Episode 105 - All Blacks S & C legend Nic Gill

The All Blacks rugby union team has a history spanning over 115 years.  They are the most successful sporting team in history. 

Nic (Gilly) has taken New Zealand’s All Blacks to four rugby World Cups as their Strength & Conditioning coach amassing over 200 tests (so far) and being with the team when they won the back to back 2011 & 2015 World cups

In this fascinating exposé into Gilly’s world as one of the most accomplished Strength & conditioning coaches globally, he shares with Andrew -

• Why having a home base in New Zealand did not work out for the All Blacks 
• Dual international Brad Thorn’s inspiration on Sam Whitelock. 
  • Sam at time of recording is  the longest serving All Black with 153 games (Richie McCaw is 2nd with 148 test matches) 
• Stories on greatness on the rugby pitch and also off the rugby pitch with Jordie Barrett 
• The simple strategy Gilly passed on to Ma’a Nonu to help him with his body composition as a part of the equation for him to become virtually unstoppable  as a rugby player.
• Conrad Smith hitting a PB on the bench in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup, and being as stoked as winning the world cup…..almost! 
• Common characteristics of the head coaches he has worked with such as Ian Foster, Sir Steve Hanson, & Sir Graham Henry   
• A word to young athletes wanting to be an All Black or reach to heights akin to playing for the All Blacks…and more

Enjoy

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Here are some useful links for this podcast

• https://www.nicgill.com/about-nic-gill-strength-and-conditioning-coach/
• https://www.instagram.com/nicgill_health_and_performance/

Relevant episodes

• Episode 91 - Becoming a “Mindset monster” with Super Rugby Human Performance & Mindset coach Davie Gray https://podcasts.apple.com/hk/podcast/episode-91-becoming-a-mindset-monster-with-super/id1527374894?i=1000640880513
• Episode 99 - Simon Thomas on Super Rugby strength & conditioning https://podcasts.apple.com/hk/podcast/episode-99-simon-thomas-on-super-rugby-strength-conditioning/id1527374894?i=1000653893429

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