The Real Sport Science Podcast

Welcome back to already the SECOND series wrap up from the boys. But before we get into the wrap up we chat about Matts eating habits, sauna list of not to dos, and a check in with our year goals! Then we get into what we learned from our series the last three weeks including our two amazing guests before looking ahead to some exciting months ahead! Make sure to tune in and catch up with our previ...

Welcome back to the Real Sport Science Podcast for our third episode of our series on Goal Setting and our second interview! We were able to catch up with Ben who is in his placement year of his Geography and Sport Science undergrad at Loughborough University. He is working for Doncaster Rugby as a data analyist. We talk about what it is like doing an unpaid placement. Balancing the placement and...

Welcome back to Episode 2 of our series on Goal setting and introducing our first guest of this series Josh "Bruno" Burniston! We got a chance to sit down with Josh and talk about his 12 Marathons in 12 days in support of his friend who battled cancer and what it meant to him. We talked about his own journey through fitness and his career as a personal trainer. We learned how he Goal sets for his...

Happy new year and WELCOME BACK! We are excited to get into a brand new episode and what better way to kick off the year with a series on Goal setting! We are going to be getting different perspectives on goal setting, why it is important and how to nail your goal setting this year. But first its time to take a look at our own goals. What have we learned ourselves about goal setting, what's gone w...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! and Welcome BACK! We are wrapping up our first Series on Wintering with a look back on the 5 episodes previous including all three of our amazing guest interview! We chat about what we learned from each and the themes that we found running through all 5 episodes. How does research fit into Training and precieved effort over the course of an off season and how critical communicatio...

EPISODE 50!! and we are BACK with another interview in our series on Wintering! This week we welcomed Jack Oaten to the podcast who has been working as an S&C coach in the NFL Academy since it moved to Loughborough in the summer of 2022. The boys start the podcast getting to know Jacks journey through school, touching on his views on the place unpaid placements have on developing S&C coach...

On the 4th episode of our series wintering Matt and David get a glimpse into the job of a military Physical Training Instructor. The boys get to know Julian and how he makes sure that the personel under his care are ready to do their jobs whenever they are needed. The 3 chat about Julians journey through Uni, mental resiliency, what training in the winter means in the military and A LOT more. It w...

Welcome back and to episode 3 of our series on WINTERING! On this episode Matt and David dive into some research on the effects that winter training has on efficacy and effort during a FULL off season period! What did we take away from the paper and how can we use this to better support athletes during the winter months. This paper really opened our eyes to some of the issues that can happen durin...

Welcome back to episode 2 of our series on Wintering and we cannot wait to have you listen to our interview with two time olympian and world athletics finalist Kate Rooney (former Dennison). Kate talked about olympics, winter training as an athlete and her development as a pole vault coach. What does she need to consider during wintering training, how does he manage different athletes needs, and h...

We. Are. BACK. and we are back with a brand new way of brining you podcasts kicking off the first of many series chatting about 'Wintering'. What do athletes need? Are their differences in sports? How do you manage goals, motivation, and past season emotions? What is the role of sport science team as athletes move toward a new season. We cannot wait to bring you interviews from athletes, coaches,...

We are so excited to bring you our interview with PhD student and Loughborough Lightning Cycling Coach Paddy Harrison! David has had the pleasure of getting to know Paddy over the last couple of months and it is about time that we get him on the podcast. After getting to know Paddy, his PhD, his time as a professional squash player, and his learning over the last 3 years of his studies we talk abo...

Welcome back to Volume 3 of this Summer series 2023! And we are back with an update on how Matt is doing in New Zealand. It has been a month already since he went out to work with Waikato Rugby and he chats about the things he has learned wince he has been out there! We chat about making the most of the opportunities that have been given to you and reflect on how we have changed over the last year...

SUMMER SERIES 2023!! WELCOME BACK to Volume 2 of our Summer series and although the weather in the UK sucks this episode brings the HEAT! We got to sit down with Crossfit athlete and Graduate of Loughborough Universities Strength and Conditioning Masters program Jamie Lowry. We talk about his fight to get to the Crossfit games over the past two years and what he has learned about himself after his...

We are BACK! And we are catching up with Matt as he starts his big adventure in New Zealand! He tells us some funny stories of meeting some rugby all time greats and some highlights of his first few sessions with the team. We chat about the podcast and what we have planned for the summer before David chats about what he has learned while writing a literature review for his annual report. We would...

Welcome back to the RSS podcast! It is Matts final FULL week in the UK before heading down to NewZealand and he is BUSY with pre- season testing down on the Rudby Pitch. Matt chats about how it has been developing a testing protocol for the team and some of the difficulties he has come across as well as what he has learned so far! How he approaches the coaching staff and the players to get them bo...

Welcome back to the big FOUR OH on the REAL SPORT SCIENCE podcast! Its time for a catch up on what David is up to in his PhD and if you are new here an insight into what his PhD is all about! Why is research into calf muscles important? What does he hope to do with his first study? And some of the difficulties he is facing with data collection. Matt chats about what he hopes to learn while he is i...

We are back! So sorry that we missed you last week but we are back with episode 39 with a BIG catch up! David Moved, and he is going to Poland! On this episode Matt and I talk about changing priorities and how training has changed for David as he has started his PhD and how that has been difficult for him. We chat about the balance between training and being realistic with your time. Matt talks ab...

Welcome to episode 38 and our chat with 2x National Champion Decathlete Lewis Church! We chat about his event, how it works, how he trains and the chaos that can be the decathlon. We also talk about how he has started an athletic club after lock down and how it has been competing and starting a business as well. Time management , people management , and planning ahead ! It was great to listen to h...

Welcome to Episode 37 of the RSS Podcast, where we kick things off with David introducing us to his lavish lifestyle up St Moritz. Swiftly moving onto some sports news and then finally diving into our main topic of the day - High Altitude Training: A brief background on why athletes train at altitude. The physiological effects and mechanisms altitude play on the body. The importance of hydration w...

How does sport impact mental health in youth? What about Social Media ? Can you ever be TRULY evidence led ? Listen to this weeks episode as Matt and I discuss these points and MORE. We finish off the episode talking about what we think about filming in the gym. Make sure to LISTEN, SHARE, and let us know what you think! We would love to hear from you.

Welcome back! We are so excited to share with you PART 2 of our chat with Jake... if you haven't yet go and listen to PART 1 as well! This episode begins with us talking about imposter syndrome and how NOT to be arrogant. We chat about Gym etiquitte and what we think about some controversial gym behaviour before possibly being roped into doing a marathon?? We loved our time with Jake and I think y...

We are so excited to bring you part 1 of our time withe MMA fighter and personal trainer Jake Smythe. We had such a good time chatting with him that we decided to split it up into two seperate episode. On this weeks epsiode we get to know Jake and some of the struggles that he has been through and how those struggles have shaped him into who he is today. We talk about resilience, building back up...

On this episode we jump BACK into recovery! Last time (Episode 25) we chatted all things cold and today... we go to the opposite side of the scale and chat everything HOT! what is heat therapy? does it work for DOMS? how about recovery from injuries or to improve cardiovascular health??? We also start off the podcast chatting about the new king of England and what he eats for breakfast as well as...

Welcome back to the REAL SPORT SCIENCE podcast and to Episode 32! Don't forget to hit that follow button! In todays episode Matt and David chat about research and personal experiences relating to sport and its positive effects on academic performance. We know the positive impacts that sport and physical activity can have on our mental and physical state but can we go as far as to say that it can a...

For the first time in a while it is just Matt and David on the podcast and we have A LOT to catch up on! David chats about his time up at CNP content day with project D and Matt reflects on his first rugby season as an S&C coach talking about how he has seen himself grow and improve. We jump into some sport news which is book marked with chatting about the news that came out from World Athleti...