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Sportsmith has partnered with Alex Natera and other world-leading experts to deliver the world\u2019s best resource on isometric strength training.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Isometric strength training has an abundance of advantages over traditional strength training. But this training method is commonly misunderstood, neglected in mainstream education and has little usable information in the scientific literature.<\/p>\n

Register now to get access to cutting edge information on isometric strength training. The course is delivered through pre-recorded video explanations, white board sessions, athlete demonstrations, coaching sessions and guest lectures, the information in this course is unrivalled in its depth and delivery.<\/p>\n

You will have lifetime access to the course and any future updates so can learn at your own pace.<\/p>\n","tutor":[{"tutor_image":{"ID":15492,"id":15492,"title":"Alex Natera image","filename":"Alex-Natera-image.png","filesize":372838,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/listen\/pacey-performance-podcast-267-alex-natera\/attachment\/alex-natera-image\/","alt":"","author":"4","description":"","caption":"","name":"alex-natera-image","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":3516,"date":"2021-07-15 07:25:36","modified":"2021-07-15 07:25:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":968,"height":735,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image-300x228.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":228,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image-768x583.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":583,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image.png","large-width":968,"large-height":735,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image.png","1536x1536-width":968,"1536x1536-height":735,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image.png","2048x2048-width":968,"2048x2048-height":735,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Alex-Natera-image.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":527,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Alex Natera","tutor_job_description":"NSW Institute of Sport","lead_tutor":true,"tutor_type":"Lead tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Alex Natera has well over twenty years of experience in high performance sport including time spent as a professional sportsman, a technical coach, a lecturer and published researcher and a world leading strength & conditioning expert. Alex is currently the Manager of Sport Sciences within the National Institute Network of Australia strategizing, overseeing and optimising performance support for Olympic athletes. Over Alex\u2019s career he has had a decade of directly physical preparing track & field sprinters and middle- and long-distance runners. Alex has been fortunate enough to ply his trade, and learn his craft, from influences working across the globe in a variety of sports including Premier League Soccer, Championship level Rugby Union and the Australian Football League.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":15928,"id":15928,"title":"Keith Baar image","filename":"Keith-Baar-image.png","filesize":412058,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/listen\/training-tendons-implications-for-sprinting-jumping-and-rehabilitation\/attachment\/keith-baar-image\/","alt":"","author":"4","description":"","caption":"","name":"keith-baar-image","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":15927,"date":"2021-07-27 11:14:47","modified":"2021-07-27 11:14:47","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":760,"height":694,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image-300x274.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":274,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","medium_large-width":760,"medium_large-height":694,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","large-width":760,"large-height":694,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","1536x1536-width":760,"1536x1536-height":694,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","2048x2048-width":760,"2048x2048-height":694,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":13,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Keith-Baar-image.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":438,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Keith Baar","tutor_job_description":"University of California Davis","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Keith is a professor at UC Davis and a renowned tendon training researcher and expert.\u00a0 <\/span>Professor Keith Baar received his PhD from the University of Illinois where he discovered the molecular signal that causes load-induced muscle hypertrophy.\u00a0 <\/span>Keith is currently the head of the Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory (FMBLab) at the University of California Davis.<\/p>\n

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Dr Paul Comfort is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning and programme leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford. He is also an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University. Paul has applied experience across a range of sports and consults with numerous professional and semi-professional sports teams, which he has undertaken throughout his academic career.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":15349,"id":15349,"title":"Danny Lum image","filename":"Danny-Lum-image.png","filesize":358511,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/listen\/pacey-performance-podcast-332-danny-lum\/attachment\/danny-lum-image\/","alt":"","author":"4","description":"","caption":"","name":"danny-lum-image","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":14798,"date":"2021-07-06 10:29:10","modified":"2021-07-06 10:29:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":825,"height":783,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image-300x285.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":285,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image-768x729.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":729,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image.png","large-width":825,"large-height":783,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image.png","1536x1536-width":825,"1536x1536-height":783,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image.png","2048x2048-width":825,"2048x2048-height":783,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":13,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Danny-Lum-image.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":421,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Danny Lum","tutor_job_description":"Singapore Sport Institute","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

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Matt Van Dyke is the Director of Sports Science for the Houston Texans. With the Texans, Matt is responsible for the management of training loads and other performance aspects\u00a0implemented to each individual athlete in order to maximize performance and readiness.<\/p>\n

Prior to his position with Houston, Van Dyke was the\u00a0Associate Director of Applied Sports Science at the University of Texas. During his tenure with the Longhorns, Matt was responsible for the oversight of the football team in regards to training loads and recovery processes applied in order to create an optimal level of performance availability for each competition.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":18779,"id":18779,"title":"Ben Ashworth","filename":"Ben-Ashworth.png","filesize":122163,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/isometric-strength-training-2\/attachment\/ben-ashworth\/","alt":"Ben Ashworth","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"ben-ashworth","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":18773,"date":"2022-08-10 13:57:29","modified":"2022-08-10 13:57:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":503,"height":556,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth-271x300.png","medium-width":271,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth.png","medium_large-width":503,"medium_large-height":556,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth.png","large-width":503,"large-height":556,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth.png","1536x1536-width":503,"1536x1536-height":556,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth.png","2048x2048-width":503,"2048x2048-height":556,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":11,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ben-Ashworth-503x400.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":503,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Ben Ashworth","tutor_job_description":"Athletic Shoulder","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Ben is working as a consultant with teams and individuals to help solve shoulder performance problems. He has over two decades of experience as a practitioner with Masters in both Physiotherapy and Strength & Conditioning and for the past 2 years has been employed in leadership role as Director of Performance.<\/p>\n

Ben\u2019s interest & experience in shoulders developed from his time in professional rugby at London Wasps (2002-2005) and was accelerated through his work with the English Institute of Sport & in particular the British Judo team in the lead up to his Team GB role at the Olympics in London 2012. The Athletic Shoulder testing & monitoring philosophy combines Ben\u2019s shoulder expertise with over ten years of monitoring athletes in performance environments. Creatively challenging the way we use information to impact on minimising injury risk and maximising athletic performance potential.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":17629,"id":17629,"title":"Simon Harries","filename":"Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","filesize":446432,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/listen\/building-a-rehab-running-framework-to-maximise-performance-and-minimise-re-injury\/attachment\/simon-harries-head-shot\/","alt":"Simon Harries","author":"7219","description":"","caption":"","name":"simon-harries-head-shot","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":17628,"date":"2022-03-22 16:10:47","modified":"2022-08-10 13:58:08","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":744,"height":745,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot-300x300.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","medium_large-width":744,"medium_large-height":745,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","large-width":744,"large-height":745,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","1536x1536-width":744,"1536x1536-height":745,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","2048x2048-width":744,"2048x2048-height":745,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":12,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Simon-Harries-head-shot-600x400.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":600,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Simon Harries","tutor_job_description":"NSW Institute of Sport","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

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Nick is currently First Team Physiotherapist at AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. He has extensive experience working in elite level teams in a variety of sports, including AFC Bournemouth, Saracens Rugby, Melbourne Rebels Rugby, the English Institute of Sport and British Judo. He holds degrees in Sports Science, Physiotherapy, an MSc in Sport & Exercise Medicine and currently lectures to MSc students at QMUL and UCL on hamstring and groin injuries. Nick\u2019s exposure to hamstring injuries and enthusiasm for facilitating optimal hamstring performance through the principles of functional anatomy and athletic development was further enhanced during his time working within a unique high-performance sporting culture in Melbourne. With access to a network of world leading organisations, researchers and practitioners, as well as advanced training in sports injuries at the Australian Institute of Sport, Nick has a detailed insight into the application of cutting edge research, ideas and technology to hamstring training. Subsequently, he has now started his PhD and also delivers a one-day CPD course on hamstring rehabilitation, monitoring and training titled, \u2018The High Performance Hamstring\u2019.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":15397,"id":15397,"title":"Joel Smith image","filename":"Joel-Smith-image.png","filesize":257073,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/listen\/pacey-performance-podcast-310-joel-smith\/attachment\/joel-smith-image\/","alt":"Joel Smith","author":"4","description":"","caption":"","name":"joel-smith-image","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":14331,"date":"2021-07-09 07:48:20","modified":"2023-01-04 13:58:28","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":764,"height":712,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image-300x280.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":280,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","medium_large-width":764,"medium_large-height":712,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","large-width":764,"large-height":712,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","1536x1536-width":764,"1536x1536-height":712,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","2048x2048-width":764,"2048x2048-height":712,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":13,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Joel-Smith-image.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":429,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Joel Smith","tutor_job_description":"Just Fly Sports Performance","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and trains numerous clients in the in-person and online space. Joel was formerly a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley. A track coach of 15 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club for 7 years, and also has 6 years of experience coaching sprints, jumps, hurdles, pole vault and multi-events on the collegiate level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. He now coaches at the high-school level.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":16656,"id":16656,"title":"Dan Baker","filename":"Dan-Baker-image.png","filesize":450229,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/listen\/pacey-performance-podcast-100-dan-baker\/attachment\/dan-baker-image-2\/","alt":"Dan Baker","author":"4","description":"","caption":"","name":"dan-baker-image-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1463,"date":"2021-08-26 12:53:25","modified":"2023-01-04 14:00:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":834,"height":761,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image-300x274.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":274,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image-768x701.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":701,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image.png","large-width":834,"large-height":761,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image.png","1536x1536-width":834,"1536x1536-height":761,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image.png","2048x2048-width":834,"2048x2048-height":761,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":13,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Baker-image.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":438,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Dan Baker","tutor_job_description":"Dan Baker Strength","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Dr. Dan Baker is currently the president of the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association. Previously, Dan had been the strength and power training coach for the World Famous Brisbane Broncos Rugby League team for 20 years, leading them to 4 titles.<\/p>\n

Not limited to just one organization, Dan has an extensive coaching career working with the Queensland Reds Rugby Union team, as well as coaching elite athletes in mixed marital arts (cage fighting), diving, soccer, netball, track & field and of course, powerlifting.<\/p>\n

Unlike most PhD’s he does not work full time as a lecturer or in a laboratory – he trains athletes in the field.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":19724,"id":19724,"title":"Dustin Oranchuk","filename":"Dustin-Oranchuk.png","filesize":240872,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/?attachment_id=19724","alt":"Dustin Oranchuk","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"dustin-oranchuk","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":19705,"date":"2023-01-09 14:30:12","modified":"2023-01-09 14:30:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":753,"height":677,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk-300x270.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":270,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk.png","medium_large-width":753,"medium_large-height":677,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk.png","large-width":753,"large-height":677,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk.png","1536x1536-width":753,"1536x1536-height":677,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk.png","2048x2048-width":753,"2048x2048-height":677,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk-13x12.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":13,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Dustin-Oranchuk-600x400.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":600,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Dustin Oranchuk","tutor_job_description":"Acumen Strength and Performance","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Dustin Oranchuk has a deep background as a strength and conditioning specialist, and as a researcher in several areas of exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sports science. Dustin has worked with teams in the private sector, Canadian Olympic, NCAA, and U-Sports systems. He has also published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and presented at several national and international conferences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following his undergraduate degree, Dustin had a brief stint working with the Canadian Sports Institute, and later as a Strength and Conditioning coach at a private hockey training facility in Connecticut, USA. Dustin then completed a Master of Science degree in Colorado while serving as the head Strength and Conditioning coach for the University\u2019s swimming, volleyball and basketball teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dustin enjoys utilizing his scientific background to achieve results while educating each athlete\/client and navigating ways to make training an enjoyable experience regardless of the goal. He aims to merge his scientific and practical experiences to help Acumen provide a top-notch, comprehensive sports performance system and utilize the scientific method to drive intelligent change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":19799,"id":19799,"title":"Neil Chapman","filename":"Neil-Chapman-edited.png","filesize":459189,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/?attachment_id=19799","alt":"Neil Chapman","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"neil-chapman-edited","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":19705,"date":"2023-01-31 05:36:51","modified":"2023-01-31 05:37:00","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":875,"height":669,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited-300x229.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":229,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited-768x587.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":587,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited.png","large-width":875,"large-height":669,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited.png","1536x1536-width":875,"1536x1536-height":669,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited.png","2048x2048-width":875,"2048x2048-height":669,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited-16x12.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":16,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Neil-Chapman-edited-600x400.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":600,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"Neil Chapman","tutor_job_description":"Bond University","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":" Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

Neil is an Assistant Professor within the Bond University Sport and Exercise Science degree with a focus on Strength and Conditioning\u00a0 as well as Injury Prevention and Management. Neil is involved with Bond University Sport within the Bond University High Performance Training Centre working across a number of sports. Neil holds a PhD which was focussed on investigating novel hamstring strain injury prevention techniques utilising a combination of eccentric and isometric contractions. Neil has practiced as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist for over 15 years, working with junior and senior athletes to rehabilitate and then build resilience against injury. Neil has presented at National and International conferences and published in the area of hamstring injury prevention, muscle physiology and heat acclimation in Rugby Union.<\/p>\n"},{"tutor_image":{"ID":19720,"id":19720,"title":"David Breen","filename":"David-Breen-2.png","filesize":348615,"url":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/pt\/?attachment_id=19720","alt":"David Breen","author":"2","description":"","caption":"","name":"david-breen-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":19705,"date":"2023-01-09 13:37:21","modified":"2023-01-09 13:37:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1068,"height":967,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2-300x272.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":272,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2-768x695.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":695,"large":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2-1024x927.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":927,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2.png","1536x1536-width":1068,"1536x1536-height":967,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2.png","2048x2048-width":1068,"2048x2048-height":967,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2-13x12.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":13,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"mpcs-course-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sportsmith.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/David-Breen-2-600x400.png","mpcs-course-thumbnail-width":600,"mpcs-course-thumbnail-height":400}},"tutor_name":"David Breen","tutor_job_description":"Munster Rugby","lead_tutor":false,"tutor_type":"Expert guest tutor","tutor_full_description":"

David is first team physiotherapist currently working with Munster Rugby. From Limerick, Ireland, David received his Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick before going on to complete a Master\u2019s in Physiotherapy from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Prior to working in sport, David worked at the Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin before taking up a role at Leinster Rugby\u2019s academy. Since then, David has worked as rehabilitation lead at Wasps Rugby and Manchester City football academy at U23 level. David\u2019s clinical interests include calf and hip & groin injury rehabilitation in athletes. Outside of work, David plays hurling with club side Na Piarsaigh and represented Limerick at first team level.<\/p>\n"}],"whats_included":"