Synapse Performance Podcast

In episode 94, David is joined by Broderick Chavez.

Broderick Chavez is the Evil Genius. He’s a renowned trainer based in the US and has trained champions, Olympians and IFBB Pros as well as hundreds of other athletes.  He is a sports performance expert, biologist, chemist, coffee connoisseur and an insomniac.

Not only has Broderick worked in Sports Performance field 30 years, he’s competed at a national level in bodybuilding, powerlifting and strongman.

He’s a critical thinker, lifter, speaker and thought provoker.

Broderick is uncensored and controversial. Rather than trying to prove to you or anyone else that he is the singular outlet for truth, he hopes to stimulate thought, experiment and dialogue that will bring us all closer to the truth.

This is a guy to listen to if you coach athletes or you’re an athlete yourself, wanting to get to the top of their game.

In this Episode, David & Broderick discuss why understanding the tenants of biology is crucial to effective programming & decision making. 

The pair also discuss the value of regularly getting blood work done to optimise both health & performance.

In episode 93, David joined by applied sports psychologist Hugh Gilmore.

Hugh holds an undergraduate degree in sports and exercise sciences and a masters in applied sports and exercise psychology. 

Hugh is also an accredited sports psychologist with the Irish Institute of Sport & BASES.

David & Hugh discuss behaviour change, the benefits of motivational interviewing & applied sports psychology strategies.

Full show notes available at www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode93

In this episode of the podcast, Arthur Lynch moderates a debate between Synapse Performance's own David Nolan & Andrew Patton of Stronger By Science. 

The pair debate whether there is any utility to the functional movement screen or whether it is a pointless exercise.  

This is a valuable conversation for any applied practitioners in the strength and conditioning field.

In this episode of the Synapse Performance Podcast, David discusses all the key elements of performing high quality performance testing. As well as the common mistakes he regularly sees in performance testing procedures across multiple sports. 

In this solo episode, David gives advice for those wishing to begin or advance their career in strength and conditioning coaching. 

David also discusses the importance of S&C in sports performance and what the key purposes of a solid S&C program are, and how to audit your own coaching practices. 

In this episode, David is joined by teacher and coach, Shane Smith. 

Shane coaches right across the spectrum from underage to elite senior level. Shane's passion lies in the coaching of children and creating an environment that fosters development and life long sport participation. 

In this episode, David & Shane discuss how to effectively coach children, some of the pitfalls coaches fall into when working in youth sport and how we can all reflect on our own coaching practices.

For full show notes see: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode89

In this episode, David is joined by Dan Garner.

Dan is a S&C coach, performance nutritionist, and educator.

Dan works with UFC fighters and other elite athletes through his online business.

In this episode, David and Dan discuss: 

Laboratory Based Nutrition Prioritizing Athlete Health & Effective Remote Coaching of Elite Athletes

Full show notes can be found at: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode88

In this episode, David answers questions submitted by Listeners through social media. 

These questions covered the topics of; 

Steroids in GAA & Rugby, Advice for Young S&C Coaches, Recovery Methods for Team Sports, The Problem with Assumptions.

In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Alan Ruddock. 

Alan is a physiologist at Sheffield Hallam University with a wealth of experience in sport science. He has has worked with a range of individual athletes and teams, including FIFA World Cup referee Howard Webb and Commonwealth games medalists England Table Tennis. Alan has worked extensively within Boxing at the highest level, having a huge influence on Kid Galahad’s British, Commonwealth and European Title wins and most recently Kell Brook’s IBF welterweight world title victory. Alan is a BASES accredited sport & exercise scientist, doctoral researcher and one of the UK’s first chartered scientists in sport science. 

In this episode, David & Alan have an in-depth discussion around strength and conditioning for the sport of boxing.

In this solo episode, David answers questions submitted by listeners through social media.