Episode 260: Anthony Donskov - Coaching, training models, and learning

This episode's guest is Anthony Donskov. Anthony Donskov is the founder and head performance coach at Donskov Strength and Conditioning. He’s also the author of two books; Physical Preparation for Hockey: Biological Principles and Practical solutions, and The Gain, Go, Grow Manual: Programming for High Performance Hockey Players.  Anthony hold's an undergraduate degree from Miami University, Ohio, a Masters Degree in Exercise Science from The California University, PA, and PhD in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Western University, London, Ontario.    On this episode Anthony and I discuss: Anthony's background? What was Anthony's PhD dissertation in? Why did Anthony go from a business education to a career in strength and conditioning Anthony's biggest influences? Why is Anthony a coach? I ask Anthony about coaching burn-out Anthony's shares with us his training model I ask Anthony about elastic-reactive strength development with ice-hockey players How does Anthony Learn? Anthony's top and current book recommendations If Anthony could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why? This was a great discussion with Anthony and I hope you guys really enjoy it. Stay Strong, RB Show Notes: Website - donskovsc.com Facebook - Anthony Donskov Twitter - @AnthonyDonskov Instagram - anthonydonskov   Podcasts Mentioned: The Pinnacle Performance Podcast 2. Q&A - My Story, Top 3 Things Young Coaches can do to Get Ahead, Building a Business, & Biggest Mistakes of my Career ATSW - Episode 55: Interview with Buddy Morris Renegades: Born in the USA    Books Mentioned:  Physical Preparation for Ice Hockey The Gain, Go, Grow Manual: Programming for High Performance Hockey Players Force: The Biomechanics of Training The Tyranny of Metrics Nutrition and Physical Degeneration  Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach Man's Search for Meaning    People and Resources Mentioned: The High Performance Hockey MasterClass Westside Barbell Mike Boyle EXOS Conor Harris Chris Poulin Jen Poulin John McMahon St. Mary's University - MSc Strength and Conditioning  Dan Dalrymple  Fergus Connolly Dan Pfaff Brett Bartholomew Joe "House" Kenn Hawkin Dynamics Devan McConnell Jim Reeves Anatoliy Bondarchuk Derek Evely Martin Bissinger James "The Thinker" Smith  Yuri Verkhoshansky  Frans Bosch Charlie Francis Buddy Morris Stu McMillan Karl Popper Tupac Shakur  Bruce Springsteen Dan Cleather  Aaron Haspel