Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 118, Chris Barnard, Head Performance Coach at Overtime Athletes, joins us. Specifically Chris will be looking at: Importance of vertical force production How to periodise vertical force production How to program vertical force production About Chris "Chris Barnard is head performance coach and founder of Overtime Athletes, an athlete training facility located in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as author of multiple performance programs. He has worked with athletes at all levels and from different sports but specializes in football, basketball, and baseball. He currently resides in St Petersburg, Florida and continues to pursue breakthroughs in athletic performance." Instagram - @overtimeathletes Youtube - youtube.com/overtimeathletes FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode118 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 117, Steve Thompson, Course Leader for the Masters in S&C at Sheffield Hallam University, joins us. Specifically Steve will be looking at: Obstacled to VBT use Best practice in VBT How anyone can use VBT to optimise training for under $10 About Steve "Steve Thompson is an accredited Strength & Conditioning coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) and a Senior Lecturer and the Course Leader for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning Coaching at Sheffield Hallam University. He has recently submitted his PhD in VBT, but more specifically, the use of load-velocity profiling to aid load prescription. Steve is an active early-career researcher, with publications in high-impact journals such as Sports Medicine, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and International Journal of Sport Physiology and Performance. He currently holds multiple S&C consultancy roles, including City of Sheffield and GB Diving and Barnsley Football Club. Steve has a wealth of experience in elite sport, specifically with GB Commonwealth medallists and Olympic competitors in Diving, Women's Volleyball and Table Tennis, as well as with professional athletes in Rugby League, Tennis, Fencing and Golf. " Twitter: Steve381 Instagram: stevethompson99t https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steve_Thompson17 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode117 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 116, Nicole Rodriguez, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically you will learn: Three key ways any coach can improve their impact on an athletes performance How athletes can get the best out of their coach About Nicole "Nicole is a physical development coach currently working with younger age groups. Having previously been based in the US working with various American sports on the adult and professional level. Currently she is based in Poland and is working in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic along with some other European Union countries." Instagram: @n.rodriguez.coach Twitter: @NicoleRod FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode116 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 115, Justin Richardson, Head of Sports Rehabilitation at Athletes Authority, joins us. Specifically you will learn: ACL injury and it's importance Phases of ACL rehab Mistakes and misconceptions around ACL injury Whether ACLs are necessary for sport performance About Justin "Justin is the Head of Sports Rehabilitation at Athletes Authority in Sydney, Australia. He is a physiotherapist and an ASCA level 2 strength and conditioning coach. Justin has a special interest in optimising ACL rehabilitation and has been the key figure in establishing the Athletes Authority rehabilitation program. He has presented domestically and internationally on the topic of ACL rehabilitation" Instagram & Twitter: @jrehab_ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode115 ​ 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 114, Sam Ballak, Applied Sport Scientist at Sport Centrum Papendal, joins us. Specifically you will learn: How heat impares performance The role of humidity in performance How to combat heat related performed impairment About Sam "Dr. Sam Ballak is an applied sport scientist focussing on physiological topics like training in the heat and cooling applications in the heat, but he is also interested in topics like recovery and conditioning. In his current job he supports various TeamNL programs training at Papendal, the Dutch Olympic training centre. Because of his PhD in muscle physiology and his coaching background (athletics) is able to use scientific knowledge and translate that to practical advices, suitable for use in elite athletes. During his 8 years at Papendal Sam has mostly been involved with athletics, BMX cycling, track cycling, judo, snowboard and skeleton. In preparation for Tokyo 2020 Sam advised numerous TeamNL coaches and athletes for optimal preparation in the hot and humid conditions." Key PDFs: Racinais 2018 Core temperature up to 41.5C during the UCI road cycling world championships in the heat Periard 2015 Adaptations and mechanisms of human heat acclimation applications for competitive athletes and sports Bongers 2017 Cooling interventions for athletes: an overview of effectiveness, physiological mechanisms, and practical considerations Beat the Heat - IAAF World Athletics Championships-1 Periard 2021 Exercise under heat stress thermoregulation hydration performance implications and mitigation strategies Instagram: @sam.ballak Twitter: SamBal86 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode114 ​ 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 113, Christian Woodford, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Woodford SSC, joins us. Specifically you will learn: What sport specific training is How NOT to train for transfer What you should be doing in the gym for maximum sport performance About Christian "Christian Woodford’s name is the biggest in sports performance, injury prevention and rehab – return to perform in Australia (while pioneering the growth, development and understanding of applied sport science/athletic development in The Australian private sector). Over the last 8 years (est. 2012) Christian & WSSC have become world renowned and some of the best coaches in the world such as Joe Defranco giving their tick of approval to WSSC & Christian. Christian is known for his athlete centred and RESULTS driven approach to his coaching. Athletes from professional, semi professional, amateur to weekend warrior (both here and abroad) have all hire Christian to prepare them for sporting performance, injury reduction & rehab -return to perform coaching. Christian’s passion for applied sport science, coaching and the industry has developed him into the coach that is #changingthegame in the private sector not just in Australia but around the world. Christian offers consultancy for teams, individual athletes, coaches, students and upskill for other personal training, coaching companies." Instagram/Twitter: @coachwoodford @WoodfordSSC FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode113 ​ 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 112, Suzy Russell, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Australain Catholic University, joins us. Specifically you will learn: The importance of mental fatigue Practical tips to deal with mental fatigue About Suzy "Dr Suzy Russell is a postdoctoral research fellow investigating mental fatigue and recovery at the Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre, Australian Catholic University, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Sport. She holds a PhD and Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Hons I) from the University of Queensland, with a track-record of high-quality research outputs, awards, and invited presentations. Suzy is an ESSA Accredited Sports Scientist, with previous applied experiences including roles as a performance analyst for professional teams, physiology and recovery consultant for national sporting organisations, product manager for a leading sports technology company, and project lead of sports specific mental health and wellbeing programs. Suzy works to achieve translational and impactful research, engaging with projects that aim to improve human performance, with a focus on optimising training and competition practices in elite athletes with specific attention to mental fatigue and recovery." Twitter: @suzanna_russell Instagram: @suz.russell https://www.acu.edu.au/research-and-enterprise/our-research-institutes/sprint-research-centre/our-people/dr-suzanna-russell FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode112 ​ 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 111, Colm Woulfe, Professional Strongman, joins us. Specifically you will learn: What strongman is How it offers a unique physical stimulus What other sports can learn from strongman About Colm "Colm Woulfe completed his Masters Degree in Sport & Exercise at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. His thesis was on the acute physiological effects of strongman training. Since completing his masters degree Colm has worked as an online strength coach and personal trainer. He is also a professional strongman having won NZSM multiple times and has competed at WSM twice. Currently on a hiatus from competition due to covid restrictions and injury he plans to return to competition in 2023." Instagram: @thewolfmancolmwoulfe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Wolfman-Colm-Woulfe-329205010438109/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/lzEwwA95_gM FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode111 ​ 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 110, Christian Woodford, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Woodford SSC, joins us. Specifically you will learn: The importance of reducing injury risk How to train to reduce injury risk What NOT to do in the gym How Christian programs for his athletes About Christian "Christian Woodford’s name is the biggest in sports performance, injury prevention and rehab – return to perform in Australia (while pioneering the growth, development and understanding of applied sport science/athletic development in The Australian private sector). Over the last 8 years (est. 2012) Christian & WSSC have become world renowned and some of the best coaches in the world such as Joe Defranco giving their tick of approval to WSSC & Christian. Christian is known for his athlete centred and RESULTS driven approach to his coaching. Athletes from professional, semi professional, amateur to weekend warrior (both here and abroad) have all hire Christian to prepare them for sporting performance, injury reduction & rehab -return to perform coaching. Christian’s passion for applied sport science, coaching and the industry has developed him into the coach that is #changingthegame in the private sector not just in Australia but around the world. Christian offers consultancy for teams, individual athletes, coaches, students and upskill for other personal training, coaching companies." Instagram/Twitter: @coachwoodford @WoodfordSSC FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode110 ​ 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 109, Andy Hyde, Strength and Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically you will learn: How game speed differs from top speed Different positional requirements in football How to program field based S&C for specific positions About Andy "Andy works privately with elite soccer players at the youth academy and senior professional level. He has worked as an S&C Coach in the NHS and with Leeds United FC Ladies Academy." Instagram/Twitter: @aestheticathletes, @andrewhyde96 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode109 ​ 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