A young adult was watching a physical coach performing a pre-training static stretch with a large group of young athletes. They turned to those around them and said: “You know they are wasting their time!?” The coach whose professional implementation judgments they were calling into question was myself. The year was 2018. Which type of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Paul Briggs is a fighter whose career took into to the top in two disciplines – Muay Thai kickboxing (2 time World Champion) and boxing (fought twice for a World Title). His combined Fight record of 109F (97W 2D 10L and 56KO’s) makes him one f the most successful fighters to come out of Australia. […]
Jon Jon Park grew up the son of legendary bodybuilder Reg Park. Jon Jon represented Britain in swimming in the men’s 100 metre butterfly at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Join us to learn about Jon Jon’s personal experiences as an athlete and his insights into the ways of his famous dad, the late Reg Park, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]