Performotion Podcast

On this episode of Junior Athlete Things Leanne and Danny sit down with Eszter Sallai, representing Hungary as an U69kg female at the 2023 Junior IPF Worlds, coached by Steven Day.  They discuss Eszter’s performance at nationals despite becoming the three times national Hungarian champion, she was not satisfied with performance and is looking for more come Junior Worlds. She explains how she is fe...

Summary: In this episode of The Roundtable, the Perf team discusses the traits that make a coaching experience more positive and how athletes can display coachable or uncoachable traits. They emphasize the importance of handling both good and bad training sessions, finding effective modes of communication, and suspending expectations. They also highlight the need for athletes to take responsibilit...

On this episode of Junior Athlete Things Leanne and Danny sit down with Kian Tong Tan (Bobby), U74kg Junior lifter coached by Kelly Mann.  They discuss Bobby’s experience winning Singapore Junior Nationals, how he approached his prep mentally and reflected on his comp day performance. He also talks about his goals heading into Junior Worlds alongside bigger long term goals beyond 2023 Jr Worlds.

Summary: In this episode, the Danny,  Sam,  Shania, Leanne and David discuss the importance of meet day coaching and share their experiences and strategies for ensuring a successful competition day for their athletes. They emphasise the need for thorough preparation, clear communication, and autonomy for the athletes. They also discuss the challenges of handling multiple lifters in a competition a...

On this episode of Junior Athlete Things Leanne and Danny sit down with Zayd Ghanawi, 105kg Sub-Junior lifter coached by Steven Day.  They discuss Zayd’s journey surrounding his pec injury, how he has managed mentally and interesting ways he adapted his training to accommodate this, as well his feelings approaching Junior/Sub-Junior Worlds being his first international competition.  Check out this...

About The Guest(s): Sam has been involved in powerlifting for the longest, with eight years of experience. Danny has been involved in powerlifting for five years. Dave has been in the sport for two years and is also a coach. Leanne is relatively new to powerlifting and has a passion for coaching others. Shania has a unique perspective as she started powerlifting during the COVID-19 lockdown and ha...

On this episode of Junior Athlete Things Leanne and Danny sit down with Matthew Foley-Lewis 105kg Junior lifter coached by Steven Day.  They discuss Matt’s lifting background, his experience coming into the 2022 Junior Nationals as the underdog and coming out on top, as well as how he is approaching his training going into Junior Worlds. Check out this podcast and more on our Performotion Podcast...

Danny, David, Leanne, and Sam discuss the balance between movement variability and specificity in powerlifting training. They explore the implications of being too hyper-specific and the benefits of incorporating more general movements. They also discuss when it might be time to veer away from specific lifts and the potential limitations of a hyper-specific approach. The conversation covers variat...

On this episode of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny sit down with fellow Performotion Coach and U76kg Junior Powerlifter Leanne Jackson This episode was filmed prior to the Perf Cup back in March and covers Leanne's preparation for that competition, how training has changed since moving to Brisbane as well as her sporting history. This podcast also kicks of the Junior Worlds segment of Ath...

This episode of the Roundtable, Sam, Leanne, David and Danny share their perspectives as athletes of the trials and tribulations through injury. Sam's back pain a week before Open Nationals, Leanne's broken arm at the height of her gymnastics career, Dave's grueling adductor struggle in the lead-up and post-competition, and Danny's persistent hip issue before and after Open Nat...

COACH CHAT IS BACK! Coaches Kelly Mann and Steven Day return to discuss their coaching perspectives on IPF Worlds 2023. They review some of their athletes training vs performance, travel demands, how the whole championships played out and also a cheeky conversation about the jury... Stay up to date on what Perf has going on, on instagram @performotion and check out the other podcast segments we po...

In this episode, Danny, David, Leanne and Shania discuss their experiences and ideas when working with athletes when it comes to training age. They discuss the needs of each category, the pitfalls they may run into and programming ideas when working with beginner, intermediate and advanced athletes.

On this episode of Athlete Things, Danny sits down with Sam and Steve to recap their performance at the most recent IPF World Championship in Malta  The boys discuss their overall preparation including getting to Malta and the final stages of prep and weight cut, their results and overall experience at their first Worlds.

In this episode, Danny, Shania, David and Leanne discuss their coaching systems. They talk about similarities in their systems, what makes them different, sources they draw from which inform their coaching perspectives, lessons they've learnt and tried to implement in their coaching systems

On this episode of Coach Chat, Kelly sits down with the one and only Jason Tremblay from TSG to talk about the conception of TSG, athletes and his roadbumps along the way.  This was filmed LIVE in a Malta during the 2023 IPF Worlds Championships, please note that there may be some background noise and we've tried our best to produce a similar quality podcast to those we have uploaded. We hope...

In this episode, Shania, David, Leanne and Danny discuss working through periods of low motivation during training. They discuss the highs and lows of training, some strategies an athlete-coach may utilise, programming, autoregulation and goal setting as ways to work through low motivation.

On this episode of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny catch up with Karlina Tongotea following her performance at the Sheffield Championships They discuss her performance at Sheffield and how she has managed two huge competition preps mentally and physically, as she currently preps for the IPF World Championships in Malta.

In this episode Tom and Chris talk with Kelly and Steve about all the consideration needing when programming and reviewing niggles/injuries and low back pain with lifting.

In this episode, Steve, Danny and Kelly discuss how fatigue can be managed within a block. They discuss how they perceive and identify fatigue and how this influences how much someone may require to deload/ pull back in their training.

On this episode of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny sit down with Adam Jones, U93kg lifter from Perth, Australia They discuss Adam's recent performance at 2022 Open Nationals where he came home with the win amongst a stacked 93kg class, aswell as how he now manages training and competing at a high level with two children. 

In this episode, Steve, Danny and Kelly discuss their thought processes behind peaking and tapering. They discuss managing fatigue, making the necessary adjustments and when peaking goes right and wrong.

Performotion's newest segment - The Fix. EP's Tom Haynes and Chris Anastasiou sit down with coaches Kelly Mann and Steven Day to discuss how EP's can assist athletes and coaches to get the most out of their training and programs.  This week they give an insight into WHO ARE Tom and Chris, their philosophy as Exercise Physiologists and all the things considered when working alongside...

In this episode of the Roundtable, Danny, Dave and Steve talk about working with athlete who have a small or large history of training data. They talk about their thought processes when trying to review blocks to see what works and how they can implement what has yielded progress and put their spin on things to maximise progress.

On this episode of Athlete Things, Sam Steve and Danny sit down with 105kg British Lifter, Abdul Majeed Sulayman. Abdul was a late wildcard entry to this years Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. The boys discuss the competition as a whole, what it was like being on a big stage on home turf and how is training changed transitioning from British Nationals to Sheffield on such short notice The epi...

In this episode, Steve and Danny sit down and rant about planning training around what works, load jumps, and modifying training to prevent a repeatable stimulus from stalling.