Jochum Strength Podcast

On this weeks podcast we have Austin Einhorn, the owner of Apiros Team. On this podcast Coach Einhorn dives into the Evolution approach to training and how we need to create better movers. This was an amazing conversation where we dove into some deep rabbit holes of movement and outside approaches to training! Hopefully you enjoy. Keep Chopping Wood

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! 

Nugget Of the Day: “The goal is to live without boundaries, without fear, understanding the bad is coming, while living for the good that is there” This quote leads us into our guest today Bud Jeffries. Bud is one of the most extraordinary humans, physically, emotionally and spiritually. His message and way of living it out in his life is something I’ve very excited to dive into today. His Instagram bio reads as “a professional oldtime strongman. Author. Speaker. Minister/barbarian. Massage therapist. Good guy and bad guy” and if that doesn’t make you interested in this man I don’t know what will! Today we talked about what being strong for life really means and how to accomplish that goal! 

Nugget Of The Week - "Love the Humble Art you Have learned and take rest in it" On this weeks podcast we had our first solo Q/A with Coach Jochum where we cover: Why We Train the Way We Train Stretching Do's and Don'ts The Mindset it takes to be successful What I have Changed my mind on in the past year And Gilman Days 2020 preview Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “What is made to fly will not do well trapped on the ground” This quote leads us into our guest today Mike Tucker. Coach Tucker is the head strength and conditioning coach For Villanova Football team. Mike has been in the circle of coaches that have been on this podcast and I love his approach to training! Today we talk about the choice between improvement or ego, how to create game speed and his approach to creating a full program! Thank you for listening! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest man” This quote leads us into our guest today Brett Adams. Brett is the owner of Transcending Performance and has been recommended by multiple legends in the field, today we talked about the importance of focusing on creating environments, but not in the traditional thought of way of sets and reps and drills, but the importance of emotion and what goes on between an athletes ears! Hopefully you guys get something out of this! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “The hard and stiff will be broken, the Soft and supple will prevail” This quote leads us into our guest today Kevin Foster. Kevin is a former D1 Javelin thrower and aspiring Olympic thrower as well as owner of Javelin Anatomy a page dedicated to the training of Javelin throwers. I heard of Kevin through past guest Jake Tuuras and Joels Smiths podcast and really loved his approach to training and his over arching general philosophies. Hope you get something out of this podcast. Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do” This quote leads us into our guest today Joel Smith. Joel is the founder of Just Fly Sports and host the Just Fly Performance Podcast where he has top level coaches from around the world talk about sports performance. He is also the author of Speed Strength and Vertical Foundations, both books I have gained a ton from. I have listened to Joel’s podcast for a long time and it really has helped shaped many of thoughts on sports performance as well as introduced me to many of the coaches I follow now. He was recommended by the legendary guest Dr. Tommy John and I can’t wait for you guys to listen to this conversation! Today we talked about creativity and the manufactured athlete and how we need to approach these subjects as coaches!  Thank you for listening! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where h stands at times of challenge and controversy” This quote leads us into our guest today Connor Mielke. Connor is a Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Auburn University. Connor was a suggested guest by the powerful Cameron Josse and this was an awesome conversation about mastering the basics and making sure you are taking advantage of the opportunity in the moment! Thank You For Listening Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Week "Control the Controllables, the rest will take care of itself" This week on the podcast we had Joel Reinhardt, Sports Performance coach at U Mass talking about the Everything Effects Everything Approach to training and how he implements it with his athletes! Keep Chopping Wood

This quote leads us into our guest today Chris McCormick. Chris is the director of Strength and Conditioning of Olympics at FAU. I heard him give a presentation on “Reflections and Resources as A Coach” that was an awesome overview of how we train athletes and how we should train ourselves as coaches in our whole lives. Very similar to previous guests Cameron Josse's talk on the 4 Co-Active Models and approach to training, Chris seemed to take this a step further and dive into what this means for us as coaches as well and it fits the Jordan Peterson rule for life very well! Keep Chopping Wood