Nick Cidado: Sweat More During Peace: The Power of Preparation and Authentic Coaching

In this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan is joined by Nick Cidado to discuss the concept of sweating more during times of peace to "bleed less in war" in line with Nick's book.
Nick Cidado acts as the head strength coach for women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, field hockey, men’s and women’s swim and dive, men’s and women’s golf and men’s track at Boston. Cidado is a NSCA certified coach who has trained two Tewaaraton Award winners and one finalist, he is also the author of a book Sweat More During Peace, Bleed Less During War.  Before this role, Cidado was a graduate assistant at Harvard University strength and conditioning primarily in charge of men’s and women’s lacrosse programs and assisting with all 42 varsity sports teams.  Prior to Harvard, Cidado was a graduate assistant in 2019 and an intern in 2018 at Boston College strength and conditioning. He was in charge of program implementation and supervision of nine sports and assisted with all others. He also has a background working at MJP Strength and Conditioning where he is the head coach for the Boston Jr Eagles hockey club, and Velocity Sports Performance where he works with Newton North High School football.  A four year student athlete, Cidado graduated from Bridgewater State University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He obtained a master’s degree in sport and exercise science from Merrimack College in 2019, and a master’s degree in leadership and administration from Boston College in 2024. For more on Nick, be sure to follow @nickcidado & find his book "Sweat More During Peace, Bleed Less in War" on Amazon!
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