Episode 16

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18th Jun 2021

EvelChat #16 “Cells See Signals”: A Chat with Dr. Matt Jordan, PhD

In this episode of EvelChat Derek & one of the top strength & sport performance experts in the world have their 1st chat about all things muscle, strength & periodization related.

You can find Matt’s bio here:

http://www.jordanstrength.com/meet-matt-jordan/

Topics:

  • “1st Principles” of sport science knowledge & keeping up with new information
  • Using dual force plates & stumbling upon mentors Per Aagaard & Walter Hertzog
  • Mentor Charles Poliquin
  • Learning & absorbing information
  • Adding sarcomeres & the lengthening of muscle fibers through resistance training
  • Understanding lengthening muscle actions
  • Muscle architectural changes & pennation angle 
  • Common sense approaches to nutrition & performance
  • Relative Energy Deficiency in sport
  • Fat coaches
  • Fatigue & adaptation: low vs. high frequency fatigue, proof for the efficacy of periodization, Yuri Verkhoshansky, Complex vs. other training methods
  • Means vs. systems in training applications
  • “if you had one get out of jail free card…”
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The EveltrakSport.com Coaching Podcast with Derek Evely
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Derek Evely

Derek Evely has taken a career path unique in Olympic sport. As an athletics coach, he has coached professionally at all levels along the developmental continuum and is widely regarded as a foremost expert in both youth development programming and elite training methodology. As a coach he has produced three World Junior Championship medalists, two of whom went on to win Olympic medals. He was the development coach for Gary Reed (IAAF World Championships 800m Silver Medalist), Dylan Armstrong (Beijing Olympic Shot Put Bronze Medalist) and Sophie Hitchon (2016 Olympic Hammer Throw Bronze Medalist). He has been a national team coach for both Britain and Canada to every major championship on the global calendar including the Olympic Games, IAAF World Championships and European Championships. He was a High Performance Training Centre Director for British Athletics leading into the 2012 Olympic Games where he coached the youngest athlete on the British athletics team (Hitchon) to her first Olympic final. From 2005 to 2009 he was the Sport Science Manager for the Canadian Athletics Coaching Center. He consults and coaches with federations and individuals worldwide on all aspects of developmental and high performance programming. He currently lives in Chicago with his wife and three teenagers.