Beyond Zero with Dr. David Meyer

Send us Fan Mail

Before we start this episode I want to take the time to thank all of my listeners out there over this past month who have been so supportive and given such amazing feedback, couldn’t be doing any of this without you.

Do you have big visions and dreams with some challenges in your way? Do you truly believe that you can live them?  Are you making statements like I just need to start doing this, or I want to be better with that, or I have to be more like this?  Well then this episode is going to change the game for you taking you closer than ever before towards living your vision and dream.  

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Injured to Elite Podcast!  I am your host Dr. Dave Meyer Dream Coach and Physical Therapist alongside the one and only performance coach and expert John Denney.  The topic of today’s episode is affirmation!  Something that John has coached me on personally,  I can attest to the profound impact that simply changing the words you use can have on your ability to catapult you closer towards your goals!.  

Before we jump into it I want to give all of my loyal listeners out there a chance to receive my 3 steps to success webinar by subscribing now to the podcast and screenshotting a review of the Injured to Elite Podcast on apple podcast and sending it over in a DM to me on instagram @davemmeyer that is spelled @davemmeyer.  And if you haven’t done so already, please make sure to check out theharmonyexercise.com a guided meditation that builds in these affirmation statements into a daily practice!  

Talking Points in this episode below!

1. What is an affirmation statement and why is it so important?
2. Case example of my own self talk habits and how John Denney has coached me on making these affirmation statements along with integrating this with my daily practice of the harmony exercise.
3. When I have coached this to some, a response I receive is well if I tell myself I already am doing this, how will I stay motivated?
4. Listening to Our BS! (Belief System)
5. Are you going to be happy when you win, or are you going to be happy to win?
6. "Faith is the connecting link between hoping and knowing": how hoping is not simply enough
7. How to effectively use statements of affirmation to get out of pain!
8. Avoiding Negative "Thought Viruses"
9. "How the usual conversation amongst people leads to ill health not good health!"
10. How does the harmony exercise integrate these affirmation statement?

For your free Harmony Exercise Guided Meditation Trial head to
http://www.theharmonyexercise.com

Subscribe to the podcast now and screenshot sending to me on IG @davemmeyer
Interested in coaching with me?  Click here! https://www.plperform.com/coaching/

Thank you for listening !

Send us Fan Mail

Are you facing any type of challenge whether it is physical, or not that stands in the way of you and your intentional big life goals?  The Injured to Elite Podcast features many inspiring stories of those just like you facing adversity and pursuing their dreams!   

Maybe you are an athlete that is looking to take your game to the next level or maybe just simply looking to take your career to the next level with a re-invigorated sense of purpose.

Hello and welcome everybody to the official introductory episode of the Injured to Elite Podcast with me your host Dr. David Meyer Performance Physical Therapist, and Life Coach. For those that have already listened to the first episode thus far titled Episode #1 with John Denney of the Harmony Exercise.com you may have been slightly confused by the calling of this the Harmony Exercise Podcast.  This idea evolved with my close colleague, and friend John Denny who enlightened my life with the Harmony Exercise, a daily guided meditation that can be found at www.theharmonyexercise.com.  John and I continue to collaborate together and mastermind many of the podcast topics as he returns as a reoccurring guest on the show which can be heard after you subscribe!

My mission is to inspire those that are going through any type of challenge whether it be physical or not, to use it as an opportunity to better you and make a transformation, living a life with intentional higher purpose.  As many of my clients tell me I am quite different than a lot of traditional Physical Therapists and take a very holistic approach through the mind, body, and spirit.  

 In episode # 5 Tampa Bay Rays Major League Pitcher Ryan Sherriff shows how important it is to keep going even when you are on the brink of quitting!  

 If you want some of the same coaching strategies I use with major league pitchers such as Ryan Sherriff while he made his way to the big leagues, then follow the steps I am about to give you for a free 3 steps to success webinar 

Step 1: Subscribe to the Injured to Elite Podcast now on the apple podcast app, rate, and review the show taking a screen shot on your phone

Step 2: Post the screen shot on instagram tagging me @davemmeyer

Step 3: Send me a DM to @davemmeyer telling me your challenge and goal !

Send us Fan Mail

Hey everyone and welcome back to the Injured to Elite Podcast!  I am your host Dave Meyer, or if you listened to episode #3 with my former patient Oleg Kagan, Doctor Dave!  Today we have the one and only performance coach John Denney back on the show.  What is that very first thing you do when start your work or training?  Is it a quick stretch, maybe a few arm circles for you ball players out there?  How about your attitude?  Do you wait for your body to kick that attitude in gear or are you getting the mindset and attitude right first? Today John and I are going to discuss warming up that attitude while warming up your body and letting your spirit do the real work.

It’s February, the enamor of the 2020 new year might have faded for some especially with those work out goals...But here we are going strong in the new year with the podcast!  Let’s jump into this with some attitude! 

Thanks everyone for listening and I look forward to the next episode

Send us feedback on the G7 warm-up on instagram at...

@davemmeyer 
@theharmonyexercise

FREE COPY OF G7 WARM-UP: https://plperform.lpages.co/g7-warm-up/

Send us Fan Mail

Former Adelphi University Collegiate Baseball Player, Robert Vani joins the show in this episode and shares his amazing story of overcoming little leaguer's elbow at the tender age of 11 years old and continuing with his dream towards playing collegiate baseball.  Rob represents Long Island Baseball (my old stomping grounds!) to the fullest graduating from one of the top catholic schools in the country, Chaminade high school in Mineola, NY.  Not only was Rob a stellar high school baseball player but also a top student.  Rob and I met through former St. Louis Cardinal's Minor League RHP Jonathan Mulford.  Learn how his journey almost took him to playing collegiate baseball at Harvard University but after a tragedy continues on his journey to play in college.  Now Rob goes down my footsteps into the world of Sports Performance and Physical Therapy as a Stony Brook Doctor of Physical Therapy Student at Stony Brook University in Long Island.  He now looks to bring his baseball experience full circle into Professional Baseball through his new lens as a future Physical Therapist in the winter/spring of 2021.  

For those professional teams out there please e-mail me at [email protected] if you are interested in having a PT student join your team in 2021. 

Enjoy the episode!

Send us Fan Mail

Here we are back at my alma mater NYU, where I received my Doctorate in Physical Therapy, with Marawan Aboelwafa a current NYU student who looks to go down my footsteps into Sports Medicine and one day work for a professional sports team.  I remember some long long days and nights here at this library.  I didn't think I would be coming back to do a podcast interviewing an NYU student, rather I probably thought I would be working on a major baseball player’s shoulder, but here I am and couldn’t be more excited to share this absolutely inspiring story of an individual who grew up in a very notoriously rough neighborhood as a diamond in the rough.  Marawan shares with us his keys to succeeding throughout his education, the inspiration behind wanting to become a PT as he sought out answers to his own hamstring injury, and also how we can all learn to be better mentors by continuing to strive for own development.  I am honored to be a mentor for Marawan as he continues his educational journey and can't wait for everyone to hear his story to inspire us with our own goals through the face of the many challenges we all need to overcome. 

For those Physical Therapists and Sports Medicine professionals out there looking to help mentor Marawan with his Pre-PT education in the New York Tri-State Area Please
Reach out to Marawan at
e-mail: [email protected]
instagram: @marooo32
and LinkedIn: Marawan Aboelwafa
Lastly, for those out there looking for branding consultation...

NYU Marketing Professor Raphael Bemporad can be found on LinkedIn and his company website BBMG can be found at http://bbmg.com/

Thanks everyone and look forward to keeping this great week of Podcasts going!

-Dave

Send us Fan Mail

Welcome to episode # 5 of the Injured to Elite Podcast, where I am here with Major League Left Handed Pitcher of the Tampa Bay Rays, Ryan Sherriff.   Ryan and I worked together starting back in 2015 when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals organization and I was their Medical and Rehab Coordinator.   Today we share his amazing story as he overcame adversity to reach the Major Leagues prior to being inches away from quitting.  With that said the title of this episode, is Don’t Quit Your Dream Yet. 

Visit Ryan Sherriff on Twitter at https://twitter.com/KingSherriff?s=20

Send us Fan Mail

Hi everybody and welcome to episode # 4 where I am here back with performance coach John Denney.  Today’s episode is titled “Recovery Starts in The Mind”.  John and I both have interesting perspectives on recovery as it pertains to achieving peak levels of performance from both the physical side and the other parts of that triangle, the mind and spirit.  Now, this can be after injury or even just when we are striving to improve our own performance throughout our journey.  In today's episode, John and I both define recovery in our own unique perspectives.  Recovery is a word that has garnered a ton of attention in the world of sports performance over the last decade, but what does it really mean?  John brings the mind into the conversation, an area that does not get the most attention when we think about recovery.  John then shares a very powerful tool, the reset breath.  He goes over the proper steps to performing this strategy in order to improve your recovery, one of the first and most important step towards optimizing one’s recovery in the mind.  We also discuss what heart rate variability is and how this relates to our recovery along with the heart math system.  This system is a way for us to monitor and train our heart rate variability, almost like a mirror into our overall emotional state.  In this short 23 minute episode, John and I wrap up episode #4 with the thought of aligning our mind and body, as often times in a state of distress, our mind gets in the way of our body.   Remember, "Health Is Our Natural Condition".  Enjoy episode # 4, "Where recovery starts in the mind" both after injury and even just in our normal daily lives as we deal with everyday stress.  

http://www.plperform.com
http://www.theharmonyexercise.com
Heart Math Inner Balance: https://store.heartmath.com/inner-balance/
Instagram: @davemmeyer

Send us Fan Mail

Learn about me your host David Meyer, through my former patient Oleg Kagan (www.lifeinoleg.com).  In this episode, my good friend and former patient interviews me with several insightful questions that he has for me that goes into some deep questions related to my overall treatment philosophies.  Oleg is a recreational jiu jitsu martial artist who suffered multiple knee injuries and subsequent surgeries due to both a meniscus and ACL tear.  The theme of this episode is not only the treatment philosophies of David Meyer being revealed through the eyes of a patient, but also about pain science.  What is pain and what should we do about it?  In this episode I talk about changing the story of the pain you might be experiencing and how I guide others through their rehabilitation to learn how to talk back to their pain.  Enjoy episode # 3 and please let me know your thoughts on my Instagram at @davemmeyer 

Send us Fan Mail

In episode #2 the renowned mental and spiritual performance guide, John Denney and I discuss how to find your deep visions and staying on target in 2020.  It might be figuring out your vision for dinner, your short term 2020 goals, or even your entire purpose and vision in life.  Instead of a superficial conversation about mind and body hacks, John cuts to the deepest part of how to figure this out with concise and specific steps.  Identifying what you love and writing down your visions are just some of the very important points John and I discuss.  As we get deeper into the background of the harmony exercise and his experiences prior to creating his guided meditation website www.theharmonyexercise.com, John makes the powerful analogy of how our body heals a cut just to how our body heals from specific emotions.  John proposes calling these, inflammatory emotions.  Just as the inflammatory process is a necessary step in the healing process of our body, so are these inflammatory emotions that we experience.  John and I then discuss how to reprogram and re-establish our heart driven focus in life and filling ourselves with emotions and actions that can get us there.  Forgiveness and other acts can be the pathway forward to heal through our emotional struggles when dealing with physical challenges.  
Special shout out to CJ Beatty "The Baseball & Softball Motivator" @cjbeatty44 on IG and on the web at www.cjbeatty.eventbrite.com.  CJ and I worked together at the St. Louis Cardinals and I mention him early on in this episode when I made an important phone call to CJ in order to help figure out my new visions.  CJ's advice will ring with me forever after he stated "Dave you are not just a Physical Therapist, you are a Speaker!  You need to put pen to paper and start figuring out exactly what it is that you want!"  Thank you CJ and please support all of us by visiting us online and on social media!  John Denney can be found at www.theharmonyexercise.com and on instagram @theharmonyexercise.  Please find me on instagram  @davemmeyer and hit me up with some feedback on the podcasts!

Send us Fan Mail

Hi everybody and welcome to my first episode of the Injured to Elite Podcast as your host David Meyer.  

 Let me start by sharing my 2020 mission with everyone.  My mission is to empower each and every one of you at a time of physical challenges to create your best life possible both on and off the field and to change the culture of healthcare and sports medicine.   

I just completed the first draft of my book Injured to Elite which will soon be coming to you!  Are you facing a seemingly negative physical challenge that has set you back away from your goals in life?  Well than this book and podcast are exactly for you! 

Our first episode today features my dear friend and performance coach mentor, John Denney out of Jupiter, Florida.  In this episode John and I discuss the history of his daily guided meditation which has changed his life and now mine.  After being challenged to record a facebook live every day for a year of this guided meditation practice it has eventually culminated into theharmonyexercise.com which has a membership that is growing exponentially!  

 What better way to kick off the podcast than with the one strategy I use to start every morning to get my mind, body, and spirit in sync!  This is such an important concept that I devoted a major section and chapter to this guided meditation in my book Injured to Elite.  This year I have not missed a day and I already have seen the great results in all areas of my life.  

After listening, go to www.theharmonyexercise.com for your free trial and don’t go another day without starting your day the harmony way.  

 So without further adue, I am very excited to share with you episode number 1 with John Denney. 

 Enjoy!