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Now displaying: December, 2018
Dec 20, 2018

In this episode, David is joined by Robbie Bourke.

Robbie is a highly experienced strength & conditioning coach, physical therapist, nutritionist, and educator with over 10 years within the profession.

He has worked and interned with some top organizations such as Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning, Dublin GAA, Elite Fitness & Performance Academy, and Altis.

Robbie has an unrelenting passion for studying and applying everything to do with human performance and coaching.

In this episode, David & Robbie discuss the current climate of strength and conditioning, the value of interning, and the importance of continual professional development. 

Full show-notes: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode80

Dec 7, 2018

In this episode, David is joined by Dr. Gary Mendoza.

Gary’s background is in personal training. He graduated with a first class honours degree in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Wales and then moved into training personal trainers and coaches and developed a successful nutrition and weight management course, including assessment of behavioural readiness.

This course formed the basis of his doctoral research which he was awarded a PhD for in 2006. His research included specialisation in the multi-dimensional treatment of overweight and obese males.

Gary’s other area of expertise is sports nutrition. He was previously programme leader for both sports nutrition and advanced sports nutrition at Massey University in New Zealand and trained with Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA).

He lectures in nutrition for sport and exercise at Bath Spa and Cardiff Metropolitan Universities and is an Academic Associate member of the SENr. Gary is also co-director of ‘The Nutrition Academy Ltd’ and delivers the applied nutrition and supplementation course (AfN certified) well as their behaviour change workshop, which has more recently been enhanced by the addition of motivational interviewing (MI).

As an academic practitioner with a wealth of experience, Gary is passionate about raising the standards of nutrition and behavioural change education in the health and fitness industry. He wants the industry to move to a more evidence-based style of behaviour change and nutrition education. 

 

Full show-notes at: www.synapseperformance.ie/podcasts/episode79

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