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Our understanding of talent is still in its infancy. Heck, we can’t even agree on a working definition of talent. Talent, talent development, and talent ID make up one of our main themes for 2021 and today, we kick it off with Krush Favorite, Dr. Joe Baker, Sport Science Researcher from York University.

When we consider Talent, there are so many components involved that it can seem overwhelming.
Here are 8 well-defined components of talent:

• The influence of genetics
• The influence of the environment
• Coaching & Teaching Techniques
• Constraints Led Approach
• Dynamic System Theory
• Implicit & Explicit Learning
• Specialization
• Sampling
The list goes on and on and on.

We are taking 2021 to dissect talent, to take it apart, lay it all out, put it back together, and make some sense of it so we can move forward with purpose, understanding, and direction.
No matter if you are in grassroots development or performing at the top of the world stage, we simply ask:
“How do we make you better?”
Get set everyone. It is going to be a fantastic year here at Krush Performance and we kick it off our look into the world of talent right now.

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Happy New Year, everyone.
Let’s get set to attack 2021 with a vengeance. This year, we have two major themes here at Krush Performance: The Brain Game and Talent.

These are both HUGE areas to break down and address so we will be spending this entire year talking to some of the world’s top minds, researchers, coaches, performance directors, doctors, athletes, and many more as we work to keep you on the cutting edge and performing at your very best.

Today, to kick off our assault on 2021, we talk with Krush Hall of Famer, The Coach of Champions, Jim Fannin.
Coming off one of the most challenging times in recent history (Coronavirus 19), it’s time to get set up for your best year ever.
“The person with the most constants in a world of variables will prevail.”
Never in human history have we experienced more variables, unforeseen, uncontrollable, and sometimes unmanageable variables than we have seen over this last year.

• What are the 5 markers you can control to get control and set yourself up for success.
• How do you Feed The Champion?

Find out this week as we kick off Krush Performance 2021 with our good friend, Jim Fannin.
Onwards, everyone! It’s time to attack your performance and over 2021 we are going to show you how.

As always, if you have a topic you would like us to investigate get to us at KrushPerformance.com and keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance.
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Are you in control of your thoughts or do your thoughts control you?
In these challenging times, it is extremely easy to slip into a negative thought pattern, it’s hard not to. However, there are strategies you can use to get control your thoughts and your actions.
Being aware is step number one.
Number two is taking action, understand what you control, what is out of your control, and then work to control the controllables.

We talk with sport psychology specialist, John Stevenson of Zone Performance, about some of the strategies he is using with his clients and professional athletes to not just get through these tough times but to totally kick ass and take advantage of the opportunities they present.

“We don’t control the uncontrollable but we definitely have control over how we choose to respond to the uncontrollable.”
“Mental toughness is what you choose to focus on!!”

Plus, we kick off the show with a rundown of the Krush Things to watch as we set up the NBA season and we kick off our top ten gift ideas for the athlete this holiday season.
This episode of the Krush Performance Podcast is presented by Exogun, a portable and powerful handheld percussive massage device for high impact recovery and low impact deep tissue massage. Exogun uses percussive therapy to boost muscle function and accelerate recovery by penetrating deep into the muscle tissue with a series of rapid, concentrated pulsating strokes. Exogun comes with 4 detachable head attachments and a free carrying case for a limited time only. For an additional 15% OFF its current sale price, go to www.exogun.com/krush where you can save a total of $460 off your order!

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We are living through an incredible time as life and sport are still greatly on hold due to COVID safety concerns. For us, there is only one thing to do, forge forward with purpose, determination, and with the future in mind.
On this week’s episode, we talk with Krush favorite Manny Schmidt, NHLPA Certified Player Agent & Founder and CEO of Link Management. We discuss powerful strategies for improving your outlook, performance, and your potential during the COVID downtime. This is a unique opportunity to really set yourself apart we’ll tell you how.
We’ll talk NHL and the annual World Junior Hockey Championships, which are getting set to happen over the Christmas and the New Year’s break. The tournament is a holiday tradition for many but this year, there is much more at stake than just a championship. This may be the largest international competition on the COVID calendar. Everyone will be watching to see how it rolls out as there will be implications for all other sports and most certainly the Olympics.
Has 2020 been a year of learning? Virtual learning has allowed a sharing of knowledge that we have not previously experienced. For the performance world: athletes, coaches, parents and administrators in both sport and business there is one more great opportunity coming up that you DO NOT WANT TO MISS.

We talk with Andre Lachance, organizer, and host of #TIMEOUT 2020 on December 12th. This free performance seminar will focus on The Coach, The Mindset, and The Culture with a world class line of speakers headlined by Joe Torre, who will be speaking on “Ground Rules for Success.”
Join us as we head into the holidays on a high note in both your performance and your knowledge.

This episode of the Krush Performance Podcast is presented by Exogun, a portable and powerful handheld percussive massage device for high impact recovery and low impact deep tissue massage. Exogun uses percussive therapy to boost muscle function and accelerate recovery by penetrating deep into the muscle tissue with a series of rapid, concentrated pulsating strokes. Exogun comes with 4 detachable head attachments and a free carrying case for a limited time only. For an additional 15% OFF its current sale price, go to www.exogun.com/krush where you can Save a total of $460 OFF your order!

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The Krush War On Sugar rages on! We want to reset and get a clear idea of where we are really at in terms of the landscape when it comes to sugar, our diet, and our state of health. There is a missing link when it comes to our understanding of how the foods and fuel we consume really react with our bodies. Once it goes in, what really happens? Could this be where we are really missing the boat not just for our health but also for our performance?
This week, we try to clear the air because what we have been doing up to now has NOT been working! Obesity, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and all of the health issues associated with these conditions continue to rise.
For our athletes and their performance, there are exciting new breakthroughs that may allow our athletes to achieve at a higher level each and every day.
Let’s turn the page and enter the new era of human performance and health when it comes to the food we eat and our understanding of how it reacts and interacts with our bodies with Krush Hall of Famer Dr. Ann de Wees Allen, Chief of Biomedical Research at the Glycemic Research Institute, Washington DC.
We discuss:
• Brain energetics
• Fuel Partitioning
• The brain/body Axis
• And finally, how Burn Rate Analysis may be the path to better health and better performance

Be sure to reach out! We look forward to your questions, comments, and smart-ass remarks.
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This episode of the Krush Performance Podcast is presented by Exogun, a portable and powerful handheld percussive massage device for high impact recovery and low impact deep tissue massage. Exogun uses percussive therapy to boost muscle function and accelerate recovery by penetrating deep into the muscle tissue with a series of rapid, concentrated pulsating strokes. Exogun comes with 4 detachable head attachments and a free carrying case for a limited time only. For an additional 15% OFF its current sale price, go to www.exogun.com/krush where you can save a total of $460 off your order!
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Could there be a massive downside to big data, analytics, and statistics? The numbers are impacting the sports we love and perhaps not for the better. They are impacting not only how we play sports but how we are developing athletes.
Today, we look at some of the storylines coming out of Major League Baseball:
The Interesting: Theo Epstein stepping down from the Cubs and his comments on the impact of analytics.
The Historic: Marlins Hire Kim Ng – the first female GM.
The Confusing: Robinson Cano….WHY?????
We also dive into international sport as the World Junior Hockey Championships get set to kick off in Edmonton. Could there be implications for the 2021 Olympic Games here?
We’ll take a look at the Krush NFL Teams to watch this year. How are they rating and are there any surprises as we head into the Thanksgiving weekend?
Finally, we share the results of our Brain Game audience Poll. We asked should “The Brain” be one of the top priorities for setting our athletes up for future success? The Results are not what I thought they would be.
It’s a jam-packed Thanksgiving Episode of Krush Performance.
This episode of the Krush Performance Podcast is presented by Exogun, a portable and powerful handheld percussive massage device for high impact recovery and low impact deep tissue massage. Exogun uses percussive therapy to boost muscle function and accelerate recovery by penetrating deep into the muscle tissue with a series of rapid, concentrated pulsating strokes. Exogun comes with 4 detachable head attachments and a free carrying case for a limited time only. For an additional 15% OFF its current sale price, go to www.exogun.com/krush where you can save a total of $460 OFF your order!
As always, if you have a topic you would like us to investigate get to us at KrushPerformance.com and keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance. Subscribe to the Krush Performance Podcast and sign up for our weekly newsletter while you are there.
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Dealing with anxiety, building resilience to adversity, learn how to self-regulate and pivot your emotions to improve mental agility, focus, and physical performance.
Could we be entering a new age in sport psychology?

The Krush Brain Game continues as we talk with Dr. Leah Lagos, Clinical Psychologist specializing in both Clinical and Sport Psychology. Dr. Lagos is board certified in biofeedback and has done pioneering work in Heart Rate Variability biofeedback with a special focus on recovery and healing from concussions.
Psychophysiology may be the new approach for helping people perform better, feel better, and recover better in sport and in life.
Tap into your true performance, that is our goal on this week’s episode of Krush Performance.

This episode of the Krush Performance Podcast is presented by Exogun, a portable and powerful handheld percussive massage device for high impact recovery and low impact deep tissue massage. Exogun uses percussive therapy to boost muscle function and accelerate recovery by penetrating deep into the muscle tissue with a series of rapid, concentrated pulsating strokes. Exogun comes with 4 detachable head attachments and a free carrying case for a limited time only. For an additional 15% OFF its current sale price, go to www.exogun.com/krush where you can save a total of $460 off your order!

As always, if you have a topic you would like us to investigate get to us at KrushPerformance.com and keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance. Subscribe to the Krush Performance Podcast and sign up for our weekly newsletter while you are there.

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Now, more than ever, we need to address the growing rates of obesity and overweight and all the health risks associated with them.
This newfound urgency is largely driven by research associated with the COVID pandemic. Research indicates people who are overweight, obese, or have one or more preventable chronic diseases are more susceptible to the deadly effects of COVID infection.
Also:
In Mexico, new bans on selling junk food to anyone under 18 without a parent present.
In the U.S., new dietary guidelines take aim at daily sugar consumption for both children and adults.
On this episode of the Krush Performance War On Sugar, we talk with Gary Taubes, investigative science and health journalist, speaker, and author.
You may know Gary from his many published articles, his appearances on network newscasts or his contributions to the powerful Krush must-watch documentaries, “Fat” and “Sugar Coated.” Gary has followed the sugar industry and the impact sugar has had on our health for decades. His perspective and knowledge are a critical piece for understanding the true issues surrounding sugar in our diets.

Knowledge is POWER – Action is POWERFUL
Get set for one of the most important episodes of the Krush War On Sugar to date as we look at the history of the sugar industry and how we have arrived at this tipping point in human health.
It’s time to act. Save your health. Save your children’s health and for our athletes save your performance.
#KrushWarOnSugar
As always, if you have a topic you would like us to investigate get to us at KrushPerformance.com and keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance. Subscribe to the Krush Performance Podcast and sign up for our weekly newsletter while you are there.
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The brain may very well hold the greatest potential for moving human performance forward. It is one of – if not THE – most complex organisms in our known universe. It is like Mission Control for everything we do. So how do we go about getting control of our brain, our thoughts, our emotions, and ultimately our performance?
In our special series titled “The Krush Brain Game,” we have been digging down deep trying to get a better idea of what brain performance is all about and how to define “the brain” in terms of human performance.
We know the brain is a huge piece of the performance puzzle and new advances in technology are not only allowing us to map and track brain performance like never before but also allowing us to train the brain – IN REAL TIME and in ways that we have NEVER been able to until recently.

This week, we talk with Lawrence Kline, Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Thought Technology.
Founded in 1975, Thought Technology is the world’s leading biofeedback, neurofeedback, and psychophysiological instrument manufacturer. Thought Technology has pushed the industry to new heights, and they are about to announce some very, exciting new health and performance initiatives as they continue to set the standard and raise the bar in human performance.

This week’s episode wraps up “The Krush Brain Game” Series. However, we have just scratched the surface when it comes to the Brain Game, we will be revisiting the discussion moving forward.
I would like to send out a special thanks to Lawrence for his support and the sharing of his contacts as we put together our Brain Game Series. From our very first conversation, I could tell we shared a passion for sport, for performance, and for helping people. Many thanks, Lawrence. I look forward to many more fascinating phone conversations.
I would also like to thank Carol Meyers, the General manager at the Biofeedback Federation of Europe. She has been an incredible supporter of our “Brain Game” series.

Finally, many thanks to the incredible “Krush Brain Game” guests who came on the show to share their knowledge, insights, and years of experience so we could all get a better understanding of where we are at and where we are going when it comes to brain performance and the mental game:

• Dr. Martin Mrazik: Clinical Neuro Psychologist & Professor at the University of Alberta
• Dr. Erik Peper: President of the Biofeedback Federation of Europe & Professor at San Francisco State University
• Dr. Inna Khazan: Clinical Psychologist – Harvard Medical School & Founder of the Boston Center for Health, Psychology, and Biofeedback
• Lucas Borgo: Product Manager at Thought Technology – Performance Products
• Bob Tewksbury: Certified Mental Performance Consultant & Former MLB pitcher of 18 years.
• Lawrence Kline: Co-Founder of Thought Technology and Vice-Chairman of the Board.
• YOU, the Krush Audience: You are the reason we do what we do and why we continue to push ourselves to be better so we can help inspire, motivate and educate all who will listen.

I look forward to your continued questions, comments, and smart remarks. Please share the show and join our quest in finding top performance for all.
Have a fun and safe Halloween Weekend.

As always, if you have a topic you would like us to investigate get to us at KrushPerformance.com and keep yourself on the cutting edge of human performance. Subscribe to the Krush Performance Podcast and sign up for our weekly newsletter while you are there.

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Yogi Berra once said, “Baseball is 90% mental, and the other half is physical.” I always smile when I see or hear a Yogi quote but this one hits home, especially as we dig into our Brain Game Series.
90% mental would have been a great alternative name for the series because once we have the physical side of development set up and rolling and we start to develop skills and talent the mental side of the development is a critical player if we are going to truly tap into the potential.
What is the Mental Game? How is it different from the Brain Game? Is it different or are they one and the same?

Today, we talk with Bob Tewksbury, Certified Mental Performance Consultant. Former athlete, Bob pitched 18 years in professional baseball, Yankees, Cubs, Cardinals… and his experience in sport provides a unique perspective on the mental side of performance.
“90% Mental,” by the way, is the title of Bob’s latest book. We’ll dig into that this week as well as we discuss simple yet powerful strategies that you can use to improve your performance right now and set you up with confidence as you move forward.
It’s a very practical look at the Brain Game as we discuss the mental side of sport performance on this week’s episode of Krush Performance.

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