Inner Athlete Podcast

In this episode, Head Coach, Trent Pirihi is joined with Senior Coach of Melbourne Swimming Club, Liam Pope. Liam has a wealth of experience in swimming, coaching at both club and school level with his aspirational swimmers making national and Olympic times.  Trent and Liam discuss topics around current training styles and methods can be seen, how athletes can best approach their training and how...

In this episode, Head Coach, Trent Pirihi is joined with Senior Coach of Melbourne Swimming Club, Liam Pope. Liam has a wealth of experience in swimming, coaching at both club and school level with his aspirational swimmers making national and Olympic times. Trent and Liam chat about the key strategies junior swimmers can utilise both in and out of the pool to maximise their training, recovery and...

In this episode, Head Coach Trent chats with strength and conditioning coach, Kosta Drak. Kosta has been in the industry for over 10 years and has trained many successful soccer, AFL and combat athletes.  Trent and Kosta chat about the best recovery practices youth athletes can use to ensure their performance is at their best. They chat about nutrition, sleep and hydration and it's influence...

This week, Head Coach Trent Pirihi is joined with Kosta Drak. Kosta has been in the industry for over 10 years and has trained many successful soccer, AFL and combat athletes.  They discuss the evolution of strength & conditioning over the last decade, how parents can best introduce their children to sport, how youth athletes can rise through the ranks to professional sport and the top three t...

In this week's episode, Head Coach Trent speaks with Coach Jack Courtie around all things speed development for youth athletes looking to improve their running technique, agility and power.  Coach Jack has experience working with youth athletes in AFL, rugby, tennis, soccer and track athletes with positive results improving their speed and injury prevention.  They discuss the importance of sp...

In this episode of the Inner Athlete Podcast, Trent is joined with junior football athlete, Gracie Clarkson. Gracie is a part of Football Victoria's Emerging Matilda's program and has competed in high level football around Australia and internationally.  Gracie goes in depth into her journey as a junior athlete, battling injuries, discovering strength and conditioning training and her fu...

In this episode, Head Coach, Trent is joined with Inner Athlete's newest coach, Jack Courtie. Jack comes with experience in AFL, Basketball, Rugby and Swimming.  Jack grew up as a tall, lanky, lean footballer and struggled to use his size on the field. He eventually learnt how to build muscle, strength and athleticism over the following years into the complete athlete he aspired to be.  In th...

In this week's episode, Trent is joined with Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball team, Casey Callison. Both Trent and Casey interned at the University of Wisconsin and share similar philosophies when it comes to developing athletes.  Throughout this episode, they discuss the utility of sports science and technology to map out an athlete's level...

In this episode, Head Coach, Trent is joined with Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball team, Casey Callison. Both Trent and Casey interned at the University of Wisconsin and share similar philosophies when it comes to developing athletes.  In this episode, Casey discusses his experience developing elite baseball athletes and shares key tips for athletes lo...

In this episode, Head Coach, Trent is joined with Basketball Mentors Head Coach, Cal Charge to talk all things basketball development. Trent and Cal discuss how strength and conditioning training enhances basketball performance in youth. Cal provides key tips for young aspiring basketball athletes to improve their skills and fitness and also provides tips for parents to best support their children...

In this episode, Head Coach Trent shares insights from his internship at the University of Wisconsin, focusing on training youth athletes, strength and conditioning, and injury prevention. Discover how he brought his US experience to Australia to start Inner Athlete in 2019 and hear about the growth and coaching methods he's implemented since then.  This is a great episode for any parent, you...

In this week's episode, Inner Athlete Founder, Trent is interviewed by Coach Dave and they discuss Trent's upbringing into fitness and early influences towards exercise and fitness. Trent goes through his struggles of being an overweight adolescent, learning how to cook from TV, finding an interest in the gym, finding success through playing rugby and eventually working in the fitness sp...

Trent speaks with World Cup athlete, Nic Flocas to discuss his future plans around the Rugby League World Cup.  They delve into the psychology of success and failure and how to set milestones to keep athletes focussed on achieving their goals.  This is an ideal episode for parents and young athletes.  To find more information about the Inner Athlete Youth Athlete Development Course, click the link...

Head coach Trent Pirihi is joined by Rugby League player Nic Flocas. They discuss his experience playing in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup representing Greece. Nic details the highs and lows of his experiences. This is a great episode for any parent, coach or athlete looking to maximise their athletic performance. To find more information about the Inner Athlete Youth Athlete Development Course,...

Inner Athlete Head Coach, Trent Pirihi speaks with Melbourne Demons AFLW Strength & Power Coach, Josh Keily. Josh has extensive experience with developing successful youth female athletes both in the private and professional settings. Trent and Josh discuss how female youth athletes can maximise their performance through strength and conditioning, dispelling myths around “getting big” from wei...

Trent Pirihi, Head Coach and Founder of Inner Athlete and Nathan Parnham discuss: - dealing with parents who place large pressures and expectations on their child to succeed. - if exercises should be used as punishment at training. - how families play a role in developing and supporting the growth of the individual before the athlete. - developing independent and resilient humans in and out of the...

In this week’s episode, Head Coach and Inner Athlete Founder, Trent chats to Nathan Parnham, an industry leader in youth athlete development with experience spanning over 20 years. They discuss about how schools have begun to see the value in strength and conditioning both on improving health and also academic performance. They also cover the dilemma of early specialisation on youth sports and how...

Trent and Inner Athlete member Holly discuss her sporting journey. From playing sports at an early age, recovering from injury, plateauing and how Inner Athlete helped her return to racing quicker times in the pool.  In this powerful episode you will learn valuable tips on how youth athletes can balance different sports, school and  training loads. Trent and Holly also discuss the importance of nu...

In this week’s episode, Trent and AFLW Physio, Mitchell Walker, discuss actionable tips and tricks to help injured youth athletes return to their sport performing better than ever before!   Parents will learn how training programs can be modified to ensure their child continues to progress whilst recovering from injury and how to accelerate their transition back to sport. To find more information...

Head Strength Coach Trent is joined with AFLW Physio, Mitchell Walker to discuss the challenges athletes and physios can experience with semi-professional and professional sport. They also discuss how youth athletes can accelerate their performance and prevent injury just by having fundamental movements mastered in the gym for when they progress through representative and professional sports. To f...

Trent speaks with Alex, the father of junior elite baseballer, Euan who has aspirations to play professionally and overseas. They discuss the early signs of Euan needing further support and training for the demands of his sport. They discuss how strength and conditioning has significantly improved his batting, pitching, confidence and resilience against injury during the season and when participat...

Trent interviews Vaso who trains alongside her teenage son and daughter at Inner Athlete. She goes in depth around their reasons for joining Inner Athlete and the transformative growth and effects strength training  in conjunction with mentoring and coaching has impacted her family. Vaso and Trent discuss the experience of being part of a coaching environment and the benefits it has on teenagers w...

Inner Athlete member Noah Lynn shares his journey through junior soccer, battling injury and working with different teams throughout his career. He discusses with Trent, owner and Head Strength Coach the value of strength & conditioning, the importance of good support networks and how youth footballers can succeed in their early careers. To find more information about the Inner Athlete Youth A...

In this week’s episode, Trent is joined with Head of Strength and Conditioning at Brighton Grammar, Ian Miller to discuss the role of strength and conditioning in successful student athletes. They’ll discuss the importance of balancing recovery with their training, academic and social life. They’ll also go through why investing in a strength coach is critical for continued success for athletes pur...

Trent chats with Ian Miller about his role of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Brighton Grammar School in Bayside, Melbourne. They discuss the value of strength and conditioning and how it benefits student performance (both sporting and academically).  Key areas covered include how external sport team strength coaches can collaborate with school strength coaches to maximise athlete performa...