The Core Advantage Random Thoughts Show

Join us for a great conversation with emerging coach and world class Instagram provocateur Angus Bradley, a man who says what he thinks and knows how to write a headline with a hook. In this chat we talk about why he dropped out of journalism school, what it was like to be in a band and most importantly go deep on a couple of areas we disagree on. As a bonus we uncover why he has such a beef with Squat University.

This week Durham is joined by Core Advantage dietician Dr Dom Condo, direct from the AFL bubble in Queensland. Dom has been on the road with the Geelong Cats for the past 3 months as they play the remainder of the AFL season on the road, mainly in the Brisbane bubble. In this wide ranging conversation they discuss the pros and cons of being in such close contact as a club all year, hacking sleep, Pickle juice for muscle cramps and so much more.

In this episode we are joined by Durham’s longest serving athlete; dual Olympian and WNBA superstar Liz Cambage. Liz takes us through her amazing journey from being a young 6"5 girl with knees so bad she could hardly walk up a flight of stairs to being the first woman to dunk at the Olympics and now the most dominant female basketball player in the world. We talk about how she rediscovered her love of basketball with the Deakin Melbourne Boomers, how she got in the zone to set the all time WNBA single game scoring record and what it was like to work on her game with her hero and mentor Kobe Bryant. In addition we dive into the mental health benefits of great training, how she is keeping fit in hotel quarantine and her passionate activism for race and gender equality. This chance to get to know the real Liz is not to be missed!

Introducing the first episode of a new show, Quantum Thoughts! A collaboration between Core Advantage and Melbourne Strength Culture, this wide ranging conversation has something for everyone. We discuss success and smelling the roses, learning and teaching, social media, coaching, business and so much more. You can find more about Melbourne Strength Culture on Instagram, YouTube or on their Podcast Quantum Lifting. http://www.melbournestrengthculture.com/

In this show we discuss his formative years as a player, his learning's as a coach and the essential nature of coach-ability in sport, business and life. In addition, Adam dives into what makes a great strength and conditioning coach and high performance manager and much more.

Lockdown 2.0 is coming to a gradual end here in Melbourne, so it's time to grit our teeth and finish strong. In this episode Durham and Jacob talk about mental toughness down the stretch, something we call the 4th quarter mentality.

Sports Psychologist and Author Gavin Freeman joins Durham for a conversation about the psychological effects of living in lockdown and how to thrive Show notes and links: Learn more about Gavin at his site: https://www.gavinfreeman.com.au/ and his book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Just-Stop-Motivating-Gavin-Freeman/dp/1742577806 The New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/sunday-review/coronavirus-socially-awkward.html?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email Packing for Mars: https://www.amazon.com.au/Packing-Mars-Mary-Roach-ebook/dp/B00CBWD78C/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=packing+for+mars&qid=1599442953&s=books&sr=1-1 A great piece for more reading on SCARF: https://www.psychologytoday.com/sites/default/files/attachments/31881/managingwbraininmind.pdf Jordy & Cody's incredible effort to raise money while they walk, run and ride the distance to visit their pop in Canberra: https://www.fundraise4stroke.org.au/fundraisers/jordynfreeman/666km-in-66-days---melbourne-to-canberra

This is a live recording from the Orphic Education Webinar Wednesday series. A roundtable discussion with Jamie and Charlie from the Culture Durham and Jacob joined the boys for a wide ranging conversation about performance, health, YouTube experts in the comments and reading fiction before bed!

The gym is finally back open, listen in to learn about the upgrades we have made to the gym

An exploration of agility & change of direction. Our favourite testing methods, training progressions and the semantics of defining and categorising agility drills.