The Athletic Development Show

Durham is away this week getting a root canal, so James and Jacob have picked up where they left off in EP. with part 2 of their discussion of all things supplements This episode the boys cover the pros and cons of Caffeine, the long-term benefit of adding collagen powder to your protein shake, and whether BCAAs are worth the money You should also check out part one of our series on supplements http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-supplements-part-1

EP.101 - Concussion What You Don't Know Can Hurt You. With Special Guest Josh Plante

Josh is the head of high performance for @Glenhuntly Athletic Club, and Head coach at Great North Coaching.

In this in-depth conversation, Josh shares his incredible path to Australia, his history of concussion playing American Football, his refound love for T&F and heaps more. This is not an episode to be missed!

Check out Josh on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/joshuajplante/ or Instagram @joshjplante

Or check out Josh's business: Great North Coaching. Throws Coaching https://www.facebook.com/greatnorthcoaching/ or on Instagram @greatnorthcoaching

More links and show notes can be found on our blog www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog

welcome to the 100th episode of the Random Thoughts Show!

With so many topics covered in the last two and a half years, we thought this would be a great chance to look back on what we might change, what still stands and what new research has come to light about all things athletic development, nutrition, rehabilitation and sports science.

If you or someone you know is going through a difficult time, you don't have to go it alone, reach out to those around you, or give the people at Lifeline a call. They are available 24/7

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Check out these links to find out more:

You can find all our previous podcasts, videos and show notes on our website: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog?category=Podcast

On iPhone you can subscribe to the show here: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-core-advantage-random-thoughts-show/id1280268563?mt=2

For Android you might first need to download a podcasting app first, we like: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.podcastaddict Then search for "Core Advantage Random Thoughts"

You will find the show notes and resources for this show on the blog for this episode: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog?category=Podcast

The resources mentioned in this episode:

Nerve floss (this is one of the versions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABZyB-Xwa3k

Ice baths http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/podcast-ice-baths-good-or-bad?rq=ice%20baths

Multifidus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1vRHznQlRs

3 simple drills for sprinting technique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9rGja9iOY

The Basketball Victoria Podcast Talking Split http://basketballvictoria.com.au/basketball-victoria-coaching-podcast/

The Biggest Loser is a reality TV show based on a group of overweight and obese clients competing to see who can lose the most weight.

The problem is the most effective and safe version of the Biggest Loser would make for terrible TV, so they spice it up with drama, sweat, tears and insane training methods.

This episode details how we would run the show if we were in charge.

We have plenty of resources on our blog and podcast about all things nutrition and getting ripped:

Nutrition fundamentals part 1, and part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TrKTNH3Sg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk7DSGwOP-E

Jacob's nutrition episode with his mum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRLml7gMlpM

Our article about all things protein and how important it is

www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2015/protein101

Jacob's homemade baked beans recipe

http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/homemade-baked-beans

And our episode from last winter about getting ripped for summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qypz_VNtC74

With the first combine in the rearview mirror, we spent today's episode taking a look into the stats and results of over 200 athletes to share with you the key factors that separate our best performers (top 10), the next best performers (11-20) and the rest of the population. With some obvious and not so obvious findings.

In this wide-ranging conversation we cover: - The difference between correlation and causation (and the Nicholas Cage effect) - How to improve your hand span to help you control the ball - The impact of strength on both vertical leap and agility - The difference between relative and absolute strength and which is more important - The key physical quality to focus on for team sport athletes - The complementary nature of strength and technique improvements in speed in junior athletes.

Some extra resources:

Nicholas Cage article http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/data-connects-nicholas-cage-movies-to-drownings-wait-what

Parts 1-3 of the combine articles

Part 1: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/the-core-advantage-athletic-combine-part-1-the-tests-and-why-they-matter Part 2: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/athletic-testing-profile Part 3 (this is where you will find a deeper dive into the statistics):http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/the-athletic-combine-part-3-results

3 simple drills for running technique: https://youtu.be/wqB43AuRXRw

While we definitely are not throws coaches (and aren't trying to play them on the internet) we have had some incredible success working with throwers and their skill specific coaches in the last 18 months developing elite junior throwers and improving their whole body power.

We go into depth on why our program has been working so well for throwers, some of the most common mistakes when trying to develop strength as a thrower and the importance of core strength and stability for improving your throwing ability.

Some links you might find interesting related to this topic:

The Princess Bride video Durham mentioned. (Is Jacob the only person who has not seen this movie?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC6dgtBU6Gs The quote is at 1:00

Our random thoughts episode about shoulders http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-shoulder-health-performance

The Gillette World Sport Series from the 2016 Olympics, a great introduction to throwing for those looking to find out more.

Discus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GjhBvcgO6w

Shot Put: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ3E2NzFawI

Jav: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WFqbVGYIXU

EP.96 - The Future for AFLW, ACL Injuries and the effect of professionalism on Junior Athletes With the recent talk and media coverage surround ACL injury rates in Australia and the growing popularity of the AFLW this episode is timely advice to junior athletes across the country. We lay out some historical context and make predictions about how the injury rates are going to change over the next 3-5 years. Resources to go with this one: The original article out of The Age (22 April 2018) https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-endures-epidemic-of-preventable-acl-injuries-20180421-p4zay6.html The importance of getting your sporting load management right http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/acute-chronic-workload-ratio?rq=acute%20 The history of AFL (as a hybrid game invented for Cricketers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australian_rules_football You can find our warm up 2.0 guide on the home page of our website. This warm-up will work brilliantly as an AFL ACL prevention program in the absence of an official program. www.coreadvantage.com.au

EP.95 - Training around injuries, how to make the most of injuries

With Durham's recent accident we thought this was the perfect time to talk about training when you are injured. While your normal training routine might be altered there is still plenty you can do in the gym to keep the rest of your body strong, fit and ready for a rapid return

Resources:

Of course the acute to chronic workload ratio is vital when returning from injury: Here is a link to our videos and article on how to manage athlete loading: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/acute-chronic-workload-ratio

Victor Frankl (a good article explaining his philosophy) https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/01/theres-more-to-life-than-being-happy/266805/

Another great book and great thinker: The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rQfr7XAQi0

If this episode rang true with you then you will find a lot of benefit to ep.92: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKaMNrmhcr4&t=188s

Social media has opened incredible doors for companies and individuals to share ideas, thoughts and learn (for free) almost anything in the world. Unfortunately, as the fight for attention heats up this leads to unrealistic representations of training and we see more and more exciting flashy "sand" type training and less of the foundational big rocks. In this episode, we try to balance the equation by giving a voice to the hidden vital parts of great training. Resources: The big rocks concept is a key one not only in training but in everyday life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZvL4as2y0 This video of ours has some great tips for improving thoracic posture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cw0X0NAwUw&t=7s Our episode on all things training surfaces: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcasts-best-running-surface And some other social media favourites that are really just decorations on your workout: Agility ladders: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-agility-speed-ladder Box jumps: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-box-jumps Nick Winkelman and the 3 P's http://www.proformance.pro/athletic-development/movement-weapon/ Brett Bartholomew: Strength Coach's great plyo video https://www.facebook.com/coachbrettb/videos/350452525360603/

Michelle took some time out of her crazy schedule to visit, say hi and give us some thoughts and experiences from her time working in elite football on both the men's and women's sides.

Michelle talks in depth about a whole range of topics:

- Her career progression from Core Advantage intern to working in the AFL

- The many hats she wears in both private practice and elite sport

- The methods she is implementing to prevent ACL injuries in the AFLW and VFL women's (hint: they look a lot like warm up 2.0)

- Her own ACL injury, how she broke her own training rules and the lessons learnt along the rehab

- How her Strength and conditioning experience influences and helps her osteopathic treatment and vice versa

- Insights into how an elite club like Collingwood runs as a football department and the differences and similarities to working at the semi-pro level in the VFL

You can find our videos about warm up 2.0 here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=core+advantage+warm+up

And download the warm up 2.0 PDF for free direct from our website homepage: http://www.coreadvantage.com.au