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189. Stories from Zach Reding from interning to the Major Leagues, Houston Astros, MiLB Strength and Conditioning Coordinator
February 04, 2025 · 41 min

Going on year 7 with the Houston Astros, Zach Reding has seen it all (...besides AA...) working his way up from literally an internship to the Major Leagues as a Strength and Conditioning Coach. Tune in to hear all the crazy stories and stops along the way.

2:32 Winning the 2022 World Series, as the AAA strength coach getting to travel and work with the taxi squad players throughout the playoffs

6:29 Thoughts on growing deep with 1 organization over 7 years vs growing wide with multiple organizations

16:31 The key to good cross-department communication

23:30 Comparing/contrasting the training and lifestyle differences between the minor and major leagues, both for players and staff

27:52 Zach's "welcome to the Show" moment, Opening Day

29:53 Something Zach thinks the players wish fans knew about what it's actually like being an MLB player

33:15 Traits that players have get them to and/or keep them in the MLB

35:48 Tech Zach couldn't live without and tech that's (humbly) probably not worth the squeeze

37:53 Zach's top force plate metrics

Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xw3UbaRpSD0

Zach on Instagram: @ZachReding

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