SMARTER Team Training

Recently named as one of the 65 Most Influential Strength Coaches of All Time, Leo Totten works with athletes in a variety of sports and at all levels.  As owner of Totten Training Systems, LLC, he continues to spread the word about proper training methods via clinics, certifications, conferences and consulting. He brings over 30 years of experience and background in the world of strength and conditioning and education.  A Senior International Coach for USA Weightlifting (Level 5), his weightlifters have attained notoriety as being some of the best in the country.  His team, East Coast Gold, is the largest in the U.S. and has won the Men’s Team title at Nationals the past 8 years in a row and his Women’s Team has won nationals the 6 out of 9 years.  He has coached many champions over the years, ranging from local to national and international elite lifters.  This background has led to head or assistant coach positions at 2 Olympic Games, 3 Pan Am Games, 5 World Championships and numerous other international competitions. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Dr. Charlie Weingroff trains and rehabs athletes at all performance levels at Drive495 in Manhattan and Fit For Life in Marlboro, NJ. His passion for performance led him from the professional basketball where he worked as a head strength and conditioning coach and assistant athletic trainer as part of a medical staff that had the fewest number of player missed games for the ’05-06 season to Camp Lejune, NC where he was the director of physical performance and resiliency and lead physical therapist for the United States Marines Corps Special Operations Command. When rehabbing patients, he subscribes to a movement-based approach popularized by the works of Dr. Vladimir Janda, Gray Cook, Pavel Kolar, and the RKC. In training athletes, he champions the principles of the Functional Movement Screen and sound, evidence-based training principles. Some of the methodologies Charlie is formally trained in include DNS, ART, Dry Needling, Graston, FMS/SFMA, and the RKC. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Dr. Charlie Weingroff trains and rehabs athletes at all performance levels at Drive495 in Manhattan and Fit For Life in Marlboro, NJ. His passion for performance led him from the professional basketball where he worked as a head strength and conditioning coach and assistant athletic trainer as part of a medical staff that had the fewest number of player missed games for the ’05-06 season to Camp Lejune, NC where he was the director of physical performance and resiliency and lead physical therapist for the United States Marines Corps Special Operations Command. When rehabbing patients, he subscribes to a movement-based approach popularized by the works of Dr. Vladimir Janda, Gray Cook, Pavel Kolar, and the RKC. In training athletes, he champions the principles of the Functional Movement Screen and sound, evidence-based training principles. Some of the methodologies Charlie is formally trained in include DNS, ART, Dry Needling, Graston, FMS/SFMA, and the RKC. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Dr. Charlie Weingroff trains and rehabs athletes at all performance levels at Drive495 in Manhattan and Fit For Life in Marlboro, NJ. His passion for performance led him from the professional basketball where he worked as a head strength and conditioning coach and assistant athletic trainer as part of a medical staff that had the fewest number of player missed games for the ’05-06 season to Camp Lejune, NC where he was the director of physical performance and resiliency and lead physical therapist for the United States Marines Corps Special Operations Command. When rehabbing patients, he subscribes to a movement-based approach popularized by the works of Dr. Vladimir Janda, Gray Cook, Pavel Kolar, and the RKC. In training athletes, he champions the principles of the Functional Movement Screen and sound, evidence-based training principles. Some of the methodologies Charlie is formally trained in include DNS, ART, Dry Needling, Graston, FMS/SFMA, and the RKC. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

John Hofman, CSCS, MS is one of leading experts in the field of Firefighter Health and Wellness. As the strength and conditioning coach for the Sacramento Fire Department, John oversees the Wellness Centre, coordinates the department’s medical and fitness assessments, develops recruit fitness training, pre-employment medical and fitness evaluations and assists the department’s 20-certified Peer Fitness Trainers. In addition to John also works as the strength and conditioning coach for the California Regional Fire Academy, Sierra Fire Technology Program, as well as numerous other fire departments in Northern California. In 2012, Coach Hofman was appointed the Health & Wellness Coordinator of the Firefighter Cancer Foundation. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

John Hofman, CSCS, MS is one of leading experts in the field of Firefighter Health and Wellness. As the strength and conditioning coach for the Sacramento Fire Department, John oversees the Wellness Centre, coordinates the department’s medical and fitness assessments, develops recruit fitness training, pre-employment medical and fitness evaluations and assists the department’s 20-certified Peer Fitness Trainers. In addition to John also works as the strength and conditioning coach for the California Regional Fire Academy, Sierra Fire Technology Program, as well as numerous other fire departments in Northern California. In 2012, Coach Hofman was appointed the Health & Wellness Coordinator of the Firefighter Cancer Foundation. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

John Hofman, CSCS, MS is one of leading experts in the field of Firefighter Health and Wellness. As the strength and conditioning coach for the Sacramento Fire Department, John oversees the Wellness Centre, coordinates the department’s medical and fitness assessments, develops recruit fitness training, pre-employment medical and fitness evaluations and assists the department’s 20-certified Peer Fitness Trainers. In addition to John also works as the strength and conditioning coach for the California Regional Fire Academy, Sierra Fire Technology Program, as well as numerous other fire departments in Northern California. In 2012, Coach Hofman was appointed the Health & Wellness Coordinator of the Firefighter Cancer Foundation. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Chris Poirier has made a positive impact on the fitness industry as the General Manager of Perform Better. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, this former professional football player took his passion to the gridiron first as a high school football coach and has seamlessly influenced programs across the country throughout his career. His desire to develop an educational platform to drive the relationships he has established sets him apart from the rest. The Perform Better workshops, seminars, and summits have raised the bar for continuing education events. Chris' passion to remain hands-on from the sales aspect, facility design, and connecting with the Perform Better community has been paramount to the success of Perform Better. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Chris Poirier has made a positive impact on the fitness industry as the General Manager of Perform Better. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, this former professional football player took his passion to the gridiron first as a high school football coach and has seamlessly influenced programs across the country throughout his career. His desire to develop an educational platform to drive the relationships he has established sets him apart from the rest. The Perform Better workshops, seminars, and summits have raised the bar for continuing education events. Chris' passion to remain hands-on from the sales aspect, facility design, and connecting with the Perform Better community has been paramount to the success of Perform Better. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Chris Poirier has made a positive impact on the fitness industry as the General Manager of Perform Better. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, this former professional football player took his passion to the gridiron first as a high school football coach and has seamlessly influenced programs across the country throughout his career. His desire to develop an educational platform to drive the relationships he has established sets him apart from the rest. The Perform Better workshops, seminars, and summits have raised the bar for continuing education events. Chris' passion to remain hands-on from the sales aspect, facility design, and connecting with the Perform Better community has been paramount to the success of Perform Better. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Dr. Emily Splichal attended undergraduate school at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN and graduate school at A.T. Still University earning a Master’s in Human Movement. She went on to graduate with a DPM from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Her post-graduate training included podiatric medicine and surgical training at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan as well as Mt Vernon Hospital and Sound Shore Medical Center in Westchester County, NY. Dr. Splichal is extensively trained in lower extremity biomechanics, sports medicine and movement dysfunction. With over 11 years in the fitness industry, Dr. Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to foot posture and foot strength. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Dr. Emily Splichal attended undergraduate school at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN and graduate school at A.T. Still University earning a Master’s in Human Movement. She went on to graduate with a DPM from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Her post-graduate training included podiatric medicine and surgical training at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan as well as Mt Vernon Hospital and Sound Shore Medical Center in Westchester County, NY. Dr. Splichal is extensively trained in lower extremity biomechanics, sports medicine and movement dysfunction. With over 11 years in the fitness industry, Dr. Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to foot posture and foot strength. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Dr. Emily Splichal attended undergraduate school at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN and graduate school at A.T. Still University earning a Master’s in Human Movement. She went on to graduate with a DPM from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Her post-graduate training included podiatric medicine and surgical training at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan as well as Mt Vernon Hospital and Sound Shore Medical Center in Westchester County, NY. Dr. Splichal is extensively trained in lower extremity biomechanics, sports medicine and movement dysfunction. With over 11 years in the fitness industry, Dr. Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to foot posture and foot strength. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Allison Maurer is responsible for performance nutrition for the University of Tennessee Student-Athletes. As part of her duties, she conducts grocery-shopping tours for student-athletes, creates weight-gain and weight-loss programs and performance nutrition. She handles meal planning for various sports teams and works closely with Team ENHANCE and Team EXCEL in counseling eating disorders and disordered eating. She conducts body composition testing for various sports teams and educates athletes on how to fuel to improve body composition. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.

Allison Maurer is responsible for performance nutrition for the University of Tennessee Student-Athletes. As part of her duties, she conducts grocery-shopping tours for student-athletes, creates weight-gain and weight-loss programs and performance nutrition. She handles meal planning for various sports teams and works closely with Team ENHANCE and Team EXCEL in counseling eating disorders and disordered eating. She conducts body composition testing for various sports teams and educates athletes on how to fuel to improve body composition. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.