Beyond Zero with Dr. David Meyer

Beyond Zero with Dr. David Meyer

Author of Injured to Elite, gets deeper than just the training room, weight room, and physical therapy clinic, while you learn how to connect the mind, body, and spirit to achieve elite performance especially in times of physical challenges. Hosted by Dr. David Meyer PT, DPT Sports and Mental Performance Physical Therapist. Through his time served as the Rehabilitation and Medical Coordinator for the St. Louis Cardinals and the many other parts of his professional and personal journey in the world of Sports and Mental Performance, David discusses the most relevant topics to your performance. We cut past the fluff coming from an authentic and passionate place alongside the many great guests of the show that have made a dent in the world of Performance.

Episodes

April 1, 2024 41 mins

This is an episode I recorded with my good friend Doron Vaday, founder of Eatrite Nutrition and as he interviewed me for this own podcast The Eatrite Nutrition Podcast.

Doron and I discuss 

  • Setting reasonable expectations after injury
  • The 2 main factors I see influencing patient outcomes
  • What needs to change in the field of injury rehabilitation
  • Mental health as it pertains to your physical journey
  • Holistic factors in reco...
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Underdog athlete/coach/artist CJ Beatty and I met during our time with the St. Louis Cardinals where he was a coach as a former player and I was serving as rehab and medical coordinator. CJ is now a hip hop artist that is taking off!

He shares his wisdom as an underdog that continues to overcome the odds stacked against him.

Listen to his music on spotify here. 

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March 14, 2024 23 mins

In episode 107 we discuss the following

  • Highlights and Update on Ultra Marathoner Brett Woyshner from Episode #106
  • How to Find Momentum in The Moment For Your Goals
  • Tease ahead to my upcoming guest pro ball player, musical artist, coach, and motivational speaker, CJ Beatty in Episode #108 

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Fellow Doctor of Physical Therapy colleague and friend Dr. Brett Woyshner joins as he prepares for the Leadville 100 race this August, his first ultra marathon. He shares how he has leveraged his underdog journey to grow and tackle hard things in life. 

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It has been a long time coming for who I deem "The Smartest Man in Baseball", to come onto this podcast. Paul Davis is the Atlanta Brave's Director of Pitching, former Major League Pitching coach for the Seattle Mariner's, and my former colleague when we worked for the St. Louis Cardinals together where Paul served alongside me with the rehab group as the "Rehab Pitching Coach" while I served as the St...

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In this episode I explore what the ingredients are for people to overcome self doubt and build a sense of a belief in oneself utilizing "psycap" (positive psychological capital). I bring you into how I became an underdog with clips from my childhood ice hockey days along with a conversation with my colleague, peer, and friend Bryant Villota as we play some basketball together.

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Hey fellow Beyond Zero'er In this episode Dr.Isaac Zur and I discuss how leveraging a seemingly negative emotion "ANGER" might just be the key to unleashing your performance in certain situations...This is the area of Dr.Zur's thesis and research work on "A psycholphysiological examination of the emotions-performance relationship." that can be found here.

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Hey fellow Beyond Zero'er In this episode we unravel perfectionism, where it comes from, its relationship to ADHD, and if it helps or hurts us. Special guest for this episode, Dr.Liz Slonena joins who is a psychotherapist and specializes on the topic of perfectionism and works with adult professionals that have ADHD. You will be surprised with some of the twists and turns of this episode as I become a pseudo patient for Dr.Liz...

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This is a heavy hitter episode...I explore motivation with my mentor Dr.Isaac Zur, Sport Psychologist, and Mental Health Counselor and then go even deeper with best selling author Jay Papasan who co-authored "The One Thing". 

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It started as "The Harmony Exercise Podcast" for a VERY short while alongside my mentor John Denney,  which then quickly became the Injured to Elite Podcast that has now turned into Beyond Zero; and today we get to all make a toast and celebrate this momentous occasion together. I only thought it would be right to have you join the party so here is what went down...I decided to host my own Beyond Zero 100th Episode Party ...

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March 20, 2023 70 mins

Trauma seems to be a hot topic these days especially when it comes to personal development. I mix this into the context of those I work with after injury, and far beyond. Lately I have delved into the work of physician Dr.Gabor Mate who is a leading world expert on trauma, so I brought on Dr. Mac to discuss all of this who holds her PhD in Clinical Psychology and hosts a podcast titled Revealing the Ivory Tower, follow Dr. Mac here...

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February 9, 2023 22 mins

We should probably have a better answer than just a shoulder shrug if we want to live our best life after suffering any type of wound (mental, emotional, or physical). Let's explore time itself and if "time" does in fact heal all wounds. If not then what does?

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January 27, 2023 35 mins

What is a dream? Where do they come from? What do they mean? What is the relationship between our nocturnal dreams and our "day" dreams. Join me as I deeply explore this at the Salvador Dali museum "The Shape of Dreams Exhibit"

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Welcome to the relaunch of Injured to Elite! Beyond Zero starts with my own story of going beyond zero. Welcome back and enjoy!

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This week St.Louis Cardinal Position Player Evan Mendoza joins Injured to Elite to discuss his experience as a professional baseball player re-injuring his wrist and what it's like to deal with re-injury as an elite performer and how he has successfully worked to regain his craft on his trek to the big leagues. Evan also has created a widely success...

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Know Your Recovery Mindset Type Quiz

We are at a tipping point as it pertains to mental growth in the world. This week's episode we cover the different types of post-injury recovery mindset types that I have identified since working in professional sports. Knowing your mindset type for this can speed up your recovery by leveraging certain principles specific to your type. Make sure to take the quiz and find out what t...

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MLB/ESPN analyst Xavier Scruggs and former big leaguer joins the show today. You won't want to miss this one as X and I go deep into what pillars every athlete needs to be thinking about in order to prioritize their growth.

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Did you know underdogs win up to almost 70% of the time in some sports? I have always identified with being an underdog...I realized 91 episodes in I still haven't done an episode on this topic.

Why do I consider myself an underdog?

  • Grew up an undersided athlete
  • I am a surviving identical twin
  • Had a serious learning disability as a child
  • My father alway...
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If I had a dollar for everyone that has said that they can't just seem to sit down and clear their thoughts to meditate, I might retire! Mainly because I was the one saying it in my own head so many times before 2017...Let me share with you how I solved that problem.

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