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19. Chad Wesley Smith, Founder of Juggernaut Training Systems

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19. Chad Wesley Smith, Founder of Juggernaut Training Systems

FromThe Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter


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19. Chad Wesley Smith, Founder of Juggernaut Training Systems

FromThe Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter

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Length:
93 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Strength and Conditioning Coach and Founder of Juggernaut Training Systems joins today’s show. A former elite powerlifter and 2x collegiate shot put national champion, Chad has been competing and coaching at the upper echelon of sport for over 10 years. Chad has posted Top 10 all time powerlifting totals in both wraps (2325#) and sleeves (2226#) and gained notoriety as an elite powerlifting athlete and strongman. Chad is also one of the most highly regarded strength and performance coaches in the industry today working with everyone from MMA world champions, NFL standouts, Powerlifting world champions and beyond. His online platform, Juggernaut Training Systems, has become one of the largest and most highly regarded multi-media training and education platforms in the industry. In today’s show, Chad discusses his foray into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and why old school UFC was as close to real life to the movie Blood Sport as we’ll ever get. Despite being so well known within the powerlifting community, Chad clarifies that he is a sports and performance coach first and foremost and even counts the recent #1 NFL Draft Pick Joe Burrow among his clientele. Running his business now completely online, he talks about the exciting opportunity to scale his coaching with athletes everywhere and why his innovative AI programming is a huge leap forward for elite to beginner athletes looking for personalized programming at a fraction of the price. Chad shares his approach to peaking and tapering and the indicators he tracks to make sure his athletes are optimizing their performance for competition. He explains why deloading is a necessity and how to do it properly. The need for programming to be individualized. What is overloading and why it has to be a part of any good program to help athletes adapt. He outlines the 7 principles of strength training and the questions athletes should ask themselves when assessing a potential coach. Follow Chad: Instagram: @chadwesleysmith Website & Programming: https://www.jtsstrength.com/?v=7516fd43adaa YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CWSmith52 Mentioned In the Show: Free YouTube eBook: https://www.jtsstrength.com/jts-youtube-hits-250k-free-ebook/?v=7516fd43adaa   Follow The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter:   Instagram: @the_professionalathlete Website: https://kengunter.com/ YouTube: Ken Gunter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhgjkoSiJXAbS_MIasvvzQ/ Produced By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter Music By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter
Released:
Jun 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Founded with the belief that what makes a great athlete makes a great person, each week Ken interviews the brightest minds in sports performance, strength and conditioning, mental performance and wellness to understand what today's elite athletes are doing to perform at the highest levels. Through exploration of new concepts and methods he’ll seek to understand how you can apply this to reach your own athletic goals, but more importantly your potential as a person. Because although your playing days might be behind you, don’t you owe it to yourself and those who count on you to approach your role as Partner, Parent and Professional with the same commitment to greatness?