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This week, I sit down with my friend and mental preparation expert, Vincent Malts, to explore a powerful and often misunderstood phenomenon in high-performance sport: how pressure can derail both individuals and teams.

When pressure mounts, it can trigger a threat response in the brain, activating neurological and psychological patterns rooted in fear. The result? Fight, flight, or freeze. For individual athletes, it shows up as choking, the yips, or “squeezing the stick.” For teams, it’s that haunting feeling when they don’t show up.

We dig into the underlying mechanisms behind these moments, and what it takes to build athletes and teams who can face fear, step into it, and perform.

It’s a fascinating conversation with a brilliant mind. I enjoyed it—and I think you will too. Cheers!

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This EP is a return visit with Dr. Dana Lis, and the focus is on youth athlete nutrition. This is Dana's sixth visit to the podcast, and every time she brings a wealth of knowledge and insight.  

She is internationally recognized for her leadership and versatile roles across the field of Performance Nutrition. Aside from being one of the few Registered Dietitians decorated with the renowned IOC Diploma in Sport Nutrition and PhD, she seamlessly aligns the three key elements shaping the field of Performance Nutrition: Practice, Research, and Industry. Her expertise in these pillars has led advancement of the field for over fifteen years. 

Heading into her 4th season as the Performance Nutrition Consultant for the Golden State Warriors, her leading research in department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior (University California Davis, Baar Lab) has presented ideal integration of her research-based nutrition strategies, aimed in reducing injury risk and improving return to play, to support the 2021-22 Championship team.

Dana continues to drive the nutrition field forward through mentorship, shaping best practice, and challenging the status quo. After reaching many pinnacles of her career, she is prepared with a new challenge and intrinsic purpose: To invest her distinctive expertise and passion into big-picture initiatives aimed at fueling, educating, and supporting the next generation of athletes. 

Please see below some great reference tools we spoke about in the session that might help you make better nutrition decisions for you or your kid!

Energy Availability 

https://www.ais.gov.au/nutrition/additional-resources

The Athlete’s Plates

https://www.usopc.org/nutrition

General adolescent athlete fact sheet

https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Adolescent-Nutrition-Factsheeet.pdf

Comprehensive Guide for Athlete Nutrition Planning

https://uksportsinstitute.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/An-Athletes-Guide-to-Basic-Food-Prep-and-Cooking-full-resource-v2.9.pdf

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This week's guest, Tom Swales, is a highly respected physiotherapist, strength coach, and founder of the Advanced Movement Therapist Certification. Tom’s journey hasn’t just been about clinical success, it’s been about challenging traditional approaches. After facing a life-threatening health crisis that transformed his outlook, Tom developed a deep commitment to uncovering the root causes of pain and empowering both patients and clinicians to achieve meaningful breakthroughs. We had a great discussion about his career and our mutual belief systems around client care and human performance. Enjoy!

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This EP features Alex Hodgins, a mental performance coach and inspiring speaker dedicated to guiding individuals and teams to unprecedented heights.  With years of experience alongside some of the world’s elite athletes, coaches, and teams, he delivers evidence-based strategies that transform mindsets and enrich lives.

For eight years, Alex was the Head of Mental Performance for the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team, where he was instrumental in their journey to Olympic success, helping them achieve bronze in Rio 2016 and gold in Tokyo 2020. 

Today, he brings his expertise to the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Canada’s Ski Cross Team, as well as many other world class performers in the sport and corporate world, fostering winning cultures and training people to perform with unwavering confidence, clarity, and purpose. 

 Above all his accomplishments, Alex is the proud father of two children. We had a great chat about a life of contribution well-lived. Enjoy 

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This week's guest, Ben Trunzo, became the Head Athletic Therapist at the University of Winnipeg shortly after getting certified as an AT in 1987. He worked with the Wesmen Varsity athletes for 25 years. In 1993, he expanded his role to include the Canadian National Women’s Volleyball Team, a position he held until 2012. Additionally, Ben served as the Head Athletic Therapist for the Winnipeg Thunder professional basketball team for three seasons.

In 2008, Ben transitioned to a full-time teaching position at the University. Over the years, he has dedicated himself to passing on his knowledge and passion for athletic therapy to the next generation of professionals in the field. This dedication was highlighted in 2022 when Ben was the recipient of the Clifford J. Robson Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Winnipeg

Over the years Ben has served with the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association as Board Member, President, Ex-Officio for the Sports Medicine and Science Council of Canada, and numerous positions on various committees, including the Certification Committee, Written Exam Review, and Chair of Major Games Selection. He also served on the Manitoba Athletic Therapists Association Board of Directors.

Ben was inducted into the CATA Hall of Fame in 2021. He has also received several prestigious awards, including the CATA Special Recognition Award (1993), the MATA Chuck Badcock Special Recognition Award (2012), and the CATA Distinguished Athletic Therapy Educator Award (2013). Beyond his role as an AT, Ben is also a father and husband. A lot of great insight and story in this one, enjoy!

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This EP features Pascual Guerrero. Pascual started with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016. Guerrero began as the team's assistant athletic trainer and Physical Therapist for four seasons before being promoted to Athlete Rehabilitation Coordinator and athletic trainer. 

He previously served as an assistant athletic trainer/Physical Therapist with Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club (NYCFC). Guerrero began his athletic training career as a graduate student at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, pursuing his master’s degree in athletic training and sports science. He became involved in the Athletic Training Student Club and eventually became President during his graduate year. 

During his tenure at LIU, he also completed a variety of internships with different professional sports organizations. This included two summer athletic training internships with the NFL’s Detroit Lions and seasonal athletic training internships with the New York Knicks from 2007-2010. He also became a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) in 2009 and a corrective exercise specialist (CES) in 2010. 

After finishing his seasonal internship with the Knicks in 2010, he pursued an assistant athletic training position with St. John’s University of the Big East Conference, working with men’s soccer and lacrosse. Guerrero continued his educational development in 2011 when he decided to pursue his doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) at Stony Brook University.
 
 Pascual is fluent in Spanish. He enjoys reading, cycling, swimming, watching a good movie, traveling, and hiking in his free time. Most of all, Pascual is a husband and father of two sons. This is a great conversation about life in the NBA and holistic athlete care. Enjoy!

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The EP features Tyson Plesuk. Tyson is a physiotherapist working with Olympic, NHL, and other professional and amateur athletes and the general public.

Tyson played junior hockey for the Calgary Canucks for three years and also attended the University of Calgary as a Kinesiology student.  After he finished his junior hockey career, Tyson transferred to Queen’s University to play hockey. 

While playing hockey at Queen's University, Tyson was an Academic All-Canadian and captain in his fourth year. After graduating from Queen's University, he moved on to complete his Master of Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Alberta. 

In 2010, Tyson became a physiotherapist consultant to the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary. Tyson has worked as the Medical Lead for both the Canadian Bobsleigh and Skeleton teams and has attended numerous World Cup and World Championships as a physiotherapist.  He has also been part of the Canadian medical team at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

In 2021, Tyson was awarded the Canadian Physiotherapy Association Centenary Medal of Distinction to mark the association’s 100th anniversary, to recognize 100+ individuals who impacted physiotherapy from 1920 to 2020.

In his spare time, he enjoys weight training, running, playing hockey, coaching his kids' basketball and hockey teams, and spending time with his family. This is a great look at the life of a passionate practitioner. Enjoy!

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This EP is a solo session.  I didn't have an interview recorded, and I decided I would take the time to talk about where we find ourselves today in society at large, and perhaps what has led us to a difficult and unsteady state.

The world at large ebbs and flows, grows, and contracts, and we as human citizens struggle to know what to look toward for solace and a sense of control. It's not easy living on this planet, but a lot of what can make it a better experience is how we understand ourselves.  How what we see, and why we see it drives how we feel, and ultimately what we experience.

I hope you find some value in my ramblings. Cheers

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This EP features Gary Cummings. Gary is an Athletic Therapist and Osteopath who has been in practice for more than 50 years.

A graduate of Guelph University he took his first job as the Head Therapist of the football program at Sir George Williams University in Montreal in 1972. The school merged with Loyola College in 1975 to become Concordia University and Gary remained on to serve as the Head Therapist there until 1977 when he became the Head Therapist with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.

While at Concordia he taught at the school implementing Athletic Therapy courses in the biophysical education program which would later become the Exercise Science department.

In 1981 he helped a former student mentee. Dave Campbell gets a role with the new professional soccer team in Montreal, the Manic.  In 1982, Dave and Gary began treating out of the Olympic stadium, and in 1983 they opened one of the first private sports medicine clinics owned by Athletic Therapists in Canada, GDC Sports Rehabilitation Centre in Pointe-Claire.

Gary left the Alouettes in 1984 and took a role again for one year as the Head Therapist of Football at Concordia University.  This is where our paths crossed, Gary was my first mentor in Athletic Therapy many moons ago.

GDC grew under the ownership of Dave and Gary and eventually morphed into the Concordia group of clinics in Montreal with numerous facilities in the Montreal region.  During this time, Gary became an Osteopath and focused on private practice.

Gary has been a member of Canadian International Sports Medicine teams including the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he served as the President of the CATA, and he is a member of the CTSQ Hall of Fame and the Concordia Athletics Department Hall of Fame as a builder.

 Above all of his accomplishments, he and his wife Marylin parented their daughter Jessica.  This is a fantastic conversation with my first mentor and it means a lot to me, I hope you enjoy it. 

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The EP features Lydia Henry an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner since 2009 and a Certified Athletic Therapist from 1996-2016 in the field of physical rehabilitation. 

She was the Head Athletic Therapist at the Humber College Sports Injuries Clinic from October 2003 until 2010 when she resigned from her position to open her own practice.
 
Lydia was a member of the Canadian Health Care Team for the Francophone Games in 2001. She has worked with several local high school teams and several private clinics. She was an Assistant Athletic Therapist at the University of Ottawa and Head Athletic Therapist at Loyalist College for a number of years. 

Lydia also taught a Sports Injuries class in Humber's Fitness and Health Promotion Program and was a guest lecturer at high schools, Running Room Clinics, and other sports establishments. She treats everyone from newborns to seniors. But most importantly, she is a mother of two growing teens and a partner to Glen. Please enjoy this enlightening conversation.

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