In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure in speaking to Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, Dr. Anthony Shield. Dr. Shield and his colleague Dr. Opar are the brains behind the NordBord, a tool to measure eccentric and isometric hamstring strength which prompted a lot of discussions in this episode. As well as the work he has done himself in this area, Dr. Shield also supervises a number of Ph.D. students who are looking further into the hamstrings and their functions.

In this episode, you will learn - 

• Who is Tony Shields (education, background etc)
• What we know about hamstring injuries
• 'Functional' exercises 
  • Confusion around the term
  • How they relate to hamstring injury
• Nordics
  • Why the debate
  • Why the apparent stigma
  • Alternatives
  • Assessments
• Where the research is heading

Anthony can be found on Twitter @das_shield