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Our episode this week feat Nick Shedd, Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Houston Astros and a PhD candidate. After narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Olympics and Nick was forced to find a new job. He applied to 450 jobs and finally landed an opportunity with the Astros in 2021 and, to his delight, won the World Series with them.Since then he had a busy year, working as the head of strength and conditioning for the Houston Astros, completing a doctoral degree, and having his first child. Prior to this success, Nick worked in the private sector and served as the head of strength and conditioning for the USA Field Hockey Women's National Team. [01:10] Missing out on Olympic Qualification. [00:03:51] Job loss and career changes. [00:08:22] Specialization and problem-solving. [00:11:57] Global arm care practices. [00:15:18] Biomechanical assessment limitations. [00:22:38] Importance of Sleep for Athletes. [00:24:00] Sleep and Athletic Performance. [00:26:58] Sleep and blue light therapy. [00:32:32] Winning the World Series. [00:35:23] Player development strategy. [00:38:35] Hiring for Culture Fit.___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured📱Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/📷Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/🌎Site: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/📝Blog: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/🏫Education Course: https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒 Shop Gear: https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/

Our episode this week feat Nick Shedd, Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Houston Astros and a PhD candidate. After narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Olympics and Nick was forced to find a new job. He applied to 450 jobs and finally landed an opportunity with the Astros in 2021 and, to his delight, won the World Series with them.Since then he had a busy year, working as the head of strength and conditioning for the Houston Astros, completing a doctoral degree, and having his first child. Prior to this success, Nick worked in the private sector and served as the head of strength and conditioning for the USA Field Hockey Women's National Team. [01:10] Missing out on Olympic Qualification. [00:03:51] Job loss and career changes. [00:08:22] Specialization and problem-solving. [00:11:57] Global arm care practices. [00:15:18] Biomechanical assessment limitations. [00:22:38] Importance of Sleep for Athletes. [00:24:00] Sleep and Athletic Performance. [00:26:58] Sleep and blue light therapy. [00:32:32] Winning the World Series. [00:35:23] Player development strategy. [00:38:35] Hiring for Culture Fit.___CONNECT: 🎥YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@StrengthCoachNetwork/featured</a>📱Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/strengthcoachnetwork</a>🐦Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/StrCoachNetwork</a>🐦Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima</a><a href="https://twitter.com/coach_j_lima📷" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">📷</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/strength_coach_network/</a>📷Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/coach.j.lima/</a>🌎Site: <a href="https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/</a>📝Blog: <a href="https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/blog/</a>🏫Education Course: <a href="https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals</a><a href="https://strengthcoachnetwork.com/fundamentals🛒" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">🛒</a> Shop Gear: <a href="https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://my-store-cd9833.creator-spring.com/</a>

Nick Shedd - From Unemployed to World Series Winner

Rock talks with the head of strength &amp; conditioning for the entire Houston Astros organization.  TIME STAMPS  1:30 Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach Nick Shedd &amp; the teams he oversees for the Houston Astros  5:00 The fundamental go-to lifts for baseball  7:00 Loading the rotational athlete without putting compressive forces on the spine  11:00 Proper programming of corrective movements and asymmetric issues  16:30 Don’t believe the hype  19:00 How does gait &amp; foot mechanics come into play  21:30 Taking powerlifting, Olympic lifting, and bodybuilding and transforming it into baseball  25:00 Unilateral vs bilateral training  27:30 Pitch counts and an imperfect system  30:00 Performance monitoring and movement screening  35:00 Goals for the season and the flat hierarchy of the Astros  37:30 Looking more into nutritional support for the Houston Astros   GET TO KNOW NICK SHEDD  NICK'S INSTA  GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER ROCK'S NEW BOOK INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LINKEDIN

Rock talks with the head of strength &amp; conditioning for the entire Houston Astros organization.  TIME STAMPS  1:30 Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach Nick Shedd &amp; the teams he oversees for the Houston Astros  5:00 The fundamental go-to lifts for baseball  7:00 Loading the rotational athlete without putting compressive forces on the spine  11:00 Proper programming of corrective movements and asymmetric issues  16:30 Don’t believe the hype  19:00 How does gait &amp; foot mechanics come into play  21:30 Taking powerlifting, Olympic lifting, and bodybuilding and transforming it into baseball  25:00 Unilateral vs bilateral training  27:30 Pitch counts and an imperfect system  30:00 Performance monitoring and movement screening  35:00 Goals for the season and the flat hierarchy of the Astros  37:30 Looking more into nutritional support for the Houston Astros   <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-shedd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GET TO KNOW NICK SHEDD</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shedd_strength/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NICK'S INSTA </a> <a href="https://www.rockysnyder.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER</a> <a href="https://www.returntoctr.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">ROCK'S NEW BOOK</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rocky_snyder/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">LINKEDIN</a>

S3:E4 Nick Shedd and the Houston Astros

Nick shares his educational and professional coaching journey, and discusses topics such including: challenges of owning your own company,  certifications in strength and conditioning, sleep research, and advice for other coaches.

Nick shares his educational and professional coaching journey, and discusses topics such including: challenges of owning your own company,  certifications in strength and conditioning, sleep research, and advice for other coaches.