The Sports Performance Show

Welcome to Series 3, Episode 9 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I speak with Sports and Dance Endocrinologist

Dr Nicky Keay

We discuss

Bone health – the effects of hormones and RED-S

Effects of menopause on the cardiovascular system and cognitive function

The effects of menstrual cycle dysfunction on reactive time and peak power in female athletes

Regulating a healthy hormone profile , sleep, nutrition training

Effects of stress on the endocrine system and hormone balance

How to optimize sleep and recovery to achieve healthy hormone levels

Responses of the endocrine system to training

Nutrition and supplements that can help to maintain healthy hormone levels

Hormone optimization therapies for females and males

Nicky’s top 3 tips for maintaining a healthy hormone profile

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Health 4 Performance - http://health4performance.co.uk/

Forth - https://www.forthwithlife.co.uk/

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Welcome to Series 3, Episode 8 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I speak with injury surveillance and medical research officer at the IRU and Deputy Editor of the BJSM

Dr Nicol van Dyk

We discuss

·        Injury prevention or Injury Risk Reduction –what are we aiming for and is it realistic 

·        Protecting performance - concepts for elite and amateur sports

·        Load exposure – a key metric in injury risk reduction

·        Complex and complicated - the challenges of injury risk modelling and profiling  

·        The role of warm up, cool down and recovery in injury risk mitigation

·        Hamstring injury – risk factors and principles to reduce injury risk

·        Workload monitoring and relationship to injury risk

·        The unique challenges that Cv19 has presented relating to injury risk

·        Return to sport after injury,illness and CV19

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Check out the great range of percussion therapy products and more from Therabody UK.  Percussion therapy using the range of products from therabody including the Theragun, Wave roller and accessories allow a large range of amplitudes, frequencies and torque to be applied to the tissues to attain a variety of different treatment combinations. This is based on robust and ergonomic engineering, world class research and development and advanced online education for users.

So if you are after improved recovery, reduced range of motion, reduced tissue soreness and stiffness or reduced pain then go check out Therabody and their fantastic range of products.

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So take action and head across to Therabody’s website www.theragun.com/TSPS and show support to the sports performance show using this unique affiliate link

Welcome to Series 3, Episode 7 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I speak with leading rugby SandC coach, speaker and educator

Keir Wenham-Flatt

We discuss

·      How environment and culture influence personal and professional satisfaction

·      The high performance director ‘chameleon’ – how leading P.D’s have to demonstrate adaptability to their environment

·      Building high performance teams with diversity but common purpose

·      Physiological demands of modern rugby

·      Reverse engineering rugby specific SandC to individualise programming for the player

·      Position specific considerations when programming SandC for rugby

·      Key metrics for speed development in rugby

·      The load-capacity fingerprint - one of the key aspects of injury risk reduction in rugby

·      Return to play concepts and how to reduce risk of recurrent injury  

·      Kier’s top development tips for youth and emergent elite rugby players

·      How SandC coaching and programming evolves and changes through the lifespan of a pro rugby player

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Welcome to Series 3, Episode 5 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I speak with international speaker, best selling author, expert consultant in high performance and co-host of the high performance podcast

Professor Damian Hughes  

We discuss

·      The role of ‘Me-search’ and how it drives motivation and career progression

·      Sport is more than just sport – how it can be the vehicle for multi-faceted athlete and personal development

·      You are a product of your environment – how culture and environment influences drive and motivation

·      We unpick the abstract and often mis-understood concepts of emotional intelligence, performance culture and to produce high performance environments for individuals and teams to thrive

·      The 5 types of culture which can frame high performance and their strengths and flaws

·      The rules of the game and building commitment cultures for high performance

·      The Barcelona Way – what can we learn from high performance sports teams

·      Desire and motivation – often used but ambiguous concepts

·      The S.T.E.P.S characteristics of high performance teams and coaches such as The All Blacks

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Welcome to Series 3, Episode 5 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode we focus on running related injury as I discuss podiatry in sports performance and musculoskeletal health with leading sports podiatrist …

Ian Griffiths  

We discuss

·      When should I consult a podiatrist - The role of podiatry and sports performance and musculoskeletal health

·      The rabbit hole of online forums and groups - Everyone is NOT an expert online !!

·      The human body is robust and resilient - Myth busting around training load stimulus and tissue load capacity in injury risk

·      Human bodies don’t like holidays or surprises - balancing training load capacity and planning training 

·      What do sunlight and beer have to tell us about training load stimulus and injury risk !!

·      The minefield of running shoe selection – We cut through the B.S and provide evidence informed recommendations !!

·      The concept of dynamic transition – footwear selection and orthotics are not a life sentence !!

·      The label that never dies – we unpick the over-pronation myth in runners !!

·      Correlation and Causation in injury management – Context is key

·      Gait analysis – what can it tell us and specific limitations

·      Running re-education - indications for working on running technique

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Welcome to Series 3, Episode 4 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports science and performance integration with director of sports science at Therabody and formerly the Gatorade Sports Science Institute

Tim Roberts

We discuss

·        The challenges of translating evidence to enhance athlete athlete performance and reduce injury risk

·        Extracting principles from evidence and data collection to develop performance analysis systems

·        The context of data collection – more isn’t better !!

·        Reverse engineering from the performance outcome to clarify data collection on key performance or injury risk metrics

·        Address the low hanging fruit first prior to data measurement

·        Big picture opportunities and dialling in with focus - How to influence athlete behaviour change to enhance performance outcomes 

·        Establishing base camp – where am I and where do I want to go !

·        Erroneous information – how myths propagate from poor translation of research findings

·        Movement variation – the relevance of individual variation and relevance to both performance and injury

·        Convenience is one of the biggest hurdles to consistency – be a master of the mundane and brilliant at the basics 

·        The important differences between small wins and marginal gains 

·        The future tech applications emerging in sports science and performance

·        Data is absolute and human behaviour is relative – context of data is key

·        Defining recovery and how to achieve this 

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Links

Atomic Habits – James Clear

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Welcome to Series 3, Episode 3 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports performance nutrition with lead nutritionist for Team GB, GB Rowing and The EIS

Wendy Martinson OBE

We discuss

·        The importance of working with fully qualified and regulated nutritionists who provide evidence informed advice

·        Establishing a healthy relationship with food and why athlete education is pivotal in this process

·        Nutritional and metabolic requirements for elite rowing

·        Navigating the minefield of supplementation and ensuring athlete safety

·        Your health is your business – how to support personal wellness throughout a lifetime and athletic career

·        How to gain and access nutritional knowledge to enhance performance

·        Performance lifestyle services and how the EIS supports transition of athletes into retirement from their sport

·        Wendy’s nutrition top tips for enhanced performance and reduced injury risk

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Welcome to Series 3, Episode 2 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss muscle injury management in sport with leading physiotherapist, sports performance consultant and educator.  

James Moore

We take a deep dive masterclass particularly into hamstring injury as we discuss

·        Muscle injury 101 – size of the problem and impact of muscle injury in sport

·        Muscle injury classification – pro’s and cons of the systems in use

·        Strategies for reduction of muscle injury risk

·        The devil is in the detail – all muscle injuries aren’t created equal – the nuance of injury mechanism and type

·        Return to performance – pragmatically balancing risk of injury recurrence and taking athlete’s to the ‘red line’ using criterion referenced rehabilitation

·        Less is more – the latest research on management of muscle injury in the first few days

·        James exciting new 7 stage document on hamstring injuries that he has consulted on for the NFL

·        Athlete engagement – understanding their why!!

·        Understanding tissue loading forces to optimise rehabilitation and performance

·        Look at the bigger picture – insights from the premier league and how the injured muscle can be the ‘fall guy’

·        ‘The Clinician Revealed’ - an exciting new podcast launched by HD-PN and The Sports Performance Show

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CHHP clinic - https://www.chhp.com/our-founders/james-moore

Welcome to back to series 3 of The Sports Performance Show !!!

More great guests lined up in this series and thank you for your support of series 1 and 2

I’m also delighted to announce I’ll be hosting another new podcast with the HDPN team. This will be launched soon so check out both the HDPN and Sports Performance show feeds for regular updates on this exciting new project!!

Episode 1, series 3 is a slightly different episode which was recorded as a Facebook and You Tube Live

In this episode I discuss how leading entrepreneur, investor, author, public speaker and prolific podcaster Rob Moore had a vision to develop his son into the worlds number 1 golfer…

We discuss

·        Rob’s motivations behind the aim to develop his son into a golfing protégé

·        Stages of engagement in sport he experienced with his son

·        Differences between supportive and pushy parents

·        The wins and challenges of supporting a talented child in sport

·        Nature and nurture and the role this has in talent development

·        Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t achieve your goals – if you don’t risk anything you risk everything !!

·        You are a product of your environment - Creating high performance environments in sport and life 

·        What can we learn from the approach of elite golfer Bryson de Chambreau

·        Rob’s health and fitness goals 

·        How to develop and maintain good energy for sport and business

·        The value of good sleep hygiene for recovery and performance in sports and business

·        The power of social media for your business and how to re-purpose content across multiple channels

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Welcome to Series 2, Episode 10 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss golf performance strength and conditioning with and PhD candidate and golf performance specialist 

Alex Ehlert

We discuss

·        The emergent landscape of golf specific strength and conditioning

·        How to improve your golf performance – address the low hanging fruit

·        Warm up for golf 101 – benefits and practical advice

·        On course and off course nutrition

·        Caffeine supplementation for golfers

·        The importance of hydration strategies for golf

·        Common myths on exercise for golf

·        Strength and Conditioning for golf – it’s a no brainer!                                           

·        Alex’s top tips for junior, adult and senior golfers to enhance performance on the course

·        We bust some golf exercise B.S !! Exercises that you can bin !!!

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