Angus Ross: Enhancing Strengths & Weaknesses; Eccentric Training for Speed and Power

About this episode

Angus Ross discusses enhancing athletic strengths and weaknesses through eccentric training for speed and power.

Angus Ross is the Strength and Conditioning and Power Physiology Lead with High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), working with elite track & field athletes and multiple Olympic sports across lead coaching, s&c, and sport science. He is also a three-time Winter Olympian in bobsleigh and the full-time coach of New Zealand 60 m record holder Tiaan Whelpton. His PhD focused on sprint performance and tapering, complemented by many peer-reviewed publications on topics including eccent...

People in this episode

Host: Colm Bourke

Guest: Angus Ross

Topics covered

• strength and conditioning
• eccentric training
• sprint performance
• Olympic sports
• athlete coaching

Keywords

• strength and conditioning
• eccentric training
• sprint performance
• Olympic sports
• athlete coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: High Performance Sport New Zealand

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