Episodes

  • Episode 143: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Stephania Bell an Injury Analyst & Senior Writer for ESPN. Stephania is a license Physical Therapist, board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist emeritus and certified strength and conditioning specialist with an extensive clinical background prior to joining ESPN. In this conversation, Stephania discusses the importance of interdisciplinary experience in the field of sports medicine. She also dives into the ongoing debate on turf as a playing surface, highlighting the complexity of the issue and the need for more research. The conversation emphasises the importance of considering player feedback, performance, safety, and fiscal factors when selecting a playing surface.

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    Topics Discussed

    Transition to Media and ESPNFinding the best 3rd party practitionersThe complexity of surface selectionObjective assessment of playing surface

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    Where you can find Stephania:

    InstagramXTurf Article

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    TeamBuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 142: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Colin Griffin, a Strength and Conditioning Coach and lower limb Rehabilitation Specialist. In this episode they discuss Colins work at the UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic and his experience as an elite athlete. He emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and continuous professional development in his clinic. Griffin explains his assessment process for Achilles tendon issues, considering factors such as the patient's background, training history, and goals. He also discusses the use of isokinetic testing and alternative testing setups. Griffin provides insights into the gastrocnemius run out and the tensile demands placed on tendons and muscles during various activities and explores various aspects of Achilles tendon rehabilitation.

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    Topics Discussed

    PathoanatomyForce profiling with IKD, Force Plates, HHDRealistic achilles loadsPlyometric exercises for the achillesAchilles tendinopathy assessment

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    Where you can find Colin:

    LinkedInX (Twitter)Instagram

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training.

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    TeamBuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
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  • Episode 141: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Luke Passman. Luke has over 13 years of experience working within multidisciplinary teams and has led departments in multiple sports, across various countries and cultures. These include professional Baseball, elite level Tennis and Rugby Union, in the USA, Dominican Republic, Spain and England. Most recently Luke has been the New York Mets Strength & Conditioning Coordinator requiring him to lead a team of 11 coaches, working with 7 teams across the USA and Dominican Republic.

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    In this conversation, Luke discusses his approach to developing coaches and setting department goals. He emphasizes the importance of day-to-day interactions and listening to coaches' needs. Luke highlights the significance of having clear department goals and aligning individual roles with the collective purpose. He then explains the process of performance modeling and identifying key metrics for performance in different sports. He then emphasizes the need for a robust framework and statistical analysis to determine the physical determinants of performance. Finally he discusses how he organizes his thoughts for programming and the balance between training for capacity and training for transfer

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    Topics Discussed

    Leadership

    Listening as a leaderFlexible leadership Goal setting/reviewing

    Performance Modelling

    Identifying what mattersAligning game metrics & physical metricsCapacity v training transfer

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    Where you can find Luke:

    InstagramLinkedInX

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    TeamBuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 140: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Physio and Researcher Kate Yung. Kate has a PhD focused on enhancing return-to-play methodologies through a complex systems approach, Kate's background as a sports physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coach spans collaborations with professional football teams and Olympic athletes across Hong Kong and Australia. She played a significant role as the lead coordinator and lecturer for the MSc Sports Medicine and Health Science - Team Physician and Physiotherapist module, nurturing the next wave of professionals in this field. Drawing from her experience working at the Centre for Data Science, Queensland University of Technology for a data science project funded by the Australian Institute of Sport, she has experience bridging the gap between data experts and sports practitioners in research and practice. In this episode, Kate Young discusses her research on complexity and return to sport decision making.

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    Topics Discussed

    Defining ComplexityNonlinear SystemsEmergence and AdaptationGoodhart's Law and KPIsBenefits and Drawbacks of Algorithms and FrameworksExpected Utility TheoryBayesian Networks

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    Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358789227_Characteristics_of_Complex_Systems_in_Sports_Injury_Rehabilitation_Examples_and_Implications_for_Practice

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    Where you can find Kate:

    LinkedInX (Twitter)Instagram

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training.

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    TeamBuildr: A platform for any coach in any setting. Every day, thousands of coaches log into TeamBuildr to write training programs, build questionnaires and access athlete and client performance data. Teambuildr is a complete platform. Whether you're building your own programming, looking to create custom reports or give athletes a tool for accountability, they've built it out.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 139: Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Erik Meira. Erik discusses his background in physical therapy and his approach to rehab and sports medicine. He emphasises the importance of applying scientific principles to practice and the need for critical thinking and generating alternative hypotheses. He highlights the importance of collaboration between different professions in the field of rehabilitation and the need to focus on objective outcomes and force production. Erik also provides insights on practicing in a more scientific manner in elite settings, emphasising the focus on building capacities rather than recreating specific tasks.

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    Topics Discussed

    Bringing Science to PracticeCausal Models and HypothesesMachine Learning and RehabPracticing Scientifically in Elite Settings

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    Where you can find Erik:

    InstagramX (Twitter)Elite Basketball ConferenceElite Hockey Conference

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 138: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Matthew DeLang a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Kristian Thorborg (Copenhagen University) examining youth football hip & groin performance and pathology. Matt's currently works at Right to Dream Academy (Old Akrade, Ghana) and partner club FC Nordsælland in the Danish Superliga. Matt has also previously worked at FC Dallas (MLS), Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) and The Toronto Blue Jays (MLB). In this episode Dylan and Matt discuss the critical role of adductor strength monitoring in football.

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    Topics Discussed

    Early DetectionInterpreting Adductor MonitoringIndividualising Adductor InterventionsChallenges in Research

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    Where you can find Matthew:

    LinkedInX (Twitter)Research Gate

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 137: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Judd Kalkhoven an Associate Lecturer at Western Sydney University. Judd has recently completed his PhD with a thesis focused on the complexities of the muscle-tendon unit and athletic injury. In his current research he is seeking to determine the optimal muscle-tendon architectural and mechanical characteristics for elite athletes depending on their specific sporting demands. In addition, he has a keen interest in understanding injury causation and will produce further academic papers in this area.

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    Topics Discussed

    What is Injury ModelingLimitations of relying on cumulative load metricsTissue Specific Injury SusceptibilityEstimating load induced damage to tissuesUsing Imaging to gauge tissue health

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    Where you can find Judd:

    LinkedInX (Twitter) Research Gate

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training.

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    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 136: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Dan Howells founder of Collaborate Sports. Dan is a high performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sport, both in the UK and the USA. Dan is a certified Strength & Conditioning coach with the UKSCA aad NSCA, and has worked with Olympic and Paralympic Programmes, The US and GB Ski Teams, The English Institute of Sport, Wasps Rugby Club, England Rugby 7s, Team GB Rugby 7s (2016 and 2020) and the Houston Astros MLB Club. As well as focusing on creating impact and success within performance sport organisations, Dan is passionate about creating real world learning opportunities for developing coaches and practitioners. Coaching coaches is something he is heavily invested in. If you are looking for personal development, the opportunities provided across the Collaborate Sports platform are unique and will be able to provide development for you in varied and exciting ways. Todays conversation between Andy and Dan is focussed on the grey area between Physiotherapy & Strength & Conditioning and how practitioners can work with other disciplines effectively.

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    Topics Discussed

    Outcome led & principle based rehabCreating an environment for teamworkCo-planning rehabAthlete perspective in rehab

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    REHAB SIMPLIFIED GROUP MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME

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    Where you can find Dan:

    InstagramLinkedInXCollaborate Sports

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 135: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Dustin Willis PT, DPT. Dustin is an Assistant Professor in the West Coast University Doctor of Physical Therapy program, where his focus is on teaching all the musculoskeletal content and injecting some of the humanities into healthcare through his Sociocultural Aspects of Human Interaction course. When he is not in the classroom, he treats patients with Quantum Performance, a private concierge service provider that focuses on helping professional athletes to perform at the highest level possible.

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    Topics Discussed

    Compassion in elite sports medicineUnderstanding clinical empathyBuilding rapportImposter syndrome working with elite athletes

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    Where you can find Dustin:

    LinkedInInstagramQuantum Performance

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 134: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Maggie Awad, FNP-BC. Maggie is a Nurse Practitioner who specializes in personalized-based Functional Sports Medicine for the Pro and Corporate Athlete. Maggie personally trained under world renown and sought-out physician, Dr. Ara Suppiah- Who coined the term, Functional Sports Medicine™ model which uses a holistic, proprietary approach by leveraging the sciences of functional medicine, allopathic medicine and Eastern medical philosophies to limit the amount of inflammation within athletes’ bodies. The focus of this episode today is how Maggie uses biomarkers to assess and advise athletes health and immunity.

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    Topics Discussed

    How blood lab information benefit athletesCommon deficienciesGut health for athletesAthlete ImmunityPreparing athletes systemically for surgery

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    Where you can find Maggie:

    InstagramLinkedInElevate

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 133: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Dr Jay Hertel. Jay holds an academic appointment in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (courtesy) & serves as co-director of the Exercise & Sport Injury Lab at the University of Virginia. His research interests are at the intersection of lower extremity injury prevention and rehabilitation, clinical biomechanics, and the use of wearable sensors to monitor training loads in team sport athletes and distance runners. He has authored or co-authored over 250 peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at numerous national and international sports medicine conferences. Hertel is a fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Athletic Trainers' Association. He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Athletic Training. In this episode Dylan and Jay discuss ankle instability an area of expertise for Jay.

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    Topics Discussed

    Mechanical v sensory-motor ankle InstabilityC.A.I Inclusion criteria How to assess C.A.IAssessing muscle Inhibition C.A.I effect on gait

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    Where you can find Ola Eriksrud:

    LinkedInResearch Gate

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 132: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Jonas Dodoo the Head Coach & Founder Speedworks Training. Jonas developed as a coach through his passion for speed and power and was lucky enough to be under the tutelage of Master Coach Dan Pfaff for four years. Jonas has worked with many elite performers across a range of sports but with his main successors and main role within Track and Field. Jonas currently has an Elite Group of Sprinters based out of the National Institute at Loughborough and he is also currently Consulting at Premiership and Championship Football and Rugby clubs working with their staff and first team players. This conversation between Andy & Jonas focusses on what and how Jonas coaches return-to-running for high speed athletes.

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    Topics Discussed

    Early Sprint Training Post InjuryTechnical Sprint CompetenciesWhat is Projection, Switching & ReactivityDevelop a Coaching-Eye for Speed

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    Where you can find Jonas:

    InstagramTwitterSpeedworks

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 131: In this Research Unpacked Episode from Inform Performance, Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Ola Eriksrud. Ola is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, doubles as a consultant and physical therapist at Olympiatoppen, affiliated with the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic committee and Confederation of Sports. Over the past decade, he has provided consultation to athletes at national and international levels, spanning sports such as PGA, LPGA, NHL, NFL, ATP, WTA, NBA, and EPL, in addition to working with non-athletes. Currently holding the position of Head of Research and Development at 1080 Motion. This episode with Ola focusses mainly on deceleration mechanics

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    Topics Discussed

    Deceleration MechanicsHorizontal Force ProductionAddressing AsymmetriesFuture S&C Strategies

    Where you can find Ola Eriksrud:

    LinkedInResearch Gate

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 130: Dr Andy McDonald chats to Dr Ben Rosenblatt. Ben is an incredibly experienced and knowledgeable Physical Preparation Coach who has enjoyed a diverse career that has included roles at the British Olympic Association, The FA, EIS, Birmingham City Football Club and more! In this episode with Ben the conversation covers the professional lessons he has learnt over his career with a a focus on intentional coaching from planning and programming through to delivery and reflection.

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    Topics Discussed

    Parallels between sales & coachingUsing athlete stories in analysisIntentional session designGamification of trainingStructured reflection & evaluation in coaching

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    Where you can find Ben:

    InstagramTwitterLinkedIn292 Performance

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 129: In this Research Unpacked Episode Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Danny Lum. Danny Lum serves as the Head of Strength & Conditioning at the Singapore Sport Institute, where he plays a pivotal role in training athletes from various sports disciplines such as bowling, track and field, canoeing, diving, kayaking, judo, and track cycling. With a focus on pushing the boundaries of isometric strength training, Danny is actively engaged in pioneering research in this field. Notably, he recently achieved a significant milestone by obtaining his PhD, which delved into exploring the impacts of isometric strength training on sports performance. In addition to his doctoral studies, Danny is actively involved in investigating the application of variable resistance exercises for the induction of post-activation potentiation, contributing further to the realm of Sports Science and S&C.

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    Topics Discussed

    Fatigue effects of Isometrics v traditional resistanceRepetition Duration Reserve: Timing Considerations for Isometric TrainingIsometrics - Position specific or not? Impulse and Recovery: Exploring Isometric Training Benefits

    Where you can find Danny Lum:

    LinkedInResearch GateTwitterInstagram

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 128: In this Research Unpacked Episode Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Dr. Mathew Cuthbert. Matt is a seasoned sports scientist & researcher who currently works for The Football Association where he is a Physical Performance Coach. Matthew is also an honorary research fellow at the University of Salford, Manchester. In this episode Dylan and Matt engage in a comprehensive conversation about Matt's work on Microdosing in sports training.

    Topics Discussed

    What is MicrodosingHow it differs to other programming trendsResidual effects of microdosingHow to periodise Microdosing How to prime resistance trainingRepeated-bout-effects

    Where you can find Dr Mathew Cuthbert:

    LinkedInResearch GateTwitter

    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

    Sportscientia - An emerging precision tech-layer that harnesses the power of AI and machine learning to seamlessly capture gait analysis in real-world conditions and provide 3D depictions of the foot during both swing and stance phases of the gait cycle. This enables further analysis of running into multi-directional movements including lateral, backwards, turning actions and more.

    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

    InstagramTwitterOur Website

    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 127: Dr Andy McDonald chats to James Collins. James is recognised as a leading Sport & Exercise Nutritionist. In elite sport he has worked with Team GB Olympic teams and athletes over three Olympic Games. He joined Arsenal Football Club in 2010, where he spent seven seasons as the club’s first performance nutritionist.

    He has worked as a consultant with England Football, France Football (2018 World Cup winners), and is currently a consultant with Chelsea FC. He was a project lead of an international team of 31 authors to produce the ‘UEFA Expert Group Statement on Nutrition in Elite Football‘, the best practice guidelines within the sport, published in The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM).

    James is Managing Director of INTRA Performance Group working with talent from elite sport and entertainment from their Harley Street clinic. He was previously elected President of The Royal Society of Medicine’s Food and Health Forum and is author of the acclaimed book ‘The Energy Plan‘ (Penguin Random House).

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    Topics Discussed

    Evolution of professional sports nutritionUEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite footballWhat should progressive nutrition look likeHow to periodise behaviour changeHow should service provision functionFuture direction of nutrition in professional sport

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    Where you can find James:

    InstagramTwitterWebsiteIntra Performance Group

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    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

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    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 125: In this Research Unpacked Episode Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Dr Stephanie Filbay. Dr Filbay is a Physiotherapist, NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow and Senior Research Associate in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. Dr Filbay leads a team aiming to improve outcomes for people with ACL injury across the lifespan. Her team are evaluating non-surgical strategies to facilitate healing of ACL rupture, creating a patient decision aid and training resources to educate clinicians and inform patients about evidence-based ACL injury management options, and developing a novel intervention to improve quality of life and health outcomes for people who develop osteoarthritis after ACL injury. She has presented her research over 80 times to a variety of stakeholders, chairs and serves on national and international committees.

    Topics Discussed

    Can the ACL heal?What is ACL cross bracing?How effective is ACL cross bracing?What really qualifies an ACL coper?

    Where you can find Dr Stephanie Filbay:

    LinkedInResearch GateTwitter

    Research Discussed:

    Filbay SR, Dowsett M, Chaker Jomaa M, et al Healing of acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture on MRI and outcomes following non-surgical management with the Cross Bracing Protocol British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 14 June 2023. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-106931

    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

    Sportscientia - An emerging precision tech-layer that harnesses the power of AI and machine learning to seamlessly capture gait analysis in real-world conditions and provide 3D depictions of the foot during both swing and stance phases of the gait cycle. This enables further analysis of running into multi-directional movements including lateral, backwards, turning actions and more.

    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

    InstagramTwitterOur Website

    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody
  • Episode 125: In this Research Unpacked Episode Dr Dylan Carmody chats to Tyler Yearby. Tyler was a former Running Backs and Strength & Conditioning coach at Northeastern State University and former Strength & Conditioning coach in American football at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Tyler is currently pursuing his doctorate in sport and exercise at the University of Gloucestershire (UK), exploring the perceived impact on the professional work of sports coaches and practitioners after interacting with online coaching education underpinned by an ecological dynamics rationale, with a particular focus on the theory-practice link and understanding the strengths and limitations they perceive in their craft after applying the ideas in practice.

    Topics Discussed

    What is Ecological DynamicsAre you coach-centred or learning-centredHow to use shared language with athletesCreating a technical drill based on movement SWOT analysis.

    Where you can find Tyler Yearby:

    LinkedInInstagramTwitterEmergence

    Tylers Research:

    Applying an ecological approach to practice design in American football: some case examples on best practiceBeing Water: how key ideas from the practice of Bruce Lee align with contemporary theorising in movement skill acquisition(Re)conceptualizing movement behavior in sport as a problem-solving activity

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    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

    Sportscientia - An emerging precision tech-layer that harnesses the power of AI and machine learning to seamlessly capture gait analysis in real-world conditions and provide 3D depictions of the foot during both swing and stance phases of the gait cycle. This enables further analysis of running into multi-directional movements including lateral, backwards, turning actions and more.

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  • Episode 124: Dr Andy McDonald chats Andrew Gray, Phil Graham-Smith and Daryl Carter. Todays panel discussion focusses on emerging technology from Sportscientia that harnesses the power of AI and machine learning to seamlessly capture gait analysis in real-world conditions and provide 3D depictions of the foot during both swing and stance phases of the gait cycle. This enables them to further break down the analysis of running into multi-directional movements including lateral, backwards, turning actions and more. Within the conversation case studies and examples of how this technology can benefit hamstring and lower limb injuries and monitoring is discussed.

    Topics Discussed

    What is Sportscientia How does a tech layer function? Lab v field based biomechanics assessmentManaging hamstring injuries with SportscientiaHow & why we should measure swing phaseUsing a tech-layer to objectively assess footwear

    Where you can find Sportscientia:

    Sportscientia [email protected]

    Sponsors

    VALD Performance, makers of the Nordbord, Forceframe, ForeDecks and HumanTrak. VALD Performance systems are built with the high-performance practitioner in mind, translating traditionally lab-based technologies into engaging, quick, easy-to-use tools for daily testing, monitoring and training

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    HUMAC NORM by CSMI - A solution for measuring and improving human performance in the clinic, athletic training room, and research laboratory. In one machine, you’ll get 22 isolated-joint movement patterns, 4 resistance modes (isokinetic, isotonic, isometric, and passive), and numerous reports to meet the measurement and exercise needs of today’s clinicians and researchers.

    Where to Find Us

    Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

    InstagramTwitterOur Website

    Our Team

    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzieDylan Carmody