This week’s guest is UK senior athletics coach, Steve Fudge. Steve had initial training and experiences in strength and conditioning before he began training track and field sprinters in the UK. It is this combination that has helped him create a unique and incredibly effective way of seeing the development of the sprint athlete, according to each athlete’s own biochemistry and physical abilities. Steve has worked with two sub-10 sprinters in addition to other great athletes.

Taken from an article on www.mcmillanspeed.com, “Steve is the epitome of the ‘lateral thinker’. With expanding interests in therapy, nutrition, philosophy, and neuro-science, as well as a background in strength & conditioning and massage, Steve has been able to successfully apply his studies to the science of his sport.”

I really enjoy speaking with coaches who have had a variety of backgrounds, as each sport or discipline we work with adds to our view and understanding of singular disciplines. In my own path, my experience as a strength coach has benefitted my knowledge of track and field coaching tremendously, and my work with swimmers and exactly what does transfer from the weightroom to the water has globally enhanced my coaching abilities.

Listening to Steve, is it awesome to hear his multi-disciplinary background filtered down into simple, practical and effective answers that have big ramifications for us as coaches working with athletes interested in running faster, jumping higher and moving better. This was a particularly enjoyable episode to record and edit on my own end, and I the information is practical to virtually any type of coach or athlete out there.

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