Episode 2: Lonnie Maddox-Director of Strength and Conditioning, Alcorn State University

The Unknown Strength Coaches

This podcast is with Lonnie Maddox, the Director of Strength and Conditioning at the 2-time defending SWAC champion Alcorn State Braves. Here Lonnie talks programming, the roles of strength and conditioning, speed and agility work, and energy systems. Maddox works with all sports at Alcorn. Maddox helped the football program achieve back-to-back SWAC Championships and a pair of appearances in the Celebration Bowl in 2018 & 2019. The Braves hoist a 12-2 SWAC record with Maddox as the strength & conditioning coach in two seasons. Maddox also aided the softball program to winning the SWAC East Division in 2017 & 2018, as well as the women's tennis team making back-to-back appearances in the finals of the SWAC Championships. Maddox worked closely with Sterling Shippy from the football program who signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts. He came to Alcorn after spending the 2016 season at the University of South Carolina. He worked as an intern strength coach and assisted the director in all duties. Maddox has previous experience as the head strength and speed coach with D1 Sports Training and Therapy, as well as a year and a half at Troy University as assistant strength coach.

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