
The Sound of the Barbell
A Strength and Conditioning podcast mainly focused on ice hockey but also covering a range of other sports. Guests include professional athletes and coaches from around the world.
Episodes
12 episodes
Episode 11 - Josh Dragone 20/7/2020
In Episode 11 my guest is fellow South Walian Josh Dragone. Josh has had experience at tier 1 football academies in the UK along with teams in the Welsh Premier League, national skiiing programs and now is helping to develop the next generation...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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40:02

Episode 10 - Mike Bender 7/7/2020
In Episode 10 I speak to professional lacrosse player Mike Bender who recently signed with the Conneticut Hammerheads in the newly formed MLL (Major League Lacrosse) League.Mike was a member of the Maryland Lacrosse program, finishing a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:36

Episode 9 - Tom Mourikis 30/6/2020
In this episode I speak to an S&C coach with a background in Physical Education across a number of different countries including China, Peru and Greece. We first met at the Asia Pacific Physical Education Conference in 2017 where I was pres...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:35:44

Episode 8 - Jon Redding 23/6/2020
In this episode I speak to Jon Redding, Director of Sport and Extra Curricular Activities and Physical Education teacher at South Island School in Hong Kong which is part of the English Schools Foundation (ESF).We chat about the disrupt...
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40:44

Episode 7 - Craig Wilson 16/6/2020
In this episode I speak to someone I had the pleasure of working alongside in 2013-2014 as part of the coaching staff for Hong Kong U20 men's rugby World Junior Trophy squad; Craig Wilson.We talk about his journey, how he got involved i...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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33:10

Special Episode - Across The Pond & Inner Edge HK - 10/6/2020
This special episode covers a hot topic in sports at the moment - early childhood specialisation.I talk to Chris Ivany, a teacher in Hong Kong and Karen Lo, sport psychologist and founder of Inner Edge HK. We chat about the pros and con...
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38:33

Episode 6 - Colin Shields 9/6/2020
For all UK ice hockey fans, this is a treat! In this episode I talk to Colin Shields, a member of the Great Britain ice hockey team who won promotion to the top tier of IIHF ice hockey last year and current all-time top point score...
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35:42

Episode 5 - Hiroki Wakabayashi 2/6/2020
In this episode I talk to Hiroki Wakabayashi, a netminder specialised coach from Japan but now living in Phoenix, Arizona.We talk about his journey to the US via Hong Kong and his work with netminders from the AHL, Olympics, NCAA, natio...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:40

Episode 4 - Eifion Roberts 26/5/2020
In this episode I talk to head of S&C for the Welsh Rugby Union 7s team about his start in S&C and how he progressed from a player to leading the S&C program at the WRU 7s.We talk about the different demands on 7s against 15...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:02

Episode 3 - Jeremy Hartman 19/5/2020
In Episode 3 I talk to Jeremy Hartman from Hartman Performance in Indianapolis, Indiana.We talk about his start in S&C training to help improve his wrestling performance and how he fell in love with the sport of powerlifting, going ...
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