This week’s Pacey Performance Podcast sees me speak to Rugby Australia’s Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach, John Pryor, who has worked with the Wallabies, the Japanese national Rugby Union team and holds a master’s degree in health science. With his background in track and field and combat sports, John has an incredibly wide-ranging knowledge about strength and conditioning, contextual strength and coordination training.
John explains his background and his influences, which include Warren Young and Charles Poliquin, Vern Gambetta, Eddie Jones and Vern Gambetta. He also talks about his time working with Eddie Jones in Japan, and the point of difference for coaches who are taken seriously and seen as authentic by athletes and employers alike.
This makes this week’s podcast a must-listen for any coach wanting to learn what catches people’s attention, the basics of Frans Bosch's methodologies, and how there’s no substitute for experience in strength and conditioning training.
Topics:
Physical preparation in golf; reducing injuries, the role of S&C and demands of the game with Nigel Tilley (Consultant Physiotherapist on the PGA European Tour Golf)
Sleep science; tracking sleep, its affect on athletic performance and Benefits & pitfalls of napping with Cheri Mah (Research Fellow at the University of California San Francisco)
Sport specific training; doesn't exist or exists perfectly (?) with Bob Alejo (Assistant Athletic Director / Director of S&C at North Carolina State University)
Developing a 'high-performance strategy' and what can we learn from business with Dr Craig Duncan (Head of Sports Science at Football Federation Australia)
How to make the boat go faster; working with GB rowing with Alex Wolf (Head of Strength and Conditioning at the English Institute of Sport)
Heart rate recovery testing, daily monitoring and where to give your attention as a coach with Darren Burgess (High Performance Manager at Port Adelaide FC)
The future of velocity based training and technology in the weight room with Chris Chapman ( Director of Sports Science at PUSH)
Conscious coaching, building athlete buy-in and being a self employed S&C coach with Brett Bartholomew (Strength and Conditioning Coach & Author)
Recovery methods, supplemtnation 101 and sleep science with Brandon Marcello (High Performance Strategist)
Shoulder health and quantifying strength & rate of force development at the shoulder with Ben Ashworth (First Team Physiotherapist at Arsenal FC)
Strength training for endurance athletes, tapering for events and enhancing running technique with Ian Pyper (Head of Physical Preparation at British Triathlon)
Programming for swimmers who perform different strokes and different distances with Keenan Robinson (Director of High Performance at USA Swimming)
Data visualisation, stats basics that all S&C coaches should know, and being critical with technolgy with Jordan Webb (Head of Sports Science and S&C Coach at University of Notre Dame)
Applied research and how those in pro sport can help guide the research cylce with Ben Jones (Research & Innovation Manager at the Rugby Football League)
Building robust netballers and the importance of working closely with the head coach with Bryn Abad (Strength & Power Coach at the Brisbane Lions)
Strength and rehabilitation; is there really any difference with Steve Tashjian (Director of High Performance at Columbus Crew)
Saying 'no' to back squats, hip thrusts and static stretching with Mike Boyle (Strength Coach, Author & Business Owner)
Coach health and prioritising learning to grow in the industry with Tim Pelot (Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach at the US Olympic Committee)
Assessing movement when time is of the essence and training 'freak' athletes with Luke Storey (Director of Performance at P3 Santa Barbara)
Force plate analysis; best software on the market and go-to metrics with Jason Lake (Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics at the University of Chichester)
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