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Alec Mackenzie is a PhD scholar with Griffith University, the Queensland Academy of Sport, and Swimming Australia. Alec dives into the prevention of shoulder injuries in swimmers, sharing insights from his ground-breaking research. His recent systematic review, "Identifying Evidence-Practice Gaps for Shoulder Injury Risk Factors in Competitive Swimmers," has made waves in the sports medicine world by bridging literature and expert opinion to better manage swimmer's shoulder. In this episode Alec unpacks the top three statistically significant factors contributing to shoulder pain in swimmers, offering invaluable advice for athletes, coaches, and triathletes. Show Sponsor: POGO Physio Telehealth Consultations believe that everyone deserves access to complete and remarkable physiotherapy services. Our goal is to get you back to your Physical Best. Find out more about Telehealth Consultations and book online. Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram & Twitter The Physical Performance Show: Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter (@tppshow1) Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.
"Science has already fixed climate change. We know what's causing it, we know what to do about it. The fact that there is paralysis is not the problem of science." Are you interested in listening to scientists? What do you think about the urgency of actions after scientific proof? How can we use the planetary indicators for better urban futures? Interview Marcus Foth, Professor of Urban Informatics at Queensland University of Technology. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, urban visioning, declining cities, opportunities in health-arts-social sciences, donut economics, and many more. Marcus Foth is a Professor of Urban Informatics in the School of Design and a Chief Investigator in the QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Faculty of Creative Industries, Education, and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. For more than two decades, Marcus has led ubiquitous computing and interaction design research into interactive digital media, screen, mobile and smart city applications. Marcus founded the Urban Informatics Research Lab in 2006 and the QUT Design Lab in 2016. He is a member of the More-than-Human Futures research group. Marcus has published more than 270 peer-reviewed publications. He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society and the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Distinguished Member of the international Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and currently serves on Australia's national College of Experts. Find out more about Marcus through these links: Marcus Foth on LinkedIn; @sunday9pm as Marcus Foth on X; QUT Design Lab website; Marcus Foth at QUT; Marcus Foth website; Marcus Foth on Google Scholar; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.159 - Interview with Michael Browne about Aboriginal ideas in urban planning; No.186 - Interview with Tom Bosschaert about stages of grief with sustainability; No.216 - Interview with Sara Stace about doughnut economics; No.255R - Participation, co-creation, and public space What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay
All Things Speed & Strength | Podcast by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson
We welcomed Dr. Lachlan James and Dr. Steven Duhig onto the All Things Speed & Strength Podcast. This episode was guest co-hosted by Dr. Patrick Holmberg. Lachlan James is a Senior Lecturer, Sport Scientist, and Course Coordinator of the Master of Strength and Conditioning degree at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He received his PhD in Sport Science in 2017 and has published over 40 peer reviewed articles, including 25 as first or senior author. He currently supervises 7 PhD students with research projects in the AFL, Super Rugby, Queensland Academy of Sport, the A-League and with VALD Performance. Prior to entering academia, he spent 10 years in professional practice as a strength and conditioning coach and applied sport scientist. https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/lpjames/publications Steven Duhig is a Lecturer in Exercise Science at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia. He received his PhD in 2017 with a research focus on hamstring strain injuries. Since then, he has broadened his research interests to include identifying determinants of athletic performance and personalising training programs to optimise sports performance. His current research involves exploring the connections between muscle architecture and injury risk, as well as performance enhancement and injury prevention in various sports, including Australian rules football, soccer, rugby league, swimming, track and field, and surfing. He is also interested in developing technologies to improve musculoskeletal imaging and function. https://experts.griffith.edu.au/9460-steven-duhig The episode is available on all platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. About your hosts: The All Things Speed & Strength Podcast is hosted by Lucas Quinn and Jared Wilson. Lucas owns a Training Facility in Westlake Village, California, and works with athletes from the youth to the professional level. Jared is an NBA strength coach and also owns a Training Facility in Ventura, California. Lucas' online speed training digital platform for athletes: www.SpeedUnleashedLQ.com and www.LQSportsPerformance.com Instagram: @LQ_StrengthCoach / @JaredWilson.Performance / @Speed_Strength.Podcast Twitter: @LQStrengthCoach / @_JaredWilson / @SpeedStrPodcast
The Long Munch - Nutrition for Runners, Cyclists & Triathletes
Supplements contaminated with banned substances are an athlete's worst nightmare. In this episode we'll understand how much risk there actually is of testing positive from nutrition supplement use. And if you're not an elite athlete and don't think this is relevant to you - think again. We'll hear how this applies to ALL athletes competing in organised sport, no matter what level, and how to minimise the risk of a positive test coming back to haunt you. Podcast Guest: Kerry O'Bryan - Bond University & Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) References/Resources discussed in the episode: Sports Integrity Australia (SIA, formerly ASADA) on supplements: https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/what-we-do/anti-doping/supplements-sport SIA App: https://www.sportintegrity.gov.au/resources/sport-integrity-apps-and-vr Protein Fortified Foods - is there any risk? (Sports Dietitians Australia): https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/fuel-articles/protein-fortification-foods/ Global Drug Reference Online(GlobalDRO) (for checking medications): https://www.globaldro.com/Home Fuelin: This episode is supported by Fuelin, the world's first training-based nutrition app. It syncs with your training plan (in TrainingPeaks, Final Surge, and TriDot or Run Dot) and creates a personalised nutrition plan, built around your training schedule and tailored to your goals. You'll see adjustments in your fuelling both within and outside of training sessions, using a traffic light system to adjust your carb intake to fuel appropriately for your needs. To get 30% off your first month, go to https://www.fuelin.com/ and enter the code FE30 at checkout. Fueling Endurance eBook: At over 260 pages, the Fueling Endurance eBook contains answers to 49 of the most common nutrition questions that runners, cyclists and triathletes ask. Covering the first two years of the podcast, the eBook contains additional insights, tips, and quotes from experts and athletes. Every copy sold helps cover the cost of making the podcast. Purchase directly from https://fuelingendurance.com/ or search Fueling Endurance on Amazon for the Kindle version.
Kaarle is a former professional cyclist with a 15-year career that led her to being at the top of her sport of track sprint cycling in Australia and the world. During her time as an athlete, Kaarle won 4 World Championships, Olympic Bronze (London 2012) and 3 Commonwealth Games Titles. Since retiring in 2021, Kaarle has stepped into the realm of performance practitioner where she was appointed as the coach of the Women's Podium Sprint group for the British Cycling team. She is now both a performance coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport and Deputy Chef Du Mission for the Australian Olympic Committee as they head into the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. What You'll Learn: In this episode, Kaarle shares he very unique lens of both a world-class athlete and a high-performance coach. You'll experience what an inspiration she is with regard to her integrity and courage to do things against the accepted "norm." We dive deep into her personal journey, the areas she's struggled with personally and professionally, and the non-technical attributes she has developed in her self-growth to allow her to have perspective and the courage to live with such strong integrity. Talking Points: What made a good practitioner/coach vs a great one Why Kaarle left her coaching role with British cycling Kaarle's 3 pillars of coaching Boundaries and protecting time The key non-technical skills that have helped Kaarle, and what she feel is important for practitioners to develop in themselves (non-technical) What makes an elite performance staff department environment in Kaarle's experience If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it. Resources: Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com Practitioner Needs Analysis Coaching (1-1 & GROUP OPTIONS): Read Full Details Kaarle's LinkedIn article Clarifying High Performance and the Role, Responsibilities, and Requisite Attributes of the High-Performance Director in American Professional Sport: Paper Here
Dr Lachlan James is a Senior Lecturer, Sport Scientist, Course Coordinator of the Master of Strength and Conditioning degree at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, and an ASCA Professional L2 coach. He has published over 40 peer reviewed articles including 25 as first or senior author. Lachlan currently supervises 7 PhD students with research projects in the AFL, Super Rugby, Queensland Academy of Sport, the A-League and with VALD Performance. Prior to entering academia, he spent 10 years in professional practice as a strength and conditioning coach and applied sport scientist. QUOTES “The problem we are trying to solve is reducing the vast array of metrics we have available to us from technology down to just a few key ones” “Choose the metric in any cluster that is more reliable and is most interpretable by the end user” “Whatever variable we can get reliable at 100ms in the IMTP, which is typically force at 100ms, is the one I will take” “The reality is force at a certain timepoint, RFD and impulse all contain the same information but the reliability differs markedly” “If isometric strength doesn't track heavy dynamic strength changes, and you are trying to use it to inform more heavy dynamic strength interventions from something like the DSI, then it might not respond in the way you think” “You have to give feedback on contact time after each rep if assessing reactive strength with a drop jump or 10-5” SHOWNOTES 1) Lachlan's pathway to becoming a world leading strength researcher at LaTrobe University 2) Strength and power assessments and the vast array of metrics available for practitioners 3) Dimension reduction and making sense of the various clusters of metrics available 4) Picking between the Iso Squat and IMTP as the test of choice for lower body maximal isometric strength and the advantages of looking at net force 5) The importance of set up in the maximal isometric strength tests 6) Choosing between net force at 100ms, RFD or impulse? 7) Key metrics in the countermovement jump, unilateral variations and eccentric measures 8) What strength domains or qualities actually exist? The 5 strength qualities and their relationship to one another 9) Issues with the Dynamic Strength Index 10) Feasibility of assessing the different strength qualities and solutions with large squads of athletes 11) The effect of initial strength on strength training adaptations and the merging of strength qualities in weaker athletes PEOPLE MENTIONED Vince Kelly Warren Young Greg Haff Chris Bishop
This week's American Swimming Coaches Association talk comes from Stefan Widmer. Stefan Widmer was born in Switzerland and swam internationally for Switzerland for 10 years. In 2000, Stefan was appointed as a coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane, Australia. His swimmers included Liesel Jones, Libby Trickett, and Christian Sprenger just to name a few. His swimmers achieved 20 world records, three Olympic gold medals, and 16 world champs gold medals. Coach Widmer's coaching concept is based on a process driven and race paced specific training model, employing people management skills, exploring human behavior, and a complex understanding of swimming techniques. Our Sponsors: EO SWIM BETTER BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING SWIMSTRONG DRYLAND IMAGINE SWIMMING INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME #swimming #sprinting #feedthecats
We hear about the influence of data and science in sports every day. You can't watch an NFL game without hearing “the analytics say this is the right decision.” So it should come as no surprise that the world's best swimmers work with experts to find speed anywhere possible. Enter Nick Smith and the field of “movement science.” He's worked with Cam McEvoy in his ascent to the top of the sprinting world, as well as other Aussie swim stars like Ariarne Titmus and Shayna Jack to name a couple, with the objective of understanding how the body moves through water, where in the race there is room to improve, and helping craft that improvement. Nick Smith is an expert and is part of why Cam McEvoy told us in Episode #150 about his target time to 15m being a huge priority and how he was able to achieve it en route to his World Championship title in the 50m Freestyle. Check this one out to learn how Nicholas Smith, Queensland Academy of Sport and Team Australia are leveraging science to achieve results in the pool. Enjoy!
Dive deep with Grant Field, the acclaimed golf maestro and genius behind Australia's golfing sensation, Cameron Smith.As an expert in short-game golf and a prominent figure in the Australian PGA, Field's expertise extends beyond the green.With a decade of nominations as QLD PGA Coach of the Year and four wins, he's a force to be reckoned with. As the driving force behind Cameron Smith, the 2022 Open Championship Winner, Field reveals the secrets of the game.From being the Head Coach for Golf Queensland to leading the Queensland Academy of Sport, his journey is a testament to passion, perseverance, and unparalleled skill.Tune in and get an inside look into the world of elite golf coaching and the makings of a champion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Queensland Academy of Sport manager Isaka Cernak joins Bianca, Ben and Lakey after the FIFA World Cup Final with England and Spain last night. Isaka says “Congratulations to our girls and obviously congratulations to Spain but what an unbelievable world cup”. The Matilda's have a staggering 10 out of 23 players from Queensland and Isaka says “we've got an believable track record with the Queensland academy of sport going back 32 years now” “for generations and generations we've had a very very good heritage”. Isaka talks about the future of the Matildas and the support from the government, “it's really waking up Australia to the potential of female football”.Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcasts/seafm-gold-coast-breakfastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is good high performance coaching and leadership like? How do you create rapport and trust with the athlete? What are the best tools and methods for becoming a better coach? These are key questions I have been wrestling in my coaching career and also researched the topic in my sport psychology masters thesis. In this episode I got a fantastic opportunity to wrestle with these questions with Professor Cliff Mallett from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, whose research has played a key role in broadening my understanding of what it means to be a "good coach". Tune in to this episode if you want to understand what are the crucial ingredients in high performance coaching that facilitate success, and how can you become the good coach! Professor Cliff Mallett is a high performance specialist with PhD in sport psychology and extensive practical coaching background. Cliff has specialised in understanding the interdependencies between people and the complexities of high performance contexts to enable successful (winning) outcomes. He has coached many athletes to Olympic, World Championships, and Commonwealth medals in track and field athletics. Furthermore, he is a world renowned practitioner and applied researcher. He is Professor in sport psychology and coaching (University of Queensland and Technical University of Munich; EW Barker Professor NIE, Singapore), and has been regularly sought after within the corporate and academic worlds for his advisory and mentorship. He has extensively consulted nationally and internationally across high performance contexts including: International Olympic Committee (IOC); International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) now World Athletics (WA); International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE); Australian Football League (AFL); National Rugby League (NRL); Australian Rugby Union (ARU); Tennis Australia (TA); Essendon Football Club; North Melbourne Football Club (Kangaroos); Brisbane Lions Football Club; Gold Coast Suns; North Queensland Cowboys (NRL); Australian Sports Commission (ASC); Australian Institute of Sport (AIS); Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS)Here more about Cliff:https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/647Links to tools and research discussed in this episode:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26172971/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308163361_The_Practices_and_Developmental_Pathways_of_Professional_and_Olympic_Serial_Winning_Coacheshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/304404218_Serial_Winning_Coaches_People_Vision_and_Environmenthttps://www.guilford.com/books/The-Art-and-Science-of-Personality-Development/Dan-McAdams/9781462529322https://bigfive-test.com/https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2013-21899-040In case interested to here more about tools like the strivings matrix, life story or other tools to develop as a high performance coach reach out to heikki@mentalrace.fi
Scott hails from Northern Ireland where he started his career as an S&C coach with the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland. Having worked with multiple sports, he ultimately became Physical Preparation Lead for British Swimming. He oversaw significant transformation of several swimmers through to Rio 2016, including multiple Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth Games Champions who broke many world records along the way. Following the Rio Olympics Scott joined British Cycling as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. He supported sprint and BMX programs and led a national team of S&C coaches supporting over 100 athletes. A year prior to Tokyo Scott was asked to become the coach for the Men's podium sprint squad, and they went on to medal in every possible event. Scott is currently a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Queensland Academy of Sport and National Technical Lead for Swimming Australia. He is completing a PhD in neuromuscular performance. QUOTES “As a strength and conditioning coach, you are vastly more effective if you understand what else is happening outside of the gym in an athlete's sport” “When you're coaching a program, what I learned to appreciate is that you don't always have athletes who are going to show up to training and attack every rep and set with maximal intent because you are not working with robots… so you have to pivot and tinker and adapt” "I think there are ways of reverse engineering performance in field sports but what you might not be able to see though is the same degree of quantifiable change in a gym variable resulting in a change in performance” “I would really love it if I could find a practical way in elite sport to do more job shares so everybody in a high performance team gets a better understanding of each other person's role” SHOWNOTES 1) A quick recap of Scott's career so far from Northern Ireland to the Queensland Academy of Sport 2) Being thrust into a technical coach role in a sport you have never coached or played before 3) Leading from the front, leading from the side and leading from behind with the British podium sprint cycling squad 4) The nuances of coaching athletes that are multiple Olympic and World Championship medalists. 5) Reverse engineering performance versus being reactive as a coach and the advantages of both 6) How you might reverse engineer performance in more open skill sports 7) The theory behind transcranial direct current stimulation 8) The “Roy Keane” moment for Scott and his current work with Australian swimming
Kelly Penfold is a Physical Performance coach at the QLD Academy of Sport, currently working with Men's field hockey, triathlon and race-walking. She has been involved in athletic development from grassroots to professional and Olympic sports, including three years as the strength and conditioning coach for the QLD Women's State of Origin Team. Her coaching experience ranges from field and court sport to endurance athletes, and has worked with youth, adolescent and older athletes. She was Head Performance Coach for Ace Performance in Melbourne prior to her QAS role where coaching speed, acceleration and agility were a strong focus. She holds her Level 2 ASCA accreditation and is an Elite coach within the ASCA Pro-scheme. QUOTES “Endurance first is the underlying factor that I think should always be worked on in a preseason” “At the very start of preseason is when I start to get them confident and comfortable at running a reasonable distance” “It is very important in any endurance sport to build kilometers in a patient approach year by year” “Somewhere around that 25 km mark is my minimum in the preseason to know that the hockey players will get through a normal week inseason” “If I can give them a cue the players have in their mind, those external cues seem to gee them up the most” SHOWNOTES 1) Kelly's voyage in strength and conditioning to the Queensland Academy of Sport 2) The importance of building aerobic capacity in preseason work 3) Approaches to develop aerobic capacity in preseason, including in semi-professional athletes 4) How to balance strength and endurance work and using the gym to stay in touch with speed and power 5) Using hill work and other field progressions to get players ready for accelerations and decelerations on pitch 6) The physiological base, polarised training and building mileage year after year in players 7) How change of direction and sprint work can be applied with triathletes 8) The footprints concept from Thorpey's former coach 9) Monitoring an athletes fitness during the season and using aerobic running tests to decide what type of running an athlete may need 10) External cues versus internal cues and athlete retention PEOPLE MENTIONED Gennadi Touretski Nick Winkelman
Chelsea Warr, the Queenslander credited with transforming Team GB into an Olympics powerhouse, joins the boys to explain how she plans to do the same for Australia in the lead-up to the 2032 Games as the boss of the Queensland Academy of Sport. Follow @towardthegames on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What would you do if your child got offered a sporting contract? How would you feel? It would be a pretty special moment. Well, imagine this. What if your child gets offered TWO sporting contracts, in TWO sports, in ONE weekend! It is EXACTLY what happened — at the end of last year — to our guest on the show today.In our conversation with sports mum Nicole Dennis, she talks us through this very situation, when her daughter Heidi got offered contracts with both Brisbane Roar Football Club and the Queensland Academy of Sport Reds Rugby Sevens program — at the same time.What's going to be best for her? How's it going to work being a dual-contracted athlete? Is it even possible? These are some of the many questions that were racing through Nicole's mind during what she describes at “the most exciting and mentally draining time”.You'll hear about Heidi's early years in sport, where she showed natural talent from a young age — and the one attribute that has really helped Heidi to stand out. Plus, how Nicole and her husband have sports parented all of their four kids, including how they've had to fine-tune her approach over the years.The episode start with THAT moment — the one they didn't see coming.HOSTS: John and Tiffany BonaseraPRODUCER: Tiffany BonaseraCONTACT US: tiffany@sportsparenthood.com.au
Lawyers “have an obligation to give back”, Paula Robinson argues. Not only it is incumbent upon practitioners to use their privilege for good, she says, but it also helps them better serve their clients and businesses. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Ailier principal Paula Robinson – who is also chair of the Queensland Academy of Sport Advisory Board, chair of Tennis Australia's National Gender Equality Task force, vice-president of Football Queensland and former vice-president of Tennis Queensland – to discuss why wearing numerous hats and garnering executive experience can be critical to one's success as a boutique firm leader. The pair delve into Ms Robinson's journey as a management executive prior to her legal career, how such experience served her in legal practice, how she balances wearing so many hats, the importance of giving back, and the practical steps that other firm owners can take to garner such executive experience. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!
What does it take to become an elite athlete? What are some struggles with mindset and how do we overcome them on the field or in a sporting competition? This week, we speak to sports psychologist, Rachel Jones about the art of mental toughness, how to best perform under pressure and optimise your mentality in sporting scenarios. Rachel has a background in sport and exercise science, and has held roles in strength and conditioning, athlete welfare, tactical training and sports rehabilitation assessment and management.She also has experience working with elite athletes from Australian teams and organisations including Super Rugby, NRL, Wallabies, Queensland Jockeys' Association, Racing Queensland, Sporting Wheelies, Professional Golfers' Association of Australia, Australian Institute of Sport and Queensland Academy of Sport to name a few.We speak to Rachel about mental resilience, coping with pressures of sport and how to create a winner's mindset. Follow her on Instagram @RachelJonesLiftHPC
Today's show features Dr. Chris Gaviglio. Chris is a current senior strength and conditioning coach for the Queensland Academy of Sport, working with Olympic-based sports and athletes. Chris has been involved with elite sport for over 15 years working across multiple Olympic sports and professional football in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Chris provides applied sports science projects for the athletes he works with, particularly in the areas of salivary hormones, passive heat maintenance, blood flow restriction training, warm-up strategies, and power/strength development. I don't often do shows that center around a piece of training technology, and the main reason for that is simply accessibility. If a training tool costs thousands of dollars, it isn't something a large proportion of the athletic, and even coaching population can rationalize having in their training arsenal. The nice thing about blood flow restriction training is that it is available at a relatively low price point, with common units starting around $300USD. Other setups using squat wraps, for example, can be done basically for free, but I would recommend using an automated system for the safety and precision of band tightness (see show notes regarding safety considerations and contraindications to BFR, such as concussions or deep vein thrombosis). Blood Flow restriction training has been a training tool that has been on my radar for a long time. After seeing the results that a high-level Olympic swimmer I worked with got from them, and then hearing some results from Nicolai Morris having a 1.5 second drop in the 100 freestyle of a swimmer as well, as well as several of my coaching colleagues using the method, I knew that there was absolutely something to BFR that I needed to get further into. In using the AirBands from Vald performance myself, I continued to realize how beneficial this training stimulus is to our physiological response. For today's show, Chris takes us into many topics of BFR, including its mechanisms and many benefits. As opposed to methods of mechanical stress (such as plyometrics, sprinting, heavy strength training methods) which tend to dominate this shows podcasts) BFR is a physiological stressor, and through this discussion, we can gain an appreciation for the contrast of physiological stress to more mechanical means. Chris finishes the show talking about how coaches and athletes can integrate BFR training, and gives many anecdotes and points of research, on how BFR can improve strength and speed recovery. Finally, our sponsor, Simplifaster is doing a Blood Flow Restiction cuff giveaway (Vald Airbands) so if you would like to get in on that, until November 11th, you can sign up for a chance to win a free pair of cuffs at bit.ly/freebfr . Today's episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster and Lost Empire Herbs. For 15% off your Lost Empire Herbs order, head to www.lostempireherbs.com/justfly View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Timestamps and Main Points 6:00 – Chris's experiment during quarantine using lighter, or minimal weights in an at-home training setting 17:00 – Discussion on using lighter implements and bodyweight in developing one's athleticism 20:30 – What blood flow restriction training is, and where it originated from 27:00 – How the metabolic stress from BFR creates beneficial responses, similar to high-load lifting 35:25 – What BFR definitely helps with, and what elements of performance it is not as helpful for 41:25 – How BFR can help with creating “mild to moderate” doses of lactate – Using BFR style work in warming up for a training session 53:10 – If there are any similar places in sport where athletes will experience situations similar to what is created with BFR means 57:00 – How to get as close to BFR as one can in a gym without any sort of cuffs or wraps 1:00:00 – Anecdotes on how to integrate BFR in performance an...
What a treat you are in for today ... Emma Doyle first met Dr Mitch Hewitt when they were working as learning facilitators together for Tennis Australia. They instantly connected over coaching pedagogy, best practice and different styles of teaching. Mitch told Emma that if she ever had the chance she should connect with Cliff Mallett while in Queensland for a unique perspective on his coaching experience. Therefore, Emma stretched her comfort zone, interviewed Cliff 'live' (pre-pandemic) and then Mitch and Emma had a great chat about his answers as well as finishing off this interview with Mitch's responses to The Coaching Podcast questions! All in all, this is one of our longer episodes and it is well worth the time! We hope you enjoy learning about the Serial Winning Coaches Project and so much more! Dr Mitch Hewitt has a PhD MEd BAppSci (Human Movement) (Hons) GradDipEd (Physical Education teaching) BA. He is the current National Coach Development Manager for Tennis Australia. He is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, adjunct Lecturer University of Southern Queensland and he has published multiple articles and has co-authored and edited numerous books in the field of Sport Pedagogy, Education and Physical Education. He is so generous with his time and we are very grateful to this wonderful person, coach and Dad. Cliff Mallett is a Professor of Sport Psychology and Coaching. He is a High-Performance Specialist in the areas of behaviour, people, culture, leadership, motivation, and learning. From guiding and inspiring Olympic success, through to transforming the cultural architecture in organisations with Executive Leaders, Cliff contributes to performance outcomes by leveraging his expertise in motivation, leadership, personality, mental toughness, group processes, and learning. His International and local experiences across a variety of industries (e.g., elite sport, construction, hospitality, professional services), and his expertise in performance psychology, makes Cliff a trusted confidant to those seeking individual, team, or organisational improvement. He has distinguished careers in teaching, elite coaching, and academia. Cliff has specialised in understanding the interdependencies between people and the complexities of high-performance contexts to enable successful (winning) outcomes. He has coached many athletes to Olympic, World Championships, and Commonwealth medals in track and field athletics. Furthermore, he is a world-renowned practitioner and applied-researcher. He is a Professor in sport psychology and coaching (University of Queensland, Technical University of Munich), and has been regularly sought after within the corporate and academic worlds for his advisory and mentorship. His stories of lessons learned ranging from culture to strategy, and from people to transforming organisations for world-class outcomes, makes Cliff a highly sought after Keynote Presenter and Facilitator for Executive events. He has extensively consulted nationally and internationally across high-performance contexts including: International Olympic Committee (IOC); International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) now World Athletics; International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Australian Football League (AFL); National Rugby League (NRL); Australian Rugby Union (ARU); Tennis Australia (TA); North Melbourne Football Club (Kangaroos); Brisbane Lions; Gold Coast Suns; North Queensland Cowboys (NRL); Australian Sports Commission (ASC); Australian Institute of Sport (AIS); Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).
Today, we're going to the opposite side of the world as we welcome Steve Rippon to the podcast. Steve currently serves as the Athletic Performance Manger for Queensland (Australia) Academy of Sport. After a successful Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, Steve is working to increase the international success of Australia's athletes as they head into World Championships in Eugene, Ore next year and the French Olympic Games in 2024. It was great to have Steve join us to talk about his journey as a coach at Columbia University and in different roles with the UK, Scottish and Finish Athletic Federations. Lots to learn from how other countries set goals and coach athletes, and today's guest will help expand your thinking when it comes to your own track coaching planning. Want to have an exploratory conversation about YOUR track equipment needs? Connect with us: Host Mike Cunningham on Twitter: @mikecunningham Email: sales@gillathletics.com Phone: 800-637-3090 Twitter: @GillAthletics Instagram: @GillAthletics1918 Facebook: facebook.com/gillathletics LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/gillathletics/
Queensland Academy of Sport will launch the largest sporting talent search in Australia's history, partnering with schools and sporting codes to identify and develop 400 young athletes under a new high-performance strategy. Queenslanders aged 60 and older cannot yet access any vaccine other than AstraZeneca, despite ample supply of alternative jabs and other State's allowing choice. The performance of Queensland's emergency departments could be worse than officially reported with a damning new report revealing hospitals are “cleansing” data and misusing short stay units to fudge wait times. Broncos forwards Tom Flegler and Jordan Riki have been embroiled in a silly season bust-up in a fiery postscript to Brisbane's disappointing 2021 NRL campaign. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription atcouriermail.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this podcast, Gareth Shaw (PGA Member Education/Training Coordinator) speaks to Australian PGA Professional and short game expert, Grant Field. Field is one of the leading golf coaches in the world and is a Director and Head of Coaching at Grant Field Golf, based at Pelican Waters Golf Club. He is also the Head Coach for Golf Queensland, the current Men's State Coach, and is the Head Coach of the Queensland Academy of Sport. Field is the long-time coach to PGA Tour star Cameron Smith, winner of the 2017 Zurich Classic, the 2020 Sony Open and two time winner of the Australian PGA Championship. He is one of only a handful of coaches to be accredited with the AimPoint Green Reading Certification in Australia and in 2018 Field was named the Australian Team Coach for the Eisenhower Cup in Ireland.
Today we meet Dr. Chris Gaviglio who shares with us the science behind blood flow restriction (BFR) and how it can help us get stronger and fitter with less weight in less time...even when we are injured. Plus, there are some cool anti-aging benefits too. Dr. Gaviglio is the senior strength and condition coach for the Queensland Academy of Sport and works with Olympic-based sports and athletes. Chris has been involved with elite sport for over 15 years working across multiple Olympic sports and professional football clubs in both the northern and southern hemisphere. He has a PhD in sport science and applied his sports science knowledge in projects in the UK in the field of Rugby. He has several papers already published as a result of this work and other collaborative work with fellow sport scientists. Chris is also an entrepreneur and has designed some cool training products that compliments his passion for strength and conditioning, but he also made them so that he had a superior product for his clients and athletes. The one we will talk about today is the Sports Rehab Tourniquet for Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training and how we can use this to our own advantage. DISCLAIMER As with all type of exercise interventions, there are contraindications and considerations that need to be considered prior to commencing BFR training. Therefore, it is important to ensure that you understand these prior to commencing BFR training and if it's right for you. Contact Dr. Chris Gaviglio Instagram: https://instagram.com/chrisgaviglio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sportsrehab.com.au YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SportsRehabAUS Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisGaviglio Website: www.sportsrehab.com.au https://www.sportsrehab.com.au Email: info@sportsrehab.com.au Podcast: BFR Radio (also on Spotify, iTunes and Podbean) Join the Hack My Age community on: Facebook : http://facebook.com/hackmyage Instagram: http://instagram.com/hackmyage Website: http://www.hackmyage.com Clubhouse: @hackmyage (Club: Biohacking Women 50+) Patreon: http://patreon.com/hackmyage Email: zora@hackmyage.com Newsletter: http://www.hackmyage.com/newsletter This podcast is edited by jonathanjk.com BUY BFR BANDS Use discount code Zora for 15% off high quality BFR bands at chrisgaviglio.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hackmyage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hackmyage/support
David has been preparing Olympic and professional athletes for competitive success for over 10 years. He started his S&C career at the Queensland Academy of Sport in 2010. For a little over 6 years, he developed his coaching skills and knowledge as he worked with athletes from a wide range of Olympic sports. After the 2016 Rio Olympics he made the move to professional sport by taking on a role at the Geelong Cats Football Club. After 3 years specialising in rehab with the Cats, David transitioned back to a traditional S&C role moving into his current position as the Strength and Power Coach for the Melbourne Football Club. In addition to his extensive experience, David holds a course work masters from Edith Cowan University and is accredited with the ASCA as a Level 3 Master Coach. QUOTES “I realized how important my personal training was to me for my mental space and to continually test my ideas” “There are two sides to CrossFit, participation and then the sport and the training that goes into supporting those athletes in the actual sport is quite frankly extraordinary” “You need to be so skilled at movements that there is very little cost to performing them repeatedly” “There are elements of Crossfit that really make you question the principles and theory of concurrent training” “One thing I will say about Crossfit athletes is they value recovery modalities more than any other athlete I have come across” “If you maintain a certain level of volume, you can recover from more than what you think you can, especially if it is a volume you have adapted to” SHOWNOTES 1) Dave’s backstory, from the QAS to AFL and the introduction to CrossFit 2) The type of athletes in CrossFit and competition structure 3) The crucial elements of training for Crossfit including the skills of barbell cycling and gymnastics 4) The type of "engine" needed for the sport And Dave's 3 component model of energy systems 5) How does training look for competitive Crossfitters and getting “caught up in the volume trap” 6) The periodization of Crossfit with a typical example over 12 weeks pre competition 7) Crossfit athletes and coaches that S&C coaches could learn from 8) The value of volume and competition, the interaction of energy systems and other things Dave has taken from Crossfit and applied to his S&C practice 9) Other changes to Dave’s practice in last 2-3 years and upcoming development PEOPLE MENTIONED Kieran Young Darren Burgess Chris Dennis Matt Fraser Tia Clare Toomey Ben Bergeron Chris Hinshaw Lachlan James
Using Science to Help PeopleDaniel Greenwood (@DanielGreenw00d) is a scientist.He spends his days with athletes, coaches and other service providers solving interesting problems in sport.Dan started his sport science journey in Sydney as an undergraduate student. After earning his degree he moved to Canberra to complete postgraduate study at the Australian Institute of Sport. Next, Dan broadened his horizon with a job in Singapore at the Sports Council. Studying towards a PhD came next, as well as a role at the Queensland Academy of Sport. He then moved back to Canberra to take the position of Senior Skill Acquisition Scientist. Today, Dan Directs the Human Performance Centre at the University of Memphis.This is the story of Dan's quest to be the best scientist he can be. It's also about how he uses science to help people.I love the way Dan thinks and how he pushes past what's normal to get to the important.If you like to live outside the box a little, you're going to love this conversation.Kia ora!CraigIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps me keep producing the show. I also love hearing your feedback!Sign up for Craig's free weekly newsletter by scrolling down. It's full of research-backed, practical ideas for helping youth athletes defend against injury, overtraining and burning out.Follow Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrison
Using Science to Help PeopleDaniel Greenwood (@DanielGreenw00d) is a scientist.He spends his days with athletes, coaches and other service providers solving interesting problems in sport.Dan started his sport science journey in Sydney as an undergraduate student. After earning his degree he moved to Canberra to complete postgraduate study at the Australian Institute of Sport. Next, Dan broadened his horizon with a job in Singapore at the Sports Council. Studying towards a PhD came next, as well as a role at the Queensland Academy of Sport. He then moved back to Canberra to take the position of Senior Skill Acquisition Scientist. Today, Dan Directs the Human Performance Centre at the University of Memphis.This is the story of Dan's quest to be the best scientist he can be. It's also about how he uses science to help people.I love the way Dan thinks and how he pushes past what's normal to get to the important.If you like to live outside the box a little, you're going to love this conversation.Kia ora!CraigIf you enjoy the podcast, please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps me keep producing the show. I also love hearing your feedback!Sign up for Craig's free weekly newsletter by scrolling down. It's full of research-backed, practical ideas for helping youth athletes defend against injury, overtraining and burning out.Follow Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrison
In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport, Chris Gaviglio. As well as his regular job, Chris is the creator of the Sports Rehab Tornequay and also the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Queensland state of origin team. Clearly, Chris is an incredibly busy man so it was a pleasure to sit down with him and talk blood flow restriction (BFR) training. With more BFR devices on the market and its application spanning wider than just an arm pump and rehabilitation, I thought it was time to get an expert on, and Chris is definitely that. If you enjoyed this episode, you may like this episode on the same topic with Stephen Patterson. In this episode we discussed... Who is Chris Gaviglio (background, education, and current role) Blood flow restriction training What is BFR? BFR pre-implementation checklist Strength development Pressure recommendations Position & exercises Isometrics & BFR Low load BFR vs high load resistance training Hamstring protocols Conditioning Adaptations Pressure & protocols Aerobic & sprinting Rehabilitation Achilles Bone healing Chris can be found on Twitter @ChrisGaviglio and on Instagram @chrisgaviglio This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Perch. Engineered at MIT, Perch uses small and mobile cameras to monitor and manage weight room performance without detracting from it. Perch is velocity based training. No strings attached. For exclusive deals and offers, tell them Rob sent you by going to pacey.perch.fit/. This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Hawkin Dynamics, the team behind the worlds only wireless force plate system. Hawkin Dynamics can be found at hawkindynamics.com and you can follow them on Twitter @hawkindynamics This episode is also sponsored by IMeasureU. IMeasureU are a world leading inertial platform to precisely quantify body movement and workload metrics in the field. IMeasureU can be found at imeasureu.com and you can follow them on Twitter @imeasureu. This episode is sponsored by BLK BOX, leaders in performance training equipment & facility design. BLK BOX manufacture and distribute a full range of strength training equipment across Europe from their Headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland. BLK BOK can be found at blkboxfitness.com and you can follow them on Twitter @blkboxfitness and Instagram @blkboxfitness. This episode is also sponsored by Kitman Labs. Kitman partners with leading sports teams to achieve consistent success, on and off the pitch. Over 500 teams across the globe use Kitman Labs' Athlete Optimization System to simplify daily operations and rely on the company's unique analytics to uncover the factors that influence success. You can find Kitman Labs at kitmanlabs.com and on Twitter @kitmanlabs. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP
Episode 63: Andy McDonald chats to Daniel Greenwood a skill acquisition specialist from the University of Memphis. Daniel is currently Director of the Human Performance Center at the University of Memphis, but was previously a Senior Scientist at the Australian Institute of Sport, Singapore Sports Council and Queensland Academy of Sport. Daniel has over a decade of international applied sport science experience with a variety of team and individual sports. His career highlight was being embedded with, and contributing to, multiple Australian Medalists at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. In this episode Andy and Daniel discuss: Daniels backgroundSkill acquisition - how do people learn Does perfect technique exist?Balancing test sterility and transferabilityForce profiling for skill acquisition Where you can find Daniel: Twitter SponsorInform Performance is sponsored by VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: InstagramTwitterOur Website Our Team Andy McDonaldBen Ashworth
Jeremy is a Director of Performance Solutions with the Canadian Sport Institute (CSI), in partnership with Canada Snowboard, where he works in the daily training environment as Off Snow Coach for the Slopestyle and Big Air teams, and is accountable for the Sport Science/Medicine of the 5 Olympic snowboard disciplines. He is also a member of the CSI leadership and strategy group, and mentors the discipline leads of Strength and Conditioning. Prior to this he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science Manager for Surfing Australia. He's held positions as strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist at Queensland Academy of Sport, Australian Institute of Sport, and Canadian Sport Center. He has been fortunate to have worked with numerous national, world, commonwealth, and Olympic medalists, with consultations to professional teams in the NRL, NFL, and AFL. He is an active consultant to Hurley and Nike on performance matters. Jeremy is a graduate of the Canadian National Coaching Institute, and is also certified by the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) as a Level 3 and Master coach, and Life Member. He is certified in level 2 Olympic Weightlifting, Medical Exercise, Performance Nutrition, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and a Coach Emeritus with the NSCA. Jeremy has conducted numerous research projects with >100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts and abstracts, as well as 13 book chapters on strength and conditioning. He has presented on strength and conditioning in Canada, the USA, UK, Europe, New Zealand, Indonesia, and Australia. QUOTES “In a population that is jumping a lot (e.g. volleyball), more jumping does nothing” “You don’t have to fix it, you just have to make it better” “Does everyone understand what winning looks like in the performance team?” “The preparation framework must serve the performance model” “Ankle range is really key to produce more force in the lower body and has this protective effect on injury” “Connect the dots between what you are doing with the athlete and their performance” “Sport is about making shapes and changing shapes” “It is no point doing micro-dosing, if you have not met the demon at some stage in your preparation” SHOWNOTES 1) Jeremy’s origin story and the impact of a car crash on his journey 2) The background on jumping research and interventions to improve jumping like eccentric accentuation 3) Working with surfers, snowboarders and the unique nature of action sports 4) Performance models, sharing an objective and a mutual understanding of what success looks like 5) The current performance model for Canadian snowboard 6) Working on hardware/software issues for mobility and extremity (hand/foot) function 7) A “typical” week for Canadian snowboard athlete and time allocations for strength/power and mobility PEOPLE MENTIONED Warren Young Rob Newton Mike McGuigan Andrew Stark Jason Patchell Damian Farrow
Discover the QLD Virtual STEM Academy, an initiative Queensland Government's Advancing Education: An action plan for education in Queensland. After only a couple of years, it has been making a massive difference in providing deep STEM enrichment for highly capable Year 5 to 9 rural and remote students across Queensland. This is done by posing Grand Challenges that STEM will solve, connecting students with passionate teachers and experts from university and industry in an immersive virtual space. Underpinned by a problem-based learning approach, these course challenges enrich student learning and inspire a passion for STEM. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Glenn Beaumont Deputy Principal, Queensland Virtual STEM Academy. Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology. Glenn has taught across the primary and secondary sector in metropolitan, regional and distance education settings. Roles in these schools have included teacher, Science and Technology Head of Department and both Deputy and Principal of Middle years. He has pursued his passion for STEM, from his original Science degree through post-graduate qualifications in Education, Educational Technology, Science Education, and is currently completing his PhD exploring adolescent curiosity in learning science. About Breeha Sinnamon QVSA's Central Queensland Coordinator, Rockhampton State High School Breeha has been a teacher at Rockhampton State High School for more than 15 years and has a passion for STEM, Science and Physical Education. Breeha is now working at part of the QVSA network to provide STEM enrichment programs to students in Years 5 – 9 across the Central Queensland region, and the wider Queensland community. The QVSA at CQ's priorities include delivering high quality, authentic STEM-based immersion programs that are student-centred and wrapped in deep learning, in partnership with CQUniversity and other industry collaborators. About Wendy Bode Deputy Principal, Global Tropics Future Project. Thuringowa State High School. In her role as Deputy Principal at Thuringowa State High School, Wendy is leading a unique partnership between the Queensland Department of Education and James Cook University called the Global Tropics Future Project. With over 20 years experience as a Science teacher and Head of Department, Wendy is now shaping the future of STEM education in North Queensland through the Global Tropics Future Project's key priorities of maximising the potential of gifted students, strengthening outcomes for Indigenous students and improving outcomes for socioeconomically disadvantaged students and students from a rural and remote background. In preparing North Queensland's students to meet the increasing demands of STEM graduates in the workforce, the innovative nature of the Global Tropics Future Project provides opportunities for like-minded students to connect and collaboratively explore their passion for STEM as they become future problem solvers, critical and creative thinkers. Find out more: https://qvsa.eq.edu.au/about-us About the FizzicsEd Podcast Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today I'm talking to Katie McGibbon, a Performance Scientist in Swimming currently working in Australia. She shares with me one of the most important skills that should be developed by athletes and a little about her PhD research. Though Katie is originally from the UK she is currently staying in Australia for good reasons. She tells me that there's really no better place than the Queensland Academy of Sport to study high level swimmers like she does. It's a culture where everyone grows up swimming so the talent pool is deep - making for plenty of research subjects. One of her research projects she shares with me focuses on pacing profiles and she tells me about how people pace in competitions versus training. Though many of the identified strategies that could help swimmers be faster seem obvious on the surface, the culture and psychology holding people back is deeper than the data. Because the pool is inherently not a laboratory with precise measurements and instruments; Katie shares some ways on how she measures a person's pace. As well as a unique strategy being used by swimmers that results in better pacing profiles.
Today, I talk COVID-19 in the UK with Jose Torero. Professor José L. Torero is Professor Civil Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at University College London. He works in the fields of fire safety, combustion, environmental remediation and sanitation where he specializes in complex environments such as developing nations, complex urban environments, novel architectures, critical infrastructure, aircraft and spacecraft. José is a Chartered Engineer (UK), a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), the Royal Society of Edinburgh (UK), the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences (Australia) among other honors. He has been part of the World Trade Center collapse investigation, the Organization of American States Human Rights investigation of Ayotzinapa, Mexico, the Chilean investigation of the San Miguel prison fire and currently, he is serving in the Grenfell Public Inquiry. And he is a co-author! New Materials: Towards a History of Consistency. Lever 2020.
In episode 4 of #GetJasched, I get to speak to Mia Vriens, former elite tennis player, Florida State University alum, captain of the women's tennis team at FSU, and athlete wellbeing advocate.This ep has us exploring Mia's experiences in leadership while an elite athlete, as well as now working in athlete wellbeing with Queensland Academy of Sport, and how her communication style has both grown but also supported itself across the two. There is also a really great theme that shows up from Mia's experience around the power of really listening to what's important to others.
Kelvin Giles is a legend in Strength and Conditioning. A former UK National and Olympic Track and Field Coach, he spent 30 years in Australia's High Performance Sport environment across organisations including the Australian Institute of Sport, Queensland Academy of Sport, the Canberra Raiders and the Brisbane Broncos. He also led the Australian Rugby Union Elite Player Development program. He's coached 14 Olympic and World Champions athletes over a 40 year career in coaching. He is the CEO of Movement Dynamics UK Ltd and consults for a range of National Governing Bodies and Federations. He also authored the Physical Competency Assessment resources. In this episode, Kelvin discusses: His incredible 40 year career in coaching in the UK/Australia and the influence of mentors. Why training should be athlete-appropriate before sport-appropriate. Quality vs Quantity and "Flirting" with the progression ceiling. Why we should train the physical, technical, tactical in that order. Why coach development is the limitation to athlete development. Why coach mentoring should start the day you get your coaching award. Explicit and Implicit coaching Why patience is so important in coaching. You can follow Kelvin on Twitter via: @kbgiles and via the Movement Dynamics site: www.movementdynamics.com . Keep up to date with Athletic Evolution via our Website, Twitter and Instagram.. You can leave us feedback or submit a question for future episodes here.
ABOUT SCOTT Scott is an ASCA Level 2 – PCAS Elite Coach. He holds a Masters in Strength and Conditioning from Edith Cowan University and a Bachelor of Applied Sport Science – Human Movement Studies from QUT. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Scott has worked across multiple Olympic sports, as well as in Rugby League and AFL. Scott started his career at the Queensland Academy of Sport where he worked with sports such as Men’s Hockey, Baseball, Squash, Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics and Women’s Football before moving to the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. Following 3 years at the Knights, Scott spent a short stint at the New South Wales Institute of Sport before moving to The Netherlands to take up the post of Performance Manager of Strength and Conditioning for the Netherlands Olympic Committee. Here, he provided hands on support to Swimming, Track Cycling and Beach Volleyball in addition to managing the S&C discipline across the country and functioning as part of the technical committee. Since returning to Australia, Scott has worked at both the North Melbourne Kangaroos AFL club and the Victorian Institute of Sport before taking up his current role as National S&C Lead with Swimming Australia. QUOTES “You need to create some structure and find time to do the things you want to develop when being let go” “Make sure you are very good at developing all round athletic qualities, not just strength in a gym” “Understand that S&C is so much more than sets & reps, at end of day, it is influencing behaviour” “If you don’t have alignment of expectations between the organisation and yourself, then chances of success are going to be compromised” “Get the behaviors around training right first before adding the testing and diagnostics” SHOWNOTES 1) Scott's origins in baseball and journey from the QAS to Swimming Australia 2) COVID-19 and how to deal with potentially being out fo work and finding opportunities 3) How to create and have a "Plan B" for S&C and at the same time, becoming more valuable to an organisation 4) The main things Scott has learned from each of his stops 5) How to tune into the culture of a new sport or working in another country 6) A training week breakdown with Swimming Australia 7) Diagnostics and testing with Swimming Australia including the ASH test PEOPLE MENTIONED Lachlan Penfold Angus Ross Kelvin Giles Suki Hobson Bill Knowles Andrew Johns Michael Hagen Ben Rosenblatt Jeremy Frisch Ben Ashworth
Chris woke up early Brisbane time to join Skip for Cocktail Hour. They had a really fun conversation about all sorts of topics including: Rehabbing from his own knee surgery so we can go mountain biking againApplying 'academia' within the athletic settingEstablishing buy-in with athletesUnderstanding transfer: Responders vs Non-Responders Testosterone as a biomarker of trainingHaving more time to train for the 2021 OlympicsBeing a tinkerer/entrepreneurCreating products to fill a gap in the marketBFR Cuffs & adding beneficial online content Social Media: @ChrisGaviglio Recorded on May 1, 2020Music: DFA1979 'If We Don't Make It We'll Fake It'@skip_cronin
Zac Anderson, an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hougang United in the Singapore Premier League, chats to Inside the Beautiful Game. Zac began his professional career for Gold Coast United in the A-League in 2009 before joining the Central Coast Mariners, where he was part of the title winning squad. A move to Sydney FC followed in 2015 but a lack of game time saw him head to Dubai with Emirates Club. Malaysia then beckoned and after seasons with Kedah, PKNS and Perak FA he signed for Hougang in Singapore. On the pod, Zac talks about growing up in Ayr - a small town in Queensland that has produced a number of elite athletes, moving to the Queensland Academy for Sport, playing in the A-League, Socceroos boss Graham Arnold, adapting culturally overseas, the pressures of Malaysian football and much more. This episode was recorded on February 27, 2020. Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.com (http://drinkarepa.com/) You can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478 Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at http://ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!
Queensland Academy of Sports (QAS) Rugby Sevens high performance manager Reg Tayler provides some insight into how the QAS athletes are staying fit in isolation, as they deal with ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Shane and Jenny Froling are both experienced basketball players and coaches, and in this interview we had a chat about their basketball careers, the coaches that influenced them in their junior representative and NBL/WNBL playing careers and the careers their children (Alicia, Keely, Harrison and Samson) are now having in the WNBL and NBL.Shane Froling was a Victorian junior rep player, being introduced to basketball at a young age, and attended the AIS (1985-86) and played and coached 20 seasons in the NBL and Australian basketball scene being coached by world champion and Olympic level coaches such as Barry Barnes, Brian Goorjian, Tom Maher, Ian Stacker, Patrick Hunt, Dr Adrian Hurley and Phil Smyth. Shane played in the NBL with the Eastside Melbourne Spectres, Hobart Devils, Brisbane Bullets and finished up his playing career with the Townsville Suns before switching into an Assistant Coaching role under Head Coach Mark Bragg. Shane was Assistant Coach with the Townsville Crocodiles from 1997-2006, and was also highly influential in basketball development in North Queensland as Queensland Academy of Sport Head Coach. Shane has also been involved in Queensland junior representative teams as Head Coach and Assistant Coach, as well as being the Australian Emu's Development Coach from 2006-2010. Shane was involved with the Indonesian National Mens Team from 2011-12 and is Coaching Director at the DBL camp held annually. Shane was named Queensland Male Coach of the Year in 2009-2010.Jenny Froling (nee Lind) grew up in Collinsville and was also a junior representative player, and played at the Queensland level under legendary coach Norma Connolly. Jenny started her WNBL career with the Brisbane Lady Bullets after moving to Brisbane in 1983. Jenny was awarded a scholarship at the AIS (1985-86) where she met Shane. Jenny then moved to Melbourne, with the goal of going to join Geelong but she then joined the WNBL Nunawading Spectres under Head Coach Tom Maher. Jenny won 2 WNBL championships as a player and then 1 as team manager. Jenny and Shane moved to Hobart where she played with the Hobart WNBL team and won her 4th WNBL Championship. Jenny then became Assistant Coach for the Hobart Quit Islanders in 1991. Jenny and Shane moved to Brisbane while Shane played with the Bullets, and then after having her 4 children, Jenny decided to join the ranks of referees in the local Townsville competition. Jenny quickly became a QBL, WNBL and NBL rostered referee over the next few years. In the history of the WNBL Jenny is the only representative to have played, managed, coached, refereed and mothered WNBL champions at the WNBL level and she was recently awarded WNBL Life Membership in February 2020.
Norma Connolly OAM is one of Australia's most experienced coaches and has led countless teams to State and National Junior Age Championships as a head coach. Norma was head coach of the Queensland Under 16 and Under 18 women’s teams for over 20 years and was Head Coach of the National Junior Development Program for North Queensland in the early 1990’s as well as the Head Coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport.Norma was the Team Manager of the Australian Gems Under 19 women’s team at the 1993 (Korea), 1997 (Brazil), and 2001 (Czech Republic) World Championships, winning one Gold and one Silver Medal. She was founding Head Coach of the Townsville State High School basketball program. She is a life member of Mackay Basketball and continues to have the Under-16 women’s National Junior Championship trophy named in her honour. Norma was named the National Women’s Coach of the Year in 1998 and was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.Norma is a Life Member of Mackay Basketball Association and the show court is known as the Connolly Court in her honour. Norma received the Basketball Australia Merit Award in 2003, and was inducted into the Basketball Australia Hall of Fame in 2007. Her lifelong dedication to basketball was recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26th of January, 2012 for "service to the sport of basketball through administrative and coaching roles".In this podcast, we have a chat about Norma's joy of coaching, and her ongoing association with basketball (in her 60+ years) as a coach, manager and administrator. Norma is currently coaching junior girls teams with Townsville Basketball and talks about her passion for learning and focusing on fundamentals and encouraging junior players to be the best players they can be.
Clare Minahan is an Associate Professor and Accredited Exercise Physiologist residing at Griffith University Sport Physiology and Performance Centre on the Gold Coast. Clare is a Prolific Researcher and sought out expert when it comes to all considerations for the female athlete. Clare consults with the Queensland Academy of Sport, Swimming Australia, the Gold Coast Suns AFL Football Club and has worked with numerous world and national champion athletes. On this expert edition Clare shares around the relative lack of knowledge regarding female athlete considerations. Clare shares around the potential effects of a female athlete's menstrual cycle, hormonal contraception, effective pregnancy on performance injury and illness. Clare speaks about relative energy deficiency in sports for female athletes, key information for coaches and health professionals in working with the female athlete and outlines key performance strategies for getting the best performance as a female. This is not to be missed regardless of your gender so get ready to learn and enjoy from Dr Clare Monahan on this expert edition. SUBSCRIBE NOW! This episode is sponsored by fisiocrem fisiocrem is a topical massage cream containing natural plant based ingredients, ideal for the temporary relief of muscular aches and pains. If you're conscious of what you put on your body, you'll be happy to know that fisiocrem does not contain parabens or hydroxybenzoates. fisiocrem can be found Australia-wide at your local Coles, chemist or health store, as well as on their online shop. fisiocrem are offering a 20% discount to listeners of The Physical Performance Show. Use the coupon code POGO when you shop at fisiocrem.com.au to redeem this special offer. Hurting sucks, and fisiocrem has got your back! _____ If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.
In this opening episode of Season 3, I speak with Dr John P. Sullivan. John is a Sport Scientist and Clinical Sports Psychologist. He has over twenty years of clinical and scholarly experience, including his work with the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen years assisting with the coordination of sport science and clinical care. Dr Sullivan’s experience also includes such work within the National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, British Premier Football League, Premier Rugby League, Australian Football League and Olympic national teams. He is an expert consultant for the elite military of the Department of the Navy and law enforcement in regard to performance and welfare needs. As the Clinical Sport Psychologist/Sport Scientist for Providence College and the University of Rhode Island, he maintains positions in Sports Medicine and Sport Science. He is also the Assistant Director of the South County Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic in Wakefield, Rhode Island.Dr Sullivan is a visiting scholar/sport scientist at the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS)/Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). Dr. Sullivan also serves as an Instructor/Supervisor for Brown University Medical School Sports Medicine Fellowship. He provides consultation to the NFL office on issues related to well-being and performance and is a member of the mental/behavioural health advisement group. Dr Sullivan was one of five national experts identified by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to provide expert contribution to new guidelines for the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, and he is the co-lead author for the interdisciplinary consensus statement regarding the treatment of mental health issues with student-athletes, which is sponsored by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the NCAA. Dr Sullivan also serves as a Scientific Advisory for five sport technology companies providing support and oversight throughout the development process. He has co-authored three recent chapters; the first on the merging of technology, neuroscience, biofeedback, and sport/performance psychology in Sport psychology: On the way to the Olympic Games; and the second chapter focusing on well-being and mental health issues in athletes within fundamental concepts in sport and exercise psychology; A project sponsored by the International Society of Sport Psychology, and the third chapter for the American Psychological Association (APA) book - Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You 3rd edition - focusing on working in sport and the role of Sport Psychologists and properly defining the title, role, and credentials. Web and Social Media Links: www.TheBrainAlwaysWins.com www.PerformanceDocs.com LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/sportpsychologist Instagram @TheBrainAlwaysWins Twitter @BrainAlwaysWins Contact me Dr Ian Dunican iandunican@sleep4performance.com.au www.sleep4performance.com.au Twitter: @sleep4perform
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 27 October 2017 at QUT
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 27 October 2017 at QUT
Chris Gaviglio is a senior strength and conditioning coach for the Queensland Academy of Sport. Chris has been involved with elite sport for over 15 years working across multiple Olympic sports and professional football codes in both the northern (Bath Rugby) and southern (Wallabies and Gold Coast SUNS AFL) hemisphere. He is also the Physical Performance manager for the Queensland Maroons Rugby league team. During his time in the UK (Bath Rugby), Chris was involved with UK Sport in multiple applied sports science projects. His major project involved monitoring salivary hormones (testosterone and cortisol) responses to competition and training in rugby union. This work has now been formalized into a PhD. Chris has several papers already published as a result of this work and also has a passion for blood flow restriction training. Chris brings a wealth of experience in the training of elite athletes and the application of sports science into athletic programs. QUOTES “For the first couple of years, I can remember thinking when am I going to get a break” “It’s (S&C) a people person industry and it’s a business” “When I see jump performance as a marker of readiness, I take it with a grain of salt” “For every degree change in muscle temp, there is a four degree change in muscle power” “You need to expose body to mechanical stress but when injured or you have bad joints/tendons, you can’t do that and that’s where blood flow restriction comes in” “All the work I was doing revolved around concentric contractions, but then you start to wonder about the eccentric and isometric worlds?” SHOWNOTES 1) Chris' start and first break in the industry 2) Testosterone and cortisol – behaviour, motivation and aggression 4) How you can manipulate testosterone and cortisol with a number of simple methods (e.g. affirmations from coaches) 7) Testosterones' poor correlation to jump performance 8) The essentials of warming up and passive heat maintenance 9) Blood flow restriction, calculating the best pressure to use and how to implement practically 12) The Cedric Dubler example of how effectively using different contraction types (i.e. eccentric, isometric and concentric) in programs 13) Environmental heat and improving performance 14) The perception of how you do your job PEOPLE MENTIONED Scott Murphy Christian Cook Scott Drawer Ben Rosenblatt Butch James John Connolly Cedric Dubler Ben Harradine Anatoly Bondarchuk Angus Ross Alex Natera Jared Coleman Stark Tom Walsh
Dr. John Sullivan shares why “The Brain always Wins” on PHIT for a Queen The Brain is the Governor connected by the vagus nerve The brain hasn’t been viewed as cool because we don’t tell a good story about it. Why we should view mental health as brain health- “we don’t know what human consciousness is” Breath rate manages heart rate which also manages the brain. Shares how brain management starts with PROCESS- listen to find what those stand for When you can regulate heart rate and respiration rate you can regulate emotion. Leaving you to be able to “see and do” emotion regulation, pattern recognition. What if we viewed nutrition as the messages received to optimize brain health and function versus physical function? - “nutrition is neurotransmitters. “ Does our lack of social connection- eye to eye, hand to hand impact our brain health? http://www.thebrainalwayswins.com/home.html https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Always-Wins-Improving-Management/dp/1909273732 Some of the proceeds go back to the military where they can continue to study the brain and the impacts on war. How you know he is legit: Dr. John P. Sullivan is a Sport Scientist and Clinical Sport Psychologist. He has over twenty years of clinical and scholarly experience, including his work with the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen years assisting with the coordination of sport science and clinical care. Dr. Sullivan’s experience also includes such work within the National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, British Premier Football League, Premier Rugby League, Australian Football League, and Olympic national teams. He is an expert consultant for the elite military of the Department of the Navy and law enforcement in regard to performance and welfare needs. As the Clinical Sport Psychologist/Sport Scientist for Providence College and the University of Rhode Island, he maintains positions in Sports Medicine and Sport Science. He is also the Assistant Director of the South County Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Dr. Sullivan is a visiting scholar/sport scientist at the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS)/Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Brisbane, Australian, examining the current state sports technology in the marketplace and its utility as well as concussion rehabilitation, cognitive training in sport, and sport recovery. He is also a visiting professor and researcher at Queensland University of Technology within the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Psychology, and Neuroscience departments focused on projects in athlete health, human performance, and neurophysiology (brain-based performance). Domestically, Dr. Sullivan also serves as an Instructor/Supervisor for Brown University Medical School Sports Medicine Fellowship. He provides consultation to the NFL office on issues related to well-being and performance and is a member of the mental/behavioral health advisement group. Dr. Sullivan was one of five national experts identified by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to provide expert contribution to new guidelines for the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook, and he is the co-lead author for the interdisciplinary consensus statement regarding the treatment of mental health issues with student-athletes, which is sponsored by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the NCAA. Dr. Sullivan also serves as a Scientific Advisory for five sport technology companies providing support and oversight throughout the development process. Dr. Sullivan is a national and international practitioner-researcher who conducts central nervous system (CNS) measurement/assessment, performance optimization, testing, talent selection, recovery training, and concussion assessment/rehabilitation. He has established expertise in psychophysiological profiling and developing cognitive abilities (e.g., decision making, complex reaction time, and read-and-react abilities) of elite performers. Dr. Sullivan uses various markers such as, Central Nervous Systems Assessment - DC Potential, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Electroencephalography (EEG), Accelerometry/GPS, Multiple Object Tracking (MOT), Optic Flow (OF), and biofeedback to determine optimal training loads, recovery interventions, and maintaining as well as enhancing cognitive capabilities in performance environments. He is a frequent contributor writing on sport science and sports medicine for peer review journals and popular press (Australian Financial Review, The Atlantic, BBC Sports, ESPN, the Guardian, Huffington Post, New York Times, the Daily Morning Telegraph, the Telegraph, Sports Illustrated, and the Sydney Morning Herald). He has also co-authored a book focusing on the latest cognitive science and neuroscience related to optimal brain performance entitled The Brain Always Wins (Urbane Publishing London UK Ltd). He has co-authored three recent chapters; the first on the merging of technology, neuroscience, biofeedback, and sport/performance psychology in Sport psychology: On the way to the Olympic Games; and the second chapter focusing on well-being and mental health issues in athletes within fundamental concepts in sport and exercise psychology; A project sponsored by the International Society of Sport Psychology, and the third chapter for the American Psychological Association (APA) book - Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You 3rd edition - focusing on working in sport and the role of Sport Psychologists and properly defining the title, role, and credentials.
The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the fourth part of the roundtable, we examine professional development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Shownotes 1) The most impactful seminars or conferences each coach has gone to and what they learned 2) The favourite books for each coach for both professional and personal development 3)Dr. Michael Speranza's tackling research and how stronger athletes tackle better 4) Getting in touch with the roundtable members Martin Bucheit Jans Bangsbo Sophia Nimphius Matt Jordan Simon Sinek Matthew Syed Keegan Smith Davd Joyce Michael Boyle David Watts
The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the third part of the roundtable, we examine prehabilitation and rehabilitation. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes “You can’t have an ego about things - you need to be able to have good robust discussions (about rehab)” “They have to have run like they stole something before returning to play” “You want to return an athlete and not return an injury - how do we make the person a better athlete during this rehabilitation” “In return to play, we want to them be able to tolerate a training week harder than the game week” “A healthy athlete will always have healthy hips” “There is a lot of stuff in pain research about not asking how painful an injury is so why do we ask athletes how an injury is 1-2x a day and use daily wellness forms?” Shownotes 1) Return to play standards for common injuries including ACL, hamstrings 2) Go to methods for prehab/rehab including blood flow restriction and isometrics/eccentrics 3) What each coach is going to implement for rehab/rehab in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned Chris Gaviglio Des Ryan Josh Secomb Tony Shield Dave Opar
The 2018 Roundtable features four of the emerging leaders in Australasian strength & conditioning: Dr. Michael Speranza, Matthew Green, Paul Downes & David Watts. In the first part of the roundtable, we examine strength & power development. ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE Paul Downes | Paul is the current Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Auckland Rugby Union in New Zealand. Prior to this he spent 4 years with the Hurricanes Super Rugby Franchise as well as leading the Wellington Rugby Academy between 2008 and 2010. More recently he was the Head of Strength and Conditioning with the Cardiff Blues in Wales between 2014 and 2016. He holds a Masters in Applied Sport and Exercise Science and is accredited with both the UKSCA and ASCA (Professional Coach Scheme – Elite Level 2). Matthew Green | Matt is the current High Performance Manager of the Brisbane Lions Women Team. Prior to this he spent 7 years as the High Performance Manager with AFL Queensland's Talent Pathway programs. He also has extensive experience as an Exercise Physiologist in post operative orthopaedic rehabilitation and return to sport. Matt holds a special interest in load management of Women's AFL. Dr. Michael Speranza | Michael is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he has worked over numerous sports including football, rowing, basketball, athletics and winter sports. Prior to his tenure at the AIS he worked at a semi-professional level in rugby league and netball. As well as a strength and conditioning coach, Michael is passionate about research in the field, which led him to complete a Phd through the Australian Catholic University, examining tackling ability in rugby league players from a strength and conditioning perspective. David Watts | David began his strength and conditioning career at the Queensland Academy of Sport and worked across a broad range of Olympic sports from 2010 to 2016. Following the Rio Olympics, he moved into a rehabilitation and assistant strength and conditioning role at the Geelong Cats Football Club where he works presently. David holds a masters in strength and conditioning from ECU and is accredited as an Elite Level 3 coach with the ASCA. He maintains an active involvement with the ASCA, regularly presenting courses and actively mentoring younger coaches. Quotes "You can't just lifting with hypertrophy reps - have to back it up with work in kitchen" "Our job as S&C is to keep them on the park to allow coaches to do their job" "Transfer is really subtle after the first 2 years and you have to make sure you hit on the specific things that that individual needs" "Experienced players will tell me there is a bare minimum you need in the gym but after that an extra 20-30kg on squat or bench isn't the difference in a game" Shownotes 1) Underlying philosophy for strength and power for each coach 2) Assessing strength and power - making it specific to the individual and team 3) Weekly programming breakdowns at each coach's respective organisation 4) How each coach periodises strength & power work 5) Force velocity profiling and the reasons coaches will or will not implement it 6) Getting transfer from gym to field and how to improve transfer 7) What each coach is going to implement for strength and power in the next 12-24 months People Mentioned 1) Ashley Jones 2) Selwyn Grittih 3) Dirk Spitz
Brisbane Roar have added experienced mentor Darren Davies to their coaching staff for the Hyundai A-League 2018/19 Season. Davies has an impressive resume, including six seasons at Melbourne Victory where he worked under both Ange Postecoglou and Kevin Muscat, while he was also a part of the coaching staff for the Caltex Socceroos at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also worked as a Head Coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS), taking charge of future Hyundai A-League players such as Brandon Borrello. Sydney FC midfielder Paulo Retre has renewed his contract with the club and extended it for a further year, the club revealed this afternoon. It will take him to the end of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season. Usain Bolt admits ‘there will be nerves’ as he takes the first step of his fledgling professional football career by running out as a Central Coast Mariners player on Friday.
Today’s episode features Angus Ross, physiologist and strength coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand. Angus is making his second appearance on the podcast, and is following up on his initial chat on aspects of eccentric strength training with lots of practical knowledge in the realms of stiffness, fascia, and performance. Angus has worked with a number of sports at an elite level within the NZ system including sprint cycling and skeleton in recent years. Angus has a PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Queensland and has also worked within the Australian institute system with stints at both the Queensland Academy of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport. He is also a Winter Olympian in his own right having competed at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Games. Angus is one of the most intelligent, and curious coaches I know, as well as incredibly pragmatic, seeking what works and delivers results. As with any training method, eccentric training is just one tool for the job, and learning about the means, and how it fits into the total training process also opens up the questions of usage of training such as maximal overcoming isometrics and plyometrics, as well as monitoring which athletes might respond optimally to one method or the other, or knowing which sequence these means should be presented in over the course of a training year. On today’s podcast, we will go in depth on double versus single leg stiffness, and what that means for team sport athletes versus track and field sprinters. We’ll also cover the benefits and use of plyometrics versus overloaded eccentric training, and how to look at using these methods in the course of a training year. Finally, Angus has some fantastic thoughts and ideas on muscular versus fascial driven athletes that resonate with many of my own thoughts and things seen in previous podcasts, such as our recent episode with Randy Huntingon. Today’s episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, supplier of high-end athletic development tools, such as the Freelap timing system, kBox, Sprint 1080, and more. Key Points: New happenings with Angus Ross Reactive strength and stiffness in sprinting Double versus single leg stiffness Maximal isometric or overcoming exercise versus plyometrics Ways Angus has been experimenting with a more frequent alteration of the training stimulus How fascial driven athletes can benefit from exercise that helps “fascial tightness” How muscle driven athletes can often PR after a few weeks of rest or almost complete rest Angus’ thoughts on velocity based training EMS and strength performance Quotes: “I’m sure stiffness from sprint data would show the same things as a single leg drop jump (athletes deficient in a single leg drop jump leak energy at maximal velocity)” “The plyos might really develop tendon stiffness, while the longer slower contractions (i.e. supramaximal type work) still might develop some stiffness, but may also develop compliance as well” “If I was going to periodize it, I might be doing some supramaximal eccentric work with some isometric work initially, because they marry well in addressing tendon properties, and you could do it with a small amount of plyos, and then morph until faster eccentric work, and towards plyos” “The great coaches have the intuition to change (the emphasis of the program) when needed” “When you got the motor patterns from 20 years of plyos in the system, they are there, if you makea change in the system, you will improve” “What I’ve been doing essentially is a 4 week block on repeat, with a different week each block… for some athletes it’s worked great, but other athletes don’t feel like they are getting enough time on a stimulus” “Changing the stimulus on a regular basis is a good thing…. some people it’s worked really well for” “Some people are more resilient towards maintaining their fiber populations than others,
Dr. Josh Secomb is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Queensland Academy of Sport. Previously he was the Lead Physical Preparation Coach at Surfing Australia. In addition, Josh has worked in the AFL (Brisbane Lions) and with athletes in the NRL and the Hockeyroos. His formal qualifications include a PhD in Sport Science (Strength and Conditioning) at Edith Cowan University in collaboration with Surfing Australia and a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Quotes “The guys were doing 40-80 waves per session in a two hour block” “The thicker the muscle in the Vastus Lateralis, the increase in force producing capabilities” “You can always pick a surfer by seeing them run” “Anecdotal data can be more useful at times because you can act on it quicker” “If I have a message to deliver, its my responsibility if it is understood or not” “Whatever happens next, make sure you make yourself irreplaceable” Shownotes 1) The sort of fatigue, waves surfed and distance covered in a 2 hour surf session 8:47 2) How greater leg strength helps with turns but maybe not with airs in surfing 13:54 3) To decrease injury risk in landings look for a 350% BW peak force minimum threshold on the Isometric Mid Thigh Pull 16:47 4) Differences in lower body muscle architecture in surfing athletes 22:53 5) Start with hypertrophy for producing more force in athletes 27:17 6) Why playing other sports was good for junior surfers physical development 33:29 7) Eccentric-concentric force plate variables Josh is interested in 40:59 8) Why some athletes would want more hypertrophy training to be heavier before big wave stops on the world tour 47:48 9) Why block periodization might not work with sports that need to peak every 2-6 weeks like surfing 56:55 10) The breakdown of how Surfing Australia would train pro surfers including movement prep and gymnastics training 58:30 11) Why doing more paddle training might not be the best answer for conditioning surfers and how to use eccentric accentuated training including jumping exercises 1:03:26 12) How to train the adductors and why it helps injury prevention for the knee 1:07:50 13) The importance of mobility for surfing 1:17:52 14) How Josh used video to bridge communication gaps and improve his coaching 1:22:48 15) Stu Kennedy’s underdog wild card run at Snapper Pro 2015 and Bede’s comeback from injury 1:39:46 People mentioned (tag surfing Australia HPC) 1) Ben Dascombe 2) Rob Lockie @drboblockie 3) Jeremy Sheppard @sheppardcoach 4) Dan Baker @danbakerstrength_ 5) Lina Lundgren @locasbotas 6) Bryan Mann @jbryanmann 7) Kieran Young @kieran_p_young 8) Sophia Nimphius @docsoph 9) Sally Fitzgibbon @sally_fitz 10) Phil Wagner @drphilwagner 11) Daniel Cohen @danielcohen1971 12) Mark Andrews 13) Angus Ross @angusrossNZ 14) Tim Browne @curralley 15) David Boyle @davidwayneboyle13 16) Stu Kennedy @stueykennedy 17) Chippa Wilson @chippawilson 18) Bede Durbridge @bededurbo
Kelvin is a current consultant in sports strategy and performance for organisations in Australia, USA, UK. Kelvin is a former UK Olympic T&F Coach; Head T&F Coach from the AIS; Performance Director for the Brisbane Broncos and London Broncos Rugby League teams; Head of Physical Performance for the ARU EPD; Head of S&C for the QAS. He has recently completed consultancy work in the UK covering the last two Olympic cycles where he worked closely with several coach / athlete units as well as several NGB’s. He is also currently consulting with the Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm, Queensland Netball and Athletics Australia. For more on Kelvin, go to www.movementdynamics.com Quotes “They can recite about gas analysis and force plates but none of them can coach or teach” “It should start with the ability to communicate and build the learning environment for the athlete” “Somebody took the physical out of physical education… somebody got PE wrong” “It comes down to pedagogy – what do you say and when do you say it” “Never ask them to do something that they are not capable of doing” “If you get away from letting the fixture list, or the competition results, dictate what you do; you’ll be doing the athlete a great service” “You can only coach what you see in front of you so write your training programs in pencil” “RPEs – not a bad thing but you have to wait until after the session to get them!” “Get character & personality first (when hiring staff)” Shownotes 1) Kelvin’s journey from PE teacher to Track & Field coach 6:12 2) Coming to the AIS as the first Track & Field coach and being unprepared & politically naïve 10:24 3) The need for good diplomatic skills for professionals 13:02 4) Coaching skills & pedagogy don’t change across disciplines/sports – only the technical skills are different 17:54 5) The potential dangers of applying track speed to field & court sports part 1 21:23 6) An inside look at the Queensland Academy of Sport, the development of athletes for the international stage and physical literacy 28:35 7) Looking at how people learn – constraint based teaching, external focus, use of analogies, outcome based teaching 43:06 8) The benefits of going overseas and coaching in another culture (along with being in a job where if you lose on Sunday you’ll be sacked on Monday) 52:58 9) The potential dangers of applying track speed to field & court sports part 2 1:11:11 10) The prerequisites before athletes can run fast or do any movement – earning the right to perform 1:14:05 11) Maturation and how that relates to Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) 1:23:38 12) One of Kelvin’s most satisfying athlete performance – performing a personal best when it matters 1:36:07 13) The Raiders-Broncos connection and grand final performances from 1989-1993 (one for the rugby league fans) 1:41:02 14) Utilizing technology and it’s role in sports e.g. using watts instead of kg in the weightroom (Dan Baker) or understanding what game speed is from GPS/accelerometry and applying that to training (Dean Benton) 1:51:57 15) A great example of specific fitness for rugby league that Kelvin rates as the best thing he’s seen in training and took over 2 years to develop… 1:58:14 16) Want to work in professional sport? The Suki Mercedes Hobson story 2:05:15 People mentioned 1) Ian Ward 2) Frank Dick 3) Bruce Lowndon 4) Ken Lorraway 5) Robin Lorraway 6) Vanessa Browne 7) Gerrard Keating 8) Joanna Stone 9) Jeremy Hickmans @jezhickmans 10) Dean Benton 11) Lachlan Penfold @lachlanpenfold 12) Paul Devlin @pauldevs 13) Chris Gaviglio @chrisgaviglio 14) Sukhi Hobson @sukihobson 15) Andrew Lulham 16) Anthony Giorgi 17) Scott Dickinson @sdicko1 18) Allan Launder 19) Gary Knoke 20) Craig Hillard 21) John Pryor @fit3k 22) Kieran Young @kieran_p_young 23) Vern Gambetta @coachgembetta 24) Mick McDermott 25) Wayne Bennett 26) Isvan Bayli 27) Bill Knowles @billknowles_hps 28) Fergus Connolly @fergus_connolly
Kieran Young is currently the Head of Sport Science for an elite tactical organisation where he oversees all aspects of the physical preparation. Prior to this, he was the Head of S&C at the Queensland Academy of Sport and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific working with numerous national, world, Commonwealth and Olympic medallists, most notably in field hockey, gymnastics, water polo and rowing. He's certified as a Master Coach by the ASCA and was awarded the Bruce Walsh award in 2013. Kieran was awarded his Master of Sport Science with his research focussing on the assessment and monitoring of strength and power in elite athletes. Quotes “Once I had stolen all the Aussies secrets to success, I moved back to Canada” “Trust is just another word for relationship” The closer you can align your training philosophies to the coach, the more success you’ll have” “If you had a ratio of less than 0.75 (in the DSI), you would work on ballistic stuff and if you had a higher ratio, you would work on maximal strength” “The biggest… difference between high and low performers was absolute 1RM and relative 1RM strength” “We consider team sports to be quite chaotic but in the world of special operations, it is absolutely chaotic” Shownotes 1) Working with other coaches – knowledge, demonstration of hard work, empathy and compromise 13.30 2) Building a relationship with a very successful former USSR gymnastics coach who did not think strength training was necessary 14.49 3) An almost 250% bodyweight bench press 17:35 4) Management styles used in both Australia and Canada and the importance of earning the right to perform an exercise 20:27 5) The Dynamic Strength Index to determine an athlete’s window of opportunity 26:04 6) The bare minimum adequate levels of upper body strength for most athletes (male or female) 29:56 7) Other options to force-velocity profile athletes if you don’t have a force plate 31:17 8) How to apply the DSI in practice with athletes 33:00 9) Thoughts on other variables you can obtain from force plates e.g. eccentric RFD 36:30 10) Differences between high and low performers in water polo 39:56 11) Considerations for throwing athletes (e.g. water polo, cricket, T&F) and making sure you look after the hip 43:53 12) Training volume & intensity concerns for tactical operators 48:30 13) Maximal strength’s role for tactical operators and specific body parts that need strength training 51:10 14) Conditioning focuses for tactical operators and maximal aerobic speed (MAS) with body armor 55:05 15) The emergence of technology in S&C and how coaches can use it 58:42 16) The benefits of academia for S&C coaches 1:09:30 People mentioned Anthony Giorgi Jeremy Sheppard Andrew Lulham David Watts Michael Davie Vitaly Scherbo Kelvin Giles Paul Comfort Chris Thomas Warren Young Matt Jordan Dan Baker Anthony Finley Joe McCallum Tyler Goodale Dana Agar-Newman Nick Clark Jamie Dwyer Mark Knowles Pietro Figlioli Fergus Connolly
In episode three of Complementary Training podcast, I am speaking to David Watts. David is Elite Level Strength and Conditioning coach from Brisbane Australia. He is currently employed as S&C coach at Queensland Academy of Sport where he works for over 6 years with athlete from a wide variety of sports. We covered the following topics: ASCA licensing schemesDavid's experience at Queensland Academy of SportPhysical preparation of the athletes of different sports: similarities and differencesEstablishing valid and reliable movements screenUsing velocity estimates to help you monitor and program strength training in the gymHow does David automates data collection and how does he make meaning out of itDavid can be found on Twitter @DaveWattsau Enjoy!