The Strength Game
The Strength Game is a weekly podcast dedicated to discussing all things physical culture with the coaches, athletes, iron enthusiasts, and experts deeply imbedded in the strength game on both sides of the profession; as coaches and as competitive athletes. Hosted by Nick O’Brien, each episode we discuss, rant and dive deep into all things related to strength and conditioning, high performance and training lifestyle. Join us in The Strength Game!
Episodes
118 episodes since 2020
#117 - Ron Dickson
Ron Dickson is the Assistant Athletic Director for Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports at Virginia Tech. At Tech, he directly oversees the department as well as designs and implements S&C programs for men’s soccer, women’s lacros...
September 10, 2024
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Episode 117
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1:42:29
#116 - Mason Baggett
Mason Baggett is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for football at the University of Maryland. He returned to College Park to work with the Terps football program after previously serving as the associate director of football stren...
August 27, 2024
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Episode 116
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1:22:31
#115 - Mat Clark
Mat Clark is the Director of Strength & Conditioning Coach for track & field and cross country at the University of Arkansas. Clark joined the Razorbacks as a strength and conditioning coach in 2014 before being promoted to director in ...
August 13, 2024
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Episode 115
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1:30:13
#114 - Joe Sheffield
Joe Sheffield is the Head Strength coach at Rolston Hockey Academy and Little Caesars AAA Hockey. With over 20 years of experience personal training and strength coaching, Sheffield has been in his current position since 2021. After getting inj...
July 30, 2024
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Episode 114
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1:51:58
#113 - Chad Snodgrass
Chad Snodgrass is the Director of Sports Performance at Old Dominion University and the head football strength coach for the Monarchs. Snodgrass joined the ODU sports performance department in January of 2022. Prior to ODU he spent his entire c...
July 16, 2024
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Episode 113
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1:08:23
#112 - Jay DeMayo
Jay DeMayo is in his 21st year as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Richmond, and his 19th year working with the men’s basketball team. DeMayo is directly responsible for the training for the men’s basketball and tennis tea...
July 02, 2024
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Episode 112
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1:26:27
#111 - John Odden
John Odden is the Owner and Head Coach of Empowered Strength. Located in Bend, Oregon, Empowered Strength offers in person and online coaching for athletes, business coaching and both in-person and online Highland Games programming and clinics....
June 18, 2024
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Episode 111
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1:54:48
#110 - Steve Pulcinella
Steve Pulcinella is the Owner of Iron Sport Gym in Glenolden, Pennsylvania. Starting Iron Sport Gym in 1995, the gym is fully equipped for all types of strength training including powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, strongman, and Highland Gam...
June 04, 2024
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Episode 110
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1:34:13
#109 - Kerry Overfelt
Kerry Overfelt is the Owner and Strength Coach of Darkside Athletics. Located in Bardstown, KY, Darkside Athletics is a multipurpose training center that meets all athletes and client’s needs. He has owned and operated the gym for over 11 years...
May 21, 2024
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Episode 109
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1:44:46
#108 - Michelle Pifer
Michelle Pifer is an Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning at Rutgers University where she works with the field hockey and women’s rowing programs. Pifer was promoted from her assistant strength coach role in 2023 and served in a simi...
May 07, 2024
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Episode 108
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1:18:55
#107 - Scott Leech
Scott Leech is the Associate AD for Strength and Conditioning at the University of Rhode Island. In his current position he leads the training for Rams football, women’s Tennis and women’s Lacrosse in addition to overseeing all areas of the str...
April 23, 2024
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Episode 107
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1:21:07
#106 - Scott Caulfield
Scott Caulfied is the Director of Strength & Conditioning at Norwich University. Joining Vermont’s Military College in 2021, he is their first Director of Strength and Conditioning in university history. Caulfield has been in the strength a...
April 09, 2024
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Episode 106
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1:23:23
#105 - Nick Cidado
Nick Cidado is an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Boston College. Cidado arrived at BC in 2018 where he began working as an intern before being promoted to graduate assistant coach in 2019 and then full-time assistant coach in 20...
March 26, 2024
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Episode 105
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1:12:45
#104 - John Grundy
John Grundy is the Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at the University of Missouri. Grundy joined the staff in 2023 and directly works with the Mizzou baseball, cheer and track and field sprinters. He spent the previous two years as an...
March 12, 2024
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Episode 104
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1:14:18
#103 - Joe Kenn
Joe Kenn is the Vice President of Performance Education at Dynamic Fitness and Strength, where he leads the development and delivery of cutting-edge fitness and strength training programs and resources for athletes, coaches, and trainers. Coach...
February 27, 2024
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Episode 103
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1:55:32
#102 - DJ Melgar
DJ Melgar is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Hofstra University where he works with the Pride’s men’s soccer, wrestling, men’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s tennis programs. While in undergraduate at Hofstra he was the Preside...
February 13, 2024
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Episode 102
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1:01:24
#101 - Zach Even-Esh
Zach Even-Esh is a Sports Performance Coach, Life Coach, Business Consultant, gym owner, Speaker, Author, and Family Man.Zach Even-Esh is the Strength Coach & Founder of THE Underground Strength Gym. He established the gym in 2002 in...
January 30, 2024
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Episode 101
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1:26:59
#100 - Nick O'Brien
Nick O’Brien is a college strength and conditioning coach, national level Strongman competitor and Highland games athlete, as well as an Officer in the United States Army. In addition to his coaching and athletic experience, O’Brien is a commit...
January 16, 2024
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Episode 100
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19:55
#099 - Connor Agnew
Connor Agnew is the Director of Basketball Performance at App State. Joining the App State staff in July 2022, Agnew works with the both the men’s and women’s basketball as well as women’s golf team. Most recently, he was a strength and conditi...
January 02, 2024
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Episode 99
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1:11:12
#098 - Matt Mitcheroney
Matt Mitcheroney is the Associate Director of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach as James Madison University working directly with the baseball and softball programs. Mitcheroney joined the staff in 2022 after serving as an assistan...
December 19, 2023
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Episode 98
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1:22:09
#097 - Andy Brown
Andy Brown is a Sports Performance Coach at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he oversees training for the men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and tennis programs. Prior to arriving at UMass, Andy was a strength a...
December 05, 2023
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Episode 97
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1:13:48
#096 - Gio Grassi
Gio Grassi is an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Monmouth University where he is responsible for optimizing player readiness and performance through load management as well as implementing, analyzing, and interpreting all technolog...
November 21, 2023
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Episode 96
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1:06:44
#095 - Anthony Paradis
Anthony Paradis is the Performance Dietitian for the US Army at Fort Jackson, SC. Paradis has spent time in multiple sectors of the sport nutrition space. Prior to taking his current role with the US Army’s H2F program in early 2023 he was the ...
November 07, 2023
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Episode 95
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1:05:48
#094 - Jimmy Stitz
Jimmy Stitz is the Head Olympic Strength and Conditioning Coach at Utah State University. Stitz joined Utah State in 2021 after spending the previous eight seasons as an athletic performance coach for USA Volleyball Women’s Senior National Team...
October 24, 2023
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Episode 94
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1:17:47
#093 - Ryan Metzger
Ryan Metzger is the Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance at the University of Tennessee where she is directly responsible for the strength and conditioning efforts for women’s soccer and women’s tennis as well as having direct overs...
October 10, 2023
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Episode 93
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1:25:21