The Milwaukee Sports Performance Podcast

In this podcast, Michael Falk wraps up his year in 2022 with some reflections and lessons that he has taken going into 2023. He keeps it really practical and tries to share some advice that you can apply to your goals, your schedule and your year in 2023. Specifically, Michael shares: What he has learned owning a business for the past 4.5 years Why your mindset towards your goals is important How important consistency and commitment are Why you need a tribe of like minded people His biggest challenge in 2022 The best book he read in 2022 What he is looking forward to in 2023 We hope you enjoy this podcast as it wraps up our year! We will be back in 2023 with the same cadence of episodes, 3 releases/month. Two interviews with local or national experts and one interview with our Kinetic team focusing on a specific injury or sport with very targeted, practical advice. Make sure you subscribe to get all the latest episodes automatically downloaded!

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

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: Amy’s fitness journey Her programming philosophy and how she designs sessions Why strength training is so important for body composition goals Helping mothers stay active during pregnancy and get back to their fitness routines post-partum Why she works with a personal trainer Her current fitness goals and routine And much more!   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/)

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.

Today I am joined by Josh Koch, a professional world long drive competitor and golf instructor.  Josh is one of the fastest human beings on the planet with a golf club in his hands, with clubhead speeds exceeding 150 mph!    I love every opportunity I have to sit down and chat with someone that is one of the best in the world at their craft because I always learn something. Even if you are not a golfer or interested in long drive, you will take something away from this episode.   Josh and I cover: His golf story and how he went from college golf to world long drive  How to gain speed in the golf swing What players do wrong when they chase speed gains in golf His opinion on whether increasing clubhead speed relates to golf injury What he learned rehabilitating a serious neck injury last year How he structures his training week to avoid fatigue on his speed day The role of overspeed and underspeed implements in golf How he uses eccentric training to improve performance   Josh is an awesome guy and a world class athlete so this was truly a unique opportunity to learn how he approaches his craft.    You can learn more about him or work with him online: Instagram: @ joshkochgolf Online: www.hitbombs.com Youtube: Hit Bombs Youtube channel   Josh also gives lessons in Wisconsin at The Practice Station during the summer.    At Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance we help golfers improve their body to play better golf and play without pain.  Contact Us today to learn more about our golf specific programs.