Most athletes don’t lose because they lack talent.
They lose because their internal system collapses under pressure.

They dominate in practice.
They prepare, train, visualize…
Then the lights come on—and something shuts down.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we dive deep into the real mental game of performance with Brandon Sprout, a mental performance coach who works at the intersection of identity, subconscious programming, hypnosis, and NLP to help athletes perform consistently when it matters most.

This isn’t surface-level “mental toughness.”
This is about why athletes choke, what’s actually happening in the mind–body loop, and how to rewire the internal operating system that drives confidence, focus, and execution.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why athletes perform great in practice but fall apart in games
• What “choking” really is—and the fastest lever to interrupt it
• How athlete identity forms, fractures, and controls performance
• Why confidence disappears after mistakes—and how to rebuild it fast
• A simple 3-step framework to turn mistakes into information, not identity
• How hypnosis and NLP are actually used in high-performance settings
• What Brandon targets in the subconscious—and how progress is measured
• The clearest signs an athlete’s identity is fragile and outcome-dependent
• How to build a stable performance identity that holds under pressure

If you’re an athlete, coach, or high performer who feels like your talent doesn’t always show up when it counts, this conversation will change how you think about confidence, pressure, and mental training.

This episode is for anyone asking:
“Why can’t I do in competition what I do in practice?”

About the Guest

Brandon Sprout is a mental performance coach specializing in subconscious reprogramming, identity development, and pressure performance. He works with athletes across youth, collegiate, and professional levels, using tools such as hypnosis, NLP, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to help athletes align identity with execution. Brandon’s work focuses on building stable confidence, emotional regulation, and repeatable performance under stress.

Learn more about Brandon Sprout and his work:
https://brandondsprout.com

We are two sports chiropractors, seeking knowledge from some of the best resources in the world of health. From our perspective, health is more than just “Crackin Backs” but a deep dive into physical, mental, and nutritional well-being philosophies.

Join us as we talk to some of the greatest minds and discover some of the most incredible gems you can use to maintain a higher level of health. Crackin Backs Podcast

In a world where women follow the same training, nutrition, and recovery advice as men—and still feel off, overtrained, or under-recovered—this episode changes everything you thought you knew.

Today we’re joined by Dr. Stacy T. Sims, PhD, a world-renowned exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who has spent over two decades challenging the idea that “women are small men.” Instead, she’s helped pioneer a female-focused science of performance, health, longevity, and hormones.

In this conversation we explore:
• What top trackers like HRV and hormones actually mean for women
• Why traditional strength programming may be holding women back
• The physiology behind stress, adaptation, and burnout unique to women
• How hydration, sodium, and recovery shift through the menstrual cycle and menopause
• Nutrient timing, macronutrient needs, and performance fueling that truly works

This episode is for women who are successful, driven, and quietly frustrated—you’re not weak, you’re just following the wrong blueprint. If you’ve ever felt like your body wasn’t matching your effort, this episode will help you train, eat, and recover with confidence based on real female physiology.

About Dr. Stacy Sims

Dr. Stacy T. Sims, PhD is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist whose research has transformed how women train and fuel for performance and long-term health. She has directed programs at Stanford University, AUT University, and the University of Waikato focused on female athlete health and performance. Her best-selling books ROAR and Next Level explain how women should match training and nutrition to their physiology—not generic male models. She’s also known for her influential Women Are Not Small Men TEDx talk.

Learn More

Dr. Stacy Sims Official Website: HERE
ROAR, Revised Edition Book Info: HERE
Stacy Sims YouTube Channel: HERE
Next Level Book Info: HERE

We are two sports chiropractors, seeking knowledge from some of the best resources in the world of health. From our perspective, health is more than just “Crackin Backs” but a deep dive into physical, mental, and nutritional well-being philosophies.

Join us as we talk to some of the greatest minds and discover some of the most incredible gems you can use to maintain a higher level of health. Crackin Backs Podcast

Fix This and Radically Reduce Your Shoulder Pain | Dr. Josh Satterlee

If shoulder pain were truly a shoulder problem, we would’ve solved it by now.
Yet millions of people—and even athletes—are stuck chasing rotator cuff diagnoses, endless rehab exercises, and generic advice that never fully works.

In this episode of the Crackin Backs Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Josh Satterlee, a nationally recognized sports chiropractor, educator, and performance clinician known for challenging outdated thinking around shoulder pain, movement assessment, and rehab.

Dr. Satterlee has worked with high-level athletes and trained clinicians around the world, and his message is simple—but uncomfortable: most shoulder rehab fails because we’re asking the wrong questions.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why most shoulder pain isn’t actually a shoulder issue
• The critical first fork in the road when someone presents with shoulder pain: stiff, unstable, irritated, or referred
• 2–3 simple daily-life “tells” you can notice right now (sleeping, reaching, putting on a jacket)
• Why chasing the rotator cuff often misses the real problem
• The upstream drivers Dr. Satterlee evaluates first: rib cage, thoracic spine, scapular control, and neck function
• The truth about frozen shoulder—and a simple decision tree to determine if it’s truly frozen
• The gym debate answered honestly: Is overhead pressing bad for your shoulders?
• How to bulletproof shoulders for rotational athletes (golf, tennis, baseball) by building the right capacities in the right order

This is not a conversation about chasing symptoms or labels. It’s about movement patterns, capacity, and asking better questions—whether you’re an athlete, an active adult, or a clinician trying to get better results.

If you’ve tried everything for shoulder pain…
If you’ve been told, “It’s just your rotator cuff”…
Or if you want to train, lift, and perform without fear—

This episode will change how you think about shoulders.

Subscribe, listen, and learn why fixing this can radically reduce your shoulder pain.

We are two sports chiropractors, seeking knowledge from some of the best resources in the world of health. From our perspective, health is more than just “Crackin Backs” but a deep dive into physical, mental, and nutritional well-being philosophies.

Join us as we talk to some of the greatest minds and discover some of the most incredible gems you can use to maintain a higher level of health. Crackin Backs Podcast