Welcome to the first episode of the fourth season of The byrizz Rehab & Performance podcast. In this first episode of 2024, I'm speaking to Ola Ravald, who is regarded as one of the world's leading ski technique coaches. Training in technical and motor skills usually involves practical learning and repeated practice to acquire specific abilities related to a particular domain. Ola has been in winter sports, such as cross-country skiing and biathlon, for over 20 years. Initially, as an...

Welcome to the first episode of the third season of The byrizz Rehab & Performance podcast. In this first one episode of 2023, I'm speaking to Tommy Lundberg currently working as a Docent in Physiology and Assistant Senior Lecturer in the Division of Clinical Physiology at one of the world’s foremost medical universities, Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Let's find out more about Tommy; WHO IS TOMMY LUNDBERG? Tommy's past and intended future long-term research related to the control and...

Welcome to the last episode of the second season of The byrizz Rehab & Performance podcast. In this one last episode of 2022, I'm speaking to Marcel Da Cruz currently working as the physical trainer and medical coordinator for the tennis player Casper Ruud. Let's find out more about Marcel; WHO IS MARCEL DA CRUZ? Marcel has a Masters's degree in Sports Science and has been active as a Strength and Conditioning coach for over 20 years. He works primarily with athletes in speed, strength...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 21. In this episode, I speak to Dave Tenney. Tenney is today the High-Performance Director of Austin FC playing in the Major League Soccer, USA. Before joining Austin FC in their 2021 expansion year, he spent time in high-performance leadership roles with the Orlando Magic (2017–2020) and the Seattle Sounders (2009–2017). Tenney joined Orlando Magic after nine seasons (2009-17) with the Seattle Sounders, serving as...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 20. In this episode, I speak to Marco Altini. ​Marco is a scientist and developer mainly working at the intersection between health, technology, and performance. He has a Ph.D. in Data Science and an MSc in Computer Science Engineering as well as another MSc in Human Movement Sciences, with a specialization in High-Performance Coaching. Marco started HRV4Training in 2012, making it a tool that is today trusted by more than...

Welcome to the second season of The byrizz Rehab & Performance podcast. In the first episode of 2022, I'm speaking to Ali Glehem and Martin Stern Taipale, tennis performance coaches at AIM-X Performance Sports Club. This episode will touch on how both coaches test, train, and develop Tennis players at different ages and levels. Let's find out more about the man behind this episode; Who is Ali Glehem? Ali has over 20 years of experience in elite training and has worked with some of...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 18. The last episode of 2021! In this episode, I speak to Prof. Louise Burke. Louise is a sports dietitian with 40 years of experience in the education and counseling of elite athletes. She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for thirty years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy. She was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Teams for the 1996-2012 Summer Olympic Games....

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 17. In this episode, I speak to David Joyce. David is one of the top performance experts in the world. He’s worked at the highest levels of world athletics and with multiple national, world, and Olympic Champions. He’s worked at two Olympic Games, with elite rugby and soccer teams. He holds Masters's degree in both Sports Physiotherapy and Strength & Conditioning, as well as an MBA. He has written and co-edited 2...

In episode number sixteen of the byrizz™ Rehab & Performance podcast, I'm speaking to Morten Bråten Head of Technical/motor skill performance at Olympiatoppen, Norway, and Ola Eriksrud - Associate Professor Department of Physical Performance at the Norwegian School of Sports Science. WHO IS MORTEN BRÅTEN? Morten has a teaching degree from the Norwegian School of Sports Science with sports as the main subject. He has been part of the Norwegian Olympic Committee, Olympiatoppen since 1991...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 15. In this episode, I had the pleasure to gather a strong panel consisting of both active athletes with coaches and researchers at the highest level when talking about a very actual and also for some, a sensitive issue, nutrition. This talk aims to reach both active athletes of different ages, from younger to older athletes, coaches regarding their relationship to nutrition. To optimize performance you need to eat, move and...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast episode number 14. In this episode, I speak to Nick Winkelman. Nick is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women XV’s and 7’s) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster). Nick is a graduate of Oregon State University where he completed...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number thirteen. In this episode, I speak to Rikard Grip, Secretary-General at the Swedish Biathlon Federation and former Team Head Coach for the Sweden XC skiing National Team. RIKARD'S BACKGROUND: Rikard Grip's life has been mostly in the spirit of skiing, and it seems like to continue on that way. As the former Head Coach of the Cross-country National Team, he coached over 300 podium places in the World Cup. Now he leads the...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number twelve. In this episode, I speak to lecturer Peter Edholm. PETER'S BACKGROUND: Peter has a Ph.D. in exercise physiology at the department of sports science at Örebro University, Sweden. His research is focused on physiological adaptations to training and physical activity. He teaches exercise physiology, anatomy and theory, and the methodology of training. Peter has extensive experience in collaboration with external...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number eleven. In this episode, I speak to Physical Coach Johan Svensson. JOHAN'S BACKGROUND: Johan is a Football coach and strength coach with the ability to work within and lead a team towards a common goal. His commitment is shown by following things through and dedication. His motto is ”My work is my hobby”. As a coach and person, Johan adapts quickly to new environments. In a short time, he has established himself within the...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number ten. Thank you for listing us out, and thank you for all guests we had until this 10th episode has been great fun. In this episode, I speak to Torstein Lorentsen-Dalen. TORSTEIN'S BACKGROUND: Torstein Dalen-Lorentsen is a research fellow at the Center for Sports Injury Research. He has a master's degree in sports physiology from the Norwegian Sports Academy in 2014. The title of the master's thesis was «The effect of two...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number nine. In this episode, I speak to Johannes Lukas, Head Coach for the Swedish National Biathlon Team. Johannes has accomplished astonishing results with the team at already 25 years of age. Johannes is 27 today, but how did it all get started? What motivates him, and how has the training philosophy of the great Wolfgang Pichler affected his leadership? The main topic of this episode is how to perceive great achievements at a...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number eight. In this episode, I speak to three Swedish high-level athletes competing at the highest level in cross-country skiing; Anna Dyvik, Jens Burman, and Viktor Thorn, who recently retired just 25 years old. Human beings have had back pain all through history. Low back pain history and prevalence among cross-country skiers There is no historical evidence it has changed. What has changed is how we clinicians understand and...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, episode number seven. In this episode, I speak to Professor Øyvind Sandbakk. Øyvind combines high-quality research with scientific leadership, teaching, supervision of students, and development of innovative services in Norwegian elite sports. His main research focuses on integrative physiological and biomechanical analyses of sports performance, both in the laboratory and by utilizing new technology to understand these aspects in...

Welcome to The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast. In the sixth episode, I speak to Professor Paul Laursen. Paul is a high-performance consultant and entrepreneur. He has been formerly employed as the Physiology Manager for High-Performance Sport New Zealand. He has retained his present role as Adjunct Professor of Exercise Physiology at Auckland University of Technology. His primary function is to bring theory, research, and application of sports science and physiology for...

In the fifth episode of the byrizz™ Rehab & Performance podcast, I'm speaking to Michael and Ben Fedewa, founders of The made Health and Fitness app. A revolutionary application that can measure muscle and fat from a single picture right from their smartphone. Three validation studies have been published to date comparing the technology to other laboratory measures of body composition, including DXA and bioimpedance. MADE THE HEALTH & FITNESS APP BE WITH YOU Through his original...

In the fourth episode of the byrizz™ Rehab & Performance podcast, I'm speaking to world-class cross-country skiers trainers Per Nilsson and Johan Norrby Granath.  Per Nilsson Per was born and raised in Sollefteå; he was an active biathlete, studied at GiH in Örebro, Sweden, and returned after his studies to the biathlon high school Sollefteå 1996. After 10 years at the school, Per got an offer he could not refuse - The US Biathlon National Team wanted him to take over responsibility for...

In the third episode of the byrizz™ Rehab & Performance podcast, I'm speaking to Markus Waldén, MD, Ph.D. Markus is Head of Research and Development and is currently responsible for arthroscopic knee surgery and sports medicine at the Department of Orthopaedics, Hässleholm Hospital. He is a senior researcher at the Department of Medical, Health and Caring Sciences at Linköping University. He is a member of the Football Research Group (FRG) and Sport Without Injury Programme (SWIPE)....

In this second episode of The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, we talk to the physical trainer in Molde FK, Ørjan Nygård. byrizz coach Frank Rizzo worked with Ørjan for three years when they were part of, created, and developed a new performance culture at the football club Bodø Glimt the current league champion in Norway. In this talk, you get to know Ørjan as a coach and assistant to a team that aims to establish itself in Europe and continuously looks to and wants to be at the top...

About Darcy In this very first episode of The byrizz Rehab & Performance Podcast, I have the great pleasure of speaking with one of the best in the business of athletic performance  Director of Performance Science at Kitman Labs, Darcy Norman. Darcy has been a driving force behind the performance science revolution and enjoyed roles as Bayern Munich’s Fitness & Rehabilitation Coach (2008-2010) and AS Roma’s Director of Performance (2015-2018). Having also spent two spells as...