Athletic Performance Training and Challenges with Sports Specialization in High School Athletes w/ Paul Kenny, CSCS
Season 2, Episode 8 | Podcast #27
Q is joined by Paul Kenny, Strength & Conditioning Coach and Co-Owner/Director at Marino’s Athletic Performance (MAP) in Downingtown, PA (45 minutes outside of Philly). In this episode, Q and Paul discuss how strength conditioning has changed over the years, overcoming challenges in the field, and how to balance it with physical therapy. In addition, they talk about the relationship between a college athlete’s coaches at school and at home.
SHOW NOTES
3:10 - Paul explains his mission at MAP.
4:00 - How he adapted to virtual training.
6:00 - What have you taken from speed coach, Ken Clark?
8:13 - How has your role developed over the years?
12:40 - What could you do without on a day-to-day basis? In other words, what is your biggest challenge in the job?
14:48 - What made you choose the field of strength and conditioning?
17:55 - How has the field changed? What are misconceptions about strength training?
22:49 - What is the most common injury your athletes experience?
26:20 - How has your approach changed in the last five years? What about your assessment?
29:52 - How do you manage volume (time under tension) for athletes? How does this change in-season versus off-season?
32:48 - Tell me about your programming.
39:45 - What are your conversations like with college coaches about an athlete going back and forth between you and college?
44:38 - How do you see the two worlds of PT and strength conditioning co-existing? What is the ideal situation?
QUICK HITTERS
48:00 - Rapid fire questions begin.
CONTACT
Instagram - @paulkenny_performance
Email - paulkenny.stc@gmail.com
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