Toes On The Line Podcast

Step Into Your Greatness with Quinn Barham

Quinn Barham is currently an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with The Ohio State University.

Before we get into the topics of today’s discussion, Quinn takes a stand against racial inequality in America, and talks about ways of how EVERYONE can develop awareness and come together as ONE for the same goals. One thing Quinn mentions, are the things we want in life as people, and how color has nothing to do them.

As we get into today's episode, Quinn talks about managing egos of high profiled football athletes,  how to get freshmen to adapt to their new culture of winning at a high level, and how every singe person plays a huge role in the championship culture at Ohio State Football. We get into topics such as:

After winning BIG-10 title, how are they able to re-gain focus in the off-season and keep their eyes on the prize, again?

How do you apply new 'goals' to the training program during the off-season?

How does the conversation, and the way you talk to athletes, change from freshman year to junior/senior year?

Towards the end of the show, we touched base on athlete managing systems, how they can be useful and also how just the basics without the fancy technology work just as great.

 

Best way to reach out to Quinn:

Twitter – @QuinnBarham

Instagram – @QuinnBarham

Linked In – Samuel (Quinn) Barham

The Warrior Within with Martin Rooney & Sofia Rooney

An internationally recognized trainer, speaker, author and pioneer of strength and conditioning, Martin Rooney had paved the way for many coaches, AND JOBS, that exist today!  Martin Rooney is an international Coach, motivational speaker, CEO of Training for Warriors, author of 8 books, and has coached many Olympians, MMA/UFC fighters, and professional athletes, as well as developed the top NFL Combine training systems in the early 2000's. Martin also brings on his oldest daughter, Sofia, on today's episode to talk some father/daughter stuff.

Martin Rooney takes us on his journey of life and how he became the Ultimate Warrior he is today. He is a man of many hats, and we get to see a plethora of those on today's episode as Martin touches on topics such as:

Coaching to coach, motivation versus discipline, timing in life, wearing the parent hat and the coach hat, inspiring people, the coaching process, how to get your kids to eat veggies, and MUCH MORE!  Martin's experiences throughout his career has lead him to a pretty successful career as he is now the CEO of Training for Warriors & his daughter Sofia is a nationally ranked high school track athlete.

IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW TO UNLEASH THE WARRIOR WITHIN, TAKE A LISTEN, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!

 

Martin can be reached at www.trainingforwarriors.com

Winning In Life with RJ Cobb

You want entertainment with a mix of real talk?  This episode is as entertaining and real as it gets.  My guest, and very good friend, RJ Cobbs comes on and shares with us his experiences in his adult life that have lead him to where he is now.  From all-time highs to all-time lows, RJ shares his stories on how setbacks and losses in life have never stopped him from accomplishing greater things and setting the bar higher than the previous standard.

Currently RJ is owner of Inception Sports, in Cedar Knolls NJ.  RJ has had many great moments in his life, such as All-American honors as a collegiate football player, to spending time in the NFL; as well as some set backs that brought him from his highest points in life to the lowest.  However RJ's ambition for greatness, love and happiness have allowed him to continue to strive for greatness and not settle for less when he knew what his own personal worth was.

 

 

The Power of Networking with Rodney Hill

In this very first episode, I wanted to bring on a very good friend of mine, Rodney Hill.  Rodney and I met back in 2017 as we both interned with the New York Giants.  Ever since then Rod and I have been in contact damn near every day. Rod has been a huge help in my career, as he as helped introduce me to many people, and he has also helped me develop a greater sense of what networking is all about.

In this episode, Rodney explains the power of having a great network and how he has gotten to were he is at today.  Rodney's coaching background includes Division 1 Universities and two NFL teams.  And he truly admits that it is the people in his network that have helped recommend him for the various positions for places he has coached.

Rodney will share with us his style of networking, things he feels are important, as well as how to go about building personal and professional relationships.  He also shares some stories of his interview process with the New York Giants, and how his recommendations within his network helped overcome a rocky interview process (funny story about that).

At the end of the podcast, Rodney also shares with us a Return-to-Training presentation which he did over Zoom this past week with over 100 high school coaches from across the country.

Rodney Hill can be reached via email @ Rodney.Hill.91@gmail.com