The Pat Davidson Podcast

Coach Kassem Hanson is the creator of N1 Education and N1 Training, which helps to educate coaches in individualized Biomechanics, Program Design and Nutrition. He brings an incredible and unprecedented depth of knowledge to lifting weights.  Kassem is focused on bringing integrity, and real science to the fitness education scene. A lifetime student of biochemistry, physiology, nutrition, and biomechanics, and being blessed with a unique ability to process information, Kassem is reinventing our understanding of training and nutrition from the fundamentals to the most complex sciences. Follow him at @coach_kassem [https://www.instagram.com/coach_kassem/?hl=en] Follow @n1.education [https://www.instagram.com/n1.education/?hl=en] Follow @n1.training [https://www.instagram.com/n1.training/?hl=en]

Angus is a strength coach and podcast host from Sydney, Australia.  He coaches out of Sydney CBD, and co-hosts the Hyperformance podcast with his brother, Oscar. After focusing primarily on weightlifting for the first half of his career Angus finds himself spending as much time “outside of his lane” as possible trying to identify the principles that transcend all human movement. Like many guests on this show, Angus has been well-educated in the compression/expansion training ideals proliferated by Bill Hartman that are pushing our industry forward. Angus is frequently sharing next level knowledge from his social media platform and podcast, and he works with a diverse crowd from strongman to surfing and everything in between.   In this episode, we discuss movement, training, and the weird world of social media.

Derek is an International Sport Performance Consultant that has been working with athletes all ages and abilities in speed, strength and power sports since 1988. His coaching career started in Track and Field, providing instruction to sprinters of all ages eventually working with collegiate sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. His career evolved rapidly working closely with some of the top performers in the world as a coach and a consultant – including Olympic medalists, world record holders, Canadian National team athletes, and professional athletes from numerous sports. He worked as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Simon Fraser University for 14 years, the first non-US member of the NCAA. He also serves as a performance consultant to numerous professional teams in the NFL, NBA, MLS and NHL, as well as major NCAA Division 1 programs throughout North America, specializing in speed development, strategic performance planning, return-to-competition protocols and neuromuscular electrical stimulation programming. Derek is asked to speak on speed development and high performance training on a regular basis for major events around the world and has also authored a number of books, chapters and journal articles on these subjects.

Joel Smith is an athletics coach residing in the Cincinnati area. He specialize in general physical preparation, movement education (and re-education), human biomechanics, psycho-social aspects of coaching and personal development.   Niche skills include technical development of track and field athletes, aquatic strength development, and tennis physical preparation. Other interests include holistic corrective functioning of the body, psychology, writing, leadership, and youth athletic development in light of modern culture.   Specialties: Strength Training, Teaching, Writing, Creativity, Logic, Public Speaking, Leadership, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Podcasting, Olympic Weightlifting, Biomechanics, Plyometrics, Speed Development, Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Mentoring

Kyle Dobbs is the Founder and Owner of Compound Performance.  Formally a National Director of Services and Education, Training Director, District Manager, Facility Manager, and Coach based out of NYC. I've worked with clients in all training environments, from general population to high level athletes at the professional level.  From a leadership perspective, I've overseen teams and departments ranging from ten to fifteen hundred, while also being a national education and hiring director.  More importantly, I’m a husband and Father.  I’ve been married to my best friend Sarah and we have two boys, Greyson and Hollis, and 12 puppy named Bowser.