Former UCLA Football Assistant Strength Coach and Now Owner and Founder of Science Over Training a KMK affiliate, Sam Kavarsky, joins me to talk about high school sports training, his background and story, how to put on weight properly, a typical training week for athletes, protein powders, and if he regrets leaving UCLA to pursue chiropractor and independent training.    Topics: 0:41 Sam’s background and Science over Tradition Story  11:38 Typical Training Week for Football Players  14:18 Putting on Weight for Athletes  18:30 Thoughts on Protein Powder  20:16 what type of protein powder  23:38 Sprinting Technique 28:20 Do you regret leaving UCLA? 33:27 Closing Coversation Final advice for high school athletes 35:58 My closing remarks    Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9PrleN-KfWCe4q-7INfg?sub_confirmation=1  Get the Modern Athlete Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/modern-athlete-podcast-merch160160/  Listen to the Modern Athlete Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao  The Modern Athlete on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k1qdm91Yypb5Nd4X967Vl?si=89TL5n86SherRWHj7arNMw  Follow The Modern Athlete on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_athl...  Follow Ben Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benzhao54/?...  Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenZhao54 https://twitter.com/athlete_modern --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Ludlowe Baseball Szn kicks off the on the 27th, and Captain Mathew Longo comes on to talk about the upcoming season with Junior Mathew Vivona. We talk about preseason training, the teams that they will be playing, Longo's recent increase in mound and pull down velocity, how Covid impacted baseball, college recruiting and plans beyond high school, they describe their biggest athletic weakness and we breakdown how the leadership of the 2019 FCIAC runner up team still impacts the team today.  Time Stamps:  1:16 Impact of Covid on Baseball 2:35 Leadership of 2019 FCIAC runner up team 3:32 Preseason For Baseball 4:24 Who are you looking forward to playing the most? 5:00 Personal Goals for San 6:00 Longo Reaching 89 MPH 7:00 Vivona on College Plans 8:00 Longo College Plans 8:48 Unexpected Varsity Contributers 9:35 Different roles on this years team 10:25 advice to Freshman self 11:30 Biggest Athletic Weakness 12:34 3 goals for Season 14:21 Closing Remarks Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9PrleN-KfWCe4q-7INfg?sub_confirmation=1 Get the Modern Athlete Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/modern-athlete-podcast-merch160160/ Listen to the Modern Athlete Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao The Modern Athlete on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k1qdm91Yypb5Nd4X967Vl?si=89TL5n86SherRWHj7arNMw Follow The Modern Athlete on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_athl... Follow Ben Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benzhao54/?... Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenZhao54 https://twitter.com/athlete_modern --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Alex Vlandis and James Mockler join me to talk Ludlowe Hoops and preview the upcoming CTHSBB season, about the impact of Covid on Ludlowe Basketball, their college plans, how they are looking to replace the 8 seniors of last years team, and things that they want to work on in their games. Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9...​ Get the Modern Athlete Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/modern-athlet...​ Listen to the Modern Athlete Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao​ The Modern Athlete on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k1qdm9...​ Follow The Modern Athlete on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_athl​...  Follow Ben Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benzhao54/?​...  Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenZhao54​ https://twitter.com/athlete_modern --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Kevin Splan joins me to talk about CT's decision to cancel 11 v 11 football, how it affected him and his teammates at NDF, he he trained during Quarantine, We give our Super Bowl Picks and debate Brady v Mahomes, talk about the Packers embarrasing NFC championship defeat, he gives his freshman year self advice, and we discuss the future of CT sports in the Covid world.  Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9PrleN-KfWCe4q-7INfg?sub_confirmation=1 Get the Modern Athlete Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/modern-athlete-podcast-merch160160/ Listen to the Modern Athlete Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao The Modern Athlete on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k1qdm91Yypb5Nd4X967Vl?si=89TL5n86SherRWHj7arNMw Follow The Modern Athlete on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_athl... Follow Ben Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benzhao54/?... Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenZhao54 https://twitter.com/athlete_modern :55 Splan on ND Fairfield Football Canceled & 7v7 season 2:02 Our Conversation About Football getting canceled 5:00 Splan on Rugby and FRC canceled 2020 6:52 Splan on who They are looking forward to playing the most in Rugby 9:13 Splan on how Covid impacted him 11:02 How I trained during Covid 12:27 Splan on Covid Bigger Picture 14:02 Covid and My mental Health 15:20 Super Bowl Picks and Debate 20:00 NFC Championship Talk 22:00 NFL talk offseason moves and debate 26:30 CTHSBB season talk 28:00 Nd Fairfield Basketball Preview 31:15 Splan Freshman Convo 32:15 My Wrestling Experience 34:08 Splan on his Biggest Weakness 35:45 My biggest weakness --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Welcome to The Modern Athlete, A Podcast Created by Ben Zhao dedicated to all things Sports: My credentials: 3 Year Varsity Football Player, Senior Captain, College Bound Football Player,  As I host, I am unique because I can relate to the stories and experiences that my guests bring. About Us: Interviews with Current and Former FCIAC Athletes to Talk About: -Sports and Their Stories  -Recruiting Stories and Training Advice  -NBA and NFL discussion and debate  -Advice for Younger Athletes --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Denholm Feldman joins me to discuss his relationship with Zack and how they made varsity football together as freshman, tearing his ACL and his recovery, LOD workouts, and how LOD has shaped his football experience, how to properly weight lift and train as a football player, what he did during quarantine, advice to incoming freshman and some of the things that he would have told himself as a freshman,  We are also joined by Zack Hathaway who comes on and discusses his experience with Denholm making varsity, his training, and his recruiting process. Time Stamps and Topics: :59 - 2:49​ Making Varsity As FR 2:50​ - 3:53​ Passing Out at LOD 4:05​ - 5:18​ Lessons Learned at LOD  5:19​ - 6:19​ Zack Joins Us and Talks About Making Varsity with Denholm  6:54​ - 7:30​ Zack On LOD 7:35​ - 8:29​ Zack On Football Recruiting  8:48​ - 14:17​ Tearing ACL recovery and story 14:30​ - 15:46​ Denholm Recruiting  17:03​ - 18:33​ Goals for Denholm Senior Year  21:08​- 24:50​ advice to Freshman self 24:51​- 27:30​ Track and Football Correlation 27:30​ - 30:30​ Top 5 biggest thing working on currently  30:30​ - 32:48​ How to Train For Football Weightlifting  32:50​ - 35 Advice for a Successful High Football Career and Experience Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9...  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Jack Reynolds, Reigning FCIAC High Jump Champion and Babson College Track Commit joins me to talk about his decision to switch from Basketball to Track in 10th grade, his recruiting process and why he ultimately chose Babson, we discuss his training and how he won the indoor 2020 FCIAC High Jump Event, he talks about his fishing experiences, and he reveals an secret about why he would not choose to say anything to his freshman year self if given the opportunity, and we end by discussing the goals for his senior indoor and outdoor seasons and the most important things that he is working on currently.  Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9PrleN-KfWCe4q-7INfg?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to the Modern Athlete Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao Listen to The Modern Athlete on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k1qdm91Yypb5Nd4X967Vl?si=89TL5n86SherRWHj7arNMw Follow The Modern Athlete on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_athl... Follow Ben Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benzhao54/?... Follow Jack Reynolds on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_reynolds29/?hl=en Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenZhao54 https://twitter.com/athlete_modern --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support

Arjun Valdes, a PG, at PHD Basketball and plays for Fairfield Warde HS, comes on to talk about his basketball story, what it takes to be succesful as a smaller player on the court, gives advice for his younger self. We also talk about my football journey, my wrestling experiences, and share some NBA discussion about Kyrie, James Harden and the Nets. Finally, we talk about Covid and its impact on basketball and football in CT and end with talking about figures that have acted as role models in our lives. Subscribe to The Modern Athlete: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7g9PrleN-KfWCe4q-7INfg?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Modern Athlete on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modern_athl... Follow Ben Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benzhao54/?... Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenZhao54 https://twitter.com/athlete_modern Follow Arjun on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/all_day.arj... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ben-zhao/support