The Athlete within You Podcasts

Mike visits with Ellen Chow a sports nutritionist. Ellen K. Chow, MS, RD, CSSD, CD Sports and wellness dietitian Registered Dietitian, American Dietetic Association Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics Certified Dietitian, Washington State Department of Health M.S. in Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University B.S. in Molecular Biology, University of WA Member of the American Dietetic Association A long-time Washingtonian and avid traveler, Ellen developed a passion in nutritional science at the end of her pre-med study at the UW. Her graduate research included education interventions with middle-school students and the role of family in adolescent nutritional status. Her experiences in pediatrics, family nutrition, and cardiology result in a unique blend of practicality and family-oriented approach. At Endgame Nutrition, she combines sports dietetics and evident-based personalized medicine to achieve the highest quality service to our clients. Ellen was active in track & field and a former member of the Purdue fencing team. Ellen's strongest strengths are her positive attitudes and honest and trusting relationships with her clients. Her company is called Endgame Nutrition:

Mike visits with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Vin Santoro of Bellevue/Kirkland Washington. They discuss injury prevention and injury rehabilitation. Special focus on ACL injuries in girls and shoulder injuries from over throwing in boys from baseball. The common theme is overuse. They talked about the effects of the mental side of rehab and the importance of the right mental attitude.

What would you do if you worked hard to reach your dream? You trained and sweated for around 10 years to get to the Olympics and one day for political reasons your dream was taken away. What would you do? Maybe you would turn your other creative passion for building things into a business. My guest this week is Mauricio Bardales. He is a successful businessman in Orange County CA. He uses what he learned as a World Class Athlete to help him in his business. Mauricio won the 1978 NCAA D1 Decathlon. I know him because he was one of my first clients as a sport psychology consultant. We had not talked with each other since 1980 and reconnected through the power of social media. I'm really looking forward to this show and I hope you will enjoy it as well. This will be really a great show.

Mike's guest was Joel Ballezza a 29 year old marketing professional from Seattle. Joel runs ultra marathons, that is races over 26.2 miles mostly over trails. He is preparing to be part of a team to help a friend run the Badwater 135 road marathon in Death Valley in July. The race requires a team approach in order to keep the competitor on track. The race is about 40 hours and temperatures can reach 130 degrees F. Come see what Mike learns about why people do ultra marathons and how they train. Mike offers advice on how to mentally train for the event based on past experiences training top competitors for the Western States and Badwater events. Joel blogs about Ultra Marathoning at TheUltralete.com

Mike chats with Will Niccolls, Executive Director of Sports in Schools. An organization that helps fund school sports programs in Washington. More than that they are an advocate promoting the importance of school sport programs to the health of students and the community. They can be reached at www.SportsInSchools.org

The Athlete within You catches up with Cliff McCrath right after a Sounders FC TV Promo. Cliff shares what he has been doing this past year, everything from helping kids in Africa with the Soccer Saves program to Northwest Soccer Camps 40th Anniversary. Mike discusses with Cliff what he looks for in a player to succeed at the next level. You don't want to miss the answer to that question.

Mike talks with Gary Burley the founder Pro Start Academy. Pro Start Academy is an extraordinary academic and athletic program, founded and managed by former NFL players, and other professionals whose primary goal is to educate, train, develop and enhance the athletic, academic and life skill abilities of all of our students. Mike gives a short sport psychology - mental training tip as always. Come join in and find out more about The Athlete Within You.

Roller Derby is the fastest growing Womens Sport in America. Mike talks with Roller Derby star Carmen Getsome from Rat City Roller Girls about Roller Derby, physical and mental training important for success in Derby.

Mike talks with SportsWorx Northwest. Mike Baggett runs his franchise in the pacific northwest. Listen in and learn what you can do to help the athlete in your life find the right college program. If you are a parent looking for guidance for your student athlete or you are a high school student wondering about college, then this is the place for you. SportsWorx is the advantage you need to improve your chances and prepare for a sports career in college. But it does not just happen. You have to know when and how to contact your college coaches and you have to comply with NCAA rules. Our sports advisors will help you learn about the process, prepare your materials and information for college coaches and most of all, show you how to choose the right college.

Bob Salomon started a movement in baseball of Playing it Forward by having a children's book produced about giving back. In a short time major league players and x-players were jumping on board to help support the concept of giving through sport. Jim Eisenreich played in Major League Baseball for 15 years. He has Tourettes Syndrome. He has had it since he was a young child. Come see how he dealt with the disability and how he helps kids today through the Jim Eisenreich Foundation for Children with TS. Jim started supporting Glove and now AGOTO helps support his foundation. The publishers give $3.00 to charity for every book sold.

Mike chats with his own assistant coach on her career as a college soccer player. He gets her thoughts on player development, dedication and what the future may hold for her. Kendyl used to travel 3.5 hours just to go to practice. Find out why.

Mike talks with Ann about the network she helped start which focuses media attention on Womens Sports. Ann is a former College and professional Track and Field Athlete. She placed first in the 2004 Olympic Trials in Steeplechase only to find that the event for women in the Olympics was not allowed because it was thought to be too dangerous. With the goal of promoting and empowering female athleticism, WomenTalkSports.com is an online network that connects the best blogs relating to women's sports. The site aims to raise the level of awareness of women in sport by providing comprehensive sport coverage, spotlighting outstanding achievements, and working with sporting associations on advocacy issues and empowering programs.

Welcome to The Athlete within You. I'm Mike Margolies and I want to welcome you all to listen in and be part of my radio family. Today I am having a conversation with Bobby Howe. He is a former English Professional player, Professional and National Team coach. He wrote the book on coach education for soccer in this country and is one of the most respected coach educators in the world.