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Monday Jan 29, 2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
And we return with an awesome Episode #27 !
*In this episode i am joined by the excellent Nicole Christensen ,
Owner of CrossFit Roots in Boulder ,Colorado .
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Nicole has been a very strong presence in the CrossFit world over the years and has a phenomenal level of experience and knowledge of what it takes to be a great coach and business owner.
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Here are some of the topics we covered :
1- Nicole's athletic background and how she got into coaching2 - Where her belief that every individual has the potential to thrive from CrossFit comes from. 3 - Lessons from her time as a CrossFit Level 1 Flowmaster. 4 - Key elements of growing a long term business of real sustainable quality. 5 - Project Roots. What , Why and How did it come about . 6 - Her favourite part of Coaching (Art or Science) .7 - Nicole's Favourite coaches and Why!8 -Simple Advice for Coaches and where we are getting it right!!
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Check out Nicole's Awesome gym here :
http://crossfitroots.com/
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Massive thank you to Nicole for joining me for a great episode. I hope you guys all enjoy the show and if so drop me a comment about your favourite part!!
Until next time folksMuch love,The Humble Coach.
Friday Jan 12, 2018
Friday Jan 12, 2018
So...Here comes Episode#26 folks and it's a doozy!!!
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In this Episode i had the pleasure of chatting with and getting an insight into the mind of an awesome S&C Coach
Sami Dowling.
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" Sami has been a professional Strength & Conditioning coach with Leinster Rugby Academy for the past 10 years, one of Europe’s top professional rugby Academy’s.
He also served as National Head S&C coach to the Irish rugby U18 and U19 men’s teams, the Irish Women’s Rugby team as well as having assisted with the Men’s Senior Rugby team in their pre-season training for the 2011 rugby World Cup.
In GAA Sami has worked at the highest level, serving as S&C coach with Down and Dublin football teams, winning an All-Ireland with the Dublin Senior team in 2011 and the Dublin U21 and Minor teams in 2012.
At club level, Sami has previously been involved with St.Vincent’s GAA and since 2013 Sami has been involved with Cuala GAA.
As well as having a strong background in S&C for field sports, Sami has coached athletes to a high level in the sport of Olympic Weightlifting including the European and World Championships, serving as the High-Performance coach for Weightlifting Ireland from 2014-2016.
Currently Sami works with Cuala GAA, St. Mary’s College Rugby Football Club and St. Gerard’s School rugby and hockey teams as their athletic and performance coach."
- Credit to Braywanderersfc.ie for the extract of Sami's experience
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Sami has a fantastic amount of experience from so many areas of S&C .
During his career he has worked with some of the highest level teams in in Ireland in GAA, Rugby, Weightlifting and Hockey to name a few and his success with those sports continues unabated in recent times!
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During this episode we got to chat about some of the following :
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- Sami's Background and How/Why he got into coaching
- Does he have a particular team that he has enjoyed working with the most?
- His favourite area of Coaching Strength & Conditioning and some examples of why he enjoys working in those the most.
- Sami spoke about some common themes he has seen for creating high performing environments from his work with various teams and levels of Competition over the years.
- Some of his favourite coaches and the best coaches he has worked alongside and currently works with .
- Some areas where he feels we S&C Coaches can improve their service to their teams or individuals.
- His next educational step in both Coaching and Life!
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Where to find out more about Sami Dowling
Linkedin : https://ie.linkedin.com/in/sami-dowling-9a5034b7
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sami_dowling/?hl=en
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/sami.dowling?ref=br_rs
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It was an absolute pleasure chatting to Sami and i think we may have some really enjoyable cutting room floor content coming out very soon from our chat so keep an eye out!
Hope you all enjoy the show and if so please click the subscribe button and you can get an update whenever a new episode is posted!
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Until next time folks,
Much Love,
The Humble Coach
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
Wednesday Jan 10, 2018
EP.25 - Jordan Wallace
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Happy New Year everyone.
i hope you and yours had a nice peaceful Christmas break.
So we are back with our first episode of 2018 folks which is #25 and it's a great one to get the year started.
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In this episode i am joined by the excellent
Jordan Wallace of Reebok CrossFit Tyneside & Warrior Programming
who has a unique perspective on Coaching, Business and Competing at the highest level!
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During this episode we spoke about some of the following :
- Jordan's sporting background and how he got into coaching.
- Some of the challenges that he faced being a high level CrossFit athete and a business owner also.
- His personal strengths as a Coach.
- Lessons learned from a multiple years experience at CrossFit regionals for both Athletes and Coaches.
- Some of his current favourite Coaches & Podcasts.
- What the near future holds for him in both Business and Competition.
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Where to find out more about Jordan , RCFT and Warrior Programming.
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Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jordan_wallace92/?hl=en
Reebok CrossFit Tyneside ( Jordan's Gym)
http://www.crossfitreeboktyneside.com/
Warrior Programming
https://www.instagram.com/WarriorProgramming/?hl=en
http://www.warriorprogramming.com/
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Massive thanks to Jordan for joining me and
best of luck with the gym and for this years Open mate!
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Looking forward to lots more great episodes over the course of 2018 .
As always thank you all for listening and supporting and hopefully you guys are enjoyng them!
If so feel free to leave a little review so i can keep my eye on the ball!!
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Until next time folks,
Much love ,
Your Humble Coach P
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Ep.24
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Coaching Wisdom from 21 Brilliant Coaches
A Humble Review of 2017
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Hey everybody,
So another year comes to an end and ever since i started this podcast i have felt a great gratitude in being able to speak with some of the best Coaches i know to gain some insight into how they are successful.
In this final episode of 2017 I have tried to give you all a little review of some of the main ideas that we spoke of during the past 20+ episodes.
Over 800 minutes in conversation with 21 of the best coaches i know has definately yeilded some brilliant ideas on how to improve not only our coaching practices but also our lives!
I hope you all enjoy the final episode of 2017 and i would highly encourage that you revisit whichever episode's ideas that you like as that is where the really good stuff is!!!
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Godspeed folks,
Until next year,
Much Love ,
Yur Humble Coach P
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
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Episode #23 is here folks and it's one of the best yet!!!!!
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In this episode i am joined by the phenomenally talented
Adee Cazayoux,
Founder & CEO of Working Against Gravity.
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Adee has a vast array of experience gained from both working with some of the fittest people on the planet as well as helping a huge amount of regular people improve their health and wellbeing.
She currently works as Nutrition Coach with some of the best athletes in the world including
Reigning Fittest Woman on Earth
Tia Clair Toomey,
Brooke Ence, Kara Webb, Alessandra Pichelli ,
Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir ,Cody Anderson, Jessica Lucero
& Cole Sager
to name just a few.
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In this episode we spoke about the following :
- Her background and her personal nutrition success story which ignited her interest Nutrition Coaching.
- Her favourite part of her current role as not just a nutrition coach but also as a business owner .
- The value of some of her favourite mediums for helping business owners to work better.
- Her thoughts on working with The best CrossFit athletes in the world and how they really are just amazingly professional humans who are a work in progress like the rest of us !
- Her thoughts on short term challenges and the value of their use depending on the context used in.
- Important lessons from the best athletes in the world.
- Her thoughts on the importance of coaching the individual holistically with a nod to some real life nutrition habits that are the building blocks of your clients progress.
- Recommendations for coaches who may be getting started in the nutrition coaching business and thoughts on scalability and the value of positivity and humility when getting your business going.
- Her thoughts on some of the changes in the CrossFit world over the past number of years.
- Her thoughts on some areas that have helped regular people improve their halth and wellness and have given them a place of safety to make progress.
- Her favourite Breakfast,Lunch & Dinner!!
- Some of her favourite Books and Coaches!!
- The next step in her own coaching development.
- Final lessons for all coaches and the “Writing reflex” !!!!
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Where to find out more about Adee & Working Against Gravity
Adee's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/adeecazayoux/?hl=en
Working Against Gravity Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/workingagainstgravity/?hl=en
WAG Website : http://www.workingagainstgravity.com/
Resources mentioned in this episode.
Coaches :
Michael Cazayoux ( Brute Strength) -
https://www.instagram.com/michaelcazayoux/?hl=en
Annie Lalla -
http://annielalla.com/
Books :
Enders Game -
https://www.amazon.com/Enders-Ender-Quintet-Orson-Scott/dp/0812550706
The Hungry Brain : Outsmarting the instincts that make us overeat -
https://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Brain-Outsmarting-Instincts-Overeat/dp/125008119X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513900773&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hungry+brain
Podcast :
Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman - Bonus Uncut Interview with Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg
https://soundcloud.com/best-of-tech-startups/masters-of-scale-with-reid-hoffman-bonus-uncut-interview-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg
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Thanks so much to Adee for joining me in a great episode.
I hope you guys all enjoy the show and get some good info that will help you in your practice as an athlete or a coach.
Until next time Folks,
Much Love ,
Your Humble Coach
Saturday Dec 09, 2017
Saturday Dec 09, 2017
Episode 22 is here folks and it is one of the most epic yet!
In this episode i was joined by Adventurer Gavan Hennigan for a few cups of tea during which we gain some fantastic insight into what has driven Gavan to be the Special athlete that he is today!
This episode covers so many topics that i would recommend blocking off some time and getting some strong coffee on so that you can delve deep into the psyche of a brilliant extreme endurance athlete and get your notebook at the ready as there is a goldmine of great ideas that everyone can use here.
Here is where to find out more about Gavan and updates on his next spectacular adventure in Alaska.
https://www.gavanhennigan.com/
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Thursday Dec 07, 2017
Welcome back Folks!!
Episode 21 is here and I am joined by the awesome
John Singleton of The Progrm.
John is an accomplished Osteopath, CrossFit coach to numerous Games and Regionals athletes and all around Movement Maestro .
John is the Owner & Head Coach of The Progrm Training system and has worked with some of the best CrossFit athletes in the world incuding Sara Sigmundsdottir, Björgvin karl Guðmundsson , Lukas Esslinger, Adrian Mundwiler and Axel Lundgren to name a few .
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In this episode we chatted about the following :
- John's martial arts background and how he got into coaching
- Thoughts on his current work with Competitive Teenage CrossFit athletes
- The importance of movement quality for progress in the sport of CrossFit
- Why he enjoys working with Individual athletes & small groups of athletes and the importance amore detailed approach with each athlete
- Advice for us as coaches on how we can help our clients improve
- The importance of evaluating programming on a regular basis to identify potential problem areas.
- His thoughts on recovery methods and the value of an individual approach for each athlete.
- His thoughts on the recent CrossFit Games season changes
- Some simple sage advice to us as coaches
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Find out more about John & The Progrm Training system here
John's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/johnchristiansingleton/?hl=en
Website : https://theprogrm.com/
The Progrm Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theprogrm/?hl=en
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Thanks so much to John for joining me
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Best of luck to you and all of your athletes for the upcoming season .
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Hope you all enoy the show ,
Much Love,
The Humble Coach
Saturday Nov 18, 2017
Saturday Nov 18, 2017
Episode #20 is here folks and today I caught up with an excellent up and coming coach!
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In this episode i am joined by
MARC CLEARY ,
S&C and Football Performance Coach
University of Virginia "Cavaliers"
NCAA American Football Team
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University Of Virginia Football Website
http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-footbl/va-m-footbl-body.html
Marc's Linkedin Profile
https://ie.linkedin.com/in/marc-cleary-7bb1479a
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Marc is one of the most promising up and coming Irish Strength & Conditioning Coaches working in the USA as well as being an accomplished Powerlifter and Oympic Weightlifter who has represented Ireland at International level.
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In this episode some of the topics we chatted about were as follows :
- Marc's background as a high level youth athlete and his transition into his current coaching role.
- His attraction to Rugby, Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting and how his experience of working with hgh level coaches in these sports has helped him with building his own excellent coaching philosophy.
-His experience working with a Division 1 University American Football team at University Of Virginia.
- Some thoughts on parts of our own coaching practice that he thinks we can improve on.
- Some of his current favourite books and resources for Coaching and Sports Performance.
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It was awesome to talk to a great young coach who i know will be a major name in the coming years.
Best of luck with the Bowl game mate!!!
#hoosrising
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Some of the resources Marc recommends.
Coaches
Yuri Verkshansky ( "Father of Plyometrics" & Author of Supertraining )
http://www.verkhoshansky.com/CVBibliography/tabid/71/Default.aspx
Buddy Morris ( S&C Coach - Arizona Cardinals Football )
http://www.azcardinals.com/team/coaches/buddy-morris/29bbd6bd-0e77-4f1e-832e-1cc4eaa297ef
Books
Cal Dietz - Triphasic Training
http://triphasictraining.com/
Applied Principles of Optimal Power Development by Max Schmarzo & Matt Van Dyke
http://strongbyscience.net/product/applied-principles-optimal-power-development/
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Hope you all enjoy the show and don't forget to subscribe!!
Much Love ,
The Humble Coach
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Episode #19 : Ronan Brady
Physical Artist, Coach & Acrobat at Anomaly Performance , Athlone.
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" Effective communication is communicating in the language of the receiver "
- Blindboy Boatclub, The Rubberbandits
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A man of many talents, Ronan Brady of Anomaly Performance in Athlone joined me to chat about everything from GAA to Acrobatics!!
Ronan was an inter county footballer with Roscommon up until 2011 winning a Connacht medal in 2010.
Some challenging injuries forced him down a new path and he discovered aerial and acrobatics thanks to Taking Flight Education and Performance.
From there he found Cyr Wheel, acrobatics and handstands and now dabbles in CrossFit, travels all over the world performing in awesome acrobatic shows and is generally a badass!
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Some of the topics we chatted about are as follows :
1. His sporting background and how he got to where he is now.
2. How his sporting background helped him develop a strong Growth Mindset towards Acrobatics.
3. Why he is glad to have eventually found acrobatics and how the pros of getting involved massively outweigh the cons.
4. He talks about the Cyr Wheel, Aerial Straps & Duo Trapeze and some of the challenges involved in these activities.
5. His personal coaching style and how he encourages an open-minded explorer mentality for anyone looking to learn acrobatics.
6. Why he loves working with beginners and some areas that we could improve on as coaches.
7. Some of his favourite education resources.
8. Some of his awesome upcoming projects.
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Thanks so much to Ronan for joining me and I hope you guys enjoy this really fun episode!!
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To find out more about Ronan and his amazing projects check him out on
Website: becomeyouranomaly.com
Facebook: Anomaly Performance
Instagram: @anomalyronan
Twitter: @AnomalyRonan
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Some of the Epic projects he has worked on!
Friday Oct 20, 2017
Friday Oct 20, 2017
Episode #18 is here folks!!
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Welcome back to another episode of The Humble Coach Podcast folks. (*47 Minute Listening Time )
This one is full of really great insights from a coach with a unique perspective since she currently works with two different sports codes at a very high level.
Today i am joined by the excellent Ann Caffrey who currently works as a Strength & Conditioning and Performance Coach With Connacht Rugby and Mayo Senior Ladies Gaa teams.
Ann has a fantastic coaching mentality which shines through by the way she speaks with such enthusiasm and passion about coaching.
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This was an awesome chat with Ann and she has some great thoughts on a variety of topics.
Some of those are as follows :
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- Her Background and her route to becoming a Coach.
- Her most recent coaching roles and some of the challenges she has encountered in them over the past few years .
- Her favourite part of coaching and some ideas on how coaches can improve in their own coaching practice.
- Her preferred coaching style and why she feels it is the best approach when working with athletes.
- Ann's thoughts on how movement quality, variety and fun are vital in as much of an athletes training as possible.
- Her next step in her own coaching evelopment path and some of her favourite coaching resources that have helped her become an excellent coach.
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Get the notebook out for this one folks as it is full of fantastic ideas for coaches of all levels .
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Massive thanks to Ann for joining me on this episode.
It was a pleasure having you on the show and We wish you continued success with both Connacht and Mayo!
I hope you guys get some good ideas from this episode .
If so don't be afraid to hit the subscribe button to keep up to date with upcoming episodes.
Until next time Folks,
Much Love,
Your Humble Coach