Precision Nutrition - 8 Ways To Optimize Your Immunity & Protect Your Health
I have discussed this in previous Training Reports, but as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) I am frequently asked about questions regarding nutrition. Because this is not my primary training background, I wanted to find a resource that I could point athletes towards for frequently asked questions. Precision Nutrition (PN) is the go to resource for National Strength & Conditioning Association members…
Mental Health Performance - ADD / ADHD, Trauma & Neurofeedback: Review & Analysis
Attention Deficit Disorder and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD / ADHD) are controversial mental health diagnoses that spark a wide range of opinions. For this Training Report I want to review what ADD / ADHD is, and discuss how Neurofeedback / QEEG can potentially be a great intervention…
Precision Nutrition - What Should I Eat?! Our 3-Step Guide To Choosing The Best PALEO Foods For Your Body
As a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) I have relied heavily on Precision Nutrition as a resource for the athletes I work with. For this Training Report I wanted to provide a helpful Precision Nutrition infographic that reviews the Paleo diet and how to best approach selecting foods for this nutrition profile…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Golf, The Yips & How To Use Brainspotting For These Mental Blocks
Many golfers experience mental blocks during competition and performance. There is still a lot of misinformation on this topic and how golfers can fix this issue. For this Training Report, I want to explore how golfers can efficiently work through mental blocks (aka the yips) and create flow states…
Strength & Conditioning - Why Only Elite Athletes Use Olympic-Style Weightlifting / Sample Program Design
USA Weightlifting Coaches and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists (CSCS) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) have been screaming about the benefits of Olympic-style weightlifting for years. This Training Report explores why ALL athletes need to include these lifts in their training…
Precision Nutrition - The Cost Of Getting Lean: Is It Really Worth The Trade-Off?
As a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) I have had my fair share of clients ask how they can change their nutrition profile so they can ‘get lean’. For this Training Report, I wanted to provide this helpful Precision Nutrition infographic on the realities of dieting and getting lean…
Private Practice Development - 3 Simple Strategies To Increase Your Client Case Load
When you are starting your private practice, a common experience clinicians report is that they experience high case loads and very low case loads throughout the year. I wanted to use this Private Practice Review to explore 3 quick strategies you can use to increase your clients case load.
Private Practice Development - 2 Quick Self-Care Strategies To Enhance Your Health & Business
Working in the field of mental health and sport psychology can be incredibly rewarding but can also take a toll on clinicians. For this Private Practice Review I want to discuss two quick strategies that all clinicians can use in their practice…
Private Practice Development- Why You Should Become Certified In Brainspotting & How To Integrate This Model Into Your Practice
As clinicians are developing their private practice, it can be difficult to decide what interventions they would like to specialize in. For this issue of Private Practice Development, I want to discuss the advantages of establishing a Brainspotting practice and why clinicians should specialize in this area…
Private Practice Development- Why You Should Build Your Practice Through Private Pay
When professionals within the field of mental health & sport psychology are deciding how to build their private practice, a common issue that comes up is whether or not clinicians should take insurance or private pay. I want to explore why taking private pay can actually be more beneficial for clients and the overall mental healthcare system…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Sports Injuries, The Yips, Mental Blocks & Brainspotting
When athletes experience sport-related injuries, they are often shuttled through an entire industry that is exclusively focused on providing only physical rehabilitation services with no consideration for the psychological impact on elite performers. For today’s Training Report I want to review the neuroscience behind sport injuries, the interplay between the mind and body, and how Brainspotting can effectively treat these issues…
Precision Nutrition - 3 Steps To Prepping (And Loving) Your Vegetables
Experts in sports performance nutrition are frequently engaged in identifying what foods athletes should consume, versus what foods athletes should not consume. For those that are interested in increasing their vegetable intake, this Training Report reviews a Precision Nutrition infographic that offers helpful suggestions on how to prep vegetables for meals in order to make them even more enjoyable…
Precision Nutrition - The Power Of Sleep
In my work as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and performance specialist, I often find that athletes experience frustration with their inability to make gains when they hit ‘plateaus’ during their training. One area of athletic development that is commonly overlooked is the power of sleep. For this Training Report I wanted to provide a helpful Precision Nutrition infographic that illustrates the importance of sleep for athletic performance…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Using Your Eyes To Conquer Mental Blocks
When athletes consult with sport psychologists and mental performance consultants, they are usually encouraged to use mainstream sport psychology approaches such as imagery, deep breathing, goal setting, etc. While these approaches can be very helpful for some individuals, there are still a plethora of techniques available that are underutilized. I recently wrote about a new technique where athletes can use their eyes to beat mental blocks…
Precision Nutrition - What Should I Eat For Mental Health?!
When I am working with my clients, I am often asked how nutrition can help or hinder my client’s mental health. The interplay between nutrition and psychological homeostasis is a complicated area of study, but there are some basic strategies that can be applied which can help significantly address this issue. Precision Nutrition has created this helpful infographic that provides simple but highly effective guidance on this subject…
Precision Nutrition - Good Stress, Bad Stress: Here’s How To Find Your Sweet Spot
Many sport psychologists and exercise science professionals advocate for people to find innovative ways to relax and avoid stress. But the fact of the matter is that not all stress is bad. One of the most important aspects in delivering elite performance outcomes is finding the sweet spot between good stress and bad stress. For this Training Report, I wanted to provide some helpful insight on the dilemma…
Mental Health Performance - Neurofeedback, Brainwaves & The Neuropsychology Of Sport Injury
Many athletes are consulting with sport psychologists to address issues surrounding the psychology of sport injury, but most sport psychologists are not focused on approaches that are based in scientific fundamentals of sport injury and trauma. For this Training Report I want to discuss a relatively new application that can help deal with psychological component of sport injury which is known as Neurofeedback.
Sport Psychology Tactics - Energy Management & Coffee Naps
I have found in my work with elite athletes that one area where athletes need to significantly improve in skill development is through energy management capabilities. For this Training Report I want to discuss why athletes need to invest more time into developing their energy management skills and how they can do this through different strategies such as coffee naps…
Precision Nutrition - Why Nutrition Science Is So Confusing
Whether I am working with athletes who are trying to find advantages in performance, or clients who are just trying to improve their overall health, I often find that many people are confused about what to believe versus what not to believe when it comes to nutrition science. For this Training Report I wanted to provide a Precision Nutrition infographic that discusses the complexity of nutrition science…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Neurofeedback, Athletes, Injury Rehabilitation & ADHD
Traditional sport psychology approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy & motivational interviewing are incredibly outdated when we consider the new resources that are available within the sport psychology space. For this Training Report I will cover one of these new resources which is called Neurofeedback. This technique incorporates the use of unique computer hardware-software applications that can measure brainwave activity…