Feb 03 2023 60 mins
This episode is a reason why I love my job so much: when I get to share personal passion with industry passion. I had the extreme pleasure of having Heather Linden Director of Physical Therapy at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas on as our first guest for 2023.
To say Heather is a delight is a massive understatement. It is rare to chew the fat with someone who is just as passionate about performance therapy and is so willing to share their journey, passion, and incredible knowledge.
Heather has been with the UFC Performance Institute from its inception, after being poached from the USA Olympic ranks and in that time the Performance Institute has captured an incredible amount of knowledge and data all the pursuit of helping the UFC athletes not only perform better but more so to better aid the health and wellbeing of the athletes.
The interdisciplinary approach the PI have put together is music to my ears. They've married medical, physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, nutrition, sports psychology, sports science, strength and conditioning. All these experts come together to exchange knowledge and ideas with no ego and purely to the benefit of the athletes' health, wellbeing, and performance.
I have been very lucky to work in high-performance environments but in my opinion, this is THE state-of-the-art performance environment THAT is a game changer on so many levels. If only there were other sports that could take up this model!
I'm dedicated to getting Heather Linden out to Australia to share her incredible knowledge and passion, more to come. She is the essence of being AWESOME AT WHAT YOU DO!!!