The Gridiron Warrior Podcast gives football coaches real-world strength & conditioning strategies that win games. Hosted by Division 1 coach Scott Leech, each episode delivers blunt, practical lessons from the weight room to the sideline—no fluff, just proven systems with coaches who live it every day.
The Gridiron Warrior Podcast
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The Gridiron Warrior Podcast gives football coaches real-world strength & conditioning strategies that win games. Hosted by Division 1 coach Scott Leech, each episode delivers blunt, practical lessons from the weight room to the sideline—no fluff, just proven systems with coaches who live it every day.
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June 2, 2026
Gridiron Warrior Podcast - Chris Murdock
<p>The Gridiron Warrior Podcast | "Building a Football Culture from Scratch" with Coach Chris Murdock</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Chris Murdock, Head Football Coach at Billings Senior High School in Montana. Coach Murdock is the very first "Gridiron Warrior School," meaning he fully outsources his strength and conditioning programming to the Gridiron Warrior system. We dive deep into the logistics of running a high school weight room with limited space, time constraints (50-minute blocks!), and how to get buy-in from administration, other PE teachers, and parents.</p><p><br></p><p>Chris shares how shifting from a "lifting weights" mindset to an "athletic development" mindset has transformed his program—from the middle school feeder system all the way to varsity Friday nights. If you are a head coach wearing too many hats (teacher, DC, husband, father), this episode is a blueprint for how to get elite S&C results without having to write every single workout yourself.</p><p><br></p><p>👇 Timestamps</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Intro: Train Heroic & Plyomat</p><p>03:03 – Who is Chris Murdock? Football in Billings, Montana</p><p>06:26 – Why Billings Senior became the first "Gridiron Warrior School"</p><p>08:05 – The "Head Coach Reality": Wearing too many hats</p><p>10:00 – Managing a crowded weight room (16 platforms, 50-minute classes)</p><p>12:15 – Implementing the "Zero Period" football class</p><p>14:30 – The shift from "lifting weights" to "athletic development"</p><p>17:00 – Using weight room drills to teach tackling & block destruction</p><p>19:30 – Logistics: How to run a warm-up and lift in a tight time window</p><p>23:30 – Using technology (Projectors & Train Heroic) to streamline the flow</p><p>26:00 – Creating competition and leadership in the weight room</p><p>29:30 – The Middle School Feeder Program: Building the future</p><p>33:50 – The pitch to coaches: Why you should outsource your programming</p><p>37:20 – Why we coach: Relationships & the love of the game</p><p>39:10 – Where to find Billings Senior Football</p><p>40:24 – Join the Gridiron Warrior Insiders</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Join the Gridiron Warrior Insiders</p><p>Weekly film studies, live Q&As, unreleased podcasts, discounts, and a private community of coaches leveling up together.</p><p>👉 ScottLeechTraining.com</p><p><br></p><p>Keep the Fire Burning. 🔥</p>
May 28, 2026
Gridiron Warrior Podcast - Jack Dustin
<p><strong> </strong>utrition with NSF-certified protein in a preloaded FlipTech bottle. Trusted by 150+ college and pro teams. Reach out for team pricing.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Cold open</p><p>00:33 Sponsor: TrainHeroic</p><p>01:32 Sponsor: Plyomat</p><p>03:08 Why Dustin is on the show + Summer Summit preview</p><p>04:05 Welcome Coach Jack Dustin</p><p>04:30 From Compete S&C to Coastal Carolina under Joe Moglia</p><p>07:45 Why he chose strength over football coaching at Assumption</p><p>09:30 Becoming the first head strength coach at Endicott</p><p>10:00 Endicott's run of athletic success across every sport</p><p>12:30 Building a culture of competition in the weight room</p><p>13:45 The off-season program structure and periodization</p><p>15:30 Programming competition vs spontaneous competition</p><p>17:30 The "money in the bank" idea Dustin is stealing from Gilfedder</p><p>21:00 Why the Summer Summit is hands-on, not PowerPoint</p><p>22:00 The visual learner assessment from Coastal</p><p>22:45 The 77-hour warm-up math</p><p>23:30 The four-day theme system: vertical, lateral, multi-directional</p><p>24:00 Day 1 vertical breakdown: jumps, throws, fly 10s</p><p>26:00 Day 2 lateral: skater hops, hip tosses, reactive acceleration</p><p>27:30 Med ball variations and the violence of the throw</p><p>28:30 Sponsor: Enduraphin</p><p>29:30 Adding warm-up wrinkles on the practice field</p><p>32:00 The med ball over the field goal post competition</p><p>33:45 In-season warm-ups extend to 25 minutes</p><p>35:30 Why Scott cuts accessory work before he cuts athletic work</p><p>37:15 The travel game primer protocol for road games</p><p>38:30 The Summer Summit speaker lineup</p><p>40:00 "What a privilege it is to be tired from what you once prayed for"</p><p>43:30 Where to find Coach Dustin</p><p>44:30 Outro</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Coach Jack Dustin</p><p>Instagram: @dustinsportsperformance</p><p>Personal: @coach_jack_d</p><p>Email: jdustin@endicott.edu</p><p><br></p><p>Join the Gridiron Warrior Insiders</p><p>Weekly Film Study, Wildcat Webinars, unreleased podcasts, equipment discounts, and 50+ coaches sharing real questions and real answers.</p><p> https://scottleechtraining.com/insiders/</p><p><br></p><p>Keep the Fire Burning,</p><p>Leech </p>
May 19, 2026
Gridiron Warrior Podcast - Nick DiMarco
<p>Nick DiMarco, Assistant AD for Peak Performance at Elon, just released "The Director's Manual." It is the book every assistant should read before they take the head job, and every director should read after they take it. We get into hiring, system building, managing up to your AD, getting admin to fund your vision, and why most strength coaches burn out trying to do everything themselves.</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to run a department instead of just lift weights, this one is for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Pick up The Director's Manual on Amazon.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>3:00 Nick's path from William Penn to NFL to Iowa to Elon</p><p>14:00 Why he wrote The Director's Manual</p><p>17:00 Autonomy inside a system, not outside of it</p><p>20:00 Hiring: the internship pipeline, the trusted network, the open posting</p><p>28:00 Patrick Lencioni - humble, hungry, smart</p><p>32:00 Aggressive patience and getting admin to fund the vision</p><p>37:00 Eliminating the negatives going upstairs</p><p>40:00 Building outside projects without burning out</p><p>43:00 Unlimited hours - what would you actually do</p><p>47:00 Where to find Nick</p>
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