Dec 21, 2018
Our guest today is a Region 5 Alum who has done it all when it comes to gymnastics. From struggling with fears as a young athlete to competing with one good foot at the Olympic games, Samantha Peszek had a successful gymnastics career while learning life lessons that have continue to impact her after the sport. We take...
Dec 7, 2018
Is your head preventing you from achieving your goals in competition? In this episode we are talking everything you need to be Mental Tough. Mental toughness is the key to success and as with skills in gymnastics you need to develop the skills to create a tough mind. Joining us today is the owner of Head Games, creating...
Nov 2, 2018
Houry was a scholarship athlete at the University of Iowa between 2008-2011 and won a Big Ten Beam Title. She has a great story on how she began to compete for Armenia at the world championships and ultimately becoming the first armenian gymnast to compete at the Olympic games. She has now moved onto coaching both club...
Oct 19, 2018
In this episode we look at one of the most important aspects of sport performance and participation.... Motivation. We talk about strategies to help set up a culture in your gym to drive and sustain motivation through the training year. There are many different motivational strategies and each athlete is...
Oct 5, 2018
In this episode we break down the art of Periodization in order to prepare a season plan to peak at the right moments of the season. This can be a very scientific process but as we discuss on this show, you can make it a much simpler process that still addresses your needs for all aspects of the gymnasts training during...