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 #32 Strength, Speed, Movement and Finding Quality Professionals for Athletes with Stephen Osterer, Terry Phillips and Kyle Rogers
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In this episode Gerry sits down with the three men behind Baseball Health Professionals, a new venture aimed at connected athletes, parents and …
Episode #31 Building a Business and Coaching in the Private Sector with Michael Richards
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In this episode, Gerry has a chance to talk to Michael Richards, a strength/baseball coach and entrepreneur who has worked in the private sector…
Episode #30 Q&A: When to Use VBT, Thoughts on CrossFit, and Sprinting Quick Fixes
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In this episode Gerry opens the floor for full question and answer interactions with some questions posed to him from his followers (various coa…
Episode #29 Building Foundations for Elite Athletes and Running a Training Business with Erica Suter
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In this episode, Gerry starts out with a long, yet productive rant about his intention to further quality training exposure on social media. He …
Episode #28 All Things Recruiting with Brian Scanlon
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In this episode Gerry talks to recruiting specialist Brian Scanlon. In addition to a playing career at Babson College, Brian also spent five yea…
Episode #27 Former MLB Reliever Eric O'Flaherty
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In this episode Gerry has the chance to talk to former big league relief pitcher Eric O'Flaherty. Eric spent almost a decade in the big leagues …
Episode #26 How Strength and Speed Training Can Improve Your Conditioning
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The 26th installment of Muscles and Management takes a look at some of the benefits strength and speed training can provide in terms of improvin…
Episode #25 Hitting and Building a Coaching Career with Trey Hannam
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In this episode Gerry talks to Trey Hannam, a budding presence in the community of hitting and the online baseball community.
Both Gerry and Trey…
Episode #24 Everything You Need to Know About Speed
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In this episode Gerry tackles a topic every athlete and coach can benefit from. Speed!
We have all heard the expression "quick feet," utilized wh…
Episode #23 Velocity Based Training with Pat Robles
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This episode takes a look at a training method that has become popular in development of athletes, velocity based training, and how you can prop…
Episode #22 Hitting, Lifting and Life Lessons with Les Nozzle
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Les Nozzle is a former power lifter and current veteran strength and hitting coach who works with numerous athletes out of Omaha Nebraska.
This i…
Episode #21 UTSA Softball Hitting Coach Carlton Salters: Understanding Hitting and Movement
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In this episode, Gerry has the chance to talk to University of Texas at San Antonio hitting coach Carlton Salters.
Carlton has a terrific underst…
Episode #20 Everything you Need to Know About College Recruiting with Recruiting Coordinator Ryan McGee
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In this episode, Gerry talks to veteran recruiting coordinator Ryan McGee. Ryan has worked in recruiting for almost a decade and has placed 50+ …
Episode #19 Detroit Lions Tight End Jerome Cunningham
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In this episode Gerry has the pleasure of talking to Detroit Lions tight end Jerome Cunningham.
Jerome discusses his journey from playing footbal…
Episode #18 Kyle Rogers, Head Strength Coach at Driveline Baseball
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In this episode Gerry has a chance to talk to Kyle Rogers, Head Strength Coach at industry leading Driveline Baseball in Kent, Washington.
Drivel…
Episode #17 Strength and Speed Training Principles with Jason Spray
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In this episode Gerry welcomes guest Jason Spray. Jason is a former NSCA National Strength Coach of The Year, 15 year strength coach at Middle T…
Episode #16 Why I'm Against Unstable Surface Training as a Means of "Sport Specific," Training
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In this episode Gerry goes on a heated and passionate rant about the use of unstable surface training in the world of sports performance and str…
Episode #15 Life of Independent Baseball, Trying to Get Signed, Hitting Data and Analytics and Training with TJ Ward
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In this episode Gerry sits down with TJ Ward. TJ played college baseball at Division 1 University of Hartford having a very successful playing c…
Episode #14 Contrast Training: How it Can Help Build Speed, Power and Explosiveness
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In this episode Gerry gets into everything there is to know about contrast training.
Contrast training is a training method that pairs a resisted…
Episode #13 Relative Strength: Making Sure Weight Gain Contributes to Strength, Power and Speed
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In this episode, Gerry starts by taking a chance to answer a few questions he has received the past few weeks. One of the questions inspired the…