#195 Paul Goodman, 3x Stanley Cup Champ Strength Coach, on the Intersection of Movement, Strength, and Psychology

This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we welcome Paul Goodman, 3x Stanley Cup Champ Strength Coach. Paul has worked with a wide range of professional athletes, is a well known speaker on functional movement and sport performance, and is currently working on his PhD in Performance Psychology. Paul and I have been friends for many years and our conversation dives deep into not just the body and the mind, but how those two things work together. This is a great episodes full of practical information that you will be able to use right away! Visit https://goodmanelite.com/ and on Instagram at @goodmanelite.

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More about Paul Goodman

Paul was born and raised in New Jersey and got his first exposure to strength and conditioning as an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Football Team while earning his Bachelor of Science - winning two Rose Bowl Championships during his tenure. Paul then went on to earn his first master’s degree at UW while Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for multiple sports: Men’s Hockey, Women’s Hockey, Volleyball, Wrestling & Women’s Tennis.  Served as Director and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and Adjunct professor for University of Vermont 2002-08. Paul has recently co-authored the Human Kinetics book “Hockey Anatomy” and was published in “The Physician and Sports Medicine” (November 2018). The use of an intensive physical exertion test as a final return to play measure in concussed athletes: A prospective cohort. Goodman has trained an extensive list of high profile clients and teams including the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, USA Women’s Hockey, Columbus Chill ECHL, Canadian National Lacrosse - U-19, and NHL, IHL, AHL, European players, NFL, MLB, and Olympic Athletes and has extensive experience as a national speaker on topics of Strength & Conditioning

Highlights from the Podcast:

• Paul discusses his journey to becoming a3x Stanley Cup Champ Strength Coach 
• What does a good strength and conditioning program look like?
• How does focusing on recovery help an athlete excel?
• The importance of meeting an athlete where they are at in the gym
• First, you have to get the athletes to trust you...
• How do you get buy-in from the athletes?
• Getting a PhD in Performance Psychology
• Strength and Conditioning in Youth Sports

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