Conditioned to Win

Lisa Mitzel
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Conditioned to Win

Lisa Mitzel is rethinking high performance and young athletes. With an urgency for gymnasts to train and compete with autonomy, mental health and wellness, she advocates for the athlete's voice, more education, and moving the sports culture forward. Conditioned to Win is a hybrid podcast with interviews and monologues. Lisa's work is rooted in mindfulness, compassion, sport psychology, and child development. With a successful career competing and coaching at the club and D1 college levels, Lisa believes you gotta dig deep, ask hard questions, and fight for mental health & wellness for every child.

Episodes

  1. Reduce Mental Blocks, Part 2, Deeper with Lisa Mitzel

    05/25/2024

    Reduce Mental Blocks, Part 2, Deeper with Lisa Mitzel

    Lisa Mitzel decided to add a bonus and do a Part 2 for this episode "Reduce Mental Blocks." You get to hear tips for parents, coaches, and a step-by-step story about Maddie with a mental block on her flyaway on bars, and Molly with a mental block on her RO BHS Back Tuck.No matter the challenge, when you collaborate and open yourself up to working together - coach, athlete, and parent - the gymnast will feel more ease when everyone is on the same page. When the athlete is afraid and stru...

    19 min
  2. Reduce Mental Blocks, Normalize Fear with Lisa Mitzel

    05/17/2024

    Reduce Mental Blocks, Normalize Fear with Lisa Mitzel

    Mental Blocks and fear occur in practically every gymnastics club and in every sport that has flipping and twisting. Tumbling, trampoline, acro, cheer, dance, and more. In the 5th episode, you will learn it's easy to educate athletes and coaches on the signs of nervousness and fear - these early emotions and physical reactions (stomach aches, thoughts racing, feeling overwhelmed) are the heart of where mental blocks begin. Talking about fear and mental blocks can normalize these challenges, a...

    29 min
  3. Issues in Changing Gyms, Lisa Mitzel

    05/01/2024

    Issues in Changing Gyms, Lisa Mitzel

    Have you ever felt confused about staying at a gym, or been afraid to leave a gym?Lisa Mitzel reviews how kids, parents and coaches get attached to each other, they may perceive that they are family, or that there should be loyalty. But gymnastics clubs are businesses that provide a kind service. If there is ever a question about a child's health, then take a step back and evaluate. Is this gym the right place? Lisa discusses different aspects of the parent's experience and the gy...

    19 min
  4. Brain Maps for Gymnasts with Yuka Sugiura, Part 2

    04/24/2024

    Brain Maps for Gymnasts with Yuka Sugiura, Part 2

    Such an awesome show! Listen to the 2nd half of my interview with the amazing Yuka Sugiura, and my thoughts on Women's Gymnastics NCAA National Championships, LSU winning, and student-athlete advocates for college athletes. This is powerful stuff, people!In part 2 of BRAIN MAPS FOR GYMNASTS - Yuka talks about being a neuroperformance coach, the athletes' experiences improving flexibility, going straighter in tumbling and much more! She is breaking into the forefront of sports science fo...

    31 min
  5. Brain Maps for Gymnasts with Yuka Sugiura, Part 1

    04/17/2024

    Brain Maps for Gymnasts with Yuka Sugiura, Part 1

    We are brainwashed. Society rewards the best students, musicians and athletes, so kids need to work hard, be tough, and achieve. Hurry, don't miss anything, try harder, go faster, do better! We want winners! It's too much... It causes children all kinds of pain, injury and fear. Kids are suffering. It's time we look closer and examine ourselves, because we are stressing kids' minds and bodies. And GUESS WHAT! There 's another way. It's called Neuroperformance Training ...

    28 min
  6. Fully Awake NCAA Gymnastics

    04/11/2024

    Fully Awake NCAA Gymnastics

    Today’s show is entitled Fully Awake NCAA Gymnastics. I’m flying solo and digging into the systems, struggles, and young women’s experiences in NCAA Gymnastics. This is largely a story and contemplation as I zoom in on the culture of the University of Utah gymnastics team, Kara Eaker’s horrible experience on the team, and the new Utah State resolution that condemns abusive coaching.Hold on and jump in - if you want to understand what's happening in college gymnastics and college sports, the m...

    29 min
  7. The Signs of Hurting with Lisa Terry, Part 2

    04/02/2024

    The Signs of Hurting with Lisa Terry, Part 2

    Lisa Terry is the Owner, CEO and Head Coach at East Bay Gymnastics in Concord, CA. In Part 2, we discuss a difficult situation with an abusive coach that was at their gym in 2023. Though he started out friendly, he took a turn and created confusion, anxiety, and fear in the gymnasts...and everyone. Listen to how Lisa Terry admits her mistakes and takes responsibility, especially taking the time and energy away from gymnastics in order to help her gymnasts process their pain and heal tog...

    33 min
  8. The Signs of Hurting with Lisa Terry, Part 1

    03/22/2024

    The Signs of Hurting with Lisa Terry, Part 1

    Lisa Terry is the Owner, CEO and Head Coach at East Bay Gymnastics in Concord, CA. She is my friend and a beautiful advocate for her gymnasts as humans, first! We discuss the incredible responsibilities of coaches and club owners, noticing the signs of kids struggling, asking poignant questions, listening with patience and supporting what the child needs. As Lisa says, "If my job was just coaching gymnastics, it would be easy." Learn the nuances of how to support and guide young gymnasts as t...

    27 min
  • 8 Episodes

Ratings & Reviews

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About

Lisa Mitzel is rethinking high performance and young athletes. With an urgency for gymnasts to train and compete with autonomy, mental health and wellness, she advocates for the athlete's voice, more education, and moving the sports culture forward. Conditioned to Win is a hybrid podcast with interviews and monologues. Lisa's work is rooted in mindfulness, compassion, sport psychology, and child development. With a successful career competing and coaching at the club and D1 college levels, Lisa believes you gotta dig deep, ask hard questions, and fight for mental health & wellness for every child.

Information

  • Creator
    Lisa Mitzel
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Conditioned to Win
  • Show Website
    Conditioned to Win

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