Conditioned To Bowl

Diandra Asbaty tells her 2006 self to expect hardship, and she shares the two best pieces of advice she has ever received.Part 3 wraps up the Diandra Asbaty mini-series with Paul and Heather's segment questions. Diandra names burpees as her least favorite exercise, which leads Paul and Heather into why they rarely program them, and she explains why seeing the total weight she moved in the TrainHeroic app makes her feel strong. Paul reminds her of the day he put her in NormaTec recovery boots, then asks for her favorite tools. She names rest and massage, and also likes acupuncture and cupping. She talks about eating clean, limiting sugar, and paying closer attention to protein as a woman.Diandra also explains why she trusts experts over the flood of information online, thanks Paul for answering families' questions at the Elite Youth Tour, and Heather explains how Diandra's introduction led to the show. Paul reads the words Diandra used to describe herself in 2006, and she adds one, intuitive, that she says she learned along the way. Then comes her message to her younger self: expect it to be hard, and know that one day your life will change and you should let it.The talk wraps on identity and on two pieces of advice that shaped her: her first Team USA coach Fred Borden telling her to be careful what she thinks about because it might come true, and a lesson that when people do not like you it has nothing to do with you. Diandra also reflects on how athletes tie their worth to results, and Paul tells a story about a rough practice session and a lesson in perspective from Kyle Sherman.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:00 - Favorite: lifts and the burpee debate02:00 - Lifting 3,000 pounds in TrainHeroic02:30 - Why burpees may not be worth it04:00 - Favorite recovery tools05:00 - Massage, acupuncture, and cupping05:30 - Eating clean and focusing on protein06:30 - Whoop, and trusting the experts08:00 - How the podcast began08:30 - "It depends" and never stop learning10:00 - Ten words for 2006 Diandra12:00 - Advice to her 2006 self12:30 - A bad practice day and a lesson from Kyle Sherman14:00 - When life shifts after Team USA14:30 - Worth beyond results15:30 - You are who you are, not what you do16:30 - Two best pieces of advice18:30 - Reminders we all need19:00 - Closing reflections and thanks#podcast #athlete #bowling #sports #ConditionedToBowl#BowlersAreAthletes #DiandraAsbaty #TeamUSA

Mental game coach and Team USA veteran Diandra Asbaty explains why bowlers need delusional optimism, quiet time, and a willingness to be uncomfortable.In Part 2 of the Diandra Asbaty mini-series, the conversation moves from injury to mindset. A host asks whether intuition can be learned, and Diandra answers yes, with the work beginning by quieting the noise in a world of constant scrolling. She explains why she listens to podcasts instead of music at the gym, how one workout led to an idea for a whole new product, and how her Mindset Reset subscription, her Champions Framework team sessions, and her one-on-one 12 Frames to a Stronger Mental Game program help bowlers train their minds. Her free resources live at beyondthelanes.com, including a guide called All the Mental Mistakes That I Made So You Don't Have To.The hosts ask how to build a culture shift with youth bowlers, and Diandra gets honest: you get out what you put in, practice what you are not good at, and expect to fail. She shares what it required at age 12 to think she could be among the world's elite bowlers, why she calls that delusional optimism, and how a girl from Dyer, Indiana became a two-time World Bowler of the Year. The group also talks about comparison, Instagram highlights, and raising strong girls who set their own trends.Then Heather asks the question every strength coach hears: why lift if the results do not show up right away on the lanes? Diandra recommends putting a Whoop band on for your longest day of bowling, pushes back on the idea that you do not feel the difference, and explains why building muscle changes how she feels at the line almost immediately. The episode wraps with a reminder that everyone falls off the plan sometimes, and that beginning again carries no shame. Diandra closes by thanking Paul and Heather for what they are doing for the sport.Timestamps:00:30 - Training Your Intuition by Quieting the Noise 02:30 - Finding Inspiration Through Exercise and Podcasts 03:30 - Diandra’s Mental Game Training Programs 05:30 - Developing Mental Skills Beyond the Lanes 07:00 - Learning from Failure and Practicing Weaknesses 09:00 - Delusional Optimism and Becoming a Champion 10:30 - Embracing Discomfort and Putting in the Work 11:00 - Social Media, Comparison, and Self-Confidence 12:00 - Raising Confident Girls Who Set Their Own Trends 13:30 - Strength Training and Bowling Performance 15:30 - Core Strength and Stability at the Line 16:30 - Commitment, Consistency, and Starting Again 17:30 - Getting Back on Track Without Perfection#ConditionedToBowl #DiandraAsbaty #BowlersAreAthletes #mentalgame #podcast #bowling #youth #delusional #optimism #athlete #sports

Told she was too young for knee surgery, Team USA veteran Diandra Asbaty kept speaking up until she found a doctor who saw her as a good candidate.Paul and Heather welcome Diandra Asbaty, a two-time U.S. Amateur champion, 15-time member of Team USA, and co-founder of the Elite Youth Tour, for her first appearance on Conditioned To Bowl. The bio rundown covers over 70 international medals, two PBA Women's Series titles, and the 2012 USBC Queens major. Then Diandra opens with a message for young bowlers who only see their heroes on television: you do not get to skip to the good part. She also explains how she met Paul at Diversey River Bowl, when he reminded her they had crossed paths at the 2007 U.S. Open, and why it mattered to find a physical therapist who understood both bowling and movement.The heart of this episode is Diandra's knee story. She describes years of pain, cortisone shots that bought her one season at a time, and the moment standing up became impossible after she got out of her car. She explains why she went looking for a new care team, what her X-rays showed, why she chose robotic knee surgery called Makoplasty, and what a nurse told her on the way out of the office. Her recovery lasted three months, and she says her real goal was walking around Europe with her kids without having to sit down. If you are putting off a surgery like this, she has a message for you.From there the conversation turns to advocacy. Heather explains why a professional athlete in a repetitive sport should think about the demands on her body instead of her age, and Paul makes the case that people have to advocate for themselves in a medical system built around time management. Diandra explains how asking questions and trusting her intuition led her to the right answer. She also talks about why you have to do the work even when you do not feel like it and how she leaned on her strengths against the men at the 2007 U.S. Open. The group closes on the question every patient should ask: what is the long-term plan?Timestamps:00:00 - Welcome Diandra Asbaty05:00 - You don't get to skip to the good part06:00 - How Paul and Diandra met07:30 - Early knee pain and finding the right help09:30 - Grit and refusing to settle10:30 - Cortisone shots and the Band-Aid cycle11:30 - Doctors say she is too young for surgery12:00 - Finding a new care team13:00 - X-rays and robotic Makoplasty14:00 - A nurse's advice and zero knee pain15:00 - Why she did it and what recovery looked like16:00 - You have to do the work17:30 - Giving yourself grace18:00 - Training for the life you want19:00 - The 2007 U.S. Open as a woman21:00 - Why you have to advocate for yourself22:30 - Paul on instant gratification and healthcare24:30 - Asking questions and trusting your intuition26:00 - What is the long-term plan?#ConditionedToBowl #BowlersAreAthletes #DiandraAsbaty #KneeSurgery #AdvocateForYourself #Bowling #Injury #Advocacy #Surgery #BowlingInjury

After three years of barely sleeping and a lifetime of hating push-ups, Hall of Famer Lynda Barnes says the recovery tool that's actually worked best for her is laughter.In the final part of the Lynda Barnes mini-series, hosts Paul Schroeder and Heather Sterner get into the practical side of staying in the game for decades. Lynda opens up about the years of broken sleep that came with being a diabetic mom, the relaxation tools she borrowed from competition to finally calm her mind at night, and why laughter, more than any cold plunge or ice bath, is still her number one recovery tool.The conversation turns to training and nutrition: what she wishes she'd done differently for her upper body, her honest take on old WIBC tour life versus today's PWBA grind, her favorite and least favorite exercises, and the go-to playlist that gets her fired up. She and the hosts also dig into the very real challenge of eating well in bowling centers, especially when managing her son's blood sugar on the road, and why she thinks bowlers deserve better nutrition support as athletes.Lynda closes out the mini-series with two pieces of advice she's carried for years, and a heartfelt thank-you to the sport that's given her a lifetime of family and purpose.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro01:00 - Years of broken sleep as a diabetic mom04:00 - Learning to rest without the guilt05:00 - Laughter: her number one recovery tool05:00 - Old WIBC tour versus today's PWBA grind09:00 - Favorite and least favorite exercises12:00 - Her go-to hype playlist14:00 - Movement snacks and pre-bowl warm-ups18:00 - Breakfast, balance, and ditching soda for water22:00 - Eating well in bowling centers on the road26:00 - Two pieces of advice and a thank-you to the sport#BowlersAreAthletes #ConditionedToBowl #LyndaBarnes #Bowling #Nutrition #podcast #diabetes #recovery

Lynda Barnes says she was never the most physically gifted bowler in the room, so she built her entire Hall of Fame career on the one edge she could control: her mind.In Part 2 of the Lynda Barnes mini-series, hosts Paul Schroeder and Heather Sterner dig into the mental game that Lynda credits with her longevity, tracing it back to a single moment with San Jose State sports psychologist Glenn Toby that changed how she approached every shot. She walks through her full mental toolkit, from affirmations to a pre-shot tile-counting ritual, and gets candid about the very different way her husband Chris and son Ryan train their own mental games.The conversation turns personal as Lynda opens up about how becoming a mother to Troy, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age six, forced her to become a bolder, tougher version of herself. She talks about the Strike Out Diabetes charity events that followed, and how that same fight carried into her physical recovery from a 2006 wrist surgery and a 2011 shoulder labrum repair that she's still managing today.The episode closes on a rare left-field detour: after years of talking shop, Lynda finally tells the story of how she knew her husband Chris was the one, and it did not start the way you'd expect.Subscribe for the final part of the Lynda Barnes mini-series.Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:00 The pencil that changed her mental game04:00 Her mental toolkit: affirmations, rehearsal, and tearing up negative thoughts05:00 Chris's mental game blind spot09:00 Told she couldn't pursue sports psychology as a woman11:00 Becoming a different kind of parent after Troy's diagnosis14:00 Strike Out Diabetes and Troy's 20th diaversary15:00 The 2006 wrist surgery17:00 The shoulder labrum tear and surgery20:00 Why bowlers need upper body work too22:00 Chris's back surgery and the 2015 US Open26:00 How she knew Chris was the one#podcast #ConditionedToBowl #LyndaBarnes #BowlersAreAthletes #MentalGame #StrikeOutDiabetes #BowlingRecovery #TeamUSABowling #Sports Psychology