In this podcast I am speaking to Coach & Manager at Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning and Owner of Movement as Medicine, Kevin Carr. I really enjoyed this episode with Kevin as it built nicely on the back of the previous episode where I was interviewed by Brett Bartholomew. A lot of what Kevin and I discussed was like music to my ears as I think it's essential to hear of how a strength coach like him has built a really successful business and has diversified so well. As well as all the business development chat, there is also plenty of talk in there about how Kevin coaches a huge variety of populations and how his language, demonstrations and education differs. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Who is Kevin Carr (background, education & current role) Day/week in the life on Kevin Carr General population vs professional athletes Language Demonstration Education Private sector vs pro/collegiate setting Lifestyle Work life balance Working with Mike Boyle Biggest lessons learnt from Mike Working in ice hockey Strategies to keep players on the ice Industry changes Expectations as a coach Pressures as a coach Tips for coaches wanting to get in Kevin can be found on Twitter @CoachKevinCarr and on Instagram @movementasmedicine Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am being interviewed by Brett Bartholomew. I asked Brett to be the one to do the interviewing because I knew that he would ask me questions that knocked me out of my comfort zone and I know it definitely did that. Hopefully this episode gives people a little bit of an insight into my thought on a few topics I have been harping on about a lot recently. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Who is Rob Pacey (background, education and current role) Why I started the podcast and what the future holds Sharing of information and 'trade secrets' What skills coaches should be developing apart from coaching Debunking the stigma around wanting to earn more money Personal vs professional development I can be found on Twitter @strengthofsci Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting the strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

In this podcast I am speaking to Director of Olympic Sports (Strength & Conditioning) at Clemson University, Rick Franzblau. It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Rick for this episode and we covered some really interesting areas. Rick has written a number of articles on his speed training philosophy (Simplifaster blog & 1080 Sprint blog) so we spent much of our time discussing this along with his use of technology in and out of the weight room. I haven't had too many guests who work in the US collegiate system so it was great to get Rick on who was so open and willing to share. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Who is Rick Franzblau (background, education & current role) Philosophy on building speed Assisted and resisted speed protocols Mitigating hamstring injury risk Use of tech Building hypertrophy & reducing hypertrophic responses Examples of programming College weight room schedules Early morning training vs mental and physical recovery Isometrics vs eccentrics or combination of both? Examples in programming How is sports tech influencing the practice of young practitioners? Removing accountability with data? Rick can be found on Twitter @FranzblauRick This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar. 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. This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I have the pleasure to speak to Assistant Professor in Exercise Science at Carroll University, Tim Suchomel. This is Tim's second appearance on the podcast and one that is a long time overdue. A lot of Tim's research has focused on weightlifting, their derivatives and their impact on sports performance so naturally, this was where we spent a lot of the conversation. I think this podcast is going to be music to the ears of many sports coaches who get concerned about teaching the full Olympic lifts with him offering them some excellent solutions in this episode. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Who is Tim Suchomel (background, education and current role) To catch or not to catch when performing weightlifting and their derivatives What are we missing when excluding the catch? What are we gaining from including the catch? Is 1RM testing necessary for athletic, non lifting sport populations? Weightlifting derivatives including split stance catch, split stance on box etc Beneficial or circus training? Variable resistance training Why may it be beneficial When may it be appropriate Tim can be found on Twitter @DrTSuchomel This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar. This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue. This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

In this podcast I am speaking to Director of Athlete Development at AUT Millenium, Dr Craig Harrison. Craig is also a research fellow at AUT and leads the athletic development research group so is a pretty busy guy. It was great to get a fellow podcaster on and from a very selfish point of view, its interesting to know the process he goes through to get his podcast out there, how he chooses guests etc. For all those out there that work with youth athletes, this one is definitely for you. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Who is Craig Harrison (background, education & current role) The Athlete Development Show Why you do the podcast Translating research to practice S&C in schools Designing environments for youth development Play vs deliberate practice Increasing engagement Setting appropriate 'challenge' for children Considerations when coaching adolescents Biological changes Psycho-social Craig can be found on Twitter @drcraigharrison Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

As part of this masterclass episode focusing on hamstring injuries, I am speaking to Dave Opar, Anthony Shield, Lachlan Wilmot, Ben Ashworth and Matt Taberner. After the great success of the sprint masterclass episode, velocity based training masterclass episode and the training load masterclass episode I decided to continue with the structure and pick out some of the best bits around the topic of hamstring injuries. It was great to listen to these guys again, talking about Nordics, Nordics and Nordics as well as return to play post injury, alternatives to Nordics and injury prevention strategies in the field. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Dave Opar When and where hamstring injuries occur Why people resist the Nordic exercise Anthony Shield What we know about hamstring injuries Why Nordics aren't 'functional' Matt Taberner Return to play post hamstring injury Lachlan Wilmot Hamstring injury prevention strategies in the field Ben Ashworth Getting buy in into Nordics using the Nordbord Dave can be found on Twitter @davidopar Tony can be found on Twitter @das_shield Matt can be found on Twitter @matttaberner Lachlan can be found on Twitter @lachlan_wilmot Ben can be found on Twitter @benashworth This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar. This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue. This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com below. Enjoy PP

As part of this masterclass episode focusing on training load, I am speaking to Mathieu Lacome, Richard Akenhead, Adam Sheehan, Aaron Coutts and Shane Malone. After the great success of the sprint masterclass episode and the velocity based training masterclass episode, I decided to continue with the structure and pick out some of the best bits around the topic of training load. It was great to listen to these guys again, talking about GPS monitoring, measuring neuromuscular fatigue and of course, RPEs and acute chronic ratios. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Shane Malone Acute chronic ratios What they are and problems associated with them Absolute vs relative GPS bandings Aaron Coutts Using RPE correctly Future of training load monitoring Acute chronic ratio problems Richard Akenhead What metrics can we trust from GPS Using accelerometers Mathieu Lacome Measuring neuromuscular fatigue Adam Sheehan Using repeated high intensity efforts during conditioning sessions Aaron can be found on Twitter @aaronjcoutts Adam can be found on Twitter @sheehan_adam Shane can be found on Twitter @shanemalone01 Mathieu can be found on Twitter @mathlacome Richard can be found on Twitter @richakenhead Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com Enjoy PP

Back to the traditional format for this podcast with Ben Williams. Ben is Head of Human Performance at the British Americas Cup challenging team, Ineos Team UK. Heading up that team is Sir Ben Ainsley who we speak a lot about and how he has influenced Ben's practice and mindset having worked with him for 4 years. This is one of the most interesting podcasts I have ever done and that is due to it being on the topic of sailing which I know nothing about and the Americas Cup preparations which sounds an incredible environment to be in. Enjoy! In this episode, you will learn - Who is Ben Williams (background, education and current role) What its like to work in sailing Involvement in the development of the tech Americas Cup - What is it? Changing the goal posts every 4 years Needs analysis What does that look like Research Intrernships Recruitment Cultural as well as physiological and psychological considerations S&C Training load monitoring Changing on the fly Commercial demands Screening Sir Ben Ainsley Ben can be found on Twitter @bgw82 Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

As part of this masterclass episode focusing on velocity based training, I am speaking to Dan Baker, Eamonn Flanagan, Dan Howells, Chris Chapman & Bryan Mann. After the great success of the sprint masterclass episode I decided to continue with the structure and pick out some of the best bits around the topic of velocity based training. With advances in technology from PUSH, Gym Aware and other providers, it was nice to go through the archives again and relisten to some of the gold. Enjoy. In this episode, you will learn - Bryan Mann VBT overview VBT with using single leg exercises Dan Howells Creating intent and competition in the gym Power profiling and its uses Eamonn Flanagan Where and when to use VBT Dan Baker VBT at the Brisbane Broncos Assessing readiness with VBT Force velocity profiling Chris Chapman The future for VBT Smart apparel and its potential uses Bryan can be found on Twitter @jbryanmann Dan can be found on Twitter @HowellsDan Eamonn can be found on Twitter @Eamonnflanagan Dan can be found on Instagram @danbakerstrength_ Chris can be found on Twitter @chappystrength Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP

This episode sees me pulling together the best bits of some of the most popular episodes in the archives. Sprinting and all that it encompasses is always a topic that gets people interested and with the unbelievable information which is sat there in the archives, I thought it was an amazing opportunity to bring that together and release it as one episode. There will be future sprint masterclass episodes which feature JB Morin, Derek Evely etc etc so this is definitely NOT an exclusive list which it comes to episodes which focus on this topic. However, this episode does feature names such as Derek Hansen, Dan Pfaff, Jason Hettler, James Wild and Jonas Dodoo. Hope you enjoy! In this episode, you will learn - Derek Hansen Microdosing Jason Hettler Periodisation Supplementary work Acceleration Dan Pfaff Frans Bosch's methods James Wild Force velocity profiling Jonas Dodoo Vertical integration Action typing Derek can be found on Twitter @derekmhansen Jason can be found on Twitter @jhettler24 Dan can be found on Twitter @pfaffsc James can be found on Twitter @wildy_jj Jonas can be found on Twitter @eatsleeptrain_ Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com. Enjoy PP