Episodios

  • S18:E13 Dr. Jena Gatses & Scientific Fitness
    Jun 30 2025

    Rock talks with Dr. Jena Gatses of Scientific Fitness and a fellow Perform Better presenter. Give a listen and click the subscribe button.


    TIME STAMPS

    1:00 Connecting in Chicago

    3:30 Presenting in Long Beach at Perform Better Summit

    5:00 Comparing today with her past with NASCAR

    10:15 How Dr. Jena uses all of her tools

    16:00 Working with billionaires

    18:30 Protecting from burnout

    21:30 Black mold nightmare

    24:30 How to find what you are missing

    29:00 Doing what you’re not good at but at the right level

    32:00 Assymetric workloads

    37:00 Homunculus and more

    39:30 Where you should start?

    43:00 Dr. Jena’s Body Block

    50:30 Work balance


    GET TO KNOW DR. JENA

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjena/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/drjenagatses/

    DR. JENA'S WEBSITE: https://www.drjena.com/


    KNOW ROCKY SNYDER

    MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com

    READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: www.rockysnyder.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

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    56 m
  • S18:E12 Mauro Castillo & Texas Rangers
    Jun 23 2025

    Rock talks with Mauro Castillo, MD - doctor turned strength coach for the Texas Rangers organization. Give a listen and click the subscribe button now.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:00 Growing up in the Dominican Republic

    4:15 Interning at Cressey Performance and getting to the Rangers

    6:00 Blending medical background with strength & conditioning

    10:30 Mauro’s approach to injury mitigation while maintaining peak performance

    20:00 What is involved with the Rangers pre-screening process

    26:00 Weight room assessments

    27:30 Sussing out symptoms and determining a logical approach

    32:30 The symptom is not the site of the problem

    38:00 How Sports Medicine and Strength & Conditioning can better collaborate

    40:00 Balancing wins with players’ health & safety

    43:30 Mauro’s career path


    GET TO KNOW MAURO CASTILLO

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurocastillomd/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/maurocastillomd/

    TEXAS RANGERS: https://www.mlb.com/rangers


    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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    48 m
  • S18:E11 Kennedy Hill & Maine Celtics
    Jun 16 2025

    Rock talks with Kennedy Hill, CSCS, Director of Strength & Performance for the Celtics Organization. Don't miss out on any weekly episode by clicking subscribe before hitting that play button.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:00 The career path of Kennedy Hill

    7:00 Pinnacle point to train athletes

    9:45 Sports Performance and the Celtics

    16:00 From Division 1 to the NBA

    23:00 G-League Maine Celtics

    26:00 Winters in Maine

    28:15 G-League season is packed & intense

    30:15 Return to Performance

    31:30 The difference with athletes and buy-in

    35:00 The challenge of periodizing in the G-League

    38:00 Load monitoring and using instinct

    44:30 Loading and activation on game day

    47:30 Developing tissue resiliency

    50:30 Limited resources in the G-League

    53:15 Following Kennedy Hill


    GET TO KNOW KENNEDY HILL

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/strengthcoach-khill/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/k.hillstrength/

    MAINE CELTICS: https://maine.gleague.nba.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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    56 m
  • S18:E10 Cole Hergott & Trinity Western University
    Jun 9 2025

    Rock talks with Cole Hergott, Director of S&C at Trinity Western U. Give a listen and hit that subscribe button.


    TIME STAMPS

    1:30 Growing up in Saskatchewan (hockey of course)

    3:45 Improving self esteem in the weight room

    5:00 Memory of the first day in a gym

    7:00 Director of S&C at Trinity Western University

    8:30 Landing the job

    12:30 Changing the program around

    16:15 All the teams Cole trains

    19:30 How to coordinate 13 different teams

    21:30 Managing interns

    29:30 Why hockey S&C is most challenging

    34:00 The curious thing about disc golf

    38:45 Handling the year round athletes

    44:00 Monitoring athletic fatigue with limited resources


    GET TO KNOW COLE HERGOTT

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cole-hergott-96a025147/

    TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY: https://www.twu.ca/athletics


    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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    50 m
  • S18:E9 Misha Cavaye & LA Lakers
    Jun 2 2025

    Rock talks with Missha Cavaye, former S&C coach and soft tissue specialist with the Los Angeles Lakers. Give a listen and click the subscribe button.


    TIME STAMPS

    1:30 Moving to America

    5:00 Beyond Equinox

    6:30 Ball boy to equipment manager

    10:00 Getting massage license

    11:30 S&C coach in the G League

    13:30 The demands of the position

    16:00 Broad spectrum of programming

    19:00 Building patterns

    22:30 Addressing issues with movement

    25:00 Assessing ROM

    27:00 Gait knowledge is ultra essential

    31:00 Investigating neurology & PRI

    34:00 Life after the Lakers

    38:30 Future pursuits

    43:00 Learning from different sports


    GET TO KNOW MISHA CAVAYE:

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misha-cavaye-ma-cscs-lmt-0621821b7/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/bigmishmoves/


    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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    48 m
  • S18:E8 Ricardo Urbina & APEX Performance
    May 26 2025

    Rock talks with Performance Coach, Ricardo Urbina about training NFL players, big waves surfers, and endurance athletes. Give a listen and click subscribe.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:15 Who is Ricardo Urbina?

    5:30 Life after Ironman triathlons

    9:00 Free dive training

    12:00 Big wave surfing and breath hold training

    18:00 Breath training for the NFL Combine

    23:00 Too much noise

    27:00 Variety of breath work

    31:30 Physiologic changes due to breath training

    35:00 Oxygen depletion and fatigue

    38:00 Safety protocols for breath training

    40:30 Integrating breathing into normal training

    44:00 Daily routine

    50:00 Lion breath for focus and sharpness

    53:00 Apex Peak Performance


    GET TO KNOW RICARDO URBINA

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardourbina/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/rwurbina/

    APEX WEBSITE: https://www.apexapneappc.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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    58 m
  • S18:E7 Barry Butt & NHL Stars
    May 19 2025

    Rock talks with Barry Butt, S&C Coach for many of today's NHL stars. Pull up a chair and give a listen while you hit the subscribe button and leave a comment.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:30 Who is Barry Butt?

    6:30 Schooling in Alberta

    9:00 Reflexive Performance Reset

    13:00 Developing the hockey population

    18:30 Off season NHL training

    21:45 Expectations for post training

    25:00 Loaded sprints and decels

    28:30 Incredible decelerators

    30:15 Recuperation and regeneration

    36:00 Turning a curling rink to a complete gym

    38:45 Training the curling champion

    41:00 With NHL players for years

    44:00 Programming strength, speed, and power

    48:00 Coaching methodology


    GET TO KNOW BARRY BUTT

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-butt-55052120/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/premier_strength/

    BARRY'S SITE: https://www.premierstrength.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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    54 m
  • S18:E6 Mike B. Brown & FC Cincinnati
    May 12 2025

    Rock talks with Mike Brown, Player Development Coach for FC Cincinnati and their academy. Tune in and drop a thumb on that subsrcibe button now.


    TIME STAMPS

    2:00 Mike’s path to FC Cincinnati

    9:00 Working with academy athletes

    13:30 How players growth rates affect training & conditioning

    16:00 PlayerData and GPS monitoring and load management

    19:00 Determining load based on Sports Science

    22:00 Sportsmith conference

    23:00 Data mining and outliers

    27:00 Advancing U18 athletes to the first team

    29:30 Pros come down and work with academy players

    31:30 Happenings on game day

    33:30 Talking fueling with adolescent boys

    37:00 Academic support

    40:30 Connecting with other performance coaches

    42:00 How much is too much?

    46:00 Follow Mike B. Brown


    GET TO KNOW MIKE B. BROWN

    LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachmbbrown/

    INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/coachmbbrown/

    FC CINCINNATI: https://www.fccincinnati.com/academy/


    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: www.rockysnyder.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

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    48 m