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Now displaying: August, 2016
Aug 30, 2016

This week I am joined by Jorn Trommelen, a PhD. candidate in muscle physiology in the lab of Luc van Loon. 

In this episode we discuss:

- Pre sleep protein ingestion and its effect on MPS and muscle gain

- Insulin and its anabolic effects and effects on body composition

- Sucrose & fructose as carbohydrate sources for endurance athletes. 

Show notes & links can be found on our Facebook page, HPA human performance advancement.

 

Email: Education@hpadvancement.com

Aug 22, 2016

This week we chat with Dr. Mike T Nelson.

Dr. Mike T. Nelson has spent 18 years of his life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier.

He's has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, a BA in Natural Science, and an MS in Biomechanics.

He's an adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.

He's been called in to share his techniques with top government agencies.

The techniques he's developed, and the results Mike gets for his clients have been featured in international magazines, in scientific publications, and on websites across the globe.

 

In this episode we discuss:

 

- Heart rate variability, what is it? how do we use it?

- Metabolic flexibility 

- Stress & sleep

- sympathetic vs parasympathetic nervous system. 

Aug 15, 2016

My guest this week is Dr. Edward Coughlan, skills acquisition specialist. 

"As a Skill Acquisition Specialist I empower athletes across all sporting dsiciplines to perform their best in competition. Ineffective practice is why most athletes fall short of peak performance. Practice MUST transfer and Skill Acquisition is the route to achieving that. Skill Acquisition is the perfect blend of Coaching Science, Sport Science and Sport Psychology. All three domains are in constant flow during a session as I connect with an athlete to unlock their potential."

 

In this episode we discuss:

1.Spatial awareness & decisions making, are these traits inherent or can they be significantly improved through coaching and if so how do we go about this?

2.Simulation in field sports: Is the common practice of drills and simulated games the most effective way of improving skills performance in games such as GAA, soccer etc.

3.How important is deliberate practice in skill acquisition? Why the 10,000 hour rule is invalid? 

4.How vision training can improve performance and what is the Mi-Sight programme?

5.Why skills testing is just as important than fitness testing. 

 

Dr. Coughlans website: http://dredwardcoughlan.com

 

 

Aug 7, 2016

Robert Linkul is the head personal trainer and the owner of Be STRONGER Fitness. Robert has his masters degree in personal training from the United State Sports Academy (University of Alabama) and a bachelors degree in kinesiology from California State University of Sacramento. Linkul is the Southwest Regional Coordinator with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and was named the NSCA's 2012 Personal Trainer of the year. Robert serves as the chairman for the NSCA's personal trainer special interest group and is the career development columnist for the NSCA's personal training quarterly publication. 

 

Linkul is an NSCA Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT *D) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS *D) with distinction. Robert has also earned a Master Sandbag Instructors Certification from Alpha Strong and is a CPT and CSCS exam preparation symposium instructor for the NSCA. Robert has been in the personal training industry since 1999 and has developed a semi-private group training style that few in the industry have mastered. 

 In this episode we discuss:

- Professional and business development for personal trainers

- Marketing & Social media for trainers

- Developing a coaching philosophy 

Aug 3, 2016
Dr Tim Gabbett has 20 years experience working as an applied sport scientist with athletes and coaches from a wide range of sports.

He holds a PhD in Human Physiology (2000) and has completed a second PhD in the Applied Science of Professional Football (2011) , with special reference to physical demands, injury prevention, and skill acquisition.

Tim has worked with elite international athletes over several Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006) and Olympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008) cycles. He continues to work as a sport science and coaching consultant for several high performance teams around the world.

Tim has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and has presented at over 200 national and international conferences. He is committed to performing world-leading research that can be applied in the ‘real world’ to benefit high performance coaches and athletes.

 

 

In this episode we discuss:

 

Wearable sensors

Load monitoring

Data management for sports

 

 

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