1D Talks Ep. 40 | Jon Heck's Journey to the NFL - Houston Texans Strength & Conditioning Insights

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Welcome to 1D Talks, the podcast where we dive deep into the world of fitness, nutrition, and everything in between. In this episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Jon Heck. Joining us are your hosts, Joe Miller and Justin Harris from 1st Detachment.

Join us for an episode where Jon discusses his transition from the UNC Tar Heels to being a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Houston Texans, the significance of body composition and diets, and the evolution of football over the past decades.

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0:31 - Introduction and 1D members being on track
3:21 - Athletes being on a good diet and how much nutrition matters
8:51 - What is Jon focusing on next?
11:47 - What is Jon’s training like now?
17:17 - Jon transitioning from coaching for UNC to the NFL's Texans
26:48 - Importance of Strength and Conditioning Coach 
32:42 - Did Jon have to adopt a different training approach under another head coach
35:00 - Who monitors snap counts 
37:51 - Monitoring hits and injury prevention
40:48 - How individualized is training
44:30 - How many strength coaches are for the unique training
45:54 - Does a new coordinator coming in affect the training
52:30 - How involved are strength staff in drafting or combine
57:19 - Adjusting from strongman/powerlifting to football/speed
1:02:53 - The Heck family going to the Superbowl and football
1:06:16 - Jon’s upcoming plans

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