Live Train Perform

Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports Performance, and has been training athletes for the last 15 years.  

Joel hosts the Just Fly Performance Podcast, has authored several books on athletic performance, and coaches athletes online, and in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.  Joel was formerly a strength coach for 8 years at UC Berkeley, working with the Swim teams and post-graduate professional swimmers, as well as tennis, water polo, and track and field. A track coach of 11 years, Joel coached for the Diablo Valley Track and Field Club for 7 years, and also has 6 years of experience coaching sprints, jumps, hurdles, pole vault, and multi-events at the collegiate level, working at Wilmington College, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse.

Joel has coached 2 national champions, multiple All-Americans, and school record holders in his time as a track coach. In the realm of strength and conditioning, his programs have assisted 5 athletes to Olympic berths that produced 9 medals and a world record performance at Rio in 2016.

In 2011, Joel began Just Fly Sports as a central platform to promote information for athletes and coaches to reach their highest potential. In 2016 the first episode of the “Just Fly Performance Podcast” was released, now a leading source of education in the sports performance field. The evolving mission of Just Fly Sports is focused on teaching athletes to realize their true, innate power, and achieve the highest joy in their training, competition, and in their communities.

Joel has also spent several years in the realms of college lecturing, personal training, and thesis research. Joel’s certifications include Neurological and Physical Typing from BATI, CSCS, MAT Jumpstart, and NKT level 1, as well as USA Track and Field credentials. Joel is also well-versed in the Be-Activated protocols as taught by Douglas Heel, Foot training and biomechanical concepts from Gary Ward, and has been extensively mentored by sprint and sport movement coach Adarian Barr.

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Your guest - Joel Smith
Website: https://www.just-fly-sports.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justflysports/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jumpscoach
Podcast: https://www.just-fly-sports.com/podcast-home/

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Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

The Nutritional Pyramid of Importance is a systematic way of reviewing all things nutrition. From weight loss goals to building muscle mass and strength, improving health markers, decreasing inflammation, identifying nutritional deficiencies, and optimising performance, both in the gym and throughout the rest of your life. 

This episode provides a general overview of the tools and information I teach my clients, so we can then make educated decisions on how to structure their specific, individualised nutrition protocols.

I cover:

• Nutritional pyramid of importance 
• Energy balance
• Macro-nutrients and fibre
• Micro-nutrients and water
• Diets, calorie/carb cycling, meal timing/frequency, intermittent fasting etc.
• Supplements

I covered these topics in much more detail in one of the very first series I put together when I launched the podcast.
You can find the first episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/3771674-episode-15-nutritional-pyramid-of-importance-mini-series-intro.mp3?download=true

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

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Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Will Foden is back!

As always, we kick off the conversation with our take on where our beloved industry is at the moment before we dive into some advice for some of his followers that have reached out to him for answers.

Topics covered:

• Where we are at with our current business, and what the plan is moving forward
• How we would coach someone through the goal-setting process?
• What advice do we have for older lifters?
• How would we adjust nutrition protocols for clients coming off a holiday break?

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Your guest - Will Foden
Website: https://www.willfoden.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willfoden/

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainp...

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

I've had some amazing conversations with people who inspire me and bring value to my life during the course of this podcast. In these "Best Of" editions, I'm bringing those conversations back to life for your listening pleasure.

The Swiss 8 team of Adrian Sutter and Anthony Meixner start the conversation with the charity's vision for what they wanted to achieve in the coming years.
Swiss 8 is a proactive mental health model designed to provide the tools required to deliver high-quality content around their 8 pillars of health and wellness, to allow you to be "Better At Life."

• https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8219593-swiss-8.mp3?download=true

Swiss 8

• https://www.instagram.com/swiss.8/
• https://swiss8.org/  

Simon Moloney then picks up the conversation with his take on what occurred in July 2013 when he was shot in the throat by a Taliban sharp-shooter, and goes on to describe the events that took place which saw him awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross by Her Majesty The Queen.

• https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8127623-simon-moloney-cgc-conspicuous-gallantry-cross.mp3?download=true

Simon Moloney
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mo1089/
Head-Up Charity: https://www.instagram.com/head_up_charity/
https://www.head-up.org.uk/
Fighting Minds: https://www.instagram.com/fighting__minds/
https://fightingminds.uk/

Wes Masters and I then discuss these same events from his perspective, with him being the medic on the ground that covered hundreds of metres of dangerous terrain to come to the aid of Si, with his actions being recognised with Wes being awarded the Military Cross by Her Majesty The Queen.

• https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/9017858-wes-masters-mc-military-cross.mp3?download=true

Wes Masters
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wesmasters/ 

Next up, Paul Minter talks to me about his experience dealing with the aftermath of numerous combat deployments to Afghanistan, including suicidal thoughts, and crippling PTSD, anxiety, and depression. We discuss the tools and strategies he used to start managing his mind, which led to him starting the mental health charity, Head-Up Charity in the UK.

• https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8311530-paul-minter-of-head-up-charity.mp3?download=true

Paul Minter
Website: https://www.head-up.org.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/head_up_charity/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/294950221545987 

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

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Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

I've had some amazing conversations with people who inspire me and bring value to my life during the course of this podcast. In these "Best Of" editions, I'm bringing those conversations back to life for your listening pleasure.

In this episode, I speak with a number of people whom I consider a mentor in one way or another, and have taught me, or reminded me of many of the principles I have been developing and living by over the years.

Luke Leaman starts the conversation with an explanation of the autonomic nervous system, and why it is important to understand how that works.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8050195-luke-leaman-of-muscle-nerds.mp3?download=true

Simon Hall then picks up the conversation with his take on why looking after your physical and mental health is more important than anything else you will do, and how that needs to tie in with your value system.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8170351-simon-hall-of-nourish-life-group.mp3?download=true

Andrew Pap and I discuss how our identity has been shaped by working in the fitness industry, how we've dealt with injuries, growing businesses, prioritising our mental and physical health, and time management strategies we are currently implementing.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8246000-andrew-pap.mp3?download=true

Next up, Danny Lennon talks to me about his experience working with weight class athletes, common misconceptions in the combat sports diet industry, and how the metabolism will adapt in a negative manner when exposed to dieting measures for prolonged periods.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/8350336-danny-lennon-of-sigma-nutrition.mp3?download=true

We round out the episode with Luke Leaman again, who dives into stress physiology, and the importance of gut health to ensure a healthy organism. A healthy organism is an adaptive organism.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/9240336-how-important-is-a-periodised-training-nutrition-and-recovery-plan-for-the-average-person-with-luke-leaman-of-muscle-nerds.mp3?download=true

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainp...

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

I've had some amazing conversations and breakthroughs with my online clients, and have been lucky enough to have some of them grant me permission to record our conversations to share with listeners of the podcast!

In this episode, I speak with three of my online clients about the tools, techniques, and strategies that have been used to help them manage their minds, improve their mental and physical health, and make adjustments to their lives for the better.

Topics covered:

• How your mind can either fuck you, or make love to you
• Why mindfulness helps to alleviate insecurities
• The difference between internal vs external validation
• How journaling teaches you awareness, which can initiate change
• Why tracking HRV (Heart Rate Variability) is an essential tool if you really want to understand how to progress your health and wellness

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainp...

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Why understanding your values is so important.
How to condition yourself to adversity and build mental resilience.
The effect your environment has on you.

I've had so many great conversations with friends and colleagues about what we see happening in the fitness industry, and thought to myself, "I wish we would have recorded that." 

...So that's exactly what the Coaches Corner is about. 

In this episode, I've taken some of my favourite passages from conversations with other coaches throughout the year, and put them all into one place, tying in with a central theme.

Fitness for me is being able to do whatever I want to do, at any time, with minimal limitations, because I've prepared myself to be able to perform at a multitude of tasks across a broad spectrum of skills acquired through a targeted, periodised training program.

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainp...

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” -  Blase Pascal

We live in a world that is constantly distracting us. And we allow it to. We condition ourselves to fill the silence. We don't know how to be bored anymore. We can't stand being alone with our own thoughts...and that's exactly why we need to cultivate the skill and discipline of creating stillness, and getting to know ourselves.

In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdom wildly popular with a new generation of leaders in sports, politics, and technology. In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.

All great leaders, thinkers, artists, athletes, and visionaries share one indelible quality. It enables them to conquer their tempers. To avoid distraction and discover great insights. To achieve happiness and do the right thing. Ryan Holiday calls it stillness--to be steady while the world spins around you.

I recently finished reading this book, and I was reminded of its influence and impact via the conversation with last weeks guest, Alex De Fina.

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainperform   

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

Alexander De Fina is a serial fitness entrepreneur, leading fitness industry consultant, keynote speaker, and multiple award-winning coach and business owner.

Having built three hugely successful enterprises in Australia and Hong Kong from the ground up, including Asia’s top BootCamp "Bikini Fit" and Hong Kong’s specialist female-only gym "Pherform," Alex has made quite a name for himself in the fitness industry in Hong Kong and Australia. Among his many achievements, he also pioneered a new training programme for women – Female Specific Training – that optimised the way women train, accounting for differences between male and female anatomy and physiology. He’s been twice named Hong Kong’s best trainer and helped thousands live healthier lives along the way.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The mindset he adopted to succeed in building multiple successful businesses from scratch
• How the sacrifices he'd made in achieving business success affected his relationships
• Why he is taking a step back from the business to focus on his health
• What he currently values in life, and how he is implementing the necessary tools to close the gap on where he is right now, and where he wants to be

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Your Guest - Alex De Fina
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexander_defina/

Swiss 8
Website: www.swiss8.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swiss.8/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Swiss8app/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC98yOiKlZHMUq6SXZK8fArQ
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10gWk1sS1L4&t=20s  

BeSpunki
Website: https://bespunki.com.au/ (Use the code KOBES10 for 10% off your order)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bespunki/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu7VYVBrH6kXk8yipJYpHrA 

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainperform  

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/

So many self-help books and gurus sprout the benefits of saying "YES."
Whilst this mindset can certainly be beneficial at times, it can also create more problems because when you say yes to one thing, you're saying no to many others.

Sometimes in life, it is more powerful to cultivate the habit of saying "NO!"

Saying no at the right time then opens up the time, space, and freedom to say yes to the things that really matter to you.

This all ties in with your hierarchy of values. If you haven't created your own hierarchy of values yet, I recommend listening to one of my first podcast episodes ever recorded: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1082945/3781511-episode-11-heirarchy-of-value.mp3?download=true

Your host - Shaun Kober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_kobes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/performancef...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOp...

Rate and Review: https://lovethepodcast.com/livetrainperform  

Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."

The odds were stacked against me:

●       Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work, abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years period of my life

●       Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping school

●       At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier, at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning coach
38+: The next evolution begins 

#coachedbykobes
#livetrainperform
#mindsetandperformance

Live Life To The Fullest.
Train To Your Potential.
Perform At Your Best!

https://www.coachedbykobes.com/