S&C Shoptalk Podcast

Dr. Pat Davidson - The Group Fitness Revolution & how to influence human behavior to get better results

Dr. Pat Davidson - The Group Fitness Revolution & how to influence human behavior to get better results
The S&C Shoptalk Podcast 
Episode 9
 
0:00 – 5:50 Pat’s intro and his background
5:50 – 20:30 The exercise revolution in group Fitness at Hype Gym in NYC (Can you work out with high load AND high safety??) The reward mechanisms embedded into the training process and advantages using Keiser equipment with consistent numerical feedback
21:00 – 26:55 Habit formation 101: Taking advantage of the dopamine/reward system
27:20 – 34:40 What can we do to reduce perception of threat to allow us to train harder for longer? What kind of story connects with you that will in turn motivate you to act?
35:00 – 41:11 How do you get people to move from fuckery to results in the training process? You’re probably not as much of an individual snowflake as you think!
41:25 – 46:34 What Pat has learned working with difficult clients and where he’s screwed up in the past (from alienating people to getting a real behavioral change over time)
47:00 – 51:08 How can we take advantage of group dynamics during training? (group hierarchy, us vs them scenarios etc.)
51:08 – 52:22 Merging the world of gambling and exercise
52:22 – 59:25 Pat talks about his experience in Costa Rica at Dr. Ben House’s retreat for S&C
59:40 – 61:24 Pat’s thoughts on “animal flow”
61:24 – 63:30 Pat’s thoughts on anything called “Neuro-training”
63:30 – 65:16 Pat’s thoughts on Trigger point release
65:16 – What’s next for Dr. Pat Davidson and where can you find him and his content
 
 
Pat's social media:
https://drpatdavidson.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dr.patdavidson/
https://www.facebook.com/pat.davidson.794
 
Other people mentioned in this episode: 
Dr. Robert Sapolsky and his latest book behave
Dr. Ben House (https://functionalmedicinecostarica.com/)
Bill Hartman from (http://indianapolisfitnessandsportstraining.com/)
 
 

Laura Walsh (sport psychologist) - The mental side of sport - Are you training it?

Laura Walsh (sport psychologist) - "The mental side of sport - are you training it?"
The S&C Shoptalk Podcast
Episode 3
0:00 –  Introduction Laura
1:30 –  Choking and how to prevent it/staying present
7:30 –  Focus and concentration are finite (how to switch on and off)
8:50 –  Tools for athletes that are overthinking
10:43 - Visualization
13:15 – The emotional brain always wins - catch your breath
17:00 – The state of flow
20:35 – Team sport dynamics - tribal! You have to be able to control your emotions
23:00 – The Washington Capitals and the Golden State Warriors
25:32 – How to deal with failure?
30:52 - The rocky road to success - learning the hard way
34:46 - Results driven vs. Process driven
36:13 – Do male/female athletes compete differently?
40:00 - mentally coming back from an injury
46:50 - Elite athletes do not have balanced lives
51:40 – Life balance and recovery
56:45 – The OCD/ADHD athlete
1:00:00 - intrinsic learning//motor skill
1:01:01 - Mirror neurons - don't watch someone performing a skill badly
 
 
Laura's contact detail: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-walsh-b96b608/
Laura's email: 5088law@gmail.com 

Tyler Shillington - "Improving performance in swimmers and lacrosse players - Are you willing to work hard at the easy stuff?"

Tyler Shillington - "Improving performance in swimmers and lacrosse players - Are you willing to work hard at the easy stuff?"
The S&C Shoptalk Podcast
Episode 2
0:00 –  Introduction of Tyler Shillington
3:00 –  How Tyler came to work with swimmers
5:29 –  S&C for swimmers – they are athletes, let’s treat ‘em that way
8:22 –  KPI’s for swimmers (general to specific development) and early specialization
11:43 – Early vs Late specialization
18:45 – peaking and tapering with swimmers, knowing your athlete
28:26 – mindset of the individual sport athlete vs. team sport athlete
34:19 – Feedback for individual sport vs. team sport athletes (how do athletes evaluate themselves?)
35:15 – Injury patterns in swimmers // Low back issues due to poor stabilization strategies and sequencing
43:42 – How strong do swimmers need to be?
45:48 – Advice for young swimmers in regards to dry land training
51:00 – Lacrosse in Alberta and the level of competition (Iron sharpens Iron) Culture!
1:01:55 – S&C in field lacrosse in the US.
1:06:43 – Perception-Action coupling and true Agility: Read and react //pattern recognition
1:09:31 – The four stages of learning for movement skill acquisition
1:20:09 – It’s all about mindset on defense
1:22:07 – Recovery – are you willing to work hard at the easy stuff?
1:27:10 – If you are the richest guy in a poor neighborhood are you really rich?
 
Tyler's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performance_inspired_training/
Tyler's twitter: @T_Shillington