The Robbie Bourke Podcast
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Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
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:
Physical Preparation Podcast - Episode 18 - Mike Roncarati
Physical Preparation Podcast - Episode 19 - Mike Roncarati
People and Resources mentioned:
Bill Hartman
Conor Harris
Zac Cupples
Gary Gray
Gary Ward
Angus Bradley
Thomas Michaud
Postural Restoration Institute (PRI)
Biotensegrity
John Sharkey
Leon Chaitow
Mike Reinhold
Eric Cressey
Mike Robertson
T-Nation
Mike Roncarati
Gray Cook
Functional Movement Systems
Charles Poliquin
Biosignature
David Grey
Pat Davidson
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
This episode's guest is Alex Effer of Resilient Training and Rehabilitation.
Alex earned his Bachelors of Kinesiology from the University of Toronto, obtained a Post-Graduate Certificate in Exercise Science for Health and Performance from NiagaraCollege and is a Certified Exercise Physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, and EXOS Performance Specialist.
Alex continuously improves his education through courses and regular personal reading from both Canadian and international sources to enhance his knowledge in stress physiology, neurology, biomechanics, respiration, autonomics, psychology (i.e., human behaviour and habit formation), and systems thinking.
Alex has gained extensive clinical and practical experience treating and training a variety of clients from professional and amateur athletes, high profile executives, older adults, individuals with certain medical conditions such as Stroke, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Congenital Heart Disease, Postoperative rehabilitation and individuals with chronic and complex pain.
Alex’s experience includes: Head Exercise Physiologist at Ace Sports Clinic Inc; Director of Return to Performance and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Varsity Baseball, Women's Lacrosse, and Golf team at the University of Toronto; Consultant for the Varsity Blues Football, Hockey, Swimming Team; Head Exercise Physiologist for Balance Physiotherapy; and consultant to Olympic Swimming Athletes, and NBA players.
Most recently, Alex has decided to build his own business under the name Resilient Training and Rehabilitation, a name that emphasizes Alex’s unique approach to fitness, which is one that combines both aspects of normal fitness and rehabilitation principles to achieve long- lasting pain free results. Alex uses his comprehensive knowledge and passion in exercise science, autonomics, respiration, rehabilitation, and biomechanics to develop programs that promote injury prevention, sports performance, and rehabilitation through quality of movement.
On this episode Alex and I discuss:
Alex's background
The compression-expansion model
Narrow and wide archetypes
The pelvic mechanics of 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:
Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach
The Pelvic Girdle: An integration of clinical expertise and research
The Thorax: An Integrated Approach
Human Locomotion: The Conservative Management of Gait-Related Disorders
Injury-Free Running, Second Edition: Your Illustrated Guide to Biomechanics, Gait Analysis, and Injury Prevention
Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System
Manipulative Therapy: Musculoskeletal Medicine
Videos Mentioned:
Human Locomotion - YouTube Channel
Podcasts Mentioned:
Physical Preparation Podcast - Episode 18 - Mike Roncarati
Physical Preparation Podcast - Episode 19 - Mike Roncarati
People and Resources mentioned:
Bill Hartman
Conor Harris
Zac Cupples
Angus Bradley
Eric Cressey
Postural Restoration Institute (PRI)
Shirley Sahrmann
Mike Robertson
T-Nation
Mike Roncarati
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)
Jennifer Poulin
Leon Chaitow
James Earls
Thomas Michaud
Karel Lewit
Donald A. Neumann
ALTIS
Connor Ryan
Gary Gray
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
This episode Bill Hartman returns!On this episode Bill and I discuss:
The refinement of Bill's teaching of his model
What concept from the model has Bill found hardest to teach others
How would Bill present his model to a class of undergraduate physical therapists, if requested?
The genesis of Bill's model
We discuss the RECONstruct program that Bill and Chris Wicus have released together
What Bill suggests to his patients when they want to return to training after a rehabilitation from an injury
I ask Bill about his passion for singing
What is Bill's current training like?
We discuss load management, relative motion and orientation
We discuss fear-mongering around human movement
This was a great discussion with Bill and I hope you guys really enjoy it.
Stay Strong,RB
Show Notes:
Website - billhartmanpt.com
Facebook - BillHartman
Instagram - bill_hartman_pt
YouTube - Bill Hartman
RECONstruct application email: RECONyourself@gmail.com
Books Mentioned:
The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit
All Gain, No Pain
Videos Mentioned:
Bill Hartman Model - Origins and Coherence - BillHartmanPT.com Q&A for The 16%
Principles in Applying My Model - BillHartmanPT.com Q&A for The 16%
Physics of the early Embryo
Podcasts Mentioned:
The Reconsider Podcast
People and Resources mentioned:
PRI
Paul Corona
Manuel Buitrago
Marghanita Laski
Laski's Revelation (Eureka!)
Joseph Chilton Pearce
Chris Wicus
IFAST
Mike Robertson
Towards a Grand Unified Theory of sports performance
Paul Glazier
Anatolij Bondarčuk
Thomas Sowell
Mike Boyle
Tiger Woods
Dan Pfaff
Greg Robins
ALTIS
Stu McMillan
Mike Roussell
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
This episode's guest is Stu McMillan.Stu is CEO and Short Sprints Coach at ALTIS. Stu has worked with professional and amateur athletes in a variety of sports with a focus on power and speed development, and he has personally coached move than 70 Olympians at nine Olympic Games, winning over 30 Olympic medals. He has worked as part of national governing bodies in six countries and has been part of and/or led integrated support teams in the United States, Canada, and the UK. Stuart has also accrued the unique experience of coaching at three home Olympic Games, working with American athletes in 2002 at the Salt Lake City Games, Canadians in 2010 at Vancouver-Whistler, and British athletes in 2012 at the London Olympics. Most recently, he coached British sprinter Jodie Williams to a sixth-place finish in the 400m at the Tokyo Olympic Games.On this episode Stu and I discuss:
What was it like moving from the UK to Canada when he was 12?
Where is Stu currently with his training system/ model for short sprinters?
How does Stu measure what matters within his system?
Stu shares his thoughts on force-velocity and load-velocity profiling
Stu talks about effectiveness vs efficiency
I ask Stu when is it appropriate to try and change technique?
I ask Stu to discuss the utilization of potentiation days and how he currently designs his mircocycles
Stu gives his take on timing all sprints during the training process
I ask Stu for his current thoughts on Frans Bosch's concepts
I ask Stu about the thought process of always needing to sprint maximally to get faster
I ask Stu the difference between acceleration development for field-base athletes vs sprinters
Where did Stu get his love for music?
Where did Stu get his love for coffee?
I ask Stu, if he could learn from 3 individuals for week, who would he choose and why?
This was a great discussion with Stu and I hope you guys really enjoy it.
Stay Strong,RB
Show Notes:
Website - altis.world
Twitter - @StuartMcMillan1
Facebook - Stuart McMillan
Instagram - fingermash
Books Mentioned:
Running
Strength Training and Coordination
The Second sex
People and Resources mentioned:
ALTIS
Dan Pfaff
JB Morin
Fergus Connolly
Paula Radcliffe
Jim Furyk
Usian Bolt
Kevin Tyler
Charlie Francis
Clyde Hart
Michael Johnson
Anatolij Bondarčuk
Les Spellman
Frans Bosch
Yuri Verkhoshansky
Derek Hansen
Tim Caron
ALTIS Need for Speed Course
ALTIS Foundations Course
Derek Evely
Robert Johnson
Steve Hooker
Steve Lewis
Simone De Beauvoir
Constance Borde
Keith Davids
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
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 current training model/system
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:
Just Fly Sports Podcast #249: Angus Bradley on Best Squatting Practices, True Posterior Chain Training, and Managing the “Soccer Ball in Your Ribs”
Just Fly Sports Podcast #289: Angus Bradley on Squatting, Delayed Knee Extension and Foot Dynamics in Athletic Movement
Just Fly Sports Podcast #345: Nick DiMarco on Speed, Specificity, and Maximizing What Matters in American Football Preparation
Books mentioned:
Mechanical Low Back Pain: Perspectives in Functional Anatomy
The Way of the Superior Man
Speed Strength
People and Resources Mentioned:
DB Hammer (No one knows who this person really was)
Jay Schroeder
Dan Fichter
Chris Korfist
Adarian Barr
Cal Dietz
Gary Ward
Christian Thibaudeau
Paul Cater
Michael Zweifel
Charlie Francis
Mike Boyle
Shirley Sahrmann
Angus Bradley
Mike Stone
Greg Haff
John Kiely
Moshe Feldenkrais
DJ Murakami
Alex Effer
Bill Hartman
Katie St. Clair
Nick DiMarco
Julien Pineau
Nikola Tesla
Ken Clark
Mladen Jovanović
Tudor Bompa
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
Frans Bosch
Nick Garcia
Martin Bingisser
Yuri Verkhoshansky
Nick Winkelman
Neilo Moura
Boris Sheiko
Pavel Tsatsouline
David Grey
Elastic Essentials Course
Al Vermeil
ALTIS
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
This episode's guest is my long time friend Rua Gilna from Bua Fitness.
Rua Gilna has over 14 years of experience in the Fitness Industry in roles ranging from training elite level athletes, training the average Joe, managing prestigious gyms, consulting in difficult injury rehab cases and leading education for teams of 30+ trainers to designing and lecturing on Europe's highest level training certification courses.
Rua is constantly studying cutting edge training and rehabilitation techniques as well as consulting with and for other rehab professionals in the New York City Area. He regularly teaches seminars for fitness professionals on integration of rehab principles and injury prevention.He has a background in martial arts, gymnastics, breakdancing and yoga among other things. His passion for helping people stems from his own journey through fitness and the confidence it gave him and his desire to help as many people live life pain free and to the fullest.
On this episode Rua and I discuss:
Rua's background
Rua's experience with PRI
We talk relative motion and orientation
Rua talks about his experience of when Ron Hruska put an appliance in his mouth, and the sensory impact this had on him
We discuss dental appliances
I ask Rua, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?
This was a great discussion with Rua and I hope you guys really enjoy it.
Stay Strong,RB
Show Notes:
Twitter - @RuaGilna
Facebook - Rua Gilna
Instagram - thebiomechanist
LinkedIn - Rua Gilna
Podcasts Mentioned:
DGR Podcast #50: Rua Gilna on concussions, craniums, and PRI
Fractal Biomechanics - Listen, Learn, Leverage #2: Losing your loved ones, mental health, making a statement and much more, with Rua Gilna
People and Resources Mentioned:
David Grey
Postural Restoration Institute (PRI)
Ron Hruska
PRI Primary courses
Gary Cook
Kelly Starrett
Bill Hartman
Michelle Boland
Pat Davidson
Jennifer Poulin
Boyle's Law
Frans Bosch
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Charles Poliquin
Howard Hindin
James Anderson
Mike Cantrell
Aleena Kanner
Hruska Clinic - Recommended Shoe List
Daniella Rutner
Sean Light
Dalai Lama
Abraham Lincoln
Shirley Sahrmann
Mable Todd
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
On this episode Pat and I discuss:
The last 2 years of Pat's life
What's next?
This was a great discussion with Pat and I hope you guys really enjoy it.
Stay Strong,RB
Show Notes:
Twitter - @dr_patdavidson
Facebook - Pat Davidson
Instagram - Pat Davidson
Podcasts Mentioned:
The Self Made Podcast Actions speak louder than words with Pat Davidson
Books Mentioned:
It - Stephen King
The Body Keeps the score
What happened to you
The Trauma of everyday life
Behave
Thinking fast and slow
Polyvagal Theory
CandidePeople and Resources Mentioned:
Robert Sapolsky
Socrates
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
This episode's guest is Matt Tometz.Matt is a sport science coordinator/sports performance coach at TC Boost Sports Performance in Northbrook, Illinois. With a speed development background and a fascination for data, it’s his daily challenge to combine the art of coaching with the science of data for his athletes of all ages and sports. Outside the facility, Matt creates educational content for coaches and professionals, including his podcast “The Talking Shop Podcast.”
Find him on Instagram and Twitter @CoachBigToe, his YouTube channel and LinkedIn “Matt Tometz,” and his email matthew.tometz@gmail.com.
On this episode Matt and I discuss:
Matt's background
Matt's influences
Matt's training system
Speed development and load-velocity profiling
Profiling athletes at TC Boost
The business model at TC Boost
I ask how does Matt learn?
I ask Matt, if he could learn from 3 people for a week, dead or alive, who would he want to learn from and why?
This was a great discussion with Matt and I hope you guys really enjoy it.
Stay Strong,RB
Show Notes:
Twitter - @CoachBigToe
Facebook - Matt Tometz
Instagram - coachbigtoe
LinkedIn - Matt Tometz
YouTube - Matt Tometz
Podcasts Mentioned:
ATSW Episode 263: Pete Burridge - building a speed development model in professional Rugby
The Talking Shop Podcast
The Art of Pitching 009: Kyle Boddy - The Driveline Journey
Bertcast #334 - Dane Cook & ME
Bertcast #487 - Dane Cook & ME
Bertcast #539 - Dane Cook & ME
Articles Mentioned:
Load-Velocity Profiling on the 1080 Sprint: Everything You Need to Know
Where Is Max Power in Sprinting?
People and Resources Mentioned:
ALTIS
Derek Hansen
Charlie Francis
Chris Korfist
Cal Dietz
Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR)
Eric Cressey
TC Boost
Steve Breitenstein
Al Vermeil
Pete Burridge
1080 sprint
JB Morin
Matt Cross
Mike Boyle
Jesus
Buddha
Dane Cook
Kyle Boddy
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr
Mahatma Gandhi
Barack Obama
Joseph Chilton Pearce
Tupac Shakur
David Grey