On episode 32 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with author of Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports, Yas Parr. When it comes to working with combat athletes, Yas is one of the brightest minds in the field as we discussed his thoughts on:

· The difference between personal trainers and strength & conditioning coaches, (and how to identify these as a combat athlete looking to improve their physical preparation)

· Sport simulation v training that actually carries over to sport

· Managing asymmetries with combat athletes

· Biobanding being used within youth combat sports

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports

Chris Beardsley’s Strength and Conditioning Research Review

Strength is Specific by Chris Beardsley

My Wisdom Wednesday video review of Strength is Specific

https://coachyasparr.com/about/

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In episode 31 of the Platform to Perform Podcast, fresh off the back of presenting at the Female Athlete Summit, I spoke with the Soccer Queen, Erica Suter. Erica’s holistic approach to training youth athletes is an aspect that shone through in this podcast as we spoke about:

· How to balance ball work with the off the ball work for young footballers

· How she structures her mentoring sessions for the young girls she works with

· How she would approach conditioning for the youth female athlete considering the Youth Physical Development model 

· The importance of stimulating the brain when it comes to training young athletes

· Not getting shiny object syndrome about new technology in strength and conditioning

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

Functional Training for Sports Performance by Mike Boyle

Impact Theory

You can each out to Erica via Instagram @fitsoccerqueen

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In episode 30 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with Head of Sports Science at Bolton Arena, and Royal Marines Commmando, Howard Green. Howard’s journey from the Royal Marines, to being in the box at Wimbledon during his time working with the likes of Naomi Broady and Ana Ivanovic carries with it some fascinating life lessons about work ethic, humility and self-reflection as we discussed:

· Holding his athletes accountable to high expectations whilst being cognisant of not wearing his green beret for every single person he works with

· His model for co-ordination training, and eliminating the ‘fuzziness’ of a monkey see monkey do approach towards co-ordination activities

· Bringing tennis and S&C coaches onto the same page with his supermovers program

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

https://www.tennissupermovers.com/SuperMovers-at-Home

Howard Green’s RB-RADIO Model of Co-ordination

You can reach out to Howard via Instagram @HGreenTennisFit

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In episode 29 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with co-founder of the School of Calisthenics, Tim Stevenson. As someone who has used the Virtual Classroom and other School of Calisthenics resources to transfer my Powerlifting strength into a human flag, a ring muscle up and handstand push ups, I've wanted to get Tim (and Jacko) onto the podcast for a good while and the wait was certainly worth it as we discussed:

· Tim’s thoughts on whether calisthenics is the answer to improving strength to bodyweight issues that kids struggle with these days, and if it is…how it should best be delivered within a school setting

· What the movement science literature tells us about skill acquisition and how this applies to learning new moves in calisthenics as adults and children

· The unique advantages that calisthenics might provide to rehab settings

· The yin yang relationship between strength and play, and how best to nurture the two

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

The Language of Coaching by Nick Winkelman

Playby Dr. Stuart Brown

https://classroom.schoolofcalisthenics.com/

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In episode 28 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with the author of The S&C Handbook for Combat Sports, Geoffrey Chiu. 

On the podcast, myself and Geoff discussed concepts from his latest eBook including:

· Applying the barbell strategy from financial investment to training combat athletes

· The concept of cognitive load in delivering programs to martial artists

· The intricacies and context behind when fighters should use general training v specific training

· How to avoid training in no man’s land of medium volume and medium intensity

· Geoffrey’s High-Low system for programming for his fighters

· How general is too general to be of use to a fight or powerlifter

· Geoff’s thoughts on the social media snippets released of Vasyl Lomachenko in the build up to his fight to become undisputed lightweight champion of the world

· Geoff’s thoughts on preparing the body to absorb punches as an S&C coach and martial artist

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

The S&C Handbook for Combat Sports

https://gcperformancetraining.com/about

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In episode 28 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I spoke with the author of The S&C Handbook for Combat Sports, Geoffrey Chiu.

· Applying the barbell strategy from financial investment to training combat athletes

· The concept of cognitive load in delivering programs to martial artists

· The intricacies and context behind when fighters should use general training v specific training

· How to avoid training in no man’s land of medium volume and medium intensity

· Geoffrey’s High-Low system for programming for his fighters

· How general is too general to be of use to a fight or powerlifter

· Geoff’s thoughts on the social media snippets released of Vasyl Lomachenko in the build up to his fight to become undisputed lightweight champion of the world

· Geoff’s thoughts on preparing the body to absorb punches as an S&C coach and martial artist

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

The S&C Handbook for Combat Sports

https://gcperformancetraining.com/about

If you feel you are in a position to support the Platform to Perform Podcast, or simply want lifetime access to my exclusive content, including all 30 Calisthenics Kidz lessons, S&C programs, Locked and Loaded Mobility program, educational content and more check out the link below

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In episode 27 I had the chance to speak with one of my favourite coaches of young children, and creator of Spiderfit Kids, Brett Kilka.

Brett absolutely oozes passion and every time I get the chance to hear him speak I feel even more inspired to go work with young kids. This podcast was no different as we discussed:

· How to make physical education relevant to today’s kids

· Why the calories in calories out model won’t inspire lifelong physical activity (and his answer to what will)

· Why athletic development hinges upon development of the perceptual-motor skills (and how to do this)

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

SpiderFit Kids Powerful Play

60 Ways to Play

Developing Perceptual Motor Skills in Youth Athletes

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In episode 26 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing a New York Times best seller and author of one of my favourite books, Greg McKeown.

In a world where more, more, more is constantly espoused as the golden ticket to success, in Greg’s book Essentialism, he advocates for the disciplined pursuit of less. Greg details the systems that will allow you to do less but better, and explains how doing so will catapult your productivity with your wealth, health, and relationships.

In today's podcast myself and Greg discussed:

· How to reduce decision fatigue

· How to develop an essentialist mindset in children

· How to systematise your way to getting more of the right things done

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

An Essential Intervention with BJ Fogg

How to Master Essentialism – Greg McKeown on the Tim Ferris Show

How to Say “No” Gracefully and Uncommit

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In episode 25 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I interviewed Head of Athletic Development of St Davids College in Llandudno, Ross Williams.

With 40% of pupils at St Davids College having dyspraxia, Ross has some refreshing views on how to reinvigorate the P.E curriculum in a way that is accessible to all pupils, whilst not simply accepting participation numbers as the sole metric that the school’s P.E program is having success.

In my humble opinion, Ross’ views of how physical education should be delivered within a school are WELL ahead of the game, as we discussed:

· Why the traditional sport-focused model of P.E is broken

· How to tweak sessions for pupils with reluctances towards specific movements

· Stealing ideas from computer games to ramp up the popularity of P.E

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast

Coaching Athletes to be Their Best by Stephen Rollnick

The Magic Academy

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In episode 24 of the Platform to Perform Podcast I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to one of my strength and conditioning idols, Dan John. His books are the only ones I have re-read, yet each time I learn something that impacts my coaching practice the next day. Dan personifies the art of keeping things simple (just don’t confuse simple for easy) for athletic populations, real-world people, and everyone in between. Dan’s 40+ years of experience in coaching, competing and writing has developed an ability to story tell which is second to none, with today's podcast being no exception. Amongst other topics, in today’s podcast, we delved into Dan’s thoughts on:

· How to know when you are dealing with an authority figure

· How to program sessions to minimise choking

· What the textbooks don’t tell you about ‘peaking’

Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:

· Battle of the Tiger Hymn Teacher by Katharine Birbalsingh

· Purposeful Primitive by Marty Gallagher

· A Contrarian Approach to the Discus Throw by Dan John

· Attempts by Dan John

· Never Let Go by Dan John

· Matthias Steiner wins an emotional gold at Beijing 2008

· How Dan John Teaches Tumbling

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