
Science for Sport Podcast
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Come with us as we delve into the mysterious and exciting world of sports science. This entertaining podcast explores the science behind the world's best athletes, current issues and events in the world of sport, how to master the art and science of coaching. Every Monday, Matt Solomon chats with various experts to uncover the science and secrets behind what makes the best athletes in the..
Science for Sport Podcast
3d ago
In episode 155, Adam Parr, Head of Performance at Charlotte FC, joins us.
Specifically Adam will be looking at:
How to build a performance team
How to plan a performance gym
How the gym will help his players perform optimally
About Adam:
"Adam C. Parr is currently the Head of Performance for Charlotte FC, in Major League Soccer (MLS). Before joining Charlotte FC for their inaugural season in 2022, he recently had been the Head of Strength & Conditioning for Minnesota United FC for 2 seasons, as well as the Head of S&C and Data Analytics at Reno 1868 FC for 2 seasons. Before getting b ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
1w ago
In episode 154, Sun Sachs, CEO at Rewire, joins us.
Specifically Sun will be looking at:
Difference between mental health and mental performance
How athletes can improve their mental performance
How this helps to avoid overtraining and burnout
About Sun:
"Sun Sachs is the founder and CEO of Rewire Fitness, the first mental fitness platform that helps athletes reach their full potential and avoid burnout by providing tools that improve mindset, readiness and resilience. He is also a 20 year veteran in software development and a life-long endurance athlete for the past 35+ years in competitive ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
2w ago
In episode 153, Terry Peters, Performance Coach, joins us.
Specifically Terry will be looking at:
Why footballers should train in the gym
How the gym impacts field based performance
How to use activation sessions to improve football performance
About Terry:
"I worked with the Olympic Committee in Holland, I worked with a variety of sports including Table Tennis, Track Cycling and Volleyball, and I realised I would prefer to work in an environment where I would get to work every day with the same athletes, to get a become more process oriented, rather than being focused on tasks. Then Vitesse ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
3w ago
In episode 152, Matt Tometz, Performance Coach, joins us.
Specifically Matt will be looking at:
Why youth athletes need speed
Physiological adaptations in youth athletes
Speed training in youth vs adults
What training with Matt looks like
*About Matt
"Matt Tometz is a Sports Performance Coach/Sports Science Coordinator at TCBoost Sports Performance. With a speed development as his coaching expertise and fascination for data, it’s his daily challenge to combine the art of coaching with the science of data for his athletes of all ages and sports to get them faster. Outside the facility, Matt c ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
1M ago
In episode 150, Firdaus Massar, Exercise Physiologist, joins us.
Specifically Firdaus will be looking at:
Limiting factors in football performance
Data clubs look at
How to use data to improve performance
*About Firdaus
"My namer is Firdaus Maasar, I am Malaysian. I spent around 7 years in the UK, doing my postgraduate study, including a masters and a PhD at Liverpool John Moores University, during that time I also provided Sport Science Support for Championship and Premier League football teams. After that I spent two years at Aspire Academy in Doha as a football physiologist, and most rece ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
1M ago
In episode 149 Joel Jamieson, S&C Coach, joins us.
Specifically Joel will be looking at:
When to apply extra recovery methods
KPIs to consider for recovery
How to use heart rate variability to improve recovery
*About Joel
"Joel is a best-selling author and one of the world’s foremost authorities on strength, conditioning, and energy systems. His training strategies have been used by thousands of elite performers and top athletes worldwide, including the Navy SEALS, UFC champions, and dozens of teams from the NFL, NBA, MLS, NCAA, and more."
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Science for Sport Podcast
1M ago
In episode 148, Chris Duffin, , joins us.
Specifically Chris will be looking at:
What speciality bars are
How they improve strength and performance
Chris' favourite bars
*About Chris
"Using his engineering degree and MBA, he spent nearly 20 years becoming a sought-after turnaround expert in the aerospace, automotive, and industrial equipment manufacturing sectors. But most people know him for his work after moving on from that career, founding his own Education and Manufacturing companies focused on biomechanics, human movement, and personal development. As an award-winning expert in these f ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
2M ago
In episode 147, Greg Haff, Professor at Edith Cowan University, joins us.
Specifically Greg will be looking at:
Physiological advantages of cluster sets
Disadvantages in using cluster sets
What ascending cluster sets are
Case study: How to use cluster sets to improve performance
*About Greg
"I am the course coordinator at Edith Cowan University and their master's a strength conditioning. I'm really into strength and I've been into strength since I was really young. At 11 I got introduced to strength training and I've been on that journey for the last 40 years of just trying to find out how t ..read more
Science for Sport Podcast
2M ago
In episode 146, Jake Schuster, CEO of Gemeni Sports Analytics, joins us.
Specifically Jake will be looking at:
What AI can mean for the sporting world
How AI can revolutionise data usage in sport
Real world examples of how AI is already helping teams
*About Jake
"Jake worked in elite global sport for a decade before deciding to launch a company to solve the clear and obvious challenge of building a predictive analytics tool that makes data-driven decision making more accessible."
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Science for Sport Podcast
2M ago
In episode 145, Joe Dolcetti, Founder of Lila, joins us.
Specifically Luka will be looking at:
What wearable resistance is
How wearable resistance affects running technique
How to use wearable resistance to improve performance
*About Joe
Joe is the Founder of Lila and a 35-year veteran of high-performance sport coaching and training with a passion for human movement. He has coached elite and professional athletes across sport disciplines on 5 continents through the last 9 Olympic cycles from 1988 until Tokyo 2020. Over the past two decades Joe has pioneered micro-loading and developed and it ..read more