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Vinny Scollo is a Vertimax Master Train and the Gold's Gym Sports Performance Director and Regional Fitness Manager in Middletown NY. As a strength and conditioning coach working with both amateur athletes and professional athletes in high school, college and the NFL, Vinny has over 12 years of experience in human performance.   In this episode, Vinny shares some of the things he thinks about when preparing his athletes for the NFL season, on and off season. As a trainer, it can be tempting to push your athlete to their max, however, patience really is a virtue when it comes to the human body and to achieve peak performance. You never want to go too fast and over exert your player, as that can cause massive setbacks (and injuries) later down the line.    Key Takeaways: [1:00] A little bit about Vinny and his performance background. [4:15] When Vinny plans an agility training program, what goes through his mind?  [5:30] A lot of times, the body needs to recover, so less is more.  [9:10] Why do injuries happen?

Steve Leo is a master trainer for Parisi Speed School and educates young athletes through the VertiMax system and teaches them how this method is a game changer for their body and their target sport.   In this episode, Steve discusses what it takes to be a good athletic director. Communication is key when it comes to coordinating with different coaches, but not only that, having a good business mind, too, helps greatly in the athletic department. Steve shares his experiences and thoughts on this week’s podcast.    Key Takeaways: [1:20] What makes a good athletic director?  [2:05] It’s important to be good at sports, but you don’t need to be good at sports.  [3:15] You need to have a servant mindset.  [5:45] No matter what, don’t take it personally.  [7:10] How do inspire success?  [8:15] Praise goes along way with kids and teens.  [9:05] You want your kids to fail and to be challenged!  [   VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Educ

Steve Leo is a master trainer for Parisi Speed School and educates young athletes through the VertiMax system and teaches them how this method is a game changer for their body and their target sport.   In this episode, Steve shares his 25+ year knowledge and expertise as a strength coach on the call and offers advice to new coaches who are getting ready to train their athletes for the very first time.    Key Takeaways: [1:10] What is the most important thing you should be doing as a coach?  [2:50] A strength’s coaches job is to adapt to the child’s body, especially if they had a tough training day or game the day prior.  [4:10] If you’re a young strength coach, you have to lean on your peers for help.  [5:15] Don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for help.  [5:50] How can you empower your athlete?  [8:00] Being open minded and flexible is key to being a good coach.    VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Education   Tweetables: “Mos

Steve Leo is a master trainer for Parisi Speed School and educates young athletes through the VertiMax system and teaches them how this method is a game changer for their body and their target sport.   In this episode, Steve shares how to get your name out there so that more people in your community are excited about the athletic programs you provide.    Key Takeaways: [1:10] A little bit about Steve and the work he does at VertiMax. [2:10] Build relationships with your local media.  [3:55] Why is it important to build relationships with your local schools?  [6:00] You can get volunteers in your athletic program. [7:00] How can you promote your athletic program on social media? [11:35] Why should you have pre-season meetings with parents?  [12:45] Steve shares his email alert strategy.   VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Education   Tweetables: “There’s more kids playing youth sports than highschool sports. As a strength coach,

Jessie Ehren is the VertiMax International Training Coordinator, where she makes sure VertiMax students are set up for success and certified to use the VertiMax equipment.   In this episode, Jessie offers her thoughts on the different education methods that VertiMax has to offer.  Do you want to become a more knowledgeable instructor? This episode outlines your options.    Key Takeaways: [1:15] A little bit about Jessie and the work she does at VertiMax.  [2:00] The most valuable certification VertiMax has is their live certification course.  [3:10] You can also learn from VertiMax’s online workshop, which can be consumed anytime. However, you do not get certified.  [5:30] VertiMax also hosts live webinars. What does this look like? [7:10] Jessie explains VertiMax’s premium subscription platform.  [8:15] VertiMax has a free mobile app to help you get inspired. [8:40] VertiMax is back in business with the live summit now that COVID restrictions have been lifted!  [11:15] Education is such a big part of the Ver

Jessie Ehren is the VertiMax International Training Coordinator, where she makes sure VertiMax students are set up for success and certified to use the VertiMax equipment.   In this episode, Jessie returns to continue her discussion about the certification program and to provide additional resources to those who might want to get certified. There are different classes you can take depending on your goals and preference and Jessie is happy to explain the differences at VertiMax.    Key Takeaways: [0:55] A little bit about Jessie and what she does at VertiMax. [2:20] Jessie explains the difference between VertiMax’s close and open certification course.  [5:40] What does Jessie look for in a host site?  [8:00] Interested in getting certified? Reach out to Jessie!  [8:55] It’s VertiMax’s goal to get a certified trainer in every state. There’s only two missing!    VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Education Tweetables: “As a host s

Jessie Ehren is the VertiMax International Training Coordinator, where she makes sure VertiMax students are set up for success and certified to use the VertiMax equipment.   In this episode, Al and Jessie talk about what new students need to know about the VertiMax certification program and how they can get started today. Do you need to physically participate in the training program? Not always necessary! Al and Jessie dive in for more details.    Key Takeaways: [0:55] A little bit about Jessie and what she does at VertiMax. [2:00] What does it mean to be a certified VertiMax instructor? [3:50] Do you receive any credits for attending this course? The answer is yes! [4:25] What are some of the topics that are covered in the class? [6:15] Want to get certified? Link in the bio!  [7:35] What do you get once you become certified?  [9:55] Roughly 1,300 people now have been certified!    VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram VertiMax on YouTube VertiMax on LinkedIn VertiMax Certification Education

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett offer recommendations on what to look for when you’re shopping around for a used VertiMax. Although buying new directly from the store is always welcomed, Al and Brett understand that everyone’s needs and budgets are different. Today’s episode they offer some helpful advice to help you get your hands on a VertiMax while still keeping safety in mind.    Key Takeaways: [1:15] VertiMax does not sell used equipment!  [2:15] What should you consider i\f you’re looking to buy a used VertiMax? [4:10] Buying a used VertiMax? Make sure you can go che

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett talk about the difference in at-home ‘do-it-yourself’ equipment that they see people using online and how it compares to the real VertiMax equipment. If you’re not careful, you can really hurt yourself or not get the desired effect you’re looking for if you use these ‘at-home’ brands.    Key Takeaways: [1:15] What’s the difference between the real VertiMax vs. ‘do-it-yourself’ at home VertiMax with a regular rope?  [2:20] What kind of ‘at home’ equipment has Brett seen online?  [3:40] Be careful to not use too short of a band. [5:20] Normal

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett talk about the various different ways you can utilize the Vertimax and the additional add-ons and accessories available to help you get the right training in.    Key Takeaways: [1:15] What’s included in the VertiMax equipment off the bat? [3:15] What kind of waist harness and hip flexors do you need?  [5:35] It’s good to have a waist harness and hip flexor for each different athlete in your household that’s planning on using the raptor. [6:00] What should a coach be thinking about when doing team training?  [7:10]It’s good to get more than o

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett talks about the benefits and some of the portable ways you can use the VertiMax Raptors to practice some of your on or off the field drills.    Key Takeaways: [1:15] Coaches wanted to take the VertiMax platform out to the field. This is when the more portable Raptors were born.  [2:15] What was the very original way to use the Raptor?  [4:20] Have sleds? The raptors can help you utilize them!  [5:10] Want to save space? You can wall-mount your raptors.  [6:00] Got unique ways to use the raptor? Tag us on social media!    VertiMax VertiMax on

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett continue their talk about some of the common mistakes they see people doing on the VertiMax equipment. These are just friendly reminders so that you can keep your equipment in the best condition possible.    Key Takeaways: [0:4] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Brett Kuehn [1:50] Don’t leave the removable pulleys in the VertiMax [3:40] What do you do if you have a raptor dual band?  [4:25] It’s important to do your cord maintenance.  [5:40] Should you train as far as possible on the VertiMax? [6:40] Make sure you take care of the co

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett are excited to announce their 5th VertiMax Summit that they’ll be hosting in person in Tampa, Florida! Why should you attend and who is this summit for? Al and Brett answer some quick questions about the event!    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Brett Kuehn [1:35] What is the VertiMax summit?  [2:00] The event is on Saturday, October 8th.  [4:25] Get excited! There are going to be several master trainers at the event and they’ll be showing you creative ways to use the VertiMax equipment.  [6:15] Al and Brett a

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett talk about some of the common mistakes they see people doing on the VertiMax equipment on social media. The VertiMax is a very sturdy piece of hardware, but there are certain movements people can do that aren't the most optimal. Brett shares some of the things you should be watching out for.    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Bretty Kuehn [2:40] Brett explains how you can do the jumps safely.  [4:45] When you unhook yourself after a workout, do it with care, you don’t want to damage the cords.  [6:00] Give you

Itam (I.T.) Antigha, more commonly referred to as "I.T.", is one of the members of the VertiMax Team as part of the Inside Sales and Client Support team. He is responsible for supporting and serving the VertiMax community by organizing personalized visits to educate, engage and develop relationships with coaches, trainers, and athletes.   In this episode, Al and I.T do an overview of some easy volleyball drills you can do for children under the age of 6. These are a great jumping off point to getting your child ready for more competitive sports down the line.    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- I.T. Antigha. [2:45] What is the pepper drill?  [5:50] I.T. goes over some rally scoring drills.  [8:25] When someone spikes a ball, you need to learn how to move your body to adapt.  [9:30] As your team gets stronger in these basics, then you can get them to do more complex drills with the Vertimax Raptor.  Mentioned in This Episode: VertiMax VertiMax on Facebook VertiMax on Instagram Ve

Itam (I.T.) Antigha, more commonly referred to as "I.T.", is one of the members of the VertiMax Team as part of the Inside Sales and Client Support team. He is responsible for supporting and serving the VertiMax community by organizing personalized visits to educate, engage and develop relationships with coaches, trainers, and athletes.   In this episode, Al and I.T talk about some helpful drills for children in the 3-6 age range who are just starting to train for soccer. Everybody’s got to start somewhere and the VertiMax is a great resource to help build those reflexes early on.    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- I.T. Antigha. [2:10] I.T. starts off with the basics: Sprinting.  [3:35] It’s always great to get your child started off with running lines.  [7:15] Every kid loves a goal kicking drill.  [8:30] Eye-to-foot coordination is key and understanding how hard to kick and not to kick the ball.  [11:20] All of these drills can be incorporated to be harder with the VertiMax. 

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett break down some commonly asked questions on how the VertiMax would work best in your home and how it’ll help the athlete improve their performance without having to drive to a performance center. Brett shares some best practice tips to get the most out of your VertiMax.    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Brett Kuehn. [1:20] How can the raptors be used as part of your home training workout routine?  [6:10] It’s important not to overwork your youth athlete. [7:10] Can you use the VertiMax on your off day or game

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett continue to answer some of your frequently asked questions on how to use the VeritMax for home use. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of VertiMax platform to purchase for the sport you’re training for, this is the episode for you!   Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Brett Kuehn. [1:40] Who should be using VertiMax? [2:40] What type of equipment should you get?  [6:35] What’s the difference between single or dual-band Raptors? [10:15] If someone is buying this for themselves, what factors should they consider?  [

Brett Kuehn is a sports and human performance enthusiast, athlete, and mentor to Team VertiMax. He is a USMC veteran and business development professional at VertiMax. Brett’s passion is to help others achieve their goals whether they are an athlete looking to improve their speed, agility, and verticals; a coach looking to help their athletes gain an edge, or a sports performance owner or trainer seeking new ways to increase their business.   In this episode, Al and Brett answer some frequently asked questions from curious customers about how to use the VertiMax at home. They answer everything from how easy it is to store, how to get creative with the exercises, and who should be using this at home.    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Brett Kuehn. [1:00] Brett will be answering some common questions they get about how to use the VeritMax at home.  [1:45] How do you set up the VertiMax at home?  [3:25] Can you easily move the VertiMax around?  [5:10] Where do you use the VertiMax

Yo Murphy is a former professional football player who has participated in multiple professional leagues, including the NFL, the Canadian Football League, and NFL Europe. He has developed some extremely high-level sports performance training systems that cater to athletes from a variety of sports, including major league baseball players, NFL vets, and more.   In this episode, Yo and Alan sit down to talk about the NFL Combine and some exciting things happening as we witness some of the nation’s top performers compete. Yo shares a behind the scenes peek at how he gets his athletes NFL ready, and what he’s looking forward to this NFL season.    Key Takeaways: [0:43] Al introduces his guest for this episode- Yo Murphy. [1:15] Today we’re getting a sneak peak at the NFL Combine.  [3:00] Speed is a big difference when it comes to sports and what a lot of recruiters look for.  [3:40] When an athlete shows up, what does Yo look for when he begins to train them? [7:55] How does Yo think about load times, especially w