The SHIFT Show

Introducing The Shift Symposium Guest Speakers: Sarah Korngold   This week's mini-podcast episode is another of the 2022 Shift Symposium guest speakers, Sarah Korngold another member of the Ascend Gymnastics Team.   With Elite and NCAA success, Sarah has achieved this with her nurturing and progressive philosophy.      Sarah will be presenting on Day 2 of the Symposium, sharing her fantastic knowledge of Beam. Discussing everything you need to know about Active Flexibiltiy & Series Connections.   The Symposium runs from June 10 to June 12 where learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.   The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, and there’s only 10 days left to sign up.   So do not miss out! Head over to:   https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/   Registrations close June 5thWe appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today on the podcast I am excited to bring back an episode we actually did three years ago.    I wanted to share this episode again now with Becky Downie, due to the recent podcast with her younger sister Ellie.    Becky now 30 is a double Olympian for Great Britain becoming Commonwealth Champion on bars not once but twice, European Champion on bars, and World silver medalist on bars.   I was really fortunate to sit down and interview Becky back in 2019 and talk about overcoming adversity in her career, injuries, the ups and downs, and how she continues to work hard and be positive given her long career.    We also talk about her sister and given how popular the episode with Ellie was, I wanted to reshare this episode with Becky as a lot of people who are new to the podcast might not realize that we have this fantastic episode with Becky.   I also wanted to bring it back and tie these two episodes together because they both have so much incredibly valuable information that coaches, gymnasts, medical providers, and particularly parents should study and learn from.   To really understand how to get the best out of athletes and help them with their performance, increase the longevity of their career whilst staying as healthy and happy as possible.    We discuss:   What would Becky do differently now looking back on her gymnastics journey?   How to deal with stress as a gymnast.   The secret to Becky’s long and successful career.   Overcoming injuries and sets backs, advice from an Olympian.   And…   How Becky balances adult life, the Doubledownies Company, alongside being a full-time elite athlete. We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is another of the 2022 Shift Symposium guest speakers, Brett Wargo from Ascend Gymnastics Seattle.   Brett will be presenting on Day 2 of the Symposium, discussing everything you need to know about bar Releases.   The Symposium runs from June 10 to June 12 where learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.   The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so do not miss out! Head over to:   https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today on the podcast, I'm very excited to bring to you a presentation from one of my recent students, Alea Penner, a former gymnast who has just graduated from Duke Physical Therapy School.   She did a phenomenal, inservice lecture on bracing gymnasts with back-related injuries.    “Discussing bracing treatment for spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in athletes. Summarizing the current available research that supports or contradicts current treatment standards and discuss topics of future research that are demanded by lack of current literature.”   The use of braces is controversial, so it's really important for us to understand the current research on bracing.   Alea wonderfully took on the big task of reviewing the literature and doing an inservice on bracing versus not bracing.    She discusses:   Does bracing limit gross motion and/or spinal segmental motion during ADL’s (activities of daily living) or sport-specific activity?   Does bracing lead to decreased strength and/or changes in posture/gait with prolonged use?   Does limited motion prevent the progression of a fracture or slippage?    Does bracing improved bone union? And is bony union predictive of a better return to sports outcomes and subjective pain?We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is another of the 2022 Shift Symposium guest speakers,  Lindsey Stancil, Owner of X-Cel Gymnastics, and the Head Coach of the Xquisite competitive team.   Lindsey will be presenting on Day 2 of the Symposium, discussing everything you need to know about Cast Handstands/Giants, & Pirouettes.   The Symposium runs from June 10 to June 12 where learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.   The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so do not miss out! Head over to:   https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today in the podcast, I'm very excited to bring to you an interview I was asked to do with Nicole Farrier on her podcast.    Nicole is a fitness professional with a bachelor's in exercise science and nutrition, a certified personal trainer, competitor, and online coach.    We had an important and informative conversation about some of the cultural issues in gymnastics related to body image, nutrition, and changing the approach to strength and conditioning.   Nicole and I talked a lot about these issues and some of the stigmas around aesthetics versus performance.   We explored the need for culture change in the sport so we can best support and help athletes to be healthy, happy, and high performing for the next 10, 15, 20 years.   We discuss:   Injury prevention issues in gymnastics.   How to communicate with younger athletes especially when their skill level is at the level of an adult.   Food is fuel.   There's a time and a place for conditioning.    Why we need to teach kids how to use technology as a tool and not as a vice.   OCD elbow research paper; from the moment you start to have pain, to the moment you are fully back to gymnastics, what does that entire process look like?   And...   Should parents be allowed to watch training sessions?We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is another of the 2022 Shift Symposium guest speakers, Dan Lonsdale, Gymnastics Strength and Conditioning Consultant ASCC from England.   Dan will be presenting on Day 3 of the Symposium, discussing everything you need to know about Upper Body Strength & Power Development.   The Symposium runs from June 10 to June 12 where learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.   The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so do not miss out! Head over to:   https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today on the podcast I am super flattered to welcome back Chellsie Memmel for another epic episode.   The 2005 World All-Around Champion, the third American woman to achieve this feat, and Beijing Olympic Team member.   Chellsie now 33 years of age and mom of 2, made a phenomenal gymnastic comeback in 2020 documenting her inspiring journey on her YouTube channel, and competed again after 9 years at the U.S. Classic and National Championships in 2021.   I wanted to have Chellsie back on the show to have a conversation about the differences and benefits of adding weight training to gymnastics, and how her ideas on conditioning have changed and developed from when she was younger training for the Olympics versus now as an adult gymnast.    We discuss:   What does a week of training and conditioning look like for Chellsie Memmel?   How Chellsie implemented external weight training into her conditioning.   What advice Chellsie would tell her younger self.   Chellsie’s top tips on taking care of your body and recovery to keep training.    Understanding the fear of gaining weight from eating or lifting weights and the advice you need to know.   Why gymnastics isn’t just for kids it's for adults too.   And…   Everything you need to know about the first Gymnastics Camp for Adults.We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is another of the 2022 Shift Symposium guest speakers, Tom Meadows, one of the most highly respected coaches in the US, of Cypress Academy.   Tom has one of the most impressive journeys in gymnastics, with multiple junior and senior national team members, as well as World and Olympic team members.    Some of the most notable athletes that Tom has coached include Jon Horton and Chris Brooks.   Tom will be presenting on Day 2 of the Symposium, discussing everything you need to know about Parallel Bar skills.   The Symposium runs from June 10 to June 12 where learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.   The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so do not miss out! Head over to:   https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today in the podcast, I am excited to have senior British artistic gymnast Ellie Downie.    Ellie from Notts Gymnastics Club has won multiple international medals and titles and is the All-around 2017 European gymnastics champion, the first British gymnast to win a major all-around title.   I love talking to athletes about their experiences in gymnastics, trying to learn from them, and pulling out some value for parents, coaches, or gymnasts that are still active in the sport.    There's so much that we can learn from people like Ellie, who have had a long, successful career, and also I think it's important to not only highlight what got them to where they are but also, what would they do differently?    What would they like to see, change in the sport right now?   Ellie gives a lot of practical advice about what she has done, I really enjoyed this conversation and can't thank her enough.   We discuss:   Ellie Downie’s key to recovery.   Advice to coaches who are trying to achieve longevity in their athletes.    Ellie’s thought on giving gymnasts take a break from competitions or training during puberty.   Injuries, anxiety, and stress; what Ellie has learned to cope with these.   Why Ellie doesn’t use Twitter anymore.   The important role of Ellie’s mom in her life and gymnastics career.   And…   How Ellie’s training has involved over the years and the use of weight training.  We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/