The SHIFT Show

Today on the Shift Show I deep dive Elbow OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans a condition that affects gymnasts and baseball players. It is a cartilage injury that occurs in the elbow joint and can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of great research on how to treat this condition, leaving many athletes feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. In this episode, I discuss what elbow OCD is, why it happens, and the treatment options available to those who suffer from it.The exact cause of elbow OCD is not known, but it is believed to be related to repetitive stress on the joint. In gymnasts, this stress can come from doing too many repetitive motions such as handstands, cartwheels, and vaults.Elbow OCD is a condition that can be very challenging for gymnasts and other athletes. However, with the right treatment, it is possible to overcome this injury and return to sports. I Discuss:What is a repetitive overuse injury? How does OCD develop over time? What do you do if you have OCD? How to mitigate the risk of repetitive overuse injuries. Hybrid strength and conditioning.A study on elbow loading. Early warning signs of elbow pain. How does it take to return to sport? And…Surgical Treatment for OCD. We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is a sneak peek of one of last year's Shift Symposium guest lectures, Developing Lower Body Strength and Power.Presented by Scott Willgress - Mkin, CSCS, CEP,  strength coach to Ellie Black and many other Canadian National Team gymnasts.If you want to hear the rest of this lecture you can access it on the Shift website:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/The 2023 Shift Symposium runs from Friday, June 23rd - Sunday, June 25th, where you can learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so don’t miss out! Head over to:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2023shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

In today’s episode of The Shift Show, I talk to Scott Willgress, strength coach for Ellie Black and many other Canadian National Team gymnasts.Scott has over a decade of experience in developing hybrid models of gymnastic strength and conditioning. Gymnastics requires a unique combination of strength, power, flexibility, and technique, and as such, creating a strength and conditioning program for gymnasts can be a complex process. In this podcast, we'll explore how to build explosive power in gymnasts using a yearly hybrid lifting program with Scott Willgress.Creating a hybrid lifting program for gymnasts requires a comprehensive understanding of their unique needs and training requirements. By incorporating exercises that focus on building strength, power, speed, and mobility, gymnasts can develop the explosive power necessary to excel in their sport. With the guidance of experienced coaches like Scott Willgress, gymnasts can build the foundation they need to achieve their goals and compete at the highest level.Scott will also be presenting at the 2023 Shifts Symposium where he will be creating A Year of Gymnastics Strength Programming valued at $5000 for one lucky coach who signs up for the symposium. Want to be the lucky winner?Sign up now at:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2023shiftsymposium/We discuss:High-level athletes vs. recreational athletes. How do you plan your off-season? The general prep phase of training. How to prepare for a competition. In-season work vs in-season training. Building blocks for speed. Exercises for upper body strength. Lifting days and progression of training. And…Two sets of 4 vs. 4 sets of 8. We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is a sneak peek of one of last year's Shift Symposium guest lectures, Beginning the Love for Pommels.Presented by Robert Lundy, head boys team coach at Sportsplex Gymnastics.If you want to hear the rest of this lecture you can access it on the Shift website:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/The 2023 Shift Symposium runs from Friday, June 23rd - Sunday, June 25th, where you can learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so don’t miss out! Head over to:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2023shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

In today’s episode of The Shift Show, I welcome Luke Carson, a men's gymnastics coach with a wealth of experience in positive, uplifting coaching techniques. A former gymnast himself, Luke is personal coach to Rhys McClenaghan World, European, and Commonwealth pommel horse champion.The conversation center’s around the evolving coaching styles and culture in gymnastics and the move away from authoritarian, fear-based coaching methods. Luke and I talk about how this shift is important for creating a positive and healthy environment for athletes, where the focus is on achieving high performance while also prioritizing athlete health and well-being.One of the key takeaways from the discussion is how to deal with disappointment in a healthy and productive way, and how to achieve motivation, skill, progress, work ethic, and commitment to goals in a positive and uplifting manner. It's a must-listen episode for coaches, parents, and anyone interested in the future of gymnastics.Luke’s experience and expertise in coaching pommel horse and men's gymnastics make him a valuable addition to the 2023 Shifts Symposium which promises to be a must-see for anyone looking to improve their coaching techniques.He will be presenting a lecture on Advance Pommel Elements.We discuss:Building character through adversity. The importance of building trust with your athletes. When you understand yourself, that's when wisdom begins.Having an internal source of self-esteem that doesn't depend on an athlete's performance.Don’t be controlled by time. How to change your mindset.Motivation and how to overcome resistance. How to deal with external variables. And…Letting go of the things that are out of your control.We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is a sneak peek of one of last year's Shift Symposium guest lectures, Beam Ideas; Active flexibility and building series.Presented by Sarah Korngold, member of the Ascend Gymnastics Team and coach to Shilese Jones 3X World Medalist.If you want to hear the rest of this lecture you can access it on the Shift website:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/The 2023 Shift Symposium runs from Friday, June 23rd - Sunday, June 25th, where you can learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so don’t miss out! Head over to:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2023shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today marks a special milestone for The Shift Show, as it is our 200th episode! This is truly a moment to celebrate and reflect on all the amazing work we have done to help gymnasts change their lives.When I first started this podcast back in the summer of 2018, it was simply a hodgepodge of lectures and ideas put together with the goal of providing valuable information to the gymnastics community. Without you, the listeners, The Shift Show would not be what it is today. Your support and dedication is truly appreciated, and I am grateful for your time and attention.In addition to the support from the gymnastics community, I also have to thank my incredible team. Becky, in particular, does a fantastic job of handling the podcast, social media, and back-end work to make sure the show runs smoothly week after week. I am also grateful for Taylor, who helps with analytics and surveys to make sure we are always providing relevant and valuable content to our audience.The main goal of The Shift Show has always been to provide information that can make a significant impact on someone's life and help improve their experience in the sport of gymnastics. Whether it is through technique, mental blocks, or simply learning from the experiences of others, I hope that this podcast has been able to serve as a valuable resource for gymnasts, athletes, family members, and friends.To celebrate this special 200th episode, we hosted a live Q&A with experts Nick Ruddock, Victoria Cunningham, Pat Redfern, and Lindsey Stancil. We invited listeners to join us on Zoom and ask whatever questions they wanted, and it was a fantastic discussion!We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This week's mini-podcast episode is the announcement of the first 2023 Shift Symposium guest speakers, Nick Ruddock from Great Britain.Nick is a high-performance consultant who has worked with over 22 nations around the world from club all the way up to the Olympic level.Nick will be presenting on Day 2 of the Symposium, sharing his fantastic knowledge of Bars with two lectures. Discussing everything you need to know about circle skills & inbar elements, giants & dismounts.Today’s mini podcast episode is a sneak peek of his Symposium lecture from last year's event on the 6 Pillars of Acrobatics.If you want to hear the rest of this lecture you can access it on the Shift website:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2022shiftsymposium/The 2023 Shift Symposium runs from Friday, June 23rd - Sunday, June 25th, where you can learn everything you need to know about Gymnastics Medical Care, Gymnastics Coaching, and Gymnastic Strength and Conditioning.The lineup of 30 speakers is ridiculous, giving incredible lectures over three days, so don’t miss out! Head over to:https://shiftmovementscience.com/2023shiftsymposium/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

Today on the podcast, we have a fan favorite, my good buddy, Nick Ruddock is back on the show, and holy moly, are people gonna want to listen to this episode.Former British Junior National Coach, Nick is now a high-performance consultant who has worked with over 22 nations around the world from club all the way up to the Olympic level.I always love picking Nick's brain as he is a wealth of gymnastic technical knowledge.  Today we focus specifically on bars which is the apparatus people really struggle with because of how unique it is compared to the other events.Nick has created a fantastic system that works through basic principles for coaches to think about when teaching skills bars.As well as this he has phenomenal drills and a way to translate drills into successful skills. We discuss:Why stripping away a program is as good as adding things in.5 principles you need to teach fantastic bars.How to master a perfect swing on bars.The fastest way to improve bars.Nicks's top tips to get your kip.The secret to mastering giants. What is best, a straight body or a straddle giant?Should you tap over the bar? And…How to build confident dismounts.We are also excited to announce that we will be hosting our second Shift Symposium in June, after last year's successful Symposium we can’t wait to bring you 3 Separate Days of Gymnastics Medical, Gymnastics Coaching (split WAG and MAG tracks), and Gymnastics Strength & Conditioning information. That's over 30 Hours of Gymnastics Lectures and live Q&As From Expert Speakers.We will be revealing our expert speakers once a week and if you haven’t guessed already, Nick Ruddock is our first Expert Speaker giving two bar lectures on circle skills & inbar elements and giants & dismounts.For more information check out the website:www.shiftmovementscience.com/23shiftsymposiumWe appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/

This weeks mini podcast episode, is a sneak peak of our brand new Herolab guest lecture: Daily Gymnastics Specific Conditioning, which was released this week.This month guest lecturer is Taylor Townsend part of The Shift Movement Science Team is Head Floor and Beam coach at a gymnastics club in North Carolina working with Pre-Team through to Level 10.In this episode Taylor covers:Building Gymnastics Strength Through ConsistencyProgressions and Regression PDF for 8 Key Exercises4 Different Types of ConditioningPrintable Tracker for individual conditioningIf you would like to have access to the full Daily Gymnastics Specific Conditioning lecture,PDFs, and videos of exercises head over to the Herolab. https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/We appreciate you listening! To learn more about SHIFT, head here - https://shiftmovementscience.com/To learn about SHIFT's courses, check our website here - https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Also, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends! Thanks :)Thanks for listening to The SHIFT Show! Check out SHIFT's most popular courses here! https://courses.shiftmovementscience.com/Want to join our online educational community of over 1000 gymnastics professionals and get 40+ hours of gymnastics lectures? Join The Hero Lab below!https://shiftmovementscience.com/theherolab/ Check out all our past podcast episodes here!https://shiftmovementscience.com/podcast/