Jan 19, 2018
Today we have a very special guest on the podcast
Dave O Sullivan one of the best physiotherapists in professional sport
He recently came back from Australia with the England rugby league team who had a successful campaign under legendary coach Wayne Bennett
I met Dave back in 2013 when we were both working with the Huddersfield Giants in Super League.
The Giants had not won silverware for over eighty years.
Continual story of failure
Doomed to be a ‘minnow’
That season the Giants won the league leaders trophy
Top of the league
Beating the ‘big’ teams such as Wigan, Leeds and St Helens
For me one of the main reason was what Dave O Sullivan did with the players
He got them back on the pitch after injury in remarkable time, he kept them on the pitch. The long term injuries that plague so many teams was minimal
For me he worked ‘magic’
Dave has been kind enough to say that a lot of this was down to the fact that he incorporated a LOT of Mind Factor principles
He totally bought into the concept of
‘The Story’
How we all carry a story around with us
If we don’t challenge that story it will just keep playing out on auto pilot dictating the course of our lives
Dave changed that with the Giants
In this podcast we talk about
How the ‘story’ has affected Dave’s work in terms of both injury recovery and prevention
How the mind can be engaged to speed up recovery
The vital need to have CLEAR INTENT
Most people have a clear idea of what they DON’T want
I don’t want to be in pain
The brain has little to work with
How we can engage the brain to create a really healthy body and effective movement
How the language we use around pain and recovery has such a dramatic effect
How movement is MEDICINE
How your breathing can have such a big impact on injury recovery
We are meant to move
The effect of variability in our training
The need to look at your training program with fresh eyes
Creating a great environment for your body to thrive
Good and bad coaching environments
Why Wayne Bennett is such a great coach
Observations from the frontline of professional sport
If you want to move better, have less pain and a generally healthy life this podcast is a must
Dave is exceptional at his work
Listen and enjoy a true professional
For details of Mind Factor presentations around the country go to www.themindfactor.com