Pacey Performance Podcast

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am speaking with ex Great Britain sprinter, Craig Pickering. Craig has a really cool story having come through the ranks in athletics to represent Great Britain with a PB of 10.14 in the 100m and a world championship bronze in the 4x100m (2007). Craig went on to be 1 of only 8 people to represent their country at the summer and winter Olympics whe...

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am chatting with one of the 'go-to guys' when it comes to auto-regulatory training and velocity based training, Bryan Mann. Bryan is a super nice guy and it was a real pleasure to finally speak to him. In the episode we spoke about - Bryan's background, education and what he is currently doing What is APRE (auto-regulatory progressive resistance e...

In this episode I feel like a real student as I am speaking with host of Iron Game Chalk Talk and Director of Strength & Conditioning at Eastern Michigan University, Ron McKeefery. Ron has been putting out podcasts for a while now and the content he puts out in various other avenues is superb. The Iron Game Chalk Talk is pushing 100 episodes now and his show is definitely something I aspire for th...

This episode sees me speaking with strength coach, writer and elite drug free powerlifter, Greg Nuckols. Greg has been writing a blog for some time and I have kept up to date with his articles for the last few months and he is someone I have wanted to get on for a while. In this episode we discuss training for powerlifting, periodisation, training to failure and the importance of bar speed. If you...

I am delighted to be doing a Special Edition of the podcast and its something I have wanted to do for a long time. This episode sees me speaking with Ross Burbeary (Head of Sports Science at Nottingham Forest FC), Nathan Winder (Head of Sports Science at Barnsley FC) & Nick Grantham (strength & conditioning expert). In this roundtable podcast we discuss maintaining fitness in-season, managing and...

In this episode I am very lucky to speak with head of strength & conditioning for men's and women's basketball at the University of Richmond, Jay De Mayo. I was so excited to speak with a true legend of S&C and it was very kind of him to give up 40 minutes of his time to speak on the podcast. We discussed what the journey is like for a student coming through his programme, how he conditions his pl...

In this episode of the podcast I am really privileged to be speaking with ex fitness and conditioning coach at Liverpool and current high performance manager at Port Adelaide FC, Darren Burgess. I really wanted an episode to focus around recovery with loads of team sports hitting busy periods in their calender and thought Darren would be the perfect guy! We discuss strategies to aid with travel, w...

Episode 18 of the podcast sees me speaking with Tom Summers who was one of the first guys who was kind enough to let me visit Yorkshire County Cricket to see how their programme ran back in 2012. Tom was head of strength & conditioning at Yorkshire County Cricket and is now living in Hong Kong, running his own gym, Pinnacle Performance. Because Tom is in direct competition with many CrossFit boxes...

Episode 17 sees me having a great chat with strength & conditioning coach and owner of the  Training Lab , Andy 'Iron Mac' McKenzie. Andy puts some great information out there and after booking on to his core training workshop I had to get him on. We discuss everything from his background in the military to his thoughts on body weight and core training. Andy also gives a great insight into running...

This episode sees me speaking with lead strength & conditioning coach of GB snow board cross & alpine ski, John Noonan. I first got in touch with John through LinkedIn about 6 months ago and he was kind enough to give up half an hour of his time for a chat about his journey through various sports. I then saw him speak at the UKSCA conference this year and had to get him to speak on the podcast. Jo...

In this episode I speak with an absolute genius in Carl Valle. Carl has coached athletics at every level, from high school to the Olympic level in the sprints and hurdles. Carl's knowledge & expertise in performance data as well as practical application of equipment and software is second to none and we discuss these topics at length in the episode. He also goes into lots of detail on monitoring l...

In this episode I had the privilege of speaking with Wasps Rugby senior strength and conditioning coach, Tom Mclaughlin. I chat with Tom about his background, as well as what training methods he is using at the minutes with the first team. He also discusses the journey of a junior rugby player at Wasps & his willingness for his junior players to continue playing other sports to develop overall ath...

This episode sees me speaking with Darren Roberts, who for those that don't know (but SHOULD), he is the high performance manager at Harris & Ross physiotherapy after 8 years as high performance manager at Red Bull. Darren gives a very unique insight into working with a very unique population in extreme sport athletes. The current state of S&C in the UK, creating the 'performance playground' and i...

This episode sees me speaking with Jason Weber. For those that don't know, Jason has been involved in elite sport for the last 20 years working in AFL and rugby union and is currently working at the Freemantle Dockers in AFL. Jason puts some great content out via his blog and website, Oldbullfitness.com and our chat revolves around some of his thoughts which he speaks so passionately about in his...

In this episode I speak with another author from the book High Performance Training for Sports, Mike McGuigan. Mike is also a professor at the Sports Performance Research Institute in New Zealand and is putting some great research out there at the moment on strength and power development, data presentation and performance testing. I speak with Mike about prioritising interventions with so much dat...

This episode I am speaking with Head of Athletic Development at Western Force, David Joyce. I have recently been reading High Performance Training for Sports which David co-edited and contributed to, and I wanted to speak with him about those specific chapters. We chat about mental resilience as well as the intricacies of movement efficiency. It was such a pleasure to chat with David who is an awe...

In episode 9 I speak with Dean Riddle, Applied Sports Scientist at the 2013 Superbowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks. Dean worked in the UK from 1991 to 2011 where he took up head of department positions at Leeds RLFC, Leeds United, England Cricket, Castleford Tigers and Sheffield United. Since leaving the UK he worked as director of Nike's performance network before moving to the Seahawks. Dean talk...

Episode 8 of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with ex Cardiff Blues and Leicester Tigers strength & conditioning coach, and current high performance manager at Severi Rugby, Chris Tombs. Chris gives us a great insight into speed development in team sports as well as updating us on the state of Rugby in the USA. Chris has working with some of the best rugby players in the world includ...

Episode 7 of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with Head of Sports Science at Nottingham Forest, Ross Burbeary. Ross is talking to us about his injury prevention strategies, his views on the functional movement screen and how the cycling of training pitches could be the key to reducing non-contact injuries. Ross also talks about his 'Season in a Weekend' workshop which is running on 7...

After a little lay off, Episode 6 sees me speaking with physical preparation coach and former fitness coach at Hammerby IF, Mladen Jovanovic. Mladen has recently been described as a GENIUS by a previous 'guest' on the podcast! With previous episodes being quite general, I wanted to really focus in on Mladen's knowledge on periodisation in team sports and how he gets conditioning work in during a b...

The fifth episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speaking with Head of Athletic Development for Huddersfield Town FC's academy, Dan Hughes. I have known Dan for almost 5 years now and have kept in touch since he left Doncaster Rovers and I filled his shoes. Dan speaks about how he got where he has, his recent experiences of stepping up to first team duties and how he structures his in-se...

This episode goes in a slightly different direction with ex Sale Sharks, Leeds Carnegie and England rugby union player Andy Titterrell, giving his unique thoughts on strength and conditioning practice he has come across in his time as a pro. As well as playing, Andy has experience as a strength and conditioning coach in his own right with Leeds Carnegie's academy, University of Liverpool and throu...

This edition of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees us chatting with former Louisiana State University coach and current Vancouver Whitecaps first team fitness coach, Mike Young. Mike is talking to us from his base at Athletic Lab, his performance gym in North Carolina. He is discussing his work with the Whitecaps, the culture of 'soccer' and monitoring tools which he has introduced with his athlet...

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast I am chatting with Sydney Roosters strength, speed and power coach, Keir Wenham-Flatt. Keir is talking to us during pre season in the NRL and discusses his views on Olympic lifting and speed training. Keir brings some great insight into training for rugby and he also gives us a detailed look back on his education and how he went from Rotherham to Sy...

The first full edition of the Pacey Performance Podcast sees me talking with Head of Strength & Conditioning at Leeds University, Ben Mays. Talking about his background and how he got into his current position, how he programmes for so many different athletes across a huge range of sports and how he individualizes his conditioning and gym based sessions.  Follow me on Twitter  @paceyperform  Add m...