The Racquet Athlete Podcast

Over the last 30 years, Adolfo has worked with multinational companies & professional athletes to optimize their performance and help them become the BEST at their craft. His clients have jumped 40 places in their sports’ rankings, and increased their business’ profitability by 8-figures. All of this is made possible through the Performance Formula Methodology: ⚡ They decode the specific form...

Coach Bronson didn't start his fitness journey until his late 30's, being 70 pounds overweight and having urgent bowel and health issues. Now at the age of 51 he transformed his life through fitness and proper nutrition. Bronson has spent over a decade coaching and helping people. His mission is to help others achieve personal independence. We chat about the following: What is confidence C...

Michele Riechman is an online personal trainer and health coach, who coaches women. She has her website and resources find the link at the bottom of this page.  Michele, expert health coach & trainer, mum of 4, military wife, and a beach lover! Also has a doctorate in physical therapy, a 200-hour yoga teacher certificate, & Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification. She helps stressed work...

Douglas Wood is a Masters Athlete in triathlons but we spoke about how developing mental strength in your sport is important for anyone competing. Douglas has worked with a mental strength coach for 10+ years. Douglas is in his 70s and competes for Team GB in his age group. He's also written an inspiring book called The Renaissance Triathlete where Alistair Brownlee a household name wrote the...

Kim has 20 years of experience working at a high level in sports, performance, and the media. In that time I’ve helped people struggling with anxiety, stress, nerves, disordered eating, and more to manage their schedules, cope with setbacks, and create balance, wellness, confidence, growth, and happiness. Her approach combines professional qualifications in international business, personal trainin...

DR Monika Gostic is a PhD Researcher, Gut health and nutrition specialist, Scottish Powerlifter, and most importantly a mother. DR Monika Gostic has built a nutrition strategy called breaking BAD which means Balanced, Authentic, and Deserving. She is having good results with clients and she has built this from scratch. She has also specialized in the gut health research and microbiome. If you are...

Rob created Athletic Evolution to provide best practices in the athletic development and coaching of young athletes. He is dedicated to improving the quality of athletic development training delivered to young athletes. Rob previously led the Youth Athletic Development for the Scottish Rugby Academy in both the Caledonia and the Borders & East Lothian Regions, as well as the U16, U17, and U18...

Anglea works with women to alleviate symptoms of menopause and help them deal with changes in the body and mind. Angela has been doing this since 2016. She has worked with many individuals in this position of life. Questions we chat about on the podcast........... What is menopause? Symptoms of menopause? How does it affect women's health? Sleep hygiene/ phases during menopause? The mindset in...

Campbell is a former PSA tour player of 15 years. He started as a junior and worked his way onto the pro tour. In this podcast, we chat about his junior years in squash, how it developed, and the sports science side of his junior years. Later on in the episode, we get into the pro-tour side of squash. This is where we chat about his journey to number 24 in the world. Campbell explains how the tran...

Dr Carl Bescoby is a psychologist who is helping athletes through the rehab stages of sports injuries. He deals with clients who face many pressures in rehab and psychological barriers to successful completion of rehab and even getting back to professional sports. Dr Carl Bescoby will be coming back on the podcast to delve deep into one specific subject in injury psychology in the future. This pod...

Rachel is an expert in the fields of health, sport, fitness, and education. Her special interest is intrinsic biomechanics and she heads up an organization that teaches fitness, health, and medical professionals how to screen and provide exercise interventions to prevent and manage injury as well as improve performance. Rachel works closely with her team on all health, fitness, and education proje...

Simon is a sports psychology consultant who has and still works with high profile athletes. Simon also works with business leaders in their different challenges of business and life. Simon also gives keynote talks all around the world. His question which he asks people regularly is....How do we become the best in business , sport and life?. Simon has written 9 books most recently a fiction book ca...

Yvonne moved to the "Garden of Ireland" Co Wicklow, about 15 years ago. Yvonne felt blessed to be surrounded by the rolling green hills of the countryside, with so much natural beauty. Yvonne adores being amongst nature and loves practicing yoga and meditation outdoors when the weather allows. Along with teaching yoga and meditation, Yvonne runs the big hit tennis academy with her husban...

 Clive is a world-recognized expert in athletic preparation with many years of experience as a Performance Director, consultant & S&C coach. In this time, he has established a reputation for integrating sports science, sports medicine & strength and conditioning into a player-centered and evidence-based program. He has applied this plan within Soccer (Columbus Crew SC, Liverpool L...

Rob created Athletic Evolution to provide best practice in the athletic development and coaching of young athletes. He is dedicated to improving the quality of athletic development training delivered to young athletes. Rob currently leads the Youth Athletic Development for the Scottish Rugby Academy in the Caledonia Region. He has previously worked for numerous organisations including NYFA Sweden,...

We chat about the following on the podcast: Physical activity background Army sport opportunities Physical activity for fitness Physical activity for mentality/learning Discipline for training  Military mindset for sport Adapting styles of training Understanding high performance Acronym-(SMEAC) Leadership and Self Reliance training overlap in sport Squash career/progression Individual sport g...

Mark Beaumont transitioned from sales to squash coaching. He is based in Scotland. Mark has actually been my squash coach for several years now and will be helping me progress and compete in the Scottish Squash Masters tournaments coming up and beyond. He has a lot of experience developing youth squash players and coaching adults too. These players he works with are all at different levels in the...

The following areas were spoken about in the podcast: Patricks background/company Athletes Patrick works with currently Decisions MMA/Thai boxing athlete/company member Wrestling athlete/Company member Recommendations for athletes Tennis complexities in training athletes Athlete/Coach collaboration in training Youth tennis athlete training  Senior athlete training Strength, Core and Flexibili...

What we chat about on the podcast: James Background  Managing Emotions Figuring out the thought processes Individual sports emotional control Pressure in sport  Dealing with pressure Overthinking in sport Overthinking a missed shot Growth mindset and Fixed mindset/ Motivation Failure and REBT-Rationale Emotive Behaviour Therapy Autonomy for sport psychology Thinking while on court ...

Nathan started his squash career when he was just 10 years old - stumbling upon the game at his Dad's rugby club, hitting around on the court as a way to pass the time while his Dad was out on the pitch. Having fallen in love with the game, Nathan continued with his squash at the Old Pats Rugby Club, learning under Gary Powell. As Nathan's talents developed, he moved down the road to East Glos whe...

Catalina Pelaesz Born in Bogotá, Colombia. -Started playing squash at 9 years old -Have played in the Colombian senior team since 2005, age 13/14 -Went to university in the US: Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Majored in Studio Arts, focused in Photography, minored in architectural studies and Italian language. -Interests: Photography, design, art, architecture travel, hiking, soccer -Cur...

Oktay has worked at the highest level in Tennis in Ireland and the UK, for the last decade. Ranging from schools, clubs university, up too national federations. He was head of physical Preparation at the Irish federation for the last 4 years. Oktay has worked with ○ ATP ranked players (top 100) ○ WTA ranked players (top 100) ○ ITF Junior ranked players (top 40) ○Tennis Europe ranked players (top 1...

Kieran Blay - National level cycling athlete, performance coach and ex F1 Technician. Background surrounds high performance and human performance and the application of technologies in these environments. KYMIRA - A UK based technology company that innovates in the smart garment space, KYMIRA specialises in combining technology and textiles to create products that save lives and enhance human perf...

Howard is the Head of Sport Science at Bolton Arena Regional Performance Development Centre, leading a multi-disciplinary team of strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, as well as sports nutrition and psychology support. Howard has been involved with physical development team at Bolton since 2009. This experience includes working with players across various levels including; national...

What we chat about on the podcast: Andy Allford's background in sport science Squash and badminton training intensity Speed training for squash and badminton Sport Science in the UK and other countries Athletes high intensity training Conserving energy in athletes Prehab/Gym Training  Injury Prevention Squash at the English Institute of Sport Squash Physical Performance Aspects Athletes and C...