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Gio Grassi is bringing you a wealth of knowledge from industry leaders on: networking, building cultures, strength and conditioning, nutrition, financial information, sports, and information from successful people, all in hopes of making you a better person after the episode. I am going to be bringing on guest that will literally make it hard for you to turn this podcast off.
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Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Business in Strength and Conditioning with Pat Basil
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Coach Pat Basil is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Hamilton College in upstate New York. He puts his toes on the line on this episode as we chat about the importance of being a business man in strength and conditioning and giving the athletes the best customer service experience possible.
Coach Pat Basil has authored many ebooks in which he creates another avenue of income, which will be the main topic of discussion in todays episode.
By clicking on this link (https://linktr.ee/giograssi) you will be able to view Coach Pat Basils books.
Monday May 31, 2021
Fatigue Assessment & Program Modifications with John Patrick
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
In this episode, Coach John Patrick joins me today to talk about fatigue assessment and programming modifications he makes to his players during his in season model. Coach Patrick goes in depth about a few fatigue protocols he runs with his athletes as well as what he looks for when utilizing these assessments.
Fatigue will be the #1 reason why athletes will not achieve peak performance in season, and Coach Patrick goes over his 3 pronged approach to combating that issue when his teams are in season and the various ways he programs so that his athletes can continue to develop, even over the course of a long season.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Coaching the High School Track & Field Athlete
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Steve Leo puts his toes on the line today, and we're chatting up about how he coaches his high school track and field team. Steve Leo is a pioneer of Sports Performance who helped start the Parisi Speed School with Bill Parisi and Martin Rooney (just to name a few).
Steve Leo is the Head Coach of the Outdoor Track and Field at Gill St. Bernard's School. Leo is a veteran of the sport, as he has coached middle and high school track programs for the past decade and has also served as a strength and conditioning coach within the private sector for the past 20 years at the collegiate, Olympic, and professional level.
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Delivering Consistency with Derek Stein
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Coach Derek Stein puts his toes on the line. Coach Stein talks about his journey as well as some things he is currently working on with his team at Eastern Illinois University Football.
Coach Stein starts us off with his jump profiling system and what he is looking for with the 3 jump tests he runs his athletes through. Then he gets into his programming methods as his team prepares for a Spring season.
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Speed Kills with Sully Parker
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Welcome back for part 2 ... on this episode, we discuss some of Sully's success with speed and agility training during his tenure at the Parisi Speed School, where he has spent over 10 years training athletes. Sully touches base on the basics of developing and training speed and agility and some tools in which he finds to be his "go-to".
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Super Bowl Edition featuring Sully Parker
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
WELCOME to the first ever Super Bowl Edition of Toes On The Line with Sully Parker. In this casual conversation, Sully and I have fun talking about football, and some throwback wrestling. Sully and I worked together at Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn NJ, where Sully is currently still coaching his athletes. HOWEVER, in this very special Part 1 episode, Sully and I talk about this past football season, the upcoming Super Bowl, and then we take a little throwback turn for the fun of it.
Hope you all enjoy the fun and laughter in this episode.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Women in Football Strength and Conditioning with Sam Contorno
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Coach Sam Contorno is the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Stanford University, and she jumps on the episode today to talk about her role at Stanford and her experiences working with Football and Men Volleyball.
In this episode we talk about a woman's role in strength and conditioning, how it can be perceived and what it really comes down to. We also dive into Sam's training, coaching and life philosophies and she also talks about some of the new stuff she is working on from a sports science aspect.
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Qualities of Speed Development with Lee Taft
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Tuesday Dec 22, 2020
Lee Taft, aka the speed guy, puts his toes on the line and brings a ton of gems to the table when it comes to speed and agility training. Lee has been coaching speed for decades and has developed a coaches eye for what it takes to move faster and quicker.
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Life as a G-League/NBA Strength Coach with Isaiah Covington
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Golden State Warriors and Santa Cruz Warriors, Isaiah Covington puts his toes on the line and talks about life as a G-League and NBA Strength Coach. We touch base on money topics such as:
- Life in the g league
- Life in the NBA
- Return to sport training
- Small-sided games for conditioning and pre game prep
- Buy in at the NBA level
- Player turnover in the G League
- Forming GREAT HABITS
- Work ethic from top-level NBA players
- Different types of training programs
I assure you, this is an episode you won't want to miss, as many people do not know, or understand, the life and difficulty as a basketball strength coach, at a high level.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Leaning to Manage Your Money with Pat Whelan, MBA
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
In this episode, I bring on my personal Wealth Advisor, Pat Whelan, MBA. Pat and I met back when I was a personal trainer and we have been in constant contact ever since. Pat currently is an Investment Advisor with Royal Alliance and has been in the business of investing money for over 30 years, and has helped many people reach their financial and life goals. I know Pat personally, and know for a fact that his best interest, is with his clients' ambitions and goals in mind. Pat offers great initial advice on how to get started in investing your money into the stock market and also what options to read and consider prior to making any decision.
Pat Whelan can be reached at via email at:
Pwhelan@iacadvisor.com