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How can watching the Olympics make you better? If you know what to look for, there is a lot to learn from watching top performers in action. In this episode of Krush Performance, we talk the Olympic mindset with the host of the Jim Fannin Show and “Coach of Champions” Jim Fannin and strategies you can use to help push you to the top of your game.

Also, NUMBERS! Data analytics have officially hit the world stage as Olympic teams are now crunching numbers to get every possible advantage. We talk with data analyst Mike Heenan to find out just how powerful the numbers are and how athletes, coaches, and trainers are using them to get an edge.

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Thanks for joining us and LONG LIVE SPORT!

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The Greatest Show on Earth is well underway as we enter the first week of competition at the 23rd Winter Olympics in Peyongchang. It’s one of my absolute favorite sporting events. The Olympic Games are special in a number of ways.

Today, we’ll break the 2018 Winter Olympic Games down by the numbers and we ask the question, “Are you encouraged by what has happened with the Russian doping ban or has the realization of what has been going on in the dark shadows of turned you off of sport?”

We talk with former Olympian and Ice Skating Gold Medalist Jamie Salé to get her thoughts on the Russian scandal and we ask her about the very different experience she had with the Russian Olympic Program. (Hints – judge bribery, match fixing, and mafia!)

If you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks & if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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Thanks for joining us and LONG LIVE SPORT!

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

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The integrity of sport and fair play are at a tipping point and we went to find out just how close we are to going over the edge.

In 2014, the Director General of the World Anti Doping Agency stated that the biggest threat to sport is organized crime.

Money Laundering – Gambling – Match Fixing – Doping –

Organized Crime – Corruption & Human Trafficking

Today, you don’t usually think human rights when talking sport but you need to. There is a dark world of forced labor, human trafficking, the sex trade and even child athlete exploitation all directly connected to sport. We feel talking about it and raising awareness is the first powerful step is attacking the issues of human rights in sport.

Today, we talk with Minky Worden, the Director of Global Initiatives for Human Rights Watch. Minky sheds light on some of the most atrocious happenings in the world of sport including human trafficking, the sex trade, forced labor and child rights issues. The human side of sport corruption is often over looked but thanks to the efforts of organizations like the Human Rights Watch over $8 million dollars in unpaid wages from the construction of the Sochi Olympics finally reached the workers who labored in brutal conditions to meet the unreasonable timelines.

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I wanted to wind up the series with a conversation with former mob boss Michael Franzese. Unfortunately, despite great efforts made by Michael and myself, we were not able to connect before the airing of this episode.

I wanted to talk with Michael about how organized crime operates their sport schemes, how they infiltrate sport and what the main objectives are: gambling, money laundering or just being part of the action. As soon as we are able to connect with Michael, we will let you know. For now, we are going to replay a powerful conversation we had with Michael a few years back. If you have not heard it before, you will want to hear this and even if you have it is worth hearing again as Michael takes us inside the world of organized crime and describes how they operate and how he go out alive.

Today, the final episode of our Special Krush Performance Investigative Report: Sport Under Fire as we talk about the alarming issues of Human Rights in sport with Minky Worden and Organized Crime and sport with Michael Franzese.

If you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks & if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

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Thanks for joining us and LONG LIVE SPORT!

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Sport Under Fire – Russian Doping Scandal

This week on our Special Krush Performance Investigative Report Sport Under Fire, we look into one of my top storylines from 2017, the Russian Doping Scandal.

It may sound like a Hollywood Movie Script but its all too real. Whistleblowers feared for their lives as they secretly worked to put together evidence to blow the top off of what may be one of the most alarming systematic, state run doping programs in modern sport history.

Former Olympian, first President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and lead investigator in the Russian Doping Probe Richard Pound will join us. Get set for an inside look at the timeline and incredible details of the investigation that blew it all wide open. We know the fight against crime and doping in sport is an uphill battle, the cheaters and criminals always seem to be one step ahead of the law but to make matters worse, there is a new and powerful threat to the integrity of sport and fair play emerging – The Dark Web.

The Dark Web is very real and for law makers it poses maybe the greatest threat yet, how do you fight what you can’t see?

The Director of Intelligence and Investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency Gunter Younger will run fill us in on the Russian investigation, the gathering of evidence, and the future battle as cyber crime and the dark web are the next frontier for organized crime and the next greatest threat to the integrity of sport.

If you have any Questions, Comments or Smart Remarks & if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic.

Also, if you get a chance, share the Krush Podcast with your fellow coaches, teammates, and family members.

Thanks for joining us and LONG LIVE SPORT!

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

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Sport Under Fire

Coming up over the next few weeks, we have a special Krush Performance Investigative Report.

A spotlight lit up the dark side of sport in 2017 as we witnessed potentially the biggest college sport scandal in history and the uncovering of alarming details surrounding the Russian State run Doping program. The integrity of sport and fair play are at a tipping point and we went to find out just how close we are to going over the edge.

In 2014, the Director General of the World Anti Doping Agency stated that the biggest threat to sport is organized crime.

Money Laundering – Gambling – Match Fixing – Doping –

Organized Crime – Corruption & Human Trafficking

Over the next few weeks, we speak with some of the world’s leading experts to find out just how deep down the corruption goes, how it operates, and how we can fight back. Expert guests will include:

Declan Hill: Journalist, Academic, Author and Consultant

Declan starts us off with a very detailed overview of the state of sport and alarming details on corruption within some of sport most prestigious sporting organizations, match fixing, and organized crime in sport.

Richard Pound: Former Olympian, The First President of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and Lead Investigator in the Russian Doping Probe

Mr. Pound walks us through the time line and incredible details leading up to and through the investigation of the Russian doping scandal. This candid conversation sheds light on how this very sophisticated doping system operated and the life threatening dangers people faced bringing it to the attention of the World.

Gunter Younger: Director of Intelligence and Investigations for the World Anti-Doping Agency

Gunter came to WADA from the Cybercrime Division at the Bavarian Criminal Police Office. The fight to protect and uphold the integrity of sport needed a more systematic approach for tracking criminal elements and the crimes they are responsible for. Advanced methods for gathering evidence is now critical for building bullet proof cases that will stand up in the court of law. Gunter lets us into the dark world of organized crime in sport and fires a warning about the newest weapon being used by criminals – the Dark Web.

Dale Sheehan: Director Special Investigations Unit for the International Center for Sport Security

Dale has 35 years in international law enforcement with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Interpol and the United Nations. Dale provides us with a glimpse of the dark side of sport and some of the issues they are investigating including the impact of illegal betting and money laundering on sport as well as the issues of athlete welfare and child protection issues in sport.

Minky Worden: Director of Global Initiatives – Human Rights Watch

You don’t usually think of Human Rights when you talk of sport but you need to. Minky Worden sheds light on some of the most atrocious happenings in the world of sport including human trafficking, the sex trade, forced labor. and child rights issues. The human side of sport corruption is often over looked but thanks to the ef...

This week, I want to help you plan like a pro as we kick off what is going to be an epic year for Krush Performance. We want to help set you up for your best year ever no matter what it is you hope to accomplish in 2018. We know that if you want to do something extraordinary you need to have a plan.

Not just any plan, but a well designed performance plan and its not as difficult as you think.

This week, I’m joined by Krush Favourite, The Coach of Champions, Jim Fannin to talk about performance planning and his new book: “Blue Print: A Proven Plan for Successful Living.”

I’d like to know what your goals and objectives for 2018! Send us a note!

Get ready to plan your future right here with Krush Performance.

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

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Here’s to 2018!

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2017 was such a powerful year for Krush Performance we could not do it justice with just one review show so here is part two of the Krush Performance 2017 Year in Review. 2017 was a blockbuster year of learning, sharing of information and exceptional guests. There are two the really stood out for me.

For anyone who follows the show, you will know that we have a very distinct priority list when it comes to our performance programs and Rest & Recovery, Regeneration, and Sleep Rule.

We take our sleep very seriously. In September, we were joined by renown sleep science researcher Cheri Mah to discuss the power of sleep and its impact on human performance. If you doubt or question the importance of sleep, you won’t after hearing this discussion.

On my birthday in October, we were joined by Krush Favorite Jim Fannin, the Coach of Champions, to talk about performance planning because it does take planning. I am never sure where our discussions with Jim will wind up but this one was epic in my opinion as we talked about Jim’s new book, “Blue Print,” coming out the spring of 2018.

Also, I give a little glimpse into what we have planned for 2018. I am predicting this to be the greatest Krush Performance year yet and I really hope that you will join us.

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

And if you get a chance share the Krush Podcast with your fellow coaches, team-mates and family members.

Here’s to 2018!

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As we all wrap up the final details of 2017, we are looking back on some of the great interviews, discussions, and revelations from this last year.

This week, we look back on the power of environment and the age old discussion of “Nature vs. Nurture.” Back in February, I was finally able to check off one of my Krush Most Wanted Interviews as we caught up with legendary Grand Master Chess Super Star Judit Polgar to talk about her incredible upbringing and how the developmental environment she grew up in destined her to be one of the World’s top chess players.

We also took a good hard look at the dark side of doping in sport, as the Russian Athletic Federation was caught running a state sanctioned doping program which got them banned from the Olympic Games. We spoke with our good friend David Howman the newly appointed Chair of the Athletics Integrity Unit.

Coming off this powerful episode with Mr. Howman I asked the question, “Are Your Kids Using?” As we looked at the alarming numbers of steroid and banned substance in school aged kids… The numbers will chill you to the bone. We spoke with Donald Hooten Jr. from the Hooten Foundation to get a better understanding of what is really going on.

A powerful recap of our 2017 campaign, I hope you enjoy this episode.

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If you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

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Thanks for downloading and Happy Holidays to all!

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We are getting close to the big day and if you are still looking for that perfect gift for the athlete on your list this holiday season look no further.

This week, we continue to go though our top 10 gift ideas for the athlete and we let you know how you can get in on the Krush Stuff Your Stocking Giveaway. We’re practically doing your shopping for you and we ask the question: What is the best gift you received or have given away? The gift that just hit the mark perfectly or perhaps you have a great story behind a gift you gave or received.

Also, don’t forget to get in on the Krush Stuff Your Stocking Giveaway by going to our Facebook page, Krush Perfomance.

This season, with the support of our great friends down at United Cycle. We have an awesome Garmin VivoActive 3 Smart Watch and a SKLZ Recoil 360 to give away this holiday season.

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If you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

Don’t forget to share the Krush Performance Podcast with your fellow coaches, teammates, and family members.

Thanks for downloading and Happy Holidays to all!

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The Holiday season is upon us and we know how hard it can be to find that perfect gift for the people on your list. So, we’re investigating the best gift ideas for weekend warrior, the athlete, or general health nut on your gift list this season. We’ll look at the coolest gadgets, the newest equipment, the latest technology, and we’ll reveal the Krush top 10 gift ideas for this holiday season.

Also, listen for details on the annual Krush Stuff your Stocking Giveaway! We practically do your shopping for you!

It’s the Krush Performance Holiday Special Top 10 Gift ideas and the Krush Stuff Your Stocking Giveaway

I’d like to know what was the best gift you have ever received or given, I’d love to hear from you. Send us a note!

If you have any questions, comments, smart remarks, or if you have a topic you would like us to investigate let us know, we may dedicate a segment or even an entire show to your topic. E-Mail Jeff now!

Don’t forget to share the Krush Podcast with your fellow coaches, team-mates and family members.

Thanks for downloading and Happy Holidays to all!

Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, and now on Google Play! Don’t forget to rate and review the show!

Follow Jeff Krushell on Twitter and Facebook!

E-Mail Jeff with your questions and comments for the show and don’t forget to visit KrushPerformance.com for live streaming, blogs, links, and so much more.