IG Live Replay: Charlie Weingroff & Patrick Ward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGddd9IDJkQPatrick Ward’s current work centers on research and development in professional sport with an emphasis on data analysis in American football.Previously, Patrick was a sport scientist within the Nike Sports Research Lab. He also founded Optimum Sports Performance in Tempe, Arizona, a strength and conditioning facility where he trained high school, collegiate, and professional athletes.Patrick has a Ph.D. in Sports Science from Liverpool John Moores University and is a National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS). His research interests include training and competition analysis as they apply to athlete health, injury, and performance across a variety of sports.We had a great time catching up about:

• ​​How we met 14 years ago through the original StrengthCoach.com
• Why I currently do IG Lives versus a podcast
• ​​Why the market favors tribalism
• ​​Different types of research
• Heuristics
• ​​What we know & how much new information changes what we know
• ​​Will Patrick keep Instagram

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