Today we are joined by local college pitcher Eli Hoyt. Eli grew up in Waukesha, playing for STiKS academy, and just finished his career at Madison College. Eli will have the opportunity to play for USA Baseball and the Madison Mallards this summer. In addition to being a high level pitcher, Eli has overcome numerous injuries over the course of his career. Most recently, Eli just returned to competition following Tommy John Surgery on his throwing elbow.  Eli and I discuss: Eli’s baseball story and how he ended up at Madison College How is perspective has changed on college baseball The d ..read more

In this episode on Milwaukee Sports Performance Podcast, I (Dr. Lauren here!) am joined by Dr. Sydney and her running coach, Jack Hackett. Coach Jack is the owner and head coach of Infinity Running Company. Jack coached Dr. Sydney for a half marathon, and now her first full marathon! In this episode, we break down Dr. Sydney’s experience training for and running her first marathon. Coach Jack reflects on her training and race experience, and we use this opportunity to look at Dr. Sydney’s goals for the off season. In this episode we also discuss:  Pre-race preparation tips Race nutrition ..read more

One of the most important decisions to make as an injured athlete is to choose your “team”, including choosing your physical therapist. This team can include many different people from skill coaches, to doctors, to physical therapists and sports psychologists. Many times within the medical field you are referred to a provider because it is convenient or there is a marketing agreement in place.  For example, a large health system or orthopedic group “sponsors” a high school or club team and provides an athletic trainer. That athletic trainer is often encouraged or required to refer at ..read more

On this episode, we are joined by Keith Kahlfeldt, a basketball performance coach at the Prolane in Waukesha, WI. Keith focuses on tailoring performance training in the weight room to improve performance on the basketball court.  Keith is local to the Milwaukee area, having played basketball at New Berlin Eisenhower and then continuing on to play at Concordia University. He uses his knowledge and experience as a basketball player to help guide his programs to help other local high school, college and professional basketball players stay healthy and perform at a high level. Specifical ..read more

Late stage ACL rehab and the return-to-play process from ACL rehab takes a team effort. The player and medical staff have been working together for 8-9 months, and the athlete is ready to start to be reintegrated into practice and game activities. At that point, the coach starts to play a key role in helping the athlete reintegrate into the team environment and prepare to return to game action.  However, coaches aren’t medical professionals, especially at the high school level. Coaches have many other responsibilities, and often, other full time jobs. So how would you, as t ..read more

Dive into the injuries and recoveries of a college heptathlete with Dr. Lauren and Abigail Missiaen ..read more

In this episode, we are joined by Brian Keller, a professional baseball player who has pitched for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox organizations, and now the Hanshin Tigers in Japan. Brian has one of the best development stories going from a lightly recruited high school baseball player, to a late round draft pick, and now he is entering his eighth season as a professional baseball player. Brian and I specifically cover: What he has learned about developing as a pitcher from high school and into professional baseball Advanced pitch data: What makes a good pitch? How he learned to use ..read more

Today I talk with Jason Tipton, director of instruction at Chenequa Country Club. We discuss high school golf development, and specifically about how high school players with specific goals to make their high school golf team should utilize the upcoming winter “off-season” for golf development.   In detail, Jason and I discuss: Why junior golfers should play multiple sports When a player should start to specialize in golf Common mistakes that hold high school golfers back from shooting lower scores What it really takes to make your high school varsity team What college coaches at D1 ..read more

Dr. Sydney just finished her first marathon! On this episode of Milwaukee Sports Performance Podcast, Sydney and I sit down to debrief and share some of her marathon training lessons with you. All of us at Kinetic have watched Sydney train for this marathon over the last 4+ months and we couldn’t be more excited for her & proud of her. Sydney learned a lot about running, about the human body, and about training going through this training process, so today Sydney shares some of her biggest lessons.  Specifically we discuss: How her race went What a typical marathon training week look ..read more

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Sam Steiner of Orthopedic Associates of Wisconsin. Dr. Steiner is a local orthopedic surgeon that specializes in caring for athletes and athletic injuries. He has a history as a local star athlete, even going on to play football in the BIG 10. We ask Dr. Steiner some of the post common post-operative questions we get from athletes in our office, including: When should you get an MRI How long should you wear a brace after ACL surgery? Do you need to wear a brace when you return-to-sport after ACL surgery? Which graft is best to reconstruct y ..read more