The Strength Game

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#116 - Mason Baggett

August 27, 2024 • Nick O'Brien • Episode 116

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 strength & conditioning for five season from 2016-2021. Most recently Baggett was the head strength coach for the Nevada football team for two seasons and the assistant coach for the University of Oregon football team for one season the year prior. Baggett started his career at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, as a graduate assistant strength & conditioning coach from 2006-2008. He also garnered experience as an intern strength coach at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO in 2007 before moving into his first full-time role as an assistant strength coach at East Carolina University. Working with ECU from 2008-2011, he then transitioned into a tactical coaching role working as a strength and conditioning coach with the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion (2D MSOB) in Camp Lejeune, NC from 2011-2015. He then returned to college football as an associate strength coach at the University of Illinois from 2015-2016 before landing at his first stint with the Terps.

Baggett is a former college football player, playing on the offensive line for Virginia Tech from 2002-2006. Following his college playing career Baggett continued to stay active and involved with performance and training. He competed in powerlifting as well as strongman from 2003-2011, attending his first powerlifting competition during in-season football at VT. His competitive edge has not left and he still continues to train and hosts an in-house competition with his strength staff members at the end of every fall.

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