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Episode 25: Season 4 Episode 25 Justin Landry- “Before you can check a box you need to know where you’re starting from” Feb 26, 2024

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Today I am so excited to welcome Justin Landry to The Podcast. Justin is doing some absolutely great work with the development of basketball players. He’s had a really great path to get him to Atlanta that has molded a unique philosophy with his training. Throughout this aweseome 30-minute conversation Justin and I get into:

1) Driving factors behind the directions of the programming he utilizes for his athletes

2) Simple evaluations of common sequences that help him drive programming decisions

3) The role of still photos and video in his practice

4) Examples of his progressions in different mobility and stability situations

5) Autonomy’s role in his program

6) What the transfer portal has changed in his programs

7) How he defines functional training, and how that definition impacts how he evaluates and trains his guys

8) Monitoring/Tracking of practice as an evaluation of preparation

A great conversation with a fantastic practitioner who has a unique perspective on developing the athlete’s he gets to work with. Justin is really doing great work, and I’m so grateful for his open and candid sharing today. Make sure you give him a follow on The Gram at @jland_perf. I truly hope you took as much from this discussion as I did, and if so, please share this with a colleague that would find value in the episode. Also, if you haven’t subscribed on your favorite podcast platform yet and could do that for us, we would greatly appreciate it.

Episode 24: Season 4 Episode 24 Ashley Muschiatti- “Sometimes I have to find the Band-Aids” Feb 19, 2024

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On this week’s episode of The Podcast I have the pleasure of sitting down and discussing training, nutrition, and the life on the NASCAR Circuit with Ashley Muschiatti. Ashley has a unique background and qualification of being both a Registered Dietitian and Strength and Conditioning Coach, thus qualifying her to both prescribe training and the nutritional requirements for both success in training and performance.

The uniqueness of the athlete that she gets to work with, both as a sport but also individually
Where each of her “hats” impact decisions with programming daily and in the long term
Driving factors behind training and programming decisions
Positive aspects of being a licensed nutritionist and registered dietitian and how it works symbiotically with her role as a performance coach
How taking this different route in her education could be a great example for younger coaches to increase their marketability
What coaches can do when they don’t travel to help best educate their athlete’s on how they can do better for themselves on “game day”

Such a cool conversation with an awesome person with a really cool job. This show was an absolute blast for me, so many unique aspects to what Ashley’s practice and the athlete’s she gets to work with, it’s really fascinating to me. I can’t thank her enough for being so open to sharing with us today. To keep up with everything she’s doing make sure you give her a follow over on Instagram at @amuschiatti. I hope you found as much value in the chat as I did, and if so, please help me out by doing three things: 1st, please share this with a colleague that you think would find value in the show, 2nd if you haven’t please subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player, and 3rd if you could please leave us a review I’d greatly appreciate it.

Who is Ashley Muschiatti?

Ashley Muschiatti RD, LDN, CSCS is a sports dietitian and certified strength coach who has worked with high school and college athletes, as well as the general public who wants to reach their health and wellness goals. She has experience with body composition and analysis using the BodPod as well as performance nutrition counseling.

She received her B.S. in Exercise Science and B.A. in Spanish Language at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. During her time at Appalachian State, Ashley was a thrower on the track and field team where she sits high in the school’s All-Time record books. She then went on to attend Delaware State University’s Coordinated Dietetic Program where she became a Registered Dietitian. Throughout her years of education, Ashley completed multiple strength and conditioning and sports nutrition internships at multiple NCAA Division 1 Institutions.

Ashley enjoys helping athletes reach their full potential on and off the field. She combines her experience and knowledge in strength and conditioning and nutrition to help athletes of all ages fuel properly and reach their performance goals.

Ashley lives in Charlotte, NC where she is a Performance Specialist with Novant Health Sports Performance.

Muschiatti's previous positions include:

Performance Specialist & Registered Dietitian at Novant Health SportsPerformance
Assistant Strength Coach & Nutrition Coordinator at Delaware State University
Professional Strength and Conditioning Internships:
- Clemson University Basketball
- UNC Chapel Hill Olympic Sports
- Appalachian State University Olympic Sports
- University of Delaware Football

Episode 23: Season 4 Episode 23 2024 Presenter Dr. Charlie Weingroff- “The laws of biology and physics govern everything” Feb 12, 2024

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He’s baaaaccckkkkkk! I am so excited to welcome my good friend Charlie Weingroff back to The Podcast and to introduce him as a presenter at The Seminar. Charlie has been, and always will be, one of the greatest sound boards to me in the world of performance. It doesn’t matter if we are speaking training or rehab (see what I did there), whenever I have a question or an idea about a direction we are thinking, he’s always been a person that provided some of the most constructive insight and thought-provoking questions about the directions we are looking to go in, to help us make better decisions. His track record in working in sport speaks for itself, and his willingness to share and help coaches and therapists learn and grow is second to none. All of this makes him, once again, the perfect addition to the docket this summer, and I couldn’t be happier to welcome him back to RVA this July. Throughout the awesome 60-minute chat Charlie and I get into:

1) Social media as a tool to help educate coaches and grow as a professional

2) The line between raining and rehab, and why it may be translucent at best

3) Work places culture’s impact on the success of rehab programs

4) How teamwork, roles, and the hierarchy of positions drive culture in the performance and rehabilitation world.

5) Where he sees the true role of leaderships positions, and how being in business has impacted this

6) A change of perspective that could have a vastly positive impact on your teams’ culture

7) The value of understanding what other people in your department do, while understanding where your role and lines you shouldn’t cost.

8) Safety’s role in professional growth

This conversation, as they always are with Charlie, was sensational. I’m so happy to not just have him back on The Podcast, but cannot wait to have him here and back on the docket for The 2024 Edition of The Seminar. He’s always been a mentor and a great friend for as long as I’ve known him, and can’t wait for us all to be able to see him “in action” breaking down his approach to evaluating and programming in his presentation. Also, please let us know if you have a direction for Charlie’s presentation by using the link here:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lc4lTXOtwRxQD_oGlO1B4reVUmbAdhDr3q1Bj9IYMUM/edit?usp=sharing

This conversation, just like every conversation I’ve ever had with Charlie has made me take a step back and reevaluate some things we are doing, and I hope it has had the same effect on you. If you found value in the show please help me out with three things: 1st, please share the show with a colleague that would find value in the show; 2nd, if you haven’t subscribed on your favorite podcast platform please do; and 3rd, if you wouldn’t mind leaving us a review on our podcast player of choice I’d truly appreciate it.

Episode 22: Season 4 Episode 22 2024 Presenter Heather Mason- “Transparency Is Gold” Feb 05, 2024

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I could not be more fired up to welcome Heather Mason to The Podcast and introduce her as our 5th presenter for this summer edition of The Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar. Heather is one of the true trailblazers in the field and one of the best people I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with in the world of performance. Her unique experience has help her develop a great system, not just in developing athletes, but also developing the next generations of coaches. Throughout the 30-minute discussion Heather and I get into:

1) Continuity’s role in building a department.

2) Incentives role in professional development and program growth, and how they have built a model that allows their coaches to have upward growth

3) How individualizing their coaches continuing education has helped drive their entire staff forward

4) The positives and negatives of social media’s role in our vocation

5) Diversifying your educational modalities to help find better ways to be a coach

As I said on the show, having Heather on the show and her as on the docket for The Seminar has been a long time coming, and am super grateful for he, not just taking the time to be on the show, but for all she’s done to help drive this profession forward. She has been leading from the front for longer for her entire career, and what she’s doing up in Columbus is no exception to that. I hope you found value in the show, and if you did please feel free to share this episode with a collogue that you feel would enjoy it, and please don’t forget to subscribe and give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast player. I truly do appreciate it.

Episode 21: Season 4 Episode 21- 2024 Presenter Dr. Aaron Heishman- “What are the questions we need to ask first in order to get to the actual question we have?” Jan 29, 2024

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Today I am so happy to welcome Dr. Aaron Heishman back to The Podcast and introduce him as our 4th presenter for The 2024 edition of The Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar.
“Heish” is doing some fantastic work in Vegas with the Golden Knights and is researching with the best of the best in the world at their sport. Throughout the 30-minute discussion Dr. Heishman and I get into:

1) Some of the “challenges” that have reared themselves after the short off season.

2) What is means to be “a fiduciary” in sport, and why it’s vital in situations where you are collecting and utilizing data.

3) Factors that impact what data they’re collecting and the devices/means they’re collecting it

4) Why patience is so important from a science perspective

5) How vital it is to keep in mind, “what performance is” if we call ourselves performance coaches.

6) The positive value that research in other vocations can have on us as performance coaches

I could not be happier to have Heish on the docket this summer and am super grateful for him taking the time to be on the show and, as always, being so open to sharing. He’s truly is doing some awesome work in Vegas and is an absolute wealth of knowledge that’s not just absolutely driving our entire vocation forward by pushing the envelope in the performance monitoring world, but leading from the front with the actual “applied sport science” that he’s practicing. Make sure to give him a follow @aheish11_ on Instagram. I hope you found value in the show, and if you did please feel free to share this episode with a collogue that you feel would enjoy it, and please don’t forget to subscribe and give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcast player. I truly do appreciate it.

Who is Aaron Heishman?

Aaron is the Head of Sport Science and Reconditioning for the Vegas Golden Knights. He is primarily responsible for directing the sport science initiatives of the organization, as well as leading the implementation of return to play programming for athletes undergoing long-term rehabilitation. Prior to his time with the Golden Knights, he worked as the Assistant Director of Basketball Performance and Sport Scientist at University of Oklahoma. While at OU, Aaron earned his PhD in Exercise Physiology with research focused on athlete monitoring strategies used to evaluate neuromuscular performance and fatigue in basketball players. Before Oklahoma, Aaron worked as the Graduate Assistant for Basketball Performance at the University of Virginia, where he found a passion for trying to bridge the gap between applied performance practices and research in effort to maximize athlete health and performance.

Episode 20: Season 4 Episode 11- 2024 Presenter Dr. Mike Davis- “You have to ask yourself, why are you here?” Jan 22, 2024

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I could not be more excited to introduce our 3rd presenter for The 2024 edition of The Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar, Dr. Mike Davis. Mike has one of the most unique thought processes when it comes to performance and rehabilitation that I’ve ever come across. Mike is one of those people who I’ve never had a conversation through any medium that I haven’t walked away and reevaluated something that I’m doing, and that could be professionally or personally. Throughout the fantastic hour discussion Dr. Davis and I get into:
1) What it means to be a pursuer of truth
2) Collaborations role, both within your staff and with the athletes, and how positive relationships drive improvements in those collaborations
3) How performance staffs need to be on the same page, but also need to understand that there needs to be some boundaries to what you’re responsible for
4) The value of knowing “why are they here” in all forms of prescription
5) What evaluations and systems are set in place to ensure we are providing the proper stressors for each individual situation
6) Our definitions of selfish, and how being selfish can be both a pro and a con in professional situations
7) History’s role in what we do, and the value in understanding the history of physical culture
8) Asking Questions vs Questioning, why it’s misinterpreted and why it can lead to growth
I’m so excited to have gotten to catch up Dr. Davis and have him on The Podcast, and cannot wait to have him here for The 2024 Edition of The Seminar, and this back and forth conversation is exactly why. Mike has always been a person who has challenged me to be better in so many different realms of life, and I’m truly grateful for that. Make sure you give him a follow and keep up with Dr. Davis on X @ MikeDavisDPT. This conversation, just like every conversation I have with Mike makes me think a bit differently, and I hope it has had the same effect on you. If you found value in the show please help me out with three things: 1st, please share the show with a colleague that would find value in the show; 2nd, if you haven’t subscribed on your favorite podcast platform please do; and 3rd, if you wouldn’t mind leaving us a review on our podcast player of choice I’d truly appreciate it.

Episode 19: Season 4 Episode 19- Introducing 2024 Presenter Dr. Ernie Rimer- “Experience is continuing education Jan 15, 2024

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I am so excited to welcome Dr. Ernie Rimer to, not just The Podcast, but to The 2024 Seminar. Dr. Rimer is doing fantastic work for The University of Louisville and his forward-thinking, inquisitive approach, brings a unique perspective on how we can all do better for our athletes with the data that we collect to The Seminar. Throughout the 35-minute discussion Dr. Rimer and I get into:

1) The importance of systems, especially in difficult times of the year, to help streamline processes to help make the data collected more actionable.

2) Hydration monitoring and prescribing, why it’s important in August, but not JUST important in August.

3) Finding better ways to evaluate what we do to ensure what we are programming for our athletes is actually making the positive impact we believe it is.

4) How to “fast track” knowledge in reference to continuing education, including how valuable he sees the ability to take classed at U of L.

I couldn’t be more excited to welcome Dr. Rimer to The Seminar, and so appreciative of his openness on today’s episode of The Podcast. This coming edition of The Seminar’s docket is absoultly awesome and Ernie is a huge part of that. Make sure to give him a follow to keep up with everything he’s got cooking on X and Instagram at @ErnieRimer. I really hope you enjoyed the discussion as much as I did, Ernie is such a wealth of knowledge and his openness to share and grow is such a valuable asset to the entire vocation. If you did find value in the discussion please feel free to share the show with a colleague, and if you would please subscribe to the show and leave us a five-star review on your favorite podcast platform I’d be greatly appreciative.
For more info on The 2024 Edition of The Seminar hop over to The Seminar Page here: https://cvasps.com/2024-seminar/

Who is Dr. Ernie Rimer?

Dr. Ernie Rimer is the Director of Sport Science for the University of Louisville Athletics. He supports the health, safety, and performance of student-athletes through research, education, and innovation. Before Louisville, Rimerwas the Director of Sport Science at the University of Utah and held strength and conditioning positions at the United States Ski & Snowboard Association and Northern Arizona University. Rimer co-founded FYTT, a high-performance software for sports performance professionals. He has a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Utah and is certified in strength and conditioning. Rimer has presented at numerous national and international conferences on various sport-related topics.

Episode 18: Season 4 Episode 18- 2024 Presenter Cam Josse- “It’s healthy to frustrate the brain a little bit” Jan 08, 2024

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Today we introduce our first presenter for The 2024 edition of The Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar, Auburn’s Cam Josse. Cam is one of the best practitioners in the world when it comes to bridging the physical preparation process to the sporting activity, and I couldn’t be more excited to not only have him on the show, but to have him as part of The Seminar as well. Throughout the 44-minute discussion Cam and I discuss

1) What drove him to dig to find better ways to deliver transfer from training to sport performance.

2) The role of observation in daily periodization and how simply watching the athletes can have a massive impact on programming decisions.

3) His interpretation and the role of minimal effective dose in his programming

4) Long-term education’s value, and why the rush to learning could be holding people (and our whole vocation for that matter) back

5) Yin Yang of being present vs the present state of the industry

6) Where things outside of physical preparation impact what they do on the day to day

7) Ways expanding your learning lens can have a positive impact on a practitioner’s ability to improve their craft.

I am elated to welcome Cam to The Seminar, and so grateful for his openness on today’s episode of The Podcast. This coming edition of The Seminar’s docket is sensational and Coach Josse is a huge part of that. Make sure to give him a follow to keep up with everything he’s got cooking on X at @CoachJosse. I really hope you enjoyed the discussion as much as I did, I really thought this was a great show with a ton of awesome insight from Cam. If you did enjoy it and found some value in it please feel free to share the show with a colleague, and if you would please subscribe to the show and leave us a five-star review on your favorite podcast platform I’d be greatly appreciative.
For more info on The 2024 Edition of The Seminar hop over to The Seminar Page here: https://cvasps.com/2024-seminar/

Who is Cam Josse?

Cam Josse is a Strength & Conditioning Coach for football at Auburn University. Prior to arriving at Auburn, Cam spent 3 seasons at Indiana University as an Athletic Performance Coach for football. He began his career in sports performance in the private sector with DeFranco's Training Systems, operating as Director of Sports Performance from 2014-2020. Cameron has worked with a multitude of athletes in high school and collegiate sports as well as professional athletes in the NFL, NHL, UFC, and WWE. Cameron earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology while playing football at the University of Rhode Island, holds a master's degree in exercise science from William Paterson University, and is currently pursuing his PhD from Jean Monnet University in France under the supervision of Dr. JB Morin.

Episode 17: Season 4 Episode 17- Josh Jirgal- “How they feel is just as important as the X’s and O’s of what we are doing” Jan 05, 2024

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Today I’m super excited to sit down and discuss the preparation programming for wrestlers with Josh Jirgal. Combat sports have become more and more of a “sexy” topic in strength and conditioning with different opportunities becoming available, and Josh is doing a lot of great work with the wrestlers he gets to work with every day. After a quick run-down of how he got to Duke Josh and I get into:

1) A wrestler’s mindset and how it impacts his programming decisions.

2) What he’s looking at to monitor readiness and training status.

3) Communication strategies he utilizes when he needs to lighten the loads on the guys

4) Where the peripheral fatigue of wrestling fits into their developmental program

5) How he looks at “special days” vs the norm for his wrestlers and the impact it has on preparation.

6) The peaking/tapering process with both the wrestlers and the rowing team.

7) Subjective feedbacks role in his fluid model of periodization.

8) Confidence, belief, and its impact on intent of training in the weight room.

What a great look behind the curtain to the world of developing college wrestlers. I can’t thank Josh enough for being so open to share not just what he’s doing but the thought process behind his decision making. I really enjoyed hearing how someone coaching athletes in such a unique sport utilizes theory that so many of us do in team sport, and where he’s seeing success with it. If you enjoyed this discussion as much as I did, please do me three quick favors: first, please share this with a colleague that you feel would find value in the show; second, if you haven’t subscribed please subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player; and lastly, when you’re there, if you could leave us a 5 start review I would greatly appreciate it!

Who is Josh Jirgal?

Josh Jirgal joined Duke Athletics in August 2022 and serves as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach for the Blue Devils, working with the wrestling, and women’s rowing teams.
Prior to his arrival in Durham, Jirgal worked as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for UT Permian Basin. He has also had coaching stops at Sacramento State, the US Army Special Operations Command, Wingate University, Champions Sports Performance, Webber International University, the Oakland Raiders, and the SF Rush Pro Rugby team. Jirgal has also coached professional boxers Andre Ward and Amir Khan.
He graduated from Appalachian State in 2013 with a B.S. in Exercise Science and went on to earn his Master of Science in Exercise Science from the California University of Pennsylvania in 2017. Jirgal is certified through both the CSCCa (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association certified) and NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association).

Episode 15: Season 4 Episode 16- Clare Kaufman Quebedeaux- “Be purposeful with not just what you’re teaching but also what you’re learning” Dec 26, 2023

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I am fired up to welcome Clare Kaufman Quebedeaux to The Podcast to talk about leadership and developing basketball players. Clare has had a really cool voyage that has brought her to Columbus to work alongside her first boss and mentor. Throughout the 30 plus minute discussion Clare and I get into:

1) Being intentional in developing your staff in leadership

2) A wake-up call that brought her to understand her role as a leader developing coaches

3) Some unique aspects to their staffing system to help coaches grow professionally within the department.

4) The importance of finding the right fit during the hiring process.

5) How the transfer portal and foreign trips in the summer had a massive impact on summer training.

6) Where the limitations to motivation have changed some of her perspective.

7) Ways she has had success helping athletes who return from international competition to reintegrate into the team setting.

A huge thank you to Clare Kaufman Quebedeaux for sharing so much of her voyage through the coaching world. They have built a great system in Columbus for coaches to grow and develop and she was so kind in breaking down not just the X’s and O’s to it, but the thought process behind how it has evolved. Make sure you give her a follow-on Instagram at @ckarequib to keep up with all the things she’s doing. If you did enjoy the show please share this with a colleague. Lastly, if you haven’t subscribed to the show please do on your favorite podcast app, and if you would be so kind as to leave us a review, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Who is Clare Quebedeaux?

Clare Quebedeaux joined the Buckeye strength and conditioning program in 2017. Her core responsibilities include serving as the Facility Supervisor for multiple facilities as well as overseeing the Women’s Basketball and Men’s Golf programs.

Prior to Ohio State, Quebedeaux was the director of strength and conditioning at Southeastern Louisiana University, working with the football, basketball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and men’s golf programs. She was also an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Temple University and the University of Hartford. She served as a graduate assistant for strength and conditioning while attending University of Tennessee.

Quebedeaux earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from University of Wisconsin – La Crosse in 2010. She went on to receive her master’s in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from the University of Tennessee in 2013.

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