Monarch Human Performance

02/08/2025

Struggling with Achilles pain? Let’s break down what’s actually going on — and what works 💥

Achilles tendinopathy isn’t about “inflammation” — it’s about load. 🏋️‍♂️
Your tendon is irritated because it’s not coping with the load it's getting. The good news? We can fix that. ✅

Here’s what you shouldn’t do:
❌ Rest it completely
❌ Stretch it endlessly
❌ Jump straight to heel raises without a plan

Here’s what you should do:
✅ Modify your activity (not stop)
✅ Gradually strengthen the tendon
✅ Follow a structured progression

📍 Need help navigating your pain? We combine physiotherapy + strength & conditioning to get you moving — and keep you moving.

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06/01/2023

🎙 NEW PODCAST🎙

This week we welcome Kosta Telegadas on to the show.

Kosta Telegadas currently serves as a strength and conditioning coach for the United States Air Force fighter pilots working on the Optimizing Human Weapons Systems (OHWS) contract. Prior to his role in the tactical setting, Coach Telegadas got his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in exercise science from Longwood University and his Master’s of Exercise Physiology with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from The University of Miami (FL).
In this episode Kosta talks about:

👉What his day-to-day role looks like.

👉How he is addressing the demands placed on fighter pilots from an S&C perspective.

👉How he is tracking performance within the squadron.

Follow the link to listen to the full episode:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Z97NFIIJmwb

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04/01/2023

🚨 New Podcast Friday 6th January🚨

This week we welcome Kosta Telegadas on to the show.

Kosta Telegadas currently serves as a strength and conditioning coach for the United States Air Force fighter pilots working on the Optimizing Human Weapons Systems (OHWS) contract. Prior to his role in the tactical setting, Coach Telegadas got his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in exercise science from Longwood University and his Master’s of Exercise Physiology with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from The University of Miami (FL).

In this episode Kosta talks about:

👉What his day-to-day role looks like.

👉How he is addressing the demands placed on fighter pilots from an S&C perspective.

👉How he is tracking performance within the squadron.

05/08/2022

🎙NEW PODCAST 🎙

Dr Matt Stainer is a Cognitive Scientist working at Griffith University. He completed his PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Dundee in Scotland, before taking Post-doctoral positions at the University of Melbourne and the University of Aberdeen. He is broadly interested studying cognitive processes 'in the wild' and has applied his research skills to understanding questions like how CCTV operators manage complex control rooms, how individuals drive under-the-influence, how elite athletes reach peak performance and how emergency responders make medical decisions.

In this episode Matt talks about:

👉Threshold limits for information processing.

👉Factors that influence processing tasks.

👉Differences between novice and experienced practitioners.

https://anchor.fm/john-psyllas/episodes/Dr-Matt-Stainer-Griffith-University-Eye-tracking-and-performance-e1l94t1

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Dr Matt Stainer is a Cognitive Scientist working at Griffith University. He completed his PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Dundee in Scotland, before taking Post-doctoral positions at the University of Melbourne and the University of Aberdeen. He is broadly interested studying cognit...

03/08/2022

🎙New Podcast Friday 5th🎙

Dr Matt Stainer is a Cognitive Scientist working at Griffith University. He completed his PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Dundee in Scotland, before taking Post-doctoral positions at the University of Melbourne and the University of Aberdeen. He is broadly interested studying cognitive processes 'in the wild' and has applied his research skills to understanding questions like how CCTV operators manage complex control rooms, how individuals drive under-the-influence, how elite athletes reach peak performance and how emergency responders make medical decisions.

In this episode Matt talks about:

👉Threshold limits for information processing.

👉Factors that influence processing tasks.

👉Differences between novice and experienced practitioners.

22/07/2022

🎙NEW PODCAST 🎙

Shawn R. Eagle, PhD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in January of 2022 as a Research Assistant Professor. Dr. Eagle has collaborated on Department of Defense (DoD) funded research through the University of Pittsburgh since 2013. He began focusing on TBI in 2015 when he began his doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory. Dr. Eagle extended his studies as a postdoctoral fellow in the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic from 2019 to 2021. His research interests are currently focused on mitigating risk for long-term sequelae following traumatic brain injury, with a specific focus on mental health issues.

Dr. Eagle has published over 80 papers in refereed journals and presented his research at local, national and international scientific conferences.

In this episode Shawn talks about:

👉How research is impacting TBI rehab.

👉Key biomarkers in TBI patients for long-term health.

👉Mental health in TBI patients.

https://anchor.fm/john-psyllas/episodes/Dr-Shawn-Eagle-University-of-Pittsburgh-Traumatic-Brain-Injury-e1k9o5a

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20/07/2022

🎙New Podcast Friday 22nd🎙

Shawn R. Eagle, PhD, joined the faculty of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh in January of 2022 as a Research Assistant Professor. Dr. Eagle has collaborated on Department of Defense (DoD) funded research through the University of Pittsburgh since 2013. He began focusing on TBI in 2015 when he began his doctoral studies at the University of Pittsburgh’s Neuromuscular Research Laboratory. Dr. Eagle extended his studies as a postdoctoral fellow in the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic from 2019 to 2021. His research interests are currently focused on mitigating risk for long-term sequelae following traumatic brain injury, with a specific focus on mental health issues.
Dr. Eagle has published over 80 papers in refereed journals and presented his research at local, national and international scientific conferences.

In this episode Shawn talks about:

👉How research is impacting TBI rehab.

👉Key biomarkers in TBI patients for long-term health.

👉Mental health in TBI patients.

13/05/2022

🎙NEW PODCAST 🎙

Kevin Malahy currently works for Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) Personnel Support Programs (PSP). His current role is Fitness Coordinator at the 3rd Canadian Division Support Base in Edmonton where he oversees the development and delivery of fitness- and performance-related programs provided by Personnel Support Programme to the Canadian Armed Forces members including Unit PT and annual fitness testing. Kevin’s extra duties include being the Chief Official for Grappling in the Canadian Armed Forces, co-founder of the National Strength and Conditioning Associations first ever Combat Sports Special Interest Group alongside UFC Performance Institutes’s Duncan French, and a Committee Member to Edmonton’s Combative Sports Commission.

In this episode Kevin talks about:

👉His current role.

👉How he integrates reconditioning into returning soldiers to their unit.

👉His screening and testing procedure within Canadian forces.

https://anchor.fm/john-psyllas/episodes/Kevin-Malahy-CFMWS-Support-and-reconditioning-within-Canadian-forces-e1g6e6f

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12/05/2022

🎙New Podcast Friday 13th🎙

Kevin Malahy currently works for Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) Personnel Support Programs (PSP). His current role is Fitness Coordinator at the 3rd Canadian Division Support Base in Edmonton where he oversees the development and delivery of fitness- and performance-related programs provided by Personnel Support Programme to the Canadian Armed Forces members including Unit PT and annual fitness testing. Kevin’s extra duties include being the Chief Official for Grappling in the Canadian Armed Forces, co-founder of the National Strength and Conditioning Associations first ever Combat Sports Special Interest Group alongside UFC Performance Institutes’s Duncan French, and a Committee Member to Edmonton’s Combative Sports Commission.

In this episode Kevin talks about:

👉His current role.

👉How he integrates reconditioning into returning soldiers to their unit.

👉His screening and testing procedure within Canadian forces.

29/04/2022

🎙NEW PODCAST 🎙

On this week's, episode I am joined by Dr. Mike Simpson.

Best known for his role as an investigator on the History Channel's docu-reality series Hunting Hi**er, Mike Simpson has served over three decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Green Beret, and a doctor of emergency medicine assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
Trained as a demolitions expert, SWAT sniper, high altitude low opening (HALO) parachutist, civilian paramedic, Special Forces medic, operations and intelligence sergeant, and board-certified emergency medicine physician, Mike now uses his extensive knowledge of training and medicine to help men over forty achieve peak physical condition. He is the author of the bestselling book “Honed: Finding Your Edge As A Man Over 40” and is the founder of Greybeard Performance.

In this episode Mike talks about:

👉His decision to join the Military.

👉His transition from 18D to medical school.

👉How his training and well-being have evolved over the decades.

👉Advice for the older combat athlete.

https://anchor.fm/john-psyllas/episodes/Dr-Mike-Simpson-Greybeard-Performance-Honed---finding-your-edge-over-40-e1g6d8p

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28/04/2022

🎙New Podcast Friday 29th🎙

On this week's, episode I am joined by Dr. Mike Simpson.

Best known for his role as an investigator on the History Channel's docu-reality series Hunting Hi**er, Mike Simpson has served over three decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Green Beret, and a doctor of emergency medicine assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
Trained as a demolitions expert, SWAT sniper, high altitude low opening (HALO) parachutist, civilian paramedic, Special Forces medic, operations and intelligence sergeant, and board-certified emergency medicine physician, Mike now uses his extensive knowledge of training and medicine to help men over forty achieve peak physical condition. He is the author of the bestselling book “Honed: Finding Your Edge As A Man Over 40” and is the founder of Greybeard Performance.

In this episode Mike talks about:

👉His decision to join the Military.

👉His transition from 18D to medical school.

👉How his training and well-being have evolved over the decades.

👉Advice for the older combat athlete.

15/04/2022

🎙NEW PODCAST 🎙

On this weeks podcast I am joined by Mark White.

Mark White currently provides subject matter expertise in support of human performance topics related to respiratory exercise physiology, aerospace and operational physiology and military operational performance.

Over a 20-year career, Marks professional background spans the spectrum from work-related physical ability testing, application of occupational physiology, and collegiate coursework curriculum and instructional development.

In this episode Mark talks about:

👉How he is assisting organizations to address operational gaps.

👉Influencing SOP's in human development.

👉Preparing candidates for arduous pipelines.

https://anchor.fm/john-psyllas/episodes/Mark-White-S-A-R-Human-Performance-Addressing-operational-gaps-in-organisations-e1c3ild

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