The Virtus Podcast Lachlan Wallace, Mitch Rowe, Tyler Frost, Jazz Speight

Jason Cox, owner of "High Performance Cricket" joins us as our first guest for the Podcast's 5th season.With cricket season in full-swing, Coxy chats to Tyler about all things cricket S&C and management of cricket-related injuries. Coxy has developed some of the state's best cricketers including Australian international off-spinner, Todd Murphy. The man from Koo Wee Rup also spends a bit of time with the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL as their Head S&C where Virtus athlete, Darcy Murr plays. So, we spent the first 5 minutes of the episode gassing him up.0:00 - What makes humans like Darcy Murr so great to coach?4:50 - Management of cricket related injuries14:20 - History of High Performance Cricket18:55 - Traits of highly successful humans and coaches33:30 - Coxy’s beginning in the Health & Fitness industry39:50 - Learnings from coaching at rowing club46:30 - Perks of training online with High Performance Cricket

Welcome back to the Virtus Performance podcast!! Season 4, huge, we’re stoked to be back! 

Mitch was lucky to sit down with long-time uni friend Nick Jankovskis who is a sport scientist, AFL umpire and sport tragic. Nick currently applies his trade out of METS Performance Consulting in Mulgrave which specialises in coaching and consulting for people with an invested interest in endurance sport. 
Mitch and Nick spoke about what it’s like to be an AFL umpire, athlete and some powerful tools for those looking to take their endurance performance nutrition to another level. 

See below important links to access Nick’s content and show notes to filter through to your interests in the podcast!
Links:Nick’s IG - https://instagram.com/nj_sportscience?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=Nick’s Youtube - https://youtube.com/@NJSportScienceMETS Performance IG - https://instagram.com/metsperformance?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=METS Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/physiology-secrets/id131050109
Timeline:12:36 The benefit of positive encouragement & feedback early for development14:45 The umpiring pathway19:03 Umpiring KPI’s. 26:34 Nick’s top 3 games/moments as an umpire40:25 What does a week look like as an umpire?46:50 Why hiring yourself a practitioner is so important as an athlete55:42 Life in the USA1:00:36 The beginning of METs Performance1:06:33 Triathlon metrics & measures of performance1:11:41 The untapped power of nutrition on performance1:19:52 Nick’s non-negotiable factors for nutrition & performance1:21:34 How to replace water loss1:23:38 How to refuel your nutrition1:26:02 Intake timing during a marathon1:31:21 Practice above & more difficult than you need for an event1:32:05 Recommendations to get into long course endurance events

Welcome back to the Virtus Performance podcast!!
 
Season 4, huge, we’re stoked to be back! Mitch was lucky to sit down with Jack Lyons who has taken on the incredible challenge of doing 50 marathons in 50 days to raise money for homelessness. What a man. Jack is also a professional MMA fighter what takes some serious hard work and determination. The episode ranges from what made Jack to be the determination individual he is, preparation to be an MMA fighter and what does 50 marathons in 50 days actually look like.
 
See below important links to access Jack’s story and show notes to filter through to your interests in the podcast!
 
Links:
- Jack’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/jacklyonsmma/
- Blessing Bags IG - https://www.instagram.com/blessingbagsmelbourne/
 
 
TimeStamp:
0:55 - Who is Jack Lyons?
4:23 - What is it like being a MMA fighter?
6:38 - How Jack started the idea of 50 marathons in 50 days
9:48 - Blessing Bags Initiatives
12:25 - School life
19:10 - Fighting career progression
20:38 - What is MMA?
22:24 - A ‘normal’ training week
28:23 - Training & preparing to be an MMA fighter
35:31 - Jack’s team
40:05 - Recovery from training
41:12 - Jack’s fighting career, best moments & preparation
59:30 - Topic of the day; 50 Marathons in 50 Days
1:05:58 - How do you prepare for such an event
1:07:52 - Support & Sponsorship
1:09:39 - Nutrition
1:12:14 - Mindset
1:17:21 - Jack’s mission post-event
1:19:31 - Day post-marathon
1:23:03 - What’s next challenge-wise
1:29:19 - Who/what do you want to be remembered by?

Welcome back to the Virtus Performance podcast!! Season 4, huge, we’re stoked to be back! Mitch sat down with Tess Rolley who applies her trade as Physiologist Projects Manager at the Victorian Institute of Sport working closely with rowers amongst a few different sports. Tess is also currently completing her PHD in the area of investigating ACL injuries and concussion in AFLW players. A super relevant and exciting space to be in!
 
The episode ranges from the quick grown and develop of Tess, both personally & professionally, the weekend warrior she is and her views around ACL injuries, injury prevention and future research endeavours.
See below important links to access Tess’s world and show notes to filter through to your interests in the podcast!
Links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tess-rolley-00a278150/
Deakin Contact - https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/tess-rolley
Research - https://www.tandfonline.com/author/Rolley%2C+Tess+
 
TimeStamp:
1:20 - Who Is Tess?
7:35 - Being comfortable being uncomfortable
10:40 - Being a good role model and leader
22:50 - The education system
32:15 - Hobbies
41:04 - Basketball career
46:06 - Virtus Family questions
58:45 - Topic of the poddy - ACL Risk & Injury Prevention.
1:03:52 - The PHD process
1:11:35 - The testing method
1:14:08 - How to curb the ACL injury pandemic
1:19:42 - Tess’s other research studies
1:25:00 - ‘Injury Prevention’

Welcome back to the Virtus Performance podcast!! Season 4, huge, we’re stoked to be back!
Shane Scott is our resident account at Virtus Performance and affectionately known as Mr Consistent. A little different of a guest to our usual as Shane doesn't necessarily have a sporting or athletic background which will be pleasing to some listeners ears i'm sure.
Shane has a methodical approach to many aspects of his life whether that is work, training or everyday living which allows him to foster discipline, create routine and build habits.
If you're at Virtus around 7am in the morning i'm sure you've seen him but don't know much about him as he's a pretty unassuming character so I was stoked that he agreed to come on to the podcast and have a chat!
As always, exited for this one!!