028: Alex Sirard – Evolve Your Game (BKin, PES, NCCP FMS)

In this episode, Alex Sirard – a sport performance coach and founder of EVO Athletics – joins me to discuss the most important protocols for training athletes. With a specialization in sport movements and injury prevention, he brings a wealth of knowledge from personal experiences and science based applications.

Alex has had a very extensive junior hockey career playing in the WHL, AJHL, and SJHL. Most recently Alex played at the CIS level for the Pronghorns at the University of Lethbridge where he graduated with a Degree in Kinesiology. Alex has great knowledge in movement patterns and as a very good rapport with his athletes.

This episode dives deep into training methodologies and offers practical insights to help you evolve your game!

TOPICS:
[1:55] Alex’s journey into the world of sport performance
[10:27] Defining ultimate human performance
[16:10] Microdosing athletic performance
[26:02] Training for adaptation
[32:35] Accommodating Central Nervous System (CNS) fatigue
[40:15] Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) autoregulation as an alternative to Velocity-Based Training (VBT)
[52:58] Why mobility is so important
[57:48] How to structure training without a personal trainer
[1:05:31] Alex’s one key to high performance

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