The Silent Grind Performance Podcast

Welcome to Episode 10 of the Silent Grind Performance Podcast: In this episode we talk about to improve agility/change of direction (2:18), how to decrease stress on our joints during explosive movements and sport (10:56) and is Zone 2 a good form of conditioning for basketball (18:55)? Make sure to rate, review and share the podcast! Enjoy!Some of the studies mentioned in this podcast:Seifert L, Hacques G, Komar J. The Ecological Dynamics Framework: An Innovative Approach to Performance in Extreme Environments: A Narrative Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 27;19(5):2753. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052753. PMID: 35270446; PMCID: PMC8910696.McBurnie, A.J., Harper, D.J., Jones, P.A. and Dos’ Santos, T., 2022. Deceleration training in team sports: Another potential ‘vaccine’for sports-related injury?. Sports medicine, pp.1-12.Kumari A, Singh P, Varghese V. Effects of high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity and sports-specific skills in basketball players. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2023 Apr;34:46-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.032. Epub 2023 Apr 12. PMID: 37301556.Brughelli, M., Cronin, J., Levin, G. and Chaouachi, A., 2008. Understanding change of direction ability in sport: a review of resistance training studies. Sports medicine, 38, pp.1045-1063.Kelly, D.T., Cregg, C.J., O’Connor, P.L., Cullen, B.D. and Moyna, N.M., 2021. Physiological and performance responses of sprint interval training and endurance training in Gaelic football players. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(8), pp.2265-2275.

Welcome to Episode 9 of The Silent Grind Performance Podcast! With the return of the GAA season only around the corner, its time to start preparing for the upcoming season. In todays episode we talk about what to do in term of strength work, conditioning and skill development to build a solid base for you to build upon throughout the season and set yourself to have a successful league and championship. Make sure to rate, review and share the podcast! Enjoy!Some of the studies mentioned in the podcast:Malone S, Hughes B, Doran DA, Collins K, Gabbett TJ. Can the workload-injury relationship be moderated by improved strength, speed and repeated-sprint qualities? J Sci Med Sport. 2019 Jan;22(1):29-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.01.010. Epub 2018 Feb 2. PMID: 30057364.Mullane, Michael & Turner, Anthony & Bishop, Chris. (2019). Gaelic football: Physical characteristics, training programmes, and a fitness test battery. 07-19. Kelly DT, Cregg CJ, O'Connor PL, Cullen BD, Moyna NM. Physiological and performance responses of sprint interval training and endurance training in Gaelic football players. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2021 Aug;121(8):2265-2275. doi: 10.1007/s00421-021-04699-0. Epub 2021 Apr 29. PMID: 33914154.Kelly, D.T., Cregg, C.J., O’Connor, P.L., Cullen, B.D. and Moyna, N.M., 2021. Physiological and performance responses of sprint interval training and endurance training in Gaelic football players. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(8), pp.2265-2275.Kumari A, Singh P, Varghese V. Effects of high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity and sports-specific skills in basketball players. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2023 Apr;34:46-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.032. Epub 2023 Apr 12. PMID: 37301556.Brughelli, M., Cronin, J., Levin, G. and Chaouachi, A., 2008. Understanding change of direction ability in sport: a review of resistance training studies. Sports medicine, 38, pp.1045-1063.

Welcome to another episode of the Silent Grind Podcast!Today is a Q&A session, where we answer some of the questions you have sent me!In todays episode we talk about how to recover from workouts and how most of your recovery is actually done before you even work out. We also talk about how to structure a basketball workout by breaking down your overall goals and using motor control science to get the most out of your workout and really improve your game. And finally we talk about how you can continue to improve your game during the academic year when time is tight. The answer might not be what you expected...... Thanks for listening and as always feel free to reach out to me!

Welcome back to the Silent Grind Podcast!Today we talk about how to make the skills you work on in your workouts transfer to games more efficiently and effectively! We talk about what you should be working on, blocked vs random practise and when to use each and why you need to play more and use constraints more often when you play. Hope you enjoy, and as always feel free to DM me with questions or queries!

Welcome to Episode Six of The SIlent Grind Podcast!In this weeks episode we discuss the top five skills hoopers need to have to maximise their minutes on the floor, get recruited and become the best player they possibly can be!Enjoy!

Welcome to Episode 5 of The Silent Grind Podcast!With the return to school just around the corner, this week we discuss how to balance school and sports!Thanks for listening!

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Silent Grind Podcast!This week we talk about injury reduction, that’s stats and the figures, why you should train to reduce injury risk and how you can train to reduce injury risk!Enjoy!

Hello and welcome to episode 3 of The Silent Grind Podcast! In this weeks podcast I discuss how to build your own gym program to improve athletic performance!Enjoy!