Episode 181: 181. Interview with Mark Weisman (Part One)

The PBSCCS Podcast

Mark Weisman is currently working in the Chicago Cubs organization as the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. Mark has been part of the organization since 2022. Prior to the Cubs, he worked at the University of Iowa as both an intern and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with football (2016-2020), was the Director of Sports Performance at Southeast Missouri (2020-2021), and was a Performance Coach at SPEAR Training in Chicagoland (2021-2022).
Mark completed his undergraduate work at the University of Iowa (BA Health and Human Physiology) and his graduate work at Cal U in PA (MS Performance Enhancement & Injury Prevention). Mark was born and raised in Buffalo Grove, IL.
Topics covered in this episode:
-His time spent working with football and his journey into baseball
-His introduction to Minor League baseball
-"Traditional" strength training
Quotes:
-"Just having that consistency. Being able to do well with the highs and be able to overcome those lows. I think that's what a lot of baseball players aren't missing, but need to learn, especially these young guys" (5:40)
-"I think we've gotten away from training. The basics. The foundations" (17:01)
-"It should never be we're the 'old school' guys, we're the 'new school' guys. It's we're the guys that want to get these guys to be the best baseball players, in this case, that they possibly can be, and what we need to do to get them there thinking long-term" (21:44)
If you'd like to learn more from Mark, you can follow him on social media:
Twitter:
@CoachWeisman
Instagram:
@mweisman45