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Muscles and Management
Over the last near decade, Gerry DeFilippo has trained THOUSANDS of athletes from the youth to pro level across all major team-sports.
Gerry started his gym and brand, Challenger Strength, as an ambitious 22 year old still finishing his college degree.
In the time since, he has built his facility and following into a nationally recognized performance company training thousands of athletes both in-person and online.
Gerry brings guests across all areas of sports and performance training, giving the listener inside access to his rolodex of collegiate, world renowned private and professional performance and sports coaches.
If you are looking to improve your own performance OR knowledge of performance/sports training (and learn how to shape your career), Muscles and Management is for you!
Muscles and Management
Episode #246 Baseball Performance, Hamstring Health, and Sprint Speed with Royals Director of Sports Performance Nick Shedd
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In Episode 246 of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Nick Shedd, Director of Sports Performance for the Kansas City Royals. The two discuss the current state of baseball training, the evolving role of high-performance departments in MLB, and Nick’s approach to sprint mechanics, injury prevention, and hamstring health.
Nick breaks down how he bridges the gap between science and coaching, why speed is still king in baseball, and how to tailor training to the athlete’s needs without overcomplicating the process.
Whether you work in pro sports or coach youth athletes, this episode is packed with applicable insight from one of MLB’s top performance minds.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro to Nick Shedd and his background in pro baseball
3:42 – Evolution of performance departments in MLB
7:13 – Sprint speed in baseball and its rising value
11:20 – Training hamstrings and common injury trends
15:08 – Programming for speed vs. conditioning
18:35 – How Nick balances data, coaching, and relationships
22:12 – Strength work for baseball players: what matters most
26:44 – In-season vs. off-season training approaches
30:39 – How the Royals structure their high-performance workflow
34:20 – Advice for young coaches and navigating career paths
38:50 – Final thoughts on leadership, mentorship, and growth
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