In this edition of The Podcast I sit down and talk training with sprint coach Hakan Andersson. After a brief bio we discuss where his desire to research training methods began. This leads us to CNS fatigue, and discussing the theories and his thoughts on the premise. Hakan then shares the impact working in athletics…
Today we sit down and talk with 2016 Presenter and University of Oklahoma’s Performance Manager Sam Coad. Sam and I discuss his role at Oklahoma starting with the conception of his position, through the summer, and into the season. Sam dives into his role in both the training program and practice monitoring, and how they’ve…
In this episode of The Podcast we discuss force plates with Wake Forrest’s Ryan Horn, Inside Tracker’s Carl Valle, and Sparta Sport Science’s Mike Hoffmann. In the 75 minute talk we go over jumping and how it impacts programming, return to play and fatigue monitoring and where force plates can help with these, using force…
This week I sit down and talk with University of Texas Basketball Strength Coach Daniel Roose. Coach Roose, in my opinion, is the absolute best out there at building a team and establishing a culture from the weight room out to the realm of competition. In the 35 minute talk Coach Roose shares how they…
In this edition of The Podcast, I sit down with USA Field Hockey’s Director of Performance Science, David Hamilton. We discuss David’s approach and how it differs between the men’s and women’s side. We then discuss what he’s looking for when prescribing training and how he defines work capacity. Next he goes into how he…
In this edition of The Podcast I sit down and talk athlete profiling with Dutch sprint coach Henk Kraaijenhof. Henk discusses what he feels are the three most important things to look at when profiling athletes, the importance of identifying fiber type, why understanding the learning style of the athlete is so important, and the…
Today we sit down and talk monitoring with Omegawave’s Customer Experience Manager, Tim Rusbasan. Tim and I discuss the importance of having a plan when implementing a monitoring program, how vital communication is, making alterations to programming, normalizing the data, and the cost of adaptation. We are hoping to provide the best possible content for…
In this episode of The Podcast we sit down with University of Missouri’s Dr. Bryan Mann. Dr. Mann discusses individualization of training and reminds us to start with the middle 70% and make changes from there. We then discuss how it’s ok to refer out for help when we are out of our wheel house….
