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Science for Sport Podcast — 326 episodes

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328: Blood Flow Restriction at the World Cup

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327: Building Nutrition Systems in Elite Sport

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326: Creatine’s Next Chapter with Steve Jennings

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325: Building Sports Science Systems That Coaches Use

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324: Joe Truman: Training of a GB Track Sprinter

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323: The Unseen Work of S&C and Sports Science

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322: The Performance Demands of a World Cup with Dr Dave Hancock

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321: Preparing for the World Cup: Physical Performance Under Extreme Pressure

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320: The Challenges of Modern Collegiate Sport

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319: Acceleration, Plyometrics and the Transfer to Performance

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318: ACL Rehab: Training Age, Force Progression and Return to Sport with Carmen Bott

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316: Neuroscience and Coaching in High Performance Sport

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315: The Under-fueling Problem in Professional Sport with Dr Nessan Costello

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314: Player Load, Practice Periodisation, and the Art of Keeping It Simple with Jackson Polk

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313: Building Durability in Action Sports with Ryan Blake

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312: The Role of Environment in Player Performance

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311: The Future of Weight Room Monitoring with Perch P2

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310: Why Female Physiology Still Needs Greater Attention in Sport with Dr Candice Macmillan

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309: Building Smarter Performance Systems with Emily Jacobson

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308: Peak Demands and Decision-Making Under Fatigue with Stan Parker

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307: Performance Science in AFL and NRL with Brendan Fahrner

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306: The Evolution of Professional Cricket Through Ryan Sidebottom’s Career

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305: Building Resilient Athletes in High-Pressure Environments

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304: Uncommonly Consistent: Football to Formula One with John Noonan

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303: Periodised Nutrition in Practice: Delivering the Plan Away From the Club

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302: Creatine and the Evolution of Performance Nutrition

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301: Training for the Unknown: Olympic BMX Freestyle with Brian Roy

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300: Training Through Disruption: Managing Load, Time, and Performance in Winter with Michael Fennell

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299: Managing Performance Nutrition Over Christmas with Dan Richardson

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298: Building Better Athletes. Michigan’s High-Performance Approach with Lew Porchiazzo

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297: Finding the Competitive Edge: Elite Performance with FC Midtjylland’s Niklas Virtanen

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296: The Mental Game: What Athletes Really Carry with Them

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294: The Science Behind England’s Ashes Preparation – with Lead Nutritionist Charlie Binns

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293: Johnny Nelson on the Gym that Created World Champions

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292: How the NFL Uses Sports Science to Build Better Fields

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291: Managing Workload and Performance in the NHL

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290: Rewiring Performance: The Neuroscience Behind Mindset and Recovery

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289: What Sport Teaches Us About Leadership, Culture & the Human Mind

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288: How Scotland Built a Fitter, Faster, Stronger Rugby Team

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287: Data With Purpose: How the Houston Texans Use Sports Science to Drive Performance

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286: NFL’s Digital Athlete – How Data is Transforming Player Health & Safety

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285: Ellie Wilson: Inside the High-Performance World of Women’s Football

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284: Club Plans & Personal Coaches: Adding An Edge?

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283: The Future of VBT: Why It’s More Than Just a Training Tool

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282: AI in the Weight Room: Jacob Rothman on the Future of Velocity-Based Training

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281: From NFL Star to MMA Innovator: Shawne Merriman on Sports Science & tech in Combat Sports

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280: Sports Science at the Intersection of Youth and Professional Football with Luke Harris

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279: Culture, Consistency, and Coaching Success in Elite Sport with Steve McNamara

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278: Carbs, Gels & Behaviour Change: The Real Science of Sports Fueling with Ted Munson

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277: Is Youth Football in Crisis? With Andrew Hyde

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276: Coaching Through Rehab with Michael Carolan

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275: What It Really Takes: A Look at Life as a Professional Footballer

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274: The Truth About Blood Flow Restriction with Dr. Warren Bradley

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273: Creating Complete Athletes

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272: Inside Catapult: Global Trends, Common Pitfalls & the Future of Sports Science

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271: Strength First: Why It Underpins Everything

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270: Dr. James Morehen on Fueling England Rugby Through the Six Nations

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269: Food First, Supplements Second: Performance Nutrition with Tom Coughlin

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268: From Wembley to Wake-Up Calls: Stevie Ward on Concussion, Courage & Life Beyond the Game

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267: Athletes Aren’t Robots. Here’s What You’re Missing

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266: Blending Science, Rehab and Reality in Elite Football

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265: Why Sprint and Jump Training Transforms Every Athlete

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264: Catapult's Vector 8: The Future of Athlete Monitoring Unveiled

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263: Secrets of Success: What Makes Teams Thrive?

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262: Balancing Performance and Player Health

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261: The Team That Changed Diabetes in Professional Sports Forever

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260: 12 Months, 3 Formats, 1 Body: Cricket's Survival Guide

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259: Every Impact Matters: The Game-Changing Initiative

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258: League Two to Premier League: Football's Greatest Underdog Story

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257: Fear is your friend: A Champion's Paradox

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256: Catapult: Rugby's Game-Changing Data Revolution

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255: The Post-Workout Mistake Elite Athletes Never Make

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254: Kicking Diabetes: Brayden Narveson's NFL Journey

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253: Jeff Reinebold: This Coaching Lesson Changed Everything

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252: How to Maximise Athlete Performance & Recovery

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251: Old-School Grit vs Modern Sports Science in Football

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250: The Science for Sport Story

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249: The Untold Evolution of Sports Medicine

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248: Overcoming Pressure and Performing Under Stress

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247: Bold Choices: Coaching with Impact

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246: Cracking the Code of Sports Performance

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245: Mastering Confidence: Secrets of Elite Performance

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244: Inside the NFL's Concussion Protocols

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243: Beyond the Game: Rugby League Stars on Sacrifice, Resilience, and Reinvention

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242: 15 Years, 650 Wickets, and One Iconic Headband – Jack Brooks Tells All

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241: The Data Revolution in Sport: Insights from Elite Sports Analysts on Optimising Performance

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240: Goodbye: The End Of An Era

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239: Give Your Groin The Attention It Deserves

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238: Go From Scrawney Teen To Elite-Level Rugby Pro

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237: Optimise Training Transfer For Maximal On-Pitch Performance

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236: Nutrition Essentials For Female Footballers

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235: Bad Break: How To Recovery Faster Than Ever From Bone Fractures

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234: Perfect Programming: Individualisation For 100s Of Athletes At Once

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233: Swim Faster Than Ever With Elite-Level Strength

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232: Eccentric Training: Don't Leave Gains On The Table

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231: Why Sprint Interval Training Is Essential For Conditioning

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230: All Those PhDs And Not A Single Smart Person

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229: Judo: How To Prepare For The Paris 2024 Olympics

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228: Muscle Misconceptions: How To Be Big And Flexible

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227: Strength Training Is Essential For Youth Development

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226: Implement S&C In Schools For Maximal Athletic Development

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225: Reclaiming The Soul Of Youth Sport

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224: Elite Energy: Nutrition Strategies For Winning

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223: Maximise Your Adaptation To Training

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222: Elite Rest: The Science Of Recovery In Sport

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221: Unlock Performance Potential With Jump Profiling

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220: No Gym, No Problem: Maximal Gains With Minimal Equipment

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219: Rocket Your Career With The Perfect Placement

109

218: Secrets Behind Elite Cricketer's Physical Preperation

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217: Is Hybrid Training Easier Than You Think?

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216: How To Rehab From A 1% Chance To Live

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215: How Just 100g Of Resistance Can Change The Sprinting World

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214: Designing The Perfect Sport Scientist

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213: Breath-Holding Improves Physical Performance

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212: Force Plates To Monitor Fatigue

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211: How To Reduce Hamstring Injury Risk

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210: Blood Flow Restriction Rockets Recovery

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209: Eat Like An International Rugby Player

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208: Why Momentum Beats Speed In Sport

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207: Developing Elite-Level Motivation

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206: Evidence vs Experienced Based Coaching

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205: Cutting Weight Safely For Fighters

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204: Optimal Week Planning For Footballers

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203: Should You Train Through Pain?

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202: Carbs Are King For Team Sports

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201: Elite Ice Hockey Training Secrets

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200: Creating South Australia's Best Gym

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199: Elite LTAD On A Shoestring Budget

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198: Learn Professional Grappling Sport Performance Secrets

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197: How Vegetarian And Vegan Athletes Can Master Nutrition To Perform Optimally

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196: Rocket Your Fitness During Injuries While Respecting Tissue Healing, Capacity, and Tolerance

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195: How To Sprint Like A Top NFL Draft Pick

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194: How To Train Like A Masters World Champion

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193: How Tactical Operators Use Exercise Physiology To Optimise Human Performance

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192: How To Upskill And Land Your Dream Job In S&C

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191: Return From Injury Better Than Ever With Elite Pitch-Based Rehab

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190: How You Can Use Small-Sided Games To Optimise Football Fitness

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189: How To Stay Fit And Healthy For The Rest Of Your Life

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188: How You Can Move Like An NBA Superstar With Next Level On-Court Coordination

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187: Recover Like A Pro With The Latest Science Behind Cooling Techniques

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186: How To Train Like A Hyrox World Champion

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185: Why S&C Must Be Integrated Into Physical Education

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184: How Physios and S&C Coaches Can Learn From Eachother To Accelerate Thier Careers

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183: How Goalkeepers Can Change The Game With Elite Level Physical Performance

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182: How To Microdose Testing For Optimal Gym Performance

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181: Bulletproof Your Shoulders With Elite Level Training

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180: The Force System – What You Need For Athletic Success

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179: Why Data Visualisation Can Be The Key To Unlocking Elite Performance

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178: How To Use Gym-Based Training To Rocket Your Speed

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177: How To Use Speed To Improve Your Endurance Performance

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176: Women's World Cup Special: How And Why Women Footballers Train Differently To Men

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175: Improve Your Bench Press With Essential Lessons From Para-Powerlifting

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174: How World Class Coaches Train Athletes To Maximise Speed And Acceleration

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173: How To Use Hot & Cold To Optimise Recovery

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172: How To Optimise In-Tournament Recovery For Maximal Performance

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171: Speed Kills, Multidirectional Speed Wins Games

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170: How Professional Athletes Compete 1 Week Post ACL Injury And How To Rehab For The Long Term

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169: How To Use The Exact Same Workout 50 Times To Hit Peak Condition In Just 12 Weeks

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168: Why Force Is Essential To Improve Speed For Any Athlete

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167: How World Champion Boxers Train For Elite Punching Power

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166: How To Develop Match-Winning Speed In Team Sports

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165: How To Increase Muscle Mass And Shed Fat For Sporting Performance

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164: Can Velocity Based Training Stop You From Over-Working In The Gym?

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163: How You Can Use Yoga To Improve Physical And Mental Performance

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162: How You Can Replicate World Champion Athletes By Using Elite-Level Biomechanics

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161: Is Impulse The New King Of The Gym?

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160: Avoid The Biggest Mistakes That Athletes Make In Their Training

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159: Improve Endurance Performance With Perfectly Planned Strength And Power Training

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158: Is Play The Missing Link In Your Athletic Performance?

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157: Are Cool-Downs A Waste Of Your Precious Time?

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156: Sam Warburton's Lessons In Physical Performance For Rugby

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155: How To Design A World-Class Performance Gym From Scratch

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154: How To Improve Mental Performance While Avoiding Burnout and Overtraining

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153: Gym-Based Activation Sessions: Football's Best Kept Secret For Improving On-Field Performance

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152: Optimising Youth Speed Training: They're Not Just Small Adults

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151: How Elite-Level Sprinters Train, And What Every Athlete Can Learn From Them.

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150: How Elite Football Teams Use Data To Optimise Performance

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149: How Data-Driven Recovery Can Take Your Performance To The Next Level

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148: How Speciality Bars Help Create World-Record Strength Levels

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147: How To Use Cluster Sets As Your Secret Weapon In Sport Performance

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146: How Will Artificial Intelligence Revolutionise The Sporting World?

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145: Can Wearable Resistance Get You Lightening Bolt Speed?

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144: World Cup Secrets: How Sport Science Supported Croatia's World Cup

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143: Elite-Level Training Tips For Women During Pregnancy

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142: How Any Sport Can Learn From Powerlifting Secrets

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141: Are You Breathing Wrong? How You Can Use Nasal Breathing To Improve Performance

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140: High-Performance Secrets At The Rugby League World Cup

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139: 3 Essential Sport Psychology Hacks Which Will Improve Your Performance Today

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138: The Past, Present And Future Of High Performance In Rugby

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137: Pain Science: How You Could Be Tricked Into Pain, And How To Deal With It

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136: How To Use Ground Based Plyometrics For Elite Level Sporting Performance

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135: Could Poor Breathing Be Destroying Your Performance?

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134: How The Menstrual Cycle Affects Sport Performance: Must-Know Info For Coaches And Athletes

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133: What Is The World's Most Physically Demanding Team Sport?

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132: Why Youth Sport Is Broken, and How We Can Fix It

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131: How Elite Football Teams Use Maximal Intensity Periods To Optimise Performance

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130: Can Training Visual Cues And Decision Making Take Your Performance To The Next Level?

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129: How To Throw (Or Bowl!) Faster

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128: The Secrets Of Using GPS Data For Gym Based Training

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127: The Naked Truth: Is Barefoot Running Useful For Injury Prevention And Performance?

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126: Are Tattoos Actually Bad For Athletic Performance?

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125: $5,000,000 Contract: How Young Athletes Avoid The Pitfalls Of Sudden Wealth

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124: Are Footballers Destroying Their In-Season Performance With Too Much Off-Season Gym Training?

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123: Learn Any Sporting Skill Faster Than Ever Using Elite Level Science

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122: Minimising The Interference Effect: How To Stop Aerobic Training From Killing Your Strength Gains

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121: How To Avoid Career Ending Culture Shocks When Working Abroad

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120: Is Blood Flow Restriction The Most Underused Weapon In Elite Performance?

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119: Are Budget Alternatives Better Than Wallet-Busting Cryotherapy?

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118: How Professional Athletes Get Massive Vertical Jumps In The Off Season

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117: VBT: Overcome The Obstacles To Rocket Gym Performance

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116: Qualities You Need To Maximise Your Impact On Physical Performance

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115: Avoid Key Mistakes When Returning From ACL Injury

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114: How You Can Stop Heat Destroying Your Physical Performance

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113: Kill Sport Specific Training: The Truth Behind Maximising Sport Performance

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112: Can Managing Mental Fatigue Bring You Next-Level Performance?

216

111: Strongman Secrets: Training Tips From The Planet's Strongest Athletes

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110: Play More, Win More, Earn More: Reducing Injury Risk In Sport

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109: Game Speed: Can Field Based S&C Take Your Speed To The Next Level?

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108: Every Sport Can Learn From The Madness Of Skeleton Bobsled

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107: How To Pack On Serious Muscle Mass In Professional Rugby Players

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106: Smoke Your Opposition With Elite-Level Speed Training Tips

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105: Are Fascia The Missing Link In Your Athletic Training?

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104: Mythbusting: How To Get Big, Strong And Flexible At The Same Time

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103: Career Choices: How Athletes And Coaches Make Career Transitions Using Their Key Values

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102: Gigantic Goals: How Elite Level Goal Setting Can Skyrocket Your Performance

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101: Altitude Training: Take Your Aerobic Performance To New Heights

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100: How To Create Elite Level Sport Performance From Thin Air

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99: How Virtual Reality Is Changing The Sport Performance Industry For Good

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98: The Sport Supplements That Will Take Your Performance To The Next Level

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97: Mental Toughness: Adjust Your Mindset For Next-Level Performance

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96: Sport Technology: Stay Ahead Of The Competition In 2022 With These 3 Game-changers

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95: State Of The Art Science: Mouth Guards That Quantify Collisions And Optimise Collision Training

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94: Athletics Secrets You Need To Out-Jump Your Opposition

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93: Make Data Make Sense: Contextualising Data In The Athlete's Story

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92: Take Your Warm Up To The Next Level With These 3 Essential Games

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91: Coaches & Athletes: Turn The Ego Volume Up And Down To Maximise Sporting Performance

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90: Use Elite Level Sleep Science To Instantly Improve Your Sport Performance

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89: Exercise And Pregnancy: Why It's Important And How To Do It Safely

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88: Massive Muscle Gains: How Much Protein Do You Need According To Science?

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87: Maximise Your Wellness, Health & Wealth For Happiness In Sport

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86: NBA Training Secrets: How The World's Biggest Basketball Stars Balance Training & Games

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85: Optimise Human Movement Using Elite Level Motor Control Training

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84: Serve Your Athletes Better: How To Fulfill Your Potential As A Coach

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83: How Cold And Heat Exposure Can Fast-Track Your Recovery - And How To Do It Safely

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82: Get Million Dollar Speed Using The Latest Sport Technology

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81: No Excuses: Obliterating the Obstacles In Front Of You

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80: Firefighters' nutrition: How athletes can learn from tactical populations

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79: Building a champion mindset: How high-performance teams can reach the next level

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78: Stop Wasting Time: Supercharge Your Session With World Class Warm-ups

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77: Anaerobic Speed Reserve: Your Secret Weapon To Optimise Conditioning

251

76: Use GPS Analysis to Develop NFL Level Fitness

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75: Practical Advice To Avoid Big Youth Development Mistakes

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74: Steal Strength & Speed Secrets From Elite Level Ice Skating

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73: The Beast: How To Train Like An MVP Paralympian

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72: Train For World Class Strength & Power In Athletics

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71: How To Be The Perfect Sporting Parent

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70: Get Next Level Explosive Power Using One Simple Test

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69: Put Metres On Your Golf Drive Using PGA Level Strength Training

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68: Data With Impact: How Data Can Make The Difference In Football

260

67: Weight Cutting: Risks, Diet Secrets And How To Do It Safely

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66: Elite Nutrition: Fuel Your Next Football Performance Like A Pro

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65: Is Max Strength Training Destroying Athletic Performance?

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64: Agility: Master 3 Elements For Match Winning Performance

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63: Instantly Improve Your Lifting With PB Smashing Psychology

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62: Elevate Your Coaching With A World Class Philosophy

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61: Make An Immediate Impact With Elite Level Soft-Skills

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60: Crafting World Champion Performance In Combat Sport

268

59: Confidence Boost: Rocket Performance With Expert Sport Psychology

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58: Your New Secret Weapon: Game Changing Conditioning

270

57: Physio & S&C: Stop Making These Massive Mistakes

271

56: Are Squats Destroying Your Knees?

272

55: Gamechanger: Download An Entire Lab In Your Pocket

273

54: Explosive Performance Gains From Foot Training

274

53: Craft Killer Calves For Ultimate Sport Performance

275

52: Bilateral Training Is Dead, Unilateral Is King

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51: Sport Science Is Broken: We Can Fix It

277

50: Team Sports: Can Olympic Lifting Provide Game-Changing Power?

278

49: Hypertrophy Clusters: Skyrocket Growth And Athletic Performance

279

48: Insider Knowlege On Explosive Future Of Sport Science

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47: Frans Bosch Systems: The Practical Application Critical To Transfer

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46: Range: The Game-Changing Truth Behind Early Specialisation

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45: The missing link? Master your body with elite level calisthenics

283

44: Heart Rate Variability: World Class Readiness or Waste Of Time?

284

43: Industry Secrets To Rocket Your Career: Mentoring

285

42: Optimising Movement For Human Performance

286

41: Using Cutting-Edge Nutrition For Elite Fighters

287

40: Developing Match Winning Speed And Power In Football

288

39: The Secrets Behind Developing Olympic Gold Winning Cyclists

289

38: Leap Of Faith: Elite Sport To Private Sector

290

37: Using VBT To Smash Performance Goals

291

36: Irreparable Heath Consequences Of COVID Lockdown

292

35: Personalise Your Caffeine Performance Plan

293

34: Imperative For Coaches: Fine Tune Your Bullshit-Meter

294

33: Elite Secrets Behind Peak Height Velocity Application

295

32: Unlock Untapped Athletic Potential With Olympic Lifting Derivatives

296

31: Get Game Changing Power With The Reactive Strength Index

297

30: How Strong Is Strong Enough?

298

29: Redefining training demands during a pandemic at PSV Eindhoven

299

28: Finding Inspiration During Unemployment

300

27: Does playing the game really boost buy in?

301

26: The Future Of Big Impact Tech In Team Sports

302

25: The Secrets Behind Growing A Youth Development Business

303

24: Smashing Through The Language Barrier

304

23: Brain Food: Essential Advice For Concussion Recovery

305

22: Perfect Plyometrics In Team Sports

306

21: How To Land Your Dream Job Abroad

307

20: Why Saudi Arabian Youth Teams Moved Continents

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19: Overcoming COVID Adversity: Unique Insights From Coach & Athlete

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18: Cluster Sets: The Trick To Maximising In-Season Strength

310

17: Master The Secrets Behind Maximising Hypertrophy

311

16: Save Precious Time Using Systems Based Individualisation

312

15: Unleash Untapped Potential With Holistic Programming

313

14: Craft Perfect Conditioning Training Using Targeted HIIT

314

13: Essential Lessons From Training Special Forces

315

12: 3 Essential Lessons From Teachers In S&C

316

11: Busting Bad Behaviour in Youth Populations

317

10: COVID-Proof Your Business With Unique Culture

318

9: Elevate Your Performance With Elite Level Cueing

319

8: Secrets Behind Bayer Leverkusen's Return to Performance

320

7: Gym to field - Maximise transfer using coordination training

321

6: Developing match-winning speed in team sports

322

5: 7 Essentials For A University Side Hustle | Andrew Hyde

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4: Athletic Shoulders & Organisation vs. Private Sector | Eric Cressey

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3: How the UKSCA is taking S&C forward | Chris Bishop

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2: FIFA's role in the COVID-19 Crisis | Andy Massey

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1: What S&C must learn from other industries | Brett Bartholomew