ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Welcome to the Strength & Conditioning Chit Chat Podcast — your go-to resource for real, unfiltered talk on the reality of strength and conditioning.
Hosted by Coach James Burk, this podcast reboots for Season 3 with a brand-new direction. Moving past the intern days, we are shifting the focus to high-level program building, career transitions, and the actual execution of elite physical preparation.
Kickstarting this season, our summer series dives deep into Summer Training & Starting at a New School. Whether you are stepping onto a brand-new campus, resetting your weight room culture, or optimization-mapping your summer blocks, each episode delivers practical strategies to help you hit the ground running from day one. Featuring heavy-hitting interviews with industry leaders and raw solo insights, this show offers the actionable advice you won't find in a textbook. Tune in for the growth, stay for the perspective.
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Update frequency:
every 8 days
Average audio length:
57 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
39 episodes
since Sept. 20, 2025
episodic
IN THIS PODCAST 🔗
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In this episode of the S&C Chit Chat Podcast, host James Burk sits down with Coach Alexander Fotioo from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). Coach Fotioo shares key insights on performance training methods, injury prevention strategies, and implementing balance training protocols. They al…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this episode of S&C Chit Chat, we sit down with Brant Bailey, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Tarleton State University, to explore the rapidly evolving landscape of modern collegiate Strength and Conditioning. Coach Bailey shares insider insights on navigating Tarleton State's transiti…
This episode features a conversation with Sean, the head strength and conditioning coach at Montana State University. We dive into the philosophy of process-driven athletic training, how Sean manages player health and performance through techniques like Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR), and the im…
In this episode, James Burk is joined by Orie Sahlfeld to break down the operational realities of collegiate strength and conditioning. Moving past generic programming, the conversation focuses on the "how" and "why" behind building a program that prioritizes long-term athlete development over shor…
Join us for an insightful conversation with Coach Doug Castleberry from Southlake Carroll on the realities of high school strength and conditioning. In this episode, Coach Castleberry shares his journey from navigating school firewalls to building a cohesive, safe, and technologically-integrated tr…
In this episode of the S&C Chit Chat Podcast, James Burk sits down with Dr. Eric Cash to explore the practical implementation of the Prilepin-Based Alternating Volume System (PAVS) and the integration of Velocity Based Training (VBT) in a large-scale high school athletic program. Dr. Cash detai…
In this episode of S&C Chit Chat, host James Burk discusses strength and conditioning methodologies and organizational strategies for high school athletic programs with Adam Vogel, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School.
Key topics covered include:
Training…
In this episode, we sit down with Nic Giblin, the new Strength and Conditioning coach at Trinity Christian Addison (TCA), to discuss his recent move to Texas and his strategic mission to revitalize the school’s athletic program. Nic shares his philosophy on moving beyond "average" standards and bui…
In this episode, we explore the evolving landscape of high school strength and conditioning with Kyle Keese from Denton Guyer. We discuss how to balance efficiency and athlete accountability while managing high volumes of training, focusing on the practical application of movement systems and perfo…
In this episode of S&C Chit Chat, we sit down with Brian Sutton, Director of Football Performance at William & Mary, to discuss the nuances of athletic development and summer programming. A key focus of our conversation is the specialized training and conditioning required for offensive lin…
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