Leave Your Mark

This episode features Jennifer Sygo a Registered Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist with the Cleveland Clinic in Toronto.  Jennifer works with athletes and active individuals of all abilities, including Olympic medallist and athletes in the NHL, NBA, Major League Baseball, and professional tennis.  She has provided nutrition services for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Triathlon Canada, and in addition to her work with gymnastics, she also serves as a sports dietitian for the Toronto Raptors, Athletics Canada, and Swimming Canada. Jennifer has a special interest in nutrition for speed/power and aesthetic sports and has published research on the prevalence of low energy availability in elite sprinters. In 2014, Jennifer published her first book, "Unmasking Superfoods", and it became a national best-seller. Outside of her work, Jennifer is an athlete and sports enthusiast, and a proud mother of two young boys.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect w

This episode features Rick Chamney as an expert in physical rehabilitation for performers in the arts and athletes in sports for more than 25 years, his career has allowed him to follow his passion.  He’s developed artistic athletes with organizations like Cirque du Soleil, as well as individual and performance team athletes from dozens of sports.  Rick started his career with Cirque du Soleil as a part of the Mystere show in Las Vegas, His career spanned stints with resident shows in Vegas and touring shows through Europe and Japan, and finally the headquarters in Montreal where he became the Director of the Medicine and Rehabilitation. After leaving Cirque, he moved to Zurich and focused on being a stay at home dad, one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of his adult life.  Most recently he’s gone back into the world of his passion and has begun to teach as a guest lecture for a Master of Sports Administration program in Lausanne, as well as consulting with artistic athletes from all over Eur

This episode features Pistol Pete Friesen an extremely accomplished performance professional with a background in physical therapy and strength and conditioning as his foundation.  He is currently the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the United States Women’s National Hockey program.  Peter spent 21 years with the Carolina Hurricanes as the team’s Head Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach and he has been in practice for nearly 40 years. In addition to his work with professional teams, Friesen has been associated with the Canadian Olympic and International programs for the last 30 years, including serving as the Head Trainer for Canada’s gold medal-winning team during the 2004 World Championships.  He has also married 29 years and the proud father of three wonderful children.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com

This episode features a Canadian sports broadcasting icon. He's been the face of TSN's hockey coverage for several decades. Episode #55 of Leave Your Mark features James Duthie and it's a great story about a kid from the east end of Ottawa who discovered he had a knack for talking to an audience. His quirky sense of humor and his affinity for sport helped him carve a niche as the face of a game we all love in Canada. He's won multiple awards as one of Canada's most recognizable sports journalists and his story is certainly worth a turn.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/

This episode features Nick Winkleman who is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Formerly Nick was the director of education and training systems for EXOS. As the director of education, Nick oversaw the development and execution of all internal and external educational initiatives.  As a performance coach, Nick oversaw the speed and assessment component of the EXOS NFL Combine Development Program and supported many athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, National Sports Organizations, and the Military. Nick recently completed his Ph.D. with a dissertation focus on motor skill learning and sprinting. Nick is an internationally recognized speaker on human performance and coaching science. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Nick is a husband and father and the primary reason I asked him on Leave Your Mark is because of his ability to find a powerful work-life balance.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect wit

This episode features Dana Lis who is a very talented high-performance sports dietitian, and in this role, she’s had the honor of working with many of Canada’s top athletes and sports scientists.  She’s also worked nationally and internationally with many professional athletes including her current work as a consultant with the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. As a graduate of the renowned IOC diploma in sports nutrition, she has expanded her focus from practical work in the field with athletes to achieving her doctorate from the University of Tasmania and Post-Doctoral research at UC Davis in California. With one foot in research and the other in the field with athletes, Dana continues to strive towards evidence-influenced sports nutrition and its direct translation to athletic performance.  She does all of this while managing her role as a mom to her little boy Myles, and her love and connection with the great outdoors.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment,

This episode features Reg Grant who has been the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the New York Rangers Hockey Club of the National Hockey league since 2002 and currently serves as the President of the Strength and Conditioning Association of Professional Hockey. Prior to his work in the National Hockey league, Reg served in the same capacity with Concordia University in Montreal and was also a lecturer in the Exercise Science department. Reggie’s quiet and unassuming leadership in hockey have helped shape the profession in the sport over the course of the last fifteen years.  He has been involved in the transition into technology and more organized performance systems in the sport, and he leads by example through character and care of the athlete. Reg is a dedicated father of three with his wife Natalie, and one of the many reasons I asked him on leave your mark is because he has been able to navigate the difficult and demanding world of professional sport while continuing to be the father I know he s

This Episode features David Joyce. David is currently the Head of Athletic Performance at the Greater Western Sydney Giants of the Australian Football League.  He has worked in professional rugby at the club and international level in both the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as in club and international football in the English Premier League and in Turkey.  He’s been a part of 2 Olympic cycles for Team GB at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and for Team China at the London Olympics in 2012.  He has also published 2 books on integrated high performance (High-Performance Training for Sports, and Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation).  He is a highly respected performance professional and I was honored to have him on the show! Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy

This episode of Leave Your Mark is a special one.  I started out nine months ago on a journey to achieve a dream.  I wanted to be a broadcaster when I was a boy, and some 40 years later, I chose to podcast as my vehicle.  In those nine months I was able to complete 48 interviews, as well as my introduction podcast, and so I felt that the best way to celebrate the New Year of 2018 and my accomplishment would be to produce an interview of myself.  I chose a good friend, Alexandre Despatie who is now a media personality in Montreal to be my interviewer.  I hope this gives my listeners a little look inside the host of Leave Your Mark, enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/

This episode features Sophia Nimphius who is an Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University and leads High-Performance Services for Softball Western Australia.  She previously served as the Sports Science Manager for the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre and has held positions in sports science and strength and conditioning in the US and Australia supporting athletes of various competitive levels.  She has been an invited presenter and researcher nationally and internationally on topics from elite performance to diversity for innovation and has also published numerous peer-reviewed research articles and several book chapters.  The reason I invited Sophia on Leave Your Mark was that I was struck by her desire to share her knowledge and challenge convention through research and applied practice, she is indeed leaving her mark in the world of human performance.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain

Episode #48 of Leave Your Mark features Fergus Connolly who is a leading expert in team sports and human performance. Fergus is the author of the ground-breaking Game Changer (the first holistic coaching philosophy for winning in all team sports). He has worked within many of the major professional sports leagues in the world including work with Liverpool FC, the San Francisco 49ers, the Welsh Rugby Union, the University of Michigan Football and several elite military units. He has released his most recent book “59 Lessons” which can be found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/59-Lessons-Working-Greatest-Athletes/dp/0960050906 and it is surely going to Leave a Mark on the industry as it strolls through many of the key performance lessons learned by some of the world’s elite winners. Looking forward to reading it myself!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM

This episode features Richard Collinge who is a Master’s level Chartered Physiotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience.  His journey has seen him work in the NHS, private practice and predominantly elite sport in the UK and North America.  He has worked at Crystal Palace FC, Brentford FC, Watford FC, Wigan Athletic FC, Montreal Impact FC, the Scottish Men’s National Team and he is currently the Head of Medical Services at West Ham United FC. His is a unique story of travel through and service to the highest levels of football in the world, and well worth a listen.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/

This episode features James Morton who is currently a professor of exercise metabolism and nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University.  He is also the Head of Nutrition for Team Sky and has led the nutrition strategy for the team through its victories at the Tour de France since 2015. From 2010 to 2015 James provided support in conditioning and nutrition with the Liverpool Football Club of the Premier League, and also specializes in providing nutritional and conditioning support to a range of professional boxers, MMA athletes, and jockeys. To date, he has authored over 120 research publications in the fields of sports nutrition, physiology, and metabolism as well as numerous books and book chapters on these topics. He also directs nutrition-related research projects for the English Institute of Sport (EIS) and is Director of World Class Knowledge for Science in Sport.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW

This episode features Rachel Martin.  Having pulled herself up from poverty to being named one of Inc. magazine's top 40 entrepreneurs, she’s been writing online for over a decade. She is the writer behind the site FindingJoy.net and author of the life-changing, find-your-heart book The Brave Art of Motherhood. Her site reaches millions, her content has been translated into over 25 languages and she has a robust, engaged Facebook community. Rachel believes in the power of the human spirit to overcome, to thrive and to find deep joy and because of that, she pours her heart out through many platforms.  Beyond writing, speaking, podcasting, designing, media, and consulting, Rachel is the mom to seven (yes 7) kids.?   If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab

This episode features Kelly Starrett who is a physical therapist, and a co-founder of San Francisco CrossFit and MobilityWOD.com, where he shares his innovative approach to movement, mechanics, and mobility with coaches and athletes. He travels around the world teaching his Movement & Mobility Course and works with elite Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard forces; athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB; and national and world-ranked strength and power athletes.  He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Becoming a Supple Leopard, which has revolutionized how coaches, athletes, and everyday humans approach movement and athletic performance. I asked him on Leave Your Mark because he believes that every human being should know how to move and be able to perform basic maintenance on themselves, he’s on a mission to help people perform to their ultimate potential!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG

This episode features Carmen Bott who has been in the sports performance and fitness training industry for over twenty years and her passion and focus go deep in combative and collision sports athlete preparation. She is currently a professor of Kinesiology at Langara College and Simon Fraser University.  She is grounded in a combination of pure and applied science in her coaching practice and her many years of experience allow her to innovate and challenge coaching convention. I invited Carmen on Leave Your Mark because she is a shining example of the combination of teacher, coach, and mother, combining all of these things and thriving as a professional through the amazing growth of her students, athletes, and child. If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.

This episode features Richard Monette who is a sports psychology consultant to many Olympic and professional athletes.  He has coached athletes to success under pressure at the highest levels of sport and he is an expert in helping individuals and organizations achieve sustained performance. His talents span the disciplines of business, education and sports psychology, all of which are linked by his passion for improving human achievement and fulfillment through a greater connection to purpose. Through his work with B2ten, Richard has become the creator and managing director of “Active for Life”, a world-leading initiative dedicated to engaging the grassroots in developing physical literacy and healthy lifestyles in children.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://

This episode features Bill Knowles who is currently the Director of Reconditioning and Athletic Development for HPSports.  He is a consultant to many professional and college sports teams throughout the world, and many high performing athletes from teams in almost every league around the globe. Bill is a pioneer in the world of reconditioning, a practice near and dear to my own heart, it is a unique blend of the powers of therapeutic practice and the methods of performance preparation that results in more robust and higher performing athletes. He is indeed Leaving a mark!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/

This episode features Brett Bartholomew who is a performance coach, author, consultant, and founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, The Bridge Human Performance. His book, Conscious Coaching: The Art and Science of Building Buy-In was ranked in the “Amazon Top 100 Books Overall” in 2017 and has become a must-have resource guide to coaches of any kind who seek to better understand their athletes and what makes them tick!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/

This episode features Rhian Wilkinson who was a professional soccer player and member of Canada's Women's National Team for 13 years. She is one of a very select group of players ever to appear in 150 games for Canada. As a member of the national team, she won a bronze medal at the London Olympic games and has further competed at four world cups and two other Olympic games.  She has been a pioneer of women's soccer in Canada and now continues to build her legacy in coaching today.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. All things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/