Erfan is a former professional basketball player and after a 10 career, he now focuses his energy on helping people through his online coaching platform Ultimate health lead. He believes in a holistic approach to health and wellness.

His mission is to help busy men & women, to find time in their schedule for healthy habits, so they can finally get their health under control.

Erfan and I discuss life after basketball, the holistic philosophy to health and wellness, some tips to eat healthily, perfection vs progress, and why mindfulness should be part of everything you do.

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Erfan's Website: https://procoach.app/erfan

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- Athlete training

- Mindset

- Personal Wellbeing

- Mindfulness

- Personal accountability and empowerment

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Commentary on things that I liked or learned about the conversations I had this week.  

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This week we had EP #1: Emily Potter and EP #2: Matthew Koenig - Check out their episodes 

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- Personal accountability and empowerment

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Matthew Is the founder of Alliance Athletics who’s goal is to Empower People to Perform, Boost Resiliency and Live Pain-Free. Matt is a former college basketball player and he also played on the FIBA 3x3 world tour.

Matt was prescribed ankle surgery, he didn’t get the surgery, he decided to fix himself. Today we talk about ankle range of motion, how important the ankles are in performance, how the ankles function with other areas in your body and what exercise people can do to start developing more resilient and robust ankles.

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You can find Matthew at....

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew.alliance/

Website: https://www.alliance-athletics.com/

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Emily Potter is a basketball player who after finishing her career at the University of Utah was the all-time leader in blocked shots, 11th all-time in scoring and 5thin rebounds. She now plays professional basketball in Europe. Outside of basketball, she focuses on normalizing mental health awareness where she regularly shares her own experiences. She also developed an adult colouring book that she sells with all the proceeds going to support the Sarah Strong fundraiser for mental health awareness.

Emily and I discuss her ACL injury and how that changed her life, strategies she uses to combat the human condition, advice for people who are suffering alone with their mental health, and things people should focus on who’ve suffered an ACL injury, or any injury for that matter.

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Emily's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empotter10/

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I wanted to share a little about my story and why the podcast is called Back2Basketball...

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"Dr. McGill and I talk about the idea of "Spine Hygiene". Popular back pain myths. The role the core plays in your back pain, and why mastering your craft could be the key to removing pain from your life. "

Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world.

His work produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, several textbooks, and many international awards. He mentored over 37 graduate students during this scientific journey.

During this time he taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners in professional development and continuing education courses around the world.

He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. Any product associated with this website has been tested in Dr. McGill’s laboratory.

He has worked with professional athletes in Basketball, Football, Hockey, MMA, and Olympians from various sports.

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

Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/

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- Mindset

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- Mindfulness

- Personal accountability and empowerment

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" We talk about optimizing your life away from training, and how focusing on what you can do vs what you can't do will keep you motivated. How important the belief of who you are can affect your training routine.  Why trying to achieve "perfect posture" might not a good idea. And a great story about running bare feet."

Brent has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist for 11 years and has worked with athletes ranging from the provincial to professional levels.

Currently, he owns Superhero Movie Fit - an online and in-person community that includes many former athletes looking to get themselves back into game shape.

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

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- Mindfulness

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"We discuss global movement and movement quality. How adaptable the body is and why that isn't necessarily a good thing. And why hip and ankle mobility is a critical area to focus on to start reducing pain in other areas of the body"

Clayton Cross is a Certified Athletic Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Coach and Co-Owner of Coast Performance and Rehab; there are two locations, one in Vancouver and North Vancouver.

He has a love for sports and movement and enjoys training and playing volleyball, basketball and tennis.

Clayton has worked with the Vancouver Police Department, Olympic, and professional athletes. He has a passion for rehabilitation and performance training. He has written articles for local and national magazines and has been a speaker at regional and national conferences.

Clayton strongly believes in finding the root cause of any injury. Treatments are based on an in-depth assessment that considers the whole body. The focus is always on addressing a patient’s needs through a continuum ranging from manual therapy to exercise and movement-based therapy and reconditioning.

Overall, Clayton’s goal and his goal for COAST is to have a client leave in a better state than before they got injured.

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

The Athlete's Recovery workshop mission is to help and support you on your journey of pain relief and overall wellness. We want to help empower you to change your lifestyle to become healthy in mind, body, and spirit so that you can be active and pain-free.  

The Athlete's Recovery Workshop: https://back2basketball.systeme.io/Workshop

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"Koorosh and I talk about the Self-healing abilities of the body. How acts of service can help you recover from injuries faster. The powerful effect of fasting. And the Myofascial involvement in injury recovery"

He specializes in teaching a unique and effective form of myofascial and spinal stretching as well as teaching his clients techniques on how they can be their own therapist.

Instead of the conventional client/therapist model where the client is reliant on the therapist, he aims to treat and teach clients specialized techniques in managing difficult conditions from the comforts of their own home.

Koorosh is currently entering his post-graduate studies. On his off time, he enjoys assisting in creating indoor festivals and healing retreats when appropriate with the Füll Blum Organizing Team in Winnipeg. He loves nature and staying active. His favourite hobbies are electromagnetic healing, quantum mathematics, martial arts and spirituality/philosophy.

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

The Athlete's Recovery workshop mission is to help and support you on your journey of pain relief and overall wellness. We want to help empower you to change your lifestyle to become healthy in mind, body, and spirit so that you can be active and pain-free.

The Athlete's Recovery Workshop: https://back2basketball.systeme.io/Workshop

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"Issac and I talk about Self-doubt, questioning your identity, and the "why me" mindset. How important creating a support team is for a healthy recovery from injuries. Why your therapist should be implementing SMART GOALS from day one of your therapy. And why staying off social media and developing your own stress management system is critical in injury recovery. "

Isaac graduated from the University of Manitoba with his Bachelor of Arts Advanced degree in Psychology in 2011; while completing his degree, he was a member of the Men's Basketball team.

After earning his Masters of Physiotherapy from the University of Manitoba in 2014, Isaac has worked in the public and private health sector, treating and promoting wellness in a variety of populations, including geriatrics.

Recently Isaac founded Breakthrough Physiotherapy, which provides mobile physiotherapy solutions.

Isaac is an avid sports lover and a former collegiate and pro basketball player.

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

The Athlete's Recovery workshop mission is to help and support you on your journey of pain relief and overall wellness. We want to help empower you to change your lifestyle to become healthy in mind, body, and spirit so that you can be active and pain-free.

The Athlete's Recovery Workshop: https://back2basketball.systeme.io/Workshop

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/back2basketball/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/back2basketball/