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In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Reid Reale. Reid Reale is the Performance Nutrition Manager for the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. The UFC Performance Institute Shanghai provides interdisciplinary services of MMA technical training, sport science, strength & conditioning, sports nutrition and physical therapy for professional and academy UFC athletes. The UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai and Las Vegas also share best practices for performance optimization with athletes and coaches around the world in other sports. Recognized as a leading expert in sport nutrition research and practice, in particular combat sport nutrition, Reid Reale has over 10 years’ experience working with elite, professional and Olympic athletes. Prior to joining the UFC, Reid was most recently employed as a Senior Scientist with the Gatorade Sports Science Institute at the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida; where he conducted research and provided sports science and nutrition services to elite and professional athletes, including those in the NFL, NBA and MLB. Prior to his role with GSSI, Reid was the lead dietitian for the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) Combat Centre, working with the country’s best Judo, Boxing, Wrestling and Taekwondo athletes in the lead up to the 2016 Rio Olympics and beyond. In addition to working with Australia’s best combat sport athletes, Reid provided services to many of the top combat sports nations in the world’s elite teams, including; Japan Judo, New Zealand Judo, China Judo, Philippines Boxing, Brazil Boxing, Ireland Boxing, Thailand Taekwondo, Egypt Taekwondo, as well as many high performing individual Olympic and World Championship medalists. During his time at the AIS, Reid also completed his PhD which focused on acute weight management (weight cutting and post-weigh-in recovery) in Olympic Combat Sport athletes. As a researcher and speaker, Reid has published heavily cited work on the topic of weight management for combat sports, and has presented this work at a number of sports science and nutrition conferences around the world. Full show-note available at: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode108
EP 35 - Excellence Over Everything with Paul Cale Your host // Tim Bishop Our guest // Paul Cale "Failure just means the path you chose isn't passable. Find another way to what you want."Paul Cale is a man who truly understands combat. Quite literally, he rewrote the book on close-quarter fighting (CQF) for the Australian Special Forces. A former Commando Sergeant, Paul gained more than 25 years of experience in the Australian armed forces. For 20 of those he was a Special Forces operator and team leader, and served on five combat tours in the Middle East. Upon retirement, Paul was immediately recruited by the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he worked alongside top sports psychologists and physiologists at the AIS Combat Centre. Today, as the CEO of KEF Group, Paul leads a business that specialises in advanced skill-enhancement training for defence, police and security organisations. Applying his own method of CQF, Kinetic Fighting, Paul has also created the Army Combatives Program, which is now mandatory for Australian soldiers. In this episode, Paul shares inspiration and insight on life, work and education. Featuring a mixture of deep reflection, raw honesty and dry Aussie humour, this conversation will go down as a favourite with our listeners. His mantra, Excellence Over Everything, embodies the belief that by developing mental toughness and physical mastery through discipline and commitment, you can take control of your life and succeed in your personal mission. We can't wait for you to dive in. Connect with Paul here; Website: https://kineticfighting.com.au/about/paul-cale/ Instagram: instagram.com/paulcaleofficial
In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Israel Halperin. Israel has just completed post-doctoral research at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Israel completed his PhD at Edith-Cowan University, Australia in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). His research focusing on the effect of coaching feedback on performance of resistance trainees and combat sport athletes. Israel worked with the four Olympic Combat sports in the AIS Combat Centre. Israel is also a former international competitor in Muay Thai, and now coaches elite level kickboxers. In this episode, we discuss metascience in the sports and exercise sciences. Essentially we discuss some limitations and considerations which we need to be aware of when both conducting and interpreting research.
Special guest host Ciaran O' Regan interviews Dr. Israel Halperin about research and application of S&C coaching. Israel is a post-doctoral researcher at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Israel completed his PhD at Edith-Cowan University, Australia in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). His research centered on the effects coaching feedback has on the performance of resistance trained subjects and combat sport athletes. Israel spent the 3 years working with the four Olympic Combat sports in the AIS Combat Centre as a sport scientist. Over the years Israel has trained many world-class combat sport athletes as an S&C and Muay Thai coach. Israel has international competition experience in Muay Thai, and has spent 2 years in the U.S and a year in Thailand for training and competition purposes. He also holds two black belts. In This Episode We Discuss: Israel's background as athlete, coach and scientist The role of strength and conditioning in open loop sports and the cost to benefit analysis of GPP vs SPP An evidence-based approach to designing combat sports training sessions Becoming comfortable with the uncertainty and chaos of working with humans Humility as a scientist and a coach and being willing to change our views in light of evidence Becoming aware of our biases and what to do about them This episode is brought to you by Health IQ. To see if you qualify, get your free quote today at healthiq.com/sigma or mention the promo code SIGMA when you talk to a Health IQ agent.
Israel Halperin is at the final stages of his PhD conducted through Edith-Cowan University in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). His thesis deals with the effects coaching feedback have on performance of resistance trained subjects and combat athletes. Israel spent the past 3 years working with the four Olympic Combat sports in the AIS Combat Centre as a sport scientist. Throughout the years he trained dozens of world class athletes for competition as an S&C and a Muay Thai coach. Israel has international competition experience in Muay Thai. He spent 2 years in the U.S and a year in Thailand for training and competition purposes, and holds two black belts. In this podcast, Israel and I discuss the following: Question 1: What is attentional focusing instructions and what effect does it have on performance? Question 2: Can you explain which effect choices have on motor skill learning and performance? Question 3: You have also done studies on knowledge of exercise endpoint during repeated maximal voluntary contractions. Could you tell us more about that? Question 4: Regarding coaching cues, how does different feedbacks affect the performance of the athlete? Question 5: What is the take home messages and practical applications?