Krush Performance

The Tyranny of Talent: How it Compels and Limits Athletic Achievement – AND Why We Should Ignore It. Talent, it is the currency that drives the world of sport from the grassroot entry levels right up to professional and elite world class sport. However, could it be that what we do not know and understand […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-22: Creating Coachable Players appeared first on Radio Influence.

Environment is a big piece of the talent development puzzle and you have more control than you might realize – if you know what to look for. What if I told you that more elite athletes come from a certain type of place than others? What would you think of that. And, if you think […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-21: How Your Environment Can Protect you from Injury and Increase Your Chance of Going Pro appeared first on Radio Influence.

A few years back I was invited to lecture and teach coaches and work with athletes in New Zealand. I had never been to New Zealand before, and I was very excited about this trip for a number of reasons. I was fired up to check out some of the Lord of the Rings movie […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-20: Performance Cultures & What Can We Learn From The All Blacks appeared first on Radio Influence.

Early vs Late Developers – This is a very misunderstood part of athlete development. In terms of athlete development and future performance: Is it better to be an Early Developer OR is it better to be a Late Developer? The athlete development data tells a very interesting story one group has an advantage and the […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-19: Early vs Late Development & Turf vs Grass appeared first on Radio Influence.

Fall is by far one of my favorite times of the year. Its my favorite season for a number of reasons. And there is nothing quite like fall sports, there is so much going on. So much to watch and so much to learn. This is exactly why we watch sport with such great interest. […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-18: Specialization and Fall Sports appeared first on Radio Influence.

Perception may very well be one of the most exciting areas for pushing human performance forward. We have a great understanding of physical preparation for sport. There is not a lot we cannot train. If you want to get faster, stronger, or more powerful… done, done and done. If you want to improve bat speed […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-17: Breakthrough Sport Science – Perception & Vision appeared first on Radio Influence.

Ask and You shall receive…well I asked you for your questions, your comments and your smart remarks and you let me have it – BIG TIME. Messages and questions from all over the world, incredible. But there were some themes that emerged and one that grabbed my attention revolved around the process I go through […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-16: Creating Coachable Players: Performance Programming & Our Top Priorities for Performance in Sport appeared first on Radio Influence.

Global Warning on Artificial Sweeteners, Caffeine & Human Performance Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, nonnutritive sweeteners, or high-intensity sweeteners, are chemically synthesized substances that are used instead of regular sugar to sweeten foods and beverages. And according to recent warnings they are potentially dangerous to you, your family and your most certainly your athletes. […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-15: The Krush War on Sugar Returns w/The Science of Sweetness appeared first on Radio Influence.

Data, Data and More Data. Is your testing helping or hindering athlete development and player performance? Technology has opened the flood gates of possibility in the world of athlete testing and evaluation. You can now easily collect hundreds of data points on your athletes or teams, thousands even and you can now do it in […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-14: Crunching Data – Athlete & Player Testing How much is Too Much? appeared first on Radio Influence.

The Long Game of Development There is an Ebb & Flow to athlete & player development and kind of like a surfer who knows how to catch that wave just right – when you do you can really enjoy the ride. This week on Krush Performance its an Episode of Creating Coachable Players as we […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-13: Creating Coachable Players appeared first on Radio Influence.

Its true, Money can’t buy love. But, can it buy you wins? In sport we have teams with Massive Payrolls who just can’t seem to buy a win. Then, there are the smaller market, smaller payroll teams who, maybe out of necessity, have found ways to compete with the big spenders. This week on Krush […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-12: Money Can’t Buy You Love. Or Can it? appeared first on Radio Influence.

Perception is defined as: “A way of regarding, understanding or interpreting something – a mental impression.” Perception is a monster topic that has profound implications in the world of human development and performance. Our perception is largely based on sensory input: vision, sound, touch, taste, smell, social interactions…. and then it gets complex. To help […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-11: Perception with Dr. Martin Mrazik appeared first on Radio Influence.

We always say that we are here to get you thinking about things you may not have thought about before or maybe things that you have not thought about in a good long while. That street runs both ways – as much as we want to get you thinking, you get us thinking about things […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-10: The Krush Inbox: Perception, Coaching Strategies & A BIG Question appeared first on Radio Influence.

At any given time in any sport – if you were to sit in on a team or organizational meeting there is one thing you would be guaranteed to hear… a discussion on injuries. It is one of the constant issues in sport & at all levels of sport. Unfortunately, the biggest conversations on this […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-9: Injuries Plaguing Sport: Understanding the Problem appeared first on Radio Influence.

An undefeated season at any level of sport is a truly incredible feat. It takes planning. It takes discipline. It takes Guts and make NO Mistake … It will take “ALL OF ALL OF US!” This week on Krush Performance, we continue our Creating Coachable Players series. Athletes: You need to understand what being coachable […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-8: Creating Coachable Players Series: Dave Turgeon appeared first on Radio Influence.

One of the top reasons players do not reach their true potential is…Injuries. One of the top reason younger players drop out of sport…Injuries. When you look at the big picture of sport performance and player and athlete development, injury prevention has to be King. This week on Krush Performance we talk about injury prevention […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-7: Injury Prevention Strategies in Sport appeared first on Radio Influence.

Are you Coachable? How do you go about helping yourself, your players, and athletes become more coachable? This week on Krush Performance, we lay it all out for you. We define what “Being Coachable” means and how we go about setting up our athletes and players to become more coachable. It’s a true team effort, […] The post Krush Performance: Episode 23-6: Are You Coachable? appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Krush Performance it’s episode number 2 of our return series “Back From a Broken Heart”. After hearing Episode 1, I’m sure you understand why we have so many questions and we want answers. Questions like: – How does chronic Pain contribute to having a heart attack? – Why is Back Pain so […] The post Krush Performance: Back From A Broken Heart (Episode 2) appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week – The Return of Krush Performance… After 17 consecutive years on the air we were forced to take a VERY unplanned hiatus from the show & from life in general – but we are back in the studio and very glad to be here. This week its just you and me as we […] The post Krush Performance: Back From A Broken Heart appeared first on Radio Influence.

Krush Performance returns this spring and Jeff tells you what to expect on the upcoming episodes of the podcast. 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 […] The post Krush Performance: Returns This Spring!!! appeared first on Radio Influence.