On this week's episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart podcast, I welcomed Jason Glass to edutain, or educate through entertainment, on his rotational power training philosophy. Jason is one of the world’s top Golf Strength and Conditioning Specialists and owns and operates Tour Performance Lab and Kinetica Golf Performance in Vancouver, British Columbia. He specializes in training rotary athletes, biomechanics, physical assessments and functional strength training.
In this episode, we discuss:
-Does rotational power only equate to explosive movement?
-Why Jason finds that his job is 80% psychological for better client-coach relationships
-Is functional training dependent on individual performance demands?
-Why Jason dropped his book and picked up a microphone
-And much more!
Coach Glass shared so many great pieces of advice especially on how developing relationships with his athletes was the difference maker in his career. Jason begins his assessment by asking the questions, “What would you like me to do for you? Why is that important to you? What are your strategies for this? Do you have the capacity or capabilities to do what you want to do? Do you have the skill set? You have the ambition; let's start with what you have.”
Jason also stresses the importance of aligning your training goals with your clients by, “Find[ing] their vulnerability, their fear. Can we take care of what we need to do and address their fears at the same time?”
Jason is a proponent for managing the psychological aspect of his training and not just focusing on his kinesiology expertise, "This is a human being that I'm training. If I can't communicate with the human being element and tell them this is why this is important… If they don't buy in, there will be no change."
Jason left us with these parting words that really resonated with me, “Dream big, over deliver, be undeniable." He reminds us to always stay true to yourself, do what makes you excited, do it well and you will be able to reach your goals!
Here’s more information on Coach Jason Glass:
Jason Glass is one of the world’s top Golf Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Jason owns and operates Tour Performance Lab and Kinetica Golf Performance in Vancouver BC; specializing in training rotary athletes, biomechanics, physical assessments and functional strength training.
Jason is a consultant for many top professional athletes from the PGA Tour, European Tour, Nationwide Tour, LPGA to professional snowboarding. He is also the head strength and conditioning coach for the Canadian National Team. Jason is also the head of the Titleist Performance Institutes Fitness Advisory Board.
Jason has been featured on the Golf Channel, Golf Canada Magazine and CBC Sports. Jason has his own TPI TV show “The Jason Glass Performance Lab”. Jason has published 3 DVD’s specializing in creating explosive rotational power in athletes.
Jason graduated from University of British Columbia with a bachelor of Human Kinetics and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA.
Jason is a professional speaker and lead presenter for the Titleist Performance Institute. Jason has presented internationally on golf conditioning, functional training, corrective exercise progressions, and creating rotary power for all athletes. His enthusiasm, sense of humour and passion for training makes Jason a crowd favourite on the speaker’s circuit.
Digest and enjoy all of the content Coach Glass provides on his website here and check out his podcast! You can find more from Jason on facebook and twitter!
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Xo Karen
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On today's episode, we pick the brain of IT band expert, Mark Alexander. Mark is the founder of BakPhysio, a Sports Physiotherapist with a background treating the Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games Triathlon Teams, and a former lecturer/manager on the La Trobe University post-graduate Master of Sports Physiotherapy program.
In this episode, we tackle:
-Common misconceptions surrounding the IT band
-Possible causal theories of IT Band Friction Syndrome and does the cause effect treatment
-Intrinsic anatomical considerations and extrinsic effects on lateral knee pain
-Mark's treatment approaches to lateral knee pain and "treat what you find" philosophy
-And much more!
We cover so much in this podcast and Mark helps dispels quite a few myths. The IT band is continuous with the entire circumferential fascia and it is not something you can target and lengthen. As Mark says, "you can have an impact on the myofascial attachments, but you're not releasing the IT band. If a scalpel can't do it, you can't do it."
We also learn some new effective ways to evaluate and treat patients with lateral knee pain. Mark recommends finding the extrinsic cause through the patient history. Mark’s key question and realization: “Ask them what their activity level has been over the preceding 3-6 months. What? How long? Intensity? Think about a graph with force or load on the y axis and x axis is just time and plot over time what the load has been like. In 80-90% of patients there is a spike! 3 weeks earlier they started to really ramp it up…Their IT band cannot handle that spike and load.”
Remember, every patient in front of you is unique! Understand the load and volume being put on their IT band and as ardently put by Mark, "treat what you find, challenge your assumptions, and compare to the other side." And for some guiding treatment principles, Mark suggests to, “Start with pyramidal foundation of stability and work up to strength.”
Thank you for listening to the podcast! You can find more from Mark on twitter and can reach him by email at mark.alexander@bakballs.com. If you want to learn more about bakballs, check out his company BakPhysio for more information!
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Xo Karen
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On this week's episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart podcast, Michol Dalcourt joins me to discuss how to integrate health and wellness principles to achieve individual performance outcomes. Michol is an industry leading expert in human movement, the inventor of the fitness tool "ViPR" and founder of the Institute of Motion.
In this episode, we discuss:
-The Institute of Motion's principles and intervention strategies
-Why sympathetic workouts must be offset with parasympathetic workouts for longevity
-How to effectively communicate dosage, timing, and exposure for exercise programs for clients
-Has the health and wellness industry exhausted the word "functional"?
-The 4 Q training model
-And so much more!
Michol addresses the multifaceted aspects of longevity including the physical, mental, and social considerations from the cellular level to the systems level. If you are interested in the health and performance strategies discussed, visit the Institute of Motion.
If you want to discover the beauty and intricacies of the human body and apply your knowledge of anatomy to learn how to prepare tissues for performance, you can immerse yourself in the Anatomy Live Expanded course. You can sign up here for the course on June 10-12, 2016 in Boulder, Colorado!
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Xo Karen
On today's episode, I am joined by a very ambitious duo, Dr. Dave Kittle who is the CEO of Vinitial and Dr. Annie Abbate who is a physical therapist practicing in Brooklyn, New York. We talk about the evolution of the Vinitial app, which allows healthcare providers to text their patients without exchanging personal phone numbers, and how becoming an entrepreneur impacts your life.
In this episode, we discuss:
-What led up to Dave and Annie's decision to start a tech company
-Dave's lessons from failure and key ingredients for a viable business
-Advice for entrepreneurs on managing work life balance
-The Vinitial app and how you can use it to improve your healthcare practice
-And so much more!
Dave and Annie remind us that if you have an idea and entrepreneurial spirit, you need to take action! Failure can be expected and it is necessary for growth and success. Embrace the journey and persevere!
If you would like to utilize Vinitial in your practice, you can find more information here! You can connect with Dave and Annie on twitter!
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On this week's episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Stephanie Nickolich who is known as the Millionista Mentor. Stephanie left an unfulfilling corporate job to start her own online coaching business which gave her the ability to control her time and achieve financial freedom. We discuss her most important marketing strategies that you can implement to gain rapport with prospective clients and ultimately generate sales.
In this episode, we talk about:
-How Stephanie overcame adversity in her career and finances to go on to start a thriving business
-What sales funnels can do to improve your business
-Do's and don’ts of launching a sales funnel
-The steps needed to build an efficient team to increase your productivity
-And so much more!
Stephanie shares nuggets of wisdom from her journey and shows how accountability and self-knowledge fueled her passion and propelled her to reach her goals. You can find more from Stephanie on her website here! If you're interested in becoming a legendary entrepreneur make sure to check out her program which gives you the fundamental building blocks for starting an online business!
Thank you for listening to the podcast! If you would like to support the show, be sure to leave a rating and/or a review on iTunes!
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Stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!
Xo Karen