The Performance Hour

The Performance Hour - Ep 16. Season 1

On today's show the team chat with Richmond AFLW Captain Katie Brennan about her career, what the career of an AFLW player looks like in 2025, her captaincy style, the mindset of a leader and how to fuel your body for performance. (Starts 3mins 16secs) Dra Peter Larkins, Co-founder of the Epworth Sports and Exercise Medicine Group joins the show with insights into the injuries from game 1 round 1 of the 2025 AFL season between the Sydney Swans and the Hawks at the SCG and recovery techniques for maximum performance. (Starts 22mins 16secs) That was The Performance Hour every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) across summer with a focus on sport science with a lens on women in sport thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU [https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/find-a-course/sport-and-exercise-science] - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Performance Hour - Ep 15. Season 1

On today's show the team chat with Molly Taylor, Australian Rally Champion, European Ladies Champion, Peter Brock Medal Winner, winner of the Extreme E Series – the world’s first gender equal motorsport series, and the first woman to ever drive the Dakar Rally! Molly shares insights into her pioneering career literally in the driver's seat and with what makes the 33rd Race of Champions, in Sydney Australia, for the the first time so special! (Starts 5mins 45secs) Dr Jonathon Weakley, Australian Catholic University (ACU) Researcher at the Sports Performance Recovery, Injury, and New Technologies Research (SPRINT) Centre outlines a collaboration between ACU and the AIS where participants track the menstrual cycle while researchers analyse their performance, hormonal changes experienced through different phases of the cycle which can affect performance. We also learn about the science behind matching strength and conditioning exercise for maximum sporting performance. (Starts 21mins 58secs) Catch The Performance Hour every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU [https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/find-a-course/sport-and-exercise-science] - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Performance Hour - Ep 14. Season 1

On today's show the team chat with Vanessa Caig - Chief Science Officer and Alexis Cooper - Director of Education, Sport Integrity Australia about the science behind doping in sport and athlete education roles and responsibilities. (Starts 4.42mins) NRLW super star athlete Tallisha Harden, Indigenous All Stars Captain and captain of the North Queensland Cowboys provides insights into the significance of the annual Indigenous v Maori – Women’s All Stars round and pursuing a career as an elite NRLW player. (Starts 22:31mins) Catch The Performance Hour every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU [https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/find-a-course/sport-and-exercise-science] - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Performance Hour - Ep 13. Season 1

On today's show the team chat with Professor Dick Telford, Sport Australia Hall of Fame member, Australia’s most dedicated marathon running coach and the first sports scientist appointed by the Australian Institute of Sport about coaching champions and how to run a marathon. (Starts 4mins17secs) Ritchie Smith winner of Western Australia's best coach for a second time at the 2024 WA Sport Awards presented by SportWest and the man behind driving the swings of three of Australia’s golfers who competed at the Paris Olympics in 2024 shares insights into the LIV Golf tournament as well as coaching athletes to achieve success, and how to overcome tee jitters and effectively read the green. (Starts 21mins 34 secs) Catch The Performance Hour with Emma Carney every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU [https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/find-a-course/sport-and-exercise-science] - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Performance Hour - Ep 12. Season 1

On today's show the team chat with Associate Professor Rich Johnston, ACU SPRINT Research Centre about the challenges of load intensity in the AFL pre-season and injury as well as concussion and managing the safety of athletes. (Starts 4minutes) AFLW Club Champion West Coast Eagles player Dana Hooker shares her success as an athlete across the AFLW from its beginning in 2017 to the 2025 season where she is in training after giving birth in December 2024. Dana outlines the support for mothers with the new policies in place, overcoming the taboo of pelvic floor talk, and the incredible career opportunities now available for new AFLW draftees. (Starts 22minutes) Catch The Performance Hour with Emma Carney every Sunday from 9-10am (AEDT) thanks to Australian Catholic University - Study Sport and Exercise Science at ACU [https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/find-a-course/sport-and-exercise-science] - Active, Cutting Edge, Unbeatable. So much more with ACU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]