The Performance Path Podcast
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Episode #57
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Kathie Stritch,
Personal Trainer & Wellness Coach
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Welcome back everyone to Episode 57.
In this episode i had the pleasure of chatting to the excellent Kathie Stritch.
Kathie is a Personal trainer & Wellness coach based in Galway .
Kathie has built a phenomenal community though her Personal training, Bootcamps , Online Coaching and of course some pretty impressive fundraising efforts with the amazing Team Stritch in 2017 .
Yet it hasn't been easy as she has had to contend with some terrible tragedy on the way unfortunately.
In today's episode i got a chance to chat to her about that journey and how it has influenced her outlook on life.
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- Kathie's background and how she got into coaching.
- Gratitude and how to use it to help ourselves and our clients find their inner hero.
- Team Stritch and it's Legacy.
-The value of challenges and how they can help us as coaches to help more people.
- How our current difficult situation may change our approach to our clients health and mindset.
- Lessons from some of her coaches
- Her future coaching plans
- And lots more!!
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To find out more about Kathie
check out some of the links below.
Kathie's Website
Kathie's Instagram
Kathie's Facebook
TEAM STRITCH
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It was a real pleasure to talk to Kathie and i really appreciate her taking the time to chat.
Thanks Kathie and keep up the great work !
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Episode #56
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Ger McTavish,
National GAA Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Sport Scientist & Performance Coach
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Welcome back everyone to Episode 56.
In this episode i was lucky enough to chat to the phenomenal Ger McTavish .
Ger has been at the heart of some fantastic development work within a number of National Governing bodies ( GAA, Special Olympics Ireland, IABA, Dublin GAA to name a few!) in recent years and has drawn on her unique and wide ranging experience to have a really profound impact on their progress.
From her salt of the earth roots in Connemara right through to her current role with the GAA as the ONLY Diversity & Inclusion Officer in a Governing body in the world she has been a positive influence everywhere she has gone.
This is one of our longest episodes folks as we just got into so many great tangents of discussion so give yourself a couple of days to enjoy and keep the kettle and a fresh notebook close by .!
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
-Ger's background & how she got into coaching
- Her GAA roots and starting to become a strong team character
- Why she has felt a draw towards diversity and inclusion in her coaching life across such varied roles ?
- Her favourite coaches.
- The Irish language, Irish culture and its importance in her current role with the GAA.
- Recommendations for athletes to work on during the pandemic.
- Her next coaching step.
- And lots more!!
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To find out more about Ger and to fin out more about her work with the GAA
check out some of the links below.
Linkedin
Ger (Gearóidin) Mc Tavish
Twitter
@GerMcTavish
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It was a real pleasure to talk to Ger and i really appreciate her taking the time to chat.
Thanks Ger and keep up the great work !
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Episode #55
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Hat Hewitt ,
Strength & Conditioning Coach, Sports Therapist
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Co-Owner of CrossFit Watford.
***Welcome back everyone to Episode 55.
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So with isolation forcing us all to assume a more home based approach to life over the next while we at The Humble Coach Podcast hope to help give you all some calm respite, education and positivity with our upcoming episodes .
And positivity is what we got in bucket loads in this episode.
In today's episode i was privileged to talk with an inspiring coach and person in Hat Hewitt.
Hat has a unique perspective on all things CrossFit , Sports Therapy , High Level performance and competition but also has some of the strongest intrinsic motivation i have ever encountered.
Time to get inspired folks!
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- Hat's High performance background and how and why she got into Coaching.
- Professional Sport to CrossFit. How ? Why? When?
- Competing and the changing landscape of CrossFit competition.
- Sports Therapy and CrossFit.
- Some of the challenges and possibilities regarding Sports Therapy and CrossFit and the value of her MAP ONLINE program.
- Life challenges , Perspective and @dayointhelifeoflaws .
- What Hat is focusing on during these uncertain times and what we can all learn from them? .
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To find out more about Hat check out the links below.
IG : Hat Hewitt
IG : Crossfit Watford
IG : MAP Online
IG : Wolf Pack Programming*
Massive thank you to Hat for joining me on this episode .
I really appreciate you taking the time to chat and help us keep our spirits up during this tough time!
Thanks Hat! :)
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Episode #54
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Brendan Egan ,
Strength & Conditioning Coach
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GPC Performance
***Welcome back everyone to Episode 54.
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So after all the jigs and reels and my giving it socks about a comeback which never happened... here we are!! Back! :)
In this episode i had the pleasure of getting to talk with an old friend and a great coach Brendan Egan about his work over the past number of years in a great variety of sports .
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- Brendan's Background and how he got into coaching .
- His experience with Elite Boxer Keiran Molloy over the past few years .
- His experience at "The Citadel "and some key takeaways.
- Patience and Self awareness and their value to us as coaches.
- Field Sport Conditioning. Where coaches are going wrong and right? .
- Perspective on the importance of coaching and love of the game .
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To find out more about Brendan check out the link below.https://www.gpc-performance.com/*
It was an brilliant to get to chat to Brendan again after a long time out of touch so thanks a million for taking the time mate.
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
And..... we are back in the game!!!!
After wayyy too long of a break... regular programming/shenanigans has resumed!!
Some Super special guests on the way very soon. First a solo life update however!
Enjoy all.
Much Love ,
The Humble Coach :)
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Episode #52
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Laura O'Grady ,
Personal trainer , ISL Yoga Teacher
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Owner at The Life Of A CODA
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Welcome back everyone to Episode 52.
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In this episode i had the pleasure of getting to talk with the amazing up and coming coach LAURA O'GRADY about her work with the deaf community and being a leader in a vitally important field.
Laura may have only been involved in the fitness community for the past 2 years but she has been helping people feel at ease all her life .
Laura was an absolute pleasure to talk to and is definitely a name to watch out for in the future!!
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- Laura's Background and how she got into coaching .
- Some of the reason she got into caching and why Blind boy from The Rubber Bandits podcast was an inspiration for getting started.
- Vital lessons she has brought from her family experience into her coaching practice .
- The importance of awareness of the difference in coaching cues and techniques when working with hearing and deaf clients.
- An insight into the differences in her approach when working with the deaf community.
- The value of simplicity in our communication and the importance of understanding your client thoroughly.
- The value of modern technology for the deaf community.
- Motivation and confidence building in clients.
- The importance of understanding the deaf community when working with deaf or hard of hearing clients.
- Different gears in her coaching.
- Practical tips and areas that we as coaches can improve on to help make our educational content more accessible.
- Overcautious coaching.
- Her next coaching step .
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To find out more about Laura check out the links below.
IG : https://www.instagram.com/thelifeofacoda/?hl=en
FB : https://www.facebook.com/thelifeofacoda/
RTE Radio Interview :
https://www.rte.ie/radio1/ryan-tubridy/programmes/2019/0314/1036340-the-ryan-tubridy-show-thursday-14-march-2019/?clipid=103065251
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It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Laura and i look forward to seeing lots more of your great work in the future.
Thanks so much for taking the time Laura.
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Episode #51
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Justin Farina ,
Owner at Garage Athlete Fitness
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Multiple Concept 2 World Record Holder
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Welcome back everyone to Episode 51.
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In this episode i had a chance to talk with the brilliant coach Justin Farina of Garage Athlete .
Justin is a massively experienced Coach and having been a Division 1 and Professional Athlete in the past has a superb understanding of how to improve human performance for all ends of the spectrum .
Justin was a pleasure to talk to and is doing great work in the coaching and training communities.
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- His background & how he got into the Concept 2 Endurance world!
- His motivation to get into programming and coaching online ?
- How he has developed his programming ability .
- How his experience as a CrossFit Coach has impacted his Teaching job .
- How to balance strength training and the ERG's .
- The value of Burgers in elite Concept 2 Performance!! .
- His next coaching steps!
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To find out more about Justin check out the link below.
https://www.garageathletefitness.com/
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It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Justin and i have no doubt we will be seeing lot's more great work from him in the future .
Thanks so much for taking the time Justin.
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
Sunday Jun 16, 2019
Episode #50
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Sophie Conroy ,
High Performance Nutritionist,
Galway GAA & Academy Performance Nutritionist at Connacht Rugby
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Welcome back everyone to Episode 50.
First of all i would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the support of the podcast so far!! i hope you have gained some value from it and that it has helped in some small way to keep the coaching fire burning for you!!
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In this episode i had a chance to with the fantastic Nutritionist SOPHIE CONROY.
Sophie is currently working as a High Performance Nutritionst with both the Galway Mens Senior GAA team as well as Connacht Rugby Academy based in Galway.
Sophie is a phenomenal resource for all things Nutrition and we got a chance to talk about a number of really interesting topics.
With her experience of working with the likes of Tipperary GAA, Kildare GAA & Hockey Ireland as well as her background in Sports Science and her achievement of The IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition she has a huge amount of knowledge of how both athletes and Regular people can benefit from an improved relationship with food!!
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
- Her background & her current work.
- Challenges she has encountered while working with high level GAA and Rugby teams.
- Recommendations & Strategies for Athletes who are looking to improve their performance and how implement them in a straight forward way.
- The Power of Social Media and how we should approach it when we are looking for good Healthy Nutrition Education .
- Why Creative Thinking can be the key to effective nutrition education when working with a club team.
- How to promote and build a healthy nutrition approach and environment when working with Athletes and Teams.
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To find out more about Sophie check out the link below.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-conroy-52190199/
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It was an absolute pleasure to chat to Sophie and she brought up some great ideas that we can all use i think to improve our own relationships towards food .
Thanks so much for taking the time Sophie and Best of luck with Galway & Connacht .
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Episode #49
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Owen Feeney ,
Athletic Rehabilitation Therapist
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Welcome back everyone to Episode 49.
In this episode i had a chance to with the excellent Owen Feeney .
Owen is an up and coming Athletic Rehabilitaion Therapist based in Dublin.
We get a chance to chat about a number of really interesting Injury and Rehabilitation topics and get Owen's thoughts on some of the areas that he has seen where we are making progress and others where we still have lots of work to do.
Hope you guys enjoy the episode .
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In this episode we got to chat about some of the following topics :
-His background and how be got into Athletic Therapy
- His thoughts on injury rates between sedentary and athletic populations and some of the misconceptions surrounding these .
- Why caution is vital when working with new but capable clients
- His thoughts on health and wellness events and their affect on peoples perception of the link between athletic therapy and health.
- His recommendations for staying active while injured to enhance your recovery
- How to be patient and pro-active when facing a long recovery process.
- And some advice to those who may be going through a tough recovery at the moment!
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To find out more about Owen check out the link below.
http://www.owenfeeneyat.ie/
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It was a pleasure to chat and thanks a million for taking the time Owen .
Best of luck with the practice in the future mate .
It's great to have more conscientious therapists like yourself in the industry.
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Thursday Jun 06, 2019
Welcome back everyone to Episode #48.
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"The Sub 30 Series : Episode 2 "
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Welcome to the second episode of " The Sub 30 Series ".
This will be a round up of sorts that will be under 30 minutes and will be a collection of my thoughts and findings in the coaching world that i think will be of value for both coaches and non coaches alike!!
Hope you guys enjoy the May 2019 Edition!
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Resources mentioned in this episode are as follows:
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Rachel Balkovec ,Coach
https://www.rachelbalkovec.com/home
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Brett Bartholemew, Coach
https://artofcoaching.com/
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Stuart Lancaster, Leinster Rugby
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-lancaster-20a549143/
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What Drives Winning.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXPhEAtLAUDBCPXopom3LTw
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Hope you enjoy the show folks and if you are enjoying the podcast don't forget to hit the Subscribe button!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love as always,
Your Humble Coach