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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 #117 Business, The "Basics," and Building Strength with Tony Gentilcore
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*SHOW TIMESTAMPS FEATURED AT THE END*
In this episode Gerry welcomes on world-renowned strength coach and businessman Tony Gentilcore.
Tony has trained both athletes and general fitness clients for almost two decades while having a hand in the co-founding and early years of Cressey Sports Performance as well as his own successful training studio, Core, in Massachusetts.
The conversation begins with a look at Tony’s ascension through the industry, his experience co-founding Cressey Sports Performance and what he learned in that time and in venturing out on his own thereafter.
From there, he talks about COVID-19 and the impact it has had on the fitness industry, the perils of misunderstanding sport specificity, sticking to the basics in strength training and way, way more.
For a refreshing, genuine perspective on various areas of strength and conditioning you definitely won’t want to miss this episode!
All that and more on this episode of Muscles and Management!
Episode Timestamps
3:20 - Julian’s Nutrition Tip
9:10 - Dealing with Covid
19:20 - Small Gym Atmosphere & Gym Composition
24:15 - Tony’s Background & Clients
27:40 - Dealing with Clients That Get in Their Own Way
32:25 - Dealing with Parents
44:33 - Shifting to Gen Pop Vs. Athletes
50:45 - The Grind of Moving Up
53:48 - Defining When You’ve “Made It”
1:00:00 - Avoiding the “Change Just to Change” Mentality
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