Episode 182: 182. Interview with Mark Weisman (Part Two)
Description
Mark Weisman is currently working in the Chicago Cubs organization as the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Mark has been part of the organization since 2022. Prior to the Cubs, he worked at the University of Iowa as both an intern and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with football (2016-2020), was the Director of Sports Performance at Southeast Missouri (2020-2021), and was a Performance Coach at SPEAR Training in Chicagoland (2021-2022).
Mark completed his undergraduate work at the University of Iowa (BA Health and Human Physiology) and his graduate work at Cal U in PA (MS Performance Enhancement & Injury Prevention). Mark was born and raised in Buffalo Grove, IL.
Topics covered in this episode:
-Being Minor League Coordinator and developing a culture
-Advice for others and finding success
-Continuing education resources
Quotes:
-"As coaches we're holding you accountable, but as players, you also need to take accountability for what you're going to do" (2:15 )
-"We have the backing of the whole organization right now, which is huge" (15:53 )
-"It's crazy because a lot of the stuff that people think is new and sexy was old Russian training" (21:47 )
If you'd like to learn more from Mark, you can follow him on social media:
Twitter:
@CoachWeisman
Instagram:
@mweisman45