Pacey Performance Podcast

The first full edition of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me talking with Head of Strength & Conditioning at Leeds University, Ben Mays. Talking about his background and how he got into his current position, how he programmes for so many different athletes across a huge range of sports and how he individualizes his conditioning and gym based sessions.  Follow me on Twitter @paceyperform Add me on Facebook at Facebook.com/paceyperformance Email me at paceyperformance@gmail.com Enjoy PP

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am chatting with Sydney Roosters strength, speed and power coach, Keir Wenham-Flatt. Keir is talking to us during pre season in the NRL and discusses his views on Olympic lifting and speed training. Keir brings some great insight into training for rugby and he also gives us a detailed look back on his education and how he went from Rotherham to Sydney in the space of a year! Keir has also launched his new website www.rugbystrengthcoach.com which is a brilliant, free resource for anyone wanting to enhance their coaching practice for rugby.  Keir can also be found on twitter @RUGBY_STR_COACH  Let me know what you think and keep in touch with Pacey Performance at www.paceyperformance.co.uk and on twitter @paceyperform EnjoyPP

This edition of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees us chatting with former Louisiana State University coach and current Vancouver Whitecaps first team fitness coach, Mike Young. Mike is talking to us from his base at Athletic Lab, his performance gym in North Carolina. He is discussing his work with the Whitecaps, the culture of 'soccer' and monitoring tools which he has introduced with his athletes. Mike has a Phd in Biomechanics from Louisiana State University and his highly successful Human Performance Consulting business made him a great guest to have on the Pacey Performance Podcast. Mike can be found on twitter @MikeYoung and his work can be seen at www.athleticlab.com & hpssport.com.  Keep in touch with Pacey Performance at paceyperformance.co.uk, via twitter @paceyperform and through Facebook at Facebook.com/paceyperformance. Let me know what you think of the podcast and don't forget to subscribe!!  Thanks for listeningPP

This episode goes in a slightly different direction with ex Sale Sharks, Leeds Carnegie and England rugby union player Andy Titterrell, giving his unique thoughts on strength and conditioning practice he has come across in his time as a pro. As well as playing, Andy has experience as a strength and conditioning coach in his own right with Leeds Carnegie's academy, University of Liverpool and through his own business. Andy talks about the guys who have influenced his own practice, how he juggled life as a professional player and coach, and his thoughts on current S&C practice in rugby union. Andy offers such a unique perspective and his thoughts as an ex pro and current practitioner are invaluable.  Don't forget to subscribe to the Pacey Performance Podcast and leave a comment on www.paceyperformance.co.uk Follow me on twitter @paceyperform Like my facebook page at facebook.com/paceyperform Andy can be found on twitter @andytitterrell  Thanks for listening PP

The fifth episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with Head of Athletic Development for Huddersfield Town FC's academy, Dan Hughes. I have known Dan for almost 5 years now and have kept in touch since he left Doncaster Rovers and I filled his shoes. Dan speaks about how he got where he has, his recent experiences of stepping up to first team duties and how he structures his in-season strength sessions for both the academy and first team. Dan offers another great perspective to S&C and also shows how Huddersfield Town FC provide an all-round support service for their players.  Don't forget to subscribe to the Pacey Performance Podcast and leave a comment at paceyperformance.co.uk Follow me on twitter @paceyperform and like my facebook page at facebook.com/paceyperformance Dan can be found on Twitter @danhughes333 Enjoy PP

After a little lay off, Episode 6 sees me speaking with physical preparation coach and former fitness coach at Hammerby IF, Mladen Jovanovic. Mladen has recently been described as a GENIUS by a previous 'guest' on the podcast! With previous episodes being quite general, I wanted to really focus in on Mladen's knowledge on periodisation in team sports and how he gets conditioning work in during a busy in-season period. Mladen also speaks about his highly successful website complementarytraining.net and how coaches can utilise his Excel wizardry to maximise and simplify their programme design.  Don't forget to rate the podcast and keep in touch by subscribing on iTunes. Spreading the word on Twitter and Facebook is also very much appreciated. Visit paceyperformance.co.uk for all past episodesMladen can be found on Twitter @physical_prep I can be found on Twitter @paceyperform  Thanks for listening PP

Episode 7 of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with Head of Sports Science at Nottingham Forest, Ross Burbeary. Ross is talking to us about his injury prevention strategies, his views on the functional movement screen and how the cycling of training pitches could be the key to reducing non-contact injuries. Ross also talks about his 'Season in a Weekend' workshop which is running on 7th & 8th June in Cambridge where he will be taking delegates through pre-season training, in-season training, warm-ups, nutrition and recovery strategies.  Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @Paceyperform subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and visit paceyperformance.co.uk to listen to previous episodes. Please also rate the podcast if you think the content has been valuable!  Ross can be found on Twitter @Rossburbeary Enjoy PP

Episode 8 of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with ex Cardiff Blues and Leicester Tigers strength & conditioning coach, and current high performance manager at Severi Rugby, Chris Tombs. Chris gives us a great insight into speed development in team sports as well as updating us on the state of Rugby in the USA. Chris has working with some of the best rugby players in the world including Leigh Halfpenney, Jamie Roberts and Sam Warburton.  Chris can be found on Twitter @Christombs71 with me @paceyperform If you like the content of the podcasts, please keep spreading the word on social media and through peers. Rating the podcast on iTunes or leaving a review would also be extremely helpful to spread the word. Visit previous episodes of the podcast at paceyperformance.co.uk Enjoy PP

In episode 9 I speak with Dean Riddle, Applied Sports Scientist at the 2013 Superbowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks. Dean worked in the UK from 1991 to 2011 where he took up head of department positions at Leeds RLFC, Leeds United, England Cricket, Castleford Tigers and Sheffield United. Since leaving the UK he worked as director of Nike's performance network before moving to the Seahawks. Dean talks about his experiences working across multiple sports, his process in assessing movement and the state of S&C in the US right now.  Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and if you're feeling kind, give us a rating and review. All episodes can now be found at paceyperformance.co.uk with links to online listening and iTunes.  EnjoyPP

This episode I am speaking with Head of Athletic Development at Western Force, David Joyce. I have recently been reading High Performance Training for Sports which David co-edited and contributed to, and I wanted to speak with him about those specific chapters. We chat about mental resilience as well as the intricacies of movement efficiency. It was such a pleasure to chat with David who is an awesome guy with so much experience, much of which was over here in the UK. High Performance Training for Sports should definitely be on the reading list of any coach who wants a practical tour around the minds of the best in the business.  Don't forget to keep up to date with each episode as it goes live @paceyperform. All previous episodes can also be found at paceyperformance.co.uk  EnjoyPP

In this episode I speak with another author from the book High Performance Training for Sports, Mike McGuigan. Mike is also a professor at the Sports Performance Research Institute in New Zealand and is putting some great research out there at the moment on strength and power development, data presentation and performance testing. I speak with Mike about prioritising interventions with so much data collection going on, determining how much strength transfers to performance and how individualised training should be. Mike is a SUPER smart guy but he does such a great job of simplifying complex statistics for us mere mortals.  Any feedback you have on any of the episodes so far would be appreciated and keep spreading the podcast word! Keep up to date on Twitter @paceyperform and you can also catch previous episodes on paceyperformance.co.uk. Mike can be found on Twitter @mike_mcguigan Enjoy PP

This episode sees me speaking with Jason Weber. For those that don't know, Jason has been involved in elite sport for the last 20 years working in AFL and rugby union and is currently working at the Freemantle Dockers in AFL. Jason puts some great content out via his blog and website, Oldbullfitness.com and our chat revolves around some of his thoughts which he speaks so passionately about in his blog. He talks about his 4 guiding principles for team training design as well as working in harmony with physios and his view on technology. I was absolutely buzzing after this chat (and the 30 minutes we talked afterwards) and I am sure you will too. His passion for his work is clear and for this reason it was one of the best episodes I have put out.  Again, don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and any feedback, good or bad would be massively appreciated! Check out all previous episodes of the podcast at paceyperformance.co.uk and follow me on Twitter at @paceyperform Enjoy PP

This episode sees me speaking with Darren Roberts, who for those that don't know (but SHOULD), he is the high performance manager at Harris & Ross physiotherapy after 8 years as high performance manager at Red Bull. Darren gives a very unique insight into working with a very unique population in extreme sport athletes. The current state of S&C in the UK, creating the 'performance playground' and integrating that philosophy into more traditional sports are all topics of conversation in this episode. We also discuss my very brief encounter working with Chris Holder (2013 world speedway champion) after being 'thrown under the bus' by Darren after visiting his gym back in July. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and any feedback, good or bad would be massively appreciated! Keep up to date on Twitter @paceyperform & check out paceyperformance.co.uk for previous episodes  Enjoy PP

In this episode I had the privilege of speaking with Wasps Rugby senior strength and conditioning coach, Tom Mclaughlin. I chat with Tom about his background, as well as what training methods he is using at the minutes with the first team. He also discusses the journey of a junior rugby player at Wasps & his willingness for his junior players to continue playing other sports to develop overall athleticism. It has been a real privilege to speak to some of the best S&C coaches and sports scientists in the game at the moment so hopefully these podcasts are being of use. If they are, please share the love and get the great info given by these guys out there!  You can click subscribe on iTunes to get the latest episodes straight to your laptop, phone or tablet. You can also follow me on twitter @paceyperform to keep up to date with all things happening with the podcast. Check out paceyperformance.co.uk Enjoy PP

In this episode I speak with an absolute genius in Carl Valle. Carl has coached athletics at every level, from high school to the Olympic level in the sprints and hurdles. Carl's knowledge & expertise in performance data as well as practical application of equipment and software is second to none and we discuss these topics at length in the episode. He also goes into lots of detail on monitoring load, jumping for team sports and his thought on velocity based training. The use of technology has exploded over the last 10-15 years and Carl does a great job of breaking these down & the myths and pitfalls of many currently out there.  If you like the episodes, please following me on Twitter @paceyperform and you can keep up to date with all new episodes. Or even better you can subscribe on iTunes or listen online at paceyperformance.co.uk.  Enjoy PP

This episode sees me speaking with lead strength & conditioning coach of GB snow board cross & alpine ski, John Noonan. I first got in touch with John through LinkedIn about 6 months ago and he was kind enough to give up half an hour of his time for a chat about his journey through various sports. I then saw him speak at the UKSCA conference this year and had to get him to speak on the podcast. John talks about his Phd research, giving his athletes the ability to 'freestyle' in training the his 'athletic capacity evaluation'. Its such a great interview with John as he works with a group of athletes with such a completely different mindset to training compared with more traditional sports. However, working with this group has so much cross over to the traditional sports and I certainly took a lot away from this chat.  You can click subscribe on iTunes to get the latest episodes straight to your laptop, phone or tablet. You can also follow me on twitter @paceyperform to keep up to date with all things happening with the podcast. Check out paceyperformance.co.uk Enjoy PP

Episode 17 sees me having a great chat with strength & conditioning coach and owner of the Training Lab, Andy 'Iron Mac' McKenzie. Andy puts some great information out there and after booking on to his core training workshop I had to get him on. We discuss everything from his background in the military to his thoughts on body weight and core training. Andy also gives a great insight into running an S&C facility which he has done very successfully over the last few years. This is a great episode for all those that are thinking about setting up there own facility & those wondering whether working with the general public is a viable option....which after listening you will hear that it is!  If you want to subscribe to the podcast, shoot over to iTunes and press 'subscribe'. You can also listen online at paceyperformance.co.uk & if you like the episodes so far, please share the love on Twitter and Facebook.  Enjoy PP

Episode 18 of the podcast sees me speaking with Tom Summers who was one of the first guys who was kind enough to let me visit Yorkshire County Cricket to see how their programme ran back in 2012. Tom was head of strength & conditioning at Yorkshire County Cricket and is now living in Hong Kong, running his own gym, Pinnacle Performance. Because Tom is in direct competition with many CrossFit boxes in Hong Kong, we talk about his views on CrossFit as a brand and how he differentiates his business and educates clients on his philosophies. We also chat about his work with both Hong Kong baseball and Hong Kong Cricket and touch on some programming for cricketers as a whole.  Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and it will be downloaded onto your chosen device when new episodes are live. Please share the love on Twitter and Facebook if you are liking the content so far. You can follow me on Twitter @paceyperform and I will keep you up to date with everything that's going on with the podcast.  Enjoy PP

In this episode of the podcast I am really privileged to be speaking with ex fitness and conditioning coach at Liverpool and current high performance manager at Port Adelaide FC, Darren Burgess. I really wanted an episode to focus around recovery with loads of team sports hitting busy periods in their calender and thought Darren would be the perfect guy! We discuss strategies to aid with travel, which Darren has to deal with week in, week out. Darren also goes into great depth into his protocols for assessing neuromuscular fatigue, heart rate recovery and heart rate variability. Darren also talks about the High Performance Sports Program which he and Jason Weber have developed. A series of webinars, videos and e-books gets your learning from two of the best guys in the business!  For more information visit oldbullfitness.com Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or download the podomatic app to listen on the go. You can also check out all previous episodes on paceyperformance.co.uk or check out the Pacey Performance Podcast on YouTube. Follow me on Twitter @paceyperform Enjoy PP

In this episode I am very lucky to speak with head of strength & conditioning for men's and women's basketball at the University of Richmond, Jay De Mayo. I was so excited to speak with a true legend of S&C and it was very kind of him to give up 40 minutes of his time to speak on the podcast. We discussed what the journey is like for a student coming through his programme, how he conditions his players during the long in-season and how he develops 'agility' in his basketball players and his tennis players. We also discuss his annual seminar that he runs and you can find out more about this at CVASPS.com.    Jay can be found on twitter @jdemayo If want to keep in touch with everything that's going on with the podcast you can follow me @paceyperform. You can also subscribe on iTunes and jump over to paceyperformance.co.uk to check all previous episodes.    Enjoy  PP