124. Stories From the NFL to Wall Street to Olympic Rowing with Jimmy St Louis, Franchise123 43:57

2+ y ago43:57

43:57

Jimmy St. Louis, the man who does it all, exceling everywhere he goes from the NFL to Wall Street to Olympic rowing to now franchising shares his stories from everything in between: 1:48 How his athletic career led to the NFL (after he picked up football his senior year of high school) 7:26 Something that met, didn't meet, and exceeded his expectat…

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123. Teaching You How to Coach Speed Training in Small Spaces with Large Groups of Athletes 41:43

2+ y ago41:43

41:43

Speed is crucial, we all know that. So it's time to take control of coaching in small spaces and/or with large groups of athletes when doing speed training. I share my stories, lessons, experiences, and videos/examples on how to maximize your speed training for these situations. YouTube: https://youtu.be/pYJOOVRiTkg 1:59 Making speed part of your s…

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122. Stories from Eric Lichter, Co-Founder of Plus 2 University, Former Ohio State Football 42:55

2+ y ago42:55

42:55

A knock-down speed coach and businessman with many years of coaching for Ohio State Football, Eric Lichter and I discuss: 2:24 Tearing his ACL twice and his strength coach that talked him into coming back and was there every step of the way 8:50 "You never really know someone unless they're tested" 14:18 Coolest/craziest story how Ohio State came f…

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121. Stories from Nick O'Brien, Jacksonville University, Assistant Director of Sports Performance 45:44

2+ y ago45:44

45:44

Over 10 years of coaching across all levels of college and professional sports, Nick and I discuss: 2:33 His military background/family and the "biggest regret I don't regret" 12:28 How his military background affects (or doesn't affect) how he coaches 15:02 Learning what a winning program was at Salisbury experiencing 5 straight national champions…

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120. Stories from Ariel Frantz, MMA Fighter/Performance Coach/Living with Huntington's Disease 51:52

2+ y ago51:52

51:52

Literally the most real conversation and stories I've had on TSP, we discuss the vast range of experiences Ariel has had thus far in her life: 2:14 getting expelled her freshman year of college and her next years of college softball 6:49 her diagnosis of Huntington's Disease and changing the story she tells about it 15:20 preparing for her first MM…

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119. JB Morin's Craziest Story, World's Top Sprint Researcher 20:21

2+ y ago20:21

20:21

Dr. JB Morin has been all around the world doing speed training and research. In this conversation we go through the craziest story he has so far: 1:40 Experiencing the first non-Afro-origin sprinter hit a sub-10-second 100-meter time 8:00 The misconception strength has for sprinting 16:01 How he would construct the perfect body for sprinting Insta…

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118. Lee Taft's Crazy Story from 32 Years in Coaching 11:56

2+ y ago11:56

11:56

Lee "The Speed Guy" Taft has coached speed and agility for 30+ years from starting in his garage, to consulting for professional teams, to speaking internationally. In our conversation we go over his craziest story: 1:03 Disciplining an athlete and having to apply all of his speed and agility training to escape while the kid's mom chased him 8:22 A…

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