The Robbie Bourke Podcast

This episodes guest see's the return of Christian Thibaudeau .   On this episode, Christian lays out his thoughts on body recomposition.   This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Stay Strong, RB   Show Notes: Website: thibarmy.com Facebook: Christian Thibaudeau - Thibarmy Twitter: @Coach_CThib Instagram: christian.thibaudeau.thibarmy     Books Mentioned: The...

This episodes guest is Cameron Josse .  Cam is currently in his second season as an athletic performance coach with the football program at Indiana University Bloomington.  Cams bio: • Owns seven years of experience preparing and managing multiple levels of athletes. • Trained over 40 professional athletes, including NFL, NHL, UFC and WWE talents. • Came to IU from the University of North Carolina...

This episodes guest is  Tom Purvis founder of exerciseprofessional.com and Resistance Training Specialist (RTS). Tom has been educating personal trainers nationally and internationally since 1989. Trainers entering the field in the past decade probably have not yet heard of Tom. In the past 15 years he has dramatically reduced his travel commitments to focus on a few long-term projects …as well as...

This episodes guest is Jason Feairheller from Function & Strength. When Jason began his training career, he had an interest in developing athletic speed and power, and over the past decade, that interest has turned into a passion. In addition to training, he has lectured on strength and conditioning as an adjunct professor at Immaculata University. Jason has been sought out for his knowledge and a...

This episodes guest is Greg Muller from "Lead the Pack" . With over 20 years of experience of working in a wide range of sporting environments with athletes, teams and organisations Greg Muller is a premier human performance and leadership training coach. Having worked and trained in many countries including New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA, Japan, United Kingdom and Ireland Greg has had succes...

This episodes guest is Dave O'Sullivan from"Go To Physio". Dave O’Sullivan is a consultant rugby physiotherapist for England Rugby Union who has worked at the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup in Japan and the 2020 Six Nations. He was also the England Rugby League Physiotherapist for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia. Dave has the unique honour to being involved in a World Cup Final in Rugby L...

This episodes guest is Joel Smith from Just Fly Performance. Joel Smith, MS, CSCS is a NCAA Division I Strength Coach working in the PAC12 conference.  He has been a track and field jumper and javelin thrower, track coach, strength coach, personal trainer, researcher, writer and lecturer in his 8 years in the professional field.  His degrees in exercise science have been earned from Cedarville Uni...

This episodes guest is Ryan Harrison from Slow the game down. Ryan Harrison, has a degree in Exercise Physiology from University of California at Davis. Ryan has worked with Dr. Harrison on improving athlete’s visual performance on the field since 1999.   Through the years he has worked hundreds of baseball stars including position players,; Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney, Sean Casey, Jose Guillen,...

This episodes guest sees the return of Greg Potter. Greg was previously on episode 210. Greg has a PhD in nutrition, circadian rhythms, sleep, and metabolism, and he is cofounder and Chief Science Officer of Resilient Nutrition, whose products we discuss in the show. He also works as a health and performance consultant and is a regular speaker at international health summits. Highlights of Greg’s...

This episode guest is Nick Winkelman. Nick is head of athletic performance and science for the Irish Rugby Football Union.  Nick was formerly the director of education for EXOS, and oversaw the speed and assessment component of their combine development program.  Nick is an internationally recognized speaker, and has his Ph. D with a focus on motor learning and sprinting.  Nick also has an anticip...

This episode's guests are Shawn Sherman and Dan Fichter. Shawn earned his Exercise and Sport Science degree from Penn State University and operates a private practice in Western Springs, Illinois. Over the years, Shawn has held numerous industry certifications and therefore understands what and how the conventionalists think and believe. Over the past 25 years, his understanding of movement has ev...

He's back - Enjoy! On this episode: We catch up with each other We talk about Rethinking the Big Patterns 2.0 We talk about creating content and mastering a topic Pat speaks about his potential partnership with Keiser I ask Pat about his next book We discuss about receiving feedback from the people in your close circle I ask Pat about his Body Comp goals We discuss learning, recall, and retention...

This episodes see's the return of  Derek Hansen from sprintcoach.com and strengthpowerspeed.com Derek was previously on episode 211. Derek is an International Sport Performance Consultant that has been working with athletes of all ages and abilities in speed, strength and power sports since 1988. His coaching career started in Track and Field, providing instruction to sprinters of all ages eventua...

This episodes sees the return of  Chris Korfist  and Cal Dietz . The guys were previously on the episode 215 along with JL Holdsworth to discuss RPR. Unlike most facilities who are staffed by young coaches who rely on their recent playing career and “cool” factor, Slow Guy Speed School is staffed by Chris Korfist, a “sprint guru” with an international following. With over 55 all-state sprinters an...

This episodes guest is Denis Logan. Denis Logan joined Munster Rugby as Head of Athletic Performance in May 2018. He previously worked as an assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns and has worked with elite athletes for over a decade. Prior to his time with the Cleveland Browns, the New York native was Director of Performance for the US Pro Sports division of EXOS...

This episodes guest is Brandon Marcello With over 20-years experience in the performance enhancement industry, Brandon Marcello, PhD brings innovation, education, and proven application to the worlds of sports performance, health, fitness, and wellness. Originally from Sarasota, FL, Marcello has worked in the professional, Olympic and top collegiate settings. He has also served as a consultant to...

This episodes guest is Leo Ryan from Innate Strength. Leo Ryan is a Health Performance and Breathing Specialist and the founder of Innate-Strength.com. Leo has studied athletic training, health and breathing since healing himself of asthma in 2004 with the Buteyko Method. After graduating with an MSc from University College Dublin, he continued to educate himself prolifically throughout his profes...

This episodes guest is Paudie Roche! Paudie Roche is the Head Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach for Arsenal Football club, a position he has held for the past 3 seasons. For 3 years prior to this he was the Lead U.9-U.16 coach and was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Physical Development Framework for the Academy. Currently he leads the physical development programme f...

This episodes guest is the man, the myth, the legend that is Dan Baker! Dr. Dan Baker is currently the president of the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association. Previously, Dan had been the strength and power training coach for the World Famous Brisbane Broncos Rugby League team for 20 years, leading them to 4 titles. Not limited to just one organization, Dan has an extensive coaching caree...

This episodes guest is Mike Potenza .  Mike is the Strength and Conditioning coach for the San Jose Sharks and Owner/Partner Tactical Fitness and Performance.  Mike along with Kevin Neeld and James LaValle are releasing their educational product "Optimizing Adaptation and Performance" , which goes on sale 29/10/19. On this episode: Mike gives us his background Why did Mike, Jim and Kevin produce ...

What more do I need to say....? He's back - Enjoy! On this episode: We catch up with each other We talk about polyvagal theory and cutting bodyweight  We talk about jaw development and evolution We discuss Pats body composition goals We speak about doing things out of spite! We speak about subconscious judgement  I ask Pat what is he currently working on - here we speak about  ReThinking Big Patte...

This episode’s guest is Greg Schiable from On Track Physiotherapy and Sportsrehabexpert.com Greg Schaible is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Owner of On Track Physiotherapy. and Owner of the online educational resource for sports and orthopedic clinician's  Sports Rehab Expert .   Dr. Schaible attended The University of Findlay where he ea...

This episode is a Part 2  Matt Maruca from Ra Optics and mattmaruca.com Click here to get Matt's full bio. Link to Part 1 - Episode 218: Episode 218: Matt Maruca - Part 1 - Matt’s health journey On this episode: We continue to talk about Matt's health journey Matt's shares with us his student exchange trip to Bosnia  I ask Matt has he ever felt like he doesn't fit in the world I ask Matt if he was...

This episodes guest is Matt Maruca from Ra Optics and mattmaruca.com Click here to get Matt's full bio. On this episode Matt and I discuss: Matt's background Jack Kruse's influence on Matt How Jack puts his message out to the masses The hierarchy of science More into Matt's background We discuss beneficial vs detrimental habits Mitochondrial adaptations to resistance training We discuss the import...

This episodes guest is Bill Hartman from billhartmanpt.com and IFAST Bill is an individual who is extremely important to me. He is a mentor, a friend, and someone who I have immense amount of respect, admiration and love for.  My time with Bill, his wife Lisa, their dog Paxton and the entire IFAST and Intensive 2.0 family at Intensive 2.0 in September 2018 was one of the best experiences of my lif...