The mission of this podcast is to provide athletes, coaches, and healthcare professionals up to date evidence based content & knowledge through real life experiences. Whether you are an athlete or on the sports performance/medicine side, this podcast's knowledge should help you become a strong individual within your setting. I hope to help assist in the space I am so passionate about to assure we are all strong together and that there are no weak links.
Episodes
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
On this episode, I interviewed Eric Potter. Eric is the Director of Sports Performance at Old Dominion University. He mainly works with the basketball team, but oversees all Olympic sports. In this episode we dive into some specifics with training the basketball athlete as well as some general tips for all athletes from Eric’s experience.
Some topics we discussed…
Does he use Olympic lifts with his basketball players.
His opinion on squat depth.
How he uses plyometrics with his basketball players.
How he conditions his athletes throughout the season.
Some fun conditioning ideas.
How he incorporates deceleration and lateral training.
Any ankle/knee injury risk reduction exercises he likes.
Some recovery modalities he likes.
Places to follow/contact Eric…
Twitter: @beelitedaily
Instagram: @beelitedaily
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
On this episode I interviewed Jorden Radliff. Jorden is the Physiotherapist at Woodford Sports Science Consulting in Melbourne, Australia. Jorden works with athletes with multiple injuries, but has a special interest in ACL’s, which is our main focus for this podcast.
Some topics discussed were…
Who he recommends for operative vs nonoperative management.
Importance of prehab before surgery, if given the opportunity.
His approach to ACL rehab being heavily strength and conditioning based.
What conditioning he has his athletes do.
What his focuses are in different “stages” of ACL rehab and what tests he uses to progress athletes.
How he returns athletes to practice and to games.
How he keeps an athlete motivated through the process.
Plus much more. Really great and comprehensive ACL chat with Jorden.
You can contact Jorden below…
Instagram: @radliff_rehab
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
On this episode I interviewed Adam Quigley. Adam is the Head Athletic Trainer for LA Galaxy II. Adam and I met during my internship with the New Orleans Saints. He had experience working at the collegiate and professional football level, before pursuing his sport of passion of soccer with San Antonio FC and now the LA Galaxy II team.
In this episode, we focused on ankle sprains and hamstring strains.
Some topics discussed were…
Ankle Sprains
To immobilize or mobilize post acute injury.
To tape or brace post injury.
Adam’s general rehab progression.
His test battery for return to play and performance.
Hamstring Strains
Acute assessment and advice.
Rehabbing through pain.
Rehab progression
Return to play and performance tests and criteria.
Injury and load monitoring.
You can follow/contact Adam below…
Instagram: @adamquigley
For live links visit the site below...
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
On this episode, I interviewed Ed Lea, the Senior Rehab Strength & Conditioning Coach at Harlequins Rugby Club in the UK. Ed’s position is a relatively new/unique one where he splits his time between working with the long term injured players as well as the entire squad within his position group. The main focus of this episode was training while injured and ways to work on the injury while staying in the best shape as possible.
Some topics discussed were…
Ed’s background and current position.
The biggest things to consider when a player becomes injured.
Using injured time to better the player with life skills, work on a weakness within the sport, or work on a physical weakness.
How to still train hard with different common injuries (ankle, knee, shoulder).
Ed’s opinion on how/if maintenance programs post injury should be incorporated.
What boxes Ed likes the players to check before he believes they are ready to “return to sport/play” physically and mentally.
How/why he incorporates neck training within rugby.
Biggest Pete Peeve.
You can follow Ed below…
Instagram: @edlea87
Twitter: @eddylea
For live links visit the site below…
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
In this episode, I interviewed Dave McDowell. Dave is the Lead Performance Coach at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. Here, he primarily works with the rugby and volleyball teams. Dave has a passion for speed and power development as well as collecting data in different ways to monitor athlete progress, fatigue, and use in the return to sport/play process.
Some topics we discuss are...
Dave's background, education, current position.
The importance of speed and power in sport.
How Dave uses olympic lifts, med balls, sprints, and jumps, to develop speed and power.
Dave's sprinting technique work he does with his athletes.
What data he collects on his athlete and why.
What he would have told himself as an athlete when he was younger.
One of his biggest pet peeves in the S&C industry.
You can follow Dave at the different places below.
Website: https://www.dsmstrength.com/
Instagram: @dsmstrength
Twitter: @dsmstrength
YouTube: DSMStrength
For active links to all of those, view the show notes here...
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
In this episode, I interviewed Rachel Jones. Rachel Jones is a Sports & Exercise Psychologist that has worked with all different levels of athletes from high school to professional. A few of her experiences have been with Super Rugby, NRL, Wallabies, Australian Institute of Sport, and much more!
In this episode we discussed…
Dealing with pressure.
How the body responds to pressure.
Mistakes athletes make when under pressure.
Managing self doubt for athletes.
How to achieve the highest level of performance.
How to mentally work through an athletic injury.
How your attitude post injury can impact your recovery.
Dealing with setbacks during your injury.
And more!
You can contact Rachel for questions or consultations below…
Website: www.lifthighperformance.com.au
Company Instagram: @lifthighperformance
Personal Professional Instagram: @racheljoneslifthpc
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
In this episode I interview Dan Godeassi, a Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach who runs his own business and works out of Melbourne Strength Culture. Dan has knowledge in both the Physio and S&C side of things which gives him a unique perspective when treating athletes.
In this episode we discussed…
Passive treatments (massage, dry needling, etc.) vs active treatments (exercise prescription, rehab, reconditioning, etc.) and why he pushes for active treatments
The misconceptions about resting after injury and why you should probably be doing something over nothing
The big gap between being “done with rehab” and “game ready”. There is a big space between those that needs to be addressed that he talks about.
The two professions of Physio and S&C. How he feels the athlete can get the best out of both as well as how he feels both practitioners can work together to get the best for the athlete.
He gives his perspective of how he treats along the continuum of both being both a S&C Coach and Physio.
And more.
Contact Dan below…
Email: dangodeassiphysio@gmail.com
Instagram: @dangodeassiphysio
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
In this episode I interview Sam Allain, a Physiotherapist with a special interest in pain science. Sam works at two private practices and is also the Sports Physio for a state level Australia rules football team on the Gold Coast
Pain is something that is very complex and often misunderstood. Sam does a great job of explaining pain and pain in sport in this episode. This is a great listen for athletes dealing with any type of pain as well as coaches/practitioners to understand what the athletes could be going through.
In this episode we discussed...
Sam's best definition of pain in all its complexity.
The different types of pain.
Pain with actual damage to the body and pain that is still real, but more "perceived."
Different pain through an injury and what is "good" pain and "bad" pain.
How he deals with acute injury pain.
His take on icing.
How he deals with chronic pain.
And much more!
You can schedule consultations in Gold Coast, QLD with Sam below...
Summit Physiotherapy and Shoulder Centre - Palm Beach, QLD
The Living Well Studio - Burleigh Heads, QLD
You can contact Sam with any questions below...
Email: samallainpt@gmail.com
Instagram: @samallain.physio
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
This episode is with Graham Marvin who is a fellow classmate in my DPT program. He has experience coaching at the high school level, college level at Oregon State, and has worked with professional athletes during his time at Exos.
We discus multiple topics including...
His approach to how he trains athletes and designs programs along with his influences from the Exos system.
The differences at each level (high school, college, pro) what he thinks is important to focus on at each level for athletes and coaches benefits.
His approach to managing athletes recovery in a unique way with a combination of his influences from massage school and S&C.
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
In this episode I interview one of my former strength & conditioning coaches during my time at Eastern Illinois University, Coach Brown. We focus on the ability to bring energy to the room and be a leader as these are two characteristics she always did so well. This can be beneficial for any athlete wanting to step up to be a leader, captain of a team, or any coach.
Some topics we discuss are...
How to bring passion/energy every day even when the day isn't a good one.
Adjusting to different cultures/motivating different groups/genders.
How to go into a new team/group and gain respect and become a leader.
The characteristics she thinks leaders should have or try to develop.
Why S&C is important for athletes.
You can contact Coach Brown with any questions below...
Email: nicolebrown0385@gmail.com
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
This episode focuses on strength & conditioning at the high school level. (high schools in Australia are often called "colleges").
Some topics covered were...
Misconceptions high schoolers have with strength and conditioning such as not having a plan when going into workout, focusing only on gaining muscle, not knowing what each exercise does.
Talking about the actual goals of S&C.
Sam goes over a general week of what S&C looks like at his high school.
Training around injury.
And more!
Recommend this to all high school level and younger athletes or coaches working with this age group!
Where to contact Sam:
Twitter: @SamJosephSC
Instagram: @SamJoseph94
Email: samjoseph@live.com.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samjoseph2/
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
This episode highlights a very important part of sport that I feel is often over looked, sports nutrition. While practices for your sport and strength & conditioning are important, you have to be fueled properly to preform at both.
Some topics covered in this podcast consist of..
Liana's simplified way to view sports nutrition.
Refueling before a game, during a game, and after the game along with examples.
Not needing to track calories and macros, but understanding general guidelines.
Hydration. What to drink and when.
Dealing with heat during practices.
Liana's advice on supplements
And much more!
Give this episode a listen!
How to contact Liana Nici below
Instagram: @liananici_dietitian
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
In this episode, I have on my former club swim coach Nathan Manley. Nate has been coaching swimming for many years and is currently coaching the paralympic swim team at the USA Olympic Training Center. We talk about multiple different topics that Nate has learned through his coaching career related to training and training principles, the psychological side of athletics, and coaching. Whether you're an athlete, coach, parent of an athlete, or an active person, there should be something you can get out of this episode.
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
In this episode I had an interview with Kevin Dickson. He was a high level swimmer in Scotland and went to swim/study at Pace University in the US. He was also a/my swim coach for 2 years at Eastern Illinois University. He did some interning with EIU strength & conditioning and has become very interested/knowledgeable in the subject.
Some topics we covered were...Kevin's background, the NCAA collegiate setting from an athlete and coaches eyes, what he knows know he wish he did during his athletic career, the importance of flexibility/mobility, his training and goals, & a few more. Give this episode a listen!
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
In this episode I have the pleasure of talking to former professional rugby player and current Strength & Conditioning coach at Eastern Illinois University, Seb Pearson. We talk about many things such as how S&C helped him, how important it is for all athletes, the differences in training for different sports, and some of his coaching philosophies/styles. Seb's former athletic experience, combined with his coaching experience, has made him a very knowledgable coach in the field. This is an episode you don't want to miss out on if you are an athlete, S&C coach, athletic trainer, or coach of a sport.