All Episodes

Triphasic training & the importance of experimentation with Cal Dietz (Associate Director at the University of Minnesota)

Success leaves clues. Reflections from NRL, NBA & AFL with Lachlan Penfold (Director of Performance at Melbourne Storm)

Nutrition for the S&C Coach with James Morehen (Performance Nutritionist)

Getting a job and navigating a career in elite sport with David Slemen (Founding Partner at Elite Performance Partners)

Performance intelligence research, industry innovation and leaving pro sport with Martin Buchheit & Stephen Smith (Head of Performance Research CEO/Founder at Kitman Labs)

Designing effective conditioning sessions in football and manipulating small sided games with Andrea Riboli (Head of Sports Science at Atalanta B.C)

Velocity based training: preventing overtraining AND undertraining with Jeremy Jacobs (Assistant Strength& Conditioning Coach at LSU)

Effectively designing conditioning sessions & challenging sports tech companies in the NBA with Lorena Torres (Performance Director at Philadelphia 76ers)

The illogic of being data driven, self screening and coaching the developing athlete with Paul Gamble (Consultant, Coach and Author)

Force plate analysis & assessing fatigue in the NFL with Adam Lachance (Sports Science Coordinator at Miami Dolphins)

Real-world training load monitoring and winning the World Cup with Guilherme Passos (Sports Scientist for the Brazilian National Football Team)

Getting athletes fast when time is limited with Les Spellman (Owner of Spellman Performance)

Delivering holistic performance support with world class tennis players with Dan Lewindon (Head of Performance Science & Medicine at LTA)

Speed training in football, advice for young coaches, and overcoming Covid challenges with Alek Gross (Head of Sports Science at Southampton FC)

Industry longevity, speed training education, and industry trends with Nick Ward (ALTIS Program Director)

Programming and planning jump training & the importance of variation with Joel Smith (Coach, Podcaster & Author)

Reducing hamstring injuries, assessments of risk, and optimising function post hamstring injury with Kristian Thorborg (Professor at University of Copenhagen)

Training load monitoring and recovery strategies in Major League Baseball (MLB) with Kate Weiss (Major League Sports Science Coordinator at LA Dodgers)

Resisted sprinting and what team sport athletes can learn from track athletes with Ken Clark (Associate Professor at West Chester University)

The Arsenal academy philosophy, the need for an S&C union and advice for young coaches with Des Ryan (Head of Sports Medicine & Athletic Development at Arsenal Academy)

Making decisions with simple statistics, innovation in the NFL, and training load monitoring with Patrick Ward (Director of Research & Development at Seattle Seahawks)

Developing agility and change of direction speed with Lee Taft (Athletic Performance Consultant)

Force plate fundamentals and developing sound return to play protocols with Lauren Green (Performance Coordinator & Analyst at University of California, San Diego)

Barriers encountered by women in S&C with Sophia Nimphius, Lorena Torres & Brian Gearity

A Players Perspective on Sports Science and S&C with James Coppinger, Paul Robinson & Romain Vincelot (Professional football players)

What makes a good S&C coach and tactical periodisation with Eddie Jones & Jon Clarke (Head Coach at England Rugby & Head of S&C at England Rugby)

Choosing and implementing technology and conditioning principles in the NBA with Xavi Schelling (Director of Sports Science & Performance at San Antonio Spurs)

Sprint drills, stride parameters and speed training methodologies with PJ Vazel (Throws and Sprint Coach at Athlétisme Metz Métropole)

Benefits of max speed in team sports & fitting a sprinters model onto a team sport athlete with Cam Josse (Performance Coach for Football at Indiana University)

Return to play processes, hamstring injury prevention, and the ASH test with Ben Ashworth (Director of Performance at AC Sparta Prague)

Acceleration principles, drive index, and optimising step length & step frequency with Jonas Dodoo (Head Coach at SpeedWorks)

Understanding the menstrual cycle, oral contraception, and injury risk in female athletes with Georgie Bruinvels (Research Scientist at Orreco)

The load and fatigue relationship, choosing the right load metrics, and sports technology with Stu Cormack (Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University)

Training deceleration, identifying energy leaks in agility training, and foot function with Loren Landow (Head of Strength & Conditioning at Denver Broncos)

Measuring, managing, and maximising sleep with Luke Gupta (Senior Physiologist & Lead Sleep Scientist at English Institute of Sport)

Remote coaching and monitoring with Nike athletes with Keith D'Amelio (Director of Performance Services at Nike)

The future of player tracking and choosing the right GPS metrics with Matthew Varley (Lecturer in Sport Science at La Trobe University)

Preventing athletic hip and groin injuries with Enda King (Head of Performance at Sports Surgery Clinic)

Preventing and rehabilitating ACL injuries with Enda King (Head of Performance at Sports Surgery Clinic)

Contextual vs isolated speed training and the ALTIS weight room philosophy with Stu McMillan (Coach and CEO at ALTIS)

Athlete centred care; rethinking athlete rehabilitation withTeddy Willsey (Director of Sports Medicine at Healthy Baller)

Building a coaching philosophy; reflecting on 20+ years in strength & conditioning with Jason Weber (High Performance Manager at Fremantle FC)

Jump analysis, asymmetries thresholds and using the reactive strength index with Matt Jordan (Director of Sports Science at Canadian Sports Institute, Calgary)

Assessing movement quality, monitoring fatigue and enhancing recovery with Dave Hamilton (Director of Performance Science at Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Monitoring growth and maturation in youth athletes, and long term athletic development with James Baker (S&C Coach & Sports Science Lead at Aspire Academy)

Velocity based training and its impact on programming, profiling and athlete feedback with Dan Baker (Strength & Conditioning Coach, Lecturer & Speaker)

Improving movement, strength training, and the academy > first team transition in football with Callum Walsh, Ally Harris & Chris Haslam

S&C in schools, managing parents and the school to performance connection with Scott Drawer, Alan Richardson & Graham Williams

Force vector theory, glute development and the role of hip extension in speed development with Bret Contreras (Coach, Researcher and Owner of Glute Lab)

Mindfulness practice and its link to increased athlete physical performance with Pete Kirchmer (Mindfulness Coach & Director of mPEAK)

Load management, in-season training, and recovery in ice hockey with Matt Price (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at LA Kings)

Sleep science; sleeping pills, devrivation, insomnia and strategies to improve athlete sleep with Meeta Singh (Service Chief & Section Head at the Henry Ford Sleep Disorder Centre)

Skill based conditioning & periodisation stratgies in football with Tom Little (Head of Performance at Preston North End FC & Founder of Colour-Fit)

Jump training and plyometrics, resisted sprint progressions and sprint analysis with Håkan Andersson (Sprint Coach and Senior Advisor/Lecturer at the High Performance Center in Växjö, Sweden)

Injury risk reduction strategies; best practice, using technology and departmental integration with Kevin Kikugawa (Head Football Athletic Trainer at Northwestern University)

Coaching young athletes; obstacle courses, gymnastics and integrating multisports into a programme with Jeremy Frisch (Owner and Director of Achieve Performance Training)

Working with Andy Murray, dealing with injuries and load management in tennis with Matt Little (Strength & Conditioning Coach at Team Murray)

High intensity interval training; designing sessions, small sided games and skill based conditioning in the MLS with Pierre Barrieu (High Performance Practitioner)

Run-specific isometrics; the when, the what and the how with Alex Natera (Head of Strength & Power at GWS Giants)

Hamstring injuries; rehabilitation, prevention and eccentric & isometric training with Jurdan Mendiguchia (Physiotherapist, Researcher & Injury Consultant)

Lessons and key principles from 20+ years in the AFL with Glenn Stewart (High Performance Manager at West Coast Eagles)

Velocity based training and its integration with auto-regulatory training (APRE) with Bryan Mann (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology & Sport Sciences at the University of Miami)

Calisthenics, bullet proof shoulders and progressions and regressions of core stability training with Tim Stevenson & David Jackson (Co-founders & Directors of School of Calisthenics)

Building performance teams, platforms, and assessing team culture with Steve Tashjian (Head of Performance at US Men's National Team)

Working in esports; cognitive training, demands placed on esports athletes, and recovery around travel with Taylor Johnson (Chief Performance Engineer at Statespace Gaming Company)

Balancing scientific 'best practice' with real-world constraints in football with Scott Guyett (Head of Sports Science and Strength & Conditioning at Crystal Palace FC)

Multi mechanical models using GPS; setting targets & predicting session outputs with Jack Sharkey (Lead Sports Scientist at Aston Villa Football Club)

Implementing injury prediction models in practice and machine learning methods with Sam Robertson (Professor of Sports Analytics at Victoria University)

Working under different managers, building influence, and a new wave of performance coaches with Dave Carolan, Chris Neville & Chris Barnes

Mapping the menstrual cycle to increase performance and reduce injury risk with Dawn Scott (High Performance Coach at US Soccer Women's National Team)

Building a monitoring system; what to collect, the acute:chronic ratio and advanced statistics with Brendan Fahrner (Sports Science Manager at Richmond FC)

Are we being over cautious with young players (?) with Grant Downie (Medical and Performance Solutions Specialist)

How to get players through the academy pathway and into the first team with Luke Jenkinson, Frankie Hunter & Russ Wrigley

Injury risk reduction; isometric training, screening for ACL and groin injuries, and the importance of mobility with Steve Saunders (Director of Science and Medicine at Adelaide Crows)

How to individualise training and nutrition in team sports with Mike Potenza (Director of Strength & Conditioning at San Jose Sharks)

Load management and GPS. Are we missing a piece of the puzzle (?) with Tim Doyle (Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University)

Team sport nutrition, half-time refueling strategies and pre-season vs in-season fueling with Marc Bubbs (Performance Nutrition Lead at Men's Canada Basketball)

Predicting hamstring injuries, reducing hamstring injury risk and hamstring injury rehab with Josh Ruddy, Ryan Timmins & Jack Hickey

Working with paraylympic athletes; creativity, mental health and what training really looks like with Tom Paulson & Luke Sweet

How ready are you athletes to train? HRV, questionnaires and sleep hygiene with Erik Korem (Associate Athletics Director of Student-Athlete High Performance at the College of William and Mary)

Breaking down silos within performance and technical staff with Kyle Skinner (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports at Notre Dame)

Maximising athlete recovery and sleep, and appraising current technology with Shona Halson (Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University)

Hamstring injuries; mechanisms, issues with traditional rehab and reducing injury risk with Jack Hickey (Lecturer in Musculoskeletal & Sports Injury Rehabilitation at ACU)

Benefits and risks of early specialisation in late specialisation sports with Luke Jenkinson (Head of Academy Sports Science & Medicine at Derby County FC)

Embracing chaos and making better decisions in the rehabilitation process with Jarrod Wade (Head of Performance at South Sydney Rabbitohs)

How can the industry do better to create more 'job-ready' graduate coaches with Steve Ingham (Performance Consultant and Director of Supporting Champions)

Working as a strength & conditioning coach in a foreign country with Dave Howarth (Head of Athletic Development at Connacht Rugby)

Lessons learnt from working as a sports scientist in the NFL and MLB with Dave Regan (Former Sports Science Coordinator at the Miami Dolphins and Performance Consultant)

Developing the most influential apps in sports science and what's next with Carlos Balsalobre (Lecturer at UAM Madrid and App Developer)

Training load monitoring in rugby union and managing player workloads in-season with Tom Batchelor (Lead Sports Scientist and Conditioning Coach at Harlequins Rugby)

Working with the countries most promising young football players at Arsenal academy with Paudie Roche (Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach at Arsenal Football Club)

Force vector myth, coaching weightlifting with athletes and spotting movement errors with Dan Cleather (Programme Leader for the MSc in S&C at St Mary's University)

The control-choas continuum; the process, weekly structures, and injury specificity with Matt Taberner (Head of Rehabilitation at Everton Football Club)

The acute chronic workload ratio; magic cut offs and questionable metrics with Franco Impellizzeri (Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine at UTS)

Physical demands, injuries and schedules when working with Cirque du Solil with Bryan Burnstein (Head of Performance Science at Cirque du Soleil)

Transfer of training, constraints led approach & coaching speed with academy football players with Jon Goodwin (Academy Head of Sports Science at Fulham FC)

Injury reduction strategies in high performance structures; the good, the bad and the ugly Darcy Norman (Director of Performance Science at Kitman Labs)

Working in a Premier League academy, bio-banding, and being a 'career academy coach' with Paudie Roche (Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach at Arsenal FC)

Resisted sprinting, force velocity profiling, & the importance of isolated foot & ankle training with JB Morin (Professor and Sports Performance Consultant)

Communicating with athletes; cueing, analogies, and self reflection with Nick Winkelman (Head of Athletic Performance & Science at Irish Rugby)