Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Rocky Snyder sits down with Dominic Cothern, Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Cincinnati Reds organization .


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 Dominic Cothern’s career path to the Reds


8:30 The importance of mentors


11:00 Working in the Reds organization


16:00 Trying not to overcomplicate things


19:00 Screening athletes


23:00 Diving into the foot & ankle


29:00 Program differences between MiLB and the MLB


35:00 Teaching daily habits


41:00 What’s in your go-bag


45:00 Recovery tools and mental performance 


47:30 Rapid fire questions


50:00 Looking into the future






GET TO KNOW DOMINIC COTHERN


LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/dominic-cothern-1764581a1


INSTA: instagram.com/cotherndominic


DAYTON DRAGONS: mlb.com/milb/dayton






GET TO KNOW ROCKY SNYDER


MEET: Visit the Rocky's online headquarters: RockySnyder.com


READ: Grab a copy of his new "Return to Center" book: rockysnyder.com


INSTA: Instagram fan, check him out at instagram.com/rocky_snyder


FACEBOOK: facebook.com/rocky.snyder.77


LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/rocky-snyder-cscs-cafs-nsca-cpt-a77a091/\






TRAIN WITH ROCKY


WORKOUT: Want to meet Rocky and get a private workout: rfcsantacruz.com


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