Jochum Strength Podcast

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with Patrick Koo a strength coach and movement educator out of Vancouver British Columbia. Throughout the episode he talks through his path into non traditional movements, how to implement them into training sessions, and diving into some psychedelic talks near the end. Another week and another awesome conversation. As always thank you for listening. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get the chance to talk with Zack Zillner who is the director of sports performance at the University of Miami for the Men’s Basketball Program and co-host on the Coach Em Up podcast with Tim Riley. Throughout the episode he talks about getting athletes on the ground during training, micro dosing strength training with practice, and his thoughts on conditioning. This was an awesome episode with an extremely experienced coach. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

Part of the recent Olympic Silver Medalist Mixed Doubles Curling Team Korey Dropkin talks about the long time horizon that it takes to succeed, the importance of visualization, and never ending pursuit of technical mastery. This was a great episode diving into the mind of another Olympian.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get a chance to talk with Dr. Tim Suchomel who is the Sports Science Master’s Program Director at the University of Pittsburg. Dr. Suchomel was one of my professors while at Pitt, an author of his own book on developing muscular strength, and has been involved with countless heavily cited research papers. Throughout the episode he touches on weightlifting variations and derivitives , catching versus not catching Olympic lifts,  and eccentric loading practices and protocols. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we get a chance to talk with Justin Traxler DPT working out of Athletes Edge in Austin. Justin is not only a physical therapist but also a former high-level baseball player who continues to train. Throughout the episode he touches on what to look for when seeking out a PT, what rehab looks like at Athletes Edge, and how they integrate technology into the return to play process.  As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast Austin talks with Wil Fleming. Wil is a long time strength coach and former thrower who specializes in velocity based training.  Throughout the episode he talks about his origins into VBT, how he currently uses it for athletes, and what are some of the most important metrics to be looking at while training and programming. If you are interested in velocity based training this is an episode for you. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast Austin talks with Max Aita. Max is a weight lifting coach with over 20 years of experience helping athletes become stronger and technically better lifters.  Throughout the episode he talks about the mental preparation required during training and competitions that leads to winning, the importance of frequency, and the difference between technical abilities and strength abilities. If you are someone who loves weightlifting this an episode for you. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

We sat down with Adam Meakins to talk about critical thinking in the rehab and strength world.McGill. Squat U. FMS. Back pain fear. Neurotic athletes. Fascia training. “Magic coaching eye.” This is a conversation about nuance.How to question dogma without becoming a troll. How to think critically without becoming arrogant. Why most pain problems are dosage problems. Why graded exposure beats avoidance. Why strength training is safer than sitting on the couch. If you’re a young coach trying to find your voice without becoming a carbon copy of your mentors, this one’s for you.Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:05 Poking holes in dogma without being a troll10:56 Willful ignorance, sunk cost fallacy, and Squat U18:07 Planting seeds vs shock-and-awe on social media26:00 Scapular dyskinesis and the myth of perfect symmetry34:15 FMS, asymmetry, and creating neurotic athletes45:49 “You’ll get hurt if you don’t”50:00 Back pain, surgery culture, and financial incentives56:05 Graded exposure vs avoiding movements1:07:27 Fascia trai

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we complete the trilogy and sit down with the third strength coach from Cincinnati Kevin Deitz. Coach Deitz works with the women’s soccer team as well as track and field. Throughout the episode he talks about how to better implement return to play protocols, the importance of learning from mentors, why baseline testing is important, and how to approach addressing asymmetries. This is another great episode for someone looking to become a collegiate strength and conditioning coach. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we sit down with coach Steven Whyte. Coach Whyte is a strength and conditioning coach out of Florida who trains a ton of team sport athletes of all ages as well as himself. Throughout the episode he talks about programming for varying ability levels and within the same session, having a framework for the weeks but being adaptable on the day, how he experiments with his own training. This is a great episode on concurrent training for team sport athletes. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we sit down with legendary long time coach Dr. Bryan Mann. Coach Mann has been in the strength and conditioning field for decades  and is one of the grandfathers of Velocity Based Training. Throughout the episode he talks about who VBT training is right for, when to implement it with athletes, and human performance versus quality of life. If you have been curious about VBT Training this is an episode for you. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we sit down with Coach Adam Ross. Coach Ross is a registered dietician, sports nutritionist, and former professional hockey player. Throughout the episode he talks about simplifying nutrition for athletes and gen. pop alike, supplements that are over and underrated, and we even talk about the use of GLP-1s. If you like diving into potential ways to improve your health and performance with nutrition this is an episode for you. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week Austin sits down with Dylan Cooper or as many people know him “Dozer”. He is an athlete, coach, and all around animal in the weight room. Throughout the episode they dive down multiple rabbit holes and cover everything Olympic Lifting related. If you have recently embarked on your own “Oly Journey” like Austin this is an episode for you. Thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

If you like combat sports especially Jiujitsu you’ll love our third guest of the year Roman Mori. Roman is a coach and competitor based in Austin TX, and a former Ranger with the 3rd Ranger Battalion. Throughout the episode we talked about mastering fundamentals, his thoughts on “sports specific training”, the importance of battle testing your skills, and how to be a good training partner. This episode was incredibly fun and as always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode.

For our second guest of the year on the Jochum Strength podcast we had the chance to speak to Liz Gleadle a three-time Olympic javelin thrower out of Canada who has now transitioned to coaching. Throughout the episode we talked about her 20 year athletic career, how she improved athletically by learning to dance and move, and how she creates an incredible training environment for her athletes by being the weirdest person in the room. This episode was an absolute blast to record. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

Welcome to 2026. This week on the Jochum Strength podcast Austin had the chance to talk to Jin Mikami a coach and gym owner who he connected with a few years ago at a conference. Throughout the episode they talk about the importance of giving a program enough time to be effective, running a 5 day Jay Schroeder program for 6 months, and the power of bringing intent to training through a variety of tools. As always thank you for listening and enjoy the episode. 

Vanessa Frost-Piedrahita (Pflugerville Fire) joins the pod to break down what it actually looks like to run strength + conditioning inside a fire department.We talk hiring coaches (and the vibe check that matters), how to coach a room with wildly different training backgrounds, why the job is “high-stakes gen pop,” and how their systems evolved over 10 years — from teaching basic movement patterns to modular “you pick two” programming, quarterly testing, and what’s next with a major shift schedule change.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast Austin had the chance to talk to Morgan McCullough. Morgan is a competitive lifter with x5 American Records and x4 Pan American Records already to his name. Throughout the episode he talks about his path into weightlifting, Clean and Jerking 400 lbs at 13 years old, and overcoming a recent injury. If you love competitive lifting this an episode for you.  As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode.

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we had the pleasure of THEE Tim Riley joining us. Tim is a strength coach out of Austin Texas who has a ton of different projects going on. Throughout the episode we talked about almost all of them including his own podcast, starting up APEX, his role in NFL Combine prep, and lastly about his new gym opening this spring which is shaping up to be absolutely insane. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode. 

This week on the Jochum Strength Podcast we had on Jon Sevile otherwise known as beefcake_sensei. He has been on a side quest for over 15 to improve his snatch still continues to hit PR. Throughout the episode we talk about training for long run, ability to shift goals, and when is the best time go off program and “Send It”. As always thanks for listening and enjoy the episode.