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The Progress Theory is back with another legend’s episode. This time we’re discussing behaviours around food with Performance nutritionist,  researcher and co-founder of the Hexis-performance app, David Dunne.

In this episode, we discuss how David’s ideas around nutritional behaviour and habits and how Nutritionists were starting to embrace technology and social media more for the delivery of nutritional services led him to pursue research in Behavioral Science and nutrition. It was very clear that nutritional knowledge is not enough to improve the nutritional behaviours of athletes, and a more personal and context-specific approach is needed to influence behaviour and improving nutritional practices.  Topics include:

• The rationale and direction of David’s research in nutrition and behavioural Science

• How nutritionists are open to new technologies when delivering  nutritional services, but our understanding of how effective they can be  is limited

• How behavioural approaches need to be person-specific,  making group sessions challenging. In these scenarios, focus on what behaviours you can change.

• The negatives of social media for nutrition. How social media can provide a false narrative of what is normal and appropriate nutrition.

• How the Hexis performance app is an evidence-based app that aims to tailor your nutritional strategy to your characteristics and positive behaviours (check them out at  @hexis_performance due out later this year).

• How getting practical experience is key for developing your skills as a nutritionist.

You can also contact David through his Instagram @thenutritionisr

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The Legend Series is back for Round 2. This time we're joined by health coach and running coach Dr Bernie Dancy. This episode gets quite personal as Bernie and @thepricep talk about their past experiences with stress and how that has led them to perceive and manage stress today. We're all looking to improve our training and physical health through our programming, but if our lifestyle, (and therefore our stress) isn't managed, we don't have the foundation to allow training to improve performance. In this episode we cover:

- Our past experiences, particularly events which happened during our PhD study, which led stressful factors become too overwhelming

- Stress and academia. How driven and ambitious people may be more susceptible to situations where stress become hard to manage.

- How training is great for improving health, but it is still a stress that needs to be managed appropriately with all the other stressors.

- What you can do if you feel it's all becoming too overwhelming

If you feel like you could benefit from a health coach and want to learn more about stress management, check out Bernie's website: www.bernadettedancy.co.uk , follow her on Instagram (@bernadettedancy_healthcoach) and her brand new podcast 'Movement and Mind' https://www.bernadettedancy.co.uk/podcast

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Huge new series!!

Progress Theory has now started the  Legends series, where we catch up with high performers in the fields of  Sport, Science, and Sport Science.

In episode  001 @thepricep chats with S&C coach Ben Lonergan (@loners7), who has an impressive CV, delivering S&C to both the England Women's and Men's  Rugby 7's team and on the Rugby 10's circuit. Check-in as we catch up on  these topics:

- Where Ben's career and passion for S&C all started

- Stories from the International 7's circuit

- The difference in approach when delivering S&C to Elite male and female rugby players

- The importance of networking if you wish to succeed in S&C

- The mentors who have helped his development over the years

- The lessons learned from teaching S&C at the university level and Coaching at the International level.

Love S&C and rugby? This is the episode for you. Download now and Joint the Journey

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Welcome back everyone, the Progress Theory podcast returns in 2021. Today we start off the year with a roundtable episode where @thepricep @dgcoaching and @m.tyler_pt discuss the comfort zone, every influencer’s favourite buzzword. Let’s be honest, do we often say we’re outside our comfort zone when in reality we’re not? The comfort zone boundary is going to be different for everyone so what can we do to understand where it is. Surely our own understanding of our comfort zone is what is going to help us continuously challenge ourselves?

In this episode we cover (Comfort zone talk starts at 13:00):

· What activities we feel are outside of our comfort zone

· Do people misinterpret hard work for being outside of their comfort zone?

· How we define outside of the comfort zone?

· Is there such thing as being too far out of your comfort zone?

· Advice for managing moving inside and outside of your comfort zone?

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2020 is coming to an end. It's been an interesting year, but  certainly a great learning experience. In the final episode of 2020  Progress Theory sets up a Roundtable where @thepricep @daryl_green_ and  @m.tyler_pt reflect on the past year discussing what they've learned and  how it has formed their goals for 2021

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The Concurrent Training Challenge: Completed it, mate.

On  December 19th @thepricep and @daryl_green_ put their 11 weeks of  concurrent training to the test where they looked to if they had  increased strength while still training for a 4 hour marathon. It was an  eventful day where new PB's were made and pain barriers were pushed.  Check out Episode 2.6 for our reflections on the challenge:

- The results of the Concurrent Training challenge

- Our reflections with how the day went. Were we happy with the results?

- If we were to do the challenge again, what changes to the training would we make?

This  is the last episode of Season 2. be sure to check out all of the season 2  episode and join the journey. What challenge will you set for yourself  in 2021?

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The challenge is nearly here. On Dec 19th, @thepricep and @daryl_green_ put their ideas around concurrent training to the test as they look to see if their attempts to increase strength while training for a 4-hour marathon have worked. In this episode, the boys detail the final week leading up to the challenge. They discuss:

• How      they have tapered their training during the final week
• How      they have structured the challenge day to maximise performance
• How      they’re feeling about the challenge and their early predictions
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If anyone is near Hayling Island and wants to join us on the run, please don’t hesitate and come join us. As much support as possible is welcome.

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When a topic keeps coming up, you know you need to do a roundtable episode on it. 

After the last Roundtable episode on mental resilience it was clear that to become more resilient you need to constantly self-reflect on your experiences. Reflection is something we subconsciously do, but how can we maximise this process? In episode 004 of the Progress Theory Roundtable @thepricep, @daryl_green_ and @m.tyler_pt discuss their opinions on reflective practise and what strategies they use to get the most out of reflection. They cover topics such as:

- The differences between acute and long-term reflection 

- Writing reflection practises - How journal isn't the only way to maximise your reflective practise 

- How not trying to be so structured with your reflection could help maximise reflective practise 

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The concurrent training challenge is edging ever closer so the Progress Theory Podcast is back with another episode. This time, Phil and Daryl recap the training component which they are finding the most challenging: marathon training. In this episode, the boys discuss what makes an elite marathon runner by discussing the determinants of marathon performance:

- Key physiological factors determinants of marathon performance: VO2max, Lactate Threshold, and running economy

- Why VO2max may be lower for marathon runners in comparison to 5km runners

- How training intensity around 80-95% of VO2max is essential for raising VO2max in amateur runners

- How mechanical efficiency needs to be given time to develop

- How your most efficient running stride tends to be at the speed you run the most.

- How running culture is key for the initial development of elite runners

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The boys are back for 003 of the Progress Theory Roundtable.    

 In this episode, @thepricep, @daryl_green_ and m.tyler_pt chat about the quality they admired the most out of those they selected for their Greatest of all Time Mt Rushmore in Roundtable  Episode 001 - Mental Resilience. It's a characteristic we all admire and one that many of us wish to train and improve on, but can mental resilience in sports transfer to everyday life? We cover such questions as:   

- What is mental resilience? Is there a difference between resilience and toughness?  

- What personality trait or psychological characteristics do we need or have which makes use resilient?   

- Is our resilience a product of our environment and our experiences?   

- Can gym culture indirectly train our mental resilience?   

Are you mentally resilient? Want to find out more? Hope you enjoy the episode and join the journey.   

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