Byrds Sports Performance Podcast
Brandon Byrd
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Byrds Nest Podcast is a Sports Performance podcast. We will discuss happening at the gym, Sport Performance methods and Phylosophy. We will interview athletes as well as trainers
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OCT 29, 2025
Episode 49 Ray Zingler Hammers Only
In this episode we talk to conjugate coach Ray Zingler of Zingler Strength in Georgia. Ray has been putting out monster athletes out of his garage on is property in Georgia. He tells us how he was inspired to start training, how he trains and his philosophy Support the show
135 MIN
OCT 9, 2025
Episode 48 Plus 2 University Pt. 1 with Eric Licter
In this episode we talk with Plus 2 University owner and coach Eric Licter. We discuss how his football career led him to go into strength and conditioning instead of law enforcement. He opened up a gym in Cleveland training Ted Ginn and NBA basketball draft picks including Labron James. Enjoy Support the show
92 MIN
OCT 4, 2025
Episode 47 Dan Ficter of Wanna Get Fast Pt. 1
In this episode we discuss training with Wanna get fast owner Dan Ficter. Ficter is a high school coach and performance coach in Rochester NY. He was an American football player who played college and Arena football. Ficter began by helping hockey players make the NHL. He is heavily influenced by DB Hammer and Jay Schroeder who trained Adam Archuletta Support the show
97 MIN
OCT 1, 2025
Episode 46 Florida State Baseball Jamie Burleson
In this episode we talk with Florida State Seminole baseball Strength and conditioning coach Jamie Burleson. Jamie is the 1st NCAA coach to appear on the Byrd Sports Performance podcast. Jamie has been training FSU since 2018. He's had stops at Florida, Penn State and Central Florida. Burleson goes over how he uses the conjugate philosophy to train FSU baseball. He's helped FSU to go to back to back berths in the college World Series and has helped put 11 in the ...
156 MIN
AUG 19, 2023
Episode 45 Feeding the Cats with Tony Holler
In this episode we talk with Tony Holler, head track coach of Plainfield North high School in Illinois. Coach Holler created his Feed the cats training system which emphasizes low volume sprints at high intensity. He preaches tired is the enemy and is anti conditioning. He trained Illinois 100m Record Holder Macellus Moore who ran 10.31. Holler speaks all across the world and consults with various NCAA teams and professional teams such as the Yankees and Princeton Lacr...
183 MIN
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