Jordy Bahl opens up with Adam Carriker, like never before. She discusses what has made this year’s softball team so UNIQUE & why the offense is so EXPLOSIVE. She also reveals some of the CHALLENGES she’s dealt with, most people don’t know about. Adam can definitely relate. Then Jordy explains what a successful postseason run for Nebraska looks like! Finally, if she got to pitch to AARON JUDGE, what she’d do!

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In this episode of the Corn Nation’s Monday Night Therapy podcast, host Minnie Hunt interviews Bob Davis, a former strength and conditioning coach with Nebraska during the 1980s under Boyd Epley, the legendary pioneer of Husker Power.

Davis shares insights into the foundational role Nebraska’s strength and nutrition programs played in the Cornhuskers’ dominance, emphasizing how walk-ons and farm kids pushed blue-chip recruits by outworking them. He discusses innovations like performance testing, customized nutrition cards, and year-round training, including offseason programs that prepared players physically and mentally.

Davis also reflects on the evolution of training—comparing old-school techniques to today’s tech-enhanced systems—and emphasizes fundamentals, balance, proper mechanics, and injury prevention. He highlights the importance of developing athletes’ understanding of movement, hydration, and nutrition. Creatine use, the relevance of bench press, and high-tech versus practical basics are all explored.

Davis underscores that most injuries result from fatigue and poor mechanics, not contact. He calls for transparency in athletic performance reporting to inspire fans and hold players accountable.

Now running “Strength of America” and “Body by Bob’s,” he continues to educate athletes of all ages on how to train smart, eat right, and stay healthy for life.

The episode closes with calls for community engagement and the hope of returning Nebraska to its physical dominance.

Sometimes a player needs a fresh start.

Nebraska freshman Ian Flynt had a vision of how his Cornhuskers career would go a year ago, but he wanted a new beginning after being a legacy recruit.

Flynt’s father, Darren Flynt, competed on the Nebraska track team, as did his mother, Dagmar Pesakova, doing the shot put and discus. Pesakova was good enough to through for Czechoslovakia on the International stage. They finished up at Azusa Pacific. His older sister Amelia Flynt started her track and field career at California, and transferred to Nebraska in 2023.