Jessica Burke - NSCA’s Coaching Podcast, Season 7 Episode 8

<p>Jessica Burke is an experienced collegiate strength and conditioning coach, most recently at Penn State University, as well as a personal trainer. She joins the NSCA Coaching Podcast with a unique perspective on the state of the strength and conditioning profession. Burke shares her professional path with NSCA Coaching and Sport Science Program Manager, Eric McMahon, including rewarding work as a personal trainer outside of her responsibilities on campus. This episode explores the value of work-life balance across the coaching profession. Should we debunk the &ldquo;hustle culture&rdquo; model of the strength and conditioning coach lifestyle? Listen to learn about this topic and more. Other topics covered include strength and conditioning coaches having a presence on social media and training foundations for youth and female athletes.</p> <p>You can follow Jessica on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coachjburke/">@coachjburke</a> and TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@coachjburke">@coachjburke</a> | Find Eric on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ericmcmahoncscs/">@ericmcmahoncscs</a> or Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ericmcmahoncscs?lang=en">@ericmcmahoncscs</a></p>Show Notes<p>&ldquo;I definitely encourage people to work with the sports that they&rsquo;re passionate about but also keep that door open, because working with them and working with golf, it definitely has made me a more well-rounded coach and given me the ability to just connect with more athletes.&rdquo; 2:40</p> <p>&ldquo;It takes a level of grit to get into this profession and stay with it.&rdquo; 8:33</p> <p>&ldquo;For me, it was making that really in-depth knowledge really accessible for general population and then also providing a really positive message surrounding food, surrounding exercise, things that I really needed to hear when I was in my early 20s and just cutting through the noise of diet culture, because it is really loud.&rdquo; 10:45</p> <p>&ldquo;I think the science and the nitty-gritty is a huge part of our profession, don&rsquo;t get me wrong, but the ability to connect with broad groups and types of people is the thing that makes coaches effective.&rdquo; 20:18</p>