{"podcast":{"title":"PA CHALK UP","slug":"pa-chalk-up-6728503","podcast_index_feed_id":6728503,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e8409bcc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.primitiveathletix.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38865483/38865483-1754656261691-ebc27ebe9e3b.jpg","author":"Manny Silveira","episode_count":146,"summary":"Raw, unfiltered conversations with some of the sharpest minds in strength & conditioning, sports science, and sports coaching. From elite training rooms to grassroots sport, we dive deep into the principles, stories, and methods that drive real athlete success. No fluff, no recycled soundbites — just honest discussions that bridge the gap between research and real-world coaching, giving you the tools, ideas, and hard truths to think sharper, coach better, and lead athletes to peak performance. Enquiries: mannysilveira@primitiveathletix.com Follow Us: @_coachmanny_","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T08:18:25.557764+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pa-chalk-up-6728503"},"episode":{"title":"CHRISTINA BERNAL - S&C COACH @ U of PENN #116","slug":"christina-bernal-s-c-coach-u-of-penn-116","published_at":"2025-12-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pa-chalk-up-6728503/christina-bernal-s-c-coach-u-of-penn-116","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pa-chalk-up-6728503","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pa-chalk-up/episodes/CHRISTINA-BERNAL---SC-COACH--U-of-PENN-116-e3c0nb7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e8409bcc/podcast/play/112270119/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-7%2F413919235-44100-2-42bb5713a6614.mp3","summary":"Christina Bernal (Penn S&C) sits down for a raw, no-BS deep dive on building buy-in in the Ivy League, coaching rowers and jumpers in the same room, and why the team-around-the-team matters most when athletes get hurt. We get into contrast training you’re probably not using yet, the micro calls she makes between practice and lift , and coaching the human first—data, nuance, and a little Nickelback for good measure. Steal-this-playbook: Contrast beyond “just load.” ROM contrasts, uni ↔ bi, assisted ↔ resisted, pins/quarter squats for sprinters & jumpers, plus how she stacks plyos (POGOs → depth drop to box jump) with cleans—and why heavy lives Monday while neuro-prep and “feel fast” work land late-week. Rowing realities, solved. Long warm-ups after class, CNS “wake-ups,” keeping rib-stress and lat fatigue from nuking the session (trap bar → belt squat/leg press swaps) while protecting water time through daily AT collaboration. Coach’s eye + simple data. Weekly RSI/CMJ to catch midterm dips, Perch for athlete ownership, and the 15–30 minute window she uses to rewrite a lift after watching practice. Culture that sticks. Buy-in without scholarships, pairing leaders & followers on racks, non-negotiable standards (clean the room, raise the bar), coffee check-ins, and using music requests as a sneaky intent switch. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TeamBuildr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : Coaches, revolutionise your training programs with their cutting-edge platform. Create and customised 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 "PACHALK…","meta_description":"Christina Bernal (Penn S&C) sits down for a raw, no-BS deep dive on building buy-in in the Ivy League, coaching rowers and jumpers in the same room, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5676,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pa-chalk-up-6728503/episodes/christina-bernal-s-c-coach-u-of-penn-116/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pa-chalk-up-6728503/christina-bernal-s-c-coach-u-of-penn-116.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}