Episode 07: Youth Training, Meditation & Hitting Rock Bottom as a Strength Coach with Erica Suter
Erica Suter, who coaches youth and female athletes, on early specialization, talking to girls about training for more rather than less, and the 2018 burnout that put her in the ER and changed how she runs her days. She also explains why her athletes now meditate.
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