Pacey Performance Podcast

As part of this masterclass episode focusing on hamstring injuries, I am speaking to Dave Opar, Anthony Shield, Lachlan Wilmot, Ben Ashworth and Matt Taberner. After the great success of the sprint masterclass episode, velocity based training masterclass episode and the training load masterclass episode I decided to continue with the structure and pick out some of the best bits around the topic of hamstring injuries. It was great to listen to these guys again, talking about Nordics, Nordics and Nordics as well as return to play post injury, alternatives to Nordics and injury prevention strategies in the field. Enjoy.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Dave Opar

• When and where hamstring injuries occur

• What we know about hamstring injuries

• Return to play post hamstring injury

• Hamstring injury prevention strategies in the field

• Getting buy in into Nordics using the Nordbord

Dave can be found on Twitter @davidopar

Tony can be found on Twitter @das_shield

Matt can be found on Twitter @matttaberner

Lachlan can be found on Twitter @lachlan_wilmot

Ben can be found on Twitter @benashworth

This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar.

This episode is sponsored by Fatigue Science. Fatigue Science combine wearable technology with biomathematical science developed by the US Army to offer fantastic insights into sleep and cognitive fatigue.

This episode is also sponsored by Forcedecks. If you want to know more about ForceDecks, listen to episode #139 of the Pacey Performance Podcast with co-founder, Dr. Daniel Cohen.

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com below.

Enjoy

PP

As part of this masterclass episode focusing on training load, I am speaking to Mathieu Lacome, Richard Akenhead, Adam Sheehan, Aaron Coutts and Shane Malone. After the great success of the sprint masterclass episode and the velocity based training masterclass episode, I decided to continue with the structure and pick out some of the best bits around the topic of training load. It was great to listen to these guys again, talking about GPS monitoring, measuring neuromuscular fatigue and of course, RPEs and acute chronic ratios. Enjoy.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Shane Malone

• Acute chronic ratios

• What they are and problems associated with them

• Using RPE correctly

• What metrics can we trust from GPS

• Measuring neuromuscular fatigue

• Using repeated high intensity efforts during conditioning sessions

Aaron can be found on Twitter @aaronjcoutts

Adam can be found on Twitter @sheehan_adam

Shane can be found on Twitter @shanemalone01

Mathieu can be found on Twitter @mathlacome

Richard can be found on Twitter @richakenhead

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com

Enjoy

PP

Back to the traditional format for this podcast with Ben Williams. Ben is Head of Human Performance at the British Americas Cup challenging team, Ineos Team UK. Heading up that team is Sir Ben Ainsley who we speak a lot about and how he has influenced Ben's practice and mindset having worked with him for 4 years. This is one of the most interesting podcasts I have ever done and that is due to it being on the topic of sailing which I know nothing about and the Americas Cup preparations which sounds an incredible environment to be in. Enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Ben Williams (background, education and current role)

• Involvement in the development of the tech

• Needs analysis

• What does that look like

• Cultural as well as physiological and psychological considerations

• Training load monitoring

• Changing on the fly

Ben can be found on Twitter @bgw82

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

As part of this masterclass episode focusing on velocity based training, I am speaking to Dan Baker, Eamonn Flanagan, Dan Howells, Chris Chapman & Bryan Mann. After the great success of the sprint masterclass episode I decided to continue with the structure and pick out some of the best bits around the topic of velocity based training. With advances in technology from PUSH, Gym Aware and other providers, it was nice to go through the archives again and relisten to some of the gold. Enjoy.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Bryan Mann

• VBT overview

• Creating intent and competition in the gym

• Where and when to use VBT

• VBT at the Brisbane Broncos

• The future for VBT

Bryan can be found on Twitter @jbryanmann

Dan can be found on Twitter @HowellsDan

Eamonn can be found on Twitter @Eamonnflanagan

Dan can be found on Instagram @danbakerstrength_

Chris can be found on Twitter @chappystrength

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

This episode sees me pulling together the best bits of some of the most popular episodes in the archives. Sprinting and all that it encompasses is always a topic that gets people interested and with the unbelievable information which is sat there in the archives, I thought it was an amazing opportunity to bring that together and release it as one episode. There will be future sprint masterclass episodes which feature JB Morin, Derek Evely etc etc so this is definitely NOT an exclusive list which it comes to episodes which focus on this topic. However, this episode does feature names such as Derek Hansen, Dan Pfaff, Jason Hettler, James Wild and Jonas Dodoo. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn -

• Derek Hansen

• Microdosing

• Periodisation

• Frans Bosch's methods

• Force velocity profiling

• Vertical integration

Derek can be found on Twitter @derekmhansen

Jason can be found on Twitter @jhettler24

Dan can be found on Twitter @pfaffsc

James can be found on Twitter @wildy_jj

Jonas can be found on Twitter @eatsleeptrain_

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

In this episode I am speaking to High Performance Manager at Cronulla Sharks in the NRL, Andrew Gray. After a multitude of questions on the back of my episode with Mathieu Lacome and Martin Buchheit where they both mentioned a piece of software called ADI. Andrew is the owner of Athlete Data Innovations (ADI) which is used by PSG, Celtic & Real Madrid among a number of other clubs across the globe. However, there is very little information out there on ADI so it was great to get Andrew on to dive into the intricacies of the system. We also get into some really interesting chats about what is going on at Cronulla Sharks. Enjoy.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Andrew Gray (background, education, current role etc)

• Vision behind it

• Where its at?

• Info delivered to coaches

• Measuring impact

• What was special?

Andrew can be contacted via email at [email protected]

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

The only person to have a 'part 4' of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Brett Bartholomew (episode #50, #71, #127) joins me in this episode. I love speaking to Brett, I think we have a lot in common with our interest in business and our outlook on the industry. For the first time, Brett is over at the UKSCA conference in August which I can't wait for and if you haven't booked on yet, make sure you do because the line up looks AMAZING. No sets and reps training chat in this episode but some serious good conversation. Enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who is Brett Bartholomew (background, education and current role)

Brett can be found on Twitter @Coach_BrettB

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

We FINALLY have a Head Coach on the podcast! Joining ex Hearts and MK Dons Head Coach, Robbie Neilson is Sports Scientist & S&C Coach, John Hill. These guys worked together both at Hearts and more recently at MK Dons. On the podcast, guests always talk about getting buy in from the Head Coach or delivering information to the Head Coach but we never actually hear his side of the story. What does HE want from his S&C coach, what does HE want him to do to support the team? Hopefully this episode gives you an insight into how these 2 guys work together. Enjoy.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who are John & Robbie (background, education and current role)

• Personality

• What does it look like in practice

• Philosophy on working with Robbie

• Learnt from different managers

• Adaptability

John can be found on Twitter @johnkahill88

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

This episode is a little different in the sense we don't discuss the nuances of training but look at the education climate across three continents. How are we preparing students to work in professional sport? How does this differ in the US to Australia? How can we better structure out Bsc & Msc programmes to maximise the chance of employment? Enjoy!

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who are Warren Young & Scott Tapley (background, education and current role)

• Problems with this structure

• What makes it different?

• What does this look like in practice

• https://twitter.com/Peter_Mundy/status/987607070999482368

• Further academic evolution?

Warren can be found on Twitter @woozleyoung and Scott can also be found on Twitter @s_talps

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP

With many in the industry trying to bridge the gap between research and practice, in this episode with 2 practitioners at Brighton Football Club, First Team Performance Physio, Adam Johnson and Sports Scientist/S&C Coach, Josh Hook we chat about what the research says, but how that differs to what they deliver and why. Both these guys work in the first team at Brighton and like any working in professional sport, have to make compromises due to player buy-in, facilities and staff numbers. This episode will give you a great insight into what goes on day to day at a Premiership football club. Enjoy.

In this episode, you will learn -

• Who are Adam & Josh (background, education and current role)

• What is the ideal case - if you had unlimited resources and time, what would you do

• What are you looking to achieve

• In an ideal world, what would you do

Adam can be found on Twitter @PreventionPhys and Josh can be found on LinkedIn.

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting the strengthofscience.com.

Enjoy

PP