The Robbie Bourke Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 281: Reflections of my first year in college May 31, 2024

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Another solo episode.
Just a personal reflection of my first year in college as a PE and biology student teacher.
Enjoy,
RB

Episode 280: Update on my coaching journey Apr 28, 2024

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Just a solo episode discussing my experience of coaching a senior club hurling team for the past year.
Enjoy,

Episode 279: Tom Tombleson - England men's rugby - senior S&C coach Mar 31, 2024

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This episode's guest is Tom Tombleson.
Tom is the senior strength and conditioning for the England men's rugby team.
I first met Tom back in 2017 at an Appentice Coach Programme (ACP) hosted by ALTIS, during my internship with ALTIS.
I instantly knew Tom was a person I could connect with on many levels from the interactions and conversations we shared during our time together at ALTIS.
On this episode we discuss:

Tom's background
Tom's training model
How Tom assesses and monitors his players with the England team?
I ask Tom about his experieces working under different head coaches
I ask Tom how his ideas on speed development have changed over his career?
How involved is Tom with the technical and tactical preparation of the team?
What happens after a major tourament?
How much contact does Tom have with the players when they are back with their clubs?
How does Tom look after his health?
How does Tom build relationships with his co-workers?
What are Tom's top and current book recommendations?

This was agreat discussion with Tom and I hope you all enjoy it.

Show Notes:

Instagram - tomtombleson

Twitter - @TommyTomble

Books Mentioned:

Running - Frans Boach and Ronald Klomp

Strength Training and Coorindation - Frans Bosch

Anatony of Agility - Frans Bosch

Supertraining

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: A Constraints-Led Approach

Thinking Fast and Slow - Kahneman

The Unsold Mindset: Redefining What It Means to Sell

The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

People and Resources Mentioned:

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Danny Lennon

Craig White

Men without Masks

Episode 278: Rob Jacobs - Shares his training system Feb 28, 2024

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This episode see's the return of Rob Jacobs from Outlaw Strength.

As an international Lecturer/Coach and Published author, Rob has spent the last 21 years as a strength and conditioning coach. Coaching professional athletes, physique and bikini competitors, strongman competitors, title holders and World Champions in Mixed Martial Arts and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Judoka's for Team USA.

Rob has worked with a diverse range of athletes; coaching Olympians and medalists in the sports of Soccer, National Champions in Track & Field, and NFL athletes from the Bengals, Giants and Vikings. Proudly, he has coached over 31 athletes in multiple sports to NCAA Division 1 scholarships.

Rob has been coached and mentored privately by the late Charles Poliquin. He has spent years studying directly under Charles and other acclaimed coaches like Loren Seagrave (Track & Field), Boris Sheiko (powerlifting) Jud Logan (Track & Field), Derek Woodske, Andre Benoit and functional medicine doctors Dr Robert Silverman and Dr. Bob Rakowski.

Throughout his time coaching, Rob has also spent time as a head coach for Track and Field events like the Hurdles, Triple Jump, and Long Jump. He is currently an active strongman competitor who has competed at the USS National Championships

On this episode Rob and I discuss:

Rob's background
Rob's training system

This was a great discussion with Rob and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Website - outlawstrength.com

Instagram - robertcjacobs

Podcasts Mentioned:

Episode 258: The Robbie Bourke Podcast - Robert Jacobs - Charles Poliquin, Jack Kruse, and Coaching

Books Mentioned:

Special Strength Development for All Sports

Science of Sports Training

People and Resources Mentioned:

Charles Poliquin

Kill Bill

Biosignature Modulation

Poliquin Iinternational Certification Program (PICP)

Braverman Test

Westside for Skinny Bastards

Jean-Pierre Egger (Werner Günthör's coach)

Episode 277: David Grey - Learnings from teaching, refinement of the model, and goals for 2024 Jan 27, 2024

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This episode see's the reture on David Grey.
David is the CEO of David Grey Rehab.

Originally an athlete himself, he was plagued with pain and injuries, and became very frustrated with the traditional “solutions” that were being offered.

Deciding to take matters into his own hands, David spent over 10 years travelling the world, learning from some of the best minds in the industry.

It became very clear to him that the traditional rehab model of isolated stretching and strengthening was a very poor and inefficient way of helping people.

David has developed his own unique method of helping people with their pain and movement, and he now works with clients from all walks of life.

He regularly rehabs some of the the best athletes in the world, has delivered workshops and seminars internationally, and regularly consults with top Coaches & Therapists to help them get even better results with their own clients.

On this episode David and I discuss:

What David learned from presenting his model of lower body biomechanics around the world over the past 18 months
What was David's proudest moment of 2023
What are Davids goals for 2024

This was a great discussion with David and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Website - davidgreyrehab.com

Facebook - David Grey Rehab

Instagram - davidgreyrehab

YouTube - David Grey Rehab

Film's Mentioned:

Oppenheimer

Podcasts Mentioned:

Episode 262 - The Robbie Bourke Podcast - David Grey - Models, business, and learning

The DGR Podcast # 95 2023 Recap and 5 Big Ideas

People and Resources Mentioned:

Bill Hartman

Functional Movement Systems (FMS)

Erenst Hemingway

Tactical Periodization

Keith Davids

Shawn Myszka

Episode 276: Kevin Mulcahy - A coaching year in review - 2023 Dec 31, 2023

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This episodes guest is Kevin Mulcahy.
Kevin is a passionate and experienced coach who has worked with various sports teams, athletes, professionals, and clubs across three continents for over 30 years. He is the owner-operator coach of the Design the Game Project, a platform that shares coaching insights and research to a progressive and learning-led audience.

Kevin also runs TMC Performance, a bespoke S&C/PT business that caters to the overall health and lifestyle of his clients from athletes to Busy Professionals through a “strength & conditioning for life & sport” mindset and programming approach.

Kevin has a strong educational background in coaching science, with a BSc in Strength and Conditioning from Setanta College, a certificate in Nutritional Science and Coaching from Precision Nutrition, and a certificate in The Neuroscience of Decision Making from Barcelona FC. He has also obtained multiple certifications from organisations like ISSA and ASCA.

Kevin takes an ecological approach to coaching and life in general and has a deep interest in Ecological Dynamics and the Constraints Led Approach to coaching and motor learning.

Kevin delivers coach education and courses in various topics, such as decision making, practice design, and youth training. He works with multiple teams and athletes online and offline, from Gaelic football to basketball to Aussie rules, helping them achieve their performance goals.

Kevin as a Sports and S&C Coach (either/or hybrid roles) has in recent times been lucky enough to be part of coaching teams that won All Ireland Senior Camogie Titles with Cork Camogie, National Superleague Basketball Title with Ballincollig Basketball and Cork Senior A Gaelic Football Championship with Newcestown.

On this episode Kevin and I discuss:

Kevin's background
What were the biggest coaching lessons Kevin learned in 2023
What has Kevin learned from basketball that he has integrated in coaching Gaelic football
What is Kevin looking forward to in 2024 professionally

This was a great discussion with Kevin and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Instagram - tmc_performance_coaching

Twitter - @movementcoachkm

People and Resources Mentioned:

Kevin Murray

Mark O'Sullivan

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín

Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan

Michael Gerard Doherty

GAA Game Sense Coaching

Episode 275: Iordan Krouchev - Influences and the evolution of his training and rehab model Nov 29, 2023

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This episode's guest is Iordan Krochev from Core Excellence.

Since completing his Master's in Physiotherapy at the University of Montreal, Iordan has always been fascinated by human performance and health. He occupies multiple roles, including his work as a performance physiotherapist with Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton and a physiotherapist at the CoreXcellence Center.

Iordan specializes in return to play as well as in injury management and movement optimization with a particular emphasis on speed and power sports. As a life long student, he focused on learning a variety of approaches and models and learning from experts in the field to improve his understanding and care of the athletes he collaborates with.

On this episode Iordan and I discuss:

Iordan influnces and the evolution of his training and rehab model
Iordan shares a case study with a youth sprint athlete he is currently working with

This was a great discussion with Iordan and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Email - iordankr@hotmail.com

Instagram - iordan.krouchev

Podcasts Mentioned:

ATSW Episode 136: Jas Randhawa and Iordan Krouchev - All Things Performance Therapy

People and Resources Mentioned:

Episode 274: Joel Smith - skill acquisition and influences Oct 29, 2023

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This episode see's the return of Joel Smith from Just Fly Sports.
Joel Smith, MS, CSCS is a NCAA Division I Strength Coach working in the PAC12 conference. He has been a track and field jumper and javelin thrower, track coach, strength coach, personal trainer, researcher, writer and lecturer in his 8 years in the professional field. His degrees in exercise science have been earned from Cedarville University in 2006 (BA) and Wisconsin LaCrosse (MS) in 2008. Prior to California, Joel was a track coach, strength coach and lecturer at Wilmington College of Ohio. During Joel’s coaching tenure at Wilmington, he guided 8 athletes to NCAA All-American performances including a national champion in the women’s 55m dash. In 2011, Joel started Just Fly Sports with Jake Clark in an effort to bring relevant training information to the everyday coach and athlete. Aside from the NSCA, Joel is certified through USA Track and Field and his hope is to bridge the gap between understandable theory and current coaching practices.
On this episode Joel and I discuss:

Joel's thoughts on skill acquisition
Joel's influences

This was a great discussion with Joel and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Twitter - @JustFlySports

Facebook - Joel Smith

Instagram - justflysports

Podcasts Mentioned:

The Robbie Bourke Podcast - Episode 268: Joel Smith - Evolution of a training system

Articles mentioned:

Training the foot to improve performance in sprinting, jumping and change of direction

People and Resources Mentioned:

DB Hammer (No one knows who this person really was)

James "The Thinker" Smith

Elastic Essentials Course

Episode 273: Andrew Sheaff - Constraint-led approach to swim coaching Sep 30, 2023

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This episodes guest is Andrew Sheaff.

Andrew has been helping people improve their swimming for over 20 years. He’s worked with everyone from children learning to swim to Olympic medalists to masters triathletes and swimmers. He specialises in helping triathletes improve their swimming skills through online coaching. He is also the author of 'A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching'.

On this episode Andrew and I discuss:

Andrew's background
How Andrew works with swimmers
Why Andrew decided to write "A Constraint-Led Approach to Swim Coaching"?
How does Andrew decide when to intervene with a swimmers technical model?
How does Andrew manage an athletes frustration when learning a new skill?
How did Andrew find the writing process involved with his book?
We discuss physical preparation for swimming?
Andrews biggest influences
How Andrew learns?
Andrews top and current book recommendations
What advice would Andrew give his younger self?
What advice would Andrew give to a young coach?
What are the biggest lessons Andrew has learned so far in his life?
What are other loves in Andrews life outside of swimming?

This was a great discussion with Andrew and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Website - masteringflow.info

Facebook - Andrew Sheaff

Instagram - mastering_flow_

YouTube - @MasteringFlow

Books Mentioned:

A Constraints-Led Approach to Swim Coaching

Dynamics of Skill Acquisition: A Constraints-Led Approach

The Constraints-Led Approach: Principles for Sports Coaching and Practice Design

A Constraints Led Approach to Baseball Coaching

Athlete-Centred Coaching: Developing Decision Makers

The Science of Winning: Planning, Periodizing and Optimizing Swim Training

A Primer for Swimming Coaches: Physiological Foundations (Sports and Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology) - Vol 1

A Primer for Swimming Coaches: Physiological Foundations (Sports and Athletics Preparation, Performance, and Psychology) - Vol 2

Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness

Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire

Videos/ Movies Mentioned:

TEDxNASA - Daniel Burrus - Seeing Invisible Solutions to Impossible Problems

Jack White - It Might Get Loud - Intro (HD)

Good Will Hunting

It Might Get Loud Part 1

It Might Get Load Part 2

Interviews Mentioned:

Mladen Jovanović Interviews with Professor Keith Davids

People and Resources mentioned:

Lynn Kidman

Episode 272: Alex Effer - Compression - Expansion model - Part 2 Aug 28, 2023

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This episode is Part 2 with Alex Effer of Resilient Training and Rehabilitation on the compression-expansion model.

Part 1 can be found here.

On this episode Alex and I discuss:

How Alex's has refined his mentorship program
We discuss wide and narrow archetypes, their respiration bias, their compensation strategies, and the action of their pelvic diaphragm
We discuss squatting and hinging and the archetypes
Pelvic compensations among the archetypes

This was a great discussion with Alex and I hope you guys really enjoy it.

Stay Strong,
RB

Show Notes:

Website - resilientedu.com

Facebook - Resilient Training and Rehabilitation

Instagram - alex.effer

YouTube - Resilient Lab With Alex Effer

Books Mentioned:

Mastery - Robert Green

Malalignment Syndrome

Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation

Podcasts Mentioned: