
Byrds Sports Performance Podcast
Byrds Nest Podcast is a Sports Performance podcast. We will discuss happening at the gym, Sport Performance methods and Phylosophy. We will interview athletes as well as trainers
Episodes
44 episodes
Episode 45 Feeding the Cats with Tony Holler
In this episode we talk with Tony Holler, head track coach of Plainfield North high School in Illinois. Coach Holler created his Feed the cats training system which emphasizes low volume sprints at high intensity. He preaches tired ...
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Episode 45
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3:03:52

Episode 44 Enhancing Speed with Derek Hansen
In this episode we talk with Derek Hansen Speed Consultant and owner of SprintCoach.com. Hansen worked with Charlie Francis for some time training elite sprinters. He consults many professional teams across the world such as Super B...
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1:55:35

Episode 43 Eliminating Junk reps with Athletics West Chesters Dominic Zenot
In this episode we talk with Dominic of Athletics West Chester. He is the track coach at Iona Prep in New Rochelle NY. He runs North East Speed summit in the fall and Speed camps twice a week in the summer. He is responsible f...
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Episode 42 Good to Great with Zac Goodman
In this Episode we chat with Rising star in the sports performance game. 23 year old Zac Goodman. In fact he just finishing up college. He already is a performance coach at John Glenn High school in Bay City Michigan. He...
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Episode 41 Fahey vs World Pt 2
In this episode we talk more about how Fahey trains all the teams except football in a 1400sf weigh room at Florida high in Talahassee FL. We discuss jumping, sprinting, strength, swing velocity. Enjoy
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Episode 40 Michael Fahey vs the World pt 1
In this episode we talk with Westide vs World producer and Head Performance coach at Florida State High School in Talahassee. We talk about his beginnings and introduction in to conjugate style training. How his father met Dave Tat...
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Episode 39. Getting an AdvantEDGE with Dustin Branchaeu
In this episode we chat with Dustin Brancheau owner of AdvantEdge in Marquette Michigan. Dustin sought out help while he was training for the NFL and got Advice from Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell. He was invited down in 2012 the...
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2:45:57

Episode 38 Mashing it up with Travis Mash
In this episode we talk to Travis Mash owner and coach of Mash Elite Performance. Travis was a 3 time powerlifting world champion and world record holder. Mash is one of the top Olympic Lifting coaches in the country as his club Mas...
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Episode 37 Speeding up the game with Tony Villani of XPE Sports
In this episode Tony discusses how he trains agility with his Athletes giving examples of NFL vet Revis and Boldin. He talks about how athletes can play too fast and can’t control their speed. He says you can get more separation by ...
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Episode 36 Making Superstars with Tony Villani co owner of XPE
In this episode we chat with XPE co owner Tony Villani who trained some of the fastest Football players in NFL Combine history. He tells how he got his start training athletes like Chris Carter, Randy Moss, Heinz Ward, Takeo Spikes. He th...
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2:02:40

Episode 35. Breaking Chains with American Deadlift record holder Maddie Kelly
In this episode 19 year old American Deadlift record holder Maddie Kelly talks about her training at Byrd Sports Performance. She talks about her speed and explosive power training for track and field in high school. She took 2nd in...
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2:18:13

Episode 34 Building Iron Grifins with Mark Deppen
In this episode Deppens describes how he trains Donovan Catholic athletic teams including his power lifting team.
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2:09:54

Episode 33. Standing alone with Mark Deppen
In this episode we discuss training with Donovan Catholic Griffin’s strength coach Mark Deppens early years after football at West Chester university. We talk about how he and Glenn Mills coaches went to Westside Barbell and began to make...
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Episode 33
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1:58:39

Episode 32. Westside Forever with Louie Simmons
In this episode I talk with Westside Barbell owner Louie Simmons. We talk about his beginning on how he got into lifting. Louie tells us how he developed the Conjugate system and the methods involved in it. We talk about how h...
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2:07:22

Episode 31. Getting Schooled at Chris Korfist's Slow Guy Speed School
In this episode we chat with Chris Korfist owner of Slow Guy Speed School in Chicago Illinois. Chris is a successful track and field coach at Homewood-Flossmoor High school and he runs the Slow Guy Speed school in his basement and on his ...
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2:01:30

Episode 30 Getting the Sports Advantedge with Brian Bott
In this Episode talk to Brian Bott owner of Sports Advantage. Botts is a
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Episode 30
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1:41:31

Episode 29. Completing your Game with Rob Crews
In this Episode we talk with Softball and Baseball Guru Rob Crews of Complete Game. Rob uses technology to train softball and baseball players swings. He focuses on the biomechanics and mental aspects of hitting. We go i...
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Episode 29
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2:53:24

Episode 28 Hunting for National and World records with Randy Huntington Pt 2
In this Episode we chat again with Chinese Olympic track Sprints and jumps coach Randy Huntington.
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Episode 28
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1:07:52

Episode 27. Reaching a higher ground of Speed and Jumping with Randy Huntington
In this episode we talk with Chinese National Sprints and Jumps coaching legend Randy Huntington. Randy trained sprinter Su Bingtain to run a 9.83 100m dash which is the Chinese National record. Within that 100M he ran the fastest 6...
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1:29:40

Episode 26 Redefinding the Grind with Blake Burnard of Grindhaus Strength & Conditioning
In this Episode we chat with Blake Bernard owner of Grindhaus in Bakersfield California. He came to visit the gym and we took a trip to Westside Barbell to visit Louie Simmons. Blake started Grindhaus little over a year and ha...
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Episode 24. In the Conjugate Lab with Kristof Ifkovits
In this episode we chat with Conjugate Labs Kristof Ifkovits who is a trainer at EFT Performance in Chicago. Ifkovits implemented Conjugate style training with Carmel Corsairs Catholic, a high school on the North side of Chicago. W...
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2:14:20

Episode 23 Proving Them Wrong with Maine Athletic Performance
In this episode we take with Austin Maine Owner of Maine Athletic Performance in Clinton Oklahoma. Maine uses is a impressive coach who started his facility while he was in college at the age of 21 and has now expanded to a 5000sf facilit...
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Episode 23
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2:26:37

Episode 22 Show and Tell with Nick Showman Showtime Strength
In this episode we talk with Nick Showman of Showtime Strength and Performance. He was a competitive Powerlifter who trained at Westside. He opened his facility Showtime Strength and trains athletes of all different type of sports with th...
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1:20:28

Episode 21 Distancing yourself from the Pack w/Ryan Banta
In this Episode we revisit with Sprinters Compendium Author Ryan Banta talking about about Distance Running. We talk about how he prepares his team for Cross Country and Track and Field Distance Running.
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1:45:22

Episode 20 Kicking it with Mike Whiteman of Pittsburgh Riverhounds Speed & Strength
In this Episode we talk with Pittsburgh River Hound Speed and Strength coach Mike Whiteman. We talk to him how he trains his soccer players and prepares them to play college soccer. Whiteman has put out tons of D1 soccer players wi...
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Episode 20
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