Consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast. In this episode James and I discuss moral character which is a topic covered in his book "The Governing Dynamics of Coaching", and its importance within high performance sports. As always this was another excellent episode with James.  Enjoy my friends. Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: You can connect with James for consulting services here. James' outstanding books can be found here also. James Website James Twitter   Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

Sports performance consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast. In this episode James and I discuss the After Action Review concept covered in his book "The Governing Dynamics of Coaching", and how this can be applied within a high performance organization within sports. As always this was another excellent episode with James.  Enjoy my friends. Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: You can connect with James for consulting services here. James' outstanding books can be found here also. James Website James Twitter ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

Sports performance consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast. In this episode James responds to an article written by Jamie Hamilton. In his article "Decoding James Smith's Message" Jamie shares some of his criticisms with some of James (Smith's) concepts on sports preparation.  As always this was another excellent episode with James.  This is definitely another one of my favorites epsiodes to date. Enjoy my friends. Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: You can connect with James for consulting services here. James' outstanding books can be found here also. James Website James Twitter ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

This episodes guests are Matt Van Dyke form Van Dyke Strength.com and Max Schmarzo from Stronger by Science Matt Van Dyke is the Associate Director of Applied Sports Science at the University of Texas. With the Longhorns, Matt is responsible for the complete oversight of the football team in regards to the management of training loads and recovery modalities implemented to each individual athlete in order to maximize performance and readiness. You can get his full Bio here. Max is the Director of Sport Science and Research at Resilience Code, Chief Science Officer of Exsurgo Technologies and founder of StrongbyScience. He has written two books, "Applied Principles of Optimal Power Development" and "Isometrics for Performance". On this episode the 3 of us discuss: Matt and Max's background and influences  We get into an indepth discussion around the guys book - Isometrics for Performance I ask the guys - how much of an influence was Frans Bosch's work was on their book I ask the guys to layout the different types of isometrics described in the book I ask the guys about how isometrics can be used to improve local metabolite buffering within a target muscle  I ask the guys about how they use isometrics with beginners The guys talk about how isometrics are a powerful means to increase tendon robutness I ask the guys - what do they think is the mechanism behind the performance benefits of long-duration isometrics? I ask the guys to disccuss why an increase in catecholamine release from isometrics can be beneficial? I ask the guys - how do they measure the actual work being done with isometric actions? I ask the guys about the structural, neural, and metabolic adaptations from isometrics Here the guys talk about some really interesting adaptation that isometrics can have on hypertrophy and tendon properties (i.e. tendon stiffness) We get into an indepth discussion on isometrics and tendon adaptations Here the guys talk about how isometrics seem to impact more of the tendon architecture vs tendon CSA (hypertrophy) The guys also talk about about how isometrics can improve a tendons the rate of force moreso then its magnitude  I ask the guys about isometrics beneficial use when dealing with pain and in early rehabilitation  I ask the guys about using isometrics to re-educate the body to express maximal-voluntary-contractions (MVC) The guys talk further about about how isometrics can improve the rate of force transmission (RFT) of tendon's moreso than the magnitude of force/ rate of force development (RFD) We speak about how you could possibly use jump profling to determine if you should do more rate or magnitude contraction work on a given day The guys talk about their use of APRE when prescribing the use isometrics We speak about how elite athletes are superior at relaxing their muscles as well aa contracting them - Max claims he found research in translated Russian sport science book to support this claim I ask the guys who have been their biggest influences  I ask the guys to give their life advice to the listeners I ask the guys, if they could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would they invite and why?   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Matts Website Max's Website Books: Isometrics For Performance Applied Principles of Optimal Power Development Triphasic Team Sport Training Manual ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

This episodes guest is with my very good friend and fellow Irishman Dominic Munnelly. Dominic is one of Ireland’s leading personal trainers having worked in the business for over 20 years. He has supported many clients on their health and fitness journey advising them on training, nutrition, mobility and wellness and in the process helped people lose weight, get fit and lead a happier and healthier life. His background is Sports Science and as well as training clients, he co-owns a gym in Kildare with his brother. He is considered a leading authority on fitness and has appeared on television and spoken on radio many times. On this episode Dominic and I discuss: Dominic background and influences  Dominic and I share some thoughts on how we learn What are the good and not so good things that Dominic currently see's with the physical preparation and nutrition professions, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing Dominic and I discuss coaching burn out Dominic shares with us his training and nutrition philosophies Dominic and I discuss what real discipline is when is comes to optimizing health and performance I ask what changes has Dominic seen in the clients that come to him now,then when he first started Dominic shares with us his biggest lessons he has learned so far in his career and life Dominic shares his top resources Dominic gives us his top advice to all the listeners Dominc tells us what current books he was reading at the time of this interview And if Dominic could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?  This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Dominics Website Dominic and Grainne's Book Dublin School of Philosophy School of Life New Philosopher  Audible.com Juggernaut Training Systems Books: The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck Game Changer Peak Performance Endure  Little Big Things Ryan Holiday Books Seth Godin Books Alan de Boton Books Skin in The Game Think and Grow Rich   ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

PART 4 BABY!!  Pat and I are back with Part 4 in our MASS 2 series.  You can check out Part 1 - here, Part 2 - here, Part 3 - here. On this episode Pat and I discuss: Pat gives us an update on whats new  Pat fills us in about his hope to open his own facility and also speaks about a power metric device he is working on to measure an individuals work output in training Pat fills us in on his speaking engagements that he had coming up at the time of this recording Pat and I get onto a discussion about the design of the programs that make up the 16 weeks of MASS 2. Here we discuss the 30:30 day, and Alactic-Aerobic day of Phase one Pat tells us why trying to use percentages with 30:30 are pretty much useless Pat tells us why he still loves the 30:30 and why his loves Cal Dietz Tri-Phasic model within the first 3 phases of MASS 2 Pat discusses the sensory input benefits from utilizing Tri-Phasic Training Pat and I discuss dynamic systems theorys, quantative vs qualitive overload, overloading the perception and cognitive system, and the need to increase variation as athletes reach higher levels of mastery/ qualification  Pat and I discuss how certainty and dopamine reward can have a negative effect on adpatation as it can decrease variation, which can in turn can decrease the robustness of an organism  Pat gets into a deep discussion on Post-Activation Potentation (PAP) I ask Pat why he uses a glycolytic warm up on his alactic-aerobic day This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Pat's Website MASS 2 Pat's Facebook The Reckoning   Books Mentioned: The Dopaminergic Mind in Human Evolution and History The Mastery and his Emissary Polyvagel Theory On Intelligence  ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Youth Training Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

Sports performance consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast. We were meant to talk about physical preparation for military operations, but we ending up having an incredible conversion on the importance of desegregating sports preparation and we also revisited the topic psychological preparation. As always this was another excellent episode with James.  This is definitely another one of my favorites epsiodes to date. Enjoy my friends. Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: You can connect with James for consulting services here. James' outstanding books can be found here also. James Website James Twitter   ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

This episodes guest is Jason Hettler from Altis. Jason is the Lead Strength & Power Coach at ALTIS. He holds his BSc. Exercise Science from Grand Valley State University. Jasin's previous experience includes work within the Olympic Strength & Conditioning department at Western Michigan University. Join the conversation with Jason via Twitter (@jhettler24) or his website Hettler Performance.   On this episode Jason and I discuss: Jasons Background and Influences What are the good and not so good things that Jason currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things he is seeing Jasons training philosohpy for elite track athletes Jason discusses the how the use of Zonal Intensities within the strength and power training of the athletes at Altis are used and how the zones of intensities are matched up with compatible training components from the track Jason shares with us the training system his utilizes at Altis and gives us an indepth insight into the micro and mesocycle (introduction, exploration, stabilization) set up utilized at Altis Jason gives us his thoughts on hypertrophy training for track athletes Jason and discusses the importance of executing isometric and eccentric muscular regimes within the weight room Jason discusses the differences in his coaching style when it comes to coaching speed development with team sport athletes vs elite sprinters Jason gives us an insight as to why they utilize the hanging-band technique at Altis Jason gives us his thoughts on Olympic lifting variations with track athletes Jason tells us how they applied some of Frans Bosch's concepts into the training schemes of their athletes Jason discusses how he structures his weight room warm ups for the athletes after they come from a track session Jason shares with us his thoughts on the main differences in the weight room between male and female athletes  Jason discusses how the concept of - projection, rhythm, and rise really helped him develop as a sprint coach Jason fills us in on how they are utilizing the 1080 sprint at Altis and where it fits into their athletes training programs Jason and I discuss common differences seen between track and team-sports athletes acceleration profiles, as well as the difference between male and female track athletes acceleration profile Jason shares with us his biggest lessons he has learned so far in his career and life Jason shares his top resources Jason gives us his top advice to all the listeners And if Jason could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why? This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: ALTIS Jasons Website Jasons Articles on ALTIS Jasons Articles on SimpliFaster Jasons Twitter Jasons Facebook ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Coaching Course ALTIS ACP/PTP Matt Jordons Mentorship   ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon 

This episodes guest is Mike Tuchscherer. Mike is back on for a third time on the ATSW podcast.  Mike has previously been on thepodcast in episodes 57 and 113 On this episode Mike and I discuss: My Masters physiology essay assignment titled - "The physiological adaptations and determinants of maximum strength development in powerlifers" I ask Mike for his input and his thoughts around the determinants of maximum strength development and how one would try to overcome these limiting factors  Here we speak about - Intra and intermuscular coordination, neural inhibition, stretch-shorthening-cycle (SSC), hypertrophy, nutrition, drugs, and programming Mike gets into an extensive indepth discussion on how he has utilized Dr. Bondarchuk's training system with his powerlifting athletes  Mike talks about how the human organism is a non-linear entity and this impacts adaptation Mike discusses the responder types he has seen with using this Bondarchuk model Mike tells us his thoughts on using a Bondarchuk approach with a beginner Mike talks about Liz Craven's experience using the Bondurchuk Model Mike discusses how he designs his "wash-out/ pivot blocks" within this system Mike tells us how he programs Bondurchuks four exercise classifications within the mircocycle Mike talks about how important it is to build trust with your athletes What resources was Mike looking into at the time of this recording   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Mikes Website - Reactive Training Systems RTS Classroom RTS Facebook  RTS Twitter RTS Podcast RTS YouTube Sigma Nutrition Radio Kabuki Podcast Hmmr Media Radio   ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon   

And we're BACK!!!!  Pat and I are back with Part 3 in our MASS 2 series.  You can check out Part 1 - here and Part 2 - here. On this episode Pat and I discuss: Pat continues to tell us about his China trip - "Don't you wanna get on the Plane" - Too Funny Pat talks about " The reckoning seminar" he did with Bill Hartman and Doug Kechijian at Mike Ranfones facility We briefly talk about the importance of having contingency plans Pat discusses the connection between Jacksonian disillusion, polyvagul theory, and increasing Rate Pressure Product Pat speaks about the importance of the environment in optimizing size and strength gains Pat and I discuss how time is a very powerful constraint that can be manipulated within the training process Pat and I discuss the need to increase specific training volume as ones career progresses   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Pat's Website MASS 2 Pat's Facebook The Reckoning   ISI Symposium  Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.    Show Sponsors: Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com ALTIS ALTIS 360 ALTIS Foundation Course   Ultimate Athlete Concepts Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.    National Sports Performance Association Certified Program Design Specialist Certified Speed and Agility Coach Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach Certified Sports Nutrition Coach   Athletes Acceleration Complete Warm Up Complete Speed Training Complete Speed Games Complete Jumps Training Complete Olympic Lifting Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete Complete Core Complete Sports Conditioning  Complete Sports Nutrition Complete Program Design Sports Camp Empire   Patreon Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon