The Sports Performance Show

Welcome to episode 9 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports psychology and sports coaching with leading sports performance psychologist

Dan Abrahams

We discuss

·      The role of the sports psychologist in facilitating enhanced performance and wellbeing

·      How sports psychology techniques can have ‘trickle down’ effects into life as well as sport

·      ‘De-mystification’ of sports psychology and how concepts of sports psychology and performance coaching can be integrated to achieve optimal outcomes

·      Dan discusses some of his concerns around the potential challenges that sports psychologists face to getting integrated into the MDT due to perceptions of ‘what’ sports psychology practice looks like 

·      Striking the balance between ‘psychology theorists’ and ‘motivational gurus’ to deliver effective techniques that athletes and sports-people understand

·      Creating psychologically aware environments and how awareness of some basic psychology skills can enhance coaching particularly in children and emergent athletes

·      Sports psychology principles in team and individual sports

·      Differentiating factors of ‘world class’ performers and how to optimize your performance

·      Dan’s thoughts on ‘The Last Dance’ documentary in particular around ‘fluid intelligence’ in athletes

·      Deliberate, focused practice and de-bunking the notion of the 10,000 hours concept

·      Dan’s 3 top tips for enhanced sports performance

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Welcome to episode 8 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss respiratory health in athletes with leading respiratory consultant

Dr James Hull

James specializes in the treatment of athlete respiratory conditions and is an expert advisor to E.I.S and The I.O.C

He is also the co-author of a new textbook on the subject ‘Complete guide to respiratory care in athletes’

We discuss

• James’s motivations for his work in sports performance and athlete respiratory care 
• Common respiratory issues with athletes such as exercise induced asthma and exercise induced laryngeal obstruction
• Effects of respiratory infection in athletes and its impact on training and competition and the astonishing impact this has on performance at major games
• The role of emergent testing techniques, antibiotics and probiotics in the management of infection and asthma
• Principles pf return to sport after upper and lower respiratory tract infection
• Breathing pattern dysfunction and how this might link to performance issues and/or injury risk in particular rowers, cyclists and swimmers
• Respiratory training aids and hypoxic ‘altitude simulation’ masks – Do they work and what is their role in performance enhancement ?
• The effects of CV19 on lung function and the issues you are seeing/anticipate seeing moving forwards
• James 3 top tips for enhanced cardio-respiratory function and wellness in sport

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Welcome to episode 7 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss strength and conditioning for sport with leading sports performance coach and 1st team strength and conditioning coach at Newcastle United FC

Nick Grantham …

We discuss

·      Nick’s motivations and drivers for his work in sports performance

·      Sweat the basics – resist the temptation to skip the basics and his ‘Marshmellow Test’ concept aligned to the convenience culture we now live in and people’s flawed expectations around rapid results from training 

·      5 key areas and training principles that Nick recommends in athletes he trains and for you to follow

·      How manipulating both movement quality and chaos within training can develop robust athlete health

·      How to optimize your training time – strategies to apply to get most ‘bang for buck’ in the gym and on the field of play and ensuring the is ‘no fluff’ in your training plan

·      Consistency is king!! Developing threads and themes to your training plan for optimal results

·      Training load progression – How, when and Why and the importance of keeping a training log in performance enhancement and injury risk reduction

·      Am I ready to return to training and sport – key principles around ensuring adequate rehabilitation and conditioning has been completed prior to RTP

·      How to create ‘buy in’ and keep athletes motivated to adhere to training plans to achieve individually ‘meaningful targets’ and outcome, performance and process goal setting

·      How to avoid ‘death by data’ by collecting relevant objective testing data in the right context and using this to influence programme design    

·      3 key pillars of the ‘recovery cycle’

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Welcome to episode 6 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss peak performance psychology in sport, business and life with peak performance coach and ex-international basketball player

Jamie Edwards …..

We discuss

·      Unlocking potential in sports, business and life and valuable lessons we can learn from leaders in the field

·      Focused goal setting - The difference between ‘Chats’ and ‘Conversations’ in framing goals and targets with athletes and the importance of identifying this

·      Emotive thinking and how this can impair sports performance and how ‘positive thinking’ is a lie!

·      The concept of neutral thinking and de-labelling to enhance sports performance

·      ‘The Last Dance’ documentary and the valuable lessons that can be adopted for athletes at any level and also in business and life

·      How to search for ‘access’ opportunities in order to optimize personal and professional development and enhance sports performance

·      Absolute gold !! - 4 key points to enhance performance in sport, life and business

·      Losing the perception of ‘judgement’ and finding freedom to facilitate sports performance

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Welcome to episode 5 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I talk with Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant and international athlete Dr Rebecca Robinson

Rebecca works at The English institute of Sport, CHHP London and The NHS.

We discuss

·      Optimisation of training around the female athlete menstrual cycle

·      Phases of the menstrual cycle and how they relate to power output, injury risk and cognitive function during exercise

·      Advice for young female athletes on how to track training load response and potential opportunities to optimize training around phases of the menstrual cycle

·      The ‘Female Athlete Triad’ model and how this has now been expanded to incorporate the ‘RED-S’ concept

·      Management of bone stress responses in female athletes and the wider athletic population

·      The unique challenges CV19 has presented to athlete wellness and training and potential solutions to these issues 

·      Is CV19 actually going to elongate players careers due to the enforced break from cumulative loading and the opportunities presented toward corrective exercise and rehabilitation

·      Online consultation – the important role for ‘Tele-medicine’ in the future and how we can use this to enhance athlete management and the free online clinics that CHHP have provided for athletes returning to sports after CV19 

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Welcome to episode 4 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports performance in F1 and Boxing with performance coach and physiotherapist

Rob Madden …..

We discuss

·      Matching training to the physical demands of F1 and Rob’s role in achieving this

·      Strength and conditioning specific to the neck in F1

·      Psychological periodization and developing resilience in athletes

·      Sleep and it’s valuable role in recovery and sports performance and 3 key points to achieve better sleep

·      The ‘5am Club’ approach – is it sustainable?

·      How modern technology and mobile phone use can impair sleep quality

·      Effects of caffeine on performance and sleep

·      Supplements that can aid sleep and recovery

·      And Rob’s role within Team A.J and professional boxing

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Welcome to Episode 3 of The Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss MMA performance with Director of Strength and Conditioning at The UFC Performance Institute

Bo Sandoval …..

We discuss 

·     The landmark research completed by the UFCPI team and how this information is being used to influence and advance practice in combat sports performance and injury management

·     The changing landscape and bio-energetic demands of the modern MMA athlete

·     Strength and conditioning principles for MMA athletes with specific examples of weight class specificity 

·     Striking biomechanics and relationships to injury risk

·     In camp and out of camp training strategies and identifying key performance indicators in MMA to align training toward

·     How to practically monitor training load and recovery status including windows of adaptability

·     Injury audit data and how this provides data for RTT and RTC for UFC fighters 

·     Future projects and direction of the UFCPI

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Welcome to episode 2 of the Sports Performance Show

In this episode I discuss sports performance nutrition with consultant sports nutritionist and professor of human physiology Professor Graeme Close. 

From professional rugby league player to expert sports nutritionist we discuss Graeme’s drivers for his world class career in sports nutrition and associated research.

Including ……

Nutritional strategies for injury treatment and rehabilitation such as current thoughts on Vitamin D dosing strategies and implications for health, wellness and injury treatment. 

CBD and topical issues surrounding product contamination, anti-doping risks, potential benefits and future areas of research

Probiotics and latest research on their potential use for improved gastro-intestinal health and enhanced sports performance

Nutritional patterns of the junior athlete and specific research examining the nutritional patterns and energy requirements of youth EPL football players and practical solutions to achieve optimal nutrition in this group of athletes. 

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In this episode I discuss tennis performance with leading tennis performance consultant Matt Little. Matt is part of both Andy Murray and the GB Davis Cup support teams as well as being a sought after international speaker on tennis performance.

We cover topics such as

1.   How to develop the junior tennis player and LTAD

2. What does it take to be tour fit and the demands of modern tennis

3     Managing long term injuries and the documentary ‘Re-surfacing’ which gives a fly on the wall insight of Andy Murray’s path after hip surgery 

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