Angus McEntrye is a Chiropractor, Athletics coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach. He works out of his practice AM Health & Performance in Sydney and specialises in injury diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Angus has worked with several different athletes and teams and has coached athletes competing at World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and the Olympic Games in athletics. Angus is also an accredited Level 4 Athletics Coach and ASCA Elite L3 Strength & Conditioning Coach.
QUOTES
"So what is VBT to me? It's all about speed output. So moving the bar or the body as fast as we can."
"The most important part about the competitive season is that they're competing. We're not trying to be Olympic lifters. We're not trying to be power lifters. We want to make sure that their transfer to the sport is as high as possible. That's submaximal loading, accelerative strengthening, power on the force velocity curve. 60-70 % 1RM comes in as the heavy and then we muck around with 50-30 %; lighter, faster, ballistic tosses, jumping, loud noises, trying to get things moving as fast as we can..."
"How many sports generate force up and down like a squat? There aren't too many. In track and field, it's the hammer throw, skiing, rowing, a couple of examples there, but most of what we do is we're generating force in a split based position"
"So then, you know, going into those lighter loads, and doing it with a snatch, Cameron can lift up to four meters per second with 30% 1RM on the bar"
“I've always been somebody that likes to be creative and just think outside of the box and how might this work? How might this better the output that we're trying to achieve? And then in the gym, it just bolsters that as well. So, you know, as long as you're not being stupid, think being creative in your environment … especially with VBT”
SHOWNOTES
1) Angus’ journey in strength and conditioning, athletics coaching and chiropractic influences
2) Velocity based training (VBT) basics and split snatches in Tokyo
3) Periodizing VBT across general prep, specific prep and competition phases
4) Different exercises, including Olympic lifting variations, that Angus will use in his coaching
5) How VBT metrics and speeds can be adapted for power development, including lifts above 3-4 meters per second
6) The benefits of different coaching cues combined with VBT feedback
7) Being creative in your environment as a coach and the use of different exercises to influence technique
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Cam McEntrye
John Mitchell
Nick Winkelman
John Manenti
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Angus McEntrye is a Chiropractor, Athletics coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach. He works out of his practice AM Health & Performance in Sydney and specialises in injury diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Angus has worked with several different athletes and teams and has coached athletes competing at World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and the Olympic Games in athletics. Angus is also an accredited Level 4 Athletics Coach and ASCA Elite L3 Strength & Conditioning Coach.
QUOTES
"So what is VBT to me? It's all about speed output. So moving the bar or the body as fast as we can."
"The most important part about the competitive season is that they're competing. We're not trying to be Olympic lifters. We're not trying to be power lifters. We want to make sure that their transfer to the sport is as high as possible. That's submaximal loading, accelerative strengthening, power on the force velocity curve. 60-70 % 1RM comes in as the heavy and then we muck around with 50-30 %; lighter, faster, ballistic tosses, jumping, loud noises, trying to get things moving as fast as we can..."
"How many sports generate force up and down like a squat? There aren't too many. In track and field, it's the hammer throw, skiing, rowing, a couple of examples there, but most of what we do is we're generating force in a split based position"
"So then, you know, going into those lighter loads, and doing it with a snatch, Cameron can lift up to four meters per second with 30% 1RM on the bar"
“I've always been somebody that likes to be creative and just think outside of the box and how might this work? How might this better the output that we're trying to achieve? And then in the gym, it just bolsters that as well. So, you know, as long as you're not being stupid, think being creative in your environment … especially with VBT”
SHOWNOTES
1) Angus’ journey in strength and conditioning, athletics coaching and chiropractic influences
2) Velocity based training (VBT) basics and split snatches in Tokyo
3) Periodizing VBT across general prep, specific prep and competition phases
4) Different exercises, including Olympic lifting variations, that Angus will use in his coaching
5) How VBT metrics and speeds can be adapted for power development, including lifts above 3-4 meters per second
6) The benefits of different coaching cues combined with VBT feedback
7) Being creative in your environment as a coach and the use of different exercises to influence technique
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Cam McEntrye
John Mitchell
Nick Winkelman
John Manenti
Christopher Watts is currently the senior coordinator of the RECON unit in the NSW Police Force. Prior to this he was the Senior Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Royal Australian Air Force – Human Performance Optimization (HPO) team and other positions include Athlete Development Manager at St Andrews Cathedral School and Strength & Conditioning Coach for Wests Tigers NSW Cup. He has a Masters in Data Science and a Masters in Strength & Conditioning from Edith Cowan University and is an Accredited ASCA Professional L2 S&C Coach. Alongside his civilian career, Chris maintains a part-time military career with the Australian Army Reserves.
QUOTES
“So my first goal when I arrived here in Wagga was to really make sure that the PTIs understood that I'm not here to do their job, I'm here to actually find ways to highlight the good things that they do”
“We try not to use the word sport science or sports physiotherapy or sports nutrition in this tactical domain because there will be people that will automatically turn off and some of the early pushback we'd get is this isn't sport and we're not dealing with athletes, so don't talk to us about sports science. So we change the terminology and most of the time you'll hear us say it's performance science.”
“if the PTIs can implement three tailored plyometric regressions and progressions for a group of 60 recruits, if they can do that comfortably with no logistical hiccups, the you can optimize the accuracy of how we are breaking them down into different groups.”
“So our job is not just about improving what they do as a recruit, but it's really essentially providing more tools in the toolbox for the aviator. So human performance should be the responsibility of the individual and they (the aviators) should be taking full ownership of their own human performance.”
“What we’re trying to do is make sure that they're not just fit for service, but fit for life. And when they're finished with their Air Force career, whether that's four years or 25 years later, they have a foundation that can carry them long after their military career”
SHOWNOTES
1) Christopher’s background and journey in tactical strength & conditioning
2) What it looks like for an initial recruit coming into the Royal Australian Air Force 1RTU and how the performance staff that support the RAAF staff
3) The relationship and interactions between performance staff and physical training instructors (PTIs)
4) The evolution of gold standard and best practice in the RAAF 1RTU physical training
5) Using force plates to make data-driven decisions about training modifications for recruits
6) The role of education in improving RAAF employee’s physical performance and “raising the floor” across the RAAF workforce
7) The importance of being able to simplify the complex with S&C
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Phil Moreland
Steve Smith
Scott Ryder
ASCA Podcast
Angus McEntrye is a Chiropractor, Athletics coach and Strength & Conditioning Coach. He works out of his practice AM Health & Performance in Sydney and specialises in injury diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation. Angus has worked with several different athletes and teams and has coached athletes competing at World Championships, Commonwealth Games, and the Olympic Games in athletics. Angus is also an accredited Level 4 Athletics Coach and ASCA Elite L3 Strength & Conditioning Coach.
QUOTES
"So what is VBT to me? It's all about speed output. So moving the bar or the body as fast as we can."
"The most important part about the competitive season is that they're competing. We're not trying to be Olympic lifters. We're not trying to be power lifters. We want to make sure that their transfer to the sport is as high as possible. That's submaximal loading, accelerative strengthening, power on the force velocity curve. 60-70 % 1RM comes in as the heavy and then we muck around with 50-30 %; lighter, faster, ballistic tosses, jumping, loud noises, trying to get things moving as fast as we can..."
"How many sports generate force up and down like a squat? There aren't too many. In track and field, it's the hammer throw, skiing, rowing, a couple of examples there, but most of what we do is we're generating force in a split based position"
"So then, you know, going into those lighter loads, and doing it with a snatch, Cameron can lift up to four meters per second with 30% 1RM on the bar"
“I've always been somebody that likes to be creative and just think outside of the box and how might this work? How might this better the output that we're trying to achieve? And then in the gym, it just bolsters that as well. So, you know, as long as you're not being stupid, think being creative in your environment … especially with VBT”
SHOWNOTES
1) Angus’ journey in strength and conditioning, athletics coaching and chiropractic influences
2) Velocity based training (VBT) basics and split snatches in Tokyo
3) Periodizing VBT across general prep, specific prep and competition phases
4) Different exercises, including Olympic lifting variations, that Angus will use in his coaching
5) How VBT metrics and speeds can be adapted for power development, including lifts above 3-4 meters per second
6) The benefits of different coaching cues combined with VBT feedback
7) Being creative in your environment as a coach and the use of different exercises to influence technique
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Cam McEntrye
John Mitchell
Nick Winkelman
John Manenti
