Episodes
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
ASAP Podcast Eleiko Director of Education; Rodney Corn
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
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.
Monday Apr 08, 2024
ASAP Classic Podcast with the late Fitness and Training Pioneer Roger Schwab
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
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
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
A Strength & Conditioning Conversation with Coach Ethan Reeve
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
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 wrestling. This episode, sponsored by The CBD Healthcare Company, covers vast areas 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 includes wrestling as a support sport to football, highlighting the physical fitness, tenacity, and kinesthetic awareness it imparts.
Harnessing his vast professional wisdom, Reeve shares valuable advice for coaches, stressing the need to progressively build the strength of athletes, emphasizing on their technique over merely amplifying their maximum weight. Though his approach extensively prioritizes athleticism, he acknowledges the necessity of power building, wrapping up every session with an athletic activity.
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, describing it as an anaerobic sport that inherently fortifies several muscle groups.
Get inspired and educated from our conversation with Ethan Reeve as he unfolds his expansive experience in the health and fitness realm. This podcast is filled with wisdom accrued from a distinguished career and Reeve's enthusiasm for assisting others in their fitness pursuits. It's an essential listen for budding coaches, athletes and fitness enthusiasts.
Ethan is currently Director of Strength and Athletic Performance at Mondo Sports Flooring and encourages all to contact him: ereeve@mondousa.com
Former President of the CSCCa | MSCC, SCCC | 44 years as a Coach in College and High School
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
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
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
ASAP Podcast with OHHS Hall of Fame Wrestler Greg Strochinsky
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
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.
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Basketball Strength Training with Xavier S&C Coach Andy Kettler
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
The Xavier Strength and Conditioning Center has recently been refurbished and is the perfect size facility to train elite basketball players. Coach Kettler can even swing open their giant open air windows and if your a visitor to the facility, there's no question as to where the weight room is. Just follow the music, as you can almost see musical notes coming from those windows. Speaking of music, it's loud and if you happen to be an audiophile, you'll love the high quality-high fidelity sound emanating from the master sound system. Kettler likes it loud! He want the players to learn to communicate during loudness as if their in the raucous Xavier Cintas Center that's just down the hallway from the training center.
In the podcast, Coach Kettler and I discuss the strength training methodologies that he employs....how the program is configured, and why he trains his players to develop a mentality and a tenacity that encourages physical and mental toughness.
His program is not for the meek. When a player steps foot into the facility, he better be ready to get hit from all angles. This is about as far away from Planet Fitness as you can get! In fact, when I walked in and took notice of one of his guys, I assumed that Xavier University had re-instituted their football program. A few of the players in this group looked like decent size defensive backs so I decided it would be best not to challenge any of these guys in a game of H-O-R-S-E nor one-on-one, just in case things got a little salty.
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Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
ASAP PODCAST with the Youngstown State Penguins Football Asst Strength Staff
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
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 is a well known, longtime high school football coach in the Cincinnati and Indianapolis region, got some great early experience at Ohio State 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.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Coach Molly Binetti is now tweaking the program a bit as the USC Gamecocks prepare for an off-season program that prepares South Carolina WBB for another SEC and national championship opportunity..... along with an international tip-off this November 6th in Paris, France.
So, a huge shout out to one of the best in the business, Molly Binetti. We wish her continued top tier success. Here's the podcast, sponsored by SPECATHLETIC and their world renowned Regupol sports flooring.
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Thursday Jun 01, 2023
ASAP Podcast with Football Sports Performance Coach Tommy Moffitt
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Cincinnati Bearcats Head S&C Coach Niko Palazeti Podcast
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
to the Queen City along the Ohio River. Bearcat football coach Scott Satterfield would introduce him to the squad a few hours later.
Brandon Garcia (via UNLV, Maryland)
Now that he had a staff, it became time to roll out the Winter Program and begin Coach Palazeti's first priority:
In today's ASAP ~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast, Niko and I discussed:
- the Cincinnati Bearcats opportunity
- his admiration of his mentor OSU's Mickey Marotti
- how the Bearcats attack the ever important region of the neck
- Spring football strength training objectives
- looking ahead to the Summer Program
- construction has begun on the new indoor facility and subsequent football building
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
ASAP Podcast with University of Kentucky Head Athletic Trainer Chris Simmons
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This is a re-issue of my podcast with the late Chris Simmons, who has passed unexpectantly. just this week, January 2023. He was the best! Chris spent over ten years as The University of Kentucky Mens Basketball Head Athletic Trainer with Head Basketball Coach John Calipari. He will be dearly missed as a friend and ASAP associate and podcast guest. He truly loved Kentucky Basketball and he had the good fortune of working with "Coach Cal" for many a Wildcats victory. All of the Athletic Trainers from coast to coast mourn this loss of a great human being who touched the lives of many.
Chris Simmons .Head Athletic Trainer at The University of Kentucky. He joins ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power~ Podcaster Ed Cicale for ASAP's 100th Podcast. Simmons' responsibility is the Kentucky Wildcat Basketball team. The winningest program in all of college basketball. Presently, his main focus is helping to make sure the recent arrivals, the incoming freshman class.... get oriented to their new collegiate experience.
The topics discussed in this podcast are:
- 2011 Freshman Class Arrival
- Coach Calipari
- Educational Background to becoming Head Athletic Trainer
- Inspiration in Mississippi
- Keeping Players fresh for Tournaments
- Tendinitis
- Ankle Sprains: his secrets to returning the Wildcats back to action quickly
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Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Columbus, Ohio
There's a countdown clock in the Ohio State Buckeyes' massive strength training complex. A constant reminder to everyone involved with this program of when the BIG game kicks off. If you're a player, it's in one's subconscious. Time is ticking away..... will you be ready? Have you applied enough effort into the workout sessions? How's your bodyweight? Is it where it needs to be? The Mettler~Toledo® scale is right across from the countdown clock that every player steps onto for their daily weigh-in as a strength coach takes notice and records the data on a master sheet. The scale is right between Coach Mick's office and the assistant strength coaches' office. There's no question that it's a big deal. Mickey Marotti, the Director of Football Sports Performance for the Buckeyes knows what each player is expected to weigh. At the basic level, he and his very knowledgeable staff, are responsible for making sure the players are packing on muscle and report to fall camp at their prescribed weight. The added muscle combined with being in great football condition along with daily improvement of their speed, agility and balance is critical and paramount to superior results in the coming fall season. Superior results in this program means WINNING.
The foam rollers were out in the Buckeyes' indoor facility as the players filed in for this morning training session and grabbed one. The strength staff; Marotti, Kenny Parker, Niko Palazeti, Quinn Barham and Zach Higgins are set for the first of three groups this morning. There's no question as to the tradition here. Championship, as in National Championship, banners adorn the walls of this indoor facility. The players know the expectations here. Win. And, win championships. Yet, down on the west wall of the 130 yard facility are the words 'TOUGH LOVE'. And, after observing Marotti-led programs for over thirty years, this slogan is the epitome of the strength and conditioning program here.
Coach Quinn Barham pictured here instructing Buckeye participants at the 2022 OSU ProDay
The tough love is doled out mostly by the strength and conditioning staff. They spend more hours with the squad than anyone else, including head coach Ryan Day! So, for today's Athletic Strength and Power Podcast, we reached out to the team's assistant director of strength and conditioning, Quinn Barham. Like the players on this football squad, he knows the expectations of being at Ohio State, as well. The banners and the expectations at Ohio State drive the competiviveness of the strength coaching staff. Barham is beginning his seventh year as a coach for the Buckeyes and like the other members of Marotti's staff, Quinn definitely possesses all of the necessary qualifications of a head strength and conditioning coach at the NCAA Division 1 level as well as professional football, too. Though, working with the Buckeyes and fellow coaches, Parker, Palazeti and Higgins is very rewarding as they're all highly motivated and working in a positive climate.
The countdown clock is visible from Coach Barham's office desk and for him, every minute of every day counts.... there's no time to waste. He know what's expected.
And like the guy whose name is on the building, Woody Hayes, stated, "You Win with People".
The Buckeyes are in good hands!
Today's podcast discussions points are:
- training for speed
- tall lean falls
- three bucket pose
- barbell and split squats
- hip mobility
- improving team speed
- leadership and competitiveness
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Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
ASAP PAC-12 Feature: Arizona State Football Strength Coach Joe Connolly Podcast
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
- his carrer path that led him to working with Herm Edwards at ASU
- Developmental Fridays"
- the extensive in-season training program
- what Sun Devil legend Pat Tillman means to ASU and all of Arizona
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
ASAP Podcast with Tennessee State Football Head Strength Coach Scott Holsopple
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
This ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power Podcast with Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Scott Holsopple was recorded on loaction in Nashville, Tennessee at one of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Tennessee State University.
Coach Holsopple, the Director of Sports Performance, is a twenty-two year veteran in the collegiate strength and conditioning profession and is excited to work along side the likes of former NFL head coaches Jeff Fisher and Hue Jackson as well as new TSU Tighers' Head Football Coach, former Tennessee Titans and Ohio State Football star Eddie George. college football's 1995 Heisman Trophy recipient.
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Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
ASAP at Cincinnati Bearcats Football: Strength Staff Podcast
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
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.
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Robert Rolf M.D. is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and a graduate of La Salle High School. He attended the University of Notre Dame where he received a BS in Chemical Engineering. This served as the foundation for furthering his studies into medicine and eventually, a specialty in the shoulder following his advanced research conducted at The Boston Shoulder Institute at Harvard under the guidance and fellowships with world reknowned shoulder surgeons. Nowadays, Dr.Rolf is the Co-Director of the Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine sports medicine fellowship program. He's also a guest for our ASAP Podcast on the shoulder joint and rotator cuff.
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Rocky Boiman NFL, ESPN & WLW Radio ASAP Podcast with Ed Cicale
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Former NFL star and Super Bowl winner, Rocky Boiman joins ASAP Podcaster Ed Cicale at the 700 #WLW Radio studio. We talk everything NFL, draft day, Notre Dame, Tennesse Titans
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Saturday Oct 17, 2020
ASAP Podcast with Anthony Schlegel The DIFFERENCE USA & Strength Coach
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
We've featured Coach Anthony Schlegel on our site in the past. His colorful and demonstrative personality is pure linebacker.
Nowadays, Anthony spends the majority of his time running his business, THE DIFFERENCE USA out of his workshop in Columbus, Ohio. It’s basically just a short drive from Ohio Stadium where he once roamed the field seeking a chance to attack and dominate!
ASAP~Athletic Strength And Power stopped by the shop to talk shop with Schlegel to catch a podcast. I wasn’t too early -- he rises everyday around 4:00 a.m. to conduct a Columbus based morning “drive time” radio show with former Buckeye & NFL baller Bobby Carpenter and co-host Brandon Beam that’s guaranteed to get listeners “juiced” up. The show is appropriately called “The Morning Juice”.
In our ASAP Podcast, we discuss:
- The ‘Morning Juice’ Radio Show
- THE DIFFERENCE USA
- Hand striking purpose and goals
- Strength training workouts
- Anthony’s skills of dog hunts & wrestling wild boars in Texas
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