Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Rocky Snyder sits down with Abe Edson, Minnesota Wild's Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach.
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:
4:00 Abe Edson’s career path
9:00 Lessons that shaped Abe’s coaching philosophy
13:00 In-season performance priorities 
17:00 Patterns that emerge with hockey players
21:30 Post game lifts
28:30 Favorite modalities
31:30 Load management
35:30 Winter Olympic break
37:30 Abe takes on rapid fire questions
40:30 Less is more
45:00 Abe’s search for knowledge
48:00 Seeing more the more you look

GET TO KNOW ABE EDSON
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