
SPC
The official podcast for Sussex Performance Centre - talking all things related to health, fitness and self improvement.
Episodes
48 episodes
Why do a lot of teenage girls disengage with sport ?
Today SPC Coaches Nathan, Emily, Freya and Annie sit down and share their insights and perspectives on why so many teenage girls disengage with sport when leaving school.Women in Sport conducted a survey of 4000 adolescents of gir...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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47:22

How to speed up your results in the GYM!
Part 1 of a 2 part series looking at ways to speed up your results!!This week is focussed on the gym with Nathan, Tom and Harry discussing various ways you can reach your goal more effectively and not waste precious time in the gym!...
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27:57

Let's talk Injuries with Joss Hall from Completes Sports Medicine
This week, Harry and Nathan are joined by Joss from complete sports medicine to discuss all things related to training and injuries. If you exercise, whether thats in the gym, playing sports or doing yoga, you need to accept that sadly in...
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25:30

Facts, Myths & Top Tips
In this episode Harry, Nathan and Tom discuss a few of our favourite fitness industry myths, facts and some useful tips for optimising your training if you are in your 30's. O...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:03:25

What it's like to be an SPC member?
In this latest episode Harry and Tom talk about some of the fundamentals that underpin SPC's attitude and culture toward its clients. What principles guide the owners decisions and aspirations for continuing development and how that culture fil...
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37:53

How to get lean FAST! (not for everyone)
Note; we do not advise this protocol for long term sustainable fat loss! However if you are short on time ( a wedding, a holiday, a photo shoot), and are ready to commit to what would be a hard diet and training schedule then this is the podcas...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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30:02

Inhale. Exhale....lets talk about stress
Based on articles from Ultimate Performance, the average person feels stress (in excess) at least twice per week. Short-term stress has been shown to be beneficial for our innate immune response and thyroid output. However, wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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47:19

How to structure your training week
Nathan, Harry and Tom are back to discuss how to structure your training if you want to include multiple training modalities. Organising your training, diet and recovery to ensure that you can sustain this increasingly popular 'Hybrid Athlete' ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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45:22

Happy New Year!
2022 is here and the team are back in full for the first time in a while! We share our thoughts on the past 12 months, whats to come for 2022 and our top tips for staying the course in 2022!
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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37:43

How to avoid the festive bulge
In this short episode, Nathan and Tom discuss a few tips you can employ when indulging the festive food and drink. Christmas tends to be a hard time of year to stick to a training or nutritional program due to the numerous social occasions. Not...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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25:53

Introducing the newest members of the SPC Coaching Team
In the latest episode of the SPC podcast we introduce the newest members of the coaching team Harry Coates and Jake Diserens!
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43:14

What supplements are worth taking and why?
This week we delve deeper into what supplements the SPC team take and why; Which ones are worth the money and what role do they play in improving training and recovery. Full link to the Ultimate Performance shop, where the team purchases their ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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40:38

Strength and Conditioning at the professional level, with Emily Cain
This week we are joined by Emily Cain, Researcher & Physical Performance coach at the FA. Emily's interview is one of a series of educational podcasts recorded last year with performance coach Rhys Gillings and other members of the SPC Team...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:10:25

Lockdown 3.0 catch-up
After another extended lockdown and an incredibly busy few months, the team are back with a quick update on whats been going on, what we have planned and a look to the post lockdown landscape for group training, personal training and the SPC co...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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26:36

Lockdown 2.0
We're back with a bang in the latest episode of the SPC podcast! After several months away from the mic's we got together to update you all on what life has been like since emerging from the first lockdown of 2020! As we record thi...
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Season 2
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32:34

2020 update....We're back!
The SPC team are back with an update on all things SPC since reopening post Covid-19 lockdown. What the response of our members has been like, what changes we have made and what plans we have moving forward into the rest of 2020
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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33:45

It's time to trust the process
What does trust the process mean? Patience, tenacity, an understanding of expectations or a realisation that most things worth having don't come easily. Arguably its all the above, or rather its whatever keeps you determined to see you through ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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39:27

Part two with Strength and Conditioning coach James McLagan
...Part 2 of our conversation with Jim about his role at Ampthill Rugby Club. In this episode we discuss Jim's start with the club, challenges and opportunities he has faced and how he designs his programming to ensure he gets the very best out...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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50:25

Welcome to the Performance Podcast!
The first episode in the performance podcast series brought to you by SPC! This week we kick the series off with Jim McLagan! Jim has a BA in Physical Education & Sports Coaching and recently completed his MSc in Strength &...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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36:43

The SPC Trio are BACK!
This week the original cast of the SPC podcast are back! Today we answer talk about our plans coming out of Covid-19, what we have been up to and much more. We are building to an exciting announcement regarding Group Training coming this week!
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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29:24

From Soldier to Gym Owner with Murray Hambro
This week Nathan and Tom spend some time with friend and former colleague Murray Hambro. After a decade in the armed forces which included several tours, Murray transitioned into the health and fitness world, becoming an athlete at the
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:01:40

Lockdown Episode 8: Covid, Coaching and the future of fitness with Allan Reid.
Today we are joined by friend and coach, Allan Reid. We crossed paths with Allan back in 2015 and since then we have continued to stay in touch as our careers have grown. Allan has a wealth of knowledge from every aspect of the fitness industry...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:04:23

Lockdown episode 7: An inside look at COVID-19 with frontline worker, Emma.
Today we are lucky to sit down and talk with NHS staff and respiratory physiotherapist Emma. Emma is a client at SPC and is on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. Dealing with the most vulnerable and high risk patients, Emma talks us through;...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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34:27

Lockdown Episode 6: Resilience & Growth with Aarran Racine and Alex Parsons
In this episode we sit down with Aarran Racine and Alex Parsons about life as professional football players and their transition away from the game. Both Alex and Aarran have participated in the professional environment as both youths and as ad...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:20:03

Lockdown Episode 5: Sometimes you have to call it how you see it!
This one is a bit different this week.....Rhys joins the team for an honest and frank conversation about whats been getting under the skin of the SPC Coaches since being in lockdown.... If you like funny, well meaning rants, then this is the on...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:04:07
