HPFORGAMERS: Maximizing Health and Performance in Esports & Gaming

Dr. Kevin Ho (@kev_physio) Works as an Associate lecturer in the Physiotherapy discipline at the University of Sydney. He completed his PhD about the relationship between sleep and musculoskeletal pain in 2020 at the University of Sydney. A study of special interest to us are those investigating sleep interventions and their effects on spinal pain...

Dr. Louie Limas (@metagamelouie, @PhD_Louie) is Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Indiana University, Received his masters in Experimental Psychology At CSU San Marcos and just recently was hired as a staff psychologist at UCI. And just prior to that working as a professional therapist at UC berkeley. Most importantly he is a gamer himself and...

Hello everyone! I am happy to announce Jake Middleton, CEP, CPT (@EsportTrainer) will be our first EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST IN THE HORDE! He will be joining our staff and work with me to help professional teams stay healthy & optimize their performance. In this episode we introduce Jake as our first Exercise Physiologist and go just...

Elliot Smithson (@1HP_Medic) is the first Esports Medicine Clinical Intern with 1HP, a Student Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer and EMT working in esports to help our community play more and hurt less. More about his story here In this episode we introduce Elliot as the first Esports Medicine Intern with 1HP and then go through...

Podcast: Play in new window Scott Kennedy (@Custa) is a professional Overwatch player (Main Support) for the Los Angeles Valiant, one of the two LA Overwatch teams participating in OWL. Scott took the leap at the age of 21 with some bartending money to leave home in australia to pursue a career in overwatch and…...

Welcome to episode #3 of HPforgamers! This episode is different in that there is no guest, instead it is an open discussion between myself and Caitlin about how you can stay healthy as gamers while traveling. This means for those going to tournaments in the FGC, those aspiring to be a part of any professional...

Welcome to episode #3 of HPforgamers! This episode is different in that there is no guest, instead it is an open discussion between myself and Caitlin about how you can stay healthy as gamers while traveling. This means for those going to tournaments in the FGC, those aspiring to be a part of any professional...

Scott Kennedy (@Custa) is a professional Overwatch player (Main Support) for the Los Angeles Valiant, one of the two LA Overwatch teams participating in OWL.

Scott took the leap at the age of 21 with some bartending money to leave home in australia to pursue a career in overwatch and… 3 years later after alot of shoeies he is now on the best team in the world in overwatch (I'm a little biased). He has always been seen as a leader and its so easy to notice his presence on a team both inside and outside the game. From my perspective as well it was really refreshing to have someone mature and driven to join the team and it really positively impacted not only the environment of the team but the behaviors of his teammates as well. In this episode we chat with Custa about how he stays healthy and performs at his best as a professional gamer.

In Today’s Episode We’ll Learn:

Introduction to Scott and his background [1:00]

How Scott approaches health and performance in esports and how he strives to be a leader inside and outside of the game[2:30]

Meditative practices & unique routines Scott does to keep himself mentally healthy. Why putting pen to paper with thoughts is important [4:17]

Standardizing his level of performance through consistent desire to improve. Elevating his baseline through better preparation [9:15]

Hardest thing to deal with as a professional player: Expectations [11:15]

Consistency is key for maintaining a healthy diet and nutritional lifestyle in Esports/Gaming for Scott [14:05]

Previous bout of wrist pain with Scott, his approach and what gamers need to know about injuries [16:23]

Why having a social life and having balance in your life is important for mental health in gaming. Balance as a basis for longevity [22:23]

IHOPs for success - key routines Scott has incorporated to help him get to where he is now in Esports. Professionalism needs to complement inherent talent to be successful as a professional [35:57]

Why coming over from Australia and making the leap helped him develop professional habits [40:40]

Other habits and behaviors to help himself improve as a player - Metrics as a key way to improve [43:29]

Final Wrap Up, Ghosts are real [1:02:10]