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XSF Podcast

63 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Welcome to the fitness and health podcast that is here to prove that we ALL are capable of being XTREME.

Your host, Devante Erlandsen & Louis Bombardiere are on a mission to prove whether you shred the streets on your skateboard, you're a mom or dad, or you are just the regular weekend warrior, we are ALL capable of being badass humans.

Tune in Friday's 8 AM CST to discover how YOU TOO are capable of being XTREME! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xsf-podcast/support

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Ep 60 | Rants On The Fitness Industry, Application VS Knowledge, And Much More!

March 10, 2022 17:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your hosts Devante & Lou get into some things they just do not like in the fitness industry, things they see as coaches that you all can use to stay clear of the bullshit information floating around out there nowadays. They also dive into their thoughts on the importance of application and knowledge, is one better than the other, and much more! Now, sit back and get ready for your weekly dose of ear-loving! Make sure if you haven’t already...

EP 59 | Our Thoughts On Navigating Death & Our TOP THREE Favorite Skateboard Tricks

February 28, 2022 14:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your hosts Devante & Lou got pretty heavy with the conversation of the rip. How do we navigate death? Ourselves will pass one day, how do the boys deal with that and how do they prepare for those situations with the loved ones around them? Tune in to find out! They break the heavy conversation with some much-needed skate talk! Lou & Devante give you all their top three favorite skateboarding tricks with some tips on how to make a new trick ...

EP 58 | Movie Rants & Our Go-To Home Gym Equipment

February 21, 2022 23:00 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your hosts Devante & Lou got to just rant for the first half of the episode on movies. From Devante & Lou’s experiences with scary movies, movies that made an impact, and how our perception of movies changes as we go through life. From there they dove into the fitness stuff. The boys wanted to cover a FAQ in the fitness industry, especially today…….What is the best home gym equipment? Devante & Lou break this down for someone with $0 to spa...

EP 57 | 3rd Lair SLINGSHOT Video Review

February 14, 2022 22:00 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your host Devante wanted to sit back and enjoy a skate video that dropped in dedication to our beloved Henry Gartland. One of our sponsors, 3rd Lair Skatepark & Skateshop came out with their newest shop video called SLINGSHOT. This video is full of heavy hitter skaters from Henry Gartland himself, Jonathon Reese, Logan Mozey, Ty Stigney, Jasper Steinbach, and much more! Now, sit back and get ready for your weekly dose of ear-loving! Make s...

EP 56 | Organizing Your Day, Some Life Lessons & Much More!

February 07, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your hosts Devante & Lou wanted to spend some time to catch up and end up getting into how they both organize their days. They give some tips around that as well as discuss some life lessons they have learned through refining their own processes. Now, sit back and get ready for your weekly dose of ear-loving! Make sure if you haven’t already joined our XSF Podcast Facebook community to check that link below and come conversate! EVERYONE I...

EP 55 | Why ALL Skateboarders NEED To Strength Train

January 31, 2022 18:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your hosts Devante & Lou get very passionate about a topic that is very near and dear to their hearts and seems to be a controversial topic in the skateboarding industry (hint…it shouldn’t be!). The topic? The need for strength training as a skateboarder. They share exactly why and how each and every skateboarder out there can benefit from strength training, how much you should be strength training, some of the best exercises for skateboard...

EP 54 | Kyle Baxter

January 24, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In this week's episode, your host Devante had the pleasure of having a conversation around pain, pain management, short & long-term fixes for your pain(s), and much more with his very own coach! We bring to you, Coach Kyle Baxter. Baxter has a Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching with a Kinesiology Specialization, is a coach of coaches, hosts & mediates Pre-Script labs, and to top all of that off, he does the DAMN THANG! Big brain, big muscles, big lifts, b...

EP 53 | Knee Pain & Some Solutions

January 18, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou decided to continue the topic on PIAN but wanted to take a deeper dive into specifically, knee pain. The boys break down the mechanics of the knee, why you may be feeling those aches/pains when doing things, and how to start implementing solutions into your training to help you get out of that knee pain today! Like always, we are NOT doctors, if you got injured and think there may be something serious going on with you,...

EP 52 | HOW TO Understand Your Pain(s)

January 10, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou decided it was time to break down PAIN. To be more specific, the boys break down the three things that help us understand the pain(s) we may be having. This leads Devante & Lou right into some questions YOU can start to ask yourself about pain to further decide what moves to make when it comes to your training. Now FULL DISCLOSURE, we are NOT doctors, and you should follow the directions of your doctor or see a doctor i...

Podcast EP 52 | HOW TO Understand Your Pain(s)

January 10, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes - 35.1 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou decided it was time to break down PAIN. To be more specific, the boys break down the three things that help us understand the pain(s) we may be having. This leads Devante & Lou right into some questions YOU can start to ask yourself about pain to further decide what moves to make when it comes to your training. Now FULL DISCLOSURE, we are NOT doctors, and you should follow the directions of your doctor or see a doctor i...

EP 51 | Dr. Jordan Shallow

January 04, 2022 02:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou have the absolute pleasure of bringing you the conversation they had with Dr. Jordan Shallow! Dr. Shallow is a chiropractor, performance coach, and the founder of Pre-Script. Among all his academic and coaching accolades, his time spent IN THE GAME when it comes to lifting and the study/application of biomechanics is to the boys, second to none. They discuss how to be more tactical in not just business but overall life, h...

EP 50 | What Does It Mean To Train For LIFE? How Do Values Help Us Towards Our Goals?

December 21, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou wanted to discuss the topic of “training for life”. They discuss what they mean when saying training for life, what it takes to train for life, and how we can simplify this so things just feel like they fit right into your daily lives. This all comes to a head by the end of the conversation when the boys bring it all back on how we stack our values and how we can use them to stay on track with our goals in life.  Sit ba...

EP 49 | Strength Contests, Training Plans, Upcoming Skateboarding Goals & More!

December 13, 2021 18:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou get the chance to catch up with all that has happened in just a couple of short weeks. From Lou speaking about his experience at his ver first strength contest and how it all felt/went, to Devante talking about the more recent skateboarding goals he has set for himself and where he wants that to go. They also dive into WHY they think all of us humans should compete in whatever it is we love doing, if possible, to push o...

EP 48 | Combating The Effects Of Sitting

December 07, 2021 16:08 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your host Devante felt a need to discuss combating the effects of sitting. Devante’s new job has him sitting much more than he is used to, feeling aches and pains he definitely is not used to feeling. Putting his trainer/coach brain to work for himself he realized there are some key tips he thinks will help all of you who may find themselves sitting a little more than you would wish. Sit back, wait no……..STAND OR WALK, and get ready for your week...

EP 47 | How To Stay Positive, Making Thoughts Reality & More ft. Vontez Hill

November 29, 2021 14:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your host Devante had on a guest that sure had a lot to say on positivity, doing what you want with your life, making thoughts become reality & much more. We are hyped to bring you all the conversation with the one and only Vontez Hill. If you know this young man already then you know his work ethic and outlook on life, but how did he get there? Tune in to find out, and don’t miss any of the links we discuss in today’s episode below. Sit back, an...

EP 46 | Lou & Devante’s Experience In The Military

November 22, 2021 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou reminisce on their wonderful times serving in the U.S. Military. Lou shares his experiences of going through Marine Boot Camp and getting booted out shortly after making it through. Devante shares his side of going through Army Basic Training and his AIT schooling as well as the journey after schooling.  Sit back, and get ready for your weekly dose of ear-loving! Make sure if you have not yet to join our community on F...

EP 45 | Passion, Podcasting & Philosophies With The Barbell Poet, James Thayer

November 09, 2021 19:50 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou brought back the Shakespeare of the fitness game, the barbell poet himself, James Thayer. James is an ACE Master Trainer, Pre-Script lab coach, business owner, and one of the hardest workers in the room. This is the deep dive into all of the passions that drive us to move forward. From speaking on those passions, starting a podcast and even some of our own philosophies, this episode is chock full of gems so if you want ...

EP 44 | A Day Of Coaching With Devante

November 02, 2021 12:34 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your host Devante shares with you what a training session looks like with him. Devante discusses the philosophy behind his training techniques with his clients, how he goes about assessing his clients, and even what a session typically will look like.  Sit back, and get ready for your weekly dose of ear-loving! Make sure if you have not yet to join our community on Facebook and come conversate [links down below]! EVERYONE IS CAPABLE OF BEING ...

EP 43 | A Day Of Coaching With Lou

October 25, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your host Lou shares with you what a training session looks like with him. From start to finish, Lou walks you through exactly the service he provides and also how he looks at a session for each and every client. If you are a coach and just can’t seem to find the flow when you are training a client this is the episode for you! Oh, and if you are the person looking at getting a trainer or have a trainer and want to know some key things to look f...

EP 42 | We Just LOVE Skateboarding, Here Is Why

October 18, 2021 20:18 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In today’s episode, your hosts Devante & Lou share just how much they love skateboarding and for all the different reasons. There is so much to skateboarding that those who do not do it may not understand. This episode is here to help those who don’t know but should and for those in it who appreciate it as much as the boys do! We also reviewed a pretty amazing video part specially made by our friend Will Stock for our beloved Henry Gartland. This part is packed fu...

EP 41 | The Wonders Of Coaching, Maximizing Recovery & Much More Ft. Thor Parrish

October 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! We had to get our man Thor Parrish back on another episode for you all this week, the first-ever guest here on the XSF Podcast! Thor Parrish is a PGA Sports Performance Specialist and also a PGA Professional himself. From years of experience in the gym putting in his own work to coaching varying age ranges of golfers, Thor has picked up some valuable information and we are lucky enough to get a taste in today’s episode.  Your host Devante was able to sit down with...

EP 40 | Balancing Effort & Reward

September 26, 2021 13:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! In life, we have times when we feel as if we are putting more and more effort in but are not seeing the “return” of this effort. This is what your hosts Devante & Lou discuss in today’s episode, from how we can look at the effort we are putting in and how much intent is behind it, how to balance what you want with the effort you are willing to give & much more!   Join our community on Facebook and come coversate[links down below]! EVERYONE IS CAPABLE OF BEING XTR...

EP 39 | Shoulder Tings

September 17, 2021 22:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Some shoulder tings in today’s episode from your hosts Devante & Lou. The shoulder is looked at most times as just the “shoulder” or just the “shoulder joint”, well the boys are here today to share their view on this topic. Listen in for some ear loving on the four joints of the shoulder, how to train for shoulder mobility, stability & strength, how the rotator cuff is not just ONE MUSCLE, and much more!  Join our community on Facebook and come coversate[links dow...

EP 38 | Dealing With Injuries, Tantrum Skateboards, Where Is The Future Of Skateboarding?

September 10, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! After not having an episode last week, the boys use today’s episode to catch up and review this week’s skate video. From talking about why Devante is now in a sling, Lou and his missing finger, and the future of skateboarding and where things may be going, this episode is full of fun, good times, and some real talk about doing what you need to to stay healthy and keep doing what you enjoy doing. Join our community on Instagram and come coversate[links down below]!...

EP 37 | How Capable Is the Human Mind And Body, Felipe Nunes' & More

August 27, 2021 17:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! How adaptable is the human mind & body? Well, that is exactly what the boys dive deep into today. This thought was sparked mid-episode while Devante & Lou were reviewing Felipe Nunes’ “Limitless” skate part. We are not going to say much for those who may not know this amazing human, but what we will say is that we who complain about things that CAN be changed just need to shift our perspective on our situations in order to grow. This is one of the many things your...

EP 36 | Community Can Be A Missing Link, Kyle Walker & More

August 20, 2021 19:00 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Today the boys get back together to discuss everything from how they both have more recently realized how important being a part of a community can be, to ranting about how annoying it can get when we skaters are out doing our own thing and someone wants to just come at us with disrespect. Devant & Lou also take some time to review the SKATE VIDEO OF THE WEEK, they chose Kyle Walker’s “RUBY” Vans Part for this week’s episode! Yes, we can all grow independently as ...

EP 35 | How Far Confidence Gets You In Life

August 14, 2021 12:56 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Confidence can be the thing that assists you in making it very far in life while all at the same time can be our downfall. Your host Devante hops on today’s episode to talk all about how he has gained the confidence to do things like skate with pros and in contests, joining the army to build stuff then blow it up, to ask his now wife Jojo to marry him, and starting Xtreme Strength & Fitness. All while doing so Devante is sharing clips of HIS OWN now that he is bac...

EP 34 | The King Of Pop, Jake Hayes

August 06, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Ohhhhhhh man, do we have a special guest-starring in today’s episode for you all. This man here started skateboarding at the age of six, which led him to win Skater Of The Year in Australia in 2016. This led him to come over to the US to continue his skate career with the Deathwish team and now is considered the KING OF POP in skateboarding in this present day. We welcome you our good homie, Jake Hayes! Your host Devante is able to discuss everything from when he ...

EP 33 | How We Should Be Warming Up For Skateboarding

July 30, 2021 22:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! This episode is filled with great information for all of our skateboarders out there! Your hosts Devante & Lou discuss the importance of a PROPER warmup before a skate session and how this differs from what most of us have done in the past. They cover the difference between passive and active ranges of motion, the difference between stretching and active mobility/stability work, and much more. This all plays a huge role in our skateboarding warmups, so make sure y...

EP 32 | The Amazing Community Of Skateboarding

July 23, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Community is something we believe everyone should be a part of, whether it is in your neighborhood, something at your school, or the BEST COMMUNITY OF ALL. Skateboarding. This is exactly what your host Devante discusses in today’s episode. See every time Devante hops on Instagram there is always something going on in the skateboarding community that lights up his world. From skateboard companies giving away all of their proceeds to help others, to the mob of skate...

EP 31 | How We Can Put In More Effort

July 16, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! The effort we want to put in whether it be in the gym, on our skateboards, or just overall in our lives seems to be mostly if not completely run by our EGO’S. That is exactly what your host Devante & Lou go over in today’s episode. From how they both see how their ego has stopped them from experiencing certain things to how they came to the conclusion at the end of the episode that they are both are certain that the effort we put in is run by our egos. Make sure y...

EP 30 | Dealing With Technical Difficulties

July 11, 2021 11:35 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! When it is 1:30 am at night the day before the podcast episode is supposed to drop this is what you get from your host Devante. This episode is all about us humans dealing with technical difficulties, not just on these devices we seem to use most of our days if not every day, but also in our lives. No matter what you decide to do as a human, there are undoubtedly going to be things that trip us up, make us want to just stop what we are doing, or just not do anythi...

EP 29 | Life Talk

July 02, 2021 12:57 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Sometimes the best conversations are those that just take you on a journey and speak to life, that is exactly what your host Devante & Lou do in today’s episode. From starting off with Devante sharing about the bug infestation his neighborhood is dealing with and how he plans to rid his home of these crazy-looking things. All the way to the end with Lou and his recent experience with someone who took a little too much of something and how he just plans for situati...

EP 28 | A Big Brain In The THUNDERDOME, Eric Bugera

June 26, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Today your host Lou (Devante was unable to make today's episode) gets to sit down with one of the biggest brains in the THUNDERDOME. We introduce you to Eric Bugera. Eric is someone who fell into training at the young age of 12 through the influence of T.V. and other means around him that made him focus more on his own body image and physical performance. Lou comes with some amazing questions for Eric today from his perspective on training, to how transitioning fr...

EP 27 | All About MUSCLE IMBALANCES

June 21, 2021 17:00 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Today your hosts Devante & Lou discuss muscle imbalances. There are so many different ways that a muscle imbalance can occur, and there are so many different things that these muscle imbalances can impact in life, work, and sport. The boys felt this was a very important topic to go over because of how muscle imbalances can be a missing link for those who just don’t know or those who just don’t fully understand them. This discussion will leave you informed on what ...

EP 26 | Training Splits Explained

June 11, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Today your hosts Devante & Lou get heavy into a training topic that seems to have a lot of confusion around itself. The boys talk all about training spits today, more specifically, what a training split even is, how different goals may use different training splits, the training splits that they know are king for everyday people who just find getting to the gym 5 days a week to be difficult or unrealistic. Shoot the boys even share how they think that is just abso...

EP 25 | SELF-CONTROL, What Is It? How Do We Use It?

June 04, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Well, today is no doubt a packed episode, from Lou jumping out of a plane, Devante sharing some knowledge on birds that may blow your mind, to the topic of today’s episode. SELF-CONTROL. This alone can be the thing that keeps your reaching your goals in the gym, on your board, and just in your life. Now your hosts are humans themselves, so yes they struggle with this every day which is why they felt they had some great value to share with you all on this topic. De...

EP 24 | Know Who You Are & What You Want

May 28, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! We know we have been taking a break from a lot of the fitness talk here at the XSF Podcast, but that is because when it comes to being an XTREME HUMAN it is NOT all about that. With the respect to mental health awareness month, your host Devante & Lou talk deep about how they have come to know who they are today and how they are still utilizing certain methods to further understand themselves. We believe that we all can be XTREME HUMANS, and for Devante & Lou, thi...

EP 23 | RECOVERY.......What The Hell Really Matters?

May 22, 2021 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Today is an episode for all you out there dealing with an injury and are dealing with the whole RECOVERY process. What does recovery look like to you all? For your host Devant & Lou, it is more about using that pain from whatever injury you may be dealing with as a receptor for us to then use to ADJUST our days/training. Not only that, Devante & Lou do share with you their TOP TWO tips for you and your recovery process! Most of the time it seems like the majority ...

EP 22 How Well Can You ADAPT?

May 16, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Well, one thing both Devante & Lou have had to get good at over their lives has been their ability to adapt. Adaptability is not just your ability to go with the flow but also your ability to shift your mindset within any given situation you may find yourself in. Now, Devante & Lou are no experts here but they do drop a lot of good tips for us ALL to give a try. You see with the lives we live in today, giving yourself an upper hand when it comes to dealing with ST...

EP 21 XTREME Clips Of The Month

May 07, 2021 22:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Are you busy “Living” or “Livin” your best life?! This is exactly the topic Devante & Lou start off within today’s episode. After that, the boys jump right into our first installment of XTREME Clips Of The Month, we want to showcase that EVERYONE is capable of being Xtreme. Whether you are a skateboarder, you BMX, you are a 9-who knows electrician or a stay-at-home mom that has to not only care for her kids but her goof of a husband as well (sorry Devante, shout o...

EP 20 Training Principles [FOR SKATEBOARDERS & XTREME HUMANS]

April 30, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

Welcome our XTREME HUMANS! Today’s episode is no doubt very helpful for any of our skateboarding homies out there but the information can be used for you and your goals. This is because your host Devante & Lou talk all about training principles for skateboarding, yes we know we said skateboarding but ANY of you can take this information and use it with your sport or just in your life to match your goals. The boys start today’s episode by talking about how AMAZING our sponsor Batch Roasting ...

EP 19 Inside The Mind Of James Thayer

April 23, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Welcome all to another FANTASTIC episode of the XSF Podcast. Your host Devante & Lou have made some amazing friends and built some great relationships through their journeys in the coaching game. As you all heard (and if you haven’t make sure to head back and check it out) on episode 18 last week, Devante & Lou met through Instagram with the help of a company called Pre-Script. Today we are all blessed to have a guest from the Pre-Script family, James Thayer.  James is a Pre-Script L1 Lab Co...

EP 18 The Partnership Begins

April 16, 2021 12:51 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

In today's episode, your hosts Devante & Lou share with you all exactly how the came together to build Xtreme Strength & Fitness. From someone sharing/reposting something, Devante had said on Instagram too now building a community of XTREME HUMANS. Their journey in life has seemed to bring these two together for that exact reason. This episode is filled with laughs, some straight talk, and a little bit of the big business mixed in as well, and even a Mantecoso Skateboards giveaway, so make s...

EP 17 Meet Louis Bombardiere

April 09, 2021 22:21 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

WE ARE BACK! In this episode, we introduce to you all Louis Bombardiere. Lou is the Co-Owner of and Coach with Xtreme Strength & Fitness and now we get to add to that list the Co-Host of the XSF Podcast. Lou fell in love with skateboarding at a young age and soon after his Love of fitness followed. Growing up Lou was a short chubby kid which he knew he had to change and how often do we see chubby skaters? Fitness became Lou’s Love. A wild ride followed that has some life detours of drug add...

EP 16 Setting Up For 2021

January 05, 2021 02:48 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Hello everyone and welcome to today's episode of the XSF Podcast. On this episode, the FIRST episode of 2021, your host Devante Erlandsen shares his thoughts on setting up for 2021. Time and time again we see the "New year, new me!" goals and the rush of people now  trying to enter the fitness space. Now Devante thinks that is all great, motion creates motion, but most of the individuals who take this step tend to fall off just  a month or so in. Devante shares how he has avoided this himsel...

EP 15 The Importance To Daily Movement

December 28, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Welcome everyone to episode 15 of the XSF Podcast! In today's episode, your host Devante Erlandsen displayed his feelings toward daily movement and the importance behind it. We have all heard it before, movement is medicine. Devante is a coach who stands by that with all his clients. Whether the goal is weight loss or performing better in your sport, sometimes daily movement can be the missing link you may need. Tune in and hear why Devante thinks everyone should make their best effort to ju...

EP 14 Understanding A Repetition

December 14, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Today your host Devante Erlandsen breaks down the three major phases of repetitions when performing an exercise. Devante further breaks down these three phases into how to train and incorporate different methods to make it the best geared for skating extreme sports. Devante has had years of playing around with these three different phases of repetitions and is excited to share what he has found useful over that time. Training is different than just getting a workout in to get  workout in. Th...

EP 13 Injury Prevention VS Injury Risk Management

November 30, 2020 13:57 - 37 minutes - 34 MB

On today's episode of the XSF Podcast, host Devante Erlandsen discusses his views on the terms injury prevention and injury risk management.  When we skateboard, lift weights, or even move furniture around the house, we are at risk of injury. So how do you decide to train based on your needs and the demands of your life? You figure out how to manage that risk of injury by breaking down the needs for stability, mobility, and strength. Devante goes over how to look at this all when training a...

EP 12 Training During The Off Season / Lockdown

November 23, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

In today's episode of the XSF Podcast, your host Devante Erlandsen discusses what you can all do to stay in shape and ready to get back at it after the offseason from skating or from the lockdown. Let's all combat those damn noodle legs and the feeling of not knowing how to skate at all. Devante talks all about training at home,  what movements are the most important to focus on, he even touches on nutrition. Make sure you listen to the full episode to learn all you can and not have to suffe...