Episódios

  • Ben Ashworth chats to Physiotherapists Ariane Schwank & Paul Blazey who contributed on the 2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels. This episode covers a lot of content and will therefore have a part-2 to follow this first conversation.

    Topics Discussed:

    Advise for writing articles Shoulder Consensus PaperScreening or monitoring for shoulders?Shoulder specific RPE? Should pathoanatomic diagnosis drive rehab?Does pain equal an injury? Where does psychology fit into injury management Papers Discussed in Part-One: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34972489/

    Where you can find Ariane:

    Twitter

    Where you can find Paul:

    Instagram

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  • Dr Andy McDonald chats to fellow Inform Performance Host Ben Ashworth. Ben is a Performance consultant for elite teams abs individuals. Shoulder specialist with a Master of Science (MSc) in Strength & Conditioning & UKSCA accreditation. “Physio-coach” with experience in elite rugby, Olympic Sports, baseball & Professional football. Ben provides consultancy & education for MLB teams based on original research in Athletic Shoulder strength monitoring developed in Premiership Rugby

    https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000365

    This work is currently applied in MLB & NFL teams, Premier League football, Olympic swimming, British tennis and other upper limb sports worldwide. Ben has successfully developed and implemented monitoring processes in a number of challenging environments to minimise injury risk and support high performance programmes. Providing independent consultancy services to the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, London, UK and in the development of their shoulder assessment and research pathway. Her has also worked across 4 seasons as Director of Performance in European Football at Sparta Prague 2019-2022 and over 20 years experience in elite sport environments.

    Topics Discussed:

    What is the AshtestComparing lower limb performance with the upper limbComparing peak force with RFD in the shoulderCase studies where monitoring informs a shoulder strategy

    Athletic Shoulder Courses

    Where you can find Ben:

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    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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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  • Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Ryan L. Crotin, an Organisational Strategist, Baseball Scientist, Coach, Research Author and Educator. Ryan has enjoyed a wealth of experienced both academically and professionally. He has notably worked as an Research Associate Louisiana Tech University & Auckland University of Technology as well as being a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Penn Throwing Clinic within the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Pennsylvania. In professional sport he has enjoyed roles in Professional Baseball at the Los Angles Angels, Baltimore Orioles and The St. Louis Cardinals. In this episode Ben and Ryan talk all things shoulders, pitching and baseball as it relates to high performance.

    Topics Discussed:

    BackgroundRyans’s academic work on pitchingTraining the pitchers shoulderTesting positions for shoulder profiling Direction specific force developmentSession cost for high velocity throwingBodyweight targets for upper body force production

    Where you can find Ryan:

    LinkedIn

    Sponsor

    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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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    Andy McDonaldBen AshworthAlistair McKenzie
  • Following the Inform Performance X Elite Baseball Development Podcast Swapcast last week, this week Eric Cressey is the guest on the Inform Performances podcast. In this episode both Andy McDonald and Ben Ashworth ask Eric the questions as the second edition of a two part series. Eric is one of the best know S&C coaches globally, he’s the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance and the current Director of Player Health & Performance at the New York Yankees.

    In this episode Andy, Ben and Eric discuss:

    Lowerbody & Upperbody standards in thowing athletesScaling Programs Strategies to protect players from Injury Rotation strength in perspectiveCervicothoracic relationship with the throwing shoulderVBT & RFD in throwers Workload management in throwing athletes

    Where you can find Eric:

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    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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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  • In this episode Eric Cressey chats to Inform Performances own Ben Ashworth the Director of Performance for AC Sparta Prague and Director of the Athletic Shoulder. Eric is one of the best know S&C coaches globally, he’s the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance and the current Director of Player Health & Performance at the New York Yankees. Eric chats to Ben about the lessons he has learned through his experience in European football and rugby and highlights how coaches can more effectively monitor the workload of their athletes. We will be following this episode up with a second part where Inform Performance will be hosting Eric Cressey.

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    Sponsor

    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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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  • Andy McDonald hosts Ben Ashworth, Stig Andersson, Martin Asker & Fredrik Johansson to close the Inform Performance European Shoulder Series. All of the panelists for this discussion all recently recorded episodes with Ben leading into this group conversation.

    In this episode Andy & the panel discuss:

    Biggest challenges working with shouldersObjective tests depending on sportVelocity based training assessment of the shoulderTests for assessing the scapulaAssessing the transfer of force from the lower-body to the upper-bodyAssessing trunk contribution to the shoulder in the kinetic chainTesting considerations for ACJ injuries

    Where you can find the panel:

    Stig AnderssonMartin AskerFredrik Johansson

    Sponsor

    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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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  • Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Martin Asker the Director of Handball Research Group at Sophiahemmet University. Martin is a Clinician, lecturer and PhD in sports medicine epidemiology who is specialized in shoulder injury rehab & prevention. This episode is a part of the Inform Performance European shoulder series.

    In this episode Ben & Martin discuss:

    Martins backgroundCommon throwing shoulder diagnosesCauses of shoulder overload Clinical diagnosticsTesting athletes shoulderScap dyskinesia thoughtsAC-Joint rehabilitation

    Where you can find Martin:

    Twitter

    Sponsor

    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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

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

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  • Ben Ashworth chats to Stig Andersson a Physiotherapist, PhD. Clinician, lecturer and researcher. Stig works at the Norwegian Institute of Sports medicine in Oslo with an interest in the prevention and rehabilitation of shoulder injuries in overhead athletes. This episode is a part of the Inform Performance European shoulder series.

    In this episode Ben and Stig discuss:

    Stig’s backgroundHandball demandsPreparing the shoulder for handball Determining readiness after injury Benchmarking late stage rehab force profilesEarly stage rehabOffloading the shoulder via the kinetic chain

    Where you can find Stig:

    Twitter

    Sponsor

    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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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  • Episode 1: Ben Ashworth chats to Dr Fredrik Johansson from Soffiahemmet University Musculoskeletal & Sports Injury Epidemiology Center & the Tennis Research and Performance Group. Freddy as you’ll hear has a background and special interest on the shoulder so who better to interview or chat to him than inform Performances own Mr Ben Ashworth.

    In this episode Ben and Fredrik Johansson discuss:

    Fredrik’s background Balancing performance and risk mitigationPreparing high velocity movementsEfficiency of movementSpecificity v general preparation Strength training for tennis Monitoring in tennisResilience The melting candle analogy

    Where you can find Fredrik:

    Twitter

    Sponsor

    Inform Performance is sponsored by 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

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

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