Companions of the Compendium

Episode 40 Ryan Banta Debriefing Methods & Means of Testing for Performance

In this episode, I am debriefing a few questions that coaches have about how we use testing to maximize the output of our program. Recently, I presented on back-to-back

Episode 39 Chris Parno Minnesota State

Chris is a top-flight hurdle and sprints coach for Minnesota State! He has become a master educator, with numerous national champions and record holders under his belt. C

Episode 38 Tony Holler the Godfather of "Feed the Cats."

Coach Holler is best known for his impassioned philosophy, Feed the Cats, which involves drilling things down to their most essential elements to keep training fun. Tony

Episode 37 Henk Kraaijenhof Elite International Track & Field Coach

Henk and I had an awesome conversation. He and chatted about all manner of speed training. We talked about what he believes coaches need to do less and more to help their

Central California Coaching Clinic Part IV: Active Recovery, Plyos, Weight Room & Injury Prevention

Today is the fourth and final installment of my talk at the Central California Coaches Clinic. We discuss what is active recovery. I chat about how to layout plyometric t

Episode 36 World Champion and Olympic Sprinter Ronnie Baker

It was a treat to spend time chatting with World Champion and Olympian Ronnie Baker. We covered a lot of bases in our chat. From his early beginnings all the way through

Central California Coaching Clinic Part III: Speed Endurance, Tempo and Special Endurance

This is Part III of my talk about sprinting. I take you quickly through a number of different workouts based on the still intense but extended sprint training. Clear your

Episode 35 Roland Schoeman 10xWorld Record Holding Swimmer

We dive right in with a unique conversation on the podcast. In episode 35 we meet four-time Olympian & multi-time medalist Roland Schoeman. He and I went into the deep en

Central California Coaching Clinic Part II: Acceleration and Maximum Velocity Training

In Part II we discuss the intricacies of rest and recoveries between intense workouts. I explain how to use games to make sports performance fun with acceleration. We tal

Episode 34 Jason Avedesian PhD Post-doctoral Researcher on Sport's Related Injuries

I thoroughly enjoyed my talk with Dr. Avedesian! We went WAY down the rabbit hole on injuries and sports performance. A lot of our discussion is cutting-edge research fro

Central California Coaching Clinic Part I: Sprinter's Warm Up & Technical Drills

Today we start part one of our Central California Coaching Clinic Session: Coaching the Sprints A-Z. In this part, we break down how to set up a proper warm-up and attack

Episode 33 Jonathan Marcus Zen Distance Coach

Jonathan Marcus is an American running coach, meet director, podcaster, and total running geek. Jonathan has over 15 years of experience and success developing runnings

Thursday Thoughts: Five Reasons Why Coaches & Athletes Should Value the 3 Sport Athlete

1- Physically Resilient   2- Always Competing & Being Challenged  3- More Skill to Be Used at the Highest level   4- Different Coaches to Sheppard Talent  5- Bigger Netwo

Companions of the Compendium Episode 32 Mike Boyle Famous Strength & Conditioning Coach

Mike takes us through his development and mentors to bring him to the pinnacle of strength and conditioning. Coach Boyle talks about his time at Boston University and the

Thursday Thoughts Feed The Cats vs. Critical Mass Debrief

Saturday Night Fight Debrief Answering questions we didn't discuss from Tony Holler & my debate over how to train the 400m.  For elite performance technology please visi

Episode 31 Mike Cunningham Host of the Gill Athletics Track & Field Connections Podcast

I had the pleasure of returning the favor to my good friend Mike Cunningham by having him on my podcast. Mike is was a long-time coach and former instructor for USATF edu

Thursday Thoughts: Mike Cunningham & Ryan Banta Chat about Life, Lesson, Love, and LL Cool J

Mike Cunningham one of the nicest people in the world of sport honored me by having me on his Gill Athletics Connections podcast. It was a unique conversation about sport

Episode 30 Companions of the Compendium: Dr. Kelly Starrett The Ready State

Kelly Starrett is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, author, speaker, and CrossFit trainer. His 2013 fitness book, Becoming a Supple Leopard, was featured on The New York Time

Testing for Athlete Development Part II

A while ago I have the pleasure of being a guest on Jimson Lee's site Speedendurance.com where we discussed a massive and comprehensive testing system for athletes. Today

Episode 29 Companions of the Compendium Gerry DeFilippo Entrepreneurial Strength & Conditioning Coach

Gerry DeFilippo serves as head trainer and owns and operates Challenger Strength while also serving as the strength coach for the Jersey Hitmen. He orchestrates the progr