In this episode, ASAP PODCAST host Ed Cicale talks 'training and Eleiko equipment' with Rodney Corn, Director of Eleiko Education, a world-renowned Swedish company known for its high-quality strength training equipment. Rodney shares the history of Eleiko, from its origins as an electrical installation company to becoming a leader in the weightlifting and powerlifting community.
Rodney delves into the innovations that set Eleiko apart, such as their indestructible bars, precision-engineered cables, and versatile training systems. He also discusses the company's commitment to longevity, safety, and user-centric design, making Eleiko a top choice for professional and collegiate sports facilities worldwide.
Listeners will learn about Eleiko's rigorous testing processes, their educational programs, and how they cater to both elite athletes and everyday fitness enthusiasts. Rodney also shares insights into his personal training regimen and the importance of proper supplementation for optimal performance and recovery.
Don't miss this conversation that highlights the cutting-edge technology and rich heritage behind Eleiko's exceptional strength training equipment. Discover why Eleiko remains a very trusted name in the fitness industry.
One can experience Eleiko by heading to the Eleiko USA Headquarters located in Austin, Texas.
ASAP Classic Podcast with the late Roger Schwab who passed this past March 2024.
ROGER HAD BEEN A PIONEER IN WEIGHT TRAINING FOR DECADES. HE WAS COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S FIRST STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH (PENN STATE 1964-1965) AND THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED THE NAUTILUS TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT SYSTEM TO PHILADELPHIA IN 1976. FROM 1976 TO 2015, HE WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF MAIN LINE HEALTH & FITNESS, RECOGNIZED BY MEN’S HEALTH AS THE FINEST WORKOUT IN THE UNITED STATES. ROGER WAS ALSO NAMED BY THE MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE TOP PERSONAL TRAINERS IN THE U.S.
ROGER TRAINED BOTH THE U.S.A. WOMEN’S OLYMPIC SWIMMING AND FIELD HOCKEY TEAMS. HE ALSO TRAINED MIKE MENTZER FOR THE 1978 MR. UNIVERSE AND THE 1980 MR. OLYMPIA COMPETITIONS, AND SERVED AS HEAD JUDGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF BODYBUILDERS, PROFESSIONAL DIVISION, FROM 1978-1982.
A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION OF SPORTS RELATED INJURIES, ROGER HAS CONDUCTED IMPORTANT RESEARCH INTO THE PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION OF INJURIES OF THE SOFT TISSUES OF THE LUMBAR AND CERVICAL SPINE. HE IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF OVER 100 ARTICLES IN NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS ON STRENGTH TRAINING AND BODYBUILDING, AND PUBLISHED THE ACCLAIMED BOOK, “STRENGTH OF A WOMAN,” IN 1997. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE PHILADELPHIA JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOR EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS/MEDICINE IN 2008.
IN 2012, ROGER INTRODUCED X-FORCE “NEGATIVE ACCENTUATED” EXERCISE IN THE U.S. HE IS CURRENTLY THE OWNER-OPERATOR OF X-FORCE PHILADELPHIA, AND IS A LECTURER AND FEATURED SPEAKER ON THE BENEFITS OF “ECCENTRIC” TRAINING IN STIMULATING A SYSTEMIC PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT.
In this episode of the ASAP Podcast, brought to you by SpecAthletic The Sports Flooring Professionals, Ed Cicale traveled to Philadelphia to visit the Mainline Health and Fitness Training Center in Byrn Mawr. Founded by the passionate strength trainer, Roger Schwab, Mainline Health and Fitness evolved from a small 1,200 square-foot facility to a whopping 35,000 square-foot behemoth. The conversation with Schwab uncovers the rich history behind the center's transformation and the unique approach towards strength training it offers.
Starting operations on Thanksgiving Day in 1976 as Mainline Nautilus, the gym was equipped with only nine machines. Inspired by his personal strength training journey, Schwab took the initiative to elevate his small fitness center. It wasn’t long before they expanded to include 120 Nautilus and Med-X machines, Nautilus medical testing machines, and a complete line of X-Force machines from Sweden, hailed by Roger Schwab for delivering the most effective workouts, brings a "wow" factor unseen in other fitness equipment due to its unique design for stimulating negative training.
Schwab elaborates on the benefits of X-Force machines, particularly for negative or eccentric training, citing how the technology has contributed significantly to the success of his fitness center over time. The remarkable physical transformations witnessed by clients, insists Schwab, are a testament to the efficacy of the X-Force equipment. This forward-thinking approach to fitness has not only garnered positive responses from patrons but has notably tripled business for Mainline Health and Fitness.
Wrapping up the episode, Cicale commends Schwab for his innovative and dedicated approach to fitness and strength training within the Mainline Health and Fitness Training Center. Tune in for an insightful look into one of the most incredible centers in the country and the inspiring story of its founder, Roger Schwab.
RIP Roger
ASAP Classic Podcast Roger Schwab
In this episode of the ASAP Athletic Strength and Power podcast, our host, Ed Cicale, engages in an insightful conversation with Ethan Reeve, a prominent name in the strength and conditioning industry with deep ties to collegiate and high school wrestling. This episode, sponsored by The CBD Healthcare Company, covers topics related to athlete conditioning, personal athletic experiences of Reeve, and his coaching philosophy.
Reeve, a seasoned professional with an illustrious wrestling and coaching career, illustrates the influence of wrestling on strength training. He underscores the need to teach correct training methodologies to young athletes, the art of making athletes tougher and more agile, and applications of these insights on all sports and training programs. He recommends wrestling as a support sport to football, highlighting the physical fitness, tenacity, and kinesthetic awareness it imparts.
Reeve shares valuable advice for coaches, stressing the need to progressively build the strength of athletes, emphasizing technique over merely attempting their maximum weight.
As a former four-time SEC champion, Reeve also provides us with an in-depth reflection on wrestling as an integral part of physical training.
Get inspired and educated from our conversation with Ethan Reeve as he relates his expansive experience in the health and fitness realm.
Ethan is currently Director of Strength and Athletic Performance at Mondo Sports Flooring and encourages all to contact him for questions about physical training and on sports flooring: [email protected]
Former President of the CSCCa | MSCC, SCCC | 44 years as a Coach in College and High School
ASAP PODCAST with Coach Ethan Reeve
Kevin McNair’s
Speed System
Speed is a skill...it can be taught
Philosophy of Speed
The way that you think...determines the way that you’re going to move
Myths of Speed
These myths are myths because they are only concerned with the recovery aspect of speed.
defined: a series of falls and recoveries. The person who falls the fastest and recovers the fastest....runs the fastest!
There are two phases:
One of the main reasons that the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast is sought out by top professional, collegiate and high school coaches and athletes is because of our vast connection to many of the most brilliant strength, conditioning and speed coaches in the USA. Our advisory board consists of many of the top professionals in the field.
In this ASAP 'CLASSIC' Podcast, we lean on the expertise of Matt Krause. He was the Director of Baseball Strength & Conditioning of the Cincinnati Reds for eleven seasons. Krause followed that by spending seven seasons as the New York Yankees' Director of Baseball Strength Performance. Matt knows the special needs of the baseball player and that there is a fine line to training the player properly and training him to the point of over training. When you work with multi-million dollar athletes, future Hall of Famers and Major League Baseball All-Stars, there's no room for error.
Today, he's the Administrative Director of the Professional Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coaches Society. Join us today for an information-packed podcast on training for baseball players.... useful for players at any level
Join us today for an information-packed podcast on training for baseball players.... useful for players at any level.
When The University of Cincinnati Bearcats' Director of Football Sports Performance, Niko Palazeti, took on his new role in January 2023, he recognized an immediate need for his program and the Bearcats football squad: he needed a strength and conditioning performance staff. Palazeti had been a member of Coach Mickey Marotti's sports performance staff at Ohio State Football. Yet now, he found himself having to formulate a complete staff to complement new Head Football Coach Scott Satterfield's vision and mission. Coach Palazeti moved quickly, as time was ticking away and the Bearcats would soon be returning from the holiday break.
The returning squad had not quite really met him yet and he needed a staff that could hit the ground running to prepare the team for the rapidly approaching spring football practices. Nobody occupied the small and cramped assistant strength & conditioning office. Palazeti made his first call to Columbus, Ohio. His fellow strength and conditioning partner, Coach Chris Friend, had been a strength intern at OSU Football and was later promoted as a full-time strength coach under the olympic sports strength training umbrella. Coach Friend was ALL-IN for Cincy and made the 90 minute trip with his sleeves rolled up and ready to go. Next came Coach Brandon Garcia, who decided to depart Las Vegas, Nevada and UNLV to take on a fresh challenge of Big 12 Conference Football in Cincinnati. Garcia, a former football player at West Virginia State University, also had coaching stints at WVSU and Maryland Terrapins as well as some experience as a personal trainer down in Knoxville, Tennessee. Next on board was Scottie Etherington who had gained some early coaching experience at Marshall University with some intern experience at Ohio State Football and also Maryland Football. Finally, Robert "Robo" Williams was brought back into the fold. Robo had gained football playing experience at Miami University (Ohio) and also played a fifth year at Ohio Dominican where he completed his Masters Degree in Exercise Science, did an internship at Robert Morris University as well one back in his hometown at Cincinnati. He was an assistant at Toledo Rockets, Duke Blue Devils and at Army Football.
This is an energetic, meticulous and hard working strength staff with some very good early on coaching experience that is sure to provide solid strength and conditioning knowledge and motivation for a very good and surging college football team. So, here's the ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast with all four members of Niko Palazeti's strength staff.
Tags: Jimmy Rodenberg, Penguins, strength and conditioning, strength training, Youngstown
Presentation Title: Freestyle Warm-Up
Description: This presentation will debunk current methods and strategies incorporated during warm-up/prep periods, and explore outside-the-box methods to enhance overall athleticism, motor learning, and skill acquisition. Concepts that will be explored are autonomy/choice, differential learning, games/free play, and the importance of exploration within training. Attendees will leave with tangible ideas and drills to incorporate immediately.
Presentation Title: Programming for the JUCO Athlete: From Weight Room to Speed Training
Description: This presentation will cover the challenges and triumphs of programming the strength and speed components in a Junior College setting for football, basketball and softball. As well as what is a JUCO athlete and how you coach them.
Presentation Title: 30+ Years in the Profession: "What I Learned Along The Way"
Description: My journey in the profession and an overview of how strength and conditioning has changed but in some ways has remained the same.
Presentation Title: Developing Speed, Strength and Conditioning for Field Sports
Description: This presentation will cover the macro, meso and micro cycle development for field sports and show examples of each.
Presentation Title: Angular Acceleration for Performance and Rehabilitation
Description: How concepts of linear speed development can be applied to nonlinear movement patterns to better express force, improve efficiency in cutting, and potentially improve return-from-injury outcomes.
Presentation Title: Assent of the Edsman: Department-Wide LTAD at St. Ed's
Description: In this session we will take a deep dive into some of the details, principles and key points that drive long term athlete development in the St. Edward High School environment.
Presentation Title: Coach has a Question…..do you have an answer?
Description: At some point in the season, your head coach will come to you with a performance-related question. The question could be regarding an individual or the team. When this moment happens, will you response with “your opinion” or will you have the “facts” to answer their question? Your answer may very well decide what type of impact you have on the program. What kind of impact do you want to make?
Presentation Title: Strength and Conditioning Onboarding: Strategies for Transitioning Faster and Smarter
Description: Reflection and key take away on Transitioning Roles and Responsibilities
Presentation Title: Coming Soon