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Andy McDonald is a strength and conditioning coach turned rehab innovator. He’s the founder of Gameplan Performance, and host for the Informed Performance Podcast. In this episode, Andy and I attempt to unravel the complexities of athlete recovery. He challenges the traditional “three-phase rehab model” of return to play, and advocates for a more nuance and collaborative approach. We talk about how important terminology and language are in the rehab process, versus throwing around buzzwords like “strength” or “power.” And most importantly, we talk about the synergy that needs to occur between PT’s and strength coaches if we want to get athletes back to 100% – and beyond. This is an awesome episode and one I know you’re going to love – let’s do this!   Quotable Quotes: Nobody owns rehab. At the end stage of rehab, if we’re talking about the athlete getting back to a sustainable level of performance at the highest level we can get them back at, the people that know the most about what that looks and feels like is the athlete and the coach   Three-phase systems don’t work. We’ve got this gravitation that years ago we would refer to things in rehab as early stage, mid stage, and late stage. But if we can more clearly deconstruct a rehab into its constituent parts, then what we’re left with is a system   The common currency that all of us share is exercise. The strength conditioning coach, especially in more advanced exercise stages, they’ve just got a better eye, feel, and understanding, knowledge base, how to coach it, how to program it   This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast: Andy’s background and how he got into strength and conditioning and physical therapy How collaboration between coaches, clinicians and rehab specialists leads to faster athlete recovery Why one of your first steps in the return to play (RTP) process should be to deconstruct or reverse engineer sporting demands The power of adapting and evolving strategies based on real-time feedback to improve buy-in and results Why getting clear on terminology and language is such a key piece of the rehab/RTP puzzle How transparency and humility go hand-in-hand in the athlete recovery process The “relay” approach that defines most high-quality, well-executed rehabs How to take the guesswork out of the process, and what to do when things DON’T go according to plan!     Connect with Andy: Gameplan Performance Website Andy on Instagram Andy on LinkedIn   Level Up Your Program Design with Train Heroic! Are you tired of using clunky, antiquated program design tools like Microsoft Word or Excel? Are you ready to level up your programming, and make it far more engaging to your clients and athletes? If so, you need to check out Train Heroic. I’ve been using TrainHeroic for years now both here at RTS and at IFAST, and I can tell you the user experience both as an athlete and coach is truly second to none. To learn more and start your free 14-day trial, just follow this link to learn more about Train Heroic. Not only will you get your first 14 days free, but it’s just $10/month to get started officially after that. So don’t wait any longer – head over trainheroic.co/rts and start crafting beautiful programs your clients and athletes will love TODAY!   Subscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website. Thanks so much for your support – love and appreciate you! The post Andy McDonald on Performance Frameworks, Integrated Rehab Cultures, and Return to Play appeared first on Robertson Training Systems.