Brendan Cole: Olympic athlete, soft tissue therapist, and strength/power/speed coach

At 43, Brendan's unique experiences have spanned a multitude of disciplines: at times he has been a successful elite track and field 800-meter hurdler; an exercise science graduate; a strength, power, and speed coach; and a soft tissue therapist. To my knowledge, he's also the only person so far to have had an athletic scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport and be working at the Institute as a soft tissue therapist at the same time! 

A consummate athlete, Brendan made it to the finals in the 400m hurdles at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. In the 2010 Dehli Commonwealth Games, he also made it to the finals in the 400m hurdles and won gold in the 4×400m team relay. In the 2012 London Olympics he again competed in the 400m hurdles and the 4×400m relay, placing second in his heat with a personal best in the former and fifth in his heat for the latter. 

Brendan then retired from track and field competition and was invited to work at the prestigious ALTIS training facility in the USA as a performance therapist. From there, he found himself in the unique situation of working with the USA bobsled team. 

In this podcast, Brendan opens up about performance therapy and what it takes to perform and work at elite levels.  Brendan's passion for performance therapy shines through and it's infectious. For those therapists working in athletic environments, this is a must-listen. It's a unique opportunity to hear the perspective of someone who's been both an athlete and a therapist. 

No doubt about it, Brendan is definitely someone who is AWESOME AT WHAT HE DOES!