The Skateboard Strength Podcast

#18 - Carolina Rey

Carolina Rey is a skate specific strength coach doing amazing things to help effect change in the skate community over in Oakland California. Having trained the likes of skaters such as Chris Cole and Marbie Miller, she is carving a name for herself and becoming the go to trainer for skaters in the area.
 
She joined the pod in which we covered topics such as:
 
Investing money in getting quality care to speed up your injury’s recovery process
Dealing with Injury’s and surgery with the health care system available to you
Experience training skaters like Chris Cole and Marby Miller
Expensive treatment vs Quality treatment.
How to find good practitioners
Training skaters in the Bay Area and creating a community through training
Taking positives away from injury’s. Where to look and how to support your mental health.
 
Plus much more.
 
Enjoy

#17 - Spencer Hamilton

This week on the pod we were honoured to have on the legendary Spencer Hamilton for a chat. Spencer needs no introduction in the  skate community due to his insane body of work as a pro skater. A rarity in the skate industry due to being so vocal around his pursuit in searching for exercise methods, modalities and nutrition practices in order to aid him in doing what he loves, I was thrilled to have him on and pick his brain covering topics such as:
 
Early days coming up in Canada as a skater
Experience with rare auto immune disease that had him fearing for the safety of his skate career due to debilitating pain.
His nutritional and exercise practices he uses to help aid his skating
Importance of taking time off and allowing for proper recovery
Keeping an open mind to different practices in order to get the best health routine for yourself possible
The importance of using exercise and nutrition practices in order to get the most out of your body for skating.
 
Plus much more. Enjoy.

#16 - Hayley Wilson

First poddy for the year it was such a pleasure to have on the legendary Hayley Wilson.
 
In this conversation, Hayley and Dan discuss the challenges and benefits of taking breaks from skating, the mental toll of intense training, and the importance of finding balance in a skater's life. Hayley shares her experience of feeling burnt out after training for the Olympics and how she rediscovered her love for skating.
 
They also touch on the role of mental coaching and the unique pressures faced by skaters in a sport that lacks an off-season. The conversation also covers topics such as:
Impact of the Olympics on skateboarding
Early skateboarding experience and what lite the spark
Importance of training and injury prevention
Transition from competition skating to putting all her efforts in to filming parts.
Plus Much More.
 
Enjoy

#15 -Irene Oyang

Irene Oyang is a mental performance specialist working closely with Red Bull athletes to help them find peak mental performance. I first came in to contact with Irene’s work on the Ryan Sheckler Documentary where she featured as an expert on dealing with injuries as a skater and was thrilled when she agreed to come on the pod to cover topics such as:
 
Dealing with injuries and having what you love (skating) be taken away from you
How top end athletes/skaters mentally prepare for competition
Creating routines in order to drive mental performance and flow state
The Yips, what happens when you all of a sudden can’t do simple things you can usually do with your eyes closed.
 
Plus much more.
 
Enjoy

#14 - Walker Ryan

From publishing stand out novels to releasing what I believe to be one of the stand-out parts last year, Walker Ryan can do it all. Having missed connecting with each other on a couple of cross projects between Old Friends Fitness and Skateboard Strength, I was psyched we finally got to sit down and chat.
 
We get Walker at a really interesting time having recently become a father and getting ready to travel overseas for an extended period of time. We sat down and got into topics such as:
 
Navigating fatherhood and skating
ACL injuries and the birth of Old Friends Fitness
Effects of training on skaters' longevity and body
Expressing creativity through parts and writing within the skate community
Skating and social media
 
Plus much more.
 
Enjoy

#13 - Felipe Gustavo

This man needs no introduction within the skate community but this week on the pod I am thrilled to have on none other than Felipe Gustavo.
 
The pursuit of helping skaters heal and look after their bodies can be treacherous at times leaving the community divided and often time’s angry. I have always maintained that the change will need to come from the top level guys leading the way and being vocal with the things they do to help them fine tune their bodies to skate a life time at a high level. To me, Felipe represents that change.
 
Always vocal around his journeys with training, health and his injuries he is a beacon of positivity for creating change within the community towards releasing the stigma around looking after our bodies to continue to do what we love.
 
It was for this reason and of course the legendary status he has achieved in skateboarding not only with his skills and achievements but also with his always smiling and positive vibe and time he gives to all, I was honoured to sit down with him and explore topics such as:
 
ACL injury journey (fears, recovery, returning, mindset)
Shifting focus through periods of injury recovery. How to stay sane and positive.
Catalyst and drive to begin training and looking after his body.
Skater or Athlete? Why not both?
Recovery tips, tools and things he does to ensure he is ready to go.
Skating for Red Bull and the Red Bull training facility
Spreading love and positivity in the community. Why its so important
Warm up routines when skating to find flow
 
Super grateful for Felipe giving up his time to jump on the poddy. Hope you all enjoy a different insight in to the life of a pro skater. Enjoy
 
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#12 - Jake Tuura

Tendons, tendons and more tendons. If you have ever suffered from a tendon related injury you know the true frustration that tendon injuries can truly bring on.
Why are tendon injuries such a bi#$h to recover from?
 
What is the best lunge pattern to help recover from Jumpers Knee/ quad tendon issues? *hint* it aint a knees over toes lunge
 
What are the common mistakes that hold most people back from making a recovery from their tendon related issues.
 
All these questions plus soooo much more were discussed on the poddy this week by world renowned Jumpers Knee/ tendon expert Jake Tuura.
 
There is some hard truths delivered in ways only he knows how, as well as deep thought and reflections based off personal experience AND scientific research in this pod making it a must listen too if you have ,or are currently experiencing tendon related issues as a skater.
 
Def tune in, you won’t want to miss this one as it can, and will be, a game changer if you are having issues with those pesky tendons..
 
Enjoy.

#11 - David Grey

What separates those that do well with rehab programs and those that can never seem to rehab an injury?
 
This week I sat down with Rehab Specialist David Grey to deep dive all things rehab and pick his brain around gems you can apply if you are frustrated with the rehab process or perhaps not seeing the results you are after. David is fast becoming the guy people turn to when their rehab programs do not seem to work. Having sold over 20,000 copies of his programs and interacted with thousands more online he is fast becoming the go to guy to fix the unfixable.
 
Hit up the poddy to hear us chat about topics such as:
 
Common traits you see in successful rehabilitation clients
Why are tendons so damn hard to rehab
What the difference is between his rehab programs and what he feels is the reason for the results he gets.
How social media has effected the rehabilitation space
Where does the common rehab model most practitioners use fail clients especially when returning to sport.
 
Enjoy.

#10 - Killian Hamilton

This week on the Poddy we sat down with Killian Hamilton and took apart some of the most burning questions skaters have from the perspective of learning and acquiring skill. In skater language “how the f#ck do I learn this trick as quickly as possible”
 
Killian, a strength coach himself, teaches a course online called Skill Acquisition where he delves deep in to the science, anecdotal and personal experience from training world class athletes in order to accelerate the learning process. His teachings has seen world class coaches from all around the world seek out his expertise in order to help their athletes learn techniques that fast track their learning experience.
 
With skating being such a skill based endeavour, I had to have him on to help out all the skaters out there battling away with tricks and wondering if there is a quicker way. Sure enough he did not disappoint.
 
Join us for the convo where we went in to topics such as:
 
- When to walk away from battles and when to hang on.
- How to speed up the process of learning tricks
- The 3 stages of learning and how to maximise potential at each.
- Tips on what to do when you are stuck making the same bad mistakes over and over.
 
Enjoy:

#9 -Amy Schultz

This week I am so pumped to bring you an interview I did with legendary Physiotherapist, and all round badass, skate physio Amy Schultz. Amy is an absolute beast of a practitioner taking care of the Red Bull skate division and their insane roster of skaters.
 
A physical therapist by trade with her CSCS certification, I was thrilled to have her on to pick her brain around all things skate performance and her experience interacting with these insane athletes. Join us for the pod where we cover topics such as:
 
- Experience with common injuries skaters at the top levels face
- Mindset around training and performance
- Experience traveling with SLS
- Frequency of training. Just how often are your fav skaters training?
- Collagen supplementation for tendon healing. How to do it properly
- Pelvic floor, bracing your core and its importance around not just skating but athletic function.
 
Plus a whole lot more. Enjoy.