PA CHALK UP

Raw, unfiltered conversations with some of the sharpest minds in strength & conditioning, sports science, and sports coaching. From elite training rooms to grassroots sport, we dive deep into the principles, stories, and methods that drive real athlete success. No fluff, no recycled soundbites — just honest discussions that bridge the gap between research and real-world coaching, giving you the tools, ideas, and hard truths to think sharper, coach better, and lead athletes to peak performance.Enquiries:mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.comFollow Us:@_coachmanny_

PA CHALK UP is a health podcast hosted by Manny Silveira, with 153 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Manny Silveira hosts PA CHALK UP, a health show with 153 episodes published.

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  Episode #148

  ANTHONY ADAMS - S&C COACH @ TCU #148

  Aug 19, 20261h 3mS1

  We sit down with Anthony Adams — sports performance coach in Fort Worth, former TCU baseball and women's tennis coach, and one of the sharper young minds in the field — to talk about motor learning, why axial loading might be working against your rotational athletes, and how he sequences every session from fast to slow. In this Playbook: Stop Giving Athletes the Answer: If you always tell them where to go, they'll never figure it out themselves. Anthony breaks down what a real learning environment looks like — and why errors are the point. Your Spine Moves. Train It That Way: Hip-shoulder separation isn't just twisting. It's flexion, lateral flex, and rotation — and if all you do is heavy axial load, you're literally training against your rotational athletes. Fast to Slow, Always: Skill. Speed. Power. Strength. Accessories. In that order, every time. Anthony explains why the nervous system demands it — and what happens when you flip it. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anthony' Social: Instagram - ⁠@anthonyadamsperformance⁠ Manny's Social: Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com⁠

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  Episode #147

  RACHEL NEWMAN - STRONG ACT BREAKDOWN #147

  Aug 12, 202650 minS1

  There's a bill in the US Congress right now with our job title in it — and most coaches have no idea it exists. After two years of asking, I finally got Rachel Newman in front of a camera. Former strength & conditioning coach at Yale and Louisville, now at TeamBuildr, and one of the loudest voices behind the STRONG Act (H.R. 9527) — the bill that would give strength & conditioning coaches their own federal job classification. We get into what the bill actually does, what it doesn't (no, nobody's forcing a certification on you), why it matters even if you coach outside the US, and exactly what to do about it in under five minutes. The key links: The bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9527 — link this one if you only link one, it auto-updates as co-sponsors are added Full bill text: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9527ih/htm/BILLS-119hr9527ih.htm Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Rachel's scripts: https://blog.teambuildr.com/the-strong-act-a-five-minute-phone-call-that-matters TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rachel' Social: Instagram - @rachelenewman_ Manny's Social: Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com⁠

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  Episode #146

  CONOR CANTWELL - WILLIAM & MARY S&C COACH #146

  Aug 5, 20261h 11mS1

  We sit down with Conor Cantwell — Associate Director for Sports Performance at William & Mary, working with women's basketball, volleyball, and tennis, and PhD candidate researching heart rate monitoring in collegiate sport — to talk about submaximal fitness testing, aerobic conditioning philosophy, the strength erg as a fatigue tool, and what coaching in Ireland taught him that the US didn't. In this Playbook: Test Fitness Without Wrecking Your Athletes: Four minutes on a treadmill, once a week, in-season. Conor is building a PhD around whether a submaximal test can tell you as much as a VO2 max — without costing you the fatigue budget you don't have. The results might change how you set heart rate zones for every athlete on your roster. You Can't Fire a Cannon from a Canoe: Strength coaches love talking power. Conor loves talking aerobic base. He breaks down exactly how he builds the foundation in summer — MAS runs, bikes, strength ergs — and why recovery between Friday and Sunday games lives or dies on the work you did in July. The Strength Erg Is Not Just Cardio: Thirty seconds on, sixty off, three rounds — and Conor's watching two things: the ceiling and the decay rate. The equipment's new enough that most coaches haven't touched it. He explains the metric, the progression, and why it's quietly one of his best RTP tools too. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Conor' Social: Instagram - @cantwellconor Manny's Social: Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com⁠

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  Episode #145

  COACH AK - VOLLEYBALL & TENNIS S&C COACH @ LSU #145

  Jul 29, 20261h 42mS1

  AK is back — and she came with receipts. AK, S&C Coach at LSU working with volleyball and women's tennis, returns to the show fresh off a summer where her athletes touched 11 feet half an inch and nobody missed a single voluntary session. This one goes everywhere: isometrics, industry pay, gatekeeping, toolboxes, and why your generosity will turn to resentment if you don't get this right. In this Playbook: ISOs Are the Foundation, Not the Finisher: AK builds isometrics into every session, year round — and she's using them as a teaching tool, a recovery tool, and a potentiation tool all at once. She also breaks down exactly what she's seeing in volleyball weight rooms that's blowing up athletes' knees — and it's not what you think. You Can Copy My Program. You Won't Get My Results: AK shares everything — programs, data, sessions posted before they happen. The coaches who gatekeep are the ones who are scared. She explains why openness isn't just generosity, it's confidence. Your Generosity Will Turn to Resentment: The institution was built to outlast you. Young coaches accepting $16K, undercutting each other for $15K football positions, covering 12 sports alone with zero days off from August to December. AK goes in on why knowing your worth isn't a money grab — it's survival. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AK' Social: Instagram - @ashleykowalewski Manny's Social: Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com⁠

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  MORGAN FLAHARTY - CHINA OLYMPIC WRESTLING S&C COACH #144

  Jul 20, 20261h 11m

  We sit down with Morgan Flaharty — S&C Coach for the Chinese Olympic Wrestling Team, former USA Wrestling national team coach, and a man who got his start being caught sneaking into the weight room as a sophomore — to talk about programming for the most physically demanding combat sport on earth, why strategy drives everything, and what it really means to coach athletes at the highest level. In this Playbook: Caught in the Weight Room: A coach handed a 15-year-old Morgan the NSCA Essentials of Strength and Conditioning after catching him training for wrestling practice. The question it planted — how do you train for strength, power, endurance, and speed all at once without blowing everything up — is still what drives him today. The Rock, Paper, Scissors of Wrestling: Technical beats tactical. Tactical beats physical. Physical beats technical. Morgan's entire programming philosophy flows from one question: what is this athlete's strategy to win? Until you answer that, you're just lifting weights. Athlete-Student vs Student-Athlete: China's state-run push-pull pipeline versus America's self-selection model. Morgan has lived inside both systems. The differences go deeper than training — they change the identity of the athlete entirely. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building strength, power, and resilience in athletes at every level. Trusted by elite programmes worldwide, Exxentric gives you the tools to train smarter and keep athletes on the field. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.exxentric.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Morgan' Social: Instagram - @mogotraining Manny's Social: Instagram — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@_coachmanny_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com⁠

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