The Resilient Athlete Project

For this episode, I read part 2 of my Youth Sport Specialization blog. 

Sport Specialization is a topic I have been thinking about a lot recently. It is crucial to understand if we are going to keep our youth athletes healthy, happy and performing well. I hope you enjoy the blog and please let me know if you have any questions. 

Check out my blog HERE to read part 1 and 2 of this blog and see lots of other content. 

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My friend and fellow Physical Therapist Nate Kadlecek joins me for this episode. 

Nate has a special interest in working with patients with low back pain. We cover a lot of valuable information around back pain, myths vs. fact, the insurance system and how we might fix it, how to take care of your back, how to pick the right medical provider and much more. 

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Nate's bio is below:

Dr. Nathan Kadlecek, PT

Founder, Kadalyst Wellness and Physical Therapy

Nathan thrives on solving large, complex problems and is on a mission to fix America’s broken healthcare system by educating people about pain, self-efficacy, and self-determination. 

He’s a movement optimist…

A health resiliency evangelist…

And helps people who are suffering with back pain, and other issues, get back to an active life and back to training.

He’s also an athlete who lifts weights, runs, and likes to believe he’s still playing college sports. 

According to his accountant he went to a “famous school,” Columbia University, and according to everyone from California, he’s “crazy,” for going to Harding University in Arkansas for an undergrad degree in Exercise Science. 

Despite everyone’s criticism, he loved every moment of his time playing football in Arkansas, and getting his mind blown everyday in PT school in New York.

You can take his Overcoming Back Pain course by clicking here:

https://kadalyst-digital-wellness.thinkific.com/courses/overcoming-back-pain

You can join his free back pain facebook community here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BackPainSupportGroup55/

Subscribe to his youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgXLFgOA9l9lynt35Rw5aw?view_as=subscriber

Connect on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-kadlecek-dpt/

Today I'm reading one of my recent blog posts for you. I've been thinking a lot about Youth Sport Specialization and wanted to make sure I addressed this topic. I recorded this episode for those of you who prefer listening instead of reading. I also add a bit of commentary at the end. 

If you also want to read the article and check out the links and references I included, click HERE to go to my blog. 

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Joining me for this episode is Shannon Porges. 

Shannon has a ton of great accomplishments, the most important of which is beating Cancer! She is also a 5 time Ironman finisher. We talk about triathlons, physical and mental resilience/toughness, how to get started with endurance sports, being a part of an athletic community and so much more. 

Here is her bio:

Shannon Porges is a wife, mother of 2 boys, 24 year cancer survivor, has been competing in triathlons since 1991.

Certified Triathlon coach, personal trainer, group fitness, and cycling.

5 x Ironman finisher, 11 x Marathon finisher. Competed at Age group Nationals.  Represented Team USA at Triathlon Age group world championships in Oahu, HI

Half Ironman world championships in Clearwater, Fl.

Most notable achievement was being recognized by the Olympic Committee in the sport of triathlon.

I'm still currently training and looking to add some new challenges for 2020.

Check out Spark Bike, Run and Sports of all of your running, biking and triathlon needs. https://www.sparkbrs.com

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My good friend Jason Chisholm joins me for our first full length episode.

Jason is a former D1 Collegiate athlete and current youth sports coach. We talk about why strength and conditioning is so important, the mental side of training, sports as a model for life, outcomes vs. process, what resilience means to us, exercise vs. training, the role of competition in life, health span, gratitude and so much more.

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It is our mission to help athletes get healthy, perform better and stay in the game. 

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