The ALL ME® Podcast

The ALL ME® Podcast 5 Keys To Being the Best – Jeff Krushell Do you have what it takes to be your very best? Have you ever wondered what you're lacking to be the best you can be? In this interview with Performance Expert, Jeff Krushell, we talked about his 5 keys to performance development. "There's an ebb and flow to coaching and an ebb and flow to athlete development. The cool thing about performance, it's made up of basic elements – like the periodic table – all you need to do is combine the right ones win the right way for you and your situation and BOOM there you go." – Jeff Krushell From a small town playing sports with his friends, Jeff has made it to the pinnacle of his profession in Sports Performance and Athlete Development. He's had the opportunity to work with hundreds of professional athletes around the globe. He has a passion for this industry and you can hear it come through his voice when he's talking. We're going to discuss the elements that separate those who are good at their trade to those who are the very best. Every one of us possess the tools we need to work at peak performance, but most of us lack the knowledge and drive it takes to get there. Jeff is going to talk about all of those elements and what you can to do educate yourself so that you perform at the top in your job. Our discussion in this podcast is going to cover an array of topics from sleeping like a pro, to the importance of hydration to Krush's brain game. He's going to show you how you can work on all of these skill in your life to make you better. Be sure to tune into this episode to take away some of the expertise that Jeff Krushell has learned over his lifetime in performance and you will quickly understand why organizations like Major League Baseball, Olympic Athletics and the National Hockey League hire him to come in and work with their teams to make them better. RESOURCES: Jeff Krushell Website: https://jeffkrushell.com/ The Krush Report: https://jeffkrushell.com/krush-report/ Krush Performance Podcast: https://jeffkrushell.com/podcasts/ The Brain Game: https://jeffkrushell.com/podcast/krush-talks-sport-a-preview-of-the-brain-game/ Follow Us: Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast Role of the Sports Dietitian in the NFL – Joey Blake The growth of the field of Sports Dietetics has grown significantly over the past 10 years from having less than 20 full-time in the last 2000s to now over 200 full time Sports Dietitians being employed in the collegiate and professional setting. But what is their role and how important are they to the performance staff. In this podcast, we speak with Joey Blake, Director of Sports Nutrition and Sports Dietitian for Los Angeles Rams. We dive into his career path to the NFL, what he loves about his job and the challenges that come along side of it, his day to day during the off-season and in-season and what it was like to win the granddaddy of them all, the Super Bowl. I also was able to ask him about what he thought about that No Call against my Saints in the 2019 Championship Game but you'll have to wait until the end to see what he says. After 5 years in the trenches, Joey had a chance to celebrate a Super Bowl victory. About Joey Blake Joey Blake enters his sixth season with the Los Angeles Rams and his second as director, Performance Nutrition/Wellness in 2022. He is responsible for educating and directing all players on their nutrition and hydration related to health and performance. He has established and manages a robust food service system that has been able to change the way our players and coaches view food and performance. Blake also conducts all of the body composition testing for the players, created and implements a sleep program for players and coaches, writes all of the menus for team meals, and individualizes all of the players' pre and post-training and on game day. In addition to his player performance role, Blake spearheads the Rams Employee Wellness Program which is aimed to help all employees reach their best self in different avenues of health and wellness. He is also a member of the Rams Inclusion and Diversity Council. Prior to Los Angeles, Blake served as the director of football nutrition from 2013-16 for the University of South Carolina. At the time of his hire, Blake become the first full-time football-only sports dietitian in collegiate athletics. During his tenure, he was responsible for planning all team meals, counseling athletes on their performance nutrition needs, analyzing body compositions, and assisted in team travel operations. Before his arrival with the Gamecocks, Blake was brought on as a sports dietitian assistant, in May of 2013, at the University of Tennessee, where he was responsible for the nutrition needs of eight different sports as well as assisting with football. Blake has also served as a sports nutrition intern at the University of Virginia in 2013 and at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., during the summer of 2011. Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Blake grew up near Asheville, N.C., before completing his Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Western Carolina University in 2012. He then completed the year-long post-graduate internship requirements to become a Registered Dietitian, as well as passing the credentialing exam. Blake is a member of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitian Association (CPSDA) and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Resource Definitions and Links: Join Gatorade Performance Partner, the first multi-disciplinary community of sports performance professionals. You'll get access to exclusive benefits like complimentary CEUs, science-backed resources, and opportunities to discover all the latest that Gatorade has to offer. Join the community at GatoradePerformancePartner.com Founded in 1985, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) is committed to helping athletes optimize their health and performance through research and education in hydration and nutrition science. Learn more at GSSIweb.org Follow Us: Twitter and Instagram @GPPartner Facebook @GPerformancePartner LinkedIn @GatoradePerformancePartner Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast Anabolic Steroids: What Does the Research Say? - Dr. Skip Pope Anabolic Steroids is an Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substance that we educate on every single day. After Taylor's story happened, we looked around and realized millions of others were involved with these dangerous drugs. We put together a program to educate on this topic and one of the people that helped us develop the program you see today was Dr. Skip Pope. Dr. Pope is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an attending physician at McLean Hospital. He has conducted research in a wide range of areas in psychiatry and has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed papers. One of his areas of expertise is Anabolic Steroid use and he is widely considered to be one of the leading researchers in the world on this topic. Because of Dr. Pope's expertise, we wanted to interview him to learn more about what he is seeing when it comes to Anabolic Steroid use. In this episode we will talk about current usage numbers, what demographics are getting involved, the reasons and culture driving usage, the side effects he is seeing by users, and what he thinks we will continue to learn about these drugs. By having this conversation, we are continuing to enlighten others about the dangers of these drugs and inspiring people to achieve their physical goals the right way! Resource Definitions and Links: -Dr. Skip Pope: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/profile/harrison-pope -The Lifetime Prevalence of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Dependence in Americans: Current Best Estimates: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961570/ -Risk Factors for Illicit Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use in Male Weightlifters: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218214/ -Prolonged Hypogonadism in Males Following Withdrawal from Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: an Under recognized Problem: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398624/ -Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Body Image in Men: A Growing Concern for Clinicians: https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/505978 -Cardiovascular Toxicity of Illicit Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28533317/ -Cardiomyopathy: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/cardiomyopathy.htm -Bigorexia article: https://taylorhooton.org/what-is-bigorexia/ Follow Us: Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast The Keys to Sports Performance – Brendon Huttmann Sports Performance is an ever developing field that is spreading out of professional sports and into youth sports. In this episode we're going to be speaking with Brendon Huttmann who has quite a bit of experience in the field of Sports Performance. Brendon started his career following his college graduation with the Cleveland Indians, now the Guardians. He worked hard during his Minor League Baseball Career which landed him his first big league job with the Los Angeles Dodgers as their Major League Strength Coach. He then moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates where he went from being the Major League Strength Coach to the Sports Science Coordinator. As wearable technology gained traction and notoriety he continued his path up to being the Pirates Director, Performance Science. Huttmann then had an opportunity in the US Armed Forces and took a job as the Director of Holistic Health and Fitness with the U.S. Armed Forces Command (FORSCOM). Today he is leading a team of Athletic Trainers, Strength Coaches and Physical Therapists that are in the field working with our service members. Brendon is going to share a lot of his leadership skills and knowledge about strength and conditioning that everyone can apply to their everyday life in this podcast. These are good pieces of information for our listeners to use as a take away to better their health and fitness. RESOURCES: 5 Tips for getting fit: https://www.communityhealthmagazine.com/fitness/5-tips-for-getting-fit-with-brendon-huttman/article_190c8eaa-9cfb-11e4-b13b-1feb00300e67.html Follow Us: Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast How Mental Health Impacts Us – Brandi Garza, LPC The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that 16.2 million U.S. adults had at least one major depressive episode in 2016. This represents 6.7 percent of the U.S. adult population. Depression is most common in ages 18 to 25 (10.9 percent) and in individuals belonging to two or more races (10.5 percent). What are the primary factors that are contributing to the mental health issues and illness found in adults? Is there a link between too much social media use and an increased risk for mental health illness? Can counseling improve outcomes and our mental state? These are the questions we discuss with Brandi Garza, a Licensed Professional Counselor, who works a variety of individuals to help them overcome their daily struggles. About Brandi Garza, LPC At 11 years old, Brandi Garza declared therapy to be hers! As a person adopted at 13 years old, she has the unique lens of living on "both sides of the tracks". Brandi lived an experience as a child of parents in poverty, with addiction, and severe mental illness. She attributed her very survival to those that leaned into their humanity to truly see her. Over the last 18 years in the mental health field, she can sum up her purpose in those three words. She is most joyous and at peace in her work when she has guided a human being to be seen. Parents "seeing" their children, peers, colleagues, siblings, scholars to staff, or in the most precious sessions to "see" the self. As a first-generation high school graduate, UTD college graduate, mother, adoptee, proud pan woman, Brandi has been given some unique perspectives that allow her as a therapist and employee to be an expert empathizer. Her work with shelters, juveniles, urban communities, the world of addiction and so much more has only strengthened her belief that we are all human beings have a human experience begging to be seen. Brandi truly believes that we all have our answer within ourselves. It is not a clinician that gives it to you but rather a counselor that unveils it with you through kindness, authenticity, and love. Those are not to be confused with timid or weak. It takes great strength in a relationship between client and counselor to charge through the barriers to one's happiness. Resource Definitions and Links: Join Gatorade Performance Partner, the first multi-disciplinary community of sports performance professionals. You'll get access to exclusive benefits like complimentary CEUs, science-backed resources, and opportunities to discover all the latest that Gatorade has to offer. Join the community at GatoradePerformancePartner.com Founded in 1985, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) is committed to helping athletes optimize their health and performance through research and education in hydration and nutrition science. Learn more at GSSIweb.org Follow Us: Twitter and Instagram @GPPartner Facebook @GPerformancePartner LinkedIn @GatoradePerformancePartner Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast Mental Health: Current State of Collegiate Athletes – Dr. Chelsi Day In 2022 alone, 3 college student athletes took their own life due to the pressures of trying to balance performing at the highest level of their sport and in the classroom while also trying to maintain a healthy social life. It's evident how difficult that is and the pressure it puts on a young individual. What are the primary factors that are contributing to the mental health issues and illness found in collegiate sports? How can young athletes successfully manage everything and still have adequate balance between life and sport? Should parents of young athletes not demand so much of their children, especially when it comes to being successful in that sport. These are the questions we discuss with Dr. Chelsi Day, Sports Psychologist for The Ohio State University Athletics Department. About Chelsi Day, PsyD Dr. Chelsi Day is a licensed psychologist who specializes in clinical sport psychology. She was a diver at Miami University where the team won two MAC Championships during her time. Following her tenure as a Redhawk, she obtained a master's degree in sport psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a master's degree from Antioch University New England followed by a doctorate in clinical psychology from Antioch. She has worked in private practice with high school, Olympic, and professional athletes, in college counseling settings, and most recently was the director of counseling and sport psychology at Indiana University before joining the OSU SPAWS staff in the fall of 2019. Resource Definitions and Links: Join Gatorade Performance Partner, the first multi-disciplinary community of sports performance professionals. You'll get access to exclusive benefits like complimentary CEUs, science-backed resources, and opportunities to discover all the latest that Gatorade has to offer. Join the community at GatoradePerformancePartner.com Founded in 1985, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) is committed to helping athletes optimize their health and performance through research and education in hydration and nutrition science. Learn more at GSSIweb.org Follow Us: Twitter and Instagram @GPPartner Facebook @GPerformancePartner LinkedIn @GatoradePerformancePartner Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast Caffeine's Effect on Performance and Health – Dr. Rebecca Randell Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world as in 2021, over 166 million bags of coffee was consumed. An 8-ounce cup of coffee can have anywhere between 60-135 mg of caffeine depending on the type consumed. But why do so many people need their caffeine fix? Market research tells us roughly 70% drink it for its taste, while 62% consume it for an extra boost of energy and 34% have some for the added focus. Did you know caffeine is an effective ergogenic aid? In this podcast, we speak with Dr. Rebecca Randell from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute to define an ergogenic aid, the benefits of caffeine for athletes, and are there any health benefits and side effects from consuming caffeine. During our interview we talk about the research that has been conducted on caffeine on performance and health. Rebecca Randell, Ph.D., is a scientist with a background in exercise physiology and sports nutrition. Her current role involves managing and supporting GSSI service engagements in LATAM and Internationally. Rebecca is also involved in developing novel technologies to support athletic performance. Rebecca is passionate about sports nutrition and enjoys working with athletes to design appropriate and personalized nutritional strategies. She has extensive experience working with club elite athletes and clubs such as Olympic distance runners, Ironmen triathletes, FC Barcelona and CBF. She continues to author publications in peer reviewed journals and deliver invited presentations in the UK and abroad. Resource Definitions and Links: Join Gatorade Performance Partner, the first multi-disciplinary community of sports performance professionals. You'll get access to exclusive benefits like complimentary CEUs, science-backed resources, and opportunities to discover all the latest that Gatorade has to offer. Join the community at GatoradePerformancePartner.com Founded in 1985, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) is committed to helping athletes optimize their health and performance through research and education in hydration and nutrition science. Learn more at GSSIweb.org Follow Us: Twitter and Instagram @GPPartner Facebook @GPerformancePartner LinkedIn @GatoradePerformancePartner Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast Olympic Icon-Lauryn Williams The Olympics are the leading international sporting events in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of sports. With more than 200 nations participating, they are considered the world's foremost sports competition and are held every four years, alternating between the Summer and Winter games. Typically, athletes compete in either the Summer or Winter games specializing in one sport, but there are always exceptions to the rules! Our guest for this episode, Lauryn Williams, is the first American woman to earn a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Lauryn won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay in the 2012 Olympics in London, and then a silver medal in the 2 women bobsled competition in the Sochi Games in 2014. Not only did she have a tremendous Olympic career, she accomplished it all the right way! That is why Lauryn has been a member of our ALL ME Advisory Board for many years now, showing others they can achieve their goals without the use of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances. After retiring from sport, Lauryn has had a tremendous career as an entrepreneur as well! After seeing many athletes not get the financial guidance they need during their athletic career, Lauryn became a Certified Financial Planner and started her own company, Worth Winning, which offers virtual services to help young professionals get the answers to the financial questions that matter most to them. Lauryn is also a motivational speaker, a podcast host, a community advocate, and an author. She wrote The Oval Office: a 4x Olympian's Guide to Becoming a Professional Athlete. It is actionable advice on how to succeed at building a career as a professional athlete. Lauryn has had an amazing career both on and off the field, and we want to thank her for inspiring and helping others to do the same! Resource Definitions and Links: Lauryn Williams: https://www.lauryn-williams.com/ The Oval Office: https://www.lauryn-williams.com/the-oval-office Lauryn Social Media: Twitter and Instagam: @lauryncwilliams Worth Winning: https://www.worth-winning.com/ Worth Listening Podcast: https://www.worth-winning.com/podcast/ Follow Us: Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast Calorie Restricted Diets and Anti-Aging – Dr. Jacob Mey What if you could make a small change that would help you extend your life a little longer? Like, who doesn't want to live longer as I know I want to live forever if I could. What if cutting your calories by just 10% could add another 5 years to your life? In this podcast we speak with Dr. Jacob Mey from the prestigious Pennington Biomedical Research Center on the impact Calorie Restricted Diets have on slowing down the aging process. We also explore the sustainability of these types of diets and what's in store with future research. During our interview we talk about the research that has been conducted on various species such as flies and mice and how that may translate into human data. About Dr. Mey Dr. Mey is an Assistant Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is also a Registered Dietitian. He is an expert in human nutrition and metabolism and uses clinical-translational research approaches to understand the link between diet and health. He trained under an NIH T32 grant on "Botanical Approaches to Combat Metabolic Syndrome," where he investigated the role of whole-grain dietary intake and botanical components on whole-body and skeletal muscle protein turnover. Dr. Mey's additional research interests include understanding the role of nutrition and metabolism in respiratory health, ketone body metabolism and clinical malnutrition. Although he has a full-time commitment to research, Dr. Mey actively volunteers for dietetic professional practice groups of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. He is particularly passionate about elevating the dietetic profession and encouraging dietitians to engage in research. Resource Links: Twitter: @CakeNutrition Websites: www.CakeNutrition.com and www.EvidencedNutrition.com Email: [email protected] Follow Us: Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/

The ALL ME® Podcast High Risk Supplements: The Death of a Soldier – Leanne Sparling Most of us have walked into a vitamin store, health food store or even the local grocery and have walked the isle where Dietary Supplements are on the shelfs. What most people don't realize is that the Dietary Supplement industry as a whole does have a lack of regulation. As a result of this lack of regulation many people have gotten sick or have even died as a result of illegal drugs and banned substances found in these products. In this interview we talk with Leanne Sparling who like most Mom's out there didn't think that it was a big deal that her son had been using a product that he had purchased at a national dietary supplement chain. In fact, she thought to herself, of course is has to be okay if my kid could walk into the store and purchase it over the counter. Leanne has a heartbreaking story that she is going to share in this podcast and it's a story about how her son Michael, who was just graduated from boot camp, had a heart attack as a result of a product he was taking. She will share with us that her son was using a product manufactured by USP Labs, in Dallas, TX. At the time this product was one of the hottest products on the market. Pronounced "Jacked" or "Jack 3D" Jacked had an ingredient in the product called DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) which according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is an amphetamine derivative that has been marketed in sports performance and weight loss products, many of which are sold as dietary supplements. DMAA is not a dietary ingredient, and DMAA-containing products marketed as dietary supplements are illegal and their marketing violates the law. For more information on DMAA please visit: https://www.fda.gov/food/dietary-supplement-products-ingredients/dmaa-products-marketed-dietary-supplements Today, Leanne and her family continue to share Michael's tragic stories in hopes that no other family will have to go through what they went through. Her advice to parents when it comes to dietary supplements is to do your research and take products that are 3rd Party Certified by NSF Certified for Sport. You can find more information about them by visiting their website: https://www.nsfsport.com/ Thank you for tuning in and using some of the resources below to help keep you and your family safe. RESOURCES: Leanne Sparling Shares Her Story: https://youtu.be/T-Pp13B9jQ0 Need help finding a Nutrition Expert? https://www.eatright.org/find-a-nutrition-expert https://sportsrd.org/ Follow Us: Twitter: @theTHF Instagram: @theTHF Facebook: Taylor Hooton Foundation #ALLMEPEDFREE Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: 214-449-1990 ALL ME Assembly Programs: http://taylorhooton.org/education-resources/face-to-face-programs/