Inner Athlete Podcast
The Inner Athlete Podcast is were we discuss all things youth athlete development and youth mentoring for parents, coaches, and youth athletes. Each week Trent and the team present new topics. We discuss areas on how we can best support youth athletes in terms of their physical preparation for competition, developing habits to create long-term success, return to training from injury, overcoming physical, delving deeper into the preparation of some of our athletes, and much more... Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date with the release of weekly episodes.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 122
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Ep. 42 - The Young Footballer's Guide to Success
Inner Athlete Head Coach, Trent Pirihi speaks with Tim Schleiger, director of The Sports Clinic Melbourne. Tim has a wealth of experience with elite soccer, cricket, AFL, tennis, snow sports and a ra…
Ep. 41 - Developing Youth Swimmers and Recapping the Victorian Age State Championships
Inner Athlete Head Strength Coach, Trent and Coach Matt recap the recent Victorian Age State Championships. They discuss their chosen strategies and philosophies on strength training in developing…
Ep. 40 - Why Every Parent and Sports Coach Should Learn About Youth Athlete Development
Inner Athlete Head Coach, Trent Pirihi is joined with Head of Education, Nathan Palenkas to discuss why every parent, personal trainer, university student and sporting coach should learn about Youth …
Ep. 39 - Origin Stories and Aspirations of the Inner Athlete Coaches
Trent and Inner Athlete coaches Dave, Matt and Zoe chat about their initial experiences as strength and conditioning coaches. They discuss how they started in the health and fitness industry, how th…
Ep. 38 - How to Make the Most of Your Placement As A Young Strength & Conditioning Coach
Ray Breed, Fitness Expert and Lecturer of Exercise and Sport Science, Swinburne University and Inner Athlete Founder, Trent Pirihi chat about how young strength and conditioning coaches can make the …
Ep. 37 - An Expert’s Opinion on the Future of Youth Athlete Strength and Conditioning in Australia
In this week's episode, Head Coach Trent chats with Swinburne University lecturer and fitness expert, Ray Breed. They discuss the ever evolving landscape of youth athlete development and physical act…
Ep. 36 - The Inner Athlete Vision and it’s Impact on Youth Athletes
Head coach Trent is joined with Inner Athlete Operations Manager, Lorraine Pirihi to share and explore the vision of Inner Athlete, continuing their discussion from Episode 35. They discuss Trent’s v…
Ep. 35 - The Real Story Behind Inner Athlete And It's Impact On Youth Athlete Development
Head coach Trent is joined with Inner Athlete Operations Manager, Lorraine Pirihi to share the origins of Inner Athlete. They discuss Trent's vision to create a centre for youth athletes to belong, …
Ep. 34 - The Experience of an Inner Athlete Intern and the Pitfalls Of Youth Sports
Head Coach Trent chats with former intern and Long Distance Runner, Damien about his experience at Inner Athlete. They explore the pitfalls of local community sport and how too many youth are not ex…
Ep. 33 - What To Do When You've Achieved Your Fitness Goals
Once their goal is achieved, many youth athletes believe they will maintain their current fitness level. Unfortunately this is incorrect. The stop themselves reaching their full potential .Head Coa…
Ep. 32 - A Concussion Expert's Views On Traumatic Head Injuries In Youth Sport
Head Coach Trent interviews Australian concussion expert, Dr. Alan Pearce, who has published numerous research articles on concussion and its impacts on sporting athletes. They discuss the changing l…
Ep. 31 - A Young Tennis Athlete's Journey To A World Ranking
Head Coach Trent interviews elite tennis player, Jordan Batis, about his experience being a member of Inner Athlete over the past three years and his journey through local tennis to playing overseas …
Ep. 30 - Is Taking Inspiration From Your Favourite Athletes Harming Your Child's Progress?
Ep. 29 - Recapping Our Youth Swimming Athletes' Progress in 2022
Ep. 28 - Predicting Fitness Trends for Youth Athletes in 2023
Head Strength Coach and Founder of Inner Athlete Trent Pirihi and Osteopath, Chris Reeves discuss what they forsee happening for youth athletes and the fitness industry for 2023 and beyond. They'll d…
Ep. 27 - Healing Your Injuries Through The BeActivated Technique
In this week's episode, head coach Trent chats with physiotherapist and lecturer, Carel Wildenboer, to discuss the amazing benefits of the BeActivated technique in healing injuries, improving sportin…
Ep. 26 - The Parent's Guide To Helping Your Child Return From Injury
In this week's episode, head coach Trent chats with expert osteopath, Dr. Chris Reeves to discuss common injuries found in youth athletes including Osgood-Schlatter's Disease and Sever's Disease. The…
Ep. 25 - *SPECIAL* Overrated / Underrated Controversial Fitness Trends
In this week's special roundtable episode, head coach Trent chats with Matt and Dave about fitness trends and fads they've seen in the industry. They each give their own "overrated" or "underrated" o…
Ep. 24 - How To Use Nutrition To Enhance Your Child's Performance
In this week's episode, head coach Trent chats with Matt and Dave about the lack of education around proper nutrition in youth athletes. They discuss how nutrition is a cornerstone to your child's co…
Ep. 23 - The Parent's Role In Fostering Successful Youth Athletes
In this week's episode, head coach Trent chats with psychology expert, Stephan, to discuss the role of the parent in fostering youth athletes and how to use your own unique parental relationship and …