“With technology now, we’re starting to understand movement in a way that we didn’t really understand before,” Keke Lyles tells Joe Lemire and John Portch. The Director of Performance at Uplift Labs was on the pod to discuss how the company’s AI can reduce injury risk in athletes. There is no better candidate to delve into injury prevention and mitigation than the man often credited with saving Steph Curry’s ankle. We made a whistlestop tour of his work at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks and, of course, the Golden State Warriors. Also on the agenda were: How the stress of a sea ..read more

“When I took over the Head Physician job at the New England Patriots, I saw a very unique opportunity to provide medical leadership at the next level,” says Dr Matthew Provencher. “Fortunately, we had a great coach in Bill Belichick, great ownership in the Krafts, Jonathan and Robert, and I really talked to them around the facility about providing a competitive medical advantage and how we would do that.” Provencher, who served as the Patriots’ Medical Director between 2013 and 2016 – earning a Super Bowl ring in 2014, is the latest guest of John Portch and Joe Lemire on the People Behind th ..read more

"The conversation has grown," says MT Eisner, "but curiouser and curiouser: has the conversation grown because I'm in that circle or has the conversation genuinely grown?" The US Applied Performance Specialist Manager at Kitman Labs would like to think it's the latter. "Within Kitman, we talk about it consistently, within the other organisations that we’re helping [we ask] ‘how can we assist with this?’" she continues. "We had this organisation want to now start tracking menstrual cycles, starting to do X, Y and Z with their athletes. 'Who else is doing this? What conversations are you havin ..read more

Daniel Guzman believes that genetics plus training equals performance. “Our genetics are just a code that says ‘here’s how your genetics express here whether that’s cardiovascular or it’s cellular or it’s your body composition or whatever it might be and here’s how we need to influence your environment’,” he tells Joe Lemire and John Portch on the People Behind the Tech Podcast. “‘Environment’ being how do you train? How do you recover? What stresses do you have in your life? All of that stuff influences our genetics. Although our genetics never change, they can be expressed on or off. Kind ..read more

“I often talk about the difference between fixing broken and creating awesome,” Rachel Vickery tells the Leaders Performance Podcast. The performance coach, who guides and supports high performers to excel, lead and thrive in high pressure and high stakes environments, is discussing the importance of preparing athletes for the high pressure scenarios they face in competition. “You don’t need a ‘get out of jail card’ in the first place if you haven’t ended up in jail in the first place," she continues. “Performance under pressure is less about what happens in the moment of pressure, it’s mor ..read more