Science for Sport Podcast

In episode 74 Christoph Wyss, S&C Coach - Chicago Wolves, joins us. Specifically Christoph will be looking at: Importance of speed on the ice What makes skating unique? Specific training for skating Hockey off-seasons About Christoph "Christoph Wyss is a Strength & Conditioning Coach at the Chicago Wolves, previous to this he completed two seasons at the Anaheim Ducks, where he assisted in the development and implementation of customized strength and conditioning programs for players throughout the season. Wyss joined the Ducks after spending almost two years in China with the National Weightlifting and Speed Skating teams in advance of the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics. Prior to his time in China, Wyss worked at P3 (Peak Performance Project) a private facility in Santa Barbara that specializes in training professional and amateur athletes. Born in Meiringen, Switzerland and raised in Riverside, Wyss received Bachelor's (Kinesiology) and Master's (Exercise Physiology) degrees from California State University, Chico and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS). He also has certifications for USA Weightlifting (USAW) and Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR). Wyss enjoys snowboarding, hiking and beach activities when away from the rink." Twitter: @christophwyss Instagram: @christophwyss FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode_74 ​ 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 73 Mariska Beijer, Paralympian - Wheelchair Basketball, joins us. Specifically Mariska will be looking at: Why Wheelchair Basketball is the best Paralympic sport Importance of strength & power Her physical preparation for Tokyo Mental skills to overcome covid adversity About Mariska "Worldchamp and MVP @mariskabeijer is training to be her best for the Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games. Known as the Beast she is a force to be reckoned with, and always looking to get that 1% better each time." Twitter: @mariskabeijer Instagram: @mariskabeijer FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode_73 ​ 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 72 Luis Mesquita, Strength & Conditioning Coach, joins us. Specifically Luis will be looking at: Strength training risk: reward Types of strength & power training Practical application from youth to elite About Luis "Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach. Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS - NSCA). Co-owner and S&C Coach at THE PEAK (www.thepeak.pt). Author of the blog and website Bridging The Gap: Rehab & Performance (www.btgap.org) Invited lecturer and speaker for different national and international conferences, workshops and academic degrees. Experience working with professional teams and athletes from multiple sports. Former S&C and Rehab Coach at EXOS, Chinese Football Federation, Shijiazhuang Everbright Football Club (China Super League), FC Porto (Portugal), Sporting Clube de Portugal (Male Volleyball National Champions 2017/2018)." Twitter: luismmesquita_ Instagram: @luismmesquita FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode72 ​ 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 71 Nathan Parnham, Author - The Sporting Parent, joins us. Specifically Nathan will be looking at: Shocking stories of parents Importance of parents in sport Supporting young children Supporting older children About Natan "Nathan Parnham is a strength and conditioning specialist located in Brisbane Australia. His career spans close to two decades in working in both amateur and professional sport. This includes setting up several successful high school athletic development programs throughout Australia across both government and private schooling sectors. In doing so he has proven his worth and versatility being one of the select few to not only progress into elite professional sport but do so across both genders (Parramatta Eels-NRL and Australia Women’s 7s in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics). If there is one individual who knows what it takes to succeed throughout your child’s sporting journey Nathan is it." Twitter: @NathanParnham Instagram: @nathan_parnham https://nathanparnham.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode_71 ​ 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 70 JB Morin, Professor University of Saint-Etienne University, joins us. Specifically JB will be looking at: Importance of F-V Profiling How to profile Using the data Profiling on a budget About JB "Jean-Benoit (JB) Morin is Full Professor at the University of Saint-Etienne (France), Director of the Sports Science Department, and a member of the Interuniversity Laboratory of Human Movement Biology (LIBM). He is also associate researcher with the Sports Research Institute New-Zealand (SPRINZ) at Auckland University of Technology, and visiting Professor in Locomotion Biomechanics at the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Science at Loughborough University. He obtained a Track & Field Coach National Diploma in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Human Locomotion and Performance in 2004 under the joint supervision of Pr Alain Belli (University of Saint-Etienne, France) and Pr Pietro di Prampero (University of Udine, Italy). JB’s field of research is mainly human locomotion and performance, with specific interest in running biomechanics and maximal power movements (sprint, jumps). He has edited a textbook (Biomechanics of Training and Testing, Springer, 2018) and published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers. He is also a consultant for professional sports groups in soccer, rugby, sprint, and other power-speed sports. He practiced soccer for 10 years, practiced and coached track and field (middle distance and 400m hurdles) for eight years, and he now enjoys trail running and triathlon." Twitter: @jb_morin Instagram: @jb.morin.1 Link to episode 55 with Carlos Balsalobre, discussing the MyJump app: http://scienceforsport.fireside.fm/55 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode_70 ​ 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 69 William Wayland, Strength & Conditioning Coach at Powering Through, joins us. Specifically William will be looking at: Why S&C has boomed in Golf What can every day golfers get from S&C Potential downsides Key movements and periodisation plans for golfers About William "William Wayland is a Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Owner of Powering Through Performance in Chelmsford Essex in the UK. He is a consultant strength and conditioning coach for European Tour Performance Institute. Working with European & PGA tour players, UFC fighters, Combat athlete, Superbike champions and General population." Twitter: @WSWayland Instagram: @PoweringThrough FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode_69 ​ 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 68 Aman Singh Shergill, Physical Performance Scientist, joins us. Specifically Aman will be looking at: Importance & impact of data Communicating data with coaches Science for non-professional players About Aman "Aman is a Physical Performance Scientist at Aston Villa Football Club, and a PhD candidate at The University of Chester. His research looks into GPS usage and performance in elite football. Previously he was First Team Sport Scientist at Birmingham City Football Club. Aman has specific interests around controlling contextual factors which influence physical outputs in sporting performance, along with effective feedback tools and visualisations to impact decision making." Twitter: @AmanSShergill LinkedIn: Aman Singh Shergill FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfsepisode_68 ​ 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 67 James Morehen, Performance Nutritionist, joins us. Specifically James will be looking at: Goals of weight cutting Issues with weight cutting Nutrition 2 weeks out Nutrition for the weigh-in About James "Dr James Morehen is a Performance Nutritionist who currently works with professional elite level athletes. Alongside this, James is passionate about supporting individual athletes and clients with their own nutrition, exercise and performance goals. James has spent 9 years in higher education obtaining a BSc in Sport Science, MSc in Sports Physiology and PhD in Sports Nutrition all from the very well respected Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences from Liverpool John Moores University. James, has enjoyed over 6 years working in elite level sport with amateur to international and Olympic level athletes and corporate clients. James is registered with the Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register and is highly trained and experienced in body composition assessment and manipulation, individual nutrition and performance plans and health and wellness having completed this for 4 years during his PhD studies." Instagram: @morehenperformance @james_morehen Twitter: @james_morehen Website: https://morehenperformance.com/ https://twitter.com/James_Morehen/status/1412436545118822404 FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep67 ​ 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 66 Tom Little, Sport Performance Specialist joins us. Specifically Tom will be looking at: Worst nutrition he's seen in pro football Key macronutrients in football Importance of nutrient timing Nutritional differences in youth & pro athletes About Tom "Dr Tom Little has worked as a performance specialist for over 20 years working principally in professional football. He is also the founder of the nutrition software heroPro." Check the heroPro website: https://www.heroprosport.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep66 ​ 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 65 James De Lacey, Strength & Conditioning Coach joins us. Specifically James will be looking at: Importance of being strong Minimal effective dose Training residuals Case study: maintaining max strength About James "James was the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Romanian Rugby Union. He has previously worked in America’s professional rugby competition Major League Rugby with Austin Elite and the NZ Women’s National Rugby League Team. He is a published author and has completed a MSc in Sport & Exercise Science from AUT, Auckland, NZ." Check James' website: https://sweetscienceoffighting.com/ FREE 7d COACH ACADEMY TRIAL SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_ep65 ​ 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