Zig Ziegler-The Sports Kinesiologist

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Zig Ziegler is an expert Sports Kinesiologist specializing in Kinesiotherapy, Sports Performance, Post Rehab Conditioning, and Corrective Exercise with over 30 years of experience working with individuals and teams in exercise physiology, nutrition, weight loss, fitness, biomechanics, and high altitude training. During his career, Zig has assessed the biomechanics of over 100,000 athletes including some of the world’s best in professional track and field, running, baseball, basketball, football, tennis, fastpitch, golf, and many other sports!

  1. The System Blamed You. It Was Never Your Fault.

    MAR 17

    The System Blamed You. It Was Never Your Fault.

    For over 30 years, sports has been running the same generic program on every athlete and calling the ones who don't respond to it weak, soft, or not coachable. That's not coaching. That's fear. In this episode, sports kinesiologist and WITFL Commissioner Zig Ziegler breaks open the truth that nobody in athletics wants to say out loud — coaches don't individualize because they're afraid of looking bad. And when an athlete doesn't improve, they don't question the program. They blame the athlete. Zig knows because he was that athlete. Thirty-four shoulder dislocations. Stress fractures. A hamstring pull. A torn ACL his senior year. And coaches who moved on every single time he went down. What came from that — after analyzing over 5,000 athletes using motion capture technology between 2002 and 2004, and working with more than 100,000 athletes across every sport over three decades — is a discovery that changed everything he understood about human performance. Every person on earth moves in a pattern completely unique to their own strengths, physical limitations, thoughts, and coaching history. He named it Motion DNA. The world is just now catching up. This show is for every athlete who was told they weren't enough. Every parent who watched it happen to their kid. Every coach who actually gives a damn and wants better tools. What worked for Johnny will not work for Jamie. What worked for Billy will not work for Suzie. And if it didn't work — it's because it was never built for them. TrackFIT changes that. In this episode: Why coaches fear looking bad more than they fear failing athletesThe discovery of Motion DNA — and what 5,000 athletes taught Zig that the sports world still hasn't learnedHow every sport — not just track and field — has failed athletes with generic programsWhat individualized performance actually looks likeAre you TrackFIT?The Zig Ziegler Show is powered by the World Indoor Track & Field League (WITFL) and TrackFIT 3D Intelligence™. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe wherever you listen. areyoutrackfit.com

    7 min
  2. The Average Athlete Achieves Results "In Spite Of"... The Average Coach

    04/07/2023

    The Average Athlete Achieves Results "In Spite Of"... The Average Coach

    Have you ever thought to yourself that there was more you could have accomplished as an athlete? Listen as Zig Ziegler breaks down why so many current and former athletes feel like they weren't able to reach their full potential and what you can do to break the cycle as a coach, athlete, or parent.

    14 min
  3. Welcome to Z Athlete Factory with Zig Ziegler-The Sports Kinesiologist

    01/30/2023

    Welcome to Z Athlete Factory with Zig Ziegler-The Sports Kinesiologist

    Welcome to Z Athlete Factory...Building The Impossible Athlete From the Ground Up! Are you ready to improve your sports performance by 1% to 2% every week? It's possible! And we can help you get there!  Three Kinds of Athletes? Which athlete are you? Are you social athlete-just out there to have fun? An average: doing exactly what it takes to be on the team? Are you the Impossible Athlete constantly working to improve yourself and on you way to be a star? Regardless of which of the three athletes you are, you are invited to join my team and spend time with me in one of my workshops!

    11 min
  4. Why training programs should focus on building athletes from the ground up

    12/27/2022

    Why training programs should focus on building athletes from the ground up

    If you are an athlete or coach looking for ways to improve sports performance and eliminate injuries in individual athletes, tune in to discover how to identify the unique physical limitations, strengths, weaknesses, and compensations for each individual athlete! Subscribe for weekly updates!

    6 min
  5. The Top Benefits of Your Training Program by Zig Ziegler - The Sports Kinesiologist

    09/10/2022

    The Top Benefits of Your Training Program by Zig Ziegler - The Sports Kinesiologist

    Understand what you get out of your training program. Zig Ziegler, The Sports Kinesiologist takes you through his top benefits of why you should start and continue a training program What's in it for you? More than you think!  How exercises impacts your sleep How exercise impacts your body's chemical functions And much more!  Originally aired "live" on NBC Sports Radio's Fitness from the Ground Up in Phoenix on 7-11-2015

    1h 36m

  6. 09/01/2022

    Creating Vision and Plan: How to Run 20% Faster & Eliminate Runner Related Injuries!

    How to Run 20% Faster & Eliminate Runner Related Injuries!  Creating A Vision for Achieving Your Goals Let's ask a few questions get you started or run some checks and balances on your plan on your journey to achieving what's possible for you. Do you have a plan of action?  Where are you right now on your journey? What did or will you consider in creating your vision? Are you ready or prepared to take the next steps on this leg of the journey?   Your results on every project or task are dictated by where you are on the journey! Listen to discover how to cause a breakthrough in sports, fitness, and life!

    17 min
  7. Track and Field Legend Bob Beamon joins Zig Ziegler The Sports Kinesiologist

    08/01/2022

    Track and Field Legend Bob Beamon joins Zig Ziegler The Sports Kinesiologist

    Co-Founders of The Indoor Track & Field League,  Zig Ziegler, The Sports Kinesiologist and World Track and Field Legend Bob Beamon who won the 1968 Olympic Gold Medal in the Long Jump with a World and Olympic Record leap of 29ft  2 1/2 inches -  discuss the 2022 World Track and Field Championships last week in Oregon.    The pair also discuss the state of the sport of track and field, The Indoor Track & Field League, and upcoming events celebrating the 54th year of Bob Beamon as the Olympic Record Holder in the Long Jump!

    1h 14m
  8. Zig Ziegler on Coaching: What you don't know, you don't know!

    05/20/2022

    Zig Ziegler on Coaching: What you don't know, you don't know!

    No matter what kind of athlete or coach you are, there are over a million different ways to coach athletes. Is this true or false? How do you coach?  How are you being coached?   Are you sharing misinformation? Is misinformation being shared with you? How do you know? Why do you do what you do? When it comes to improving performance of an individual athlete how much do you know? This 15 minute show is a warm up to the full show which answers the questions to give athletes and coaches access to achieve what's available to them based on the individual athlete!

    14 min
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Zig Ziegler is an expert Sports Kinesiologist specializing in Kinesiotherapy, Sports Performance, Post Rehab Conditioning, and Corrective Exercise with over 30 years of experience working with individuals and teams in exercise physiology, nutrition, weight loss, fitness, biomechanics, and high altitude training. During his career, Zig has assessed the biomechanics of over 100,000 athletes including some of the world’s best in professional track and field, running, baseball, basketball, football, tennis, fastpitch, golf, and many other sports!

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