Hoop Commitment
The Hoop Commitment Podcast is your place to get the latest in Basketball Sports Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning, and Leadership. Join us every week to get inside the greatest minds in basketball to improve the way you eat, train and lead. Topics covered include sport performance, sport training, nutrition and sports science. Mike Nilson is the Head Strength Coach at Gonzaga University, an owner of U-District PT, a sports nutritionist and holds a masters degree in Leadership. Go to HoopCommitment.com for the best in basketball-specific training.
Episodes
124 episodes
Injury Reduction and Ankle Sprains - There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat
Episode 124: Last month I shared that I helped co-author a book called, There’s More Than 1 Way to Skin A Cat. We’ve got 2 NBA, 3 Division 1 and 5 European Basketball performance coaches contributing to chapters on m...
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Episode 124
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Testing For Basketball - There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat
Episode 123: Today’s episode is a sneak peak into our new book, There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat, where I interview nine basketball strength coaches and ask, “What’s your approach to testing and what’s the most common te...
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Episode 123
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Basketball Pre-Game Meals w/ Sports Dietitian Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD
Episode 122: Learn everything you need to know about basketball pre-game meals from one of the best in the business. Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD is a Los Angeles-based Sports Dietitian with an eclectic career working with elite-...
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Episode 122
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43:47
How to Create a Year-Long Training Plan for Basketball w/ Dr. Andy Galpin
Episode 121: Dr Andy Galpin has his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Linfield college, a masters degree in human movement science from the university of Memphis and his PhD in human bioenergetics. He considers him...
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Episode 121
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Athlete Mentorship Groups w/ Boise State Basketball's Tyler Whitmer
Episode 120: Tyler Whitmer oversees the Olympic Sports Performance department at Boise State, works with their men's basketball program, and started an athlete mentorship group for their athletic department. Prior to joining the Br...
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Episode 120
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38:51
Sleep & Breathwork w/ NY Times Best-Selling Author Ben Greenfield
Episode 119: Ben Greenfield is a New York Times best-selling author, health & fitness biohacker, and fellow podcaster who is extreme about practicing what he preaches. I don’t know anyone who pursues mental, physical and spirit...
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Episode 119
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Lifestyle Performance with Portland Basketball's Bryant Ferate
Episode 118: Lifestyle Performance with Portlands Bryant Ferate. Bryant is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at the University of Portland and works with their women’s basketball program. We’ve had some aweso...
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Episode 118
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Easy vs. Hard
Episode 117: There is huge value in doing hard things. A challenging task can make normal, everyday life seem easier. If you paddle boarded for 8 hours straight in the ocean, it makes going to the gym for a 30-minute run seem...
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Episode 117
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Toughness with ESPN's Jay Bilas
Episode 116: Today’s guest needs no introduction. Anyone listening to the Hoop commitment podcast knows who Jay Bilas is. And I feel so lucky that I was able to pick his brain on what it means to be tough. If you’re lik...
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Episode 116
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41:45
Optimizing Fascia w/ Dr. David Tiberio
Episode 115: And now to part 3 of the Dr. Dave Tiberio Trilogy! I’ve been excited for this interview because I’m learning how important training fascia is, but I’m not sure I’ve been optimizing it with my players. As always, DT doe...
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Episode 115
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46:51
Training Proprioceptors w/ Dr. David Tiberio
Episode 114: This is part 2 with Dr. David Tiberio and he spends the entire episode talking about proprioceptors… what they are, where they’re located, how they communicate with the body, and how we can tweak exercises to improve p...
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Episode 114
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How to Activate Muscles w/ Dr. David Tiberio
Episode 113: Dr. David Tiberio is the dean of the Gray Institute’s 40-week mentorship program, which is known for training, treating and conditioning athletes in all 3 planes of motion. Dr. Tiberio has published numerous articles i...
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Episode 113
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Basketball Footwork w/ Gonzaga's Drew Timme
Episode 112: Now I’ll admit that I’m a little biased, but I don’t remember ever seeing a college basketball player with better footwork than Drew Timme. He is unguardable in a 1-on-1 scenario because of his creativity and endless m...
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Episode 112
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Small-Sided Games w/ Tyler Leclerc
Episode 111: This interview is about finding better ways of having your practice time transfer to game success. As a strength coach, I’m always thinking about how the exercises we do in the weight room impact my player’s ability to...
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Episode 111
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Systems Approach to Coaching w/ Justin Ochoa & Mike Nilson
Episode 110: Now this month’s podcast is a little unusual, since my guest is the host of another basketball performance podcast, and in this episode, he actually interviewed me. We hit it off and so I wanted to share our ep...
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Episode 110
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Reducing Knee Pain & Inflammation w/ UCLA Basketball's Tyler Lesher
Episode 109: Tyler Lesher the Head Athletic Trainer for UCLA men’s basketball program. He’s a certified orthopedic physician extender and certified strength & conditioning specialist. Before joining UCLA’s staff, he worke...
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Episode 109
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38:38
Functional Training For Basketball w/ Oregon's Cliff Spiller
Episode 108: Cliff Spiller is the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Men’s Basketball at the University of Oregon. Prior to joining the Duck’s staff, he was an assistant with the NBA’s Utah Jazz. We be...
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Episode 108
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41:39
Speed For Basketball w/ Eastern Washington University's TJ Conley
Episode 107: TJ Conley is the Head of Sports Performance for EWU Men's & Women's Basketball. He's a former NFL player turned strength & conditioning coach who joined me on the podcast to talk about the importance of speed i...
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Episode 107
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47:16
The Best Youth Basketball League On Planet Earth
Episode 106: The Hooptown Youth League will launch in Spokane, WA in the fall of 2022. Our schools, private businesses, coaches and basketball experts have all come together to create the best youth basketball league on planet Eart...
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Episode 106
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Pre-Game Routines For Basketball w/ Brandon Davis, MS
Episode 105: Brandon Davis is a mental performance consultant at U-District PT and holds a masters degree in Sport & Performance Psychology. In addition to his formal education, he also ha...
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Episode 105
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37:58
Sustain Your Game w/ Alan Stein
Episode 104: Author & keynote speaker, Alan Stein, joined me on the podcast to share ways to manage stress, beat stagnation and avoid burnout. Alan started his career as a basketball performance coach, working wit...
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Episode 104
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Movement Preparation w/ FC Bayern Basketball's Luka Svilar
Episode 103: Luka Svilar is an author, lecturer and the Head of Physical Performance at FC Bayern Basketball in Germany. He has a masters degree in kinesiology and in 2018, he successfully defended his PhD project called, Load ...
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Episode 103
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1:02:56
Sleep, Stress Management & Recovery w/ Precision Nutrition's Brian St. Pierre
Episode 102: Brian St. Pierre is the director of nutrition at Precision Nutrition, the coauthor of PN’s Level 1 Certification textbook, and the mastermind behind the
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Episode 102
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49:20
4 Pillars of Performance w/ Hong Kong's Will Lo
Episode 101: Will Lo is a basketball strength & conditioning coach, business owner and basketball podcaster in Hong Kong. He joined me on the podcast to talk about building better basketball players through the 4 Pillars of Per...
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Episode 101
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