Today on the Back2Basketball Podcast, we have the Co-Hosts of the ModernMaskulinity Podcast – Anwar Ahmed and Kyle Rushton. Their goal is to support men on their journey towards becoming the best possible version of themselves by providing insight, support, perspective, and most importantly, a safe space to live authentically with a community of conscious kings.

You might be wondering why these guys are coming on the podcast. A lot of what they talk about on their podcast fits quite nicely with my mission to inspire a change in mindset and a shift in current and former basketball players' lifestyle and daily habits by focusing on personal storytelling, community building, empowerment, and accountability.

We discuss dealing with emotions, the power of vulnerability, self-love, and the difference between mental health and mental illness and a bunch of other topics. This was a very fun conversation that I should give you a lot to think about.

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Today on the Back2Basketball podcast we have Dan Becker. Dan is a former Division 1 standout where he played 1 year at St. Joseph's University, before transferring to the University of Colorado.

After graduation, Dan played over 10 years professionally in leagues all over the world. Dan represented Canada in the 1989 World FISU Games in Germany and twice in Taiwan's Jones cup capturing a Silver Medal in 1984.

Currently, Dan is the High-Performance Coach for Basketball Manitoba and a Learning coaching education program. In 2014, he led 17U Team Manitoba to its first-ever Gold Medal in the male division at the Canadian National Championships.

Dan and I discuss the sacrifices he had to make to improve his game, playing all over the world, how training and coaching has changed over the years, as well as some cool basketball stories.

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Today on the Back2Basketball podcast, we have Ashley Besecker, Ashley has a B.S. in Nutritional Science from Pepperdine University, a Genetics and Genomics certificate from Stanford University, and she completed a dietetic internship at Vanderbilt University medical centre. 

Currently, Ashley practices "Functional Performance Nutrition." She works with some of the most elite athletes in the world analyzing their, DNA, blood, goals, and biometrics to design personalized food and hydration plans, supplement prescriptions, sleep protocols, travel protocols, and injury protocols. All to avoid overuse injuries, gain an edge, and help athletes achieve longevity in their sport.

Ashley and I discuss the difference between nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, what most people get wrong about optimal athlete nutrition, some key vitamins that should be consumed regularly, and some tips for everyday people to optimize their lives.

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Today on the Back2Basketball Podcast we have Steve Sir. Steve is a professional basketball player. He is a former Division 1 stand-out at Northern Arizona University where he lead the national in 3pt shooting %. A record he still holds to this day. He went on to play 10 years professional in 5on5 basketball. Nowadays, he’s shifted his focus to 3x3 basketball where is he representing Team Edmonton on the professional 3x3 circuit, and Team Canada on the national stage.

Steve and I talk about his preparation while he trains and attempts to qualify for the Olympics. His NBA G league experience, as well as some strategies to stay focused on training and having success while navigating the challenges of the pandemic.

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He is a Certified Massage Practitioner, Strength & Conditioning Coach, and Corrective Exercise Specialist. He started got ROM after he was prescribed surgery for hip impingement, and rather than get the surgery, he went on a journey to fix himself. That was 10 years ago. Shane is now pain-free and teaching people the techniques he learned throughout his journey. Got ROM has helped thousands of people through their TSR System programs. I am grateful to have Shane on as he and I have a similar story and share many of the same philosophies around training and living life.

Shane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegotrom/

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Malik is a professional basketball player who graduated from the University of Manitoba. He played last season in Kosovo before the lockdown sent him home. Malik has an interesting injury story, he tore his ACL in his senior year of high school and then tore the other one in his senior year of college.

Malik and I talk about understanding your body and how it works, learning to love the process, skills he’s learned through the rehab process, structural balance, and a funny story about a brawl breaking between fans during a game.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankyb905/

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Prince Daniels Jr. is a former NFL running back turned high-performance mentor, author and entrepreneur who lives by the mantra: “Nothing is impossible unless you truly believe it is.” His personal story is one of determination and a true-to-life testimony that anything is possible. His football career began as a walk-on for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets but eventually suffered a career-ending injury while at the Baltimore Ravens. Using meditation as the tool for recovery from his depression and loss of identity, he found his calling of helping athletes and high achievers find their vision and purpose in life. Daniels’ new book, Mindfulness for the Ultimate Athlete: Mastering the Balance Between Power and Peace, helps athletes and high achievers reach their ultimate potential.  Because of Prince's story, he also founded Game Beyond the Game as a safe haven for elite athletes to cultivate the mindset to discover their purpose and vision in life, and see it through.

Find out more about Prince Daniels Jr and Game beyond the game.....https://linktr.ee/gamebeyondthegame

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Vyron is a former college basketball player who, after a successful college career, turned his energy towards being an MMA fighter. He’s had quite the ride so far. He’s been on a fight documentary that filmed in Japan, broke his foot and ruptured every tendon in his ankle in the middle of a fight, and oh ya he fought Roy Jones Jr. Vyron, is also a fight coach and takes pride in training the youth, having coached the current women’s Muay Thai champion.

Vyron and I talk about fighting one of the greatest boxers of all time, what kept him coming back after suffering serious two serious injuries back to back, and how he managed the highs and lows of competition.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vyphillips/

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Ransford Brempong is a retired professional basketball player who after finishing his career at Western Carolina was the all-time leader in blocked shots, went on to play 5 years overseas as well as 8 years with the Canadian National team. He now lives in North Vancouver, where he focuses his energy on coaching and training youth basketball players. Ransford, also started Westcoast training whose goal is to help grow and develop the game in Vancouver in whatever aspect someone might need. He is also a music lover and a spoken word poet.

We talk about playing against Kobe Bryant and why Kobe was different, The emotions and difficulties of blowing your knee out and the rehab surrounding it. How injuries should change your life for the better, and self-talk and motivation.

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Ransford's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westcoast_training/

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