This episode is the fifth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics.

Our guest this time is Javier Miller-Estrada, Co-Owner of Ignite Performance. Stuart and Javier talk Movement and Skill Acquisition, Short-Term vs Long-Term Development, the Athlete System, learning "How to Cook" as a Coach ... and much more.

The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31.

Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

This episode is the fourth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics.

Our guest this time is Univeristy of Kansas Men's Basketball Director of Performance Dr. Ramsey Nijem. Stuart and Ramsey talk Experiencing the Mountaintop, New NCAA Realities, Mapping out Coaching Philosophy, Sharing Information ... and much more.

The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31.

Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

This episode is the third in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics.

Our guest this time is Notre Dame Director Football of Performance Loren Landow. Stuart and Loren talk Landow Performance, NFL Staff Ratings, Saturating Deceleration, Problem Solving ... and much more.

The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31.

Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

This episode is the second in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics.

Our guest this time is Atlanta Falcons Director of Performance John Griffin. Stuart and John talk Isometrics, Leading a Large Team, What Young Coaches need to know about Coaching in the NFL and much more.

The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31.

Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

This episode is the first in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics.

Our first guest is none other than Les Spellman from Spellman Performance. Stuart and Les talk Combine Training, Managing a Large Team, Les' Learning Process and much more.

The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 21.

https://altis.world/altis-speed-summit/

We hope you enjoy this episode, check back for more episodes soon - and come join Stuart, Les and many more speakers at the most impactful speed event ever!

Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.

 

This episode is the first in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from the upcoming ALTIS Speed Summit.

Our first guest is none other than Les Spellman from Spellman Performance. Stuart and Les talk Combine Training, Managing a Large Team, Les' Learning Process and much more.

The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 21.

https://altis.world/altis-speed-summit/

We hope you enjoy this episode, check back for more episodes soon - and come join Stuart, Les and many more speakers at the most impactful speed event ever!

 

Take two high achieving women and get them together for a chat about all things women’s health as it relates to hormones, periods and performance.

What do you get?

45 minutes of insight filled information that is a must watch or listen for any coach working with female athletes.

Recently – two Australians – Olympian and ALTIS Graduate – Ella Nelson sat down with Functional Nutrition and Women’s Health expert – Tara Thorne to discuss this crucial topic. 

Tara is a Functional Health Practitioner and a Certified Functional Nutrition Coach and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. Tara also has training from the Institute for Functional Medicine, specifically in hormones and is an expert at interpreting the DUTCH comprehensive hormone test, the GI MAP test, the HTMA test and other functional health tests. Tara has more than 8 years clinical experience helping women around the world optimize their health and eliminate their symptoms. 

0 – 4 minutes – Introduction and Tara’s background   4:45 minutes – What hormones are key players in women’s health?   8 minutes – Hormone imbalances   11 minutes – Who hormone imbalances can impact, and at what ages   13:50 minutes – The impact of birth control on hormones   15:20 minutes – Performance Sport and hormones – Ella’s experiences as an athlete struggling with hormonal dysfunction   16:04 minutes – The term ‘adrenal fatigue’, HPA dysfunction, the Adrenal Glands, leaky gut and immune responses   20:44 minutes – Gut Health and its impact on hormonal health   30:56 minutes – -What causes hormonal imbalance?   33:48 minutes – Tests used to monitor and pinpoint deficiencies

40 minutes – How coaches can best support female athletes to maximize hormonal health

Learn more here: https://altis.world/coach-education/womens-health-hormones-performance/

Reach out to Tara Thorne here: https://tarathornenutrition.com/

 

For episode 7 we welcome Coach Mo Wells the VP of Pro Sports for House of Athlete. Mo trains a diverse group of professional athletes and just returned from the NFL Combine. He is uniquely positioned to comment on speed development in a variety of different sports.

You can follow him on:

Twitter: @MoKnowz_  and  Instagram: moknowz

1:05 Give us an instance(s) when you personally realized there are levels to this track game? 3:20 Talk to us about your track origins at McNeese State and LSU 8:00 When did you decide you wanted to be a coach? 11:45 What did you learn from track? 14:10 How did you then have to evolve to help coach other sports? And who were some mentors along the way? 17:45 Tell us about House of Athlete and how you arrived there? 19:55 You are uniquely qualified to speak on this: In your observation, what is the difference between track sprinting speed, football speed and basketball speed? 22:45 Another kind of speed is hurdle speed. Give you some insight into helping Alaysha Johnson qualify for World Indoors in the 60H. 26:20 You just got back from the NFL Combine, you only have 8-10 weeks to prepare these football athletes (as opposed to a whole season for track). What are your considerations with such a limited amount of time? (Like what things do you address, are there things you stay away from in training). 30:00 NFL guys have different positional demands and body types, gives us some examples how you train them based on who you have in front of you. 32:00 How would NFL offseason training differ for a vet vs a combine athlete? 34:30 The one guy who keep popping up with the highlights is Ja Morant … how have you been able to support what he is doing on the court? 38:00 You also coach combat athletes - boxers specifically 41:00 You have been outspoken on social media and championing collaboration between coaches. Why are you so passionate about this? 43:45 Share a cool/fun track or training story with us! 45:30 Who should we have on the show that you could help us get?

Our guest today is 3x Olympian and 7x World Championship competitor Kareem Streete-Thompson, now Associate Head Coach at UT San Antonio. Kareem is the only athlete besides Carl Lewis to have run sub 10 seconds in the 100m dash and Long Jumped over 8.50 meters. Enjoy the conversation!

1:30 Give us an instance(s) when you realized there are levels to this track game? 4:45 Give us the backstory of growing up in Cayman Islands and making your way to Rice? How did you decide on Rice? 14:00 Talk to us about Victor Lopez. What did he impart on you during your time together? 17:40 What was it like competing at the international level as a sprinter AND jumper? 24:45 How did you come to train with Dan Pfaff? 31:55 How did your warmup & prep differ for LJ vs Sprint event? 39:20 Give us some tales of Dan Pfaff? 42:45 What advice do you have for athletes transitioning into coaching? 46:45 What is a song that represents you? 48:30 Who are you 5 favorite rappers? 49:50 Give us a cool track story or 2? 53:50 Who should we have on the show that you could help us get?

For episode 5 we welcome 110 Hurdle legend and now Director of Track at Howard University David Oliver. We reminisce about his hurdling career and talk about his transition to coaching ...

1:45 Give us an instance(s) when you realized there are levels to this track game?

6:00 Seeing what you accomplished throughout your career is pretty special considering you weren’t the quintessential high school hurdler. What is it about you that you feel sets you apart from other hurdlers?

10:50 Tell us about your High-school career as multi-sport athlete and the Denver track culture?

14:30 You leave Howard as an All-American to join the pro ranks. During a very competitive period in the 110s. What was that first year as pro like?

20:00 What is one of your favorite pro career memory?

32:30 How did Coaching come about, was that something you planned for?


44:00 Sometimes it is the small victories in coaching

48:00 How have you adapted to coaching athletes that can’t train like you?

51:00 What is something you learned from another athlete?

56:30 What did you get out of track beyond competing & medals?

57:45 Who are your coaching influences?

1.05:30 Give us a cool/fun track story

1.14:00 Who should we have on the show that you could help us get?