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The Barbell Nerds Podcast
by William Ratelle
Sean Fantuzzi and Will Ratelle discuss things related to training across the general population to athletic performance. Guests will typically be brought on to share their expertise, opinions, findings, and passions.You can find us and ask us questions on Instagram at @seanfan2z and @will.ratelleThank you so much for listening! We hope you take some valuable nuggets away from our conversations!
Episodes
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Ep. 37 - Dan Foley
In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with Head Strength Coach of Virginia High Performance, Dan Foley. During this podcast, we have Coach Dan break down the basics of fascia, how it is trained, and its importance when it comes to performance. He discusses his goal of challenging...
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Ep. 36 - Luke Lewis
In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with Assistant Coach and Director of Athletic Performance of Penn State Rugby, Luke Lewis. We discuss how Luke's history playing professional/semi-pro rugby and spending time within the athletic performance world aids in the decision-making...
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Ep. 35 - Christian Thibaudeau
In this episode we welcome Christian Thibaudeau. Christian dives deep into what his thought process is when it comes to exercise selection and how he strategically chooses certain exercise variations. All of that along with some background on how he got to where he is at now what his niche in the...
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Ep. 34 - Kris Borthwick
On today's episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we have our 3rd awesome English accent guest, Kris Borthwick. Our discussion ranges in topics like training differences based on the different court surfaces, Misconceptions of the Energy system demands of tennis, and Kris's important KPIs of…
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Ep. 33 - Cameron Razzano
In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast we chat with Assistant Director of Athletic Performance, Cameron Razzano, of the University of Minnesota. Cam goes down a deep rabbit hole
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Ep. 32 - Cameron Ringstead
Today the Barbell Nerds welcome Cameron Ringstead, Sports Performance Coach for Men's and Women's Basketball at Elon University. In this episode, Coach Ringstead discusses his prolific history of moving around the world for S&C, we get into his Covid situation with his hoopers and what he did to...
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Ep. 31 - Marshal Pederson
In this weeks episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast we sit and chat with Marshal Pederson, Chiropractice at Advance Chiropractic Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Marshal goes into depth about what makes chiropractors unique and dives into certain rehab/therapy techniques he finds useful when...
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Ep. 30 - Justin Lima
Episode 30 of the Barbell Nerds Podcasts features Doctor Justin Lima, Director of Football Performance at Towson University. In this podcast, we dive into the life outside of coaching and the importance of having a strong support system, we discuss Coach Lima research on RSI and further studies,...
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Ep. 29 - Jordan Nieuwsma
On this week's episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Coach Jordan Nieuwsma of Elon University. Through our conversation, we discuss extensive tempo runs, how they have played a massive role in developing the aerobic engine for his soccer athletes, the 8 vector breakdown, and his views…
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Ep. 28 - Frank Barone
In this week's episode, the Nerds welcome Frank Barone of the University of Pittsburgh. Coach Barone works with a number of sports and athletes at Pitt: Men's Soccer, Women's Lax, Track, and Swimmers. We discuss the differences in training all of them and how their sports have influenced how he...
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Ep. 27 - Brett Adams
In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we sit down with Brett Adams of Transcending Performance. Brett talks about the role of confidence, how to work with athletes who lack confidence and the importance of failing in practice and training. You can find Brett on Instagram...
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Ep. 26 - Who Are the Nerds?
In this episode, we talk to each other! We realized that we never did an initial podcast episode introducing ourselves, who we are, where we've been, and why we do what we do. So this is for those people who don't know who Sean Fantuzzi and Will Ratelle are. We also wanted to thank those who…
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Ep. 25 - Mike Chatman
Episode 25 of the Barbell Nerds Podcast features Coach Mike Chatman, Stanford University Men's Basketball Sports Performance Coach. As we talk about Mike's history in the field of performance we highlight the many mentors he has been honored to work with/for (we discuss his time with Coach Gayle...
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Ep. 24 - Colin Masterson
In this episode of the barbell nerds podcast we welcome Colin Masterson, Assistant Sports Performance Coach of Villanova University. Coach Masterson discusses his role with Villanova, some aspects of the rotary athlete (specifically the golfer) that he measure, and how his platform of Birdie...
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Ep. 23 - Scott Kuehn
In episode 23 of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Assistant Sports Performance Coach Scott Kuehn of the University of Arizona Football Program. Scott talks about his journey of how he got into the field of forging performance, working for incredible mentors along the way, and his work with...
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Ep. 22 - Molly Binetti
On this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome University of South Carolina's Women's Basketball Sports Performance Coach Molly Binetti. Molly shares more in-depth on her research she has done early in her S&C career, we dive into the competitive athlete and how "You can't teach...
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Ep. 21 - Darien Pyka
In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat with USC Strength and Conditioning Coach Darien Pyka. Darien thoroughly discusses her strategies with the swimmers she works with and talks about what the true meaning of core strength and stability is. We really appreciate Darien's time, and…
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Ep. 20 - Jake Tuura
In episode 20 of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Jake Tuura of Youngstown State University to the show. Jake works with a number of different sports at Youngstown and is the creator of jackedathlete.com which features many training programs like his vertical jump protocol. He also runs his...
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Ep. 19 - Jay Demayo
The Nerds are honored to welcome Jay Demayo, Head Basketball Strength Coach for Richmond Basketball and Director of Central Virginia Sports Performance (CVASP). In this episode, Jay discusses his beginnings with CVASP, the incredible connections he has made, and even more importantly the...
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Ep. 18 - Sean Doherty
In this episode, we interview Coach Sean Doherty, Assistant Sports Performance Coach at Villanova University. Post-Covid Quarantine has presented a challenge for coaches around the nation. Sean dives into how he and his staff got some pretty influential data regarding sprint times that will have…
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Ep. 17 - Andy Ryland
In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we welcome Coach Andy Ryland on the Show. Coach Ryland is the Senior Manager of Education and Training for USA Football. "The Grappling Guy" as he is known, discusses how he and the team at USA Football program and progresses their tumbling, crawling,...
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Ep. 16 - Lee Taft
In this episode we get to have a great conversation with Coach Lee Taft. Lee goes into depth about what mechanics are and are not important for acceleration and speed in many contexts. He explains two specific exercises that he incorporates into his training programs. Last but not least, Lee…
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Ep. 15 - Dennis Kerstetter
In this episode, we get to talk with Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Dennis Kerstetter of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. "Coach Stet" talks about all things involved with Shippensburg Athletic Performance. Everything from programming, scheduling, and educating his athletes and…
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Ep. 14 - Cam Davidson
Coach Cam Davidson is an Assistant Director of Performance Enhancement for Penn State University, specifically working with their Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Volleyball teams. In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we talk with Cam about training the Ice Hockey athlete and how that…
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Ep. 13 - Dan Roose
Coach Dan Roose is the Director of Performance for the Virginia Commonwealth Rams Men's Basketball team. On this episode of candid conversations with coaches, we chat with Dan about his past as an intern/GA with a crew of other brilliant coaches, shifting around progressions and regressions…
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Ep. 12 - Austin Jochum
In this episode we have an awesome discussion with Austin Jochum. Austin is a strength and conditioning coach at the University of St. Thomas and also owns a private gym, Jochum Strength. His philosophy allows for the athletes he works with to have autonomy in their training. In this episode we...
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Ep. 11 - David Kitchen
Coach David Kitchen is the Founder and CEO of the Edge Leadership Academy, where athletes learn HOW to Lead. Through numerous stops at all levels of collegiate athletics as a Strength and Conditioning Coach, In this episode of the Barbell Nerds Podcast, we chat about nothing sets and reps…
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Ep. 10 - Dr. Fergus Connolly
Today we welcome Dr. Fergus Connolly to our podcast. Fergus is an Elite Sports Performance Consultant, Coach, Author, and "Sheepdog". Fergus goes into detail about his passion for helping build better humans, prioritizing quality versus quantity when it comes to training for the specific sport…
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Ep. 9 - Chris Hays
Chris is the Director of Basketball Performance at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD. In this episode, Coach Hays discusses the great things he is doing with his Basketball athletes in regards to "return to performance post-quarantine. He outlines his screening and assessments and gives us…
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Ep. 8 - Adam Menner
In this episode we welcome Adam Menner from Varsity House Gym in New York. Adam gives his tells us about some data that he has collected on 500 athletes and what was found with it, he explains the assessments he goes through with his athletes whether a 13 year old or an NBA player. There are a…
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Ep. 7 - Live as Long as Possible, as Young as Possible
In this episode, Sean and Will discuss the importance of enjoying exercise how framing working out as something we get to do instead of something we have to do facilitates consistency and potentially greater longevity. Enjoyment of physical activity leads to greater adherence in the long term and...
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Ep. 6 - Justin Kuehn
In this episode, we welcome Coach Justin Kuehn as our guest. Justin is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at North Dakota State University up in Fargo, North Dakota. We quickly dove into Justin's upbringing as an athlete and as a coach, how his influences have been such a positive force with his...
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Ep. 5 - Brandon Spayd
Strength Nerds - Ep. 5 - Brandon Spayd This week we talk training with Brandon Spayd. Coach Spayd serves the Navy Midshipmen's Men's Basketball in a unique double role of Strength and Conditioning Coach AND Director of Basketball Operations. We chat with Brandon about his work with the cadets…
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Ep. 4 Cam Dietz
Cam is a strength and conditioning coach at Utah Valley. In this episode, he discusses the importance of hip and shoulder internal/external rotation for his baseball players and how he assesses these qualities.
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EP. 3 - Juwan Griffith
Juwan shares his notions of speed training and why it should be more emphasized in collegiate and high school strength and conditioning programs. Juwan is a performance coach at Varsity House Gym in New York and also shares how attending the United States Military Academy at West point has helped...
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Ep. 2 - Ryan Nosak
This week we talk training with Ryan Nosak, Depaul University's Sports Performance Coach. We chat with Ryan about his work at Depaul (specifically with his Track and Field athletes), his trajectory through the Sports Performance world since his intern days with co-host Sean, and how his…
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Ep. 1 - Keir Wenham-Flatt (Rugby Strength Coach)
Keir is a strength and conditioning coach at William & Mary University, primarily working with football. Keir also runs his website https://rugbystrengthcoach.com/ which provides services such as individualized programming, podcasts, articles, and other resources. Keir details how William & Mary...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sean Fantuzzi and Will Ratelle discuss things related to training across the general population to athletic performance. Guests will typically be brought on to share their expertise, opinions, findings, and passions.You can find us and ask us questions on Instagram at @seanfan2z and @will.ratelleThank you so much for listening! We hope you take some valuable nuggets away from our conversations!
HOSTED BY
William Ratelle
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