Pacey Performance Podcast

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I speaking with Alex Natera, senior strength & conditioning coach for athletics at Aspire Academy. Alex is a super nice guy who has a vast amount of knowledge after working in Championship rugby, Premier League football and at the English Institute of Sport. He is also currently completing his PhD on the expression of repeated bouts of power. This is the second part of this episode discussing Alex's labor of love, repeated power. In such an under-researched area he talks about some really interesting findings and where he sees the area going. In this episode you will learn - How 'repeated power' differs from power endurance Why this ISN'T CrossFit What has been researched in the area How can we train repeated power ability Where is the research area heading and what does Alex expect to find Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Alex can be found on Twitter @alex_natera Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I speaking with Alex Natera, senior strength & conditioning coach for athletics at Aspire Academy. Alex is a super nice guy who has a vast amount of knowledge after working in Championship rugby, Premier League football and at the English Institute of Sport. He is also currently completing his PhD on the expression of repeated bouts of power. This is the first of a two-part episode discussing his work with track and field athletes at Aspire. In this episode you will learn - Who is Alex Natera (background/education) What Alex is doing now and who he is working with Developing a sprint programme - where to start Developing horizontal vs vertical force Transfer of training from weight room to track/field Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Alex can be found on Twitter @alex_natera Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with Ranell Hobson. Ranell is the Training Director of the Academy of Sport Speed and Agility in Sydney. She has over 20 years experience in Strength and Conditioning coaching and specialises in Speed and Agility. She has a degree in sport science and coaching and is NSCA (CSCS) qualified. Ranell is also a Level 3 Advanced event coach (ATFCA) and an international Masters athletics champion over the sprints. She is also head of the sport and fitness department at Technical and Further Education in Western Sydney. In this episode you will learn - Who is Ranell Hobson (background, experience and education) Acceleration drill progressions Top end speed drill progressions Importance of hip mobility on efficient running How to use the warm up to identify and fix movement issues Teaching running mechanics to reduce the risk of injury in youth athletes Why all coaches should throw away the speed ladders Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Ranell can be found on Twitter @Speedyranell Academy of Sport Speed and Agility can be found on Twitter @assa_australia Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I speak with another Brit abroad in Dave Hamilton who is Director of Performance Science at USA Field Hockey. I have been trying to hook up with Dave for a while now and after some internet issues and on the second take we finally got it done. Dave is a super clever guy and has such wide-ranging experience in the field. There are so many things I wanted to speak to Dave about and we ended up covering so much. In this episode you will learn - Who is Dave Hamilton (experience, background and education) Developing a coaching philosophy Assessing movement competency Performance markers in hockey Aerobic vs anaerobic training Fitness profiling Peaking for an Olympic Games Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Dave can be found on Twitter @dkhammy Enjoy PP

In episode 40 of the Pacey Performance Podcast I have the pleasure of speaking with Matt Kuzdub who is the sports scientist at Train with Push, the makers of the PUSH band. A lot has been made of velocity based training (VBT) over the last few years especially over the last 12 months with the emergence of cheaper solutions such as the PUSH band. If you're new to VBT, check out this series on FreelapUSA (starting with Mladen Jovanovic) with contributions from some big hitters in the S&C game. It was a great chat with Matt after it took us weeks to sort it out and it gives a great insight not only into the PUSH band but VBT as a whole. In this episode you will learn - Who is Matt Kuzdub and how did he get to where he is today What is velocity based training and how has it developed Using VBT in a team sport environment VBT to assess athlete readiness Why the PUSH band The future for velocity based training Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Matt can be found on Twitter @CoachKuzdub Train with Push can be found @TrainwithPUSH Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I speak with Michael Watts who is Head of Performance at Aston Villa FC. I recently heard Michael speak in Seattle at the Seattle Sounders conference and was very impressed with is openness and honesty which is why I had to get him on the podcast. Michael and I also have mutual friend in Dean Riddle and if Dean speaks highly of someone, I definitely listen! At the Sounder conference, I think Michael caused a bit of a stir with how it actually is working in the Premier League which I respect massively. No fluff or jazzing up. Michael is a switched on guy and has some other very exciting projects that we discuss in this episode. In this episode you will learn - Who is Michael Watts and how did he get to where he is today Developing your own coaching philosophy Using GPS Dealing with and presenting useful data Off season and pre season training Keeping players on the pitch  Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting the links below. Michael can be found on Twitter @MCW_Fitness Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with Chris Brandner, Senior Talent Identification Manager at the Aspire Academy in Qatar. Chris is currently finishing off his PhD investigating the effects of blood flow restriction exercise which we talk a lot about in the episode. Chris is a super nice guy and was very open about his time in Qatar which was really interesting to listen to. In this episode you will learn - Who is Chris Brandner (experience, education and current role)? History around BFR exercise PhD work Does BFR exercise work? What do we know? How people can apply it safely? Working as a talent ID officer at Aspire Working in the middle east Where people can keep up to date with your work? Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting the links below. Chris can be found on Twitter @ChrisBrandner Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to my first guest who works at the English Institute of Sport, Mark Jarvis. Mark is Director of Performance Solutions and provides some great information on training for team sports, endurance athletes and plyometrics for both these groups. Mark was such a great guy to speak with and AGAIN echoes the point that I actually know nothing after speaking to a guest. In this episode you will learn - Who is Mark Jarvis and how did he get to where he is today Where to start when training for triathalon Movement efficiency Plyometrics for team sports Plyometrics for endurance events Strength training for endurance athletes Mark's PhD - quantifying plyometrics About the book...'Strength & Conditioning for Football' Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Mark can be found on Twitter @MMJTraining Enjoy PP

Another great guest coming up in this episode with Head of Athletic Development at Port Adelaide, Ian McKeown. Ian was up at 5:30am to have a chat for this episode and his passion for what he is doing really shows. With Ian's knowledge and experience in the area of movement competency I thought it would be a great opportunity to really focus on that area for this episode, and as with every podcast I took a bunch of notes. Hopefully you get as much out of this episode as I did. In this episode you will learn - Who is Ian McKeown and how did he get to where he is today Importance of putting yourself out there to be shot at Assessing movement - when, how, why Movement assessment templates and the athletic ability assessment FMS - pro's/con's/adaptations Developing power in-season, off-season & pre-season Olympic lifting vs other methods Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast. Ian can be found on Twitter @IanMackers Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with Josh Darrall-Jones, Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby senior academy strength and conditioning coach. Josh is combining his PhD whilst working at Yorkshire Carnegie and has just published his first paper which you can download from the links below. Its a really interesting chat with Josh as he is one of only a few PhD students we see working with elite players and using them players for research which is great. In this episode you will learn - Managing work & a PhD Testing with academy players What makes a top class rugby union academy player Differences across countries/hemispheres How is testing influencing your practice Use of the 30-15 test Using the isometric mid-thigh pull Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk/podcast Josh can be found on Twitter @J_Darrall_Jones Enjoy PP