The Real Sport Science Podcast

David Barbour
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Chatting the highs, lows and in-betweens of starting professions within sport science. Bants, rants and current research related to our separate fields. Follow our journey as we learn and grow within our career. e-mail: rsspodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @davidbarbour_ @matt.cowley22 Twitter: @dbarbs10

  1. S2E4 - Goal Setting | Series Wrap up

    02/06/2024

    S2E4 - Goal Setting | Series Wrap up

    Welcome back to already the SECOND series wrap up from the boys. But before we get into the wrap up we chat about Matts eating habits, sauna list of not to dos, and a check in with our year goals! Then we get into what we learned from our series the last three weeks including our two amazing guests before looking ahead to some exciting months ahead! Make sure to tune in and catch up with our previous episodes! We would love to hear what you think! LISTEN. LIKE. SHARE.

    34 min
  2. S2E3 - Goal Setting | Getting the most out of placements: Ft. Data analyst placement student - Ben Bisset

    01/30/2024

    S2E3 - Goal Setting | Getting the most out of placements: Ft. Data analyst placement student - Ben Bisset

    Welcome back to the Real Sport Science Podcast for our third episode of our series on Goal Setting and our second interview! We were able to catch up with Ben who is in his placement year of his Geography and Sport Science undergrad at Loughborough University. He is working for Doncaster Rugby as a data analyist. We talk about what it is like doing an unpaid placement. Balancing the placement and work on the side. Goal setting to get the most out of the placement and also looking ahead to where he hopes to take the experiences that he is learning now. We all want the dream job but how we get there is most often the most important part. Learn about what Ben is learning and how he is maximising his time with Doncaster Rugby. We love that you are joining us on this journey as we explore what it is like starting careers in sport science and would love to hear from you!

    54 min
  3. S2:E2 - Goal Setting | 12 Marathons in 12 days and Goal setting for Clients: Ft. Hybrid athlete + Trainer - Josh Burniston

    01/23/2024

    S2:E2 - Goal Setting | 12 Marathons in 12 days and Goal setting for Clients: Ft. Hybrid athlete + Trainer - Josh Burniston

    Welcome back to Episode 2 of our series on Goal setting and introducing our first guest of this series Josh "Bruno" Burniston! We got a chance to sit down with Josh and talk about his 12 Marathons in 12 days in support of his friend who battled cancer and what it meant to him. We talked about his own journey through fitness and his career as a personal trainer. We learned how he Goal sets for his clients whether they are athletes, weekend warriors, or people just trying to get healthy and think there is so much value to his experiences and what he said. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always we would love to hear what you think! Thanks for following along! David + Matt

    1h 7m
  4. S2:E1 - Goal Setting | Series Intro and naked meditation????

    01/16/2024

    S2:E1 - Goal Setting | Series Intro and naked meditation????

    Happy new year and WELCOME BACK! We are excited to get into a brand new episode and what better way to kick off the year with a series on Goal setting! We are going to be getting different perspectives on goal setting, why it is important and how to nail your goal setting this year. But first its time to take a look at our own goals. What have we learned ourselves about goal setting, what's gone well and what hasn't... including a WILD side quest to figure out why people are 'sunning their butts'... We love that you are coming along and we appreciate you! If you like the podcast why not give it a share??

    44 min
  5. S1:E6 - Wintering | Tis' the End of Season Summary

    12/26/2023

    S1:E6 - Wintering | Tis' the End of Season Summary

    MERRY CHRISTMAS! and Welcome BACK! We are wrapping up our first Series on Wintering with a look back on the 5 episodes previous including all three of our amazing guest interview! We chat about what we learned from each and the themes that we found running through all 5 episodes. How does research fit into Training and precieved effort over the course of an off season and how critical communication and planning is. We LOVED every part of this series and have taking so much from research and especially from our guests. We cannot thank them enough for the time that they gave us! If you haven't listened back to all the episodes make sure you do! And also listen for some sneak peeks into our NEXT series coming out soon! We LOVE that you listen and we appreciate all of you who do! We wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR. we cannot wait to see you in 2024!!

    38 min
  6. S1:E5 - Wintering | GridIron Grit:Mastering the Offseason Grind: Ft. NFL Academy S&C coach - Jack Oaten

    12/19/2023

    S1:E5 - Wintering | GridIron Grit:Mastering the Offseason Grind: Ft. NFL Academy S&C coach - Jack Oaten

    EPISODE 50!! and we are BACK with another interview in our series on Wintering! This week we welcomed Jack Oaten to the podcast who has been working as an S&C coach in the NFL Academy since it moved to Loughborough in the summer of 2022. The boys start the podcast getting to know Jacks journey through school, touching on his views on the place unpaid placements have on developing S&C coaches. Next Jack talks about the NFL Academy and how the first Academy of its kind in the UK is making waves not only in the UK but globaly Finally, the boys talk all things off season. What Jack has learned over the last 1.5 years in the Academy, how he programs, the importance of building trust and communication, how Jack hopes to grow as a coach and in his own career and SO much more. We can't thank Jack enough for his time. We really enjoyed having him on the podcast and we know that you will enjoy it too! Make sure to listen, like, and SHARE this episode. And as always... we would LOVE to hear what you think!

    1h 33m

  7. 12/14/2023

    S1:E4 - Wintering | The Winter Soldier: Ft. Military PTI - Julian Dale

    On the 4th episode of our series wintering Matt and David get a glimpse into the job of a military Physical Training Instructor. The boys get to know Julian and how he makes sure that the personel under his care are ready to do their jobs whenever they are needed. The 3 chat about Julians journey through Uni, mental resiliency, what training in the winter means in the military and A LOT more. It was a brand new perspective for both the guys and there is a lot to take away from this episode! We can't thank Julian enough for his time and we hope that you enjoy this episode! As always... make sure to listen, like and SHARE this episode. and let us know what you think!

    55 min
  8. S1:E3 - Wintering | Self Efficacy: What does the research say

    12/05/2023

    S1:E3 - Wintering | Self Efficacy: What does the research say

    Welcome back and to episode 3 of our series on WINTERING! On this episode Matt and David dive into some research on the effects that winter training has on efficacy and effort during a FULL off season period! What did we take away from the paper and how can we use this to better support athletes during the winter months. This paper really opened our eyes to some of the issues that can happen during a long off-season training period and how we as sport scientists can support athletes and support staff better! We really hope that you take something away from this podcast and we would love to hear your thoughts on it! LISTEN. LIKE. SHARE

    44 min
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Chatting the highs, lows and in-betweens of starting professions within sport science. Bants, rants and current research related to our separate fields. Follow our journey as we learn and grow within our career. e-mail: rsspodcast1@gmail.com Insta: @davidbarbour_ @matt.cowley22 Twitter: @dbarbs10

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