I am delighted to be doing a Special Edition of the podcast and its something I have wanted to do for a long time. This episode sees me speaking with Ross Burbeary (Head of Sports Science at Nottingham Forest FC), Nathan Winder (Head of Sports Science at Barnsley FC) & Nick Grantham (strength & conditioning expert). In this roundtable podcast we discuss maintaining fitness in-season, managing and presenting data & building strength and power. The episode is absolutely brilliant and with three guys with different experiences and different philosophies, we got some great discussion going. Nick also gives us an insight into his up and coming seminar series on PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH ATHLETES. You can register for this through his website nickgratham.com.  Please don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and YouTube and keep in touch with everything that's going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform Check out paceyperformance.co.uk Enjoy PP

In this episode I am very lucky to speak with head of strength & conditioning for men's and women's basketball at the University of Richmond, Jay De Mayo. I was so excited to speak with a true legend of S&C and it was very kind of him to give up 40 minutes of his time to speak on the podcast. We discussed what the journey is like for a student coming through his programme, how he conditions his players during the long in-season and how he develops 'agility' in his basketball players and his tennis players. We also discuss his annual seminar that he runs and you can find out more about this at CVASPS.com.    Jay can be found on twitter @jdemayo If want to keep in touch with everything that's going on with the podcast you can follow me @paceyperform. You can also subscribe on iTunes and jump over to paceyperformance.co.uk to check all previous episodes.    Enjoy  PP

In this episode of the podcast I am really privileged to be speaking with ex fitness and conditioning coach at Liverpool and current high performance manager at Port Adelaide FC, Darren Burgess. I really wanted an episode to focus around recovery with loads of team sports hitting busy periods in their calender and thought Darren would be the perfect guy! We discuss strategies to aid with travel, which Darren has to deal with week in, week out. Darren also goes into great depth into his protocols for assessing neuromuscular fatigue, heart rate recovery and heart rate variability. Darren also talks about the High Performance Sports Program which he and Jason Weber have developed. A series of webinars, videos and e-books gets your learning from two of the best guys in the business!  For more information visit oldbullfitness.com Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or download the podomatic app to listen on the go. You can also check out all previous episodes on paceyperformance.co.uk or check out the Pacey Performance Podcast on YouTube. Follow me on Twitter @paceyperform Enjoy PP

Episode 18 of the podcast sees me speaking with Tom Summers who was one of the first guys who was kind enough to let me visit Yorkshire County Cricket to see how their programme ran back in 2012. Tom was head of strength & conditioning at Yorkshire County Cricket and is now living in Hong Kong, running his own gym, Pinnacle Performance. Because Tom is in direct competition with many CrossFit boxes in Hong Kong, we talk about his views on CrossFit as a brand and how he differentiates his business and educates clients on his philosophies. We also chat about his work with both Hong Kong baseball and Hong Kong Cricket and touch on some programming for cricketers as a whole.  Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and it will be downloaded onto your chosen device when new episodes are live. Please share the love on Twitter and Facebook if you are liking the content so far. You can follow me on Twitter @paceyperform and I will keep you up to date with everything that's going on with the podcast.  Enjoy PP

Episode 17 sees me having a great chat with strength & conditioning coach and owner of the Training Lab, Andy 'Iron Mac' McKenzie. Andy puts some great information out there and after booking on to his core training workshop I had to get him on. We discuss everything from his background in the military to his thoughts on body weight and core training. Andy also gives a great insight into running an S&C facility which he has done very successfully over the last few years. This is a great episode for all those that are thinking about setting up there own facility & those wondering whether working with the general public is a viable option....which after listening you will hear that it is!  If you want to subscribe to the podcast, shoot over to iTunes and press 'subscribe'. You can also listen online at paceyperformance.co.uk & if you like the episodes so far, please share the love on Twitter and Facebook.  Enjoy PP

This episode sees me speaking with lead strength & conditioning coach of GB snow board cross & alpine ski, John Noonan. I first got in touch with John through LinkedIn about 6 months ago and he was kind enough to give up half an hour of his time for a chat about his journey through various sports. I then saw him speak at the UKSCA conference this year and had to get him to speak on the podcast. John talks about his Phd research, giving his athletes the ability to 'freestyle' in training the his 'athletic capacity evaluation'. Its such a great interview with John as he works with a group of athletes with such a completely different mindset to training compared with more traditional sports. However, working with this group has so much cross over to the traditional sports and I certainly took a lot away from this chat.  You can click subscribe on iTunes to get the latest episodes straight to your laptop, phone or tablet. You can also follow me on twitter @paceyperform to keep up to date with all things happening with the podcast. Check out paceyperformance.co.uk Enjoy PP

In this episode I speak with an absolute genius in Carl Valle. Carl has coached athletics at every level, from high school to the Olympic level in the sprints and hurdles. Carl's knowledge & expertise in performance data as well as practical application of equipment and software is second to none and we discuss these topics at length in the episode. He also goes into lots of detail on monitoring load, jumping for team sports and his thought on velocity based training. The use of technology has exploded over the last 10-15 years and Carl does a great job of breaking these down & the myths and pitfalls of many currently out there.  If you like the episodes, please following me on Twitter @paceyperform and you can keep up to date with all new episodes. Or even better you can subscribe on iTunes or listen online at paceyperformance.co.uk.  Enjoy PP

In this episode I had the privilege of speaking with Wasps Rugby senior strength and conditioning coach, Tom Mclaughlin. I chat with Tom about his background, as well as what training methods he is using at the minutes with the first team. He also discusses the journey of a junior rugby player at Wasps & his willingness for his junior players to continue playing other sports to develop overall athleticism. It has been a real privilege to speak to some of the best S&C coaches and sports scientists in the game at the moment so hopefully these podcasts are being of use. If they are, please share the love and get the great info given by these guys out there!  You can click subscribe on iTunes to get the latest episodes straight to your laptop, phone or tablet. You can also follow me on twitter @paceyperform to keep up to date with all things happening with the podcast. Check out paceyperformance.co.uk Enjoy PP

This episode sees me speaking with Darren Roberts, who for those that don't know (but SHOULD), he is the high performance manager at Harris & Ross physiotherapy after 8 years as high performance manager at Red Bull. Darren gives a very unique insight into working with a very unique population in extreme sport athletes. The current state of S&C in the UK, creating the 'performance playground' and integrating that philosophy into more traditional sports are all topics of conversation in this episode. We also discuss my very brief encounter working with Chris Holder (2013 world speedway champion) after being 'thrown under the bus' by Darren after visiting his gym back in July. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and any feedback, good or bad would be massively appreciated! Keep up to date on Twitter @paceyperform & check out paceyperformance.co.uk for previous episodes  Enjoy PP

This episode sees me speaking with Jason Weber. For those that don't know, Jason has been involved in elite sport for the last 20 years working in AFL and rugby union and is currently working at the Freemantle Dockers in AFL. Jason puts some great content out via his blog and website, Oldbullfitness.com and our chat revolves around some of his thoughts which he speaks so passionately about in his blog. He talks about his 4 guiding principles for team training design as well as working in harmony with physios and his view on technology. I was absolutely buzzing after this chat (and the 30 minutes we talked afterwards) and I am sure you will too. His passion for his work is clear and for this reason it was one of the best episodes I have put out.  Again, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and any feedback, good or bad would be massively appreciated! Check out all previous episodes of the podcast at paceyperformance.co.uk and follow me on Twitter at @paceyperform Enjoy PP