LEO Training: Strength & Conditioning | Endurance | Health | Performance | Injury Prevention | Joe DeLeo

Episode 138 | Dr. Tony Rice - Athlete Monitoring and Training Individualization

In this interview I sit down with Head of Performance Support for Rowing Australia, Dr. Tony Rice to discuss athlete monitoring and training individualization at the elite level.

Episode 137 | Caroline MacManus and Christel Dunshea-Mooij - LEA in Rowing

s for New Zealand. Competing in 14 events and winning five medals, four in women’s events including Silver in the Women’s 2x, Silver in the W8+, Gold in the W2-, Gold in the W1x, and Gold in the M8+. However, three years before the Olympics only one female rower was eating enough to fuel their training. Many athletes were underfueling and showing symptoms of RED-S. I sit down with Caroline MacManus, Head of Athletic Performance for Rowing New Zealand and Christel Dunshea-Mooij  Head of Performance Nutrition at High Performance Sport NZ to discuss LEA, RED-S, and how they work with athletes and coaches within a high performance unit to optimize performance.

Sizwe Ndlovu - Stroking South Africa to Gold

Sizwe Ndlovu stroked the South African Lightweight Men's Four to Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He is the first black athlete to win a gold medal in the sport of rowing. He and I discuss his rowing career, how his headmaster Tom Price was instrumental in him taking up and sticking with the sport of rowing, the race in London, and his work as a coach of junior rowers.

Kris Robertson - The "Strength Trap"

Kris Robertson is the strength and conditioning coach for Rugby Canada and owner of Kris Robertson Training. In this interview Kris and I discuss the pitfalls of chasing greater and greater levels of strength as it relates to sport performance. He shares how he trains his athletes and what program design elements he focuses on to gain improvements in power and speed. We also touch upon jump training for speed development.

Episode 134 | Lebanese Rowing Federation - Farah Jaroudi & Rodrigue Ibrahim

On August 4th, 2020 a massive explosion erupted in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. The training center for the Lebanese Rowing Federation was completely destroyed from the blast. The facility was completely leveled and all rowing equipment is beyond repair. Farah Jaroudi  and Rodrigue Ibrahim are rowers and coaches from the Lebanese Rowing Federation who share the history of rowing in Lebanon, their personal stories, and the current ReBuildreRow fundraiser taking place in coordination with World Rowing. On December 21st there will be a rowing marathon hosted by the University of Malta. You can participate in the marathon or make a donation. Details are in the Show Notes. Part 1  - History of Lebanon Part 2 - Farah and Rodrigue's Rowing Journey Part 3 - reBuildreRow Fundraiser Show Notes: reBuildreRow Fundraiser University of Malta Rowing Marathon Sign Up Form