Let's see what happens behind the scenes of a Major League Baseball team with our guest, DANA CAVALEA, former strength coach for the New York Yankees, 2009 World Series Champions. Enjoy it ..read more

Nel terzo episodio di Sport Vitamins andiamo a scoprire l'esperienza di un atleta professionista. Ospite Giampaolo Ricci, giocatore della Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Buon ascolto ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 50!  After a very long break I have the pleasure to introduce our new guest, Coach Martin Rooney. Coach Rooney is the founder of Training For Warriors.  An internationally recognized trainer, pioneer of strength and conditioning, speaker and author of two amazing books (Coach to Coach and High Ten) , Martin holds a Master of Health Science and Bachelor of Physical Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Science from Furman University. Hands down one of my favorite episodes! Find ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 49! Today's guest is Dr Stephen Bird. Dr Stephen Bird is a well-known author, speaker, and researcher with expertise in elite athlete preparation, strength and conditioning, and nutritional supplementation. He has been an elite performance consultant and advisor to professional sports teams since 2000. Some of the topics we touched on are: 1:12 Background 3:52 What is stress 6:32 How to monitor stress 8:56 Assessing sleep 13:27 Accumulating sleep 15:46 Scheduling caffeine 24:23 Recovery tools 31:12 Psychological recovery 39:40 Managing stress for coac ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 48! Today's guest is Benas Matkevicius. Born in Lithuania, grew up in Germany, high school in Louisiana, college in Arkansas and then back to Germany before going to the Boston Celtics via Moscow. Benas has now been working for the Celtics as an international scout for almost eight years, becoming one of the most essential parts of the Celtics operation Some of the topics we touched on are: 1:00 Background 6:30 Playing career 16:45 Being passionate about the game 21:00 Transition from playing to coaching 29:00 Lack of effort vs Lack of focus 31:00 Bo ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for Episode 47! Today’s guest is the Suns and Mercury Executive Chef, Brendan Ayers. Brendan and his team prepare the high-quality nutrition that fuels the Valley’s best athletes. Nutrition is a key component of high level performance, but food must also be fun, tasty and meet the expectations of the athletes. Brendan will walk us through the gourmet kitchen at the Verizon 5G Performance Center and unveil some of the secrets to become an NBA chef. Find BRENDAN AYERS : https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-ayers-6a525514/ Find me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/r ..read more

SPORT VITAMINS is BACK with EPISODE 46! Today’s guest is Antonio Squillante. Antonio is a Strength and Conditioning Coach with over ten years of experience coaching high school and collegiate athletes competing at the national and international level. Currently he is a Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California. Antonio is also the author of several books on strength training. Definitely a must listen episode for all the strength coaches out there. Some of the topics we touched on are : 2:25 Background 8:47 Being an athlete 15:32 Competitiveness 22:09 Evaluating an S&C Coach 2 ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 45 As I promised last week, today’s episode is a true Christmas gift for all the listeners out there. Today’s guest is non other than Dr Nijem Ramsey. Coach Ramsey was named Men’s Basketball Director of Sport Performance at KANSAS UNIVERSITY in September of 2019 Prior to that, he was the NBA’s youngest head strength and conditioning coach, directing strength and conditioning, sport science and nutrition for the Sacramento Kings. Coach Ramsey is also the creator of the Applied Performance Coach Course, a 12 week certification course and mentorship pro ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 44! Today's guest is Tristan Chai, Head of Medical Department of the Adelaide 36ers. Some of the topics we touched on are: 1:00 Background 2:07 Day-to-day life of a physiotherapist 5:50 Private sector vs Professional basketball 10:25 Pre-season Assessment 15:16 Working hand-in-hand with the Strength Coach 18:23 Rehab continuum 28:30 Being present while on the physiological table 30:34 Recovery strategies 35:35 Communication 39:49 Rapid fire questions Find Tristan: https://www.instagram.com/36ers.physio/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristan-chai-b11 ..read more

Welcome back on SPORT VITAMINS for episode 43! Today's guest is coach Zack Zillner. Coach ZIllner has a vast amount of experience at four NCAA Division I institutions, Kansas University, University of Illinois, University of South Mississipi. Currently he is in his sixth season as women's basketball sports performance coach for the Long Horns. Coach Zillner develops, implements and supervises the training regimen for the Texas women’s basketball team in the areas of speed, strength, agility, conditioning and flexibility. He also works hand in hand with the areas of sports medicine and perf ..read more