ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power headed to Columbia, South Carolina to check in with the new University of South Carolina Womens Basketball Strength and Conditioning Coach Molly Binetti. She arrived just in time to get the summer training program off and running as the USC Gamecocks prep for their 2018-19 season. Within the South Carolina Basketball complex, Coach Binetti has her office inside the strength and conditioning center that's convenient to the team's nutrition and dining area right down the hall at Colonial Life Arena. Coach Binetti has infectious enthusiasm and is driven by a very competitive winning spirit. She knows the ultimate team goals of the program are laser focused on winning and that's why she's so fixated the details of her team's training regimen. This NCAA womens program is just a year removed from winning the collegiate National Championship. It's BIG TIME in Columbia, SC Listen in to today's podcast, sponsored by SpecAthletic and their Regapol sports flooring, and find out how Coach Molly Binetti is preparing the South Carolina Gamecocks for the coming season!
ASAP went to the top for this ASAP Baseball Strength Training Podcast! We ventured down to The Swamp for this one. Longtime University of Florida Gator strength and conditioning Coach Paul Chandler took a few minutes and shared some valuable information on strength and conditioning for baseball with ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power. Coach Chandler's office and Florida Gator's training center is located at the University of Florida's Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Find out how Coach Chandler runs his Gator Baseball and Softball training programs in this ASAP Podcast brought to you by: TEAMBUILDR
Paul Chandler is in his 10th season as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the baseball program and in his eighth season working with the Gator softball program at the University of Florida. His responsibilities include designing and implementing year-round strength, speed and conditioning workouts for the Gators in the Griffin/Oakley Strength and Conditioning Center. Chandler guides each student-athlete through an individual training program designed to enhance strength, as well as explosive power, speed, agility, endurance, coordination, balance, flexibility and mental toughness.
Florida Gators Baseball Accolades
2017 National Champions
Seven College World Series Appearances (2010-11-12-15-16-17-18)
Five SEC Championships (2010-11-14-17-18)
14 MLB Big League Players (WVU and UF since 2010)
74 Total MLB Draft picks 24 All-America Selections
The ASAP Road Show rolled along as we made our way back to Tobacco Road on to the incredible campus of Duke University. Of course, before we rolled onto the beautiful private college in Durham, North Carolina ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power made a nutritional stop at The Original Q Shack. If Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Tony Smith highly suggests a restaurant, you better roll with it! This place has the whole package! Serious smoked meats with a blend of hickory and mesquite woods…… and sides that, well, you better get more than two! WOW. Pure protein at this stop!
Anyway, once inside the Blue Devils' strength training facility, and as we made our way past a long row of the Sorinex rack system, we caught up with their Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Noel Durfey, who was assessing the incoming freshman players on a battery of tests. ASAP Sports Science consultant Ted Lambrinides and Durfey discussed some of the latest research in the field and I set up the Road Show portable sound studio for today's ASAP Podcast made possible by one our great partners:
The ASAP Road Show was at it again. This time we ventured down to Raleigh, North Carolina to talk to the NCSU Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports, Nate Brookreson. Nate was able to share a lot of information about RPE: Rate of Perceived Exertion and also about the markers that they use when analyzing performance training.
We also had a chance to conduct this podcast with Craig Turner, who is originally from Oldham, England. He holds both his BS (Hons) in science and football, as well as a PhD (an investigation into the sleeping patterns of youth soccer players during the competitive season) from Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Additionally, Craig is a certified strength & conditioning coach (NSCA), a BASES accredited sport & exercise scientist.
ASAP ~Athletic Strength And Power made a trip up I-71 to the Dana Avenue exit in Cincinnati to check in on how the Xavier Musketeers spend their summer days. And, if you're searching out reasons that the Xavier Basketball team has experienced such great success over the years, one doesn't have to look much further that what is going on with the Musketeers' strength and conditioning program. This BIG EAST program that had 29 wins last season and carried a number one seed into the NCAA March Madness is directed by Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Matt Jennings, who has the team entrenched into another summer training program. One thing is for certain. The games are played in the Cintas Center…. the sweat and behind-the-scenes hard work is taking place under Coach Jennings watchful eye in the team's strength and conditioning center.
Purdue Boilermaker Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett (left) discussing some of the elements of the Purdue weightroom design with coach Ted Lambrinides, an expert with the NFL player tracking technologies.
We headed north on I-65 out of Indianapolis. After a couple of back roads, ASAP arrived on the scene in West Lafayette and the campus of Purdue University…. well known for its engineering curricula. It's a prestigious university with stringent academic standards. It's also an original member of the Big Ten Conference (though known as the Western Conference in 1896), so they've been playing football there for a long time! Recently, the Boilermakers have had a resurgence under their head coach Jeff Brohm, who has the team's and fan's attention, especially after a seven win inaugural season and a Bowl victory over the Arizona Wildcats.
That kind of turnaround doesn't get accomplished without a serious training regimen. Enter Purdue's Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett. He's embraced his opportunity under Coach Brohm and has the Boilermakers going full steam ahead in their brand new football performance center.
ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power, had to check it out! The place is astounding and the training is real! I sat down in Coach Lovett's office and fired up the recorder for this ASAP Podcast (technical difficulty with the recording) and gained some insight into this up and coming Big Ten program!
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After Duke Football's Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Tony Smith guided us to The Pit Barbecue Durham, North Carolina for some real deal Carolina BBQ, we made our way back to the campus. Duke University. This place is a true gem of American universities. So, we checked out this updated room that looks spectacular with the huge Sorinex rack upgrade that looks great upon the all new PLAE flooring
ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power checked in at the Glazier Clinic-Cincinnati held at The Hilton Cincinnati Netherlands Plaza and caught up with Cincinnati Bearcats' Director of Football Sports Performance Brady Collins who was a featured speaker at the event. Coach Collins spoke three sessions: the 1:30pm Neck Training for football, 2:45pm Building a Culture in the Weightroom, and finally the 4:00pm Alternative Training Methods. Folks, this guy is a polished speaker and will no doubt be called upon for many other football and Strength & conditioning clinics. It's easy to see why his name will be surfacing at future clinics…. He has gained coaching experience and guidance from some of the best in the business. Ray Rock Oliver and Ted Lambrinides UK Wildcats, Mickey Marotti Ohio State, Matt Balis & Rick Court Mississippi State have all influenced Brady and his coaching philosophy. Collins has recently kicked off year two at Cincinnati and reports to Head Football Coach Luke Fickell who has the Cincinnati Bearcats pointed on an upward climb!
Twenty nine years ago, it was Head Football Coach Nick Saban at the helm with Ken Mannie anchoring down the strength and conditioning program. Nowadays, it's Football Coach Jason Candle and Head Strength Coach Brad Bichey. ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power braved snow and cold to finally make our way through the beautiful limestone homes of the Ottawa Hills village area and on to The Glass Bowl…. home stadium of the Toledo Rockets. That's where the Larimer Athletic Complex is and that's where you'll find Brad Bichey. The strength staff were just finishing several morning groups and a few guys prepping for the NFL Combine were making their way in for their respective workouts. Ted Lambrinides, myself (Ed Cicale) and Mt. Saint Joseph University Strength Coach Mike Shibinski got a full tour of some of the recent upgrades at Toledo Football and a full update on Rocket Power. In fact, the Toledo Rockets led the MAC in football attendance in 2017 and that may get back to back honors in 2018 as they will be hosting the Miami Hurricanes who'll be flying in from Coral Gables, Florida! The defending MAC Conference Champions will be strictly business as they hope to secure another addition to their trophy cases.