Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 161, Jonathon Weakley, Senior Lecturer at Australian Catholic University, joins us. Specifically Jonathon will be looking at: Impulse vs power The importance of impulse and power in sport How to train to improve these physical aspects of performance About Jonathon: "Dr Jonathon Weakley is a Senior Lecturer at Australian Catholic University and a Research Fellow at Leeds Beckett University (UK). Jonathon completed a PhD and Post-Doctorate position working alongside the Rugby Football Union and currently is a sport science consultant for several rugby union governing bodies and professional teams. His areas of interest include resistance training, the development of strength and power, and long-term athlete development. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications in sport science and is currently involved in several studies that aim to optimise adaptations in females and professional athletes." Twitter: jonathonweakle1 Instagram: Jonathon_weakley_phd 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/sfsepisode161 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

Dan Baker, a seasoned strength and conditioning coach with a PhD, shares his wealth of experience training athletes across multiple sports. He highlights the biggest training mistakes athletes often make and emphasizes the importance of aerobic fitness and efficient gym sessions. Baker discusses how structured interval training can improve performance while reducing injury risks. With a focus on tailored strength programs, he urges young athletes to seek qualified coaching and educational resources to enhance their training and success.

In episode 159, Hector Romero, Strength & Conditioning Coach at TeamNL, joins us. Specifically Hector will be looking at: Importance of strength and power in endurance sports Adapations to strength training in endurance sports How to plan strength training for endurance sports About Hector: "Hector Romero is a Strength and Conditioning Coach based in the Netherlands. He has been in the industry for 10 years starting his studies at UNSW in Exercise Physiology and completing a Masters Exercise Science at ECU, Australia, whilst gaining experience as a personal trainer. After completing his studies he shifted to more sports performance specific work, working with a variety of athletes ranging from football, basketball, field hockey, tennis and kick boxing at both the amateur and professional level. He is currently work with TeamNL assisting in the physical preparation of the Dutch National Rowing team as well as a Speed Skating Talent Team whilst also running his own online training business, Potencia Athletica." Website: https://potencia-athletica.com/ Instagram: hromerosnc Facebook: Hector Romero FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode159 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 158, Austin Jochum, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically Austin will be looking at: What play is How play impacts athletic performance How to implement play into your training About Autin: "Austin Jochum is the owner of Jochum Strength where he works with athletes and washed up movers to become the best versions of themselves. He also operates The Jochum Strength insider which is an online training platform for people trying to feel, look, and move better. Austin was a former D1 Strength Coach and D3 All-American football player and a hammer thrower (MIAC weight throw champion) at the University of St.Thomas." Website: https://www.jochumstrength.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqM8XKleTuftuX-aj2wbE5w Social Media: Instagram: @austinjochem Twitter: @austinjochem TikTok: @austinjochem FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode158 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 157, Bas van Hooren, Ph.D candidate at Maastricht University , joins us. Specifically Bas will be looking at: Why cool-downs are performed Does science back up the use of cool-downs? How best to recover from training sessions About Bas: "I have done a bachelor in applied sport sciences at Fontys University and a master Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University. I'm currently persuing my PhD proposal at Maastricht University. Because of my background in applied sport sciences and my experience as an athlete and strength and conditioning specialist I developed a good understanding of practical issues. According to others I can therefore translate theoretical concepts very well into practical applications. Although some of my peer-reviewed publications include fundamental topics, I make sure to always discuss the practical applications of the findings.." Social Media: Twitter: @BasVanHooren LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/basvanhooren Website: https://www.basvanhooren.com/about-me/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode157 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 156, Sam Warburton, Former Cardiff, Wales and British & Irish Lions Captain, joins us. Specifically Sam will be looking at: How Sport Science helped his career How his mentality surrounding sport performance His top tech picks for rugby players How he trained to perform even after a career of knocks About Sam: "Sam Warburton OBE. Former professional rugby player and captain for Cardiff, Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Broadcaster for BT Sport & BBC Sport, columnist for The Times Newspaper and founder of SW7 Academy. Brand Ambassador and investor for PAS Nutrition & Hytro. Canterbury & Breitling Ambassador." Social Media: Twitter: @samwarburton_ Instagram: @samwarbs, @sw7academy Links: www.sw7academy.com www.Hytro.com FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode156 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 155, Adam Parr, Head of Performance at Charlotte FC, joins us. Specifically Adam will be looking at: How to build a performance team How to plan a performance gym How the gym will help his players perform optimally About Adam: "Adam C. Parr is currently the Head of Performance for Charlotte FC, in Major League Soccer (MLS). Before joining Charlotte FC for their inaugural season in 2022, he recently had been the Head of Strength & Conditioning for Minnesota United FC for 2 seasons, as well as the Head of S&C and Data Analytics at Reno 1868 FC for 2 seasons. Before getting back into the professional team setting again in 2018, he previously owned his own fitness & performance company in Beverly Hills for 6 years where he worked with professional, college & youth athletes, along with celebrities and general population. Along with an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology from San Diego State Universities, Adam also has a Master of High Performance Sport from Australian Catholic University" Social Media: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aparrfitness/ -LindedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcparr/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode155 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 154, Sun Sachs, CEO at Rewire, joins us. Specifically Sun will be looking at: Difference between mental health and mental performance How athletes can improve their mental performance How this helps to avoid overtraining and burnout About Sun: "Sun Sachs is the founder and CEO of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. He is also a 20 year veteran in software development and a life-long endurance athlete for the past 35+ years in competitive cycling, triathlon and adventure races." Website: https://rewirefitness.app Instagram: https://instagram.com/rewirefitness Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-fitness/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode154 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 153, Terry Peters, Performance Coach, joins us. Specifically Terry will be looking at: Why footballers should train in the gym How the gym impacts field based performance How to use activation sessions to improve football performance About Terry: "I worked with the Olympic Committee in Holland, I worked with a variety of sports including Table Tennis, Track Cycling and Volleyball, and I realised I would prefer to work in an environment where I would get to work every day with the same athletes, to get a become more process oriented, rather than being focused on tasks. Then Vitesse Arnhem was at the same location as the Olympic Committee, so I moved there for around 7 years, and met some really good coaches over there. One of them took me to Dubai to work with a team there as a Strength & Conditioning coach, and then I came back to work with Heerenveen in the same role. Then Peter Bosz, who I worked with at Vitesse called me, and asked whether I wanted to come and work at Bayer Leverkusen. I worked at Bayer 04 Leverkusen for 2 seasons before moving for just over a season to Olympique Lyon. Currently i’ve my got own company, TP Performance Coaching, and recently did consultancy work for Jumbo-Visma Roadcycling and a Premier League team. I'm currently waiting for the next big project." Instagram: @terry_pe86 LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/terry-peters-a60b0026 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode153 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 152, Matt Tometz, Performance Coach, joins us. Specifically Matt will be looking at: Why youth athletes need speed Physiological adaptations in youth athletes Speed training in youth vs adults What training with Matt looks like *About Matt "Matt Tometz is a Sports Performance Coach/Sports Science Coordinator at TCBoost Sports Performance. With a speed development as his coaching expertise and fascination for data, it’s his daily challenge to combine the art of coaching with the science of data for his athletes of all ages and sports to get them faster. Outside the facility, Matt creates educational content for coaches and professionals, including his YouTube channel and his podcast “The Talking Shop Podcast.” Find him on Instagram and Twitter @CoachBigToe." Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/matttometz Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thetalkingshoppodcast Instagram: @CoachBigToe Twitter: @CoachBigToe FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode152 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