Ep1 - Spencer Goggin Strategy - Programme Design for Divers

Spencer Goggin joins me in his first episode to talk about how he programme designs for divers.

Spencer has a wealth of experience and has worked as a strength and conditioning Coach for over 10 years. Currently, he is employed by the New South Wales Institute of Sport, in Australia, whilst also working with Cronulla Sharks. Before his current roles, Spencer also worked as Head of S&C at Western Force. Prior to arriving in Australia, he was working at Wasps Rugby and Magdalen College School in the UK, so he has a fantastic background in coaching.

I am also proud to say Spencer collaborated with me this year to deliver the S&C Group Mentorship to Australian-based practitioners. During that time, I learned a lot from our discussions and reflections on all things S&C, and so wanted to bring those same experiences to you as a listener!

In this first of the two-part episode with Spencer, we discuss:

• A divers yearly demands
• Spencer's macrocycle plans for diving physical preparation
• His microcycle design and tapering strategies (both simple and effective)
• A deep dive into actual session design
• The importance of medicine ball work for training transfer
• The use of contrast sets within high-volume training
• Velocity loss using VBT with subsequent training sessions in mind
• Jump profiling and its impact on session design

We hope you enjoy the episode, and do come back next week to listen to Spencer's "Stumbles" episode, which shares some golden lessons from the mistakes made throughout his career!

If you'd like to follow Spencer on socials you can do so through Instagram where he shares many great videos of the work he does: @spenni__

Episode Listen Time: 28mins