The Robbie Bourke Podcast

By Robbie BourkeMedicine Health & Fitness Education

The Robbie Bourke Podcast episodes

September 27, 2018Episode 181: Charlie Weingroff - T=R3, Snow Globe Models, The Essentially Components for Successful Performance, and the Four Windows of Performance
This episodes guest is Charlie Weingroff.

Charlie needs no introduction as this is his fourth time on the podcast. See the show notes for our previous 3 interviews.

On this episode Charlie and I discuss:
Whats new with Charlie
I ask Charlie if he was offered an NFL Position would he accept it?
Charlie tells us about his average working day
I ask Charlie to discuss three main topics that he covered in T=R3 - The snowglobe, the 6 components to consider for sports mastery, and the 4 windows of success
Charlie discusses how staying within your box can lead to the wrong solutions regarding performance because you are asking the wrong question to begin with
Charlie and I discuss insercuity and ego within a professional set up
I ask Charlie - how can we go about hiring the right people?
I ask Charlie about experience vs excerptise and how important experience is to Charlie when hiring?
I also ask Charlie what is the best way to judge someones skill-set when hiring?
I ask Charlie, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?
This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:
Charlie's Website

Charlie's Facebook
Charlie's Twitter

Charlie's Instagram

Charlies DVDs:

Training = Rehab, Rehab = Training

Training = Rehab, Rehab = Training 2

Training = Rehab, Rehab = Training 3

Previous Podcast Interviews with Charlie on ASTW:

Episode 17: An Interview with Charlie Weingroff

Episode 95: Interview with Charlie Weingroff - Whats New and thoughts on FRC and PRI
Episode 127: Charlie Weingroff - What’s new, T=R3

People and Recources Mentioned:

Dave Tenney

Books Mentioned:

Governing Dynamics of Coaching
Dale Carnegie - How to Win Friends and Influence People in The Digital Age
Allostasis, Homeostasis, and the Costs of Physiological Adaptation
Flashpoint Comic Book

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Education

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 44 min
September 25, 2018Episode 180: Aaron Davis - Bioenergetics Masterclass
This episodes guest is Aaron Davis from Train Adapt Evolve.

Aaron Davis is a Sports Performance/Health Coach with 10 years experience coaching athletes and teams across multiple sports. Utilizing multiple diagnostic technologies and labs, Davis firmly believes health and performance go hand in hand. He is a constant student of sports performance and health – drawing upon knowledge from leading experts in the field. Davis coaches athletes in the Austin, Texas area as well as international and US athletes remotely. He shares his experiences and training philosophy speaking at seminars and writing for Train. Adapt. Evolve.
On this episode Aaron and I discuss:
Aaron's background and influences
Why do a lot of people move to Austin?
What are the good and not so good things that he currently see's with the physical preparation profession, and what solutions would he offer for the not so good things that he see's
What is Aaron's training philosophy
What does Aaron's training system look like?
I ask Aaron - what is the Moxy unit and what does it do?
I ask Aaron who has influenced his orthopedic assessment?
I ask Aaron to give us his thoughts regarding energy system development
I ask Aaron how does he individualize and monitoring his programming?
I ask Aaron about occulsion mechanisms that can happen within muscles during execise
I ask Aaron about how the mitchondria can enhance muscle relaxation intra-muscular contractions
I ask Aaron about his thoughts on Concurrent Training
I ask Aaron about his thoughts on central vs peripheral cardiovascular assessment and training presecription
I ask Aaron his thoughts on the importance of sleep for performance
I ask Aaron what are his clients buy in levels like when they first come to Train Adapt Evolve
I ask Aaron what have been the biggest lessons he has learned so far in his life and career
I ask Aaron is the difference in the aerobic adaptations to cardiac muscle from running vs resistance training?
I ask Aaron for his current and top book recommendations
I ask Aaron for his top life advice
I ask - if he only had one year left on planet earth - how would he send that year and why?
I ask Aaron - if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?

This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:
Website - Train Apapt Evlove

Facebook - Aaron Davis

Instagram - davisxctf

Books Mentioned:
Block Periodization

Crucial Conversations

The Biology of Transcendence
Mans Search for Meaning

Navigating Metabolism
Waking Up
12 Rules for Life
Self Reliance

People and Recources Mentioned:

Dr. Jack Kruse
Doug Wallace
Dr. Michael Kucera

James Fitzgerald
Dr. Ben House
Eddie Hall

Ross Edgley

Joseph Chilton Pearce

Viktor Frankl
Aarons Article - Simplifaster - Raising the Ceilings of Performance with Aaron Davis
PRI

Gary Gray

Derek Evely - Bondarchuk Course
Buddy Morris
Mike Robertson
Alan Watts
Raplh Waldo Emerson
Chris Masterjohn
Anatonliy Bondarchuk
Gerald Pollock

Leanne Venier

Kevin Crottell
Louie CK
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Tony Robbins
Albert Szent-Györgyi
Gilbert Ling
Nickola Tesla
Eric Oetter

Pat Estes
Landmark
Moxy Unit

Spirotiger

Sci-Hub

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Education

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
2 hr
September 23, 2018Episode 179: Dan John - Life Lessons from the Hotel Room
This episodes guest is with the man himself Dan John.

Dan really needs no introduction. But here is a little background information, anyway:
Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.
Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.
His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”
In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.
In early 2017, Dan’s book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with “life,” became a Bestseller on Amazon. Hardstyle Kettlebell Challenge became available in September 2017, too.

On this episode Dan and I discuss:
Whats new with Dan
Why does Dan travel so much - whats his mission?
We discuss Dan's background in theology and religion
We discuss suffering and meaning
We discuss how adversity builds character
We discuss the true meaning of competing
We discuss how important the enivronement is in shaping a human
We discuss the importance of perceptions
We discuss bookshops
We discuss have constraints can lead to creativity
We discuss Imposter Syndrome
We discuss Dick Notmeyer influnce on Dan
I ask Dan - How does he learn?
I ask Dan what is essential in his everyday life?
I ask Dan what are his top book recommendations
I ask Dan - if he only had 1 year left on earth - how would he send that year and why?
I ask Dan - if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite why?

This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:
Dans Website

Books Mentioned:

Man's Search for Meaning

Documentaries Mentioned:
It Might Get Load

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Education

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 37 min
August 31, 2018 Episode 178: James Smith - Long Term Athlete (Sports) Development
Consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast.

In this episode James and I discuss Long Term Athlete (Sports) Development.

As always this was another excellent episode with James.

Enjoy my friends.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

You can connect with James for consulting services here.

James' outstanding books can be found here also.
James Website

James Twitter

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Education

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 6 min
August 25, 2018Episode 177: Pat Davidson - PRI Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium, Philip Beach, Polyvagal Theory, FRC, and The Reckoning 2
Davidson is back on BABY!

On this episode Pat and I discussed:
Whats new with him
Pat shares with us how his talk at the PRI Interdisciplinary Integration Symposium went, and what he took away from Philp Beaches' Presentation at the same symposium
Pat and I discuss rest postures, polyvagal theory and sleep
I discuss with Pat how a lack of movement variability can lead to a decrease in overall robustness which can increase injury risk and also how a lack in movement variability can decrease movement affordances and how this will inhibit skill acquisition and motor learning
Pat shares with us how the Reckoning 2 with Dr. Ben House at Mike Ranfones went
Pat and I discuss motivation, drive and self worth
Pat discusses how our modern life has decreased our ability to handle allostatic load
This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Pat's Website

MASS
MASS 2
The Reckoning
The Reckoning - Part Duex
Pat's Facebook
Pat's Instagram

Books Mentioned:

Polyvaval Theory

The Power Habit

People and Resources Mentioned:

Alan Watts
Philip Beach

Stephen Porges

John Hughlings Jackson

Sean Light

Anna Hartman

Dr. Ben House

Mike Ranfone

Marcus Filly

Mike Boyle

Functional Anatomy Seminars (FRC)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Zac Cupples

Iordan krouchev

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Foundation Course

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 4 min
August 15, 2018Episode 176: Pat Davidson - MASS 2 - Judgement Day - Part 5
PART 5 Peeps (for you Cam)!!

Pat and I are back with Part 5 in our MASS 2 series.

You can check out Part 1 - here, Part 2 - here, Part 3 - here, Part 4 - here.

On this episode Pat and I discuss:
Pat gives us an update on whats new
Pat and I have a discussion about deadlifting mechanices and body types
Pat discribes what it was like to personally complete MASS 2
Pat and I discuss the 20:40 day in Phase 2
We discuss the Tri-Phase day within Phase 2 and we get into a discussion on how isometrics can benefit performance
Pat and I discuss his research from his PhD
Pat gives his thoughts on using deadlift variations for isometrics within the Tri-Phasic day in Phase 2
I ask Pat why did he program static-dyamic work as the accessory work on the Stim day in Phase 2
Pat discusses the importance of sensory information and movement quality
We disuss the Cajun within Phase 2
We discuss if MASS 2 could increase penis size - would more males do the full MASS 2 protocol??
Finally - we discuss "The Deuce"!!!!
I ask Pat - why did he put the upper body movement before the lower body movement with the Deuce?
Pat and I discuss The Stim Day in Phase 3
Pat and I discuss the Cajun in Phase 3
We briefly discuss dopamine and learning
This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Pat's Website

MASS
MASS 2
The Reckoning
The Reckoning - Part Duex
Pat's Facebook
Pat's Instagram

Books Mentioned:

Isometrics for Performance

Skill Acquisition in Sport

Thinking Fast and Slow

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Foundation Course

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 22 min
July 30, 2018 Episode 175: James Smith - Moral Character and its Importance in Sports Preparation and Performance
Consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast.

In this episode James and I discuss moral character which is a topic covered in his book "The Governing Dynamics of Coaching", and its importance within high performance sports.

As always this was another excellent episode with James.

Enjoy my friends.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

You can connect with James for consulting services here.

James' outstanding books can be found here also.
James Website

James Twitter

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Foundation Course

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 1 min
June 30, 2018 Episode 174: James Smith - The After Action Review (AAR) and its use in Sport Preparation
Sports performance consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast.

In this episode James and I discuss the After Action Review concept covered in his book "The Governing Dynamics of Coaching", and how this can be applied within a high performance organization within sports.

As always this was another excellent episode with James.

Enjoy my friends.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

You can connect with James for consulting services here.

James' outstanding books can be found here also.
James Website

James Twitter

ISI Symposium
Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Foundation Course

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
55 min
May 31, 2018 Episode 173: James Smith - Response to Jamie Hamilton's article - Decoding James Smith's Message
Sports performance consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast.

In this episode James responds to an article written by Jamie Hamilton. In his article "Decoding James Smith's Message" Jamie shares some of his criticisms with some of James (Smith's) concepts on sports preparation.

As always this was another excellent episode with James.

This is definitely another one of my favorites epsiodes to date.

Enjoy my friends.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

You can connect with James for consulting services here.

James' outstanding books can be found here also.
James Website

James Twitter

ISI Symposium
Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.

Show Sponsors:
Ultimate Performance Online Mentorship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

ALTIS
ALTIS 360

ALTIS Foundation Course

Ultimate Athlete Concepts
Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association
Certified Program Design Specialist
Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach
Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training
Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting
Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete
Complete Core
Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition
Complete Program Design
Sports Camp Empire

Patreon
Help support the podcast by becoming a Patreon to the show here - Patreon
1 hr 40 min
May 31, 2018 Episode 173: James Smith - Response to Jamie Hamilton’s article - Decoding James Smith’s Message
Sports performance consultant James Smith from Global Sport Concepts is back on with me for his monthly interview on the ATSW podcast.

In this episode James responds to an article written by James Hamilton. In his article "Decoding James Smith's Message" James Hamilton shares some of his criticisms with some of James (Smith's) concepts on sports preparation.

As always this was another excellent episode with James.

This is definitely another one of my favorites epsiodes to date.

Enjoy my friends.

Stay Strong,

RB

Show Notes:

You can connect with James for consulting services here.

James' outstanding books can be found here also.

James Website

James Twitter

ISI Symposium

Click here for the full details of the 2018 ISI Symposium. Use the code ISI50 to get a €50 discount code when you sign up for the event.

Show Sponsors:

Ultimate Performance Online Mentoship

To get INSTANT ACCESS to almost 20 hours of World Class online video Strength and Conditioning Information go to upmentorship.com

Altis

Altis 360

Altis Foundation Course

Ultimate Athlete Concepts

Ultimate Athlete Concepts is a multi faceted company, providing the most sophisticated scientific material in sport science. UAC is the worlds leading resource for translated sport preparation educational material.

National Sports Performance Association

Certified Program Design Specialist

Certified Speed and Agility Coach

Cerfitied Weightlifting Performance Coach

Certified Sports Nutrition Coach

Athletes Acceleration

Complete Warm Up

Complete Speed Training

Complete Speed Games

Complete Jumps Training

Complete Olympic Lifting

Complete Youth Training

Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete

Complete Core

Complete Sports Conditioning

Complete Sports Nutrition

1 hr 40 min