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In the first of many joint episodes, I sat down with Declan Judge (Pendulum Physio) from the happy healthy humans podcast. In this episode we discuss  -Our 5 least favourite types of clients -The stresses and pressure of running a business during covid -Recreational drug use in Hospitality

Luca is a personal trainer & body composition expert with a degree in Kinesiology from York University. In more recent times Luca has gone on to open up his own gym, providing bespoke one on one tailored training. In this episode we discuss the following: -Cost/choosing the equipment for his facility -How he built his gym from the ground up -Marketing & promoting the gym -His own training career (workout routines/nutrition)

Aidan Mackey Health is a brand that is born out of a truly client centred approach to getting lifetime results, the business had its genesis in these values. He created a name for himself providing consistent results for athletes and the general population alike. Aiden have special interests in CrossFit performance nutrition, Olympic Weightlifting nutrition and Muscle Mass & Strength Gain. Qualification wise he has a First Class Honours Degree in Strength & Conditioning as well as the world's most sought after evidence based qualification in nutrition from Mac Nutrition Uni. Aidan Mackey Health uses the BioPsychoSocial model of health to take your life story into deep consideration when developing your plan. You don't get dealt with, you get taken care of. In this episode we discuss: -Key aspects to changing and maintain changes in body composition. -The satiety vs glycemic index for gauging hunger/satiety -Peoples misunderstanding of food intolerance tests.

Jack Clarke is a Private Sector Performance Coach and Strength & Conditioning Consultant. He is currently working with athletes at World Championship, European Championship and British Championship level, and also with International/County athletes from a multitude of sports including Motocross, GAA, Soccer, Road Racing, Rugby, Mountain Biking and Sidecarcross. He also helps everyday people become more athletic! Jack holds an Honours Degree in Strength and Conditioning and a Masters Degree in Coaching Science.

Jordan is a sales expert who coaches people through sales and objection strategies and closing. Since his last appearance on this podcast he has grown a huge social media following.  In this episode we discuss the following topics: -The common mistakes people make in sales -Strategies for handing objections -How to build your instagram: -Designing the bio -How to gain followers rapidly -Selling through Instagram stories. -How to sell in you DM's

Eric is an entrepreneur and brand strategist who, like so many others, has had to find creative ways to pivot and persevere during the pandemic. His personal pivot to health and fitness resulted in losing over 75 pounds and completely transforming his life.

Brianna is a 22 year old aspiring strength and conditioning coach from Belfast with a passion for human movement. She is a Sport and Exercise graduate currently studying a MSc in strength and conditioning whilst working as a Biomechanics Research Assistant at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, Ireland. In this episode we discuss: -Her role in Santry at the Sports Surgery Clinic. -Her current studies in MSc. at Ulster University -Being a female S&C coach in a male dominated field -UKSCA accreditation  -Social Media

Dave has attained a BSc in Health & Performance Science, a MSc Coaching Science & his CSCS. Dave is currently head of swimming performance in Terenure College and is also the S&C coach for Terenure swimming club. In this podcast we discuss the following: -Strength Training (The difficulties of progressively overloading in zoom call sessions, weekly layout, set/reps ranges) -Conditioning (Returning to pool, distances and times prescribed) -Covid Regulations for swimming and how it affects coaching -Dave's inability to wear a shirt on instagram

Neil has his MSc in coaching science & BSc in strength and conditioning, as well as his CSCS. He has vast experience in the field of S&C including high level international and provincial set ups! In this episode we discuss returning to play for rugby, we touch on the following topics: -The importance of communication -Conditioning (Slow Aerobic Capacity work, Tempo, Small Sided Games) -Speed & Agility (Logical Progressions) -Prepping for contact (crawling, wrestling, technique of tackling) -Negating injury risk

In this podcast we discuss the return to training within basketball. We lay out the following topics: -Strength training (AA Phases, 1x20 approach, Volume/Intensity & Key areas) -Conditioning (Tempo Runs vs MAS, SSG) -Speed(Acceleration drills, distances, progressions and when to implement a reaction stimulus)  -Agility (Closed to Open, the importance of using game like reactions) -A full layout of a high low approach -James Loughnane Msc. (Ireland U16 Men S&C coach 2017/2018) -Michael Stack BSc. (Ireland U17 Women S&C 2018/2019, Scotland U16 Women S&C 2019-Present) -Declan Berry BSc. (Ireland U18 Women S&C 2018/2019, Ireland Women U17 S&C 2019-Present)

Sean Squires is S&C graduate with extensive experience in the field of Canadian Football. We talk about his journey to the position he is in today, and all things performance training for Canadian Football. In this episode we talk about athletes return to speed training after lockdown: -What speed work actually entails -The appropriate distances, drills and progressions for straight line speed -The monitoring of total session volume -When to introduce jumps and throws -The implementation of a reaction stimulus in session and week on week

Conor is a MSc graduate in Coaching Science with an Undergrad in Strength & Conditioning. He currently runs his own business in Budapest. In this episode we discuss the all things returning to MMA training: -Strength Training (how training status affects programming) -Controlling the controllable -Knowing the effect of strength work on the technical skills -Simple and appropriate tactics to monitor your training -The art of not being a dickhead in technical workouts

Pat Curran is a multiple time Irish national bodybuilding champion and competitive powerlifter. He holds a BSc in strength and conditioning and runs Kaizen Strength coaching; which specializes in strength and physique development. This is the second instalment in the return to training series, and in this episode we talk about the following: -Return to Strength Training (Bench, Squat & Deadlift) -Starting volume and intensities and their logical progressions -Regressions and accessory lifts  -Advice on returning to bodybuilding -Advice on performing a lean bulk upon return to the gym

 Eimhin is a S&C coach attaining his degree within that subject from LIT Tipperary. Within his coaching career he has mainly worked in the sport of GAA, currently with Westmeath Senior Hurlers with Mike Frawley. Previously with Ballyroan Abbey GAA and Laois senior footballers under Noel Flynn. Aside from this he has worked in a number of games development roles with clubs in county Tipperary. This podcast marks the first in a series of return to training for multiple sports. In this episode we discuss the sport of Gaelic football, we have touch of the following aspects: -Returning to conditioning training (Tempos, MAS, SSG) -Return to strength training (volume & Intensity) -Return to speed work (Distances, reactions, game speed) -How to negate the risk of injury

Dave has attained a BSc in Health & Performance Science, a MSc Coaching Science & his CSCS. Dave is currently head of swimming performance in Terenure College and is also the S&C coach for Terenure swimming club. Today was discuss all about the work is performing within these set ups, we touch on the following subjects: -Strength Work (the key areas of the body, time given to it and its effect on injury reduction) -Particular monitoring & recovery strategies used with his athletes -How much control he has over the conditioning aspect of his swimmers. -The preparation strategies used for competition days. 

In this episode we talk to Ryan Warwick, who is a Strength & Conditioning coach with an MSc and BSc within the subject of S&C. His stellar education is also matched by his career to date. This includes working within an International Basketball set up as an S&C coach and also being a sports performance and technology consultant with Sports Physio Supplies. In his most recent role he works as a general manager at a training facility in Sydney, Australia. In this episode we talk about creating a culture and other aspects of S&C: -Factors to consider when creating a high performance culture. -The role testing and monitoring can play within this. -The perception of Strength & Conditioning, including opportunity, wage and having a side hustle.

Mike has a BSc in Strength & Conditioning and vast experience within the sport of Gaelic Hurling. This experience varies from club level to the highest level of inter-county, in his most recent role as lead S&C for Westmeath Senior Hurlers. During his time within the multiple performance set ups, he obtained great experience and knowledge on the use of GPS units, and that is the topic we discuss today. We chat about the following aspects: -What GPS units do? -The implementation of the data and how it affects field work/conditioning, monitoring, recovery & negating injury risk. -The issues that arise and possible flaws with the data provided -Recommendations for coaches using GPS units.

In this episode we discuss the importance of monitoring & recovery strategies for underage and sub-elite basketball athletes. We break in down into: -The importance of monitoring and some low budget strategies. -The importance of recovery strategies and higherarchy of recovery strategies. -The implementation of two monitoring & recovery systems used within a European Championships. -James Loughnane Msc. (Ireland U16 Men S&C coach 2017/2018) -Michael Stack BSc. (Ireland U17 Women S&C 2018/2019, Scotland U16 Women S&C 2019-Present) -Declan Berry BSc. (Ireland U18 Women S&C 2018/2019, Ireland Women U17 S&C 2019-Present)

Andrew Gill is a Basketball coach with a stellar career. This includes being International Head coach for Basketball Ireland over an 8 year period. He has also coached at the highest level within the British Basketball League. He has excelled on both sides of education, obtaining an MSc in Sport Development & Coaching, whilst also delivering his knowledge through being a coach tutor for both Basketball England & Basketball Ireland. Today is the first episode of a multipart series on skill acquisition examining research and detailing how it leads into real life application. This episode topics on the following topics: -The definition of a coach and what they do? -Motivation Mastery and the Self-determination theory -Teaching versus learning  -Testing over teaching 

Conor is a MSc graduate in Coaching Science with an Undergrad in Strength & Conditioning. He currently runs his own business in Budapest. In this episode we chat about one of the most researched supplements out there in Creatine. We touch on the following topics. -What is creatine? -Its benefits for performance -Its effect on lean body mass (special populations and sarcopenia) -Combat sports (Tony Ricci's Loading Model) -How it effects weight cuts and rehydration post cut -Promising research on concussion/mild traumatic brain injury

Mary is a performance nutritionist with an undergrad in Sport Science, and recently performed a research masters examining varying nutritional recovery strategies on field sport athletes. In this episode we discuss that research, we go into: -The rationale behind preforming the study -The methodology (subjects, measurements taken, prescription) -The results found and it's practical implications

Karl Kilbride is a basketball coach with extensive experience within the highest level of his sport. His stellar coaching career includes being the Head Coach of three international Irish teams, as well as an assistant coach in three more separate international programmes. In conjunction to this, he has been the head coach of the WSL team Killester. In this podcast we have a chat about the following topics: -A head coaches point of view into the importance of an S&C -What he wants to see from his S&C in relation to: -How they plan, use data, testing reports, on game day and in a tournament set up -The pressure that comes with being a head coach -How to create a positive culture

Orlaith Is an exercise specialist with a BSc in strength and conditioning from LIT. She works at Medfit Proactive Healthcare, a medical exercise facility in Dublin. In this episode we discuss the following: - The importance of strength training for elderly - The topic of fall prevention - The implementation of a strength training programme - The keys that arise when attempting to implement a programme

Pat Curran is a multiple time Irish national bodybuilding champion and competitive powerlifter. He holds a BSc in strength and conditioning and runs Kaizen Strength coaching; which specializes in strength and physique development.

Noel is a strength coach and with an undergrad in S&C. He currently resides in Calgary, and has recently written a paper critiquing the Canadian LTAD model. Today we discuss this paper and touch on the following topics: -The flaws with how they distinguish the areas of trainability -The vast difference in the amount research for males vs females -The discrepancy's in the research for strength/power training and PHV If you train youth sport athletes, this is a must listen!

Declan is a MSc graduate in Sports Medicine from Bath University, with an undergrad in Physiotherapy from the University of Ulster. In this episode we discuss his journey from college to the NHS and finally to his own private practice “Pendulum Physiotherapy”. During our chat we touch on the following topics: -The importance of early classification of injury -The role of a physio within a performance set up -The current set up at Pendulum Physio

In this episode we talk about the importance in strength training in Basketball. We break it down into: -The importance of UpperBody strength -The importance of Lower Body strength -The effect of growth & maturation (PHV) -Core Training -A structured 8 phased approach -James Loughnane Msc. (Ireland U16 Men S&C coach 2017/2018) -Michael Stack BSc. (Ireland U17 Women S&C 2018/2019, Scotland U16 Women S&C 2019-Present) -Declan Berry BSc. (Ireland U18 Women S&C 2018/2019, Ireland Women U17 S&C 2019-Present)

Conor is a MSc graduate in Coaching Science with an Undergrad in Strength & Conditioning. He currently runs his own business in Budapest. Today we look into the controversial topic of weight cutting. We discuss the following aspects: -Why athletes perform weight cuts -The different methods utilized -The typical amount of weigh cut in the lead up to an event -Performance decrements that may occur -Considerations for coaches involved with an athlete cutting weight

Kiri is an S&C coach at the Canadian institute of sport out here in Ontario. She has an MSc in S&C and an undergrad in Kinesiology. Today we will discuss: -Her S&C journey as an athlete to coaching -Her amazing mentors and coaching experiences -Her role at the CSIO (multiple teams) -Strength training for Archery (the importance of impacting sway & tremor)

Taylor is a personal trainer in Toronto with vast experience in multiple sports such as gymnastics, bodybuilding, powerlifting and Olympic Lifting. In this episode we talk: -The physical and mental effects of transitioning sports -The influence of Social Media -The importance of having a coach and the impact it had on her through injury -Her new company “coffee shop health”

Cormac Walsh is a Certified Strength and Conditioning specialist with a Masters in Coaching Science and an Undergrad in Strength and Conditioning along with being an M.N.U certified Nutritionist. He has worked across a variety of sports from American Football, Basketball, Gaelic Games, Rowing and our main topic for today endurance sports specifically Duathlon. Today we will take a broad view of all things endurance development.

In this episode we look into the common injuries within Basketball, in particular the Knee, Ankle, Lower Back and Shoulder. We discuss the causes of them, the length of time you may expect to sit out with them and then finally preventative measures that can be put in place! James Loughnane Msc. (Ireland U16 Men S&C coach 2017/2018) · Michael Stack BSc. (Ireland U17 Women S&C 2018/2019, Scotland U16 Women S&C 2019-Present) · Declan Berry BSc. (Ireland U18 Women S&C 2018/2019, Ireland Women U17 S&C 2019-Present)

Dave has attained a BSc in Health & Performance Science, a MSc Coaching Science & his CSCS. Dave is currently head of swimming performance in Terenure College and is also the S&C coach for Terenure swimming club. Today we talk about the research he performed on the Ultra Short Race Pace Training during his MSC. The research is about to be published and is the first of its kind on this method of training. He has some interesting critiques of the training modality and has some interesting conclusions.

Jordan attained a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. He is currently the general manager at Vive Fitness Lakeshore and has vast and extensive experience within sales and today we talk about all that topic! In particular the importance for S&C coaches/Personal Trainers to demonstrate value, how to deal with objections and the role of expertise!

Neil has his MSc in coaching science &BSc in strength and conditioning, as well as his CSCS. He has vast experience in the field of S&C including high level international and provincial set ups! Today we discuss all things youth rugby!

In this episode we talk all things speed in relation to Youth Basketball. We discuss: -Planning a speed session -Technique, Drills, Coaching Cues -The role of the Stretch Shortening Cycle and how to train it. -A 5 phase approach to straight line speed training. James Loughnane Msc. (Ireland U16 Men S&C coach 2017/2018) · Michael Stack BSc. (Ireland U17 Women S&C 2018/2019, Scotland U16 Women S&C 2019-Present) · Declan Berry BSc. (Ireland U18 Women S&C 2018/2019, Ireland Women U17 S&C 2019-Present)

Sean Squires is S&C graduate with extensive experience in the field of Canadian Football. We talk about his journey to the position he is in today, and all things performance training for Canadian Football.

Jonathan is a Rehab specialist based in Toronto. He has over 10 years of experience within his field and received his BSc in Sports and Exercise Science. In most recent years he has developed a successful online platform “Prehab-Perfromance”.

Ethan is both the assistant coach of Humber Colleges Powerlifting Team and a Personal trainer specializing in strength and performance. Recently graduating from the Bachelors of Digital Communication program, Ethan combines his passion for exercise and knowledge of digital technologies into instructional and creative content. .34 Ethan Intro 5.00 Coaching for a team 7.44 Programming for beginners & intermediate lifters 8.51 Common injuries in powerlifting 11.00 What a session looks like 14.14 Advice for new powerlifters 16.00 Preparing for a competition 18.30 Peaking for a meet 24.25 Timing your warmup reps at a meet 27.00 What should your first attempt be? 29.00 Things I wish I did when I started powerlifting...

Jack is a MSc graduate in Coaching Science with an undergrad in Strength & Conditioning. He has worked within an international set up with Irish Hockey and has most recently developed a performance programme with Motorsport athletes. Today we talk all things Motorsport training.

In this podcast we talk all things S&C in youth basketball, and introduce the basketball crew that are going to be prevalent in upcoming basketball podcasts. · James Loughnane Msc. (Ireland U16 Men S&C coach 2017/2018) · Michael Stack BSc. (Ireland U17 Women S&C 2018/2019, Scotland U16 Women S&C 2019-Present) · Declan Berry BSc. (Ireland U18 Women S&C 2018/2019, Ireland Women U17 S&C 2019-Present)

Noel Fitzgibbon is a PT and strength and conditioning coach working out of Calgary, Canada. He has a BSc in strength and conditioning and has competed at a national and international level in weightlifting.

Conor is an MSc graduate in coaching science with an Undergrad in Strength & Conditioning. He currently runs his own business in Budapest. Today we delve into strength & conditioning within the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.