The Physical Performance Show

In this first instalment of our Summer Series Part 1; Physiology with Dr Stephen Seiler, featuring extracts from our July 2020 Live stream event Sustainable Training for Attainable Endurance Goals with the forefather of Polarised Training Dr Stephen Seiler. Dr Seiler delivers bucket loads of trainings to hundreds of people in the Endurance sports training worldwide coaches, athletes practitioners...

It is that time of year where we look back at the calendar year, and we review some of the highlights of our expert editions.  We've just looked straight at the data, that is, the number of downloads per episode and today we review the top 10 most downloaded expert editions of 2021. Show Sponsor:  POLAR Polar are a sports technology company who build world class heart rate monitors and GPS watches...

It is that time of year where we look back at the calendar year, and we review some of the highlights of our featured performers. In prior years we've labelled this episode "The Best of" where we've sourced feedback around popular episodes that really struck a chord with the learnings that were shared. However, this year, we've just looked straight at the data, that is, the number of downloads per...

In this episode we have the opportunity to review the Olympic cycle that led to Norway's success. Not only did Kristian Blummenfelt take out the Olympic Games gold medal, his fellow athletes all had solid performances making Norway the best performed team individually at the Olympic Games. Kristian Blummenfelt went on to win the overall World Triathlon Series title, to be the only athlete to do so...

Olav Aleksander Bu, has been working extremely close with Kristian Blummenfelt over the last 5 years post the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and despite his hectic schedule, made time to share the many learnings he had from his career to date around Triathlon Science. There is so much information in this episode, it's little wonder that Norway are leading the world of Triathlon across all distances from s...

Kristian is no stranger on The Physical Performance Show, appearing on Episode 117 in 2018 where he outlined his goals, his ambitions to become Olympic Word Champion, World Triathlon Series Champion and to make an impression across the Ironman distance. He re-appeared on Episode 286 following his Tokyo Olympic Games sensational victory. In this episode Kristian Blummenfelt dissects his 2021 Ironma...

Ali was our very first guest way back in April 2016, making another appearance on episode 100 co-sharing the microphone to look back at the first 100 episodes of the show.  Alastair has become a father to baby boy Danny, husband to wife Kel, picked up another Kelloggs Nutri-Grain Ironman Series title, added a 7th Coolangatta Gold victory to his resume and the 2021 Australian Surf Life Saving title...

Alice is a practising Physiotherapist with more than 10 years' experience herself, a recreationally competitive distance runner and the Founder of AB Online Pilates. Alice works closely with some of Australia's leading track and field and distance running athletes including prior featured guests of the show Dave McNeill, last week's featured performer, Brooke Stratton and recently Genevieve Gregso...

Brooke Stratton commenced her little athletics career at the age of five, winning the Under 9 Years Victorian State Title before commencing on to Junior World Championships and a successful Junior worlds career before entering the senior ranks. In Tokyo 2021, Brooke was an Olympic finalist finishing 7th place with a jump of 6.83m where Brooke later commented that she could walk away with her head...

Renee McGregor Sports Dietitian specialising in RED, eating disorders, female health and athlete health and performance and author. We recently hosted a live stream event 'Fuelling the Endurance Athlete' presented by Renee McGregor, it was a huge success and as always our live stream events, the Q&A section presents a fantastic opportunity for the exchange of information specific to people's needs...

Brad has more than 15 years' experience as a Physiotherapist working in the NHS in elite sport and the private practice setting serving in the role of Head of Research at Pure Sports Medicine, one of the UK leading sports medicine groups.  Brad completed his PhD investigating the influence of Lower Limb Biomechanics on the development persistence and management of patellofemoral pain in recreation...

Max Paquette is an accomplished Academic and Applied Scientist currently serving as an Associate Professor of the Human Performance Centre at the University of Memphis and the Director of the Musculoskeletal Analysis Laboratory. Max's primary research interests have focused on the effects of different footwear, fatigue repetition, altered techniques and training interventions for injury prevention...

Dr Tim Gabbett has over 25 years experience working as an Applied Sport Scientist with athletes and coaches from around the world. Dr Tim Gabbett's experience is multidisciplinary, but it has one central theme, and that is high performance. Tim has consulted to world leading sporting organisations and associations including the NBA, Australian Rugby League, AFL and the English Premier League. Dr T...

Professor Beck is an Exercise Physiologist, world renowned and revered Bone Researcher, Musculoskeletal Anatomist and self-confessed scientific myth-buster. Belinda is the Pioneer and Founder of both "The Bone Clinic" and the award winning "Onero Program and Exercise Program for Osteoporosis". Belinda is prolific in the scientific literature when it comes to the role of exercise and its effect on...

Alistair Brownlee is the Dual Olympic Games Champion (2012 and 2016 Olympic Games) becoming the first Triathlete in history to have defended their title.  His younger brother Jonny secured the bronze in London making history as the first brothers in Olympic history for a podium in an individual sport since 1908. Jonny's silver in 2016 made history again for the brothers becoming the first British...

Repetition is the mother of all learning, and with so many great key learnings coming through this year, I thought it's time for the 2nd instalment of our "Catchupasode's" featuring the following guests: Max Paquette -  Assoc Prof Biomechanics Human Performance Centre Uni Memphis: 'Moving Beyond Weekly Mileage' Dougal Allan -  Multisport Champion & Head Coach DA Endurance Eloise Wellings (OLY) -  ...

When it comes to hard training, long training and endurance racing events, it is critical that we have a plan for our carbohydrate fuelling, it's an area Andy Blow shares around today that causes a lot of confusion and angst amongst endurance athletes.  The aim of this episode is to accelerate some learnings around how we best know and determine our carbohydrate fuelling goals and needs. Andy Blow...

Scott Bowden is an Australian mountain biking and road cyclist who currently rides for French team Bourg-en-Bresse. Scott rode in the road race in the 2016 Rio Olympic Summer Games and also in the mountain bike cross country event. Recently Scott fought his way back from illness, injury and being dropped from his long term team to secure a podium finish in the elite mens national road race in one...

Justin Rinaldi is the Head Coach of the Fast8trackclub and coach to Australia's new wave of middle distance in particular 800m superstar athletes including Peter Bol, Joseph Deng, and a growing stable of other international performers. During this episode Justin discusses how he became an accidental coach back in 2007, how he's transferred his own athletic success and his highs lows and learnings...

Jason is a Sports Physical Therapy Resident at the UR Sports Medicine Centre in Rochester, New York, a Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist, a Running, Strength and Conditioning Coach and Jason himself is a middle distance 800m Masters Runner.  Jason outlines middle distance events range from 800m up to 3000m, if you are a distance runner running beyond 3000m there are still principles to ac...

Olympic Champion Kristian Blumenfeld has just become the first male Triathlete in history to win the Olympic title along with the World Triathlon Series title in a given year. Kristian's victory at Tokyo was emphatic, it had been fastidiously planned for alongside his Norwegian teammates and coach Arild Tveiten. In addition on this bonus episode, you'll hear from Hayden Wilde New Zealand Triathlet...

In this Special BONUS episode 285 of The Physical Performance Show Brad Beer shares conversations with members of the Australian Olympic Marathon Team re Tokyo 2020/21 Marathon Team Reflections. The marathon was run in hot and arduous conditions in Sapporo, and we caught up with Australian team members whilst in hotel quarantine to capture their reflections on their performances. In this recap we...

We talk to Kyle Chalmers on this Featured Performer episode about how he came so agonisingly close to repeating the 100m freestyle victory and missing the gold medal by just .06 of a second at Tokyo 2020/21. Kyle shares around how he's processing his valiant silver medal so well, his backstory, the highs, the lows and the learnings along with so much more. Show Sponsor:  Precision Hydration If you...

On this bonus episode we are showcasing the grit and willpower of two of our Australian athletics team members Genevieve Gregson Nee LaCaze and Patrick Tiernan. Most of us will have seen both of these athletes endure Olympic performances that they did not expect with Genevieve Gregson on the final water hurdle of the 3000m steeplechase succumbing to a ruptured Achilles. It was heartbreaking for ev...

Simon's professional career took place between 2005 and 2018, he was the Australian Road Cycling Champion on two occasions in 2012 and 2014. Simon was the 4x winner of the Tour Down Under 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2016, the most in the history of the event and he has been the first and only Australian to win stages across all three Grand Tours, Tour de France, Volta and the Gyro. Simon enjoyed the yell...