The Mindset Athlete Podcast

"Be mindful of how your thoughts, words and actions affect your own individual health and the health of others." Dr Denise McDermott, M.D. has been in private practice in Southern California since 2001. She completed her Adult Psychiatry residency at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia, and her Child Psychiatry residency at UCLA. As a medical doctor with board certifications in both Adult and Chil...

In today's episode of the mind set game podcast, I sat down with David Young. David is Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach at New South Wales Institute of Sport in Sydney, Australia, but our paths crossed on 2 separate occasions. The first being, David was my S&C coach at the Welsh Institute of Sport (Sport Wales as it now called) in Cardiff when I first started in performance sport back in 200...

In today's episode of the mind set game podcast, I sat down with Dafydd Evans. Dafydd is the Head Coach at Swansea University and Swansea City Academy, Former DC United U-20 and U-23 coach as well as being the Head coach at DeMatha Catholic High School. For more information about Dafydd connect with him on twitter . For more information about Mind Set Game connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamep...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Blake Bowman owner and founder of GuerrillaZen Fitness to discuss posture. Blake is passionate about biomechanics, posture coaching, strength training, deadlifts, and nature! He is also pretty passionate about holistic health.  He's been in this industry for almost 10 years now and has learned that health and performance is a  multi...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Matthew White, founder and owner of MW Strength & Performance to discuss transforming habits and behaviours. For more information about Matthew connect with him on Facebook , Instagram . For more information about Mind Set Game connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamepodcast For more information about James Roberts (the host of the p...

On today's episode of the mind set game podcast, I sat down with Jarryd Wallace. Jarryd is a 2 x Paralympian having competed in London 2012 and Rio 2016 in the T44 classification. Not your typical high school track star turned professional athlete. Detour at age 18 when he was diagnosed with Compartment Syndrome. In what should have been his first year as a Division 1 athlete, Jarryd faced the sta...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Ru Anderson. Ru is the founder and owner of Exceed Nutrition which has become the 'go-to' online nutrition coaching website in just a few short years and also the author of High-Performance Living. ( US ), ( UK ), ( Canada ) and ( France ) For more information about Ru visit exceednutrition.com and connect with him on Facebook , Inst...

On today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Dr Will Boyd who works in orthopaedic manual therapy and is the co-host of Know Your Body podcast. In the episode we talked about: - So would any physical therapy treatment be in the patient's psyche? - Delved into why Will got into physical therapy - And talked about how Know Your Body podcast came about to name a few. For more info...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game, I sat down with Alex Owumi. Alexander William O. Owumi is a Nigerian professional basketball player and author. Owumi became the subject of widespread media attention following his time with the Libyan team Al-Nasr owned by the family of Muammar Gaddafi joining the team shortly before the outbreak of the Libyan Civil War in 2011. As an author, he has writte...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Professor Stephen Mellalieu.  Stephen is a Professor in Sport Psychology and the Associate Dean for Research for the Cardiff School of Sport. He is Editor of the Journal of Applied Sports Psychology and co-founder and Network Editor of the World Rugby Science Network.  Stephen is a Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game, I sat down with Declan Doyle.  Declan, A 30-year-old Dad, originally from the south of Ireland but now live in the UK. When I'm not watching recorded toy story films (no choice in the matter), I make a living from helping busy parents optimize fat loss. I also help keep the lights on by tutoring fitness professionals. I consider myself very lucky, I don't d...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game Podcast, I sat down with 4x Paralympian, Patrick Anderson to hear how he ticks. Anderson is widely considered to be one of the best wheelchair basketball players in the world. He began playing the sport in 1990 and was first chosen for the Canadian national team in 1997. He led the Canadian Junior Men's National Team to victories in the World Championships i...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Virginia Coates. Virginia is now a health coach specialising in cognitive behavioural therapy or its acronym CBT. "After battling my own demons, having suffered from bulimia and depression for 6-years during my teens, I learnt how to completely change my mindset through a few key concepts. I've committed my life to helping others suf...

On today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Jonny Gregson a former wheelchair basketball player turned disability bodybuilder. For more information about Jonny connect with him on Facebook , Instagram . For more information about Mind Set Game connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamepodcast For more information about James Roberts (the host of the podcast), visit fitamputee.co...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Tom Foxley. Tom works with functional athletes on their mindset. Mindset (thoughts) lead to actions. Actions lead to results. Mindset is the lead domino to tip. "That's why I do what I do". Tom also runs Mindset Rx'd Podcast formerly know as The Alpha Movement Podcast which is a deep dive into the mindsets of some of the CrossFit wor...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game Podcast, I sat down with Shaun Castle who spent 5 years in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Officer and 5 years in civilian law enforcement. He has been featured in Sports Illustrated and Forbes Magazine. He played wheelchair basketball at the University of Alabama. For more information about Shaun connect with him on Facebook , Instagram  . For more infor...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game, I sat down with Dr Bhrett McCabe. Bhrett is the founder of The MindSide and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist holding a PhD degree in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University (LSU), with an emphasis in behavioural medicine having completed his internship at Brown University in Providence, RI. While an undergraduate at LSU, Dr McCabe was a 4-year l...

In this episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Gar Benn. Sigma Nutrition coach alongside Danny Lennon who I had on the show on episode 18. Gar is also the owner of City Gym in Limerick, Ireland. For more information about Gar visit sigmanutrition.com and connect with him on Facebook , Instagram  . For more information about Mind Set Game connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamepodca...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Professor Brendan Cropley. Brendan is a Professor of Sport Coaching in the School of Health, Sport, and Professional Practice. Brendan joined the School in 2017, having previously worked at Swansea University and Cardiff Metropolitan University. He has made a significant contribution to the Sport & Exercise Sciences, particularly in...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game Podcast, I sat down with Mario Tomic. This episode is actually the precursor to Episode 9 with Mario. Mario and I discussed such topics as what was his catalyst to changing his lifestyle? What is his why (MOTIVATION)? Mismanaging expectations. Is there any negative aspect to crash dieting? Lowering your body fat, the downside to 6% (lower range) body fat. Ca...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Josh Elledge.   He is Founder and Chief Executive Angel of SavingsAngel.com ® and has emerged as one of the nation's leading experts on consumer savings. SavingsAngel.com has become a major operation employing up to 50 employees and grossing more than $5 million in sales over the past eight years with less than $500 spent in advertis...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with John Amaechi. John is a psychologist and New York Times best-selling author. In the US and Europe, he works with aspiring and already high-achieving individuals as well as medium to large-sized organisations looking for an edge.  He is often retained to help identify and implement ways to increase productivity by improving communicat...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Gordana Biernat. Oprah Winfrey has included her on the Super Soul 100 list; a team of awakened leaders and visionaries with a mission to guide and inspire. Oprah named her a Super Soul 100 Teacher. She has been featured on Oprah.com, Huffington Post, Times of India and many other major news aggregators and blogs as well as printed ma...

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Dany Lennon. Danny has a formal scientific background in academia, completing a master's degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork. During this time Danny researched vitamin D, directly under the world-renowned researcher Professor Kevin Cashman. In addition to that research, Danny took classes in biochemistry,...

In day's episode of the Mind Set Game podcast, I sat down with Nick Littlehales. Nick is regarded as the leading elite sports sleep coach in world sport. A leading industry expert with over 30 years experience in the world of sleep, sleeping habits, and product design and over 15 years dedicated to elite athletes and professional sport. In this episode, Nick and I discussed such topics as why is t...