Entries by Ian King

Huddle #46 – Chat with Eric Chessen, Founder of Autism Fitness

In this podcast Ian King chats with Eric Chessen, founder of Autism Fitness. The mission for Autism Fitness as a business is to provide not just fitness programs, but effective and reliable fitness programs for every individual with autism and related disabilities. Autism Fitness also serves as a bridge between the professional fitness and autism […]

Huddle #45 – Chat with Cathy Millen, former 5x World Champion Powerlifter

Cathy’s powerlifting career started when she was 14 years old, and wanted to improve her tennis & heard that the top girls in her age group were weight training. By the time she was 16 years old, she had accumulated Open NZ & Commonwealth Records and represented NZ in her first Women’s World Championships (no […]

Huddle #42 – Chat with Victoria Felkar, Sport Scientist and Female Athlete Advocate

In this podcast we chat with Canadian researcher, practitioner and educator Victoria Felkar (MA, BKIN). She is a respected leader within the industry for her innovative and integrative approaches to health and performance. As an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor, she works across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, sport medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Victoria […]

Huddle #41 – Chat with Andre Benoit, Former Olympian (CAN) and Strength Coach

During his Olympic career and after, Andre made a commitment to expand his knowledge in physical training. After his University degree in Physical Education he continued to expand his knowledge by attending seminars doing internships and working alongside some of the world’s most renowned coaches such as Charles Poliquin and Paul Check. ​He now is […]

Huddle #40 – Chat with Founders of Athlete’s Direction, providing grass-roots athlete scholarships

Athlete’s Direction is a non-profit foundation based out of Massachusetts USA providing financial assistance to student athletes through training program scholarships, competition sponsorships, or equipment provisions. It is our mission to help dedicated student athletes reach their fullest potential.  In this chat we speak with founders and Board Members Phil Smith and Leo Paulding about […]

Where’s the evidence?! Part 4 – Choices in ‘evidence’

Through out this article series I have sought to provide a respectful review of ‘evidence’, in answering the common thread of responses to the concepts and innovations in training I have shared during the last four decades. In Part 1 of this article series I shared my experiences in the field of paradigm shifting and […]

Huddle #39 – Reflections and Questions Boot Camp 2018 – Part 3 of 3

During our peak annual event, the only time all our top level coaches come together each year, we are involved in some phenomenal professional development experiences.One of these are our round-circle discussions that we call our ‘Huddles’. This Part 1 of  a 3 part audio series gives you insights into the minds of our coaches […]

Where’s the evidence?! Part 3 – Here’s the evidence

In Part 1 of this article series I shared my experiences in the field of paradigm shifting and some of the experiences I had. Not quite as fatal as the experience that the 19thCentury Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis paid. However still an eventful experience. In Part 2 of this article series I discussed the meaning […]