Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 58 Joel Jamieson, S&C Coach, joins us. Specifically Joel will be looking at: Importance of additional conditioning Key energy systems Measurements & KPIs Day & Week MMA case study About Joel "Joel is a best-selling author and one of the world’s foremost authorities on strength, conditioning, and energy systems. His training strategies have been used by thousands of elite performers and top athletes worldwide, including the Navy SEALS, UFC champions, and dozens of teams from the NFL, NBA, MLS, NCAA, and more." Instagram: @coachjoeljamieson Website: https://www.8weeksout.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep58 ​ 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 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 57 Adam Meakins, Physiotherapist, Sport Scientist and S&C Coach, joins us. Specifically Adam will be looking at: Biggest physio mistakes What physios can learn from S&C Biggest S&C mistakes What S&C can learn from physios About Adam "Adam is a physiotherapist, sports scientist and S&C specialist working in the UK and specialises in the assessment and treatment of shoulder and upper limb issues. He is an advocate of simple honest evidence based advice and treatment, and is well known for his many strong views, opinions and occasionally stronger language about many of the methods, ideas, and treatments within the therapy and training worlds." Twitter: @adammeakins Instagram: @adammeakins Website: https://www.thesports.physio/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep57 ​ 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 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 56 Steve Draycott, Physiotherapist, joins us. Specifically Steve will be looking at: Importance of lower body strength Risks associated with squats Supporting evidence Case study About Steve "I qualified as a physiotherapist in 1986 and very quickly became interested in musculoskeletal physio. I started to specialise in lower limb rehab about 30 years ago and have worked as a clinical specialist in knees for the last 22 years. I helped develop a multi disciplinary clinic together with a Consultant Rheumatologist. I also helped set up a physio led Knee injury Clinic within the Hospital that I work 15 years ago. This was essentially to help manage patients who presented at the ED dept.. I gained a MSc in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in 2009. I semi retired 2.5 years ago but still do some work within the NHS and some private work. I remain passionate about my profession and about delivering high quality care to patients. I believe that continued education and sharing knowledge and experience is an important part of delivering high quality care to patients and clients. I have also developed together with some of my physio colleagues a 1 day post graduate course focusing on the assessment and management of patients with MSK problems our website is www.mskmadeeasy.com" FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep56 ​ 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 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 55 Carlos Balsalobre, Sport Scientist, joins us. Specifically Carlos will be looking at: Available performance testing apps Validity and reliability Advantages to app use A case study About Carlos "’I am a sports scientist from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. My main interests are exercise performance, strength training and new technologies. I have a PhD. and two MSc. on High Performance in Sports and i’ve authored several scientific papers on peer-reviewed journals. I’m also an iOS developer, creator of My Jump Lab, a suite of 9 scientifically validated apps to measure performance with hundreds of thousands of downloads all over the world. I've worked as a consultant in elite sports with NBA teams and elite runners, among others. Finally, i give talks on the topic of exercise performance, strength training and new technologies. I have given several talks in International MSc., Symposiums, Congresses or private events in Spain, France, Italy, UK or the USA. Also, i’m the main author of “Strength Training: New Methodological Perspectives”, the first multi-touch sport-sciences iBook in Spanish." Twitter: @cbalsalobre Instagram: @dr_cbalsalobre Website: https://www.carlos-balsalobre.com/#about FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep55 ​ 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 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 54 Joel Smith, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically Joel will be looking at: Importance of feet in performance Movements of the feet Training the feet Case Study About Joel "Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports and trains athletes and clients in partnership with Evolutionary Fitness in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and trains numerous clients in the in-person and online space. Joel was formerly a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley, working with the Swim teams and post-graduate professional swimmers, as well as tennis, water polo, and track and field. A track coach of 11 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club for 7 years, and also has 6 years of experience coaching sprints, jumps, hurdles, pole vault and multi-events on the collegiate level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. Joel has coached 2 national champions, multiple All-Americans and school record holders in his time as a track coach. In the realm of strength and conditioning, his programs have assisted 5 athletes to Olympic berths that produced 9 medals and a world record performance at Rio in 2016. In 2011, Joel began Just Fly Sports with Jake Clark as a central platform to promote information for athletes and coaches to reach their highest potential. In 2016 the first episode of the “Just Fly Performance Podcast” was released, now a leading source of education in the sports performance field. The evolving mission of Just Fly Sports is focused on teaching athletes to realize their true, innate power, and achieve the highest joy in their training, competition, and in the community. Joel has also spent several years in the realms of college lecturing, personal training, and thesis research. Joel’s certifications include Neurological and Physical Typing from BATI, CSCS, MAT Jumpstart, and NKT level 1, as well as USA Track and Field credentials. Joel is also well-versed in the Be-Activated protocols as taught by Douglas Heel, Foot training and biomechanical concepts from Gary Ward, and has been extensively mentored by sprint and sport movement coach Adarian Barr." Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JustFlySports Instagram: @justflysports Twitter: @justflysports FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep54 ​ 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 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 53 Matthew Ibrahim, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically Matthew will be looking at: Importance of training calves Unique anatomy of calves How to train for performance Practical case study About Matthew "Matthew Ibrahim has been a Strength & Conditioning Coach since 2009, which has allowed him to positively impact the lives of athletes looking to improve performance and maintain healthy lifestyles. He is also entrenched into academia as an Adjunct Professor of Exercise Science and Ph.D. student in Human & Sport Performance. Matthew has been an invited guest speaker at EXOS at Google Headquarters, Perform Better, and the NSCA Coaches Clinic. His work has been featured in Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and T-Nation." Extra resource on calf training Instagram: #MattDiscussesCalves Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MatthewIbrahimCoach/ Instagram: @MatthewIbrahim_ Twitter: @MatthewIbrahim_ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ibrahim/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkU4ohyN8VMn8UhJ8aeZFAQ/about?view_as=subscriber FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep53 ​ 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 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 52 Michael Boyle, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically Mike will be looking at: Why unilateral training is important Advantages to unilateral training Lack of advantages to bilateral training Unilateral exercise progressions About Mike "Michael Boyle is one of the worlds’ foremost educators in the areas of performance training, personal training and athletic rehabilitation. Boyle has been involved in training and rehabilitation with a wide range of athletes, including stars in every major professional sport. Mike has also served as a consultant to some of the top teams in the NFL, NHL, as well as numerous division one athletic programs. In addition, Boyle has been involved in Olympic Gold Medal efforts in women’s soccer, women’s ice hockey, gymnastics and judo." Website: https://www.bodybyboyle.com/ Twitter: @mboyle1959 @bodybyboyle Instagram: michael_boyle1959 Check out David Epstein's episode which we discussed here: https://scienceforsport.fireside.fm/46 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep52 ​ An entire issue of our sports science eMagazine, including 19 research reviews ​ Save hours of time as each review is presented as an easy-to-digest, 1 page summary of the study ​ Guidance on how to practically use the results of every study reviewed with your own athletes ​ Enhance your knowledge in all areas of sports science including strength & conditioning, recovery, nutrition and more ​ Learn from trusted industry experts as they translate complex study results into practical methods for you to use today 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 51 Henk Kraaijenhof, Performance Consultant, joins us. Specifically Henk will be looking at: Developments in science Issues with science & coaching Fixing these issues Roles of specialists in a team About Henk " Henk Kraaijenhof (1955) started as coach in sports in 1975. Right from the start he had the opportunity to work with elite athletes at national and international level in many sports. He became 3 times national champion in the 400 meter with a personal best of 47.4. Originally his roots were in track and field, but he extended his expertise to other sports. In this position he coached and advised many world class and Olympic athletes. Characteristic is his quest to discover the limits in human performance of his athletes. He is a high-profile coach who has his own integrated and well-founded vision on sports and human performance. His job can be expressed in one title: performance consultant, he helps people to perform at their best and stay healthy doing that. To get from coach to performance consultant needed time, dedication, knowledge an experience, that is why he intensively cooperated internationally with many scientists, doctors and researchers, in order to be able find the synergy between all performance-related factors." Website: https://helpingthebesttogetbetter.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep51 ​ An entire issue of our sports science eMagazine, including 19 research reviews ​ Save hours of time as each review is presented as an easy-to-digest, 1 page summary of the study ​ Guidance on how to practically use the results of every study reviewed with your own athletes ​ Enhance your knowledge in all areas of sports science including strength & conditioning, recovery, nutrition and more ​ Learn from trusted industry experts as they translate complex study results into practical methods for you to use today 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

Yoeri Pegel, Strength & Conditioning Coach at AFC Ajax, joins us. Specifically Yoeri will be looking at: What Olympic lifts entail How they differ from loaded jumps Pro's and Cons in team sports How to progress Oly lifts for team sports About Yoeri "Yoeri currently works as Performance Trainer at AFC Ajax. At 28 years old, he’s coming from a not-so-common background, majoring in Business at the University of Amsterdam. Since then he’s worked and gained experience in a wide array of sports, ranging from football, to the Dutch Men’s National Basketball Team and 3x3 Basketball Team, to world class level fighters such as Badr Hari, and European level athletes from sports such as weightlifting and field hockey." If you have enjoyed this podcast be sure to check out Yoeri's first podcast with us here: https://scienceforsport.fireside.fm/22 and if Olympic lifting is your thing, dont't miss out on our episode with Tim Suchomel here: https://scienceforsport.fireside.fm/32 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: http://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep50 ​ An entire issue of our sports science eMagazine, including 19 research reviews ​ Save hours of time as each review is presented as an easy-to-digest, 1 page summary of the study ​ Guidance on how to practically use the results of every study reviewed with your own athletes ​ Enhance your knowledge in all areas of sports science including strength & conditioning, recovery, nutrition and more ​ Learn from trusted industry experts as they translate complex study results into practical methods for you to use today 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics

In episode 49, Jake Tuura, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically Jake will be looking at: Key adaptations Loading variables Pros & Cons of hypertrophy clusters Practical application About Jake "Jake Tuura is a strength and conditioning coach who specializes in muscle gain, vertical jump, and patellar tendon health." Website: https://jackedathlete.com/ Hypertrophy Cluster link: https://jaketuura.com/bigger-stronger-faster/ If you enjoyed todays podcast, also check out Brad Schoenfeld's episode using this link: https://scienceforsport.fireside.fm/17 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep49 ​ An entire issue of our sports science eMagazine, including 19 research reviews ​ Save hours of time as each review is presented as an easy-to-digest, 1 page summary of the study ​ Guidance on how to practically use the results of every study reviewed with your own athletes ​ Enhance your knowledge in all areas of sports science including strength & conditioning, recovery, nutrition and more ​ Learn from trusted industry experts as they translate complex study results into practical methods for you to use today 🔔 Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite platform Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher * 🙏🏽 Thank you to our sponsors We'd like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors for supporting this amazing podcast. FLEX by GymAware Find out why VBT is such a powerful training method and what separates FLEX from the competition via the link below. https://bit.ly/FLEX-gymaware Hawkin Dynamics To learn more about force plates and Hawkin Dynamics, check out their blog which is full of educational and practical blog posts. https://bit.ly/hawkin-dynamics