#215: Improved Performance, Effective Training, and The Art of Sports Science with Dr. Fergus Connolly
The Jay Ferruggia Show
Jay Ferruggia
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2017
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Whether you're a player striving to elevate your game, a coach looking to lead your athletes to victory, or a weekend warrior with the desire to win, everyone wants to improve their performance. If you want the slight edge to help you rise above the competition look no further than the new #RenegadeRadioPodcast with Dr. Fergus Connolly.
Dr. Connolly is the University of Michigan Football Performance & Operations Director. He previously worked as a performance expert with several NFL teams and Major League Soccer clubs. In his new book, "Game Changer: The Art of Sports Science," Dr. Connolly tackles the misconceptions about sports science and provides a comprehensive view of team sport performance.
In this episode we discuss the ideal training schedule for the average person looking to get jacked. Fergus explains why data can be useful, but obsessively tracking everything can be problematic. We delve into the difference between maximal and optimal strength, what makes a great coach, how to select the best training and recovery methods and much more.
For tips to help improve your performance, straight from one of the world's leading performance experts, listen as we discuss:
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and |
| 0:15.0 | the gentlemen boys and girls you are tuned into another episode of the Renegade radio |
| 0:18.0 | podcast I am Jay Ferrujia and my guest today is Dr. Fergus Connolly. |
| 0:24.0 | He's the author of Game Change of the Art of Sports Science. |
| 0:26.9 | He's also the host of the Unbreakable Podcast. |
| 0:30.1 | He's currently the director of performance |
| 0:31.6 | for the University of Michigan Football team, |
| 0:34.6 | and he's worked at the highest levels of Premier League soccer, International Rugby, |
| 0:39.3 | the NBA, NFL, and NCAA. |
| 0:42.3 | He served as the director of performance with the 49ers under head coach |
| 0:47.3 | Jim Harboe and he shows you how to improve performance with evidence-based analysis and athlete-focused |
| 0:54.9 | training. You guys are going to get a lot out of this episode, a lot of great tips. |
| 0:58.2 | How to design better programs, how to be a better coach, how to get more out of |
| 1:02.3 | your athletes, whatever you you want he's got it and this |
| 1:06.2 | episode is brought to you by one of my favorite companies in the world for |
| 1:09.4 | Sigmatic now they have mushroom coffee which is infused with lions main which makes you think |
| 1:16.2 | like Einstein then they have mushrooms coffee that is infused with cortiseps mushrooms |
| 1:22.7 | so it gets you stimulated, enhances oxygen utilization, |
| 1:26.3 | but does not get you too whacked out and cranked out. |
| 1:28.6 | They have this hot cacao mix, |
| 1:30.0 | which is absolutely delicious, |
| 1:31.0 | especially with winter coming up. |
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