Pacey Performance Podcast

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with ex Great Britain sprinter, Craig Pickering. Craig has a really cool story having come through the ranks in athletics to represent Great Britain with a PB of 10.14 in the 100m and a world championship bronze in the 4x100m (2007). Craig went on to be 1 of only 8 people to represent their country at the summer and winter Olympics when he switched to bobsleigh.    In this episode you will learn –    Who is Craig Pickering  What a normal week looks like for an elite sprinter  Which coaches have influenced Craig the most  How you can manage load throughout the week  Differences between in-season and off-season training for a sprinter  How sprinting can be taught to non-sprinters  Common sprinting faults seen in team sport athletes    Check out Craig's blog at craigpickering.com Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk.    Enjoy  PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am chatting with one of the 'go-to guys' when it comes to auto-regulatory training and velocity based training, Bryan Mann. Bryan is a super nice guy and it was a real pleasure to finally speak to him. In the episode we spoke about - Bryan's background, education and what he is currently doing What is APRE (auto-regulatory progressive resistance exercise)? What other forms of auto-regulatory training are there? How important is bar speed in strength & power training? What are the important metrics when assessing bar speed? The best tools for assessing bar velocity Bryan's major influences throughout his 16 year career Bryan mentions a lot of resources throughout the episode so if you visit paceyperformance/24 you can find links to many of them on there in the show notes.  Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform or visiting paceyperformance.co.uk.    Enjoy  PP

In this episode I feel like a real student as I am speaking with host of Iron Game Chalk Talk and Director of Strength & Conditioning at Eastern Michigan University, Ron McKeefery. Ron has been putting out podcasts for a while now and the content he puts out in various other avenues is superb. The Iron Game Chalk Talk is pushing 100 episodes now and his show is definitely something I aspire for this podcast. In this episode we speak about his philosophy as a strength coach, his top pieces of advice for guys new to the game & what the journey looks like for one of his athletes. It was such a pleasure to speak with someone of Ron's vast experience in so many aspects of strength & conditioning. His passion for the industry is so evident and I felt very inspired after this episode.   You can keep up to date with everything that's going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform. You can also subscribe on iTunes or visit paceyperformance.co.uk for all previous episodes.    Enjoy  PP

This episode sees me speaking with strength coach, writer and elite drug free powerlifter, Greg Nuckols. Greg has been writing a blog for some time and I have kept up to date with his articles for the last few months and he is someone I have wanted to get on for a while. In this episode we discuss training for powerlifting, periodisation, training to failure and the importance of bar speed. If you want to check out Greg's blog, he has recently got a new website at strengtheory.com with the content on there absolutely fantastic and I would definitely recommend it. Bret Contraras, Mike Isreatel and owner of Juggernaut Training Systems, Chad Wesley-Smith all endorsed Greg's previous website gregnuckols.com which gives you an insight into Greg's quality as a writer.    You can keep up to date with everything that's going on with the podcast by following me on Twitter @paceyperform. You can also subscribe on iTunes or visit paceyperformance.co.uk for all previous episodes.    Enjoy  PP

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