This week Antonio and Brad had the absolute pleasure of having Ryan Stirton on as a guest for the podcast. During this episode, Ryan shares his experiences from the elite youth football world and the challenges he faced. Additionally, as an online performance lifestyle coach working with semi professional footballers he offered some fantastic advice to young players in relation to strength training and improving their performance. Tune in to find out more! If you haven't already, please make sure to rate us out of 5 and follow us to be notified as soon as the latest podcast is released. Follow us on Instagram @ypw_podcast for more information: https://www.instagram.com/ypw_podcast/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D Feel free to get in touch with Ryan if you have any further questions! Instagram - @ryan_stirton_95athlete https://instagram.com/ryan_stirton_95athlete?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Spotify - 'The RLS Podcast' https://open.spotify.com/show/6UJ4WQdQotr4tmavrMXZ1P?si=c98e83c25e3f4d43 Talking Points Podcast Intro (00:00 - 00:44) A bit about Ryan (00:44 - 3:41) Transitioning from boys club to Forfar 20's (3:41 - 8:16) Wellbeing affects performance (8:16 - 12:00) Moving to Australia (12:00 - 18:48) Adapting to life back in Scotland (18:48 - 22:34) Self - discovery and the 9-5 athlete programme (22:34 - 27:40) Offering mental support as an online coach (27:40 - 32:12) Tips for your footballers in the gym (32:12 - 36:12) Using goal - setting to help with injury rehab (36:12 - 41:04) What's next? (41:04 - 44:31) Closing thoughts and tips for academy footballers (44:31 - 47:53)