DR: Natalia, it’s truly an honor to have you with us. Please give us a bit of your background: your involvement in sports, how you got into coaching/research, and where you currently are now? NV: I might say that I have been involved in sports before I was born. My mother was a member of the…
I just finished reading an article by a man many of us refer to as Kiefer on EliteFTS (you can check it out here, if you haven’t I highly recommend you do). In this article “Logic Does Not Apply III: A Calorie is a Calorie” Kiefer talks about how a calorie isn’t simply calorie, and…
DR: Dr. Issurin, it’s an honor to have you with us here today. Tell us a bit about your background, as an athlete and coach, in the former USSR. VI: As an athlete I reached the international level in swimming, and during those two years I received a scholarship as a member of the USSR…
The inception of the Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar has granted me the great fortune of meeting some of the brightest minds in the field of physical preparation. One of those individuals is Dr. Michael Yessis. Doc has truly opened my eyes and changed my worldview of the physical preparation of athletes. Today, I’d like…
DR: Coach Dietz, thanks for taking the time to do this interview. Could you please give the readers a bit of your own background, and how you got to where you are today? CD: Thank you for having me. I’m the head Olympic strength and conditioning coach at the University of Minnesota and am currently…
DR: Thank you Dr. Yessis for doing this interview. To start, please introduce yourself and your background to the readers. MY: I have a very varied background starting with my participation in sports beginning at an early age up to the present time where I am president of Sports Training Incorporated. After…
Joel Jamieson is considered one of the best physical preparation coaches, regardless of sport, in the world. Joel has worked with all levels of athletes, from Division I, NFL, MLS, NHL, NBA, and even the Olympics. Before his current position with Dream MMA, Joel served as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Pride FC….
DR: Dr. Ruan, thank you for doing this interview. Could you please give us some background information about yourself and how you got to where you are now? MR: I received a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University in 2007. I also earned a Master’s degree in Sports Biomechanics from Shanghai University of Sport…
