Strength Roots Podcast

Kyle graduated from NCAA DII Belmont Abbey College in 2014 where he was a pitcher. He spent 3 years working as the Pitching and Strength Coordinator at Diamond Sports Training Center in Sumner, WA before taking a job as a Throwing and Strength Trainer at Driveline Baseball in February of 2017. In the Summer of 2017, he transitioned to a full time Strength Trainer and was named the Lead Strength Trainer in February of 2018. In 2019 he took the Director of Athletic Performance role at CSU Northridge, and recently transitioned back into the private sector.

Show Highlights:
— Kyle‘s journey to playing college baseball and how his desire to throw harder led him to the weightroom.
— How Kyle ended up in the strength and conditioning field after college.
— The study habits and hands on experience that led to Kyle’s early success in the field and the influences that helped shape his training philosophy.
— How Kyle ended up at Driveline baseball after previously despising them!
— The team of “rejects” that banded together to create the environment at Driveline, and how it’s currently transforming the game of baseball.
— Finding the approach and mentally to training that best suites you and not mimicking someone else.
— How to be effective coaching a wide variety of athletes with different personalities, and digging enough to understand each athlete’s true motivations.
— How healthy competition between coaches at Driveline fueled everyone to become better daily and ultimately set them up to get collegiate and MLB jobs.
— Surrounding yourself with people who challenge your thoughts and ideas to help you become better.
— The deeper impact you can make as a coach.
— How Kyle evaluates potential career changes.
— Kyle’s experience moving from the private sector to the collegiate setting.
— Building relationships.
— Kyle’s advice to his younger self.

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CJ Appenzeller is the head strength coach and owner at Appenzeller Training Systems in West Berlin, New Jersey. He specializes in baseball and softball training for youth, high school, college and pro athletes.

⚡️Show Highlights:
— The big rocks/goals of in-season strength training and what to stay away from.
— How to schedule your training within the structure school, practice, games and skill work.
— Nutrition tips to optimize on field performance and maintain bodyweight during season.
— Post outing recovery for pitchers and how to optimize recovery in-season.

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Danielle Martin is motivational speaker, expert in personal protection, Pan American & National Champion in Jiu Jitsu, former pro-surfer, UCLA graduate and softball alumni, television personality, and mental skills coach to some of the world’s top athlete and military personnel! Her story and background are truly amazing!⁣
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Show Highlights:⁣
— Danielle tells her story of growing up in Hawaii and California, surfing professionally, and her early television career.⁣
— When hosting a TV show turned into playing softball at and graduating from UCLA.⁣
— Belonging vs. fitting in.⁣
— How big wave surfing influenced the way Danielle handled adversity.⁣
— Conquering the fear and risk that comes with elite competition.⁣
— Handling adversity without a victim’s mindset.⁣
— Going all in on martial arts and becoming a Pan-American champion. ⁣
— How Danielle’s crazy experience on a wildlife survival show revealed her will power and her calling.⁣
— Bringing your best self to a team or a support system. ⁣
— Creating a successful culture through elevated standards.⁣
— Making mental skills actionable for athletes and high performers.⁣
— Leaning into vulnerability and failure instead of avoiding it to create success. ⁣
— Asking yourself the right questions to come to your own conclusions about what creates confidence and success.⁣
— The common denominator of the absolute elite.⁣
— How to handle success with gratitude and humility.⁣
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Find more info about Danielle Martin:⁣
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Personal Instagram — https://instagram.com/officialdaniellemartin?igshid=gnzpiwezhv7j⁣
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YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2eWKrus1d3f5Rs5kVuQfA⁣
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💜 The 4MOM Charity:⁣
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Twitter — https://mobile.twitter.com/4mom_alz?lang=en⁣
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Website — https://www.4mom.org

Braden Bishop is a Major League Baseball player with the Seattle Mariners and founder of the 4MOM charity which raises awareness and money for research in the fight to cure Alzheimer’s.

Show Highlights:
— Braden‘s childhood growing up between Southern California, Vancouver, and the bay area California.
— How watching the preparation and work ethic of NHL players behind the scenes at 10 years old made a big impact on the way Braden viewed what separated average from elite performers, and changed the way he prepared for athletics.
— How to separate your standards vs. other people’s expectations.
— Why the intent behind all your actions in life matters.
— How to raise your standards.
— Is blaming and complaining holding you back from getting to the next level in your life?
— What Braden believes is the common denominator among high level performers that doesn’t involve talent.
— How to stop the cycle of self blame, self criticism and negative thoughts.
— The moment communication and ownership changed Braden’s college career.
— The gift of mistakes.
— Braden’s mission and cause to raise awareness and money for research to help fight Alzheimer’s.

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