How to Train Your Human

Question: How can athletes improve their speed?In this episode, Nikia and Connor bust the many myths of speed! Contrary to popular belief, you do NOT necessarily become faster by building more muscle mass, doing more sprints after practice, or trying harder to go faster. Listen in to learn how to boost your speed immediately with FIVE QUICK FIXES and how to most effectively train to develop your speed over the long term. Want to learn how to incorporate sprint work (that will actually get you results) into your week? Go check out the EP 10 Sprint Work activity!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How can athletes develop a healthy relationship with making mistakes?Have you ever struggled with maintaining confidence throughout a season? Have you ever felt afraid of high-risk situations (whether that is defensively or attacking one-on-one)? Do you ever feel like you’ve lost the part of you that can adapt creatively to tight pressure or find innovative solutions with your teammates? Do you ever fear making mistakes in practices or games? Yeah, us too. Most players have been chewed out for making a decision that turned out to be the wrong one for that particular situation. Counterintuitively, this often leads players to make more mistakes (in a variety of situations) in the long run because they lose trust in their own decision-making and ability to read the game.Listen in to learn how to cultivate a mentality that is absolutely vital to talent development! Want to get the key to confidence and stop worrying about mistakes? Go grab the EP 09 Living Into Your Dream activity! Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How can athletes work through fear?Today’s episode is all about FEAR and why it's important that players cultivate a healthy relationship with it. While change is the only constant in life, many people resist change (or cling to old ideas of what worked well) because of a fear of what is unknown. But to push beyond your limits and find your EDGE on this journey, you must become comfortable with fear--comfortable trusting your body, believing in your direction, and creating in the space of the unknown!Listen in to learn how you can let go of fear and become the master of your own journey!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How can athletes utilize breathwork?Unlike the general public, a select group of high performers (including Olympians, the Navy Seals, and Tibetan monks) all have something in common. They know how to handle their breath and use this knowledge to push beyond the assumed limits of the body and mind. In this episode, we lay out the groundwork for athletes who want to utilize their breath to maximize their athletic potential. Listen in to learn: How to breathe correctly, to begin with for optimal health. How to use the breath during training to enhance endurance by targeting different energy systems. How to modulate stress levels by making small adjustments to each breath. The value of having a pre-game breathwork routine.Want to learn Connor's pre-game breathwork technique that you can use to get your mind right and enhance your probability of dropping into flow state? Go check out the EP 07 Guided Breathwork activity!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: Why should you train barefoot?What the heck? Aren't cleats essential for both agility and technical ability on the pitch? Well yes, cleats are incredibly helpful for traction during practices and games, but training barefoot has many benefits that can help athletes (especially soccer players) to enhance their talent and athleticism over the long term! In this episode, Nikia and Connor lay out their exact framework for incorporating barefoot training into your development. Listen in to learn how any player can rapidly improve their foot skills for quick wins and long-term technical dominance. Want the daily foot massage essential for counteracting the time you spend cramming your feet into runners and cleats? Go check out the EP 06 Foot Massage activity!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: Why do we call this podcast How to Train Your Human?Athleticism is about so much more than just strength and conditioning or speed and agility. This podcast is all about the things athletes usually aren't taught but need to know in order to reach their full athletic potential.  In this episode, Nikia and Connor provide a high-level view of topics that are often left unaddressed--namely nutrition, hydration, sleep, and environmental stressors. Learning to take care of your human matters because you can’t expect peak performances or a long career without correctly supporting your human body.For an easy "go-to" guide on optimizing your daily routine for performance-enhancing nutrition, hydration, and sleep, go find the "cheat sheet"!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: What is "flow state" and how can players take advantage of it?Believe it or not, athletes tap into flow state ALL THE TIME! You might recognize it as a feeling of playing "in the zone" and experience it on a weekly basis when time seems to fly by in a particular drill (or other activities like music, art, reading, etc.). In this episode, Nikia and Connor break down flow state and share how any player can utilize this powerful tool of high performance!Learn to "drop into" your body and experience flow state on demand by learning your triggers of flow. Go grab the worksheet and go through the associated EP 04 Flow State Triggers activity!Make the college recruiting process easier with the soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Support the EDGE Team and show off your style this year with EDGE Athlete Merch! Check out the limited edition "Champion State of Mind" collection for a daily reminder as you get ready for the day. Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: What's the "Inner Coach" and how can players cultivate the self-talk of a Pro? Is your "Inner Coach" a crappy teacher that makes you play worse or a wonderful mentor that can help you get to the highest levels of the game? In this episode, Nikia and Connor break down the concept of the "Inner Coach" and share experiences along the journey of developing the mindset of a high-performing player. Make the college recruiting process easier with our soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How do you develop the athleticism required to excel at team sports?Contrary to popular belief, creating athleticism is not about building muscles... Well, partly at least. Wait, what?! We mean that you shouldn't focus specifically on building muscles because true athleticism comes from acquiring the athletic skills necessary for the movements of your sport.Make the college recruiting process easier with our soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!Podcast Q&AGet All Podcast ResourcesFollow EDGE on Instagram | Follow EDGE on Facebook

Question: How do you grow your talent? Spoiler! It's not about mastering every skill out there, but about determining what makes up a talented player in YOUR position. In this episode, Nikia and Connor talk about what it takes to develop the foot skills and decision-making of a talented player as well as some practical ways to enhance your talent. Make the college recruiting process easier with our soccer resume and letter of interest template pack! Use code EDGEATHLETE to get $10 off exclusively for podcast listeners!All the podcast links: To find all our podcast resources, go to: https://bit.ly/EDGEPodcastResources Got a question you'd like us to answer in a future podcast? https://bit.ly/TheEDGEPodcast Follow us on socials: IG | FB Get in touch with us for business inquiries: https://www.athleticedgeperformancetraining.com/