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 #232 Sprint Mechanics, Speed Trends, and Building Better Athletes with Justin Wickard
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry sits down with Justin Wickard—track and field coach, speed expert, and founder of Tier One Athl…
Episode #231 Speed Development, Strength Training, and the Evolution of Coaching with Brad Dixon
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes Brad Dixon, head football coach, track coach, and advocate for the Feed the Cats train…
Episode #230 The Evolution of Pitching, Strength Training, and Social Media’s Impact with Ben Brewster of Tread Athletics
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes back Ben Brewster, founder of Tread Athletics, to discuss the evolving landscape of pi…
Episode #229 Effective Protocol in Performance and Avoiding Gimmicks with Quentin Wiley of UNC Football
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Quentin Wiley, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and strength coach at the University of North Carolina, to discuss t…
Episode #228 The Blueprint to Building a HUGE Vertical Jump with Brandon Davis
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Brandon Davis, a strength and conditioning coach, to discuss vertical jump training and performance strategies. …
Episode #227 Maximizing Athletic Longevity and Injury Prevention with Wesley Wang
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On this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes Wesley Wang, a sports physical therapist specializing in injury rehab and performance …
Episode #226 In-Season Training, Speed Myths & Social Media’s Impact on Coaching with Brendan Thompson & Joseph Potts
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In this episode of Muscles and Management, Gerry welcomes back two highly respected performance coaches, Brendan Thompson and Joseph Potts, for …
Episode #225 Everything You Need to Know About Speed Development for Athletes
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In this episode, Gerry discusses the critical elements of speed development for team sport athletes, particularly baseball players. He breaks do…
Episode #224 Strategies for Speed Development, Rotational Power and More with Cameron Dietz (Cincinnati Baseball)
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Cam Dietz, Director of Performance at the University of Cincinnati Baseball program, to discuss performance trai…
Episode #223 How to Begin and Structure Off-Season Training with Scott Leech (URI Football)
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Scott Leech, Director of Performance for the University of Rhode Island football program, to discuss the intrica…
Episode #222 How Performance Training Has Changed and What it Means with AJ Blue (UNC Football S&C)
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes AJ Blue, Associate Head of Strength and Conditioning for the University of North Carolina football program, to d…
Episode #221 Speed Development for Team Sports with Matt Talarico (Chicago Cubs)
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In this episode, Gerry welcomes Matt Talarico, Director of Speed Performance and Base Running for the Chicago Cubs, to discuss the evolving land…
Episode #220 The Roadmap for Athletic Development with Deven Morgan of Driveline Baseball
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On episode 220 of the Muscles and Management podcast, Gerry welcomes Devin Morgan from Driveline Baseball. Devin dives into the challenges and o…
Episode #219 Why Athletes Need to STOP Training Like Bodybuilders with Jeff Lo Vecchio
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On Episode 219 of the Muscles and Management Podcast Gerry welcomes Jeff Lo Vecchio, a former professional hockey player turned performance coac…
Episode #218 Building a Quality Sports Performance Program with Chris Martin (LSU Baseball)
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On episode 218 of the podcast, Gerry welcomes Chris Martin, LSU Baseball's Director of Performance. Chris shares insights from his work with the…
Episode #217 Training Athletes To Run Sub 4.3 Second 40 Yard Dashes With Tony Villani
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On episode 217 of the podcast, Gerry chats with Tony Villani, founder of XPE Sports.
Gerry and Tony discuss the secrets behind some of the fastes…
Episode #216 Elevating Athletic Development with Marc Lobliner
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On episode 216 of the podcast, Gerry chats with Marc Lobliner, owner of Legacy at Carbon, an athletic performance and S&C facility in Tennessee.…
Episode #215 Evolving Mindsets for Effective Speed Development with Tony Holler
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Muscles and Management is BACK after a two year hiatus. From 2018 to 2022, we produced over 200+ episodes with some of the BEST performance and …
Episode #214 Deciding on Organizing Training Splits, Recovery Days & More!
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Episode #213 My Take on the “Top 10,” Most Important Things for Athletes
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On Episode 213 of the Podcast, Gerry tackles tons of topics and gives his take on trending S&C news!
Despite a relatively drama-free week, Gerry …