Jochum Strength Podcast

Nugget Of the Day: “A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest man” This quote leads us into our guest today Brett Adams. Brett is the owner of Transcending Performance and has been recommended by multiple legends in the field, today we talked about the importance of focusing on creating environments, but not in the traditional thought of way of sets and reps and drills, but the importance of emotion and what goes on between an athletes ears! Hopefully you guys get something out of this! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “The hard and stiff will be broken, the Soft and supple will prevail” This quote leads us into our guest today Kevin Foster. Kevin is a former D1 Javelin thrower and aspiring Olympic thrower as well as owner of Javelin Anatomy a page dedicated to the training of Javelin throwers. I heard of Kevin through past guest Jake Tuuras and Joels Smiths podcast and really loved his approach to training and his over arching general philosophies. Hope you get something out of this podcast. Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “The work that hurts you less than it hurts others is the work you were made to do” This quote leads us into our guest today Joel Smith. Joel is the founder of Just Fly Sports and host the Just Fly Performance Podcast where he has top level coaches from around the world talk about sports performance. He is also the author of Speed Strength and Vertical Foundations, both books I have gained a ton from. I have listened to Joel’s podcast for a long time and it really has helped shaped many of thoughts on sports performance as well as introduced me to many of the coaches I follow now. He was recommended by the legendary guest Dr. Tommy John and I can’t wait for you guys to listen to this conversation! Today we talked about creativity and the manufactured athlete and how we need to approach these subjects as coaches!  Thank you for listening! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where h stands at times of challenge and controversy” This quote leads us into our guest today Connor Mielke. Connor is a Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Auburn University. Connor was a suggested guest by the powerful Cameron Josse and this was an awesome conversation about mastering the basics and making sure you are taking advantage of the opportunity in the moment! Thank You For Listening Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Week "Control the Controllables, the rest will take care of itself" This week on the podcast we had Joel Reinhardt, Sports Performance coach at U Mass talking about the Everything Effects Everything Approach to training and how he implements it with his athletes! Keep Chopping Wood

This quote leads us into our guest today Chris McCormick. Chris is the director of Strength and Conditioning of Olympics at FAU. I heard him give a presentation on “Reflections and Resources as A Coach” that was an awesome overview of how we train athletes and how we should train ourselves as coaches in our whole lives. Very similar to previous guests Cameron Josse's talk on the 4 Co-Active Models and approach to training, Chris seemed to take this a step further and dive into what this means for us as coaches as well and it fits the Jordan Peterson rule for life very well! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “The box is created for a reason, but sometimes you have to escape” This quote leads us into our guest today Scott Kuehn. Scott is an athletic performance coach and coordinator of data science at William and Mary. We have had his brother Justin and his boss/coworker Erik Korem on the podcast before so we had to keep the train rolling with Scott! Today we talked about how to use data science in the sports performance realm to get the most out our training! Thank you for listening Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget of the Day: “Make sure you’re not made ‘Emperor,’ avoid that imperial stain, because it can happen before you know it." This quote leads us into our guest today Cameron Josse. Cameron has multiple accomplishments, is the head of Sports Performance at Defranco's Gym, and is the author of the book "The Process: The Methodology, Philosophy & Principles of Coaching Winning Teams". Cameron's thoughts and challenges of the traditional way of thinking have greatly helped me through the years. I was super pumped about this podcast and hope you enjoy it as much as I do. As always, Keep Chopping Wood.

Nugget Of the Day: “Length of Service Alone will never form a military man. For after serving many years, an undisclpinied solider is still a novice in his profession.” This quote leads us into our guest today Grant Fowler. Grant is the owner of Fowler Fitness where he works with athletes online and in person with the goal of a holistic high performance approach to training. I first heard of Grant on my good friend Jake Tuuras podcast and loved his approach to training and life. Grant is another young strength coach with his own business so we have a ton to talk about today. In this podcast we discussed setting your worth, variation in training and Grants approach to Holistic High Performance. Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “Forget About Me I Love You This quote leads us into our guest today Mark Dowdle. Dowdle and I have played on the same college football team, coaches together and have been constantly helping each other find the path of improvement through our late night hot tub talks. He is one of the most motivated and driven people I know and is one of the few I consider to be looking at me and not up to me. One that when I’m off the path will put my ass back on it. He recently just finished up Calendar club which had him run 471 miles and 7+ marathons in April. Today we talked about Finding your meditation and the process of growing as a leader and person. I hope you enjoy. Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of The Day: “Easy Choices Hard Life. Hard Choices, Easy Life” This quote leads us into our guests today, PJ Dundass and Lee Kirk (known to his colleagues and friends as Kirky). They are founders of Methodical Movement Systems, an online education platform for athletes, coaches and the everyday weekly and weekend gym warrior. They also both work as performance specialists at the University of Exeter. PJ and Kirky come highly recommended from previous guest Danny Foley so I found their Instagram page and loved the content they have been putting out! Today we covered focusing on what you will talk about on saturday's and teaching your athletes how to drive their own lives!  I Hope You Enjoy Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “A tower built on a hill can't be hidden. Let Your Light Shine" This quote leads us into our guest Erik Korem. Coach Korem is the Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete High Performance at William & Mary's, is the owner of BJJ Prep and has his Ph.D. in Exercise Science. I first heard of Coach Korem on the Just Fly Sports Performance Podcast where he broke down his approach to training and I was instantly bought in and knew I had to have him on the podcast.  Today we talked about reverse engineering your sport, the process of bringing someone into your team and owning a side business to own your profession. If you want to check out Coaches work you can follow him on Insta @Erikkorem or go to his website bjjprep.com Thank You For Listening

Nugget Of The Day: "The Secret to doing more, is mastering less" This quote leads us into our guest Kibwe Johnson. Kibwe is an Olympian, a Throws Coach at the IMG academy and hosts the FORTIUS podcast. I first found Kibwe when I was a hammer thrower myself and his un-traditonal approach to movement, coaching and life is something I’ve always loved and I’m really excited to have him on. Today we talked about Solving Movement Riddles and how to find peace in the chaos that is the hammer. Hope you Guys Enjoy. Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “Sophistication is born out of hunger and difficulty is what wakes up genius.” This quote leads us into our guest Dr.Tommy John, is a high level chiropractor, coach and author of “Minimize Injury and Maximize Performance A sports parents survival guide”. I was first found Dr. Tommy John through his podcast and feel in love with his approach to training and living a healthy life style. Today we talked about the process of healing yourself, the foundation of movement and the importance of feet, hands and spine.

Nugget Of The Day: " Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure" This quote leads us into our guest Justin Kuehn. Coach Kuehn is a GA Sports performance coach at NDSU. I first heard of Justin when I was a GA at St.Olaf college and performed a mock interview with him, I was very impressed with his answers and have stayed in touch ever since. Today we talked about training for wrestling and how Justin Goes about it, the life of a GA and climbing your Everest.  This conversation was just two young strength coaches talking about their journey and experiences so far and I hope you enjoy! Keep Chopping Wood

Nugget Of the Day: “Good is coming, few have the courage and simplicity to believe it” This quote leads us into our guest Dan Casey. Coach Casey is the head football coach at St.Davids high school, a track and field coach and was apart of AFCA 35 under 35 coaches leadership group. I found coach Casey after being tagged in a couple of his posts about the importance of speed and technical and tactical abilities of a football athlete. I loved the breakdown of these posts and thought it would be an awesome opportunity to bring an actual sports coach onto the podcast to talk about how he thinks and goes about training. Today we talked about the speed advantage, why it’s important for your players to enjoy practice and how he goes about breaking down the technical aspects of the game.

Nugget Of the Day: “The Enemy gets a vote, no plan survives first contact” ” This quote leads us into our guest Andy Ryland. Coach Ryland is USA Football’s Senior Manger of Education and Training, a former Division one Football Player and was a member of the US Mens Rugby Team. I first heard of Coach Ryland on a seminar he gave about Grappling and how we can use it in sport. I have been a big fan of his message and training philosophies ever since and he does an amazing job of “Keeping the Goal the Goal”. Today we talked about “Speaking the languages of your sport, the difference between weight room strength and on field strength and diving into the why of what we are doing " You can reach Coach Ryland through Instagram here

Nugget Of the Day: “Hell is described as laying on your death bed and the person you’ve become meets the person you could have been” This quote leads us into our guest Michael Zweifel. Michael is the owner of BBA Performance, was a Gagliardi Trophy winner (where he led the entire NCAA in receptions) and played professional football overseas for the Vienna Vikings. I’m really excited to have Michael on this podcast as he is a fellow D3 athlete and has experience in both the private and collegiate sector. Today we talked about Creating Environments, the importance of play and Michael's Goal of Creating Happy, Healthy and Confident Athletes!

Nick DiMarco - Why Not to Olympic Lift, Aerobic Reserves and If Your Life Sucks You Suck In this episode we welcome our guest, Nick DiMarco, on to the podcast. We had the opportunity to talk about skill development for athletes, how to lead other and get everyone on the same page, and finally the mindset of "If your life sucks, then you suck". This episode is filled with amazing nuggets that you will really enjoy. 

Nugget Of The Day: "The next time you want to withhold your help from another, for any reason ask yourself a simple question "Does the reason for withholding this help reflect more on them or you and what do you want defining your life?" This quote leads us into our guest, Tim Kelly, who is a sports performance coach at Virginia High Performance. Tim was recommended to us by past guest Danny Foley and he didn't let us down! Today Tim dove into the importance of training overhead athletes holistically and ways to implement that into your programming. He also goes into working with and communicating with clients that have suffered spinal cord injuries. Finally Tim discusses the importance of living your life to serve! I hope you guys get alot out of this podcast! Keep Chopping Wood