The Lion's Mane Podcast
By White Lion Performance
English episodes release on Fridays.
Folgen auf Deutsch werden einmal im Monat erscheinen.
IG: @whitelionperformance
The Lion's Mane PodcastAug 06, 2021
Developing Young Athletes for the Long Game w/ Britt Wiebe
Coach Britt Wiebe joins us today to school us about training with a long-term focus. She explains the developmental league system within American baseball, and we compare structures and training approaches between US Baseball and EU Soccer. For anyone who has ever worked, played, or wished work/play in one of those leagues, this episode is well worth your time! We talk all things long-term development, what is important in S&C for young adult athletes, and how the Houston Astros structure their Latin American teams and trainings.
Connect with Britt on Instagram!
51. The Process w/ Vanessa Kara
Vanessa Kara is a professional soccer player for Racing Louisville FC in the NWSL. Today she shares her process, and why THAT was the purpose for her, not necessarily the outcome. Through multiple major injuries, playing at two D1 schools, her three shots at the NWSL, playing in Europe, and many other hurdles, Vanessa found her way home: to herself. Whether you are an athletes looking to "make it" or just a human trying to develop in this life, sit back, grab a notebook, and get ready for this authentic, open conversation about the process.
Find Vanessa on Instagram or on the Louisville Homepage! Be sure to follow the next part of Vanessa's journey in the NWSL this season!!
50. Swing Like You Mean It w/ Bill Miller
In this episode, Bill Miller coaches us up on the importance of training rotation in and out of the gym. But it is not just about the rotation itself; it's about intensity, velocity, energy running through the kinetic chain, and teaching some body parts to rotate together while others must remain stiff for maximal power... don't know what any of that means? Cool. Listen to Bill break it down simply in this episode!
Find Bill on Instagram and Twitter, and check out his book "Swing Fast" here!
49. Working In Sport When You Aren't Straight, White, or Male w/ Lorena Sumser
Let's talk about sexism, homophobia, and racism in sport! Many people like to gesticulate toward America and believe that only they can be so blatantly discriminatory - that would never happen in Germany! Right...?
Wrong! Let's talk about the "women's jobs" in pro sports, what coaches and athletes can do to support more women working in their teams or clubs, experiences of homophobia and outings, and what our responsibility is as white people to amplify BIPOC platforms, voices, and people into positions of influence in a white-washed industry that profits from athlete bodies.
Disclaimer: This episode is unedited. Even though I talk about anti-racism on my platform a lot, I am learning a ton and I want it to be clear that I fumble the language, that not all the work is done. Keep going!!
Find Lorena on Instagram or Twitter!
Also, did you know we have MERCH?? Check out our Summer 2021 Collection here!
7.D Schwangerschaft, Muttersein & die Leistung w/ Paulina Ioannidou
48. Stress, Drugs, & Food Being Delicious w/ Ashley Pardo
Ashley Pardo is NOT a dietician; she's a nutritional therapist with a life's worth of experience with food struggles, food's deliciousness, and food's freedom. She gives us the insider look at what is going on behind our societal and personal relationships with food, and how, by giving up our need for control with our substance of choice (food, drugs, alcohol, pain, training, etc.), we actually gain control.
To connect with Ashley online, visit her website or follow her on Instagram.
Also, did you know we have merch? Treat yo self in time for summer with White Lion Lifestyle.
47. Foot Stuff w/ Conor Harris
This is a foot-friendly podcast!!! For most of us, our feet play major roles in how we play our sport. So... how do we treat them like they are important?
Luckily, Conor Harris is here to save the day (again) and share his expert movement science knowledge about the function of the feet, tips for training them, picking the right shoes, common issues, and the role of the foot in sprinting, weightlifting, and ball striking. Come get some brain candy; you won't regret it!
Find Conor on Instagram, Twitter, or via his Website!
Check out his awesome Beginner Biomechanics Course here!
46. Load Management Is Not A Buzzword w/ Josh Mitise Smith
Josh Smith works as a strength & conditioning coach and, well, pretty much everything else to professional athletes in Adelaide, Australia. He is also a performance consultant for professional teams and owns all things Mitise Fitness & Health, his own training facility. Josh joins us today to talk load management: what it is, why it is a vital part of planning, how to measure it, the menstrual cycle's role in load management, and how to communicate better, whether as a coach with your athletes or as an athlete with your coaching staff - for YOUR benefit!
Josh can be found on Twitter and on Instagram. You can find his Podcast, The Murph & Mitise Show, on Apple Pod, Spotify, and Youtube.
6.D. Belastungssteuerung & der weibliche Zyklus mit Jan Schröder
Let's talk about periods!!! Jan Schröder ist Physiotherapeut und Athletiktrainer bei TCP Concept und Team Canada Snowboarding. Dieses Gespräch geht um das Thema Belastungssteuerung und ob/wie Athlete Monitoring für weibliche Athletinnen anders und angepasst sein soll. My apologies for my terrible audio!
45. Is It Science or Marketing? w/ Joe Aratari
44. Zooming Out To Zoom In w/ Josel Mateo
Today our key words are "specificity" and "transfer", and soccer strength coach Josel Mateo tells us exactly what those mean in training, in sport, and in life. This episode is packed with actionable steps to help you execute toward becoming a high performer - on the pitch and beyond.
Follow Josel on Instagram and Twitter!
Follow Krank Sports Performance!
5.D. Mythen in der Physiotherapie mit Stefan Dall
Noch eine deutsche Folge! Ja, ich kann es auch nicht glauben, aber here we are. Heute kam Stefan Dall, Physiotherapeut und Athletiktrainer aus Göttingen, vorbei und zeigt uns, wieviel wir falsch verstanden haben! Es geht um das Thema Mythen in der Physiotherapie und Gesundheits-/Sportbranche. Was ist die Wahrheit??
43. Athlete Advocacy w/ Samuel Cook III
Samuel J. Cook III is a track coach, FitPro, Oly weightlifter, and extremely passionate about criminal justice reform. He joins us on the show today, rounding out 2020 with one last episode, to discuss how politics belongs in sports because athletes are people who do sports, and how to mirror our values and use our voices on our platforms for what we believe in. This episode is bomb, so grab your pen and paper, because you'll need it!
Follow Sam on Twitter!
Thank you, TLMP Community, for the amazing year - with you guys, there is no Lion's Mane. Enjoy the holidays (responsibly), stay healthy, and we will see you back in 2021. Thanks for making this year memorable and for listening!
42. Consistency, Recovery & Coach-Athlete Relationships w/ Alex Ng
This week, Alex Ng, CSCS joins us to talk about fatigue, true recovery, the balancing act of college sport, and how to develop trust in the coach-athlete relationship in a healthy and meaningful way. He is currently the assistant coach of Indiana's Women's Soccer program, as well as a club coach, strength and conditioning coach, and council member of the NSCA Soccer SIG on the side.
Connect with Alex on Twitter or Instagram or join the NSCA Soccer SIG on Facebook.
41. Nutrition Myth-Busting w/ Jaimee Cooper, RD
Today, registered dietician Jaimee Cooper joins us to bust all the nutrition myths we thought were real and actually hinder our performance. She helps soccer players fuel themselves properly, upgrade their confidence, and boost their performance and their lives through better relationships with food. This is such a good episode - grab a pen and get ready!
Find Jaimee on Instagram.
40. Speed & Energy System Development w/ Erskine Baker
39. Learning To Move (Better) w/ Michelle Cordero Cuevas
Move well! That's the topic of the day. Everything about movement: how to do it, when to do it, why we need to get better at it, why we maybe aren't as good at it as we think, how playing multiple sports and training in the gym can help us learn movement, and why movement professionals like to fight with each other. Michelle is an athletic trainer in Florida and breaks it all down for us.
Connect with Michelle on Instagram.
38. Busting S&C Myths w/ Kendall Green
Welcome back! As Halloween is, like, tomorrow, let's do some bust some ghosts and myths of strength coaches passed... out with the old ideas and in with the new! Coach Kendall Green takes on some of the Fake News of strength and conditioning, from "lifting is bad" to "only lift heavy", to "do more conditioning to get faster" to "no days off squad". Tune in and enjoy some Fact Checking!
4.D. "Schmerzen gehabt?" Neurowissenschaft + Reha w/ Pat Preilowski
Sportwissenschaft trifft Neurowissenschaft! Pat Preilowski ist SpoWi + Doktorand an der Universität zu Köln, auch selbständig mit OutOfTheBox unterwegs. Heute erklärt er uns, wie Schmerzen im Gehirn wirken und warum das Nervensystem für die Rehabilitation wichtig ist. Egal, ob du Athlet*in, Trainer*in oder Physio bist - zuhören!
Pat Online:
Instagram
Website/OX Campus
37. Recovery For Poor People w/ Arianna Hoffman
Let's talk about how to recover without paying tons of money for all of the massages and compression boots and therapy guns!! Do you really need needles in your neck? Do you really need that spiked roller? Arianna Hoffman clears up the basics of recovery for us in this episode and, she says, the best things in recovery and life are F R E E! Let's get into it.
Find Arianna on IG.
36. "How do we return to performance after lockdown?"
Guys! Most of us are post-lockdown, as gyms begin to open up and sport organizations make clear that competitions will start again now or soon. So how do we return to play? How should we train, after having literal months of limited workouts and resources? Let's discuss.
Online Off-Season Camp (starts 22 June): https://whitelionperformance.com/store/off-season-camp-2020-4wks
35. "What do we do about racism in sport?"
If you have been living under a rock or hesitating about "getting involved", remember that this is not a time for silence and indifference. For those of us involved in sport, we have been called to a unique table, to which we need to bring the issue of racial biases and the system of suppression. Anti-racism does not happen overnight, and it requires White people to listen to Black people, learn, begin dismantling whiteness, and advocating loudly for equality, safety, and the end of white supremacy and privilege.
Please note: this episode is addressing White people involved in sport as coaches, practitioners, and management specifically. This episode originated as a blog article (linked below) and is a summary taken from the many action steps from Black activists and educators (listed below) who have already provided these resources to the public. I simply apply them to the sport context.
Recommended Resources:
Chrissy King
Jennifer Hutton, DPT
Rachel Cargle
Tarana Burke
Austin Channing Brown
Brittany Packnett Cunningham
TransformHarm
Blog article: https://whitelionperformance.com/blog/2020/6/10/antiracism-in-sport
34. "How should athletes approach food?" w/ Bri Collette
How should athletes fuel themselves? We discuss this often in more critical terms, talking about "diets" and "food as fuel". But is nutrition supposed to be approached with the same "just-do-it", data-based attitude as training and performance? Bri Collette (IG: @nutritionist.bri) is a registered dietician and volleyball player. She walks us through how athletes can introduce intuitive eating that benefits the psyche and performance in this really mind-blowing, action-oriented episode.
Connect with Bri:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionist.bri/
Website: https://www.briannecollettenutrition.com/
33. "Can you bust some rehab myths for us?" w/ Dr. Rena Eleázar
What training and rehab myths do you believe? You might not even know - so you'd better listen!
Dr. Rena Eleázar, a physical therapist based in New York, breaks down what things we "need to let go" and gives us the whole truth based in science. And then we talk about music!
Find Rena:
32. "How can we develop an Elite Mentality?"
Another solo podcast! Let's talk about neuroscience and sport psychology, and how we can build a toolbox full of mental skills, even in times of pandemic.
Announcements mentioned in episode:
- Mission:Off-Season Program: https://whitelionperformance.com/store/mission-off-season-a-6-week-physical-preparation-protocol-for-soccer-players
-Online Training Application: https://whitelionperformance.com/apply
3.D. Deload oder Detraining? mit Simon Gavanda
Nach Monaten gibt es endlich wieder eine Folge auf Deutsch! Heute erklärt Simon Gavanda (Doktorand an der DSHS Köln & IST Düsseldorf, IG: @Saimen93) warum Deloading wichtig ist, was ist Detraining, Erholung, wann und wie man Kraft und Schnelligkeit verliert und wie man Detraining vermeiden kann.
31. "How should players train right now?"
Helloooo! It's Solo Episode Time!! Let's talk about how soccer players (and competitive athletes) should be training at home/in self-isolation right now in order to prepare for a (hopefully) post-Corona season. What should we do in the meantime? Let me lay it out for you.
30. "What are the fitness needs of goalkeepers?" w/ Jesse Goleman
This week, goalkeeper coach Jesse Goleman (IG: @goleline) joins us to discuss the strength and conditioning qualities needed to be an elite keeper. We talk about what kind of conditioning is appropriate for keepers, how to train mobility, strength, and speed appropriately, when and how to get faster, and how to train at home during Quarantine.
29. "Do 'sport' and 'mental health' work together?" w/ Ramon Diaz
Today we are joined by Ramon Diaz, a soon-to-be clinical sport psychologist, to talk about mental health concerns (athlete identity, coping mechanisms, perfectionism, self-efficacy) in sport and the outlook of youth and collegiate sport in 10 years time. He also provides some valuable insight into what to do as an athlete if you feel you are struggling mentally or emotionally (side note: you are NOT alone!), or as a coach or parent if you see your player struggling.
Twitter: twitter.com/sportissecond
28. "What's the big deal about concussions?" w/ Jessica Coenen
Let's talk about brain trauma.
Jessica Coenen is a sport scientist and sports medicine doctoral candidate at the University of Paderborn, Germany, where she studies the neuroscience behind concussion. She tells us about concussions, CTE (not the same!), symptoms, protocols, returning to play, and what you should do if you think you have a concussion.
Instagram: @jessica.ann.msc
27. "How does injury Return-To-Play work?" Part Two w/ Nicole Surdyka
Dr. Nicole Surdyka (pronounced Surdih-kuh!, IG: @dr.nicolept) is a sports physical therapist based in Los Angeles area, California. She is what I call the queen of rehabbing knees & ankles! In Part Two of this episode, she breaks down the ins and outs of returning to play, from the moment an athlete gets injured until they step back into a match again. If you are curious about rehab and returning to sport, or in the process of doing it yourself, this episode is for you!
If you haven't listened to Part One with Dr. Nicole, make sure to catch that episode as well.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nsurdykaphysio
Website: https://www.nicolesurdykaphysio.com/
26. "How does mindfulness improve performance?" w/ Paul Schlütter
Paul Schlütter (IG: @fundamentalkraft), powerlifting coach and sport psychologist from Leipzig, joins us to talk about mindfulness, meditation, acceptance, and attention, and how practicing those components contribute to improving sport performance AND life.
Paul's Mindfulness eBook (German): https://www.fundamentalkraft.de/produktseite/mac-mindfulness-acceptance-commitment-trainingsprogramm-f%C3%BCr-athleten
Mane Meditation #10: Your Breath
Welcome to Mane Meditation #9, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #8: Saying "Yes"
Welcome to Mane Meditation #8, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #7: Gratitude
Welcome to Mane Meditation #7, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #6: Wishing Peace For Others
Welcome to Mane Meditation #6, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #5: Anchoring Yourself
Welcome to Mane Meditation #5, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #4: Creating A Happy Place
Welcome to Mane Meditation #4, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #3: Releasing Body Tension
Welcome to Mane Meditation #3, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
25. "How do we create a great team culture?" w/ Colton Bryant
Coach Colton Bryant (Twitter: @CoachColton) is the program director and head coach of Columbia State Women's Soccer in Tennessee, and he joins us today to talk about team culture, individual values, questions to ask when you are being recruited, qualities that coaches/programs look for in players, why JUCO is a great option, and how everything in life is "the next right step". You won't want to miss this!
Mane Meditation #2: Focusing Inside & Out
Welcome to Mane Meditation #2, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
Mane Meditation #1: Breathing & Calmness
Welcome to Mane Meditation #1, a daily dose of guided mindfulness meditation to get us through the COVID-19 Quarantine period. I invite you to relax, sit back, and practice the skill of attention, non-judgement, and awareness with me for five minutes a day.
24. "How does injury Return-To-Play work?" Part One w/ Nicole Surdyka
Dr. Nicole Surdyka (pronounced Surdih-kuh!, IG: @dr.nicolept) is a sports physical therapist based in Los Angeles area, California. She is what I call the queen of rehabbing knees & ankles! In this episode and the Part Two to follow, she breaks down the ins and outs of returning to play, from the moment an athlete gets injured until they step back into a match again. If you are curious about rehab and returning to sport, or in the process of doing it yourself, this episode is for you!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nsurdykaphysio
Website: https://www.nicolesurdykaphysio.com/
23. "How do the pros really train?" w/ Ivi Casagrande
Coach Ivi Casagrande of the Orlando Pride (NWSL, USA) joins us today to explain how the pros train. What is their annual schedule?What is it like to train half of the USWNT every day? How do they train in the off-season? What is the biggest difference between college and pro ball? What about mental health and stuff? What is it like to troll Marta? She answers all of those questions here and more. Be sure to follow her on social media for more of her knowledge bombs!
Instagram: @ivicasagrande
Twitter: @ivicasagrande
22. "How should we train youth soccer players?" Part Two w/ Dave Gleason & Erica Suter
Welcome back - Season 2 & the first TLMP episode of 2020!
Today we wrap up our round-table with Part Two on youth soccer training. If you haven't heard that episode yet, go check it out (Ep 21).
Coaches Dave Gleason (IG: @CoachDaveGleason) and Erica Suter (@FitSoccerQueen) hop on to lay out the blueprint for training youth athletes and answer some burning questions about early specialization, soccer burnout, parents, commoditization of young players, strength and conditioning, speed, coordination, and more. Stay tuned for Part Two!
If you haven't listened to Erica or Dave's earlier episodes, those are good places to start.
Erica, eps 14 & 16: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-one-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000454848233
21. "How should we train youth soccer players?" Part One w/ Dave Gleason & Erica Suter
Today I am joined by two incredible coaches to break down the topic of youth soccer training, making this TLMP's first round-table episode! Coaches Dave Gleason (IG: @CoachDaveGleason) and Erica Suter (@FitSoccerQueen) hop on to lay out the blueprint for training youth athletes and answer some burning questions about early specialization, soccer burnout, parents, commoditization of young players, strength and conditioning, speed, coordination, and more. Stay tuned for Part Two!
If you haven't listened to Erica or Dave's earlier episodes, those are good places to start.
Erica, eps 14 & 16: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/14-how-should-we-train-year-round-part-one-w-erica-suter/id1360916087?i=1000454848233
20. "What's the brain got to do with performance?" w/ Gina Kappes
Gina Kappes (IG: @g.r.i.t._athletics) is a performance coach based out of Mannheim, Germany. She breaks down for us applied neurology and the integration of the brain and the nervous system into performance training, and why things like our eyes matter. As Gina says, "look beyond the ordinary"!
19. "What are the habits of high performing athletes?" w/ Kaylan Marckese
Kaylan Marckese (IG: @kaylan_marckese) is a technical goalkeeping coaching at The Keeper Institute in NJ. Having played at the collegiate, professional, and youth national team levels, she shares with us in this episode how habits change as an athlete develops and climbs the competitive ladder, how to set and change habits, the influence of coaches and community on habit-setting, and what habits set the high performers away from high potentials.
18. "What components make a faster player?" w/ Henry Delaney
Henry Delaney (IG: @trainnorthwest) is a strength and speed coach in Coos Bay, Oregon. He's the owner and head coach of Northwest Fitness, a sports performance facility that consults with NCAA athletes/programs, MLB & NFL teams, and more. He breaks down the components of speed in soccer, including his thoughts on using technology and coach development.
Henry Online: www.trainnw.com
17. "How can we build a Mental Skills Toolbox?" w/ Christiana Ogunsami
Today we are joined by Christiana Ogunsami (IG: @ludacris32), a technical goalkeeper coach at The Keeper Institute, to talk about mental skills training. We dive into the psychology of fear and stress, the physiology of breathing and mindfulness, and practical tools for managing fear, stress, mistakes, and more. Don't forget; mental training requires as much work and repetition as ball skills, and practice makes permanent!