In this episode, we break down Dr. Sydney’s experience training for and running her first marathon. Coach Jack reflects on her training and race experience, and we use this opportunity to look at Dr. Sydney’s goals for the off season.

In this episode we also discuss:

Dr Sydney has learned a lot from her running experiences and is excited to address her unfinished business and tackle another marathon soon! Coach Jack is an amazing resource for our patients working to return-to-running, as well as those who are working to achieve their performance goals! You can learn more about him or work with him online at:

Instagram: @infinityrunco

Online: www.infinityrunco.com

Today, Jason Tipton (Director of Instruction at Chenequa Country Club) and I discuss high school golf development. We talk about how high school players with specific goals to make their high school golf team should utilize the upcoming winter “off-season” for golf development.

Specifically, Jason and I discuss:

-Why junior golfers should play multiple sports

-When a player should start to specialize in golf

-Common mistakes that hold high school golfers back from shooting lower scores

-What it really takes to make your high school varsity team

-What college coaches at D1, D2 and D3 level are looking for when recruiting

-How to use your winter off-season to meet your golf development goals next year

This is a great episode for any high school golfer or parent of a high school golfer that is looking for a plan to develop their game next year.

Today I’m talking with Zac Courtier about the basics of CrossFit. Zac is the manager of Bark River CrossFit inside BeFitness in Delafield, WI. Zac is a great resource to learn more about CrossFit, as he has experience as an every day CrossFit athlete, a CrossFit competitor, a CrossFit coach, and now the manager of a CrossFit box.

Specifically, Zac and I discuss:

- How he initially got involved in CrossFit

- What he’s learned as a CrossFit athlete and coach

- Why do people get involved with and stick with CrossFit

- His experience with the CrossFit Culture

- The difference between the CrossFit Games and your every day CrossFit box

- How beginners can get started with CrossFit

- Tackling the myth that CrossFit causes injuries

- What he’s learned through his own training

- His upcoming fitness goals

Zac is an awesome guy and great coach that can move some serious weight, and even grow a killer mullet. I really enjoyed this conversation and I learned a lot about CrossFit with Zac. Even if you aren’t interested in CrossFit, most of the advice that Zac shares is relevant to anyone that is training to achieve a specific performance or wellness goal.

Work with Zac: https://www.barkrivercrossfit.com/

Follow on Social Media: @barkrivercrossfit @zcourtier77

At Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance, Dr. Brett Ferstl specializes in helping barbell athletes recover from injuries and continue training. Learn more about our 3-step process to helping barbell athletes at kineticsmp.com/barbell

Dr. Sydney just finished her first marathon! Now Sydney and I sit down to debrief and share some of her marathon training lessons with you. All of us at Kinetic have watched Sydney train for this marathon over the last 4+ months and we couldn’t be more excited for her & proud of her. Sydney learned a lot about running, about the human body, and about training going through this training process, so today Sydney shares some of her biggest lessons.

Specifically we discuss:

- How her race went

- What a typical marathon training week looked like

- How she balanced strength training with running

- How she differentiated between normal training soreness and injury

- How she managed to keep training despite a foot injury

- How she recovered from her long training runs

This is a can’t miss episode if you are a runner, specifically a runner that is training for an event. Make sure to listen to some of Sydney's lessons so you can incorporate them into your own training!

Follow Sydney on Instagram: @drsydcope

Pitching Development With Carter Hohn On today’s podcast, we talk about how to improve your pitching performance and keep your arm healthy with Carter Hohn. Carter is the throwing coordinator at BRX performance in Milwaukee, WI. He also has years of experience as a pitcher in college that dealt with numerous injuries.

Today, Carter and I discuss:

- What he learned about his body by going through rehab

- How his own injuries have impacting his pitching instruction

- What workload is and why it matters

- Do poor pitching mechanics cause injuries

- Why chasing improved arm efficiency can be crucial for long term pitching development

- The most common mechanical mistakes Carter sees in young throwing

- And much more!

Carter is a young, up and coming pitching coach in the baseball industry. He has extensive first-hand experience as both a player and coach, as well as extensive continuing education to enhance his skill set. Any baseball player that wants to improve their performance and stay healthy will learn a lot from this episode.

Work with Carter: www.brxperformance.com @brxperformance

Follow Carter: IG @carterhohn14 Twitter: prescarter14

Today we are joined by Dr. Sam Steiner of Orthopedic Associates of Wisconsin. Dr. Steiner is a local orthopedic surgeon that specializes in caring for athletes and athletic injuries. He has a history as a local star athlete, even going on to play football in the BIG 10. We ask Dr. Steiner some of the post common post-operative questions we get from athletes in our office, including: When should you get an MRI How long should you wear a brace after ACL surgery? Do you need to wear a brace when you return-to-sport after ACL surgery? Which graft is best to reconstruct your ACL? When can you drive after knee surgery? Why do some surgeries require a lot of restrictions and precautions after surgery? Should I get a PRP injection or a stem cell injection? Dr. Steiner was a great guest and did really dove in deep on many of these questions. However, we do want to give the disclaimer that every surgery, patient and case is different, so use this as general information, but make sure you ask your surgeon for specific advice about your unique situation. To work with Dr. Steiner find him online at: www.orthowisconsin.com Or on Instagram: @orthowisconsin At Kinetic Sports Medicine, we Specialize in helping athlete recover from surgery and not only return to sport, but return safely and performing at a high level. You can learn more about our post-operative programs, specifically our ACL recovery program here https://kineticsmp.com/acl/

Today we are joined by Pewaukee Personal Trainer and owner of Anchor Fitness Pewaukee, Amy Hopkins.  Amy is a great personal trainer, local business owner and fitness enthusiast that has a unique specialty in helping women achieve their fitness and wellness goals. 

Today, Amy and I discuss:

This is a podcast that is geared more towards the recreational fitness athletes and parents of some of our high school athletes.  If you are interested in learning more about personal training and fitness goals, this will be a great episode for you

Learn more about Amy on her website (https://www.anchorfitnesspke.com/ )

and on instagram @anchor_fitness_pke

At Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance, we help athletes stick with their fitness routines and avoid getting side tracked by injuries.  If you are dealing with an ache or pain that is holding you back in the gym, schedule a free discovery visit at our clinic today (https://kineticsmp.com/contact/)

Today Dr. Brett Ferstl, PT and Dr. Michael Falk, PT discuss the dos and don’ts of early stage ACL rehab.  While not super exciting, the early stage of ACL rehab is critical for a successful long term outcome.  

1. How do we define the early stage of ACL rehab?

2. Everything from immediately after surgery all the way through a full return to normal walking with a normal stride and no pain. 

3. How long does this early stage take? 

4. It depends on the person! In this episode we share why we don’t like to use time to define the stages of rehab. 

We specifically cover:

This is a very practical podcast that gives a lot of specific information and advice on how to nail the early stage of your ACL rehab and set the stage for a solid outcome and return to sport. 

The easiest way to ensure you properly rehabilitate an injury, stay healthy and improve your performance is to lift weights at different speeds.

When we talk about strength training most people just think of going into the gym and moving heavy weights slowly.  But that should not be the case if you are any type of athlete or really just healthy adult that wants to stay active. 

Overall, the best athletes are typically able to produce really high force outputs in really short time frames.  This varies from sport to sport but whether it is running, jumping, throwing, hitting a golf ball, etc.  The best in the world can generate extremely high forces and really fast speeds. 

So in training should we train to produce more force? Or train to move faster?

As with most things, the answer would be C, all of the above. However, training for high force and training for high speed are inversely related.  If you think of your own experience lifting weights, the heavier the weight, typically the slower you move.  

This concept is called the force velocity curve. And in today’s podcast I go in depth trying to simplify this concept and explain why it is important to lift weights at different speeds as well as give specific examples of how to adjust exercises to train movements across the force velocity spectrum. 

I hope you are able to get a lot out of this episode if you are a competitive or team sport athlete that is rehabilitating an injury or looking to improve performance.  At Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance we have the technology to assess this force velocity curve I discuss in this podcast as well as make recommendations on rehab or training programs to target improvement across this force velocity curve. You can contact us today to learn more.

Sports Mental Performance with Joana Bromley

Today we discuss sports mental performance with Joana Bromley.  Joana is a certified mental performance consultant that owns JCB Mental Performance (https://jcbmentalperformance.consulting/). She specializes in helping youth athletes learn mental skills and develop mental tools that will help them in on field performance.  

Today Joana and I discuss:

Mental performance is becoming a more and more important aspects of sports at the professional, college and youth levels, Joana has a lot of first hand experience as both a player, coach and mental performance consultant and shares a lot of great insights today.  Whether you are an athlete, a coach or a parent of an athlete you will learn a lot from this episode.

Learn more about Joana:

Instagram: @jcb_mental_performance

Website: https://jcbmentalperformance.consulting/

If you enjoyed this episode, we would sincerely appreciate it if you would leave a rating, a review and subscribe to our podcast on Itunes, this will really help spread the word so other athletes and families can learn more about sports medicine and sports performance. You can find the podcast site here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-milwaukee-sports-performance-podcast/id1601654504

If you are an athlete that is currently managing an injury we would love to help! We have helped over 300 high school, college and professional athletes return to sports and maximize their performance in the last 3 years. Set up a free consultation today! (https://kineticsmp.com/contact/)