# LONNIE MADDOX - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL @ USC #156

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Podcast: [PA CHALK UP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pa-chalk-up-6728503)
Published: 2026-05-11T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We sit down with Coach Maddox — Associate Director of Football Sports Performance at USC, former head strength coach at Alcorn State, and director at Valdosta State — to talk about building culture before chasing strategy, programming with and without resources, and why recovery deserves the same aggression as the weight room. In this Playbook: Standard Over Feelings: At USC, the standard is non-negotiable — and it's written on the shirt Coach Maddox wears every day. When athletes walk out of that locker room, the feelings stay behind. Ingenuity is a Muscle: Coach Maddox spent years at the D2 level doing more with less — bands looped over racks instead of Vertimax machines, creative workarounds instead of premium equipment. Graduating Out of the Protocol: Coach Maddox's hamstring asymmetry protocol isn't set-and-forget — it's a weekly testing system with a clear exit threshold. Isometrics first, then eccentrics, then concentric loading, then oscillatory work. Athletes test every week and when the asymmetry drops to under 10%, they graduate. TeamBuildr ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customise workouts, track progress, communicate effortlessly, and analyse performance data — all in one place. Take advantage of our 30-day free trial and see how TeamBuildr can elevate your team's performance. Head over to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.teambuildr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code "PACHALKUP" for your 30-day free trial. Exxentric: Coaches, take your training to the next level with Exxentric's flywheel technology. The kBox and kPulley deliver eccentric overload that you simply can't replicate with traditional weights — building…

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