Episode Synopsis "Brentan Parsons. Strength and Conditioning Manager for Shanghai Institute of Sport in China. His journey and insights into S&C for Sprint Cycling."

Brentan Parsons is the current Strength and Conditioning Manager for the Shanghai Institute of Sport in China. Till late 2019 he held dual roles with this and as head S&C lead for the Chinese National Sprint Cycling team. His first role in China was with the Chinese National Basketball team in 2010. This evolved into his High Performance Management role with the Shanghai Institute where he combined hands on S&C with many sports such as Volleyball and managing staff and facilities. He spent 10 years prior to that with 3 AFL clubs in Australia in a variety of roles. Before that he worked with the Victorian Institute of Sport assisting sports such as hockey and cycling. He was a Rugby Union player as an athlete and represented Victoria. In this podcast we discuss his journey in Strength and Conditioning. We also then discuss some very practical aspects of S&C for sprint cycling. Brentan provides some basic benchmarks and clarity on the needs of preparing sprint cyclists. Brentan has had a fascinating career as hands on S&C with intermittent team sports and cycling and also as a High Performance Manager in China. 

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