European Fitness Network

After another long absence we are back with a bang. One the air we have Darren Kenna; Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Darren's sporting background is primarily in Rugby Union. He worked with Leinster rugby for 2 years prior to moving to Sydney in 2013.  Over the course of 3 years in Sydney Darren worked as a Physical Therapist and Strength & Conditioning coach at both schoolboy academy level and senior professional level, primarily within AFL . Currently he is working with Hockey Ireland Women's team as Senior S&C coach along side his role with the Irish Strength Institute as a strength & conditioning coach and physical therapist. Darren is certified through ASCA, ART, EXOS, FMS, SMA, is a competitive weightlifter as well as level 1 weightlifting coach. He is currently completing a BSc in Strength & Conditioning through Setanta College. In this episode we talk about testing, conditioning, Culture, his journey and much more. It truly is a GREAT episode and I think you will get a lot from it. Coach Hare

This is a must listen, we finally get the super strength coach Sami Dowling on the podcast. Sami has worked more or less straight away with the top teams in Ireland with huge success. We go through his time working with Dublin GAA and the famous early morning sessions. The highs and lows working with Leinster rugby team, dealing with coaches and dealing with athletes. We go through his advice for up and coming coaches and how seeking advice off other coaches helped him a tonne. He goes through his belief systems with regards S&C also. It's a great podcast, with some very slight audio issues but we think it's great - Enjoy. "Sami has been a professional Strength & Conditioning coach with Leinster Rugby Academy for the past 10 years, one of Europe’s top professional rugby Academy’s. He also served as National S&C coach to the Irish rugby U18 and U19 men’s teams as well as head S&C coach to the Irish Women’s Rugby team. In GAA Sami has worked at the highest level, serving as S&C coach with Down and Dub

After a huge absence we are back with a bang. Martin Loughran is on, a top Sports Physio to discuss all things S&C and Physiotherapy. We discuss his journey to being head physio in Rio for the Irish Triathlon team, his time with SINI and we discuss his highly interesting monitoring techniques he used with Tyrone minors and use of hydration test and blood pressure cuffs. We have also added the presentations he discussed on the forum. You can contact Marty through the following channels below. http://www.theperformancelab.co.uk/ http://elitephysio-cookstown.co.uk/ Martin's Bio "Martin is a graduate of the University of Huddersfield with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy and holds a Masters degree in Advancing Practice, specialising in Physiotherapy. After graduating, Martin worked in the NHS in England and took up a part time post with League One side Huddersfield Town AFC, spending 3 seasons with the Yorkshire club. Following this Martin returned home to Ireland to take up a senior musculoskeletal