This week’s guest on the Pacey Performance Podcast is Alex Natera. Alex has been a Strength and Conditioning coach in elite sport for the past 23 years. Over this time, he has held a number of positions across a range of professional football codes and Olympic sports in Europe, the Middle East and Australia. Alex has predominantly worked with track and field sprinters and was previously the Head of Strength & Power for GWS Giants in the AFL followed by his role as Head of S&C for the New South Wales Institute of Sport. Since 2021, he is currently their Manager of Performance Support.
Alex has become known as the “isometric training guy”, and that’s exactly what he’s here to talk about in the run-up to the release of his and Rob’s upcoming isometric training course. Starting from the beginning, Alex talks about his early influences in isometrics and how he developed his own theories. Moving on, he discusses isometric assessments and how they set the foundations of a training program. There’s also details into assessments for the hip, knee and ankle.
Alex and Rob also preview their upcoming isometrics course, including how isometric programs should be developed, especially regarding young athletes. There’s also insight into isometrics and rehabilitation, plus where isometrics fit alongside traditional strength training. We also get to hear what will be included in the course, including how to put programs together, periodised plans, weekly layouts, and how to start an isometric program from scratch. For all this, hit play now.
This week’s topics:
Calf injury prevention and rehabilitation with Brady Green
Translating knowledge of speed from other sports to soccer with Tom Taylor
Jump training & the importance of “deep tier” jumps with Matt McInnes Watson
Integrating speed training into an athletic development programme with Joey Bergles
The EXOS way to develop fast athletes with Brent Callaway, Anthony Hobgood and Nic Hill
#Bitesize - Tackle technique and what American Football can learn from rugby with Andy Ryland
Reflections from working across the elite football trifecta: Premier League club, league and federation with James Bunce
Utilising a data driven approach to rehab with Alan Murdoch, Jason Avedesian and Nick Court
#Bitesize - Flat foot versus ball of the foot landings in jump training with Eamonn Flanagan
How to prepare players for the NFL with TedRath
Learnings from building a performance department from scratch with Adam Parr
How to profile performance staff. What does “success” look like for different roles with Martin Buchheit
How to coach and programme “true” plyometrics with Eamonn Flanagan
Isometrics for performance enhancement and rehabilitation with Connor Schoepp
How to assess and rehab hip and groin injuries with Steve Short
#Bitesize - How to test neck strength with Gavin Pratt
Changing the narrative around health and performance of young athletes and people With Kelvin Giles
#Bitesize - How to test and train curvilinear sprinting with Alberto Filter
Optimising tackle technique and building confidence in contact with Andy Ryland
Using GPS to understand HOW someone moves, not just where they move through SpeedSig with Jason Weber
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