Going on year 7 with the Houston Astros, Zach Reding has seen it all (...besides AA...) working his way up from literally an internship to the Major Leagues as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. Tune in to hear all the crazy stories and stops along the way.
2:32 Winning the 2022 World Series, as the AAA strength coach getting to travel and work with the taxi squad players throughout the playoffs
6:29 Thoughts on growing deep with 1 organization over 7 years vs growing wide with multiple organizations
16:31 The key to good cross-department communication
23:30 Comparing/contrasting the training and lifestyle differences between the minor and major leagues, both for players and staff
27:52 Zach's "welcome to the Show" moment, Opening Day
29:53 Something Zach thinks the players wish fans knew about what it's actually like being an MLB player
33:15 Traits that players have get them to and/or keep them in the MLB
35:48 Tech Zach couldn't live without and tech that's (humbly) probably not worth the squeeze
37:53 Zach's top force plate metrics
Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xw3UbaRpSD0
Zach on Instagram: @ZachReding
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