Episodes

  • Mike Young is a world-renowned expert in the field of speed development and conditioning for sport. Mike has over 20 years of experience coaching dozens of NBA, MLB and NFL players, consulting for Real Madrid, Arsenal FC, Liverpool FC and serving as the Director of Performance for the Carolina Railhawks (NASL) & the Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS).

    Durham and Mike chat about how Mike started and built Athletic Lab, what to look for in a training facility, how to empower your team, building scalable systems, and how important fundamentals are.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Athletic Lab Sports Performance Athletic Lab Coaching Academy LTAD Network Mike on Twitter Mike on Instagram

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Dr Dom Condo joins us to talk about kicking lockdown addictions, building muscle whilst losing weight, refeed and cheat days, how to improve tendon and bone health, and supporting your immune system.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Dom on Instagram Dom's website

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

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  • Maddi Boyer is a physiotherapist at Fortitude Health Co, who has expertise in S&C and clinical pilates, and is also a former Australian water skier. Durham and Maddi talk about her career in water skiing, the benefits of pilates, the future of the physiotherapy space, and starting Fortitude Health Co.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Fortitude Health Co Maddi on IG

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Harley Gray is a myotherapist and powerlifting coach who specialises in S&C, rehabilitation and nutrition. Harley and Durham chat about being a Quake world champion, the myotherapy industry and research, spinal flexion under load, exposing yourself to maximal loads, and advice for young coaches.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Harley on Instagram Harley's website, SET Health Ben Patrick - Knees over toes guy Greg Lehman and Andrew Lock debate lifting technique

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • This episode is a little different. Durham was recently on the Marcus Cope Fitness Podcast to chat about some of his learnings and his experience entering into the athletic development industry.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Marcus Cope Fitness Podcast Marcus Cope Fitness Website Marcus on Instagram

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Durham chats about the biases towards confrontation and extreme positions and its impact on S&C, the differences between what makes an exercise good or bad, and our top movements we love at Core Advantage.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Core Advantage on Instagram

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Bree Filippone is a Personal Trainer & Exercise Scientist with years of industry experience in exercise rehabilitation, and sports performance. Bree has founded The HIIT Project, The Finishr and is also a coach at Life Hub. Bree focuses her expertise in coaching general pop to become better movers in and out of the gym.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Bree on Instagram The HIIT Project The Finishr James Clear Change Maker by Dr. John Berardi Finding Ultra by Rich Roll

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Jacob Tober is back and joins us to chat about all things Velocity Based Training! We cover some of the key concepts in VBT, how you can easily implement VBT in your training, and our new velocity based training app, Metric.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    00:00 - Introduction and Jacob's deep dive on VBT 03:29 - What is Velocity Based Training? 06:55 - The benefits of Velocity Based Training 08:01 - Why Velocity Based Training works even better with Reps in Reserve (RIR) 16:26 - Autoregulation, fatigue, velocity loss and proximity to failure 18:53 - Mean and peak velocity 29:23 - The easiest thing to implement for coaches and athletes - contextual velocity 32:34 - Intent to move 37:50 - Velocity based training speed zones, and why they're overused 41:03 - Existing Velocity based training devices 48:40 - Using Metric for your Velocity Based Training 51:01 - How the Metric is different to existing Velocity based training device

    Metric is an app that revolutionises tracking Velocity, ROM, Power and Fatigue. No strings. No hardware. Just your smartphone camera. Learn more about Metric and join the waitlist.

    You can also catch a few teasers of Metric in action on Instagram.

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • James Cheers joins us on the show to chat about starting Peninsula Sports Performance right before COVID, exercise programming systems, the impact of breath work and giving feedback.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Peninsula Sports Performance on Instagram James on Instagram The Postural Restoration Institute The Oxygen Advantage - Patrick McKeown Breath - The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor The Wim Hoff Method https://sandcresearch.com/ https://www.scienceforsport.com/

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Rach Brewster is a WNBL player at the Melbourne Boomers, a Utah State University graduate, and coach at Core Advantage. Rach and Durham chat about her experience in at Utah State, her knee injury, the WNBL hub, and becoming an S&C coach.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Rach on Instagram Rach on TikTok

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Today's episode is a little different. Durham dives into attention and information diets, speed reading and the books that have had the biggest impact.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain New Functional Training for Sports by Michael Boyle A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson The Dip by Seth Godin The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday Masterclass Seth Godin's blog Akimbo Podcast

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Karl Goodman is the founder of Athletes Authority. Karl started Athletes Authority in early 2016, before partnering with Lachlan Wilmot in 2017 to help build the Athletes Authority vision.

    In part two of this chat, Karl and Durham discuss developing a sales mindset, risk aversion, Karl's biggest mistakes, and Karl's tips for productivity.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Website Authority to coach Podcast

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Karl Goodman is the founder of Athletes Authority. Karl started Athletes Authority in early 2016, before partnering with Lachlan Wilmot in 2017 to help build the Athletes Authority vision.

    In part one of this chat, Karl and Durham discuss the costs of starting a business, how to price yourself, weathering COVID-19, taking on debt, and developing innovative business models.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Website Authority to coach Podcast Charlie Munger

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Emily Shears is the founder of the Female Athlete Network, and a registered pharmacist. Emily is highly passionate about women's health with post graduate qualifications in exercise sport science, including a Master of Education.

    Emily and Durham chat about how compounding pharmacy relates to sport, the effect of magnesium and iron on menstrual cycles, contraception and its impact on athletic performance, how your cycle can impact your training, and Emily's journey in sport.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Get tickets to The Female Athlete Networking and Education Event The Female Athlete Network The Female Athlete Network on Instagram Batch Tested Supplement testing

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Michelle is an Osteopath, S&C Coach, and the director of Motus Life, an osteopathy, strength & conditioning, sports performance, yoga, pilates and meditation hub. Durham and Michelle talk about her experience opening Motus Life a day before Australia's COVID-19 lockdown, the difference between osteopathy and physiotherapy, working at Collingwood Football Club, the learnings from being a high performance manager, and how to build a culture in the gym.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Michelle on Instagram Motus Life on Instagram Motus Life EP 93 with Michelle

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Lachlan is the Co-Owner and Director of Coaching & Performance at Athletes Authority, and a board member at the Australian S&C Association. Formerly, Lachlan was the Head of Athletic Performance at the Parramatta Eels and a Senior Athletic Performance Coach at GWS GIANTS.

    Durham and Lachlan talk about people who have great influence, action and perfectionism, chaos, systems and decision fatigue, Athletes Authority's athletic development programming system, the art of coaching, and how Athletes Authority have integrated recovery, rehab and performance into their offering.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Athletes Authority Athletes Authority on Instagram Lachlan on Instagram Athletes Authority ON AIR Black Box Thinking

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Core Advantage high performance coach Riley Goodman joins Durham to chat about his internship at Cressey Sports Performance, the importance of rotational movements, Riley's learnings from Mike Boyle, and the Victorian Institute of Sport traineeship.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Riley on Instagram Cressy Sports Performance Tommy John Surgery Victorian Institute of Sport Mike Boyle

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Hayley and Durham chat about the narrative being sold in women's exercise, body composition, eating disorders, and the importance of smart strength training for women.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Hayley's post on Instagram Hayley on Instagram Luke McIlroy on HIIT Summer training program and other free resources

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Today's episode is a little different. Durham appeared on the Find the Gap podcast with Sam Dunn. Sam and Durham spoke about about the importance of saying no, and tips of coaching, as well as Durham's experience getting through lockdown.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Find the Gap podcast Find the Gap on Facebook Sam Dunn on Instagram

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.

  • Luke is the Director and founder of METS Performance Consulting which provides elite level fitness testing, and coaching and consulting services for endurance athletes.

    Durham and Luke chat about the fundamentals of training zones and how to use them to optimise performance. They also dive into the benefits of high intensity interval training for team sport athletes and how and why Luke started METS Performance Consulting.

    Notes mentioned in this episode of The Athletic Development Show:

    Mets Performance Consulting Luke's podcast, The Physiology Secrets Podcast The Conditioning Consultant Matty Graham's YouTube channel

    Learn more about Velocity Based Training with Jacob Tober on the VBTCoach website or on Instagram.

    Core Advantage is one of the most respected athletic performance providers in Australia, specialising in athletic development strength and conditioning programs, athletic testing, online CEC education courses. Find out more at the Core Advantage website or on Instagram.

    IronEdge is a proud partner of Core Advantage. You can learn more about their equipment at the IronEdge website.