The Adaptable Athlete Podcast

Send us a textWelcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast!...A podcast dedicated to long term athletic development and success!For today's episode, I decided to do a something a little different...A solo episode.  Just you and me!Following my interview  w/ Steph Allen on all things ACL (if you haven't listened to that one yet, here it is)  I decided I wanted to do dive deep into a topic very personal to me..."My ACL Journey and Exploring Ecological Concepts in Injury Rehab"As someone who has both personal and professional experience experience w/ ACL and rehab in general, I feel there are significant deficiencies in our current return to play model.  In my opinion, introducing Ecological concepts into our rehab programs can help "bridge the gap" and create better outcomes for our athletes.  We look into all that today. In this episode, I discuss:My personal ACL Journey Some of the inadequacies w/ current return to play programs The high incident of ACL re-tears Some Ecological Dynamics background and theorySome potential hurdles to an Ecological approach to rehabSome different KPI's to look for in rehabbing athletesHow we can tie in perception and action into our return to play programs Some practical ways to introduce ecological concepts into our training sessions And of course, we discuss so much more!Here are the links to resources mentioned in the show:Emergence Website 2021 Sports Movement  Skill Conference Recordings Perception and Action Podcast Study mentioned Movement Terminology Cheat Sheet (scroll down page) As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, feel free to contact me:Email: javier@igniteperformance.net InstagramtwitterFacebookCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast!...A podcast dedicated to long term athletic development and success!For today's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing  Steph Allen!Steph has been a practicing physical therapist since 2014 and has been at Boston Physical Therapy & Wellness for the past 4 years.   She specializes in, and absolutely loves ACL rehab in all its shapes and forms and has recently started her own virtual coaching business, ACLResolve.  Which  is designed specifically for individuals who are navigating through an ACL injury. Steph is also the co-founder of CALU, a mentorship and continuing education platform for students and new graduates within the musculoskeletal rehab realm. Steph is passionate about continuing education and demanding a higher standard of care in the musculoskeletal rehab industry. In this episode, Steph and I discuss :our personal and progressional experience with ACL injuries We get Potential psychological impacts of an ACL injuryWe discuss how we as practitioners can empower our ACL athletes We discussed potential reasons for the high rate of ACL re-tears We go over some common ACL rehab mythsAnd of course, we discuss so much more!As you'll find out, this episode is personal for both Steph and I as we both share a lot of experience with ACL injuries…Steph does a great job of sharing her knowledge and passion and we  go in-depth in all things ACL. …I hope you enjoy the show!Here are the links to Steph's info:Instagram Facebook Twitter ACL ResolveBoston PT and Wellness The Level Up Initiative As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, feel free to contact me:Email: javier@igniteperformance.net InstagramtwitterFacebookCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to the athlete blueprint podcast podcast dedicated to long-term athletic development and success!For today's conversation, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kasey Crider.  Kasey is the associate head coach for the University of Miami Women’s Volleyball team.Kasey has been at Miami since 2015 and has helped lead them to  resurgence as a program, including reaching the NCAA title game in 2017.Prior to that, Kasey was an assistant coach at Stanford women’s volleyball, where he helped the them win the pac 12 championship and earn the #1 seed in the in the 2014 NCAA tournament.As an athlete, Casey was a 2 time all American at Pepperdine and played a year professionally in Denmark In this conversation, we discuss Kasey’s background as a coach and why the profression is so important We explore his Robert Frost moment How their approach at Miami effects recruiting Some advice for parents and coaches of young volleyball playersAnd of course we discuss so much more! As you’ll notice, Kasey has a unique  approach to coaching volleyball. His passion and insight clearly come through on this interview...I hope you enjoy the episode!Kasey's Contact Info: Kasey's twitter Kasey's email:  kc@miami.eduMiami Volleyball Website Miami Volleyball Instagram   As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, feel free to contact me:Email: javier@igniteperformance.net Instagram: @thecoachjavtwitter: @thecoachjavCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textDr. Steph Mundt is a physical therapist, running coach & strength coach in Phoenix, AZ. Her business Volante PT & Performance specializes in helping female runners return to training & racing without fear. Steph has a special interest in helping to prevent and manage bone stress injuries in runners, particularly those with disordered eating or relative energy deficiency or RED-s as it is commonly known. She hopes to transform the management of pain, injury & training to foster a greater sense of resiliency & confidence in female runners, from adolescence through adulthood.Guys I really enjoyed recording this episode w/ Steph. We get into a lot of topics here.  We discuss:RED-S and potential effects on athletes and their performance Strength and conditioning considerations for runners or anyone working with runners Steph's personal journey with RED-S and how it affect her practice Of course we get into much more than that.  I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did recording it....Enjoy the show!Here's Steph's contact info:Website: volantept.comInstagram FacebookAs always, if you have any questions about the show, feel free to reach out to me!Email: javier@igniteperformance.net Instagram: @thecoachjavtwitter: @thecoachjavFacebookCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to The Athlete Blueprint!...A podcast dedicated to long term athletic development and success!On today’s episode I had the pleasure of speaking with CJ Appenzeller of ATS strength in West Berlin, New Jersey.CJ is a gym owner, a baseball  performance coach, and high performance consultant for various Division one baseball programs…In addition CJ is an adjunct professor at Rowan University.In my opinion guy, CJ is one of the best baseball performance coach is in the country and a go-to resource whenever I have questions about working with baseball athletes.In our conversation we discuss:How to manage load in baseball athletes especially during these crazy COVID timesWe discuss what strength is and how it actually applies to the baseball fieldAnd how athletes can work through injuries effectivelyWe even discuss who our favorite marvel superheroes areWe covered a lot of topics and I feel like it's an important episode for anyone who work with baseball athletes or parents of baseball athletes....Please enjoy the episode!Below are the links for CJ's contact info...Reach out to him if you have questions.  He'll be happy to discuss anything baseball related with you!CJ's Contact Info:Instagram TwitterATS InstagramWebsiteEmail:  cj@atsstrength.com As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, feel free to contact me:Email: javier@igniteperformance.net Instagram: @thecoachjavtwitter: @thecoachjavCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to the athlete blueprint podcast podcast dedicated to long-term athletic development and success!For today’s special episode I’ve got to get with me Tyler Yearby and Rich White from Emergence.  Tyler is the co-founder and co-director of education and Rich White is the Innovations ManagerEmergence is a movement skill education company that provides educational content and resources for skill acquisition coaches trainers sport coaches therapist and anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of sport movementIn today’s conversation we talk about a different way of viewing sport movement this varies quite a bit from some of the traditional models that we normally see in sports performance Within this conversation we talk about a wide range of topics We discuss: What ecological dynamics isWe compare and contrast a coach centered approach versus an athlete centered approachWe discuss what exactly are constraints and what and they mean for coachesWhy coaches should consider the environment when working with athletes Why we need to allow youth athletes to explore their environmentOf course we discussed so much more! This episode does introduce some terminology that some people may be unfamiliar with so I went ahead and included some resources in the show notes, including a movement terminology cheat sheet from the team over at Emergence that should help you with some of the vocabulary if you unfamiliar with some of the terms! (see below)I really enjoyed recording this episode and I feel like it’s an important one for anyone who works with athletes to listen to Tyler and Rich have a wealth of knowledge and the hearts of teachers and I feel like it really comes through in this episode. ..I hope you guys enjoy the show!Below is the links for all the stuff mentioned during the show.  As always, if you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, feel free to contact me:Email: javier@igniteperformance.net Instagram: @thecoachjavtwitter: @thecoachjavMovement terminology cheat sheet (scroll down a bit on the page) Underpinnings courseEcological dynamics for dummies courseApproaching the weight room from an ecological perspectiveCredits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Send us a textWelcome to The Athlete Blueprint Podcast!!...A podcast dedicated to long-term athletic development and success!!For today's episode, I wanted to to take the time and introduce myself and tell you exactly what the Athlete Blueprint is.  We cover:Who I am and my journey as a coach What the ABP is all about What makes the ABP different How we can embark on this journey togetherIf you guys have have any questions or ideas for future episodes,  please feel to reach out to me on my social.  It's @thecoachjav on both instagram and twitter.You can also email me at javier@igniteperformance.netHope you enjoy the show!Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav