Passion For Performance

Jeff Davis brings a wealth of experience in high performance environments to the table.

As an experienced endurance athlete and high level business person he knows what it means to "do the work" required so that when the times get tough he is ready with the necessary tools to get through it.

Jeff's framework for success is about knowing who you are, knowing what you want ,and having a team around you to help you get there.

Matt Bazzano has had a storied life and career in cycling. National Road Champion, winner of the "Bank Race", 8th in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland are just a few of Matt's results.

Matt is still a keen rider but balances it with a busy life of family, career (he is Managing Director of Shimano Australia - Cycling) and working on the Board of NSW Cycling.

I hope you enjoy our chat where we discuss the early days of hard work and simple training methods. Matt's motto is "you learn how to ride on the bike".

Steve Mackay is both a veteran and student of the sport. He loves nothing more that a chat about the "old days" of triathlon where bikes were simple and training methods were even simpler. It was great to sit down and chat about his history in the sport and the people that were a part of that along the way.

Darren Alchin has been with HPT for 4 years now and in that time he has gone from runner and part time triathlete to pushing his way to the pointy end of his category.

Daz is a tireless athlete with a work ethic that makes him one of the most consistent and disciplined trainers in the squad.

In this episode we take things from his days as a goalkeeper and life as a single figure handicap golfer to pushing the limits of endurance sport the only way he knows how. The hard work way.

In this episode we find out about how Chris has developed from being a professional soccer player and accountant into a trainer, fitness studio owner and triathlete. We discuss how Chris sees the role of strength and nutrition in endurance sport and life in general.

In this episode I share an experience I had recently where I realised the difficulties athletes face these days understanding all the different training protocols popping up in our sport lately. I pull it all down into 5 major areas to think about and debunk a couple of myths.

In this episode I have an interview with Dom Mydanjich, Head of Coffee at local coffee merchants White Horse Coffee. Dom takes us through how his passion for coffee saw him start from the humble beginnings of making coffee for his friends in his garage to now being a leader in his community and one of the owners at White Horse. We rip into what processes Dom follows when seeking excellence in his work. We also chat about his other passion which is Rugby League.

A special podcast that is brought to you from isolation headquarters. Big question and answer session this one.

On this podcast I have taken you through a coaching reflection I had recently as we head into the main part of the 2019/2020 Aussie Season.

In the podcast I discuss 5 main concepts that I have reflected on. 9:12 Coach Well-being and recovery

17:38 Coaching the Person Before the Athlete

21:29 The Concept of Mastery in our Sport

25:38 The Four Pillars of Performance

29:26 Delivering Mental Skills Development

A written version of this podcast is available on my blog at http://theperformanceproject.com.au/a-coaching-reflection/

Join us for our 10th podcast where we are joined by Kylie Jessop. Kylie takes us through her life from being born in England, raised in New Zealand and now moving to Australia. Kylie has a fascinating history with food and nutrition, turning her life around from an eating disorder whilst in Uni to now being a nutritionist working in the important area of public health. We have a great chat about her progression in endurance sport and go into her favourite race which was the 2018 ITU Age Group World Champs in the standard distance. We also chat about the latest squad results and catch up on what's happening in and around the squad.