Science for Sport Podcast

Hamish Munro, a seasoned Strength and Conditioning coach at Bristol City U18, delves into the power of cluster sets in optimizing in-season strength. He explains what cluster sets are and their key advantages, particularly their role in enhancing athlete performance. The discussion spans the use of velocity-based training (VBT) combined with cluster sets, showcasing practical applications and recovery strategies. Hamish emphasizes the importance of individualized training adjustments and culture to maintain peak fitness during the competitive season.

In episode seventeen Brad Schoenfeld, researcher and educator, joins us. Specifically Brad will be looking at: Why hypertrophy is important Key adaptations underpinning hypertrophy How we can achieve these adaptations About Brad: "Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D, C.S.C.S., is an internationally renowned fitness expert and widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on body composition training (muscle development and fat loss). He is a lifetime drug-free bodybuilder, and has won numerous natural bodybuilding titles." https://www.amazon.com/Science-Development-Muscle-Hypertrophy-Schoenfeld/dp/1492597678 Instagram: @Bradschoenfeldphd Twitter: @Bradschoenfeld Science for Sport Free Downloads: FREE TRIAL - COACH ACADEMY 7 Days Free at our brand new Coach Academy! The Coach Academy is a comprehensive online library of sports performance mini-courses that's updated every single week. Sign up for free with this link: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_17 * * * 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 at: 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 sixteen Lachlan Wilmot, Co-Director of Athletes Authority, joins us. Specifically Lachlan will be looking at: How much individualisation is important What are limiting factors for individualisation Individualisation in team vs private settings About Lachlan: "I am currently director of a facility here in Sydney Australia called Athletes Authority which is a private facility for athletes only, whether that’s development, amateur or pro athletes. My background was initially as a personal trainer back in the day, so came out of the Fitness First ranks. Worked for the GWS Giants for 8 years as the Strength & Power coach, and then moved over to the dark side to the NRL with the Paramatta Eels where I was head of performance there for a couple of years, before I moved into the private sector, with the current facility expanding at a rate we didn’t plan on, but it’s been very good. So I jumped on board with our co-owner Carl, and here we are!" https://athletesauthority.com.au/ Instagram: @perforamancecoach_wilmot @athletesauthority Twitter: @lachlan_wilmot @athletesauthority Science for Sport Free Downloads: FREE TRIAL - COACH ACADEMY 7 Days Free at our brand new Coach Academy! The Coach Academy is a comprehensive online library of sports performance mini-courses that's updated every single week. Sign up for free with this link: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_16 * * * 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 at: 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 fifteen Fergus Connolly, coach, teacher, mentor, author and speaker, joins us. Specifically Fergus will be looking at: Why it is important to program from a holistic perspective How you can structure holistic training methods How these methods may differ in small vs large teams About Fergus: "Coach, teacher, mentor, author, speaker and student of success and resilience – Dr. Fergus Connolly has worked with some of the world’s leading sports, military, and business teams including Verizon, the San Francisco 49ers, University of Michigan, Liverpool FC and multiple Special Forces units." Fergus' Services: https://fergusconnolly.com/ Check out Fergus' latest book here: The Happiness Handbook for High Achievers https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B075P1MJT3?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-pages-popularity-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader Instagram: @Fergus.connolly Twitter: @Fergus_Connolly Science for Sport Free Downloads: FREE TRIAL - COACH ACADEMY 7 Days Free at our brand new Coach Academy! The Coach Academy is a comprehensive online library of sports performance mini-courses that's updated every single week. Sign up for free with this link: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_15 * * * 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 at: 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 fourteen Paul Laursen, Coach, Lecturer and CEO of HIIT Science, joins us. Specifically Paul will be looking at: Physiological adaptation to long intervals Implementation of long intervals Physiological adaptation to short intervals Implementation of short intervals About Paul: "I am an author, endurance coach, high-performance consultant and entrepreneur. I was formerly employed as the Physiology Manager for High Performance Sport New Zealand, and have retained my former joint role as Adjunct Professor of Exercise Physiology at Auckland University of Technology. The purpose of my role was to reside at the nexus between theory, research and application of sport science and physiology for high-performance sport. I have a broad area of research interests that include high-intensity interval training, heart rate variability, thermoregulation, health and artificial intelligence application to training. I have published over 125 refereed manuscripts in moderate-to-high impact exercise and sports science journals, with this work having been cited more than 8000 times. I have competed in 17 Ironman triathlon races and continue to train and prepare for future events." HIIT Science: Here you will find links to the HIIT Science book and course... https://hiitscience.com/hiit-course/?afmc=3o Instagram: @Paulblaursen @Hiitscience Twitter: @Paulblaursen @Hiitscience Science for Sport Free Downloads: Downloadable Resources: FREE TRIAL - COACH ACADEMY 7 Days Free at our brand new Coach Academy! The Coach Academy is a comprehensive online library of sports performance mini-courses that's updated every single week. Sign up for free with this link: https://bit.ly/sfspodcast_14 * * * 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 at: 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 thirteen EXOS Performance Manager Joshua Fletcher, joins us. Specifically Joshua will be looking at: The differences between training athletes and special forces 3 Key lessons he has taken from working with special forces About Joshua: "Josh is an EXOS Performance Manager with an elite tactical project in Romania. His less than conventional career path also led him to India where he worked in the new start up Inspire Institute of Sport. In the UK he completed his higher education and worked with professional rugby club Rotherham Titans and a range of Olympic sports and athletes with the English Institute of Sport. Josh has a particular interest in coach education and helping to develop the next generation of coaches for the S&C field" Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-fletcher-36151623/ Instagram: @jfletcher_performance Downloadable Resources: FREE TRIAL - COACH ACADEMY 7 Days Free at our brand new Coaches Academy! THe Academy is a comprehensive online library of sports performance mini-courses that's updated every single week. Sign up for free with this link: https://app.scienceforsport.com/coach-academy * * * 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 at: 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 twelve Jarno Voorintholt, 1st Team Physical Trainer at FC Groningen, joins us. Specifically Jarno will be looking at: Why teaching is important in S&C settings 3 key lessons we can learn How to apply these to S&C About Jarno: "Jarno Voorintholt is the physical preparation coach of the first team of FC Groningen. He formerly worked as an athletic development coach at the youth academy of FC Groningen for 5 years. Jarno has a bachelor of applied science in physical educational teaching with a specialisation in children with behavioural disorders. He previos to his work at FC Groningen youth academy, he worked with Donar Basketball club and special needs schools and the department of defence. He has udertaken internships at EXOS (formerly athletes performance) and Altis. In addition to his work as a physical preparation coach / teacher, he has taken courses in performance psychology, and is also a UEFA C Youth and UEFA B Youth football coach." Twitter: @Voorintholt_J Instagram: @Jarnovoorintholt Downloadable Resources: COMPETITION - WIN ACCESS TO "6 FIGURE COACHING" Get more clients, grow your business, skyrocket your finances, click the link below! https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcontest.scienceforsport.com%2F127705%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1JD5uRqkBc6FdNYK3s-Gx8C4pVgLkAcDW3FpUmyTxlQTcF9a6y3ajUkrE&h=AT0SEWpAyeRquNqKmMLE6QNPoM_IHmez3x0nLG9SFYFim6hXZ0X6TOqwb1lh7wDMlYDHqK-_gtRlkIYa91eM-sD5n3FAvfjEM_65jvgYNwOAtGvyL5uhaESrqnuwSaPtwJLyfQ * * * 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 at: 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 eleven, Tom Green, Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School and Research Reviewer at Science for Sport, joins us. Specifically Tom will be looking at: Why behaviour management is important in youth populations Why consistency is key for youth athletes How to build a behaviour system About Tom: "Tom Green is the Head of Athletic Development at St Peters RC High School and youth researcher at Science for Sport. Tom currently works at Gloucester Rugby Club as a PDG coach and has formerly worked at West Bromwich Albion FC, Hartpury College, and GB Equine. Tom sits on the UKSCA special interest group for S&C in Schools." Downloadable Resources: The Science for Sport Buy-in cheatsheet is available to download here….. https://app.scienceforsport.com/buy-in-cheatsheet * * * 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 at: 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 ten, Noel Brand, co-owner of Breda Strength & Conditioning, joins us. Specifically Noel will be looking at: Why it's important to develop culture How he went about this How he made Breda S&C's own beer Specific examples of providing value for his clients About Noel: "I am the co-owner and head coach of Breda Strength & Conditioning which will have its 10 year aniversary next year. I am a former marine, I left the Royal Netherlands Marine Morps as a corperal, there I was a physical training instructor, and after 14 years I went fulltime into being a strength and conditoining coach. I deployed into afgan as a specifal forces medic with the 23rd Airbourne Marines. And at Breda S&C which is now my full time job I train a wide variey of people, gen-pop, military, military hopefulls, competitive and pro athletes and my 69 year old mum! I run the gym with my wife Sanne, we have a 4 month old daugher named Elin, and a Melgian Malinois named Odin. I'm persoanlly active in S&C, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Triathlon" Downloadable Resources: The Science for Sport Buy-in cheatsheet is available to download here….. https://app.scienceforsport.com/buy-in-cheatsheet * * * 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 at: 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 nine, Nick Winkelman, Head of Perforamnce at Irish Rugby and author of the Language of Coaching, joins us. Specifically Nick will be looking at: Why cueing is important What options we have when cueing Best practice in cueing About Nick: "I've been a strength coach for 15 years, I've been the head of performance at Irish Rubgy for four, and was at EXOS for 10 years. I think the main moment where the idea around language and communication came in to play was during my tenure as NFL combine lead starting back in 2009." Language of Coaching: https://www.amazon.com/Language-Coaching-Science-Teaching-Movement/dp/1492567361 Downloadable Resources: Science for Sport 5 must read research reviews on sport performance: https://app.scienceforsport.com/5mrrr-performance * * * 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 at: 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