Lateral Think - The Melbourne Athletic Development Podcast

Lateral Think - Coach vs Practitioner - Jack and John discuss what practitioners and coaches can learn from each other.

Lateral Think - Hugh Van Cuylenburg. How coming back to track and field at 38 can change your perspective on sport, competitiveness and ignite your passion to learn through difficult pursuits. 

Check out the brilliant work that Hugh does through the Resilence Project - https://theresilienceproject.com.au/

What can the fascial network can tell us about pain presentations, biomechanics and tissue properties?  MAD physiotherapist Jack Williams shares his experiences following a recent course conducted in Padova, Italy.

Lateral Think - Mark Stewart - What a career in economics education and research can tell us about  coaching international pole vaulters.   

Lateral Think - Case Study (Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation). In this episode we discuss a complex hamstring injury presentation that  required input over an extended period and challenged our team to get a  good result for this patient. We share what worked and what didn't in  the aim of providing insight to the challenges that we often face when  managing complexity.

Lateral Think - Running (Sprinting). In this episode we discuss running and specifically sprinting. We aim to  take a deeper look at understanding acceleration and maximal velocity  sprinting both for track and field and field sport athletes.

Lateral Think - Thomas Williams is a classically trained pianist who has  taken his knowledge into music education. In this discussion we explore  skill acquisition, defining practice and the difference between playing  classic and jazz music. This discussion provides deeper insight into  truly understanding a topic and how practitioners may look to expand  their skills.

Lateral Think - In this episode we discuss the factors that go into and influence Exercise Selection for rehabilitation and performance. We explore transfer of training, understanding peripheral and central physiological drivers of exercise adaptations as well as understanding the biomechanical factors that affect exercise selection.  

Lateral Think - Emeritus Professor Uwe Proske is researcher with an immense history in physiology, the study of human proprioception, injury development and areas of rehabilitation post injury. Based at Monash University, Uwe's passion, experience and curiosity is evident in this discussion covering many areas of human physiology. 

Lateral Think - Associate Professor Adam Bryant is a leading researcher based at the Centre for Health and Exercise Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne. With over 150 research papers across areas of biomechanics, injury and sports medicine Adam is a leader in diverse and creative research in the area of musculoskeletal health. In this discussion we explore areas related to ACL injury, the influence of hormone fluctuations and injury presentation and the use of broad thinking in developing a holistic approach to research and management of injury.