We are excited to be bringing the Milwaukee Sports Performance Podcast back after a break! We will release a few more episodes at the end of this year, and we have a great plan to bring you some awesome content in 2022. We will be releasing 2-3 episodes per month interviewing local members of the Milwaukee community that support athletes in the health, wellness and performance field. We will also be releasing some educational episodes from our staff members with a deep dive on specific topics. We are starting our return with one of the best podcasts I’ve recorded, I speak with Evan Kruczynski. Evan went to Franklin High School, played baseball at Eastern Carolina University and now is a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Evan and I dig into his baseball journey. Evan really opens up and shares some of the keys to his success. (Some of these will surprise you!) We talk about playing multiple sports growing up, the college recruiting process, how he selected Eastern Carolina University, what it was like going through the draft and how his career as a professional pitcher has progressed. He also talks about what he has learned about pitching, and some of the problems that he sees with the current youth system and pitcher development. Evan doesn’t hold anything back in this interview and is very open and honest about the highs and lows of his baseball journey. He shares a lot of advice that any youth athlete with the goal of playing in college or beyond would benefit from. If you enjoy this podcast and want to learn more from Evan, he is hosting a 3-session educational series at The Rock Sports Complex in Franklin, WI. These sessions are:

Hey everyone, we are excited to have an episode about adult fitness with Amy Friese, the Head Coach at Orangetheory Fitness - Delafield. Amy brings lots of energy and years of experience not only to her clients and training environment as well as to this podcast! So enjoy!

Amy had originally started working in the corporate world and made the shift to fitness and nutrition. On top of helping others achieve their wellness goals, Amy is also a competitive triathlete!

Topics discussed today include:

How Amy got into fitness coaching and what led her to Orange Theory

The science behind Orangetheory workouts

Why they track heart rate during sessions, and what that means

What to expect during a training session at Orangetheory

Amy shares about her fitness and triathlon experiences

Client success stories

Amy discusses the benefits of having a close relationship with a physical therapist to not only treat injury, but prevent it to keep you performing at your best

And much more

You can learn more or reach out to Amy and Orangetheory Delafield on Facebook, online, or on Instagram @otfdelafield

Hey everyone, and welcome back to the podcast!  We are excited to bring you another episode with Jack Hackett.  Jack joined us on two previous episodes of the podcast where we discussed all things running including foot striking and cadence and the second episode was about lactate threshold training. If you haven't listened to either episode, you should take the time to go back and listen!  Today, we are going to dive into injury prevention tips for runners.

Jack was an exercise physiology major and a collegiate runner at Marquette university for four years, where he ran cross country and the distance events in track.  Following his time at Marquette, he continued to train and run professionally for a brief period before an injury kept him from going further. Beyond running, Jack has worked at Performance Running owns, operates, and is the head coach of Infinity Run Co.

Injury prevention topics discussed today include:

You can learn more or reach out to Jack:

Via Twitter & Instagram: @infinityrunco

Via website: https://infinityrunco.com

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Today we are joined by Muskego High School Head Girls Track Coach Jerome Missiaen. Jerome is the girls sprints and hurdles coach. He has led the team to multiple conference and regional titles over the years. 

Today Jerome and I discuss:

* What led him to become a coach as well as his background as a teacher

* He talks about his coaching philosophy

* The importance of understanding body mechanics and building on them progressively to move the body well.

* The importance of quality training versus quantity training, especially when dealing with an action such as sprinting that causes neural fatigue

* How he builds an athlete up over the course of 4 years

* He shares about his approach to positivity and how that helps you perform as a athlete!

* And much more

I really enjoyed this conversation with Jerome and I feel that what he shares about his philosophy on coaching and biomechanics can apply to more than just training to be a sprinter or hurdler!

To learn more about Muskego Track and Field you can follow them on Instagram at: @muskegoxctf

Today we are joined by Kristin Khail a local personal trainer and nutritionist in the Delafield area.  Kristin has been a life long athlete and exerciser that initially started in the business world before chasing her passion into nutrition and fitness.

Today Kristin and I discuss:

I really enjoyed this conversation with Kristin and I know you can learn a lot about nutrition and fitness from this episode.

To learn more about Kristin check her out at BE Fitness in Delafield.  www.befitnesscenter.com

Find her on Instagram: @n2nutritioncoach