Elite Development Podcast

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This week I have lifelong martial artist Mike Roe on the podcast. Mike has been competing in Martial Arts since he was a little kid and in that time has had the opportunity to compete at the top levels in competitions around the world, with his focus now turning to MMA. . From Mike's experiences the most important thing I can take away that I hope you all do too is to stick with things. When...

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This week I have Mike Manuel on the show. Mike is a former track & field coach and current professional boxing coach out of Legacy Boxing Club and Olympus Boxing Club here in Calgary Alberta. Speaking about one of his former track and field athletes who won provincial titles and competed for the Junior National Team for Canada, Mike stated his drive to never be second and his year round commit...

This week I have the pleasure of chatting with Pasco Valana, the founder of Elite Goalies Inc. and author of "Building Elite Level Goaltenders".  In this talk, Pasco breaks down how he created the systems that he has developed with Elite Goalies Inc. I loved learning about this because his approach is centred around the ATHLETE over everything else.  He has broken down the job of a goalt...

This week I have the pleasure of bringing Vegas Golden Knights prospect Zack Hayes on the show. Zack was a 9th round WHL draft pick for the Prince Albert Raiders where he played five years. He went to the Anaheim Ducks camp as a 19 year old and ended up signing with the Henderson Golden Knights after his 20 year old season.  In this interview we talked about so many different key factors of buildi...

This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Brad Cardinal. Brad is a former professional MMA fighter and owner of Cardinal MMA here in Calgary Alberta Canada.  I had a few really interesting takeaways from the show with Brad. 1. Find a mentor: In the show, Brad talks about how early in his training days he did not really know how to get into MMA. He found a guy named Nick Ring who was competing...

Check out our sponsor PERFECT Sports! Top quality approved for sport supplements available to you for 20% off by using the discount code kenny20.  Check out their website; www.perfectsports.com . This week I had the pleasure of welcoming Gilbert Brule onto the podcast. Gilbert was a 6th overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft.  Despite the pressures of being a high level draft pick, Gilberts focus rema...

This week I have the pleasure of talking with Anett Meszaros of AM to PM photography. Anett is a martial artist and sports photographer.  Learning how Anett grew her sports photography business is a pretty incredible story. The work she put into that is honestly so comparable to the work that goes into building a career in sport.  . One of the key messages of how Anett built her business is simple...

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Check out our sponsor PERFECT Sport! They are dedicated to bringing top quality supplements to their customers since 2003. Their products are approved for sport so that you know you are putting the best into your body! Use the discount code 'kenny20' at checkout for 20% off all of your orders!  This week I have the pleasure of talking with Mads Sogaard on the show. Mads is a goaltending...

This week I have the pleasure of bringing Canadian Olympian Gilmore Junio on the show.  Gil has been on the National Speed Skating Team for over 10 years. . An incredibly important message from this conversation came early when Gil talks about becoming a 24/7 athlete and the evolution of what that phrase has meant to him over his career.   In the beginning of his career it was about living and bre...

This week I have the pleasure of talking to Mr Mental Muscle A.K.A Nick Davenport. Nick is the owner of Mind Body 1 (https://www.themb1.com/) where he works on cognitive conditioning with all kinds of different high performers.  Nick's story in how he developed his business, his practices and the science behind cognitive conditioning training is insane!! The goal behind cognitive conditioning...

This week I have the pleasure of bringing Team Canada Bobsleigh Brakeman Kristen Bujnowski onto the podcast. I absolutely loved this story. Wanting to compete for Canada from a young age, Kristen battled through enough adversity to break most athletes. Injuries, moving sports, barely missing out on the team, etc. etc. etc. until she finally pulled through and did it. . This is a true story of pass...

This week I have Tara McNeil on the show. Tara is a PHD student and Sport Performance Advisor.  She has spent much of her career working with professional athletes in a variety of sport focusing on improving athletes Return On Investment in training. So many athletes feel like the singular important element in training is putting in more hours.  Tara does a great job in this interview of breaking...

This week I have Dr Richard Mak on the show.  Dr. Mak is known as The MMA Doc. His business is helping combat athletes train SMARTER.  The combat sports world is filled with athletes with the mindset of always needing to train harder, always needing to do more than any opponent, etc. etc. . The MMA Doc has a goal of shifting this mindset.  Helping athletes understand the benefits of recovery, taki...

This week I have the pleasure of interviewing 1000 game NHL veteran Matt Stajan.  Matt and I had a great discussion  about growing up in the hockey world.  While so many athletes are concerned about playing on the top level teams or doing the right camps, or anything else of the sort, Matt discussed the benefits of the adversity he faced in his young hockey career.  Getting cut from teams allowed...

This week I have legendary MMA Strength & Conditioning Coach Phil Daru on the show.  This was a great interview for coaches and athletes alike. We began discussing Phil's background in athletics.  Playing sports all of his life, Phil began strength training with his grandfather at just 13 years old. This is where his career began, as he continued to educate himself with various strength c...

This week I have the pleasure of bringing Mike Edem onto the podcast.  Mike is a Safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. He is a 2x CFL All-Star as well as the owner of Timeout Athletics here in Calgary Alberta. Despite the success Mike has had in his football career, things did not start off looking the best for him.  He had no college football offers coming out of grade 12.  While th...

This week I have the pleasure of speaking with Mark Fitzgerald on the podcast.  A fellow Bishop's University graduate, Mark is the owner of Elite Training Systems which is now a franchise of four locations. He has also spent time working in the professional sport working with the Toronto Marlies and the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL. Coming from a humble beginning in strength and conditioning wher...

This week I have the pleasure of talking to Taylor Staden. Taylor is a mental performance coach helping athletes of all levels develop their mental game and helping them reach the next level. We start the interview talking simply about the role of a mental performance coach for athletes and who needs them. Right away, something to understand is that no matter who you are, even if you're alrea...

This week I had the pleasure of bringing Melissa 'Scare' Croden on the podcast.  Melissa is a 2-1 professional MMA fighter here in Alberta.  We had a great talk about her journey into professional MMA, learning from her first loss, and what it really means to chase a dream in professional sport.   Please listen to the point of the interview where we talk about her first loss in MMA. Ther...

This week I have the pleasure of bringing a true legend of the sport of hockey onto the show.  Theo Fleury has some of the biggest accomplishments in the history of the NHL despite being counted out before he ever made it to the league. Theo's story started with having something to prove. Living with a father who was unable to fulfill his destiny in professional sport and then struggling fina...