The Milwaukee Sports Performance Podcast

Listen to Michael make some predictions about sports performance trends in 2022. His predictions come from being around the industry, observing the industry develop over his career, and talking to people in the industry to determine what he sees coming down the pipe going forward.

2021 was a crazy year! At Kinetic, we have been no different than anywhere else. There have been highs, there have been lows, a lot of growth and a lot of lessons learned. Today Michael shares his biggest lessons from 2021 that he will take and apply into 2022.  Whether you are an athlete looking to improve and maximize your potential this year, a student trying to grow and reach a career goal or...

In this episode, I am joined by Terry Phillips , the in-house physical therapist at Driveline Baseball, and recently, he’s been killing the internet game with amazing memes. At Driveline, Terry has the opportunity to support countless baseball players at all levels from high school, college to professional.  Do you see any commonalities or key performance indicators of the best throwers? What is t...

In this episode, we are joined by Matt Gifford, Matt is the Performance Director at Ethic Sports Performance inside the new OAW Indoor Facility in New Berlin. Matt is almost universally known as “the speed guy” around the Milwaukee area, and he has helped countless athletes improve speed and enhance their overall athletic performance. Matt and I discuss: His philosophy for developing all around at...

In this episode, we are joined by Abby, a registered dietitian that operates Midwest Sports Nutrition. Abby specializes in helping athletes, particularly track and cross country athletes, fuel for performance, develop positive nutrition habits and a healthy relationship with food.  Abby and I discuss: What performance nutrition is Common myths and misconceptions about sports nutrition What is diff...

In this episode, I am joined by Sydney Cope, our newest physical therapist at Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance for a long overdue podcast. Sydney has been with us for a little over 6 months now and has been a great addition to our team! Sydney moved to Milwaukee from Baltimore, MD and has a background as a division 1 lacrosse player and now is an avid runner. Today we discuss: How she got i...

In this episode, I am joined by Sean Smith. Sean is the owner and director of STiKS baseball academy in Waukesha and the head baseball coach at Catholic Memorial High School. Prior to opening STiKS, Sean had a successful high school, college and professional baseball career.  Sean and I dive into: The difference between high school baseball and travel baseball Current trends in baseball player dev...

We are excited to have an episode about adult fitness with Amy Friese, the Head Coach at Orangetheory Fitness – Delafield. Amy brings lots of energy and years of experience not only to her clients and training environment as well as to this podcast! So enjoy! Amy had originally started working in the corporate world and made the shift to fitness and nutrition. On top of helping others achieve thei...

I speak with Evan Kruzcynski. Evan went to Franklin High School, played baseball at Eastern Carolina University and now is a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Evan and I dive in deep on his baseball journey. Evan really opens up and shares some of keys to his success (some of these will surprise you!). We talk about playing multiple sports growing up, the college recruiting proces...

Today we are joined by Muskego High School Head Girls Track Coach Jerome Missiaen. Jerome is the girls sprints and hurdles coach. He has led the team to multiple conference and regional titles over the years. Today Jerome and I discuss: What led him to become a coach as well as his background as a teacher He talks about his coaching philosophy The importance of understanding body mechanics and bui...

We are excited to bring you another episode with Jack Hackett, where we discuss injury prevention for runners! Jack joined us on two previous episodes of the podcast: this episode , where we discussed all things running including foot striking and cadence, and later this episode was about lactate threshold training. If you haven’t listened to either episode, you should take the time to go back and...

Today we are joined by Kristin Khail a local personal trainer and nutritionist in the Delafield area. Kristin has been a life long athlete and exerciser that initially started in the business world before chasing her passion into nutrition and fitness. Today Kristin and I discuss: Her journey from corporate finance to a career in fitness Tips for new exercisers joining a gym for the first time Exe...

In this episode, Michael and Lauren talk through the differences between athletic training and physical therapy. We are both proud athletic trainers at heart that then went back to physical therapy school. We try to share our unique insight having both worked professional as certified athletic trainers prior to becoming physical therapists. Specifically we cover: The many hats athletic trainers ha...

Tune in as the PTs at Kinetic go over their thoughts and experiences with athletes training in regards specifically to speed and agility.

In this episode we are joined by Cale Brown. Cale is a track and field coach at Carthage college in Kenosha, WI. We talk about all things sprinting/jumping as it relates to T&F as well as a few of Cale’s coaching principles and insights into coaching high level athletes. Specifically we discuss: - How Cale got into T&F coaching - A few overarching principles to guide his coaching - The relationshi...

In today’s episode we are joined by Buzzy Brown where he shares his story of recovering from an achilles tendon repair as well as his own perspective in what it takes to be elite. Buzzy is not only a competitive track & field athlete, he is a sports performance coach, dance instructor, and physical education teacher in Milwaukee, WI. Buzzy shares: - His own background in competitive T&F and intere...

In today’s episode we are joined by Brandon Ferstl where we talk about principles of speed, agility, and quickness. Brandon is the Director of Performance at Elite Sports Performance in Sun Prairie, WI. He has a wide-ranging skill set in strength and conditioning working with athletes of all ages and abilities as well as specialist certifications in Track & Field and golf. Although he currently wo...

In our first "kinetic roundtable" our staff goes through questions we recieved online about ACL Rehab and we discuss topics relevant to appropriate ACL rehab in athletes

Today we talk with Robb Lamb from Seattle about ACL Rehab. Robb is an athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach that works with athletes recovering from ACL injury.

Today we talk with Sports Dietitian Nicole Kerneen of Way of Life Nutrition about nutritional principles in athletes, common mistakes athletes make with nutrition, why breakfast is important, the importance of meal timing, pre and post workout nutrition, and nutrition for injured athletes. This episode is packed full of information and no matter your athletic or wellness goals, you will be able to...

Today I am joined by Sam Price a local basketball player and coach who shares her injury recovery story. Sam initially rehabbed from an Achilles Tear and then had to follow up it with rehabbing from an ACL injury.

In this episode, we are joined by Ty Peccioli, the pitching coach and head strength coach for the Milwaukee HALOs baseball club. Ty played D3 college baseball and developed gradually to position himself to play baseball professionally after college. Eventually, back injuries cut his career short, which opened the door to him becoming a pitching coach. Specifically, Ty and I discuss: How his role a...

In this episode we are joined by Ian Bennett, professional indoor soccer player for the Milwaukee Wave and soccer coach in the Milwaukee area. Ian has had a successful soccer career, playing at Marian College before pursuing a professional career. Ian has played at a high level professionally starting in 2007 and highlighted by a 2021 major arena soccer league MVP award. Here Ian and I discuss: Hi...

Today we are joined by Greg Reinhard, current owner of the GRB Academy and former professional baseball player. Greg has years of experience growing up playing youth baseball in Wisconsin and then ultimately at University of Wisconsin Whitewater before being drafted in the 6th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. While he was playing baseball Greg started coaching to make extra money in the offseason, and...

What is with the rise this season in the injuries to pitchers? There has been a huge spike in this early season period in arm injuries to pitchers. What's going on? During this episode, Dr. Michael talks about: Tommy John Surgery Spencer Strider, Shohei Ohtani, Garret Cole and Clayton Kershaw's opinions Why injuries are increasing in the pros Why injuries are increasing in the younger levels What...