Braun Performance and Rehab

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by The LEGENDARY Coach Dr. Frank Dick to discuss the art and science of coaching elite athletes, the winning formula for ALL, how EVERYONE is a coach, and SO MUCH MORE!   Dr. Frank Dick is an incredibly well-accomplished individual in the world of coaching. From writing numerous textbooks and books about the science of coaching, coaching strategies, and his experiences to coaching Olympians and some of the world's top performers, he TRULY understands what makes a coach effective! Frank is the President of the European Athletic Coaching Association (EACA) and the Former Director of Coaching at the British Athletics Federation. In addition to writing and coaching, Frank is a motivational and inspiring speaker known for giving keynote addresses! With a history of sporting excellence through coaching some of the best talent in the world he has, over the past 20 years of speaking to 100's of companies both in the UK and around the world, recognised six key areas of personal and professional development that, once taken out of a "training room" mentality and put into a different context, can lead to individual and team progress simply by giving a different perspective. Author of three major publications, 'Sports Training Principles', 'Winning' and 'Winning Lines', all classics in their fields. Frank's latest book "Winning Matters" was published in August 2010. Frank's contribution to sport and coaching has been recognized in being awarded an OBE in 1989, induction to the UK Coaches Hall of Fame in 1999 and the prestigious title "UK Sporting Hero" by Sport UK in 2001. Frank has spoken to audiences in the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and USA/ Canada. Working closely with companies and events has shown that his themes work either as individual concepts or collectively, dependent upon the objectives of the occasion. You can find more about the EACA here: https://athleticscoaches.eu/ You can find more about Frank here: https://www.frankdick.co.uk/ To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform!

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Katie B Happyy! Katie is a Master Yoga Teacher / Author & Motivational Speaker / CEO of b_inspired LLC & 501(c)(3). The two discuss the journey of B Inspired, Katie's personal journey with Bell's Palsy, Stress, Mental Health, How Chaos can be Beneficial, and SO MUCH MORE!!  Born of the gratitude for each breath, her self-empowerment company “B_inspired” was born. Katie B’s on a mission to ignite inspiration in the world through her large scale fundraising events, motivational speaking, online programs, international spiritual retreats, and weekly mantras. Katie B is a firm believer that wholeness and happiness are practiced states. After losing her mom at 14 to breast cancer and as a recovering Bells Palsy patient, healing yoga is her dharma. Her class style is best described as “intention and mantra based asana that leaves you feeling you’ve received a work out and a work in.” Her free YouTube classes online encompass a deeper question in you; how to live from your innate divinity. As of 2020, she’s lead spiritual healing retreats and teacher training’s in over 20 countries including Colombia, China, Portugal, Belize, Costa Rica, Italy, England, Mexico, Ojai, Spain, India, with over 700 alumni. She’s trained her B_inspired curriculum in various studios across Europe and the U.S. Katie B has been featured in SHAPE magazine, appeared on NBC, CBS, as a lululemon model/ambassador, taught at festivals including Wanderlust, The One Love Movement, Five Elements, International Yoga Day Festival, and more. She’s studied under Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, Landmark Curriculum, and is looking forward to her memoir dropping in Summer 2020. Currently, Katie B through B_inspired takes on public classes in San Diego guiding over 600 students weekly, leads 8 international spiritual empowerment retreats annually, and sees private clients from all over the world virtually on a weekly basis. Join the #b_inspired tribe @katiebhappyy and at www.binspired.life - OR on the B inspired APP!  Katie has recently published a new book, CHEERS TO CHAOS: 8 Tools for the Puffy-Eyed and Powerful! With the kind of brutal honesty that’s usually reserved for top Netflix comediennes, Katie will have you snort laughing through the ups and downs of it all right along with her. With unique tools and techniques to magnify your confidence and infuse your life with financial abundance, spiritual freedom, relational success, and optimal health, Cheers to Chaos is for every broken badass searching for happiness and meaning. Get ready to rekindle your self-worth, trust your next steps, and stand in your power of who you are NOW. You can purchase this book on Amazon!  To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform!

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. James Rory Tucker to discuss undersea medicine, specifically scuba diving and free diving. The two discuss a variety of subtopics within these areas, including the Mammalian Dive Reflex, cardiovascular considerations for diving, temperature considerations, and MORE! Dr. James Rory Tucker is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Family & Community Medicine, in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Dr. Tucker is interested in the studies of Musculoskeletal injuries, Exercise prescription, Athletic concussions, and medical assessment of scuba divers. Tucker received his MD from Drexel University of College of Medicine, his Fellowship as a Primary Care Sports Medicine at Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, and completed his residency in Family Medicine at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, PA. Dr. Tucker is board certified in family medicine and sports medicine. For more on Dr. Tucker, you can click here: https://www.templehealth.org/doctors/james-rory-tucker To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform!

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Shane Manney to discuss the 5 Stones Fight Club, Gym, and Ministry in Pennsylvania. The two discuss the 5 Stones Journey, the overlap and interplay between faith and fitness, and so much more!  5 Stones goal is to engage individuals in mixed martial arts and fitness so that they can become both physically fit and spiritually sound. Relating our struggles on the wrestling mats and in the cage to our daily battles in life, and to provide the necessary support to become moral representatives of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 5 Stones uses a team atmosphere to grow trust and build a sense of belonging. By employing the Biblical phrase “..iron sharpens iron..” relationships are strengthened, and a “family” of brothers and sisters is created, both in athletics and in Faith. Introducing them to Jesus Christ through the Gospel with the goal of leading them to personal salvation and a relationship with Him. Shane Manney is the founder of 5 Stones Fight Club. He has over 20 years of coaching experience that includes wrestling, boxing, submission grappling and strength training. He spent six years as an infantry machine gunner in the United States Marine Corps, two years as a police officer in Richmond, Virginia, and eight years as a private security contractor and security lead supervisor for Exelon Nuclear Security. Currently, he works in the field of drug and alcohol rehabilitation at Pennsylvania Counseling Services.  At 5 Stones, Shane instructs wrestling, submission grappling and strength training classes. As the director of the missionary committee, he oversees 5 Stones’ International High-Risk Missions, working in various conflict zones around the globe to bring hope, joy and the love of Jesus to those in need. He also facilitates the “War Room” at 5 Stones which is a time of fellowship, baptisms, prayer and celebration. Shane is married with three children.  He has been a follower of Jesus since he was a young boy and in 2016 earned a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Lancaster Bible College. For more on 5 Stones, you can visit their website at https://www.5stonesfightclub.org/ ... Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/5-Stones-Fight-Club-367830555478 or Instagram @ 5_stonesfightclub To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform!

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Philip Prins to discuss pre workout supplements and ingredients, low carbohydrate dietary approaches, the impact of low carbohydrate dietary approaches on athletic performance and overall health, and SO MUCH MORE! Dr. Philip Prins is the Chair and Associate Professor of Exercise Science at Grove City College in Grove City, PA. Dr. Prins conducts research focusing on Multisystem response to exercise with and without ergogenic aids across parameters of health and human performance, the practical impact of lifestyle on metabolism and how metabolism impacts health, disease and performance outcomes, and implementation of nutritional ketosis and metabolic health modulators across populations. Dr. Prins' areas of expertise include nutritional ketosis, cardiovascular, metabolic, and hemodynamic responses to exercise, environmental physiology, body composition, clinical populations, research, human performance, sports nutrition, applied exercise and sport physiology, dietary supplements/ergogenic aids, perceived exertion and applied physiology of tennis performance. Dr. Prins has published over 25 articles and has dozens of national presentations. He collaborates with some of the leading experts, such as Dr. Dominic D'Agostino and Andrew Koutnik on his research!  For more on Dr. Prins' research, you can check him out on ResearchGate at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Philip-Prins ... You can also view his Grove City page here https://www.gcc.edu/Home/Staff-Directory/Staff-Detail/philip-prins  If you are interested in getting involved in the research Dr. Prins and his team are conducting in any capacity, or interested in funding future research, please be sure to reach out! To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform!

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Bridgett Finn AND Lindsey Topper to discuss their time playing college soccer together, going viral on TikTok while in college, what it was like having Dan as a Resident Assistant in college, and so much more!  Bridgett is a Lebanon Valley College graduate with a degree in Exercise Science. She played 4 years on the women's soccer team leading the team in goals her last season there. Bridgett is a Certified Personal Trainer and an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. She is currently finishing her Master's Degree from Liberty University in Exercise Science and Wellness with a Fitness and Performance Concentration. Lindsey played college soccer at Lebanon Valley College with her roommate Bridgett Finn. Bridgett was the reason I transferred to LVC. During Lindsey's first year living with Bridgett, she was fortunate enough to have Dan as her Resident Assistant.  For more on Bridgett and Lindsey, you can find them on Instagram @bridgettfinn ... @coachingbybridgett ... @lindseytopper You can also find them on TikTok @bridgettisfinne and @lindseytopper  To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Lillie Kane to discuss her personal nutrition journey and the transformative effect proper nutrition has had on her own life and the lives of her clients, low carb diets, success with low carb eating in females, and more! Lillie Kane is a certified health and nutrition life coach and certified keto nutrition coach. Though something that makes her background so unique is her traumatic childhood filled with physical and verbal abuse, rape, frequent visits from the police, and all the challenges that come with living in an alcoholic household. At age 16 she became legally emancipated from her mother which finally gave her freedom from her tormenter. Most people who see Lillie for the first time may not know she used to cry herself to sleep each night in fear because to this day she is always exuding so much positivity and smiles. The incredible challenges she faced as a child have made her passionate to live each day filled with joy. For more on Lillie, you can find her at https://www.youtube.com/c/LillieKane on YouTube and on Instagram and TikTok @lilliekane_youtube  To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Sophie Bazzano to discuss her journey navigating a diagnosis of scoliosis and multiple spinal fusions while cultivating a fit and active lifestyle.  Sophie Bazzano is a striving social media fitness influencer who has battled chronic pain for nearly half her life. She is one of very few that has had not one, but two spinal fusion surgeries due to a diagnosis of scoliosis. Despite her entire spine being fused, she continues to chase her dreams of weightlifting and disprove everything her doctors told her would be impossible.  For more on Sophie, you can find her on Instagram and TikTok @scoliosis.soph To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media!   This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off!   This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe   Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared!   Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Reagan Rust to discuss female sports and athletics. The two discuss issues unique to the female athlete, coaching challenges, and so much more! Reagan Rust is a professional hockey player for AIK hockey and former captain of Boston University's NCAA Division 1 Women's Ice Hockey Team. Reagan is the host of the unpaved path podcast where she discusses unique journeys and experiences with other college and professional level athletes. She is the founder of Female Athlete Society, an organization that puts community and networking on the forefront of its mission. This initiative allows its members to reach out to other female athletes and provide a necessary support system focused on areas such as nutrition, mental health, recruitment, and building connections. She is a leader who is unapologetically herself and has used her own personal battles as motivation to help others. Her platform serves to give young girls and women the necessary resources and tools to empower and inspire them in both their athletic and personal endeavors.  For more on Reagan and Female Athlete Society, you can find her on TikTok @reaganrust - Instagram @rea.rust and @femaleathletesociety - and online at www.reaganrust.com/ To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media! This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off! This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Laura Welch to discuss her private practice PT business, topics not covered in PT school, and more! This is a great episode for physical therapists, PT students, AND patients of physical therapy care. Laura Welch received both her bachelor’s degree in exercise science and later her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011. In 2013, she completed the 6-month Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) residency program at Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, CA.  Shortly after, Laura became an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) as recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).  In 2018, she completed an intensive curriculum to become a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) to practice Functional Manual Therapy® as taught by the Institute of Physical Art (IPA).  She also practices techniques that include visceral mobilization as taught by the Barral Institute and the Integrated Systems Model as taught by Diane Lee. Over the years, Laura has practiced in settings such as inpatient rehabilitation (patients including those who have experienced a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury), sports medicine, general outpatient, pediatrics, skilled nursing facility, and servicing traveling theater companies.  In her spare time, Laura enjoys running, rock climbing, hiking, yoga, playing the piano or guitar, meditating, riding her bike, and reading.  She has competed in triathlons (sprint to half ironman), century bike rides, and has run 5k’s to ultra-marathons.  Some of her favorite races include but not limited to the Richmond marathon, Boston marathon, Promiseland 50k, and Mountain Masochist 50 miler.  Her marathon PR is 3:08. Laura is very passionate about providing a supportive environment for her patients that involves complete one-on-one care in a private setting.  Although she has a particular passion for running in her personal life, she is honored to help people achieve their goals of what is important for them in any capacity. Laura was called to open Inspire Physical Therapy LLC because she wanted to offer the experience of Functional Manual Therapy® in addition to other techniques with longer appointment times in a focused environment.  She prides herself with offering the utmost individualized care. For more on Laura and Inspire Physical Therapy, you can check out inspirephysicaltherapy.net or @inspirephysicaltherapy on Instagram!  To keep up to date with everything we are currently doing on the podcast, be sure to subscribe and follow @brawnbody on social media!  This episode is brought to you by CTM band recovery products - the EXACT soft tissue recovery technology used by Dan. CTM Band was founded by Dr. Kyle Bowling, a sports medicine practitioner who treats professional athletes (and was a guest on the Brawn Body Podcast!).  You can check out their website here: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band ... while you're there, be sure to use the coupon code "BRAWN10" for 10% off!  This episode is also brought to you by Ice shaker! Use our affiliate link to help support future podcast episodes and development by clicking here:  https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe  Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared!  Check out everything we do, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining