Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Rocky Snyder sits down with Sam Black, CSCS, Director of Performance for the University of Tennessee Women's soccer team.
The Zelos Podcast is all about the “Pros behind the Pros.” Each week, Rocky interviews leading experts in strength & conditioning, sports medicine, athletic training, and physical therapy who work behind the scenes in leagues like the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, MLS, and NWSL.
Hosted by internationally recognized movement specialist and master trainer Rocky Snyder, new episodes drop every Monday at 9am EST / 6am PST.

TIME STAMPS:
3:00 Getting ready for the playoffs
5:00 Sam Black’s career path
11:30 Periodization as a larger concept
14:00 Manipulating variables
17:15 Fortifying the posterior chain
23:00 Activation drills on the pitch
28:00 Cultural differences with men’s and women’s soccer
34:30 Training & conditioning during the playoffs
40:00 Top performers & substitution rules
45:30 Positional training considerations
48:30 Goalkeepers conditioning

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