Episode #173: Brett Sabol

Brett Sabol is the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Shenandoah University. Arriving in 2014, Sabol works with the Hornets 500+ student-athletes and 22 intercollegiate athletic programs. He has worked directly with every one of the 23 programs at SU during his tenure and is now in charge of football, track & field, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s volleyball. Since his arrival, the university has added 9 team conference champions and 46 All-Americans. Prior to Shenandoah, he worked at D1 Sports Training outside Charlotte, NC where he worked with collegiate and high school athletes, along with running the training sessions for the general population clientele. Sabol complete a graduate assistant coach position at Gardner-Webb University from 2013-2014 assisting with football, men’s basketball, swimming and wrestling. Sabol began his coaching career intern at Tim Bishop’s PerformFit from 2010-2011. He stepped into the collegiate setting securing an internship at Liberty University for the 2012 season while serving as a trainer at Kinetix Health Club. From there he moved into an assistant strength and conditioning coach position at Loyola University Maryland from 2012-2013.

Sabol enlisted in the Virginia Army National Guard in November 2023 and commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer in September 2026.

A former rugby player at Townson University, he was voted Most Valuable Rookie his freshman year and Most Fit Athlete in consecutive years by his teammates. While he does not compete in lifting or sports anymore, Sabol continues to train to compete against his athletes to remain stronger in order to set the standard and lead by example while also preparing for life as a Soldier within the National Guard. Outside of the weight room and training, he enjoys spending time with his wife Katie and two sons, Jack (5) and Will (2), outdoors, hiking, and traveling.