Today on the podcast, we are continuing with our NCAA coaching interviews. This week I am joined by Melissa Kutcher Reinhart from Denver gymnastics, another fantastic program that has been crushing it for multiple years in a row now. A former gymnast herself, she competed at the University of Florida and then had the opportunity […]
Today on the podcast I’m very fortunate and excited to have on Jordyn Wieber, head coach of Arkansas gymnastics to chat about her transition from her own gymnastics career to becoming a head coach of a successful College Team. A phenomenal personal career including Olympic Gold as part of the Fierce Five in London 2012 […]
Today on the podcast I am very excited to bring on Tiz Clive a wonderful gymnastics coach and strength coach from Canada who believes in gymnast longevity and increase performance using weight training. Tiz is a fantastic example of what can be done when you embrace the hybrid model of lifting and traditional gymnastics strength […]
Today on the podcast we have a super important and must-hear episode about gymnasts and athletes of all sports retiring or transitioning out of gymnastics, or their sport. This is not commonly talked about but is hugely important because of its devastating impact on athletes, who have a sudden, abrupt end to their sport. You […]
Today on the podcast, I had a great chat with former gymnast, coach, and Gymnastics Mental Skills expert Rebecca Smith. Founder and CEO of Complete Performance Coaching, Rebecca helps high achievers thrive under pressure allowing kids to reach peak performance as well as maximum enjoyment. In the last few podcast episodes, we’ve been dancing around […]
Today on the podcast is Physical Therapist and former Collegiate gymnast Kaysha Heck, PT, DPT, SCS discussing hip flexibility and injuries. Kaysha has unfortunately had a lot of hip injuries herself as a result of outdated flexibility methods such as over spilts, using ankle weights, and holding splits and stretches for two to three minutes […]
This week’s podcast is a survival guide for club, college, and elite gymnasts to tackle meet season. In compulsories and younger years you train a little less intensively and meets aren’t as frequent but as you get into optional levels 7-10, elite, and then college the season becomes much more of a grind. It can […]
This week’s podcast is the first lecture from our recent and very popular 2022 Gymnastics Rehabilitation Virtual Summit. The three-day event was aimed at helping medical providers who work with gymnasts, gymnastic coaches, and S&C coaches learn the exact exercises, manual techniques, and programs needed to treat gymnastic injuries. In this lecture, I explain the […]
What is the difference between programming rehab versus programming for sports performance? Today on the podcast I am joined by fellow experts and colleagues from Champion Physical Therapy and Performance to explore this topic. Performance Physical Therapist Dan Pope DPT, OCS, CSCS, C-PS, Director of Fitness & Strength and Conditioning Coach Diwesh Poudyal BS, CSCS, […]
Today I believe we have one of the most important podcasts produced by Shift, a discussion with Dr. Marcia Faustin about athletes’ mental health. ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ In this episode, we discuss heavy content around depression, anxiety, body image, fear of failure, and suicide. If you are someone listening to this podcast but […]
