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Inspire. Connect. Educate. Perform.ALTIS exists to develop the careers of the best athletes in the world, while revolutionizing coach & athlete education. Featuring guests ranging from Olympians, to World Class Coaches, to Paralympians, the ALTIS World podcast is our chance to share exclusive insights on themes ranging from athlete performance, to performance therapy, to current affairs, to coach & athlete development.Hosted by Ellie Spain & Melvin Echard, and created for Athletes, Coaches, and Therapists alike, the ALTIS World Podcast brings the experiences of some of the brightest minds in sport, direct to you. If you enjoy what you hear, please spread the word!
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Asking Better Questions with Kaitlyn Cunningham of STATSports
28/06/2025 Durata: 53minThis episode is the thirteenth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is STATSports Account Mananger Kaitlyn Cunningham. Stuart and Kaitlyn talk about asking qustions, The What vs The Why, evolving as a practitioner, podcasting ... and much more. The Speed Summit took place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. If you could not make it, don’t worry! We are putting together a comprehensive video package, and it will be available very soon! Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports
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You Always Meet Someone Twice with High Performance Coach David Joyce
20/06/2025 Durata: 47minThis episode is the twelfth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is High Performance Coach David Joyce. Stuart and David talk about how coaches are akin to gardeners, looking through 4 crucial lenses, high perfomance avenues ... and much more. The Speed Summit took place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. If you could not make it, don’t worry! We are putting together a comprehensive video package, and it will be available very soon! Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports
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Building the Parachute on the Way Down with Dr. Martin O'Reilly of Output Sports
23/05/2025 Durata: 43minThis episode is the eleventh in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Dr. Martin O'Reilly CEO and Co-Founder of Output Sports. Stuart and Martin talk about the intersection of academic research, entrepreneurial execution and performance technology ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports.
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Searching for Half a Step with Matt Price - Los Angeles Kings Director of Strength & Performance Science
17/05/2025 Durata: 58minThis episode is the tenth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Matt Price Director, Strength & Performance Science for the Los Angeles Kings. Stuart and Matt talk about working in the NHL, multiple ways to be fast, science in S&C ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports.
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Setting Expectations with Chris Miller of Mount Sinai Health System
10/05/2025 Durata: 45minThis episode is the ninth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Chris Miller Athletic Performance Coach at Mount Sinai Health System. Stuart and Chris talk about working in the NBA, the difference between team and individual sports, athletes being an organizational investment ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports.
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Blank Slate with Stacey Hardin, Director of Medical and Performance for Bay FC
02/05/2025 Durata: 01h03minThis episode is the eighth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Stacey Hardin the Director of Medical and Performance for Bay FC. Stuart and Stacey talk about working at Bay FC from the experience of it being a Start-Up, Injury Prevention, Innovative Performance Strategies ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports.
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Run a Lap with High Performance Consultant Sean Muldoon
25/04/2025 Durata: 36minThis episode is the seventh in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Sean Muldoon former Head of Performance for the Seattle Sounders and Organizer of the Speed Summit. Stuart and Sean talk about Re-thinking how to Learn, How to Develop as a Coach, What to do if you are Stuck ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports, TeamBuildr and Output Sports.
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We're Not Broken, We're Building with Danny Foley of RudeRock Strength
16/04/2025 Durata: 57minThis episode is the sixth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Danny Foley of RudeRock Strength. Stuart and Danny talk about the Spectrum of Human Performance, Where he learend the most about Culture, The Boundaries between Strenght, Movement and Readiness ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.
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Strength Meets Skill: Rethinking the S&C Tool Box with Javier Miller Estrada of Ignite Performance
05/04/2025 Durata: 54minThis episode is the fifth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Javier Miller-Estrada, Co-Owner of Ignite Performance. Stuart and Javier talk Movement and Skill Acquisition, Short-Term vs Long-Term Development, the Athlete System, learning "How to Cook" as a Coach ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.
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Shining a Light with Dr. Ramsey Nijem, Director of Performance for Kansas Men's Basketball
27/03/2025 Durata: 46minThis episode is the fourth in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Univeristy of Kansas Men's Basketball Director of Performance Dr. Ramsey Nijem. Stuart and Ramsey talk Experiencing the Mountaintop, New NCAA Realities, Mapping out Coaching Philosophy, Sharing Information ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.
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N of One is not Research, it's a Good Story with Loren Landow, Notre Dame Director Football of Performance
20/03/2025 Durata: 45minThis episode is the third in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Notre Dame Director Football of Performance Loren Landow. Stuart and Loren talk Landow Performance, NFL Staff Ratings, Saturating Deceleration, Problem Solving ... and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.
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Eating Tacos / Talking ISOs with Atlanta Falcons Director of Performance John Griffin
14/03/2025 Durata: 48minThis episode is the second in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our guest this time is Atlanta Falcons Director of Performance John Griffin. Stuart and John talk Isometrics, Leading a Large Team, What Young Coaches need to know about Coaching in the NFL and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 31. Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.
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How Failure Became the Key to Success with Les Spellman
08/03/2025 Durata: 48minThis episode is the first in a series of Stuart McMillan chatting with and introducing various presenters from The Speed Summit, brought to you by 3X4 Genetics. Our first guest is none other than Les Spellman from Spellman Performance. Stuart and Les talk Combine Training, Managing a Large Team, Les' Learning Process and much more. The Speed Summit will take place June 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration is now OPEN and Early Bird Pricing is available through March 21. https://altis.world/altis-speed-summit/ We hope you enjoy this episode, check back for more episodes soon - and come join Stuart, Les and many more speakers at the most impactful speed event ever! Big thanks to our sponsors 3X4 Genetics, 1080 Motion, STATSports and TeamBuildr.
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Women’s Health: Hormones & Performance
13/03/2023 Durata: 48minTake two high achieving women and get them together for a chat about all things women’s health as it relates to hormones, periods and performance. What do you get? 45 minutes of insight filled information that is a must watch or listen for any coach working with female athletes. Recently – two Australians – Olympian and ALTIS Graduate – Ella Nelson sat down with Functional Nutrition and Women’s Health expert – Tara Thorne to discuss this crucial topic. Tara is a Functional Health Practitioner and a Certified Functional Nutrition Coach and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. Tara also has training from the Institute for Functional Medicine, specifically in hormones and is an expert at interpreting the DUTCH comprehensive hormone test, the GI MAP test, the HTMA test and other functional health tests. Tara has more than 8 years clinical experience helping women around the world optimize their health and eliminate their symptoms. 0 – 4 minutes – Introduction and Tara’s background 4:45 minutes –
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ALTIS Series: 1 Track Mind - S2E7 - Coach Mo Wells
16/03/2022 Durata: 47minFor episode 7 we welcome Coach Mo Wells the VP of Pro Sports for House of Athlete. Mo trains a diverse group of professional athletes and just returned from the NFL Combine. He is uniquely positioned to comment on speed development in a variety of different sports. You can follow him on: Twitter: @MoKnowz_ and Instagram: moknowz 1:05 Give us an instance(s) when you personally realized there are levels to this track game? 3:20 Talk to us about your track origins at McNeese State and LSU 8:00 When did you decide you wanted to be a coach? 11:45 What did you learn from track? 14:10 How did you then have to evolve to help coach other sports? And who were some mentors along the way? 17:45 Tell us about House of Athlete and how you arrived there? 19:55 You are uniquely qualified to speak on this: In your observation, what is the difference between track sprinting speed, football speed and basketball speed? 22:45 Another kind of speed is hurdle speed. Give you some insight into helping Alaysha Johnson qualify for W
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ALTIS Series: 1 Track Mind - S2E6 - Coach Kareem Streete-Thompson
08/03/2022 Durata: 55minOur guest today is 3x Olympian and 7x World Championship competitor Kareem Streete-Thompson, now Associate Head Coach at UT San Antonio. Kareem is the only athlete besides Carl Lewis to have run sub 10 seconds in the 100m dash and Long Jumped over 8.50 meters. Enjoy the conversation! 1:30 Give us an instance(s) when you realized there are levels to this track game? 4:45 Give us the backstory of growing up in Cayman Islands and making your way to Rice? How did you decide on Rice? 14:00 Talk to us about Victor Lopez. What did he impart on you during your time together? 17:40 What was it like competing at the international level as a sprinter AND jumper? 24:45 How did you come to train with Dan Pfaff? 31:55 How did your warmup & prep differ for LJ vs Sprint event? 39:20 Give us some tales of Dan Pfaff? 42:45 What advice do you have for athletes transitioning into coaching? 46:45 What is a song that represents you? 48:30 Who are you 5 favorite rappers? 49:50 Give us a cool track story or 2? 53:50 Who should w
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ALTIS Series: 1 Track Mind - S2E5 - Coach David Oliver
07/02/2022 Durata: 01h17minFor episode 5 we welcome 110 Hurdle legend and now Director of Track at Howard University David Oliver. We reminisce about his hurdling career and talk about his transition to coaching ... 1:45 Give us an instance(s) when you realized there are levels to this track game? 6:00 Seeing what you accomplished throughout your career is pretty special considering you weren’t the quintessential high school hurdler. What is it about you that you feel sets you apart from other hurdlers? 10:50 Tell us about your High-school career as multi-sport athlete and the Denver track culture? 14:30 You leave Howard as an All-American to join the pro ranks. During a very competitive period in the 110s. What was that first year as pro like? 20:00 What is one of your favorite pro career memory? 32:30 How did Coaching come about, was that something you planned for? 44:00 Sometimes it is the small victories in coaching 48:00 How have you adapted to coaching athletes that can’t train like you? 51:00 What is something you learned from
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Special: 4x100 Relay Chat with Coach Vince Anderson
07/01/2022 Durata: 41minHost Andreas Behm sits down with Coach Vince Anderson (author of the ALTIS Relays Course) to chat about the 4x100 Relay and answer YOUR questions submitted via social media and email on this event. The questions we tackle in this special episode: - What do you enjoy about coaching Relays? - Biggest things to be aware of in the 4x100? - The importance of aggression in the 4x100 - Why do relays set the tone for a track meet? - Why is the 4x1 song of choice “The Wait” by the Pretenders? - Is the anchor leg always where you should put your fastest runner? - How do you work with an athlete on a leg they don’t want to run? - What is the most overlooked aspect in teaching the sprint relay? What do we as coaches tend to take for granted? - What should you look for in a curve runner in the 4x100? - What is the psychology of staying calm and cool on the 3rd leg? - 4th leg reading the mark all the runners converge in that zone any advice on focusing in on just your teammate, it is total chaos. - Is it worth it to set
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ALTIS Series: 1 Track Mind - S2E4 - 2004 Olympic Gold Men's British 4x100 Relay
31/10/2021 Durata: 01h34minFor this episode we welcome four special guests! The members of the Athens 2004 Gold Medal winning British 4x100m Relay Team. It is not everyday one gets to chat with an entire Olympic relay squad and listen to their perspectives. The four members that shocked the world with their victory are: Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Mark Lewis-Francis These four gentlemen published a book around their Olympic exploits, their experience growing up as minorities in Great Britain and the aftermath of winning Gold. The book is called Our Race: The Untold Story of an All-Time Sporting Shock Available via Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B3RPRV7/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1 If you enjoy this podcast episode, we urge you to check out the book! 0:30 Introductions 4:20 Talk to us about the preparation. What was the relay training situation like? 7:30 How often had you four run in this formation before the Athens Games? With all the ups and downs you'd had individually and collectively, how come you had so much belief
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ALTIS Series - 1 Track Mind - S2E3 - Coach Joel Brown
20/10/2021 Durata: 46minFor this episode we welcome Ohio State Associate Head Coach Joel Brown. We discuss Joel's long professional hurdling career, his start into coaching and the development of 200 runner Anavia Battle. 1:30 Track & Field can humble you quick ... give us an instance where you realized there are levels to this. 3:30 Give us your evolution as a hurdler, high school and college 10:00 Growing up in Baltimore 13:10 You entered the pro ranks during arguably the deepest error of hurdling. What was that like going from a top NCAA hurdler to competing as pro along side the likes of Dayron Robles, Liu Xiang, Ladji Doucoure etc? 19:30 Tell us about competing at Helsinki World Champs - that had some of the craziest weather ever 23:35 How would you describe your hurdle style, what made you an elite-level hurdler? And talk us through who you liked competing against? 26:40 The transition from elite athlete to college coach can be different for everyone share with us your experience and what it was like for you? 29:20 Who