Dr. Adam Wright is a peak performance coach and consultant who specializes in the mental and physical conditioning of elite executives, athletes and performers. He is a peer reviewed author, university lecturer in sport and exercise psychology, and speaker on optimal human performance. His clients include Fortune 400 CEOs, hedge fund executives, professional/amateur athletes, Hollywood celebrities, and internationally acclaimed artists and musicians. Dr. Wright received his Bachelor's degree from LaSalle University in Philosophy (Maxima Cum Laude) and his Master's and Doctoral degrees from Temple University in Kinesiology with a specialization in Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology. He is also an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist and a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Michael Prewitt, Healthcare Liaison Michael has worked as the Clinical Liaison for Dari Motion the last three years. Dari Motion is a brand of Scientific Analytics, Inc is a biotechnology company Overland Park, KS and a leader in human motion assessment. Michael's experiences includes but is not limited to be a primary contributor in research on human movement and skeletal muscle health and metabolism.

Clinical Performance Psychologist & Coach Consultant at StatuMentis Anne's work includes the guidance of elite athletes, elite teams, elite coaches, military personnel All who are interested in optimizing performance. She specializes in training programs that include: * Mental Toughness * Peak Performance * Team Optimization & Team Dynamics * Rebounding from Injury & Injury Prevention * Coaching the Coach: * Stress Management Her focus is to help her clients remove mental and emotional blocks that inhibit (peak) performance.

Micah Kurtz, MS, CSCS, RSCC, USAW, FMS, NASE Assistant Athletics Director & Director of Sports Performance at Windermere Preparatory School Coach Kurtz has consulted with the NFL, USA Basketball, USA Football and Nike Football on youth athletic development education. He is an active speaker at strength and fitness conferences across the U.S. and has delivered presentations in Mexico, China and Hong Kong. Micah has served as the South Carolina State Director for both the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Dr. David LaPlaca has over eight years of experience as a strength and conditioning coach. He is currently the head strength coach at Evolve Fitness Strength and Conditioning and has worked on the NCAA Division I FBS, Division I FCS, and the Division III levels where he has worked with professional athletes and over 20 different team sports. David earned his PhD in Kinesiology with a cognate in Nutrition from the University of Georgia, where his dissertation is titled, “The Characteristics that Differentiate Expert, Competent, and Beginner Strength and Conditioning Coaches.” In addition, he has earned close to a dozen strength and conditioning related certifications and distinctions, written multiple publications, and is currently taking courses in order to become a Registered Dietitian so he can provide specific nutrition guidelines to the athletes and clients that he coaches. During his collegiate career at Guilford College he was the sole team captain of the football team where he played linebacker, and was a member of the track and field team.

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.

An aspiring NBA strength and conditioning coach, Loughborough University MSc student, and an NSCA CSCS. Jordan is experienced in coaching and developing nutritional interventions for elite elite and high level athletes

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.

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.

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™!

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!

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).

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

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.”

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.

Ewell and Chris return to continue the discussion on the current use of periodization and the explore the question of, is it useful, effective, or should we be looking elsewhere? Our guide for today podcast will be a book by Fergus Connolly called Game Changer. We Fergus is the Performance & Operations Director, University of Michigan Football. We think this work of his is one of the must reads for anyone who works with athletes and we wil lbe discussing parts of the book fro mour own perspectives.

How its currently being utilized. <> Periodization is a form or resistance training that may be defined as strategic implementation of specific training phases. These training phases are based upon increasing and decreasing both volume (which is reps times sets) and intensity (which is the load or percentage of 1RM) when designing a training program. Host(s) Ewell and Chris discus how Periodization is being used currently as seen from their perspectives

Subject: Professionals working together and stewardship of the profession. Why the way forward is working and learning together and not competing. SFC Green is a Master Fitness and Resiliency Trainer at US Army Central Command Experienced Health and Wellness Manager with a demonstrated history success in program management and healthcare administration.

Coach Heller is an Exercise & Sport Science Consultant and Strength & Conditioning coach working in the Seattle area where he focuses allot of his attention on development and youth athletics. The main subject content will be assessment and application of training on athletic prowess of young athletes. Contact Info Daniel Heller, MS, CSCS, RSCC Ironwood Health & Fitness Strength & Conditioning Coach Exercise & Sport Science Consultant 425-563-3542 Daniel@ironwood-fitness.com www.IronwoodFitness.com Twitter - CoachDCSCS Instagram - coach_danh

Phil Hannon is a retired coach of 14 years at Baker University in Baldwin Ks, 4 years as a coach in the Chicago Cubs organization, and former professional athlete spending a total of 5 years in the Cubs organization. Currently He works at Baker University as the assistant director of development. He is also the founder Keepers of the Legends Foundation ​a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, he founded in 2012 to the legends and spirits of all that have had an impact in the game of baseball. (https://keepersofthelegends.wordpress.com/) Aaron Hannon is a up and coming Entrepreneur/professional in the field of exercise science in the Kansas City Area. He is Based out of Lawrence KS. Aaron has a B.S. from Baker University, a Registered Yoga teacher, and Certified Functional range conditioning Mobility specialist. Naturaletics is a concept reaching into many genres of movement, exercise, sport, play, action; The approach he brings to movement is holistic with a philosophy that is focused on body awareness. (http://naturaletics.org/) Andrew Hannon also a fast rising young professional in the field of exercise science works out of Scottsdale Arizona where he currently practices and masters his skills at Premier Fitness Systems. Andrew too is also part of the growing awareness by young professionals of the importance of approaching movement from sport from more than a single perspective. (https://www.facebook.com/AndoatPremierFitnessSystmes/)

Guest: Beth Kais is a Private Practitioner with specialties in multiple areas that are critical to movement, prevention, recovery etc… Extensive experience in severe injury recovery (post surgical ligament reconstruction, spinal disc herniation/fusion, osteoarthritis and joint debridement) to return to optimal performance. Specialties: Corrective Exercise, Personalized Programs, Core Conditioning and Sport specific training

Topic - The Mental Game- Training It and Maintaining it - Discussion about what it is, how it is developed, etc...

Professional in the field of exercise science: Specialties: Exercise Prescription, Fitness, Wellness, Strength & Conditioning, Ice Hockey, Human Physiological Output Testing, etc