Zelos Podcast
Zelos Podcast
Rocky Snyder
The Zelos Podcast is all about the "Pros behind the Pros." Each weekly episode is an exploratory interview with the world's leading experts in strength & conditioning, sport coaching, physical therapy, and athletic training. Hear how these professionals keep athletes in peak performance in the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, and other elite level sports leagues worldwide. The host of Zelos is internationally recognized movement specialist and master trainer Rocky Snyder, CSCS. Episodes air every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST. www.rockysnyder.com
S10:E8 Ari Guerriero & Womens' Sevens Rugby Nagato Blue Angels
Rock talks to Ari Guerriero, Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Nagato Blue Angels, Japan's championship womens' sevens rugby team. Give a listen and click subscribe. TIME STAMPS 1:15 Ari’s international path with rugby 4:45 Cultural differences and integrating in 10:00 Rugby in Japan 17:00 Pre-season rugby training & conditioning 21:00 Sandbag, water bag, and medicine ball training 29:30 Training for the scrum 36:00 Training considerations with menstrual cycle 40:30 Common injury sites in rugby 44:30 Applying outside information 49:00 Blue Angels training GET TO KNOW ARI GUERRIERO LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aristide-guerriero-ms-rscc-cscs-tsac-f-usatf-usaw-a968b65a/ NAGATO BLUE ANGELS: http://en.rugby-japan.jp/schedule/team/10577/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
May 29
56 min
S10:E7 Jessica Bento & Ultimate Sandbag Training
Rock talks to physical therapist and conditioning educator, Jessica Bento, PT. Jessica is a presenter for the 2023 Perform Better Summits in Orlando & Long Beach. Give a listen. Tell two friends about Zelos. Click the subscribe button and leave a review or comment. TIME STAMPS 1:15 Presenting at Perform Better Summits 2:30 Loaded carries 3:30 All about locomotion 8:30 Jessica’s daily client load 9:45 Defining corrective exercise 13:00 Underlying causes to chronic pain 18:30 What makes you cringe 22:45 Determining when to load 30:00 Jessica Bento’s curiosity & what separates her from the rest 33:00 Unilateral, contralateral, and bilateral training 39:00 Load and positional progressions 41:00 Jessica’s biggest challenge GET TO KNOW JESSICA BENTO ULTIMATE SANDBAG TRAINING: https://ultimatesandbagtraining.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/jessbento_physiotherapist/ PERFORM BETTER: https://www.performbetter.com/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
May 22
46 min
S10:E6 Korey Van Wyk & Performance Supplements
TIME STAMPS 2:00 Starting with Human Kinetics Publishers 5:00 Finding experts to write books 10:15 Auto Regulation 16:00 Korey’s time as a college professor 20:30 Most challenging sport to create sport specific programs 26:00 Sneak peek at Korey’s presentation at the 2023 NSCA National Conference 28:30 Creatine and multi-vitamins 35:00 Performance supplements and what to watch for 40:00 Base recommendations for supplements GET TO KNOW KOREY VAN WYK LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/korey-van-wyk-ms-cscs-pn2-19873465/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/korey.vanwyk/ KOREY'S PODCAST: https://shows.acast.com/the-performance-connection-podcast HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS: https://us.humankinetics.com/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
May 15
47 min
S10:E5 Hewitt Tomlin, CSCS & Teambuildr
Rock talks with the CEO of Teambuildr, Hewitt Tomlin, CSCS. Listen in to how and why the program design software company is hitting it big in the international world of professional sports. Click subscribe and tell two friends about Zelos today. TIME STAMPS 0:30 What is Teambuildr? 6:00 Professional sports teams that use Teambuildr 10:30 Listening to your customers 13:30 Growing pains and challenges 20:00 Working with the Broncos and other pros sports teams 24:00 Teambuildr interfacing with wearable technology 27:00 Full spectrum utilization with program design software 32:00 Obscure Sports Quarterly 34:00 GymStudio 37:00 100 year business GET TO KNOW HEWITT TOMLIN LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hewitttomlin/ TEAMBUILDR: https://www.teambuildr.com/en GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
May 8
40 min
S10:E4 Nick Rolnick, DPT & Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training
Rock talks to Nick Rolnick, DPT, CSCS of the BFR Pros all about Blood Flow Restriction training and its implications. Click subscribe, leave a comment, and tell your friends and colleagues. TIME STAMPS 0:45 Who is Nick Rolnick and what is BFR 7:30 What Blood Flow Restriction does 12:15 The evolution of BFR 17:00 BFR vs HIIT 19:00 Trunk adaptations due to BFR at the appendages 23:30 BFR program design 32:00 BFR & Lymphatic system 36:00 Blood Flow Restriction protocol 42:00 Nick’s BFR Pros courses 49:00 Nick Rolnick’s recommendations GET TO KNOW NICK ROLNICK INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/thebfrpros/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-rolnick-051788/ THE BFR PROS: https://www.thebfrpros.com/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
May 1
54 min
S10:E3 Brad Evans & Jukestir
Rock talks to Brad Evans, CEO of Health & Fitness Technologies about a cool tool he invented called the Jukestir. Click subscribe. Leave a review. Comment. Share. Enjoy the podcast. TIME STAMPS 1:00 The origin of the Jukestir 5:00 Training the cerebellum 10:00 Coordination and focus training with other populations 16:00 Chaos training 24:00 Fighter vs Jukestir 28:00 Program design GET TO KNOW BRAD EVANS LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-l-evans/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/jukestirfit/ JUKESTIR: https://jukestir.com/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
Apr 24
32 min
S10:E2 Ciara Burgi, DPT & the Houston Texans
Rock talks with Ciara Burgi, Houston Texans Return to Performance Lead. Click subscribe and hit the alert bell icon. TIME STAMPS 1:00 Ciara Burgi’s path to the Houston Texans 8:30 Physical therapy at Duke University 10:30 The culture of care 15:00 From Olympic sports to the NFL 18:30 Sports analysis 101 20:30 The role of Return to Performance Lead 25:00 Underlying causes of non-content injuries 29:30 Systems of assessments 37:00 Strategies for return to play 42:30 The best part of Ciara Burgi’s job 45:00 Ciara’s advice for the up & comers GET TO KNOW CIARA BURGI INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/cburgi25/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciara-burgi-pt-dpt-scs-ocs-faaompt-cscs-pes-74440463/ HOUSTON TEXANS: https://www.houstontexans.com/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
Apr 17
49 min
S10:E1 Sheila Thelen & Vestibular Training
Rock talks with vestibular training expert, Sheila Thelen all about her training device and they athletes who benefit. Be sure to click subscribe. TIME STAMPS 0:45 Sheila Thelen & Vestibular Training Services 4:45 The athletes that train in the vestibular arena 9:00 The equipment used in vestibular training 12:00 Outcomes and progressions of regular vestibular training 21:00 Body Track pressure map case studies 33:30 Vestibular training with the military and aviation  37:00 Training special populations MEET SHEILA THELEN LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-thelen-1a2541a0/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/sheilaethelen/ WEBSITE: https://vestibulartrainingservices.com/web/index.php?siteid=9007 GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
Apr 10
45 min
S9:E14 Josh Wludyga & Dancer's Conditioning
Rock talks to Josh Wludyga from George Gwinnett College about training dancers and his presentation at the upcoming 2023 NSCA National Conference. Be sure to click subscribe and enjoy the podcast. TIME STAMPS 0:30 Josh as a Sun Devil and his career path 5:00 Teaching at George Gwinnett College 7:30 Training gymnasts and cancer survivors 12:45 Presenting on dancers as athletes at the NSCA Conference 17:00 Multi-disciplined dancers and a needs analysis 24:45 Common injury sites for dancers 30:30 Using the FMS for screening dancers 36:00 The single sport athlete/dancer and how to avoid burnout & injury 44:00 Following Josh Wludyga on social media GET TO KNOW JOSH WLUDYGA INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/joshdubb82/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-wludyga-b188397/ GEORGE GWINNETT COLLEGE: https://www.ggc.edu/ GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
Apr 3
49 min
S9:E13 Professor Paul Comfort & Force Plate Technology
Rock talks to Professor Paul Comfort of the University of Salford in Manchester, England. Topics include force plate technology, presenting at the 2023 NSCA Nat'l Conf, training soccer, rugby, and American football athletes. Be sure to click subscribe and the alert bell icon. TIME STAMPS 1:00 NSCA in the UK 5:30 Paul Comfort’s presentation at the 2023 NSCA National Conference 8:00 Evolution of force plate technology 12:00 Force plates in the weight room 16:45 Force plates on the side of the pitch 21:00 Working with premier league players 27:00 Strength training at top tier of UK Soccer 32:00 Other uses for force plate technology 35:30 Conditioning rugby & American football players 38:30 The most powerful athletes 44:00 Coming to Caesar’s Palace for the NSCA GET TO KNOW PAUL COMFORT LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-comfort-833055233/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/paulcomfort1975/ UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD: https://www.salford.ac.uk/welcome GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: ReturntoCtr.com INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77 LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/ TRAIN WITH ROCKY WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: https://rfcsantacruz.com/ INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rockysfitnesssc/ FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/RockysFitnessCenter
Mar 27
47 min
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