#284 Jamie Wynn Ep. 2- BSAR
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In part two of my conversation with Coach Jamie Wynn, we pick up with one of the more unique stops in her career: training performers with Cirque du Soleil. Jamie explains why performers doing hundreds of shows a year need strength and conditioning, what that environment taught her about overuse injuries and why being highly specialized doesn't necessarily mean you're prepared for everything your body will face. We talk about how those lessons influenced the way she trains collegiate athletes today, particularly when it comes to building a broad training base, improving movement literacy and...
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#283 Jamie Wynn Ep.1 BSAR
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In this episode of Beyond Sets and Reps, I sit down with Coach Jamie Wynn, someone I've known for more than 20 years. Jamie's path has taken her from growing up in a military family to competing as a Division I thrower at Missouri while serving in the Missouri Army National Guard. We talk about what it took to balance athletics, academics and military responsibilities, and how those experiences taught her to communicate, plan ahead and find solutions when there were competing demands. We also go back to our time together at Missouri and the coaches, teammates and environments that helped shape...
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#282 Dr. Catherine Saenz- Ep.2 R2RR
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In part two of our conversation with Dr. Catherine Saenz, we pick up by discussing how professionals can work within different team cultures and bring their expertise into an environment without immediately trying to take over. Catherine, Ted, Ernie, and I discuss collaboration, consulting, and why sometimes one of the smartest things you can do is give people space, learn how the organization operates, and understand what the athletes and staff actually need before offering solutions. We also get into the role of health and performance teams and how a multidisciplinary structure can help...
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#281 Dr. Catherine Saenz- Ep. 1 R2RR
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In this episode of Research 2 Reps, we're joined by Dr. Catherine Saenz for a conversation that starts with her path through exercise science, nutrition, research, professional baseball, and academia. Dr. Saenz has built a career at the intersection of several disciplines, and we talk about how that background shapes her view of athlete health and performance. From her early research experiences at Maryland to her graduate work at UConn and Ohio State, she shares how her curiosity about performance nutrition eventually expanded into a much bigger picture of how training, nutrition, recovery,...
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#280 Voodoo Power Podcast/Steve Thompson- BSAR
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This week, I'm sharing a conversation I originally had as a guest on the Voodoo Power Podcast with Steve Thompson. We sat down to talk about the lessons that have shaped my coaching philosophy over the past two decades and why I believe the best performance programs are built on much more than strength training alone. We explored the value of chasing small advantages, building high-performing staffs, creating a culture of continuous learning, and developing athletes as complete people rather than simply better competitors. I also shared the experiences that helped shape the systems I use today...
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#279 Becca Grizzard-BSAR
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In this episode of Beyond Sets & Reps, I sat down with Becca Grizzard to discuss her unique journey into the strength and conditioning profession. Becca's path was anything but traditional. From pursuing veterinary medicine and working in animal research to creating her own graduate assistant opportunity and eventually becoming a collegiate strength coach, her story is a powerful reminder that careers are rarely linear. We talked about the value of taking initiative, creating opportunities when they do not exist, and being willing to pivot when life points you in a new direction. We also...
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#278- Dr. David Denney, Part 2- R2RR
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In Part 2, our conversation shifts toward leadership, organizational design, and what it takes to build high performing teams in today's rapidly evolving sports environment. Dave explains why rigid job descriptions can sometimes limit innovation, how organizations can identify gaps in expertise, and why leaders should continually evaluate and refine the systems they use. He also shares his personal philosophy of regularly replacing a portion of established practices in pursuit of continuous improvement. We dive into the key leadership competencies identified through his doctoral research,...
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#277- Dr. David Tenney, Part 1- R2RR
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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. David Tenney, one of the pioneers of sports science and high performance leadership in North America. Tenney shares how his career evolved from practitioner to leader and why he became interested in studying the leadership competencies required to manage modern high performance teams. We discuss the changing landscape of professional sports, the growing complexity of performance departments, and the challenges that come with coordinating specialists across performance, medical, analytics, and coaching roles. We also explore the realities of managing...
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#266 Coach Katie Guillory Episode 2-BSAR
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In the second half of this conversation, Katie Guillory shares a side of performance that has nothing to do with programming and everything to do with perspective. She opens up about a period where she had to step away from coaching completely after hitting a low point mentally, and how that decision ultimately changed the trajectory of her life. What followed was a series of events she couldn’t have planned, including an experience at Winter Strong that would later play a role in helping save her life during a traumatic accident. This part of the conversation shifts from coaching to...
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#265 Coach Katie Guillory Episode 1-BSAR
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In this episode, I sit down with Coach Katie Guillory from LSU, and right away you understand this isn’t just a conversation about performance. Katie shares her journey from being a relentless competitor at LSU to now coaching at the highest level, and the path in between wasn’t clean or easy. Multiple knee injuries, constant setbacks, and the reality of fighting to find her role shaped how she approaches performance today. She didn’t always get the outcomes she wanted as an athlete, but she learned how to control what she could, show up for her team, and bring energy every single day....
info_outlineIn this episode of Research 2 Reps, we're joined by Dr. Catherine Saenz for a conversation that starts with her path through exercise science, nutrition, research, professional baseball, and academia. Dr. Saenz has built a career at the intersection of several disciplines, and we talk about how that background shapes her view of athlete health and performance. From her early research experiences at Maryland to her graduate work at UConn and Ohio State, she shares how her curiosity about performance nutrition eventually expanded into a much bigger picture of how training, nutrition, recovery, and physiology work together.
We also spend a good part of the conversation digging into ketogenic diets and what the research actually tells us about using them with athletes. Catherine explains why no single sport or athlete is automatically a good fit, and why the individual, the timing, and the reason for using a particular dietary approach all matter. From elite ultra-endurance athletes using carbohydrates during competition to the differences between nutritional ketosis and ketone supplements, this conversation is a good reminder that performance decisions rarely happen in isolation. We close out this first part by talking about something that matters just as much as the science: learning how to listen, communicate, and work effectively within a multidisciplinary performance team.
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