This episode of the NSCA Coaching Podcast presents drug testing and anti-doping initiatives in elite sport. Team USA 2008 Olympian, Carissa Gump, discusses how her journey as an international level weightlifter led to her becoming an ambassador for fair competition. Gump shares lessons from overcoming a career-threatening injury prior to the 2008 Olympics, with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, and how a passion for supporting athletes has fueled her career as a sport business executive. Learn about opportunities that the NSCA Foundation has for aspiring strength and conditioning professionals, and how the NSCA Foundation serves to promote the philanthropy of the coaching profession.
Arm yourself with the latest anti-doping knowledge. Take the USADA Coach’s Advantage Course for 0.2 NSCA CEUs.
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Up Next in Season 7
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Season 7 Episode 14 with Matt King
Hear from University of Connecticut (UCONN) Director of Football Strength and Conditioning, Matt King, as he reflects on milestones and mentors along his decade-plus coaching journey with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon. King discusses how his early exposure to stren...
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Season 7 Episode 13 with Lilly Bernardi
In this episode, Lilly Bernardi, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Hofstra University, talks to Eric McMahon, the NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, about her journey from being an athlete to becoming a coach. Bernardi shares sentiments over losing her senior lacrosse sea...
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Season 7 Episode 12 with Emily Schilling
In this episode, we learn from Emily Schilling, an Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach, who works with the Fighting Illini Volleyball Team. She shares her needs analysis for the growing sport of volleyball, with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, including though...
