This episodes guest is none other then Coach Dan Pfaff.
Where do I even begin with Dan's Bio? The man is just a legend within the Track and Field and Sports Performance world. He has coached multiple Olympic (9), World (9), and National Medalists. Some of Coach Pfaffs most notable athletes have been/are:
Donovan Bailey - 1996 Mens 100m Olympic Champion
Canada's Mens 4x100 Rely Team - 1996 Olympic Champions
Greg Rutherford - 2012 Mens Long Jump Olympic Champion, 2016 - Mens Long Jump Olympic Bronze, 2014 Mens Long Jump Commonwealth Champion, 2014 & 2016 mens Long Jump European Athletics Champion, and 2015 Mens Long Jump World Champion
Dan is currently the Head coach at Altis, Phoenix, Arizona, in the USA. Previously Dan was one of the Head coaches for team GB for the London 2012 Olympics.
On this episode Dan and I discussed many topics including:
Episode 261: Brendon Rearick - Communication, coaching longevity, fatherhood, and learning
Episode 260: Anthony Donskov - Coaching, training models, and learning
Episode 259: Tim Caron - Influences, training system, and strength deficit
Episode 258: Robert Jacobs - Charles Poliquin, Jack Kruse, and Coaching
Episode 257: Jim Kielbaso - President & CEO of the IYCA discusses long-term athletic development (LTAD)
Episode 256: Bret Contreras - A discussion on hypertrophy
Episode 255: Tom Clough - Head of Athletic Performance at Ulster Rugby
Episode 254: Augustine Agyei - Lead Performance Coach at Landow Performance
Episode 253 - Cal Dietz - current thoughts on enhancing human performance
Episode 252 - David Joyce - High Performance Training for Sports - Part Duex!
Episode 251: Pat Davidson - A Coaches Guide to Optimizing Movement - Part 3 - Foundational Principles continued
Episode 250: Pat Davidson - A Coaches Guide to Optimizing Movement - Part 2 - Foundational Principles
Episode 249: Michelle Boland - Critical thinking, training principles, and making life decisions
Episode 248: Derek Evely - Long term athlete development
Episode 247: Chris Korfist - current thoughts on enhancing human performance
Episode 246: Keir Wenham-Flatt - The future of coaching education
Episode 245: Pat Davidson - A Coaches Guide to Optimizing Movement - Part 1
Episode 244: Nick Ward - Education and development of a coach
Episode 243: Matt Wallden - Osteopathy, the Chek Institute, working in pro sport, and Vibram Five-fingers
Episode 242: Michael Mendizza - The life and work of Joseph Chilton Pearce
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