By Stephanie Thompson
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The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.
Today’s episode dives into the intricacies of sweeping that not a lot of people pay attention to. When discussing who is the best sweeper the argument often centres around effectiveness and power, however top sweepers are not just great because of their physical skill. The best sweepers also know how to manage their energy throughout a game, understand the different paths in the ice and are great at communicating amongst the team. This is where the acronym SMART sweeping comes into play. I go through each element in this episode and provide examples and ways you can practice or at least learn about adding these into your tool belt.
I dive into how to master each element of SMART sweeping alongside becoming a more effective, powerful and efficient brusher in The Better Brushing Practice Plan which is available now. See show notes for details.
This is likely my last episode before mat leave -if you’re new to the podcast make sure to scroll through past episodes and sign up for the 4-month curling tips & tricks newsletter sequence to continue to access Empowered Performance info.
Love this episode, check these out:
Episode 80: Sofia Mabergs on team dynamics, sweeping and training for curling
Episode 41: Sweep to the button
Episode 79: Lean Curling on evidence based practice standards and crazy sweep tests
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
Today’s episode I have Nina Walker back on the podcast talk about how to safely navigate the world of nutrition supplements; whether you are an elite athlete who might be drug tested in the future, or just a concerned athlete hoping to learn how to make smart choices around what to put in your body.
Nina let’s us know what her top 2 supplements are as a Performance Nutritionist, and goes through the pro’s and con’s of some common supplements such as caffeine, protein, and creatine.
Make sure to check out her new IG page: @rock_nutrition_for curling specific sport nutrition advice.
Love this episode, check these out:
Episode 76: Nina Walker Nutrition on eating for physical and mental performance
Episode 06: Basic nutrition for curlers
Episode 24: PEACE & LOVE not RICE
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
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Today’s episode I get to chat with Chantal Duhaime from Airways Myo. Chantal gives us insight into what myofunctional therapy is and how it can help you and your family improve your quality of life and the bonus benefits of enhancing performance.
Love this episode? Check these out:
Episode 03: Shut your mouth -the key to better breathing
Episode 32: 5 ways to improve your cardio nobody told you about
Episode 48: Sassy hips & energy leaks
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In today’s episode I interview the author of Curling for Beginners and Improvers. John Robertson gives us insight into what inspired him to write this book, and how he hopes it will help curlers of various abilities take their game to the next level. You can purchase his book in various forms at https://www.curlingbeginners.ca
Some episodes that will pair well with this conversation:
Episode 66: Considerations for first-year curlers, for athletes
Episode 68: Considerations for first-year curlers, for coaches
Episode 69: Considerations for first-year curlers, for teammates
All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
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Today’s episode outlines the pros and cons and ways to maximize your time during a solo curling practice. I give you a list of devices to help you reach your goal as well as an outline of how I organize my own personal practices.
Love this episode, check these out:
Episode 18: Letting your knees go past your toes
Episode 23: Teach, test and repeat with Terri Weeks
Episodes 40, 41 & 41: 3 Brushing intervals for you & your team
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In today’s episode I am joined by Sofia Mabergs who shares snippets from her journey to the top of women’s curling with Team Hasselborg.
We touch on the importance of each athlete playing to their strengths, setting goals and enjoying your time on the ice.
Fia shares her learnings around practice, sweeping and training specifically to improve curling performance.
Love this episode, check these out:
Episode 18: Let your knees go past your toes
Episode 55: Should you ‘toe out’ for more balance?
Episode 74: Elements of a curling specific offseason
To stay as up-to-date as possible, make sure to join the Empowered Performance newsletter and to follow me on Instagram at @empoweredperformance
All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
Today’s episode features English researcher and curler Jotham Sugden. We talk about his mission with his website www.leancurling.com centring around curling research and sweep science.
We answer a couple questions such as:
How can an athlete and a coach determine what information is good?
How to combine experience and research with the human athlete in front you?
What matters more, experience, education or research?
We also touch a bit on sweeping science, sweep testing and gripper vs slide sweeping
Some other great episodes to check out:
Episode 48: Sassy hips and energy leaks
Episode 65: 5 reasons you aren’t a better brusher
Episode 55: Should I 'toe out' while curling?
To stay as up-to-date as possible, make sure to join the Empowered Performance newsletter and to follow me on Instagram at @empoweredperformance
All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
Today’s episode features English researcher and curler Jotham Sugden. We talk about his mission with his website www.leancurling.com centring around curling research.
We answer a couple questions such as:
We also touch a bit on sweeping science
Key resources mentioned:
Some other great episodes to check out:
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Take care,
Coach Steph
In this episode I answer questions such as:
Best workout for improving stability and power for peel weight
Should I pull back in the curling delivery?
What workouts should I do if I have a knee injury?
This months case study gives tips for if your inner thigh or outer hip is influencing your ability to get into a comfortable and accurate delivery position
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Some other great episodes to check out:
Episode 05: It's all in the hips
Episode 48: Sassy hips and energy leaks
Episode 55: 'toe out'?
To stay as up-to-date as possible, make sure to join the Empowered Performance newsletter and to follow me on Instagram at @empoweredperformance
All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
In today’s episode I am joined once again by Mental Performance Consultant Emily Riley. She walks us through the fundamentals of mental performance training, so that you have the basic skills to work on finding your best as a person, performer, teammate and a team. Emily has found many people know what they struggle with, but don’t know how to go about increasing their confidence, managing their emotions and being a great communicator. This summer she has a 4-month off ice mental performance program that walks you through each of the fundamentals. She gives us the coles notes version of what you will focus on in each month and some basic leading questions for you to get started
If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like these:
Episode 27: Communication is about connection and collaboration with Alena Luciani
Episode 52: Working on your mental game with Emily Riley
Episode 58: Laziness is a habit, but rest is a priority Emily Riley
To stay as up-to-date as possible, make sure to join the Empowered Performance newsletter and to follow me on Instagram at @empoweredperformance
All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
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