Courtney McGregor Discusses Gymnastics Culture Change, Elite/NCAA Career, and Achilles Injuries -

I’m was super grateful to be able to sit down and chat with elite, NCAA, and Olympic gymnast Courtney McGregor. Courtney has had an insane career of accomplishments and has spent the last 10 years training and competing at the highest level of international level.

In these crazy times of much-needed culture change, conversation, and brainstorming a new model for gymnastics, I think the opinions of gymnasts like Courtney is invaluable. They are the ones who have actually been in the trenches doing the work, dealing with the mental/emotional strain, and riding the rollercoaster through various injuries.

As we continue to hear 100s of gymnasts coming forward saying we need to change our methods, I think listening and learning from them is the most important step. So, Courtney and I connected so we could have one of these chats in a longer format. In this episode we discuss,

What Courtney has been up to with COVID
Her path through elite and NCAA gymnastics
Her experiences training and competing in the Olympics
Her journey of being an international gymnast coming to the US
Her thoughts on changing the minimum senior competitive age to 18
If she thinks 20-30 hours per week of training is healthy and ideal for young gymnasts aspiring to elite and NCAA
How she development mental toughness to get through elite and NCAA gymnastics
The story of her Achilles tear, and how things have gone since then
What she would change in gymnastics if she had a magic wand and no limitations

You can check out the entire podcast below on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube. Hope you find it helpful!