In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Israel Halperin. 

Israel has just completed post-doctoral research at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Israel completed his PhD at Edith-Cowan University, Australia in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). His research focusing on the effect of coaching feedback on performance of resistance trainees and combat sport athletes. 

Israel worked with the four Olympic Combat sports in the AIS Combat Centre. 

Israel is also a former international competitor in Muay Thai, and now coaches elite level kickboxers. 

In this episode, we discuss metascience in the sports and exercise sciences. Essentially we discuss some limitations and considerations which we need to be aware of when both conducting and interpreting research. 

In this episode, David is joined once again by Andy Morgan, owner of the hugely successful rippedbody.com. 

Andy is a full-time online coach, based from Tokyo, Japan. 

Andy & David discuss coaching philosophies, imposter syndrome, the importance of a strong network, and the value of continued self-development. 

For full show notes see: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode68

In this episode, David is joined by Patrick Umphrey. 

Patrick is a full-time online coach and the man behind the monster Facebook community that is "Eat, Train, Progress."

Patrick has built a very successful business and works with a variety of people ranging from fat loss to novice/intermediate powerlifters. 

In this episode, David & Patrick Discuss the importance of empathy in coaching, how to gauge progress and set realistic goals and how Patrick has built a community of 16,000 people where no-one is a "dick."

Full show notes at www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode67