08: In this episode Hosts Josh, Connor, Trevor, and Dave interview Coach Michael Johnson who runs sports performance at Oregon State University about his experiences training athletes, the path to becoming a D1 strength & conditioning coach, lessons for finding mentors in your career, unconventional training, gymnastic recovery, Strength & Conditioning resources and coaches to learn from, and cool apps for measuring your performance. 

• Josh introduces our guest Michael Johnson! (00:25)
• How to become a D1 Strength & Conditioning Coach? (3:12)
• Graduate Assistants live in the weight room...literally. (6:52)
• How Mike has adapted to the new policies at OSU. (13:09)
• Movement Quality vs. Chasing numbers. (19:30)
• Strength or Conditioning first? (26:00)
• Mentors. (31:30)
• In-Season vs. Off-Season Philosophy. (33:00)
• Gymnastics Recovery. (39:26)
• Mike’s favorite book The Essential Wooden. (47:00)
• What separates Good coaches from Bad coaches? (47:17)
• Unconventional Training Experiences. (50:39)
• How Mike responded to Covid-19? (52:23)
• Apps for measuring rest and training efficiency. (54:35)
• Episode Recap! (1:01:06)