Pacey Performance Podcast

Strength and conditioning from a professional rugby player's perspective with Rob Harley (Professional Rugby Player at Glasgow Warriors)

In this episode of the podcast I am speaking with Glasgow Warriors and Scotland flanker, Rob Harley. I have wanted for so long to get a professional athlete on the podcast to get their perspective on strength and conditioning and sports science and after speaking with Gordon Rennie who used to work at the Warriors, he recommended I speak with Rob. Rob is an avid Tim Ferriss fan so as soon as I heard that I knew that he maybe thought about things slightly differently and would no doubt give us a great perspective on what we are all talking about.

In this episode you will learn -

• Who is Rob Harley (background and playing experience)
• Thoughts on strength training and his first exposure to it
• What is the role of an S&C coach
• How to present data to players
• Giving players freedom within a structure in gym sessions and warm ups
• How can S&C coach's increase their impact on players

Managing jumping in jumping sports and moving from the gym to the board room with Jeremy Sheppard (Director of Performance Services at the Canadian Sports Institute)

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to newly appointed Director of Performance Services at the Canadian Sports Institute, Jeremy Sheppard. This is Jeremy's second outing on the podcast with his first coming back in episode 28 when he was working for Surfing Australia. Jeremy's enthusiasm is infectious and it was great to hear that he is loving being back home in Canada and how he is making the most of the outdoor lifestyle.

In this episode you will learn -

• Who is Jeremy Sheppard (background, education and current role)
• Developing the ability to move from board room to the gym
• Leadership styles
• Developing a performance model
• Monitoring and manipulating training load
• Managing jumping in jumping sports

What really matters and what really doesn't matter in a S&C programme with Marco Cardinale (Head of Sports Physiology at Aspire Academy)

In episode 102 of the Pacey Performance Podcast I have the pleasure to speak with Head of Physiology at Aspire, Marco Cardinale. Marco has some amazing experiences from working with the British Olympic Committee in the build up to Beijing in 2008 and London 2012 to his current role at Aspire in Qatar.

• Who is Marco Cardinale (background, education and current role)
• Where is the industry and how does one 'succeed'?
• Team GB - Why they have been so successful and what is to come?
• Technology in sport - a history lesson?
• What matters and what doesn't matter in a S&C programme?
• Working with elite seniors to juniors - lessons learned
• Views on early specialisation

Hamstring injuries in football, the use of big data and links with big business with Dave Tenney (Sports Scientist & Performance Manager at the Seattle Sounders)

In episode 101 of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking to Performance Manager at the Seattle Sounders in the MLS, Dave Tenney. Dave first appeared on the podcast back in 2014 so it was great to get him on again and see how things have progressed at the Sounders. I visited Dave over in Seattle last year at the Sounders conference and I would definitely recommend heading out there next summer to hear the best in the business talk shop and have a beer.

In this episode you will learn -

• Who is Dave Tenney (background, education and current role)
• What's changed over the last 18 months?
• Hamstring injuries - use of NordBord and recent twitter conversations
• Soccer - the data collection machine & Kitman Labs
• European influence on your practice
• Links with big business

Maximal aerobic speed (MAS), celocity based training and strength training with youth development with Dan Baker (Strength & Conditioning Coach. Lecturer & Speaker)

Never in a million years did I think this podcast would get to episode #100, let alone be able to get the likes of Dan Baker to appear as a guest. I have been pestering Dan for a LONG time now and I was so pleased that we were able to line it up for this episode. Dan is one of the leading figures in the industry and has become a specialist in the area of strength & power and in particular 'velocity based training'.

Thank you so much for all the support you have all given the podcast over the last 2 and a half years. I have some exciting things coming up over the next few months which will hopefully add some great content from some great practitioners to the field.

In this episode you will learn -

• Who is Dan Baker (background, education and current role)
• Fast tracking young players - how do we know where we need athletes to be? NRL examples
• The use of MAS - pre season, in-season and off-season variations
• Stages of strength & power development - your scoring tables and programming
• VBT (history lesson) - Why PUSH and what are we doing with the data?
• Assessing fatigue/readiness & velocity stops
• Creating and utilising load-velocity profiles