The Empowered Performance for Curlers Podcast Stephanie Thompson

Today’s episode features English researcher and curler Jotham Sugden. We talk about his mission with his website www.leancurling.com centring around curling research and sweep science.
 
We answer a couple questions such as:
How can an athlete and a coach determine what information is good?
How to combine experience and research with the human athlete in front you?
What matters more, experience, education or research?
 
We also touch a bit on sweeping science, sweep testing and gripper vs slide sweeping 
 
Some other great episodes to check out:
Episode 48: Sassy hips and energy leaks
Episode 65: 5 reasons you aren’t a better brusher
Episode 55: Should I 'toe out' while curling?
 
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
 

In this episode I answer questions such as:
Best workout for improving stability and power for peel weight
Should I pull back in the curling delivery?
What workouts should I do if I have a knee injury?
 
This months case study gives tips for if your inner thigh or outer hip is influencing your ability to get into a comfortable and accurate delivery position
 
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Watch HERE
 
Some other great episodes to check out:
Episode 05: It's all in the hips
Episode 48: Sassy hips and energy leaks
Episode 55: 'toe out'?
 
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
 

In today’s episode I am joined once again by Mental Performance Consultant Emily Riley. She walks us through the fundamentals of mental performance training, so that you have the basic skills to work on finding your best as a person, performer, teammate and a team. Emily has found many people know what they struggle with, but don’t know how to go about increasing their confidence, managing their emotions and being a great communicator. This summer she has a 4-month off ice mental performance program that walks you through each of the fundamentals. She gives us the coles notes version of what you will focus on in each month and some basic leading questions for you to get started
 
If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like these: 
Episode 27: Communication is about connection and collaboration with Alena Luciani
Episode 52: Working on your mental game with Emily Riley
Episode 58: Laziness is a habit, but rest is a priority Emily Riley
 
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
 

In today’s episode I am joined by Nina Walker, a performance nutritionist who oversees the nutrition support for British Curling. The bulk of this episode outlines the key elements of a well-fueled curler, and introduces you to the concept of a Performance Plate. Nina recommends focusing on your nutrition year-round; using  the off ice season to practise timing of meals around training, practices and games.
 
If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like these:
Episode 06: Basic nutrition for curlers
Episode 07: Mark Nichols on all things training, nutrition & curling camps
Episode 49: Limbo time and types of rest
 
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
 
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In this episode I answer questions such as:
What are the best off ice exercises for sweeping training?
What are some important tips for skips in the off ice season?
How do I set goals for next year when I don’t have any big events?
Does using a stabilizer make it harder for me to switch to a broom?
And more.
 
This months case study outlines helps a curler who struggles with hitting the broom; they always slide to the right of the target.ow
 
You can watch this episode on Youtube HERE. If you’ve got a question or case study example you can fill this out HERE.
 
Some other great episodes to check out:
Episode 48: Sassy hips and energy leaks
Episodes 40, 41 and 42: Free brushing intervals for you and your team
Episode 28: Using performance gap analysis for dictating offseason training
 
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All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast
 

In this episode I provide a framework with which to put together your own offseason training program. I help you plan and organize what, when and why you will workout.
 
Some other great episodes to check out:
Episode 04: Avoid these 8 mistakes I made training to become a fitter curler
Episode 09: Reverse engineering your goals
Episode 28: Using performance gap analysis to dictate offseason training for curling
I list 6 more in the show notes
 
To stay as up-to-date as possible, make sure to join the Empowered Performance newsletter and to follow me on Instagram at @empoweredperformance
 
All mentioned resources are available in the show notes on my website at
www.empoweredperformance.ca/podcast