The Sports Performance Show

Welcome to Series 2, Episode 9 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss weight management in combat sport and RED-S with Head of Sport Science Support Services/ Strength & Conditioning at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)

Dr Carl Langan-Evans

We discuss

·      The current landscape of weight management in combat sports

·      Energy availability and balance 101

·      Techniques for measuring fat free mass, body composition and metabolic efficiency in athletes. Understand the benefits and limitations of the tools you are using.

·      RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport ). Links to systemic function and emergent research around the concept

·      Carl’s recent case studies of short and long term weight management in combat athletes

·      Pragmatic advice on effectively supporting weight cutting athletes

·      The often over-looked macro-nutrient that is vitally important to performance and wellbeing in weight cutting athletes

·      Water manipulation in late stage fight camps – The pro’s and cons

·      Advice on setting ethical and professional boundaries when working with weight cutting athletes

·      The concept of rebound hyper-phagia in weight class athletes

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Research

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29989458/

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-020-04516-0

Welcome to Series 2, Episode 8 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss strength and conditioning in rowing and sports performance coaching with previous head of SandC at The EIS and GB Rowing

Alex Wolf

We discuss

·      Taking positive action and making sacrifices for your passion and achieving the career pathway you want

·      Clarity of outcome - aligning SandC to performance outcomes through structured planning and execution

·      Defining what sports performance ‘looks’ like and aligning this to targeted SandC goals

·      Aligning programming to physical metrics associated with performance and outcome 

·      Train for the adaptive response - function is a product of outcome not the exercise method

·      Testing and data collection – if it doesn’t inform practice of change behaviour why are we collecting it

·      Habitual loading in sport – matching and exceeding the load capacity required for sport to enhance performance and reduce injury risk

·      Change prognosis - why are we making changes and how do we define successful outcomes that link to performance targets  

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Strength and Conditioning for Rowing (can be found here -

https://www.crowood.com/details.asp?isbn=9781785007415&t=Strength-and-Conditioning-for-Rowing).

Less about rowing and more about my 20 years experience of coaching and leading.

New website – www.liberating-brilliance.com – learning and leadership website focusing on problem based/action learning over content based learning

Welcome to Series 2:Episode 7 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss gut health and the gut microbiome with leading expert

Dr Gabrielle Fundaro

We discuss

·      The gut microbiome 101 – key information to inform better gut health for enhanced sports performance and wellness and reduced injury risk

·      GI distress in athletes and contributing factors

·      The gut-brain axis

·      Gut permeability and ‘leaky gut syndrome’ and the role of tight junction proteins

·      Prebiotics, Probiotics and post-biotics and their roles in athletic performance

·      The macro-nutrient trade off – What is good for the microbiome and for sports performance ??

·      Effects of high fat/high protein diets on micro-biome diversity

·      The FODMAP concept and how to integrate this for improved gut wellness

·      Over the counter and prescribed medications…What are their effects on our health, wellness and performance

·      Myth busting on gut health tests!!

·      And Gabrielle’s top3 tips for a healthy and diverse gut microbiome 

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Welcome to Series 2, Episode 6 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports performance science in tennis and high performance sport with Head of High Performance Science and Medicine at The LTA, Former England RFU senior physio and author

Dan Lewindon

We discuss

·      Creating opportunities to work in high performance sport

·      Dan’s views on key characteristics of high performance environments and athletes

·      The challenges of supporting elite tennis performance and player development

·      Meaningful data collection - how to facilitate conversations that develop coaches, practitioners and athletes

·      Key metrics in tennis on performance and injury risk and how to use this to drive athlete engagement

·      Common injuries in tennis and associated risk factors

·      The ground-breaking sports performance text books which Dan co-authored

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Books

High Performance Training for Sports (2nd Edition due March 2021) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Performance-Training-Sports-David-Joyce-dp-1492592900/dp/1492592900/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Sports injury Prevention and Rehab

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sports-Injury-Prevention-Rehabilitation-David/dp/0415815061/ref=bmx_6/261-1332674-6182618?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0415815061&pd_rd_r=c5fc90df-756a-45a1-8adf-95619e898d92&pd_rd_w=YbyTG&pd_rd_wg=domEI&pf_rd_p=26d9b5cc-9c88-4655-88a4-db5806d5daad&pf_rd_r=YXQDT24RT0BAGX33RZHW&psc=1&refRID=YXQDT24RT0BAGX33RZHW

In this episode I speak with leading applied sport scientist, researcher and elite level triathlete

Dr Dan Plews @theplews

We discuss

·      Fuelling options for short and long distance triathlon

·      How to develop metabolic flexibility – the role of training low carb

·      Ketones – the current research and applications in endurance athletes

·      Common training errors in sub-elite and emergent triathletes

·      Matching different types of fuelling to training load to facilitate optimal adaptive responses

·      HRV 101 – What is it, why is it important and how will measuring it help my performance and recovery

·      How to use HRV to guide training load programming and measure adaptive responses

·      Dan’s pillars of recovery for athletes

·      How to use data to educate athletes to change behaviour - the difference between interesting and useful !!

·      Global stress of the athlete and relationships to training adaptation, injury and illness

·      Dan’s top tips for competitive triathletes on how to enhance performance and reduce injury risk

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HRV 4 Training – https://www.hrv4training.com/

S Fuels - https://www.sfuelsgolonger.com/

Welcome to Series 2, Episode 4 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports performance psychology in combat spirts and endurance runners with sports psychologist

Professor Andy Lane

We discuss

·      Using challenge to build resilience

·      Pairing training load programming with particular psychological skills

·      Mental contrasting to set performance targets

·      Identifying key constructs of sports performance

·      Emotional Intelligence – what does this mean and can we actually quantify it ?

·      The power of placebo effect and expectation

·      How to develop resilience and a powerful mindset for training and performance 

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

In this episode I discuss golf performance coaching with leading PGA golf coach and biomechanist Dr Mark Bull

We discuss

·      Coaching and how to align this with athlete and player perceptions and belief systems

·      You need a voice not voices – how to deliver clear messages to athletes as a team

·      Golf fitness paradigms and how this has evolved over the last 20 years

·      You CAN go wrong getting strong – context is key and aligning this to athletes objectives and aims

·      Breathing – how this effects pelvis and trunk biomechanics in the golf swing, it’s importance in athletic performance and how this presents

·      Sample of 1 - how to align intervention to the individual using best practice and context specific data

·      Are you a sports coach or an instructor and the important differences between the two !!

·      Profiles of movement patterning that define the worlds greatest golfers and how Mark interprets 3d data in the context of the player

·      Knowledge and Know How - The art and the science of coaching and how we deliver key coaching and fitness principles to golfers

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

In this episode I discuss all things protein, muscle hypertrophy and resistance training with world renowned researcher Professor Stuart Phillips

Stuart is based at McMaster University in Canada and is a leading researcher in skeletal muscle health, ageing and protein science with over 350 scientific journals and 300 presentations made across the world

In this episode we discuss

·       Protein – how much, when and where from ?

·       Protein requirement for those wanting to gain mass and also for weight cutting athletes

·       The ‘Gamechangers’ documentary and whether the facts stack up for animal versus plant based protein intake

·       Bryson de Chambreau’s protein shake diet versus Whole foods

·       Supplements – which are supported by the evidence for hypertrophy and recovery

·       Principles of resistance training for hypertrophy

·       Sarcopaenia - what is it and how can you mitigate the onset and effects as we age

·       Menopause and Andropause and the effects on skeletal muscle tissue, strength and power for the 50+ athlete

·       Heads up on some cutting edge research that Stuart and his collaborator’s are about to embark on

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Welcome to Series 2, Episode 1 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss cannabinoid use in sport with leading physician and expert in this field Dr Benjamin Caplan

Benjamin is CEO and Chief Medical Officer of The C.E.D Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts

We discuss

·      Cannabinoid 101 – the origins and emergence of cannabinoids and their potential uses

·      The political agenda which has thwarted cannabinoid research and usage to date

·      How other compounds can activate and moderate effects of CBD to gain enhanced outcomes

·      Why having a batch test certificate is no guarantee of passing anti-doping testing if you are using CBD!

·      How a lack of understanding drives the myopic viewpoint that THC is the ‘bad guy’ !

·      Is the current anti-doping system relating to the cannabinoid family fit for purpose?

·      Interesting findings from recent research by LJMU which looks at CBD use in professional rugby

·      The effects of cannabinoids on sleep, recovery, pain and inflammation

·      Dosage, delivery systems and response – Which type and how much should I take ?

·      And we finish with a Q&A from listeners on various aspects of CBD use in sport

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Welcome to episode 10 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss elite gymnastics performance with Olympic, World and European and Commonwealth medalist

Kristian Thomas

We discuss

·      The point of ‘ignition’ for Kristian and how he found internal focus and motivation to progress from a national and international gymnast

·      References to Matthew Syed’s book bounce regarding competitive environments and performance values and the role they play in facilitating youth athlete development and elite performance  

·      Reasons observed with junior to senior translation issues in gymnastics

·      The unique challenges of being an adolescent international athlete and balancing study, training and competition

·      The effect that success at major games has on funding and subsequently enhanced athlete wellness through a multi-disciplinary support team

·      Injuries are opportunities – how to support athletes back to world class standard in better condition than pe-injury

·      Creating robust gymnasts – SandC in gymnastics and the role of this in injury risk reduction and enhanced performance

·      London 2012 - Being an Olympian at a home games and using this as motivation and how this was a catalyst for enhanced performance at the elite level

·      The process of retirement from international sport – reasons, challenges and new directions 

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