The Youth Fitness Podcast™

Recent Episodes

S5E62: Andrew Menter, Founder of Physmodo "Movement is the Forgotten component of Fitness"

Posted October 22, 2025 • 00:33:30

Andrew provides an informative perspective, a bit of history on movement assessment and evolving technologies in the industry. We chat about how frequency of assessment is key to finding and addressing movement restrictions and issues. HIgh School and Collegiate Athletesathletes, high performance focused organizations and more.Episode Highlights: 1:25 Assessing human movement and the history of Physmodo2:35 We were focused on creating something objective and fast3:22 Computer vision, cameras and evolution to observe all three planes of movement5:47 Future and near term integration of wearables6:58 Youth populations, good movement and the practice of proper mechanics9:50 Screening Frequency matters10:40 Phymodo can help coaches and athletes, How can this help parents, now and into the future?14:27 One motivation for younger generations is that we give people a score.17:59 What surprises you from your data?19:30 Bigger, Stronger, Faster Athletes often have the largest amount of issues and injuries20:55. Pushing through and gaming movement22:49 "We dont pretend to get everything" The balance between frequency of capture and more movements captured27:44 How Andrew's Play History has impacted himLinks and hashtags: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-menter-a5a229/https://www.linkedin.com/company/physmodo-technology/Find Physmodo in the app storehttps://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/thebrandxmethod/https://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/#thebrandxmethod#YouthStrengthTraining#MovementAssessmentTech#TheAthleteCoachNetwork

S5E61: "Brutes and Dancers" a passion for Coaching Throwing Athletes with Rick Gaylord

Posted October 1, 2025 • 00:53:55

Listen as Coach Rick Gaylord joins Jeff and Mikki to discuss his passion for coaching youth, his athletic background and professional experiences. Including the tension and interplay of Power and Technique, how they may differ in women's and men's athletic development. Cross Training and Single Sport focus and their respective effects on athleticism, Raising and coaching a multi Sport National level, State Title winning athlete, Character development, "Travel ball syndrome" and more.Episode Highlights: 1. 1:41 How Athletic and professional history can contribute to a passion for coaching2. 4:52 A football injury leads to becoming a throwing athlete3. 5:57 Power & technique, "Brutes & Dancers", focus, attention to detail and refinement4. 8:36 Athleticism is at a turning point5. 11:02 Cross-Training and complimentary sports for both boys and girls6. 12:27 Coaching High School, observations on the growing gaps in athleticism7. 13:59 Performance: Raising and Coaching a successful athlete8. 18:32 Breaking the "Cycle of Doom"9. 19:12 Challenges relating to single sport athletes with isolated experience and perspectives10. 20:47 Multi Sport Athlete dominance and Parent education11. 22:43 Travel Ball Syndrome12. 25:00 Embedding an understanding of a path to a healthy life13. 26:57 Passing It On14. 32:30 Contributions: Develop a great squat or a great person?15. 34:54 "A Daily Intensive in Human Interactions"16. 40:32 Crafting the message and setting expectations17. 48:38 Teach the technical aspects of the gym itselfLinks:https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/thebrandxmethod/https://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/#highschoolathletics#highschoolcoaching#trackandfieldsport#highschoolthrowingsports#thebrandxmethod#YouthStrengthTraining#TeenFitnessTraining#TheAthleteCoachNetwork

S4E60: Send us your input for Season 5, We would love to hear what you want us to cover and any subjects you would like us to go deeper on, guests you'd like us to interview.

Posted June 2, 2025 • 00:01:56

Send us your input for Season 5, We would love to hear what you want us to cover and any subjects you would like us to go deeper on, guests you'd like us to interview.

S4E59: Rachel Steadman of Ellipsis Training and Adventures Delivering "Robust Risk Management"

Posted May 12, 2025 • 00:45:37

Rachel Steadman hops on with Mikki and Jeff to discuss a little "how we got here" CrossFit history, 2006, fish tacos, and some serious guidance. The community has grown up over the past two decades and Rachel's knowledge on how gyms can plan ahead to avoid "the risks of not managing risks" is pure gold.Episode Highlights:1. 1:30 CrossFit and Rachel's Professional Background2. 3:16 Message Boards and Painstorms3. 4:45 Internet Friendships 4. 6:56 Level 1 at the OG Brand X® in San Diego 5. 8:12 Coaching evolution 6. 8:59 Ellipsis Training and Adventures, Environment, Safety and Quality7. 12:31 From Safety Lady to teaching kids to Recognize, Assess, Manage 8. 14:46 Risk & Challenge and how they are different9. 17:12 Addressing both Professional Competence and Legal Compliance10. 19:00 The cost of not investing in Robust Risk Management11. 21:49 Most Common "problems" encountered, and youth specific concerns12. 27:25 Advice to Parents, Coaches and Owners in regard to Social Media exposure13. 31:45 Creating structure to limit Coaches use of phones during training14. 35:47 Thoughts on Teens in Adult Class15. 39:47 Teens, brain development timelines and the high possibility of "poor decisions"Links and Hashtags:https://ellipsistrainingandadventures.comhttps://www.instagram.com/ellipsisaffiliatesystemsellipsisaffiliatesystems@gmail.comhttps://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/thebrandxmethod/https://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/#BusinessRiskStrategies#RiskManagement#gymbusiness#ellipsistrainingandadventures#thebrandxmethod#YouthStrengthTraining#TeenFitnessTraining#TheAthleteCoachNetwork

S4E58: U18 - Positive Coaching Through Growth Spurts

Posted March 12, 2025 • 00:16:32

Keegan and Mikki share proven strategies for positive coaching through growth spurts. Keeping youth engaged when physiological changes and challenges can create extra adjustment for both the youth and the coach.Episode Highlights:1. 1:31 "Early Bloomers" kindness, options, normalizing the experience and getting back to mastery2. 3:29 Highlighting how their new body proportions have advantages3. 6:32 Defining "Spend time in new positions"4. 8:43 Awareness that the results of spending time in new positions are often discomfort, pain, struggling through tightness, and the need for specific mobility exercises5. 10:55 "New Range of Motion is weak Range of Motion"6. 11:36 Plan to incorporate more midline, core exercises, building core from more than a single direction- includie proprioceptive, rotation and anti rotationLinks and Hashtags:https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collectionshttps://www.instagram.com/thebrandxmethod/https://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/#thebrandxmethod#PositiveCoachingYouth#YouthStrengthTraining#YouthGrowthSpurts#TeenFitnessTraining#TheAthleteCoachNetwork