PA CHALK UP

Join us on a friendship built through working at the University of Washington. Brandon Chu, Nate Allas joins PA Chalk Up for a round table on how we started together and how we have developed since. This is the first instalment of Dub-ois where we hang out and talk shop.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Nates Socials:Instagram - @nathan_allasBrandons Socials:Instagram - @justbchuMannys Socials:Instagram - @_coachmanny_Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.primitiveathletix.com

Christina Bernal (Penn S&C) sits down for a raw, no-BS deep dive on building buy-in in the Ivy League, coaching rowers and jumpers in the same room, and why the team-around-the-team matters most when athletes get hurt. We get into contrast training you’re probably not using yet, the micro calls she makes between practice and lift, and coaching the human first—data, nuance, and a little Nickelback for good measure.Steal-this-playbook:Contrast beyond “just load.” ROM contrasts, uni ↔ bi, assisted ↔ resisted, pins/quarter squats for sprinters & jumpers, plus how she stacks plyos (POGOs → depth drop to box jump) with cleans—and why heavy lives Monday while neuro-prep and “feel fast” work land late-week.Rowing realities, solved. Long warm-ups after class, CNS “wake-ups,” keeping rib-stress and lat fatigue from nuking the session (trap bar → belt squat/leg press swaps) while protecting water time through daily AT collaboration.Coach’s eye + simple data. Weekly RSI/CMJ to catch midterm dips, Perch for athlete ownership, and the 15–30 minute window she uses to rewrite a lift after watching practice.Culture that sticks. Buy-in without scholarships, pairing leaders & followers on racks, non-negotiable standards (clean the room, raise the bar), coffee check-ins, and using music requests as a sneaky intent switch.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Christina' Social:Instagram - @coachxtina_Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com

Steph Grubbs (formerly Steph Mock) is a performance coach with the Houston Astros. In this one, we go line-by-line through her MLB program and unpack microdosing—how tiny, high-quality hits of strength, speed, and arm care keep players explosive across 162. Real templates, real constraints, and exactly how she makes it work on game days, travel days, and everything in between. Long-form, unfiltered, stupid practical.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Steph Grubbs Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠@coachstephgrubbsManny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com

Alex Borg is a German-born performance coach and sport scientist now working stateside, building fast, durable athletes with a clean blend of research and real coaching. We get into what actually transfers from lab to weight room to field—stripping out buzzwords and keeping what moves the needle. Long-form, unfiltered, stupid practical.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com

Glen Castro is a performance nutritionist at the UFC Performance Institute, helping fighters make weight the right way—and show up with pop on fight night. We get into the real playbook from camp to cage: no bro-science, no starvation contests—just clear systems that protect health and boost performance. Long-form, unfiltered, stupid practical.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Glen Castro Social:Instagram - @gcastrordnManny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com

Ariel Paul and Evy Lyons are the co-founders of Apex Cool Labs, makers of a palm-cooling device built around a simple idea: cool the right tissue, at the right time, and you can train harder, recover faster, and keep your quality high when heat would normally shut you down. We get into the science, the myths, and the real-world use cases—from weight rooms and tracks to fight camps and team sport sidelines. Long-form, unfiltered, stupid practical.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs Social:Instagram - @apexcoollabsManny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com

Heather Linden is a physical therapist and rehab lead at the UFC Performance Institute, where she helps build durable fighters and get them back in the Octagon smarter, faster, and safer. We get into the nuts and bolts of fight prep—what really matters from camp to fight week to the morning after—and how world-class rehab meets coaching, S&C, and nutrition under one roof. Long-form, unfiltered, stupid practical.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heather's Social:Instagram - @heatherlindenManny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Dr. Mike Stone & Coach Meg Stone are legends in strength & conditioning. Mike is a world-leading researcher/coach in weightlifting and sport science; Meg is a former Olympic/Commonwealth Games thrower who became one of the first women to lead a full collegiate S&C department. Together they’ve spent decades blending hard science with real coaching, from LSU and Arizona to their long run at ETSU—researching, coaching, and proving what actually works.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Peter Kenn is an Olympic-side strength & conditioning coach at SMU. Peter blends old-school intent with modern sport science across men’s & women’s soccer, men’s swim, and track jumpers/sprinters. Year 4 in, he’s built a collaborative, athlete-first room where standards are clear, the tier system gets real-world, and KPIs actually drive decisions (without worshipping them). Long-form, unfiltered, stupid practical.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peter's Social:Instagram - @peterkenn1Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Filippo Nason, a leading strength and conditioning coach for the senior team at Harlequins and most recently, England u20's. Discover Filippo's journey from playing rugby to shaping the future of athletes, and his innovative approach to performance and injury prevention. Tune in for insights that blend science, passion, and a touch of Italian flair!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Filippo's Social:Instagram - @filipponasonManny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Kerry Thompson is a performance coach with the University of Southern California football program. We talk building fast, resilient athletes in a pressure-cooker environment—where culture, standards, and smart training matter more than fancy toys. Real stories, zero fluff, lots of takeaways.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠has joined us as a sponsor, here is a little more about them:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Bryan Mann is a strength & conditioning coach, researcher, and one of the leading voices behind velocity-based training. We go deep on being a mad scientist, using speed to drive adaptation, auto-regulating without overthinking it, turning numbers into decisions, and the messy truth of building durable, fast athletes. Long-form, unfiltered, and stupid practical.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠⁠⁠has joined us as a sponsor, here is a little more about them:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Michael Fahey is a filmmaker and strength coach behind the "Westside Barbell vs The World" documentary. We get into Westside myth vs reality, his coaching biz and OVR, and the ruthless mindset that actually builds a winning training culture—no fluff, just what works.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠⁠has joined us as a sponsor, here is a little more about them:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠⁠Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Thomas Newman is back on the podcast — and this time, he’s doing it all under his own banner. Now working independently through Newman HP, Thomas brings even more clarity, edge, and impact to the performance world.In this episode, we dive into what’s changed, what’s stayed true, and what it really means to coach athletes at the highest level. From elite-level programming decisions to managing athlete readiness with purpose, Thomas shares raw, unfiltered takes that challenge the norms of the industry.If you’re a coach, you’ll walk away with:A better understanding of performance under pressureTools to navigate real-life innovations in the fieldWhy being a flexible is key for athlete developmentThis episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.⁠Apex Cool Labs ⁠has joined us as a sponsor, here is a little more about them:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.⁠www.apexcoollabs.com⁠Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Episode 100 – The Best of PA Chalk Up (100 Episodes Strong)100 episodes. A hundred conversations that have shaped how we look at strength & conditioning, sport science, and what it actually means to coach athletes.To celebrate, we’ve pulled together 10 of the most powerful moments from past guests—raw, unfiltered insights that stick with you long after the mic is off:​Ron McKeefery – Building confidence in coaches.​Mike Boyle – Sport science integration in the industry and building confidence in all lifts.​Dane Miller – Do hard lifts; they’re not hard to teach.​Paul Comfort – The importance of conditioning in sport.​Joey Guarascio – Building preparation for practice.​Bert Sorin – The Open Door Theory.​Sean Swetnam – No excuses on performance standards.​AJ Middleton – Taking athletes to the deep end.​Thomas Newman – Myths of periodisation.​Ray Zingler – It’s okay to not hit 100% all the time.This one’s a throwback highlight reel. Ten clips. Ten lessons. Ten reminders of why we started this podcast in the first place.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Apex Cool Labs has joined us as a sponsor, here is a little more about them:The Apex Cool Labs Narwhals give you a powerful edge by accelerating recovery and delaying fatigue during training and competition. By cooling the body through the palms—one of the most effective places to remove heat—the Narwhals help maintain performance longer, allowing you to add extra volume to lifts and intervals, and prolonging stamina during games. The Narwhals can be found in weight rooms and on sidelines in all major sports including football/soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and beyond. To find out how you could get your hands on the Narwhals, please follow visit Apex Cool Labs on the link below.www.apexcoollabs.comManny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

Blair Lloyd, Strength and Conditioning Coach and Director of Training at Pure Performance, works with athletes across various disciplines, bringing a data-driven approach to her programs. Blair places a strong emphasis on athlete metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to guide her training. This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Blair' Socials:Instagram - ⁠@builtforthissportsperformance⁠⁠⁠⁠Manny' Social:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠primitiveathletix.com

AJ Middleton is the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Seattle Prep High School, but to me, he’s much more than just a title. I first met AJ during our time at the University of Washington, where he was not only a coach but also the driving force behind the internship program. It was in that setting that I had the privilege to learn directly under his guidance.AJ shaped a huge part of my coaching foundation. His mentorship went beyond just sets and reps—he taught me how to think critically, communicate effectively, and lead with intent. A lot of how I approach coaching today—my systems, standards, and even the way I handle athlete development—can be traced back to what I learned from AJ in those early days.Having him on the podcast was not only a full-circle moment, but a reminder of how impactful great mentorship can be. If you’re a young coach looking to learn from someone who genuinely invests in people, AJ’s someone you want in your corner.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Coach AJ:Instagram - @coach_aj_middletonManny Silveira:Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.primitiveathletix.com

Olivia Abdoo, sports medicine expert at the UFC Performance Institute, joins us to break down the brand new concussion protocol created to help UFC fighters return to sport both safely and efficiently.We explore:✅ How the UFC PI built a system rooted in athlete safety and performance✅ The blend of neuroscience, cognitive return-to-play benchmarks, and fight-specific demands✅ How Olivia's experience shaped the framework for treating head trauma in combat sports✅ Why the protocol goes beyond clearance and focuses on capacity to competeThis episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in high-stakes return-to-play strategy, brain health, and athlete-first performance systems.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Dr Olivia Abdoo:Instagram - @oliveabdooManny Silveira:Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.primitiveathletix.com

In this episode, I sit down with Alex Beljic, a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Southern California working with women’s soccer, swimming, and diving. We dive into:​His core coaching principles and adaptive learning strategies​Key programming considerations across multiple sports​The internship process and lessons for emerging coachesA valuable conversation for anyone looking to sharpen their coaching lens and build adaptable, sport-specific programsThis episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Coach Alex:Instagram - @beljoneManny Silveira:Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.primitiveathletix.com

In this episode, I sit down with Madison Peele, a strength and conditioning coach working with the Florida State University beach & indoor volleyball. We dive into:Building and sustaining a strong team cultureProgramming principles specific to volleyballExpanding and adapting the coaching toolboxThis one's all about staying open-minded, being adaptable, and finding the right approach for each moment. A great listen for any coach looking to evolve their practice.This episode is Sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data-all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance.Head over to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial.Coach Peele:Instagram - @madisoncpeele & @no_quarter_performance_llcManny Silveira:Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comWebsite:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.primitiveathletix.com