Episode 198: Elliott Richardson - Building a High Performance Program from the Ground up, MSc at St. Mary's University, and How to get more from less in the weight-room!

This episodes guest is Elliott Richardson who is the head physical preparation coach at Acadia University. Elliott is entering his third full year as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Acadia University. He is a graduate of Acadia’s Kinesiology Program before going on to play 3 years in the CFL. As an undersized athlete he attributes much of his success to the enhancement of his athletic abilities through year round training. More importantly the lessons that year round physical preparation taught him are the cornerstones of the philosophies he is looking to impart on current athletes who want to reach a higher level of athletic achievement. Follow Elliott on Twitter @ERichStrength On this episode Elliott and I discuss: Elliott's background Elliott and I touch on how constraints help you to be more creative Elliott shares wit us the difference between American and Canadian football I ask Elliott to share with us his influences  I ask Elliott what are the good and not so good things that he currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things that he see's Elliott and I discussion auto-regulation  I ask Elliott about his MSc dissertation that he completed in at St. Mary's University in 2018 I ask Elliott what have been the biggest lessons he has learned in his life and career I ask Elliott how does his learn? I ask Elliott to share with us his top life advice Elliott and I speak about the issues with short-term training studies I ask Elliott what is one thing that he does every day that is essential to his day? I ask Elliott for his top and current book recommendations I ask Elliott of he only had one year left on planet earth, how would he spend that year and why? I ask Elliott, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why? I ask Elliott about his MSc experience at St. Mary's This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website - www.acadiaathletics.ca Facebook - Elliott Richardson Twitter - @ERichStrength  Instagram - erichstrength   Books Mentioned: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Special Strength Training Manual for Coaches Periodization 5th Edition  12 Rules for Life Game Changer   Podcast Mentioned: Mind Muscle Project Podcast Neil DeGrasse Tyson - Cosmos - PART 1/2 | London Real   People and Resources Mentioned: St. Mary's University - MSc Strength and Conditioning Program Jon Goodwin Bill Hartman Mike Boyle Joe Kenn Charles Poliquin Mike Robertson Eric Cressey  Dan Baker Dan Cleather  Bill Bowerman Phil Knight James Smith Buddy Morris Malcolm Galdwell Ken Seaman Coach Cummins? Evan Peikon Max El Hag Training Think Tank Preliplins Chart Bryan Mann Mladen Jovanović Keir Wenham Flatt Yuri Verkhoshanksy Val Nasedkin Fergus Connolly  Pat Beith Dave Ballou Matt Rhea Neil deGrasse Tyson London Real Brian Rose Dave Tate Ron McKeefery James Fitzgerald  Mike Israetel Mike Stone Elon Musk Malcom Galdwell Liam Hennessy  Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Education   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon