EP061: "Strength & Conditioning For Professional Athletes" - Featuring Jamie Myers

The Sports Physical Therapy Academy Podcast

“What is it like to create strength and conditioning programs for professional athletes?” How do you manage programming over the course of a full year or season of training? If you want to improve your confidence and structure with programming for athletes, this episode is for you. I interview Jamie Myers, senior strength and conditioning coach at the United States Olympic and Paralympic committee.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

✅ Roles and responsibilities as a strength & conditioning coach at the elite level

✅ Outline of a day and week and season with professional athletes

✅ Approach framework to create monthly and weekly programs

✅ Collaborating with medical professional to improve athlete outcomes

✅ Advice for sports PTs who want to improve their skills in program design

Enjoy!

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Are you a physical therapist or physiotherapist looking for tips, tools, and strategies to work with more athletes, become a sports specialist or get a job in a sports setting...so you can finally enjoy the career that you’ve always dreamed of? If so, you’re in the right place...this podcast is for you. Your host is Dr. Chris Garcia, a physical therapist, business owner, entrepreneur, nationally recognized public speaker, and residency-trained sports specialist.

Dr. Chris Garcia, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, USAW has worked in professional sports and traveled around the world working with elite athletes throughout his career, and he’s learned a lot of lessons along the way. He created this podcast to share his experiences and give you everything you need to know to help YOU become a successful clinician. Dr. Chris Garcia talks about everything from sports rehab and injury prevention to developing athletic performance and the path to getting your dream job...even if it is in professional sports.

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