The Integrated Athlete Podcast

016 - Suzi Nevell - Physiotherapist, CHEK Institute, Optimising Athletic Potential, Scientific Approach to Assessment and Training, Pain, Organ and Muscle Links, Holistic Health

Enjoy this brilliant episode with Suzi Nevell, who has been a physio for nearly 30 years! You are guaranteed to learn a ridiculous amount about everything from rehab to optimising athletic potential and much much more. Today we chat about: * Getting into physio and teaching for Paul Chek * What Suzi sees as essential for reaching your athletic potential * Holistic health * Understanding the links between organ health, diet, lifestyle and the musculoskeletal system * Whole body assessment * Compensatory patterns in the body * How Suzi views and assesses the body * Stability and flexibility training * Cardiovascular training * Strength training * And much much more. Suzi is a brilliant teacher and explains complex topics with ease. She is focusing mainly on mentoring health and fitness professionals at this point in time. Connect with Suzi: IG: @suzinevell Website: https://www.sweet7.co.nz/suzi-nevell

015 - Vicky van de Luecht - Mindset, Strength, Courage, Self Acceptance, Self Love, Evolution

Today we are joined by Vicky van de Luecht, who has a background in health, fitness, business, mindset and inner work. We discuss: 1. Brief overview of life growing up, formative forces, what got Vicky into health and fitness 2. What does health and a holistic approach mean to Vicky 3. Importance of strength training 4. Importance of mindset/belief as the factor for long term success in all areas of life. What Vicky sees that keeps people stuck in the ‘sameness’ and not able to effectively make change. 5. The struggles Vicky sees most women have and how she helps them. 6. Biggest lessons learnt from 10+yrs as a PT/business owner 7. Developing self love, acceptance, self-belief 8. Developing our will and courage to pursue our goals/dreams in life And much more :) Connect with Vicky: IG: organically_you Website: https://www.vickyvdl.com/

014 - Jo Rushton - Understanding Yourself, Change, Higher Consciousness, Inner Work, Healing and much more

Enjoy this deep dive with the amazing Joanna Rushton. We delve into the topics of: * Jo's formative years * Importance of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual as a holistic approach * What self mastery is to Jo * Understanding and working with our consciousness * Alignment with ego vs soul * Shadow vs light aspects of ourselves - getting stuck in shadow work * Surrendering to the highest potential * Info on Jo's courses * And much more Connect with Jo: IG: jo_rushton_ Website: https://joannarushton.com/

013 - Joe Hart - Organisational Psychologist, Gaining Perspective, Leadership, The Change Process, Purpose, Vulnerability

Today we chat with Joe Hart, who is an organisational psychologist. This was a brilliant chat and we discussed: * Perspective * Self mastery * The change process * Fear * Motivation * Self belief * Communication * Purpose * Vulnerability * And much much more Connect with Daniel: IG: daniel_ath_coaching Connect with Joe: IG: askjoehart Website: https://joehart.com.au/

012 - Matt Sorensen Part 2 - Dreams and Goals, Perception, Beliefs, Physical Assessment and Training 101, Infant Development, Self Management, Ego vs Soul

We have the amazing Matt Sorensen back on for a whopper of an episode. Sit down and strap yourself in for the ride. Today we cover: 1. CHEK approach - goals/dreams and values - outcome/process goals - focusing on what you do want vs what you don’t want 2. Physical training sessions - working out/working in 3. Health as the foundation for performance 4. Life as movement - from the womb, infant development, to walking to strength and conditioning - the importance of infant development from a movement development perspective and also emotional correlations 5. Assessment and goals as the basis for the program - where is the person at relative to where they need to be, what needs stretching, what needs strengthening, biomotor ability strengths and deficits 6. Inner unit/outer unit integration 7. Structuring the session - warmup, corrective stretching/mobilisations, strength/hypertrophy, cool down 8. Exercise selection - planes of movement, stability demands, rotational, unilateral/bilateral,  9. Building strength/hypertrophy - choosing reps, sets, loads, tempo 10. How do we approach periodisation effectively? 11. Concept of deloading - how and when should we deload? 12. Mindset/mental work/self talk 13. Common health issues/self management issues - stress (health principles and perception), gut, sleep etc. 14. Working with our soul - soul connection as a basis for better health and performance - allowing soul to help guide us 15. Self acceptance, self love, self belief, self confidence 16. Healing - past experiences, inner child, changing beliefs Connect with Matt: * IG: mattsorensenhh * Website: https://www.healhub.net/ Connect with Daniel: * IG: daniel_ath_coaching