ATHLETIC STRENGTH AND POWER

ASAP at Youngstown State Football S&C Podcast and Video

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown State Football
Strength & Conditioning

 

YSU Dir for Football Sports Performance Jimmy Rodenberg

For the Youngstown State Penguins, the season can't start soon enough. Excluded from the play-offs in 2022, the football squad is ready to put that in the rear view mirror and move on. This is a program that prides itself on winning tradition, and the atmosphere around Stambaugh Stadium, which houses the athletic offices that include the football coaches and their meeting rooms along with the strength and conditioning facility, is basically: Let's ___ go!!!
The Director of Football Sports Performance, Jimmy Rodenberg, is making sure that the Penguins stay the course and avoid the cold treatment from the selection committee. Rodenberg, whose father, John Rodenberg is a well known, longtime high school football coach in the Cincinnati and Indianapolis region, got some great early experience at Ohio State strength & conditioning and then expanded on that base to a greater extent under Coach Brady Collins at Cincinnati with the Bearcats and their story book season and College Football Play-off run.   

Following his initial year at YSU, he's made some staff additions since his arrival and it can only serve to help the cause and the team goals to get back to national prominence. Keep in mind that this is a program that's had its share of the limelight as legendary college football coach Jim Tressel rebuilt the Penguin program during his fourteen year reign and tenure there, winning four national championships. 

Coach Rodenberg was able to bring in a full-time assistant, Mason Garrison, a Cincinnati high school product who was able to be a part of the big transformation as a member of the Cincinnati Bearcat team that was selected to the College Football Play-off vs Alabama during the Luke Fickell years. In addition, they've added G.A. in Sport Performance Colton Krueger, a Marquette University grad who got some quality experience at Oregon Football (intern) under Coach Aaron Feld. Justin Nikakhtar arrived in Youngstown via San Diego State and had an opportunity to work under Coach Adam Hall and Coach Chris Jurek with the Aztecs working on his professional internship in the southern California sunshine. And, Jake Puckett rounds out the strength staff. Jake is an Iowa State guy and had the opportunity to work under Coach Dave Andrews in Ames. He also had
a stop at Valparaiso as a sports performance assistant there in northern Indiana with the Crusaders.  

 

The Monday July 17th Workout

UPPER DAY

Field Work in Stadium: Dynamic Warm-up

straight line  acceleration training of limited yardage and limited volume

Bench Press: veteran varsity level players: Clusters of 2 REPs/ 20 second rest with high end percentage with volume limited (timed recovery)

Younger Players went with a 5 4 3 2 1 + percentages training

 

BentOver Rows (Elite FTS)

Shrugs 
Shoulder girdle training with the bands (from The Bill Jacobs Power Company)

Single Arm Incline Dumbbell Press

Supersetted with the Bent-over Rows

Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns (tempo) 4 sets of 5 

UpRight Rows...so as to bring a different angle for armoring the shoulder girdle

Deltoid Training: dumbbells with some manual resistance 

Manual Neck Training took place in the auxiliary gymnasium;  5 Reps with slow tempo cadence

Corework

 

Good luck to Coach Jimmy Rodenberg and his Youngstown State Penguins strength staff. You can catch them in their home opener at Stambaugh Stadium on August 31st as they host the Valparaiso Crusaders. Or, check them out at Ohio Stadium in Columbus as the Ohio State Buckeyes have set their noon kick-off home opener against the Penguins (Big Ten Network TV)

YSU Penguins Asst' Strength Staff
Justin Nikakhtar, Colton Krueger, Mason Garrison, Jake Puckett

ASAP Podcast with Football Sports Performance Coach Tommy Moffitt

Former LSU longtime S&C
Coach Tommy Moffitt

One of the big highlights of the HAMMER STRENGTH Clinic that was conducted at the Spooky Nook Athletics Complex in Hamilton, Ohio was the presentation on the opening night by Coach Tommy Moffitt. Basically, he laid out the infrastructure of his championship performance program that had the LSU Fighting Tigers fighting for and winning the big games and the big prizes. He's been in the strength & conditioning field for over thirty years. At Louisiana State for 23 years and prior to there, he'd been at Tennessee Vols and the Miami Hurricanes.

Tommy Moffitt's Championship Level Slide Presentation 
HAMMER STRENGTH CLINIC 

So, I guess it's a no-brainer that the Hammer Strength Clinic roped in the accomplished Tommy Moffitt. And, the clinic was the perfect time to catch an Athletic Strength And Power Podcast recording with Coach Moffitt. We talked strength training and conditioning an discussed how he used Polar heart rate monitors with the Tigers at LSU when conducting speed and conditioning workouts.

Currently, Moffitt has a strength & conditioning website called The Moffitt Method. It looks like a great resource for coaches & athletes and can even merge with TEAMBUILDR, the online strength & conditioning software.  In addition, he has a podcast that he records every Wednesday! 

 

Hammer Strength Clinic: Spooky Nook Champion Mill Hamilton, Ohio

For over 30 years, Hammer Strength has been hosting clinics to offer Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) for strength and conditioning coaches as well as other fitness professionals. Hammer Strength has cultivated a community based on its foundations of wisdom, respect, focus and performance. Each clinic has esteemed guest speakers and several breakout sessions to network and discuss training philosophies.

Clinic emcee Ted Lambrinides at The Cotton Bowl CFP Game

Renowned strength & conditioning expert, Ted Lambrinides, will emcee this clinic at the Spooky Nook Champion Mill which is in Hamilton, Ohio. In addition to his forty year pursuit of sports performance science, "Doctor Ted" has become a leader in the field of strength & conditioning program design, speed and human performance enhancement concepts and athlete-wearable gps tracking data analysis. Track him down at the clinic!

REGISTER HERE

 

 

2023 Speaker Lineup:

Molly Binetti | Director of Women's Basketball Performance, University of South Carolina

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.

David Queck | Director of Strength and Conditioning, Jones College

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.

Al Johnson­ | Chief Development Officer, CSCCa 

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.

Tommy Moffitt | Head Coach, The Moffitt Method

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.

Lance Walker­ | Executive Director, Human Performance & Nutrition Research Institute­, Oklahoma State University

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.

Auggie Promersberger | Director of Sport Performance, St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)

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.

Garrett Medenwald | Director of Men's Basketball Sports Performance, University of Tennessee

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?

Niko Palazeti | Director of Football Sports Performance, University of Cincinnati

Presentation Title: Strength and Conditioning Onboarding: Strategies for Transitioning Faster and Smarter

Description: Reflection and key take away on Transitioning Roles and Responsibilities

Corey Miller | Director of Speed and Movement, UCLA

Presentation Title: Coming Soon

Adam Smotherman | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Virginia

U.C. Bearcats' Coach Niko Palazeti coaching the details

2023 Notre Dame Football Strength & Conditioning Clinic

Notre Dame Football Strength Clinic 2023

The University of Notre Dame Football Strength and Conditioning staff will be opening up their training center for an opportunity for S&C coaches, sports performance trainers, physical therapists, sport coaches and sports nutritionists to gain training and performance knowledge at one of the premier college football programs in all the land. There's a very impressive speaker list as this clinic promises to be a winner. February 24th & 25th (Fri/Sat)

REGISTER HERE 

Ohio State Football Strength Clinic 2023:: February 18th

The Ohio State Football Strength and Conditioning Clinic is intended for coaches and fitness professionals who are interested in learning about strength and athletic performance training that is exclusively geared to football players. The fee for this clinic is $75 and includes one single day parking pass. CEUs will also be given during the clinic. The clinic is open to all coaches ages 18 and older. College students who are studying strength training or who are interested in a strength training career may also attend. The fee for college students is $25 and proof of a student ID is required. High school students are NOT permitted to attend this clinic. Full payment is required at the time of registration. You may register here:

REGISTER

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023
Who: Open to coaches and fitness professionals at all levels who are 18 & Older (Grade School, College, Professional, Private Sector) interested in learning about strength and athletic performance training exclusively for football players.
Location: Woody Hayes Athletic Center (Weight Room and Team Meeting Room)
Clinic Staff: Clinic will be hosted by the Ohio State Football Strength and Conditioning Staff

Check-in: 8-9am
Instruction: 9:00am-3:00pm

CEUs:  Yes

Meals and Housing

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The Football Strength and Conditioning Clinic is a day clinic only and no overnight accommodations will be provided. Participants are responsible for providing their own overnight accommodations if needed. Hotel information can be provided upon request.

 

Hammer Strength Clinic Summer 2022 @ The University of Cincinnati June 17-18

Whether you choose virtual attendance or if you're lucky enough to attend in person, this clinic looks to be a really good one! 

2022 Hammer Strength Clinic

FRI JUN 17 2022 AT 10:00 AM TO SAT JUN 18 2022 AT 12:00 PM UTC-04:00

Lindner Athletic Center (University of Cincinnati)
REGISTRATION

Coach Ted Lambrinides (center)

Join live in Cincinnati or virtually on June 17th and 18th to continue learning, sharing and discussing how to get the best out of your strength programs. And, of course, as with all the top clinics, this one will feature Dr. Ted Lambrinides as the 2022 Clinic emcee

 

VENUE: University of Cincinnati - Lindner Athletic Center

ADDRESS: 2751 O'Varsity Way, Cincinnati, OH 45219

2022 SPEAKER LINE UP

TRACK #1 (Strength & Conditioning) | Credits: NSCA: 0.8, CSCCA: 4.0

Ben Sowders | Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Louisville

Topic: Training for Large Group Settings

Ryan Davis | Director of Football Strength and Conditioning at the University of Maryland

Topic: Training by the Numbers

Mickey Marotti | Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance at Ohio State University

Topic: From the Field of Strength and Conditioning

Matt Wenning | Owner of Wenning Strength Depot Inc.

Topic: Wenning Warmups - Potentiation and Performance

Lance Walker | Global Director of Performance at MJP

Topic: Applying a basic understanding of linear speed technical model

Brian Clarke | Assistant Director of Wellness Programs and Facilities for Park Tudor School

Topic: Power Clean Made Simple: Assessing - Implementing - Progressing (Performance & Fitness)

Danny Folino, Austin Stephan, Jeremiah Ortiz, Dustin Tripp | Football Sports Performance Coaches at the University of Cincinnati

Topic: Training the Bearcat Way

TRACK #2 (Fitness Professionals) | Credits: ACE: 0.8, NASM: 0.8

Kara Lazauskas, LFA Master Trainer, M.S, CSCS

Topic: Muscle Physiology: The Ground-Up Approach

Leigh Wierichs, LFA Global Training and Education Manager, M.S

Topic: The Essentials of True High Intensity Interval Training

Jamal Gibson, Life Fitness Academy Master Trainer, Personal Trainer and Conditioning Specialist, TPI Certified Expert

Topic: One Size Does NOT Fit All: Exercise Selection & Programming Specialized for Sport, Season, & Individual

Dane Robinson, TV Fitness Professional

Topic: Results for the Rotational Athlete

Gregory D. Myer, PhD, FACSM, CSCS*D, Director, Sports Performance And Research Center (SPARC)

Topic: The Future of Injury Prevention and Sport Performance, Today: Interfacing Engineering Technologies, Sports Analytics and Computer Science

BASEBLL STRENGTH: PBSCCS S&C Coaching Webinar

Topic: 2022 STRENGTH COACHES, CHIROPRACTORS AND DIETITIANS – “THE CONTINUUM OF CARE”

Join us June 4th for an awesome webinar as we collaborate with the Pro Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society @pbsccs. You will hear from a great lineup of speakers that include dieticians/nutrition, sports performance, strength training, chiropractic and more!
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REGISTRATION: click here

 

*** ALL TIMES ARE in EASTERN TIME ZONE *** INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS: 1.0 Sports Nutrition + 1.5 hours Chiropractic Care + 30min Strength Training + 30min Q&A = 3.5 Hours (NSCA CEUs)

9:30am Open Zoom Webinar
9:40am – Play Sponsor Videos 1-10
9:50am – Krause (PBSCCS INTRO)
9:55am – McDaniel (PBSCCS Presidents Update)
10:05am Bishop (PBCS Executive Director Update)

10:15am– BLOCK 1: Building a Player Program from Spring Training Assessments
-Goldy Simmons- White Sox (10:15-10:40) – Designing a program for athletes from spring training assessments

10:40am to 10:55am – Q&A with S&C (HOST Velasquez)
10:55am to 11:00am – Break (Sponsor Videos 1-5)
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11:00am – BLOCK 2: Sports Nutrition and Chiropractic Care
-Erika Wincheski – Kansas City Royals (11:00-11:25pm) – "Managing Weight In-season"
-Dr. Ken (11:25-11:50) – The Continuum of Care - "Collaborating Treatment & Performance"
11:50pm to 12:05pm – Panel Q&A (HOST Velasquez)
12:05pm to 12:10pm – Break (Sponsor Videos 5-10)
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12:10pm – BLOCK 3: Nutrition for Immune Health in Sports
- Stephanie Wilson – SOS Nutrition / (12:10-12:35) – Implementing ISAK protocols in MLB Strength Prog.
- Dr. Brett Winchester – St. Louis (12:35 -1:00) – multi-Disciplinary approach to Athlete Care: Strength & Conditioning Coach and Team Chiropractor “Functional Triage, The Lost Art of Prioritization”
1:00pm to 1:15pm – Panel Q&A (HOST Velasquez)
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1:15pm – BLOCK 3: Recovery techniques and CBD
- Dr. Brian Call (1:15-1:40) – “Biohacking your Recovery and Performance Through Hormetic Stress”
1:40pm – 1:55pm - Q&A with S&C (HOST Velasquez)
1:55pm – Eric McMahon – NSCA Update
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Closing Remarks (2pm)
2:00 to 2:10 – END (Sponsor Videos 1-10)
2:10pm – Event Hard Stop

Georgia Tech Strength & Leadership Clinic April 9th 2022

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia Tech Football Strength and Conditioning Coach Lew Caralla has announced the upcoming 2022 clinic to be conducted at the football strength training facility at the venerable Bobby Dodd Stadium on April 9th.  Without a doubt, the clinic promises to be a pretty big deal with a rock solid line-up of speakers! In addition to the master motivator, Coach Caralla, and the Yellow Jackets strength staff, this one day seminar features plenty of knowledgeable clinicians:    

• Dr. Thomas Stallworth  Atlanta Falcons Head Strength Coach who came to the Falcons after three seasons with the New York Giants. Prior to his time with the Giants, he was the Head Strength and Conditioning coach at Western Kentucky University.
• Harold Nash: spent 16 seasons in the NFL as a strength and conditioning coach, and after joining the Cowboys in 2020 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, he was elevated to Head Strength Coach in 2021
• Inky Johnson: nationally known motivational speaker
• Dr. Aaron Wellman: Indiana Hoosiers Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Football Performance
• Mark Naylor: Arizona Cardinals; Assistant Strength Coach

 

Click Here for the registration form

Clinic Schedule:

Registration Check in: 7:00am-7:50am

Speaker 1: 8:00am – 8:50am

Speaker 2: 9:00am – 9:50am

Speaker 3: 10:00am – 10:50am

Lunch: 11:00am-11:50am

Speaker 4: 12:00pm – 12:50pm

Speaker 5: 1:00pm – 1:50pm

Speaker 6: 2:00pm-2:50pm

Conclusion & wrap Up

 

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

 

ASAP Podcast at Cincinnati Bearcats Football: Strength Staff Podcast

ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale ventured to The University of Cincinnati Bearcats, post-pandemic, to check in on what last years' media darling college football team is up to and how they are preparing to make another move toward becoming a top ten program.

This podcast is a group interview with the strength staff assembled by Bearcats' Director of Football Sports Performance Brady Collins. He's put together an "amped up and juiced" staff comprised of:

Coach Jeremiah Ortiz
Coach Zach Higgins 
Coach Danny Folino
Coach Jimmy Rodenberg

The podcast was recorded at the Cincinnati Bearcats strength staff office where each coach was able to explain and detail many of the parts of the Bearcat strength and conditioning program. 

 

 

Danny Folino at DB Bench Press Station

Jeremiah Ortiz checks the sled push

Zach Higgins coaches S Brandon Cook

Jimmy Rodenberg extracting more on the Rows

LET IT FLY

The Strength & Conditioning Clinic

Notre Dame Football Strength Coach Matt Balis

It's strength clinic time and there are several reasons to get to one. For one, I've never been to a clinic where I did not return home with something newly added to my coaching toolbox. Fresh content! For example:

• Some new techniques and coaching points to use when coaching your athletes.
• Or, another way to incorporate certain exercises or lifts into the scope of the training program.
• Are my athletes too young to try that lift and will it require too much time and coaching to stir it into the entire training program?
• Should our program be a three day per week workout or a four day split? What's Coach Brady Collins' philosophy at Cincinnati Bearcats?
• Where should we place our Pit Shark® for optimal use?
• What are the pros and cons of choosing a POWERLIFT rack as opposed to the Sorinex model?
• How can I educate the entire coaching staff at our school so that we're on the same page?
• What is Coach Kenn's purpose for coaching the athletic position?
• Our players need more toughness! How does Coach Marotti instill this with his Buckeyes/
• Yoga??? It's definitely a piece that needs to be incorporated into our program. How can we add this into our workouts? 
• How does Coach Ken Mannie develop his Spartan "earned, never given" philosophy?
• My star running back plays basketball AND baseball. Now what???
• Our athletic director approved our new TRX TRAINING order. How does Coach Matusz choose which TRX exercise to use on a given day?
• I never want to move those racks and machines again!!! Never again! What makes REGUPOL ® Sports Flooring by SPECATHLETIC the best?
• How often does Coach Dave Lawson suggest that our players squat HEAVY?
• What are the features that make TEAMBUILDR®, the premier online strength & conditioning software, a terrific concept for training evaluation, standard and goal setting & athlete performance tracking.
  
• How did strength coach Dr.Ted Lambrinides prepare a young Kentucky Wildcats Basketball squad for their NCAA National Championship run in 2012, a team that include, now NBA superstar Anthony Davis?
• Basketball is a long season, how does long time veteran strength coach Shaun Brown keep his West Virginia Mountaineers Basketball squad
  

  Clinic emcee Ted Lambrinides at

  Notre Dame Football Strength
  strong, yet fresh during the season?
• What's Coach Al Johnson's advice on strength training during fall camp?
• How does WVU Mountaineers Head Football Strength Coach Mike Joseph design his program when taking into account the recovery that's necessary between workout?

Upcoming clinics:

Michigan State Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic

Notre Dame Football Strength & Conditioning Clinic February 21-22, 2020

 

 

Georgia Tech Strength & Leadership Clinic February 21-22, 2020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2020 Michigan State Spartans Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic

Michigan State Strength Clinic: February 7 & 8th 2020

It's that time again to plan for professional development. Michigan State Football Strength & Conditioning, is presently prepping for its annual S & C Clinic that's to be conducted on February 7th and 8th of 2020.
Clinic Director Mike Vorkapich, Spartan Assistant Strength Coach, has assembled quite a strong list of clinicians that includes Ted Lambrinides who will serve as the Master of Ceremonies at The MSU Spartans Annual Strength & Conditioning Clinic at Michigan State University on February 7th and 8th 2020. Ted has spoken from coast to coast over the last 38 years on everything under the umbrella of sports and exercise science. Before embarking on his professional career, Lambrinides completed undergraduate, graduate and post graduate studies at The Ohio State University. He served for nine years as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach for the Buckeyes, his alma mater, and at The University of Kentucky. He's been been called upon as a guest speaker to many major college football programs where he's given streetwise and upfront talks to athletes about "Drugs, Supplements and Personal Conduct".

Ted was able to continue sports science research as he coordinated the Exercise Physiology Department at Thomas More College....tweaking his methodologies while training many of the top athletes in the Greater Cincinnati Tri-State Region. As a sports performance consultant, Coach Lambrinides has provided expertise on performance training and ergogenic aids to numerous collegiate and professional football and basketball programs. He's frequented practically every SEC and Big Ten program and most NFL teams as well.

I have been to the MSU Spartan Strength & Conditioning Clinics since their inception and somehow they make it better and even more informative every year. This year's line up promises to be another special event for strength training professionals, students, trainers, physical therapists and personal trainers. It's an excellent opportunity for professional development and updating necessary CEU requirements for CSCCa and NSCA.  Clinic Director Mike Vorkapich does an exceptional job organizing and getting the clinic off the ground. The speaking line-up is always top notch and this year will be no different as Head MSU Spartans Strength Coach Ken Mannie, Coach Lambrinides and the clinic staff will get attendees motivated to return to their respective sites with a renewed perspective for establishing updated goals for their programs.

CLICK HERE for the 2020 MSU Strength Clinic Info

 

The clinic takes place at the Clara Bell Smith Academic Center right across from Spartan Stadium. It's a comfortable, climate controlled auditorium style learning environment with desk format to place electronic learning devices and laptops and notebooks. The practical "lab work" takes place in the Spartan Weight Room within Duffy Daugherty Building.

  
  

...... Ed Cicale December 2019


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