Muscles and Management
Over the last near decade, Gerry DeFilippo has trained THOUSANDS of athletes from the youth to pro level across all major team-sports.
Gerry started his gym and brand, Challenger Strength, as an ambitious 22 year old still finishing his college degree.
In the time since, he has built his facility and following into a nationally recognized performance company training thousands of athletes both in-person and online.
Gerry brings guests across all areas of sports and performance training, giving the listener inside access to his rolodex of collegiate, world renowned private and professional performance and sports coaches.
If you are looking to improve your own performance OR knowledge of performance/sports training (and learn how to shape your career), Muscles and Management is for you!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 252
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode #252 Ismael Gallo on Movement Flow, Exaggeration Myths, and Long-Term Athlete Development
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In Episode 252 of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes Dr. Ismael Gallo—former professional baseball player, physical therapist, and founder o…
Episode #251 Travis Hash on Semi-Private Training Models, True Individualization, and Cutting Through Coaching Gimmicks
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In Episode 251 of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes Travis Hash, Director of Strength and Conditioning and owner of Absolute Sports Perform…
Episode #250 Antonella Schwarz on Research-Driven Coaching, Caffeine Myths, and The Real Value of Muscle
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In Episode 250 of Muscles and Management, Gerry is joined by Dr. Antonella Schwarz, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Barry University,…
Episode #249 Kurt Hester on Coaching Longevity, Private Sector Lessons, and the Evolution of Strength and Conditioning
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In Episode 249 of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes veteran coach Kurt Hester, currently Head of Football Preparation at the University of …
Episode #248 Youth Athlete Development, Long-Term Training Systems, and Coaching Careers with Nick Serio
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Nick Serio to discuss his extensive experience in developing youth athletes and building long-term training syst…
Episode #247 Reducing Injury Likelihood in Athletes: Practical Strategies and Real-World Insight
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In this solo episode, Gerry dives into one of the most requested topics: how to actually reduce the likelihood of injury in sports. He breaks do…
Episode #246 Baseball Performance, Hamstring Health, and Sprint Speed with Royals Director of Sports Performance Nick Shedd
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In Episode 246 of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Nick Shedd, Director of Sports Performance for the Kansas City Royals. The two di…
Episode #245 Tony Shiffman on O-Line Development, College Football, and Coaching Identity
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In Episode 245 of Muscles and Management, Gerry chats with Tony Shiffman, offensive line coach at Wofford College and co-founder of the #HogFBCh…
Episode #244 Ross Garner on Coaching Track Athletes, Hamstring Rehab, and Sprinting Mechanics
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In Episode 244 of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Ross Garner, a performance coach and sprint specialist with experience working wi…
Episode #243 Andrew Sacks on Sports Science, Data-Driven Coaching, and Building Better Athletes
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In this episode Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Andrew Sacks, founder of Prime Sports Performance, to dive into the world of sports…
Episode #242 Zack Zillner on Building Resilient Athletes and Simplifying Performance
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In Episode 242 of Muscles and Management, Gerry chats with Zack Zillner, Head Performance Coach for Texas Women's Basketball and former coach wi…
Episode #241 Arno Rheinberger on Injury Rehab, Achilles Epidemic, and the Strength-Training Disconnect
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In Episode 241 of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Arno Rheinberger—former NFL and Division 1 athletic trainer with stops at the New…
Episode #240 Culture Consistency and Coaching Beyond the Weight Room with Brijesh Patel
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Brijesh Patel—longtime Director of Athletic Performance at Quinnipiac University…
Episode #239 In-Season Strength, Online Coaching Myths, and Building a Sustainable Training Model with Joe Aratari
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes back Joe Aratari for a raw conversation on the realities of in-season training, youth …
Episode #238 Who You Should (and Shouldn’t) Listen to on Social Media with Pratik Patel
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes back Pratik Patel—former NFL and Division I performance coach—for a raw and unfiltered…
Episode #237 Strength, Speed, and Data-Driven Development at UCLA with Sean Swetnam
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes Sean Swetnam, Assistant Director of Football Performance at UCLA, to break down how el…
Episode #236 Reframing Strength, Conditioning, and Sport Culture with Malorie Henderlong
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Malorie Henderlong, Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Auburn Universit…
Episode #235 Sprint Mechanics, Positional Speed Work, and High/Low Programming with Matt Gebert
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry is joined by Matt Gebert, newly appointed strength and conditioning coach for Auburn Football, …
Episode #234 Building Speed, Absorbing Force, and Contextual Coaching with Jorge Carvajal
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes speed and performance specialist Jorge Carvajal for a deep dive into building real-wor…
Episode #233 Breaking Plateaus, Training Smart, and Calling Out Gimmicks with William Wayland
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with elite strength coach and performance consultant William Wayland to dig deep into…