Performance Talk

The principle at Explosive Edge Athletics and the founder of Movement Mastery; Currently operating out of the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, Shawn is NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with Distinction a NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist certified, and NASE Speed Enhancement Specialist certified.

In this episode we will talk about of course movement and specifically why it is so critical for athletes today.

Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.

Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.

His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”

In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.

In early 2017, Dan’s book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with “life,” became a Bestseller on Amazon. Currently, we are awaiting the publication of his next book, HardStyle Kettlebell.”

We had Jorge on today to discuss
Athlete Buy In -why the athlete has to be part of the plan
Simplicity – Not over complicating the training process
Professional responsibilities – Stewardship and Collaboration
Confidence – know what you know and what you don’t know

Jorge is currently a private practitioner with nearly 25 of experience, based in Florida, where he has prepared athletes for sport at all levels. Before venturing out on his own he was an assistant strength coach and a graduate assistant coach at the collegiate level in the 90’s

Welcome to the first annual Performance Talk Round Table Episode  where my co-host and I ask questions that are relevant to the profession and they are answered by a diverse quest panel.

Guest Panel:

Dr. Tim Baghurst is the Director of Sports & Coaching Science at Oklahoma State University. He has over published 100 peer-reviewed articles, 15 textbooks and book chapters, and has presented on sports performance topics around the world.

Coach Staci Wilson former professional soccer player with an Olympic gold medal with the 1996 U.S. Women’s National Team currently a professional dedicated to improving performance of athletes with safe and effective science-based programs.

Joel Luedke is the Director of Athletic Training & Sports Performance at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Joel’s background has focused on athletic training, exercise science end strength and conditioning. He has worked with a variety of sports at all collegiate levels.

Michael Mullins is a clinically-based athletic trainer with over 27 years of experience in physical therapy, rehabilitation and performance training. He is the owner of “Integrative Rehab Training LLC” He specializes in the treatment, rehabilitation and has worked with all levels of athletes .

Dan Hickerr The San Jose Earthquakes strength and conditioning coach for the club’s Development Academy program and First Team: he has also worked for U.S. Soccer Women’s Youth National Teams, San Jose Sharks of the NHL, Santa Clara University NCAA Division I, MS in Exercise Science and Rehabilitation, Post Graduate study in Sport Psychology, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Dr. Adam Annaccone is an Practitioner and Director of Performance Healthcare Education and Integration for Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star. He is a Board Certified Athletic Trainer, a Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)

Andrew Egan, SCCC, CSCS, USAW, USAPL, FMS Currently the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Chestnut Hill College. Graduated from Temple University with B.S. in Kinesiology (Exercise & Sports Science).

Justin is the Head strength and conditioning coach of the Anaheim Ducks, AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls. Devan heads up the performance of hockey at UMASS Lowell. Both colleagues authored the book, Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science, as well as the app mentioned in this episode. Please have a listen to hear the great ideas Justin and Devan throw out there, as well as where you can purchase your copy of the book and app!

With 19 years clinical experience, Dr. Nessler challenges himself to be a thought leader in sports medicine, injury prevention and movement dysfunction. With 18 years’ experience in management of outpatient physical therapy and athletic training programs, he constantly challenges conventional wisdom to think outside the box in developing applications utilizing evidence based practice integrated with the latest technology in order to address an epidemic problem of non-contact injuries in youth athletics.

Through years of clinical research and practical clinical applications, Dr. Nessler has developed a comprehensive methodology on how to assess the lower kinetic chain in athletes that not only reduces injury rates but also improves athletic performance. In 2014, he blended this knowledge with the Xbox One to develop a fully automated movement assessment that could be used in pre-participation athletic physicals and military settings.

Today, Dr. Nessler looks to continue this development of ways to apply the latest technology and biomechanical sciences to allow for scalable solutions to have profound impact on the non-contact injury epidemic impacting our kids today.

Building Athletes to Perform, Building Athletes to Last™!

Brian is a “mindset coach for those professionals with busy brains”. We talk about ADHD, recovery, peak performance, sabotage, poisonous negative self-talk and Brian’s personal adversities that inspired him to work with individuals fighting with similar psychological road blocks. This is a good one folks! A little bit for everyone, including the non-athlete.

Scott Livingston has been working in the field of human performance over thirty years. He is renown for his dedication to building the “whole” athlete, and his ability to define movement dysfunction and provide correction leading to increased performance and reduction of injury.

Scott has trained and reconditioned successful athletes at every level including professional athletes, Olympic athletes, and college athletes, as well as highly motivated recreational athletes. He has trained multiple world champions and Olympic medalists during his career.

Juan is a Professional Trainer/Practitioner and Facilitator. Certified Mental Performance Consultant in the New York city area.

His work includes experience as a Master Resilience Trainer and Performance Expert in the US Army
where he taught mental skills, resilience, and performance enhancement techniques and more.