Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 181 Tim Stevenson, Performance Consultant and Shoulder Specialist, joins us. Specifically Tim will be looking at: Shoulder structure and function How to train the shoulder for heath and performance About Tim: "Tim is an athletic performance consultant, shoulder strength and conditioning specialist and co-founder of Dynamic Shoulders. He’s worked in elite sport since 2008 coaching athletes to European, Commonwealth, World and Paralympic success. At Dynamic Shoulders, Tim works with performance-minded people to take their upper body training to the next level – reducing pain, instability and overcoming longstanding shoulder issues, whilst delivering performance progression in endurance, strength, speed, and power. He has his own story of shoulder issues having had multiple dislocations and two surgeries. This led him on a personal journey of exploring how to develop shoulders he can trust. Tim is passionate about combining his professional and personal experience with existing and emerging tools to recondition and scale upper body performance by respecting the design of the shoulder." Instagram: @dynamicshoulders X: @DynamicShoulder YouTube: @dynamicshoulders Website: https://www.dynamicshoulders.com Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode181 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

In episode 180 Hunter Eisenhower, Associate Head Coach for Sports Performance at Arizona State University, joins us. Specifically Hunter will be looking at: The importance of force for sport performance How to train using Slow, Fast and Human Force How he uses these gategories to train athletes About Hunter: "Hunter Eisenhower is the Associate Head Coach for Sports Performance at Arizona State University working with Men’s Basketball and Triathlon. Previously he was an Assistant Sports Performance Coach & Sports Scientist for the Sacramento Kings. He’s worked at various colleges throughout the US and has his Bachelors & Masters degree in Exercise Physiology. His wife’s name is Leah and they have a 11 month old daughter, Elsie." Instagram : huntereis_sp Twitter : huntereis_sc Move The Needle Podcast (hosted by Hunter and Mike Sullivan) : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/move-the-needle-the-human-performance-podcast/id1695907028 Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode180 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

In episode 179 Arian Forouhandeh, 1st Team Sport Scientist & Data Analyst at Wolverhamptom Wanderers, joins us. Specifically Arian will be looking at: Importance of data visualisation How best communicate data Examples of how he communicates data About Arian: "Arian is a 1st Team Sport Scientist & Data Analyst for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology, as well as appropriate Data Science & Visualisation certification. Specialising in Sports Performance Data, he has been able to transform the physical data processes in his role in order to answer performance questions and identify actionable insights. Also through his business ‘Data In Sport’, he has worked with several organisations around the world. Transforming and designing their data processes and visualisations, has led to a fluid approach towards finding solutions found in different datasets. This includes visualising their data in a bespoke fashion, and providing quality insights for these practitioners." LinkedIn: Arian Forouhandeh Twitter: ArianF14 Instagram: DataInSport Website: www.datainsport.com Power Bi for Sports 📊 (scienceforsport.com) Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode179 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

Guest Matt Tometz, Sports Performance Coach, discusses using gym-based training to improve sprint speed. He explores the role of strength in speed training, specific adaptations for speed improvement, and the use of exercises like med balls and weighted jumps. The episode concludes with a promotion of other resources and the Science for Sport Coach Academy.

Gareth Sandford, a sport science consultant specializing in individualized training for sports that demand exceptional speed and endurance, discusses the benefits of endurance training and how to use speed to improve endurance. He emphasizes the importance of balancing intensity levels, building aerobic capacity, and tailoring training based on an athlete's type. Understanding athlete profiles and physiology can enhance performance, with examples from football and short track speed skating.

In episode 176 Jess Fassnidge, Exercise Physiologist at The University of Worcester, joins us. Specifically Jess will be looking at: How football differs for men and women Key considerations for women footballers How to train with these considerations in mind Case study: How to train as a non-elite woman footballer About Jess: "Jess currently works as an Exercise Physiologist for the University of Worcester where she conducts all the fitness testing for the Hereford and Worcester Fire Service. Alongside this role she works as an Academy Manager for Science For Sport, is Club Captain for Worcester City Women FC as well as being the Head Coach for the Worcester Movers & Shakers which is an all Parkinson's Walking Football Team. She has a keen passion in promotion of women's sports as well as anything ACL rehabilitation related. Jess received a soccer scholarship to the US where she completed a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and Marketing before completing a Post-Graduate Degree in Strength, Conditioning and Performance at University College Birmingham." Instagram: jess_fasss Twitter: jess_fass LinkedIn: Jessica Fassnidge (Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-fassnidge-9867a110a/ ) Worcester City Women FC: https://www.wcwfc.co.uk/ Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode176 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

In episode 175 Connor Macdonald Pathway Performance Coach at Great Britian Para-Powerlifting, joins us. Specifically Connor will be looking at: How physiology can influence bench press technique How to adjust exercises to improve bench press strength How can others learn from Para-Powerlifting Case study: How to periodise for a massive bench press About Connor: "Connor is the Pathway Performance Coach for Great Britain Para-Powerlifting. Prior to this he has worked with many elite athletes in a range of Paralympic and Professional sports during his MSc in Strength and Conditioning at Loughborough University. This led him to being the lead Para-Powerlifting coach for the Isle of Man at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He currently is busy prepping the Great Britain team to head to Dubai for their World Championships with the goal of qualifying as many athletes as possible for the Paris Paralympic Games next September." Instagram: @connormac_coach TikTok: @connormacsandc https://britishweightlifting.org/start-lifting/para-powerlifting / https://www.paralympic.org/powerlifting Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode175 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

In episode 174 Jonas Dodoo, Founder of Sprintworks, joins us. Specifically Jonas will be looking at: Top speed & acceleration How to train these properties What a session with Jonas looks like About Jonas: "Jonas Dodoo developed as a coach through his passion for speed and power and was lucky enough to be under the tutelage of Master Coach Dan Pfaff for four years. Jonas has worked with many elite performers across a range of sports but with his main success and main role within Track and Field. Jonas is currently Consulting at Premiership and Championship Football and Rugby clubs working with their staff and first team players." Social Media: @eatsleeptrain_ https://speedworks.training/ https://www.speedsolutions.training/ Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode174 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

In episode 173 Tom Cullen, Assistant Professor at Coventry University, joins us. Specifically Tom will be looking at: Physiological mechanisms underpinning heat & cold usage Science backed recommendations for thier use When not to use them Case study: How athletes can use them to recover faster About Tom: "Tom is an Assistant Professor in Applied Physiology at Coventry University. Prior to this he worked at the University of Worcester where he was the course leader for the MSc in Applied Sports Science. Before working in academia he worked as a physiologist, applied sports scientist and strength and conditioning coach. These experiences include working with elite athletes in professional sports and with Olympic athletes. He currently leads on several projects investigating novel strategies to improve health and performance using heat as a complement to exercise. Twitter handle: @DrTomCullen Links to research profile- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tom-Cullen. Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfspeisode173 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher

In episode 172 Joao Francisco Almeida, Physiotherapish at Al Riyadh FC, joins us. Specifically Joao will be looking at: Importance of in-tournament recovery Evidence based advice to optimise recovery Case study: How he implemented this at the recent European Games About Joao: "Sports physiotherapist and S&C Coach, specialized in rehabilitation, return to play, injury prevention and sports performance. Rehab Coach at Al Riyadh (Saudi Arabia Premier League), CEO of Clube Saúde (Private Practice) at Ginásio Clube Português, and Head Physiotherapist of the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation. Currently in the Medical Team of Olympic Committee of Portugal, and teaching at Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão. Had been working in several areas and sports, in different institutions, like Sporting Clube de Portugal, Clube Futebol Os Belenenses, GIGA e Rugby Clube Técnico. My strongest interests are in human performance, leadership and strategy, combined with exercise, physiology and movement." Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo%C3%A3o-francisco-almeida/ Twitter: @jfranciscoalmei Instagram: @jfranciscoalmeida Nominate future podcast guests here! If you want to hear from a particular person on a particular topic, let us know! Hit the link below and we'll see what we can whip up for you. https://www.scienceforsport.com/nominate/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode172 JOIN THE SCIENCE FOR SPORT TEAM: https://www.scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/ ​ Learn Quicker & More Effectively, Freeing Up Time To Spend With Friends And Family ​ Optimise Your Athletes' Recovery ​ Position Yourself As An Expert To Your Athletes And Naturally Improve Buy-In ​ Reduce Your Athletes' Injury Ratese ​ Save 100's Of Dollars A Year That Would Otherwise Be Spent On Books, Courses And More ​ Improve Your Athletes' Performance ​ Advance Forward In Your Career, Allowing You To Earn More Money And Work With Elite-Level Athletes ​ Save Yourself The Stress & Worry Of Constantly Trying To Stay Up-To-Date With Sports Science Research 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher