Back for the first Ep of the year of the Poddy we are kicking things off by having on an absolute G in the industry Andres Ubach.
Andres is an incredible trainer out of Texas who has had an incredible journey battling injuries that threatened to cut his skate life short only to turn it all around with education, receiving the proper help and then flourishing on his own to spread the good word becoming a practitioner of the fine arts of Strength and Conditioning and athletic training.
Join us for a great convo where we get in to a range of topics such as:
Growing up in Ohio with no skate community and finding your own path
Battling through an injury that never seems to get fixed.
What are the mistakes most skaters make when returning from an injury.
Mental health struggles when dealing with injuries. Tips and tricks to help the biggest battle of them all.
The knock on effect prioritising your health can have not just to your on board performance but off it as well.
Plus much more. Enjoy.
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#22 - Ryan Clements
With the final ep of the year we are honoured to have the very legendary Ryan Clements on the SBS poddy.
Ryan is an absolute G in the skateboarding world leaving his mark in positive ways all around. Through his company Excel Management he has a hand in managing some of the top skaters in the world such as Jamie Foy, Felipe Gustavo, Ishod Wair, and Nora Vasconcellos. Additionally, through his other company The Boarder, he also manages to put on some of the best events in skateboarding such as the classic Vans Park series.
Having grown up as a core skater in the 80s himself he provides a unique perspective of both sides of the coin from both the core skaters and industry side of skateboarding. It was an honour to have him on to talk about things such as:
What it takes to be a pro, not just being Pro
How younger skaters should manage social media to be valuable to their sponsors
Changing the stereotype that managers ‘take advantage’ of skaters
Meeting your heroes and having them hate you
Growing up as a core skater and transitioning to a manager of some of the best skaters in the world
How to manage the negative blow backs from being successful in the skating world
Plus Much More.
Enjoy 👊🏼
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#21 - Chad Caruso
Today’s guest I have been following for quite some time. When I first started skating around 5 years ago he was legit the only guy posting skate tutorials over on YouTube. As the years went on I would catch glimpses of these crazy things he was up to like doing 50 tricks in 50 states and then breaking a Guinness record for skating across America.
It was after I heard him speak on other interviews about his journey through sobriety and how all of this had come from getting sober and rekindling his love with skating that I knew we had to have him on to tell his crazy story and man he did not disappoint. Join us for the poddy where we touched on topics such as:
Career ending knee injury and the spiral it sent him on
Getting sober and rekindling a love for skating
Letting go of worrying what the skate community thinks of you
Being a “core skater” and starting a YouTube despite the negative views
50 tricks in 50 states
Skating across America and setting a world record
Plus much more.
If you enjoy the pod Chad is currently selling his book so be sure to head over to www.chadcaruso.com and check it out.
Enjoy!
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#20 - Dr Simon J. Kramer
Ever wanted to know if you should be heading in for surgery for your skate based injury?
Wondering what the process might look like?
Or whether it should be managed conservatively?
Then you won’t want to miss this weeks pod with the legendary Dr Simon J. Kramer.
Simon is a orthopaedic surgeon from Germany. Having cut his teeth performing surgery’s on ankles and knees (a skaters bread and butter) he has recently turned his efforts to his practice as a sport physician treating the German Olympic skate team as their head doctor.
If it wasn’t enough he is also an incredible skater in his own right. Having been sponsored by shops, competed in the European championships and had pics published in mags you will not find someone who is more qualified or has more experience to speak on skate injuries then this guy.
Join us as we do a deep dive on topics such as:
Surgery or Conservative methods? how you know which route to take.
Why we are seeing more and more recommendations towards training and therapy over surgery.
Why you shouldn’t compare your surgical journey with your favourite athletes
What the real reason is for not coming back from ACL surgery before 9 months.
Belief around returning from injuries. What it takes and the mental side of the grind.
Studies for skateboarding. Why we need them to help the community and what you can do to help
Plus Much More.
Dr Simon is also funding a study on injuries for skaters which we need as many skaters as possible to go and take part in to begin collecting data to help assist the community. So please, head over to www.skateboardinginjuries.com and fill out the survey so the people that want to help skaters get the information they need.
Hope you enjoy this amazing episode
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#19 - Sam Fairweather
We are officially back from a little hiatus (more on that in the intro) and pretty stoked to make that come back with a skater very dear to my heart the very talented Mr Sam Fairweather.
Sam is a beast of a skater from Syd Australia and well known for leaving his creative mark on well known spots all around the world. His relentless filming and part releases has seen him supported by brands such as indy, converse, board world , crawling death, just to name a few.
He joined us on the pod to do a deep dive on all things skating as well as the recent changes he has made on his health/life journey. Join us for a quality ep where we covered topics such as:
Releasing footage on Instagram vs as a full part. Why the change?
Switching from big impact skating to leaving a mark creatively on famous spots.
Pursuit of going pro, getting sponsors and making a living from skating. Is it all worth it?
Body failing from all the abuse of skating
1 year sober. What was the reason and what’s the experience been like?
Experience with introducing strength training and help it’s had on skating and overcoming jumpers knee issues.
Gym culture and bad perceptions that stop skaters from trying training.
Finding joy in skating by eliminating the drive to “make it”
Enjoy 😉
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