Ep.3 Jessika Alexander
Jessika Alexander is the USA Skateboarding team Trainer and the Nike SB Athletic Trainer. She specializes in preventive strength and conditioning in for “non traditional athletes.” Jess has had the privilege of working with humans of all ages ranges and backgrounds. Ranging from professionals in the NBA to JV soccer teams but has found her biggest passion in the skateboarding community. She believes in the power of the human spirit and connecting people through movement. “The more in touch with our bodies we are.. the more physically strong and resilient we make them, the more strong and resilient we will be in every aspect of our lives. Mind body and spirit. They all work as one, to conquer whatever the hell we set our hearts and minds to smash through.”
00:00 Check-In Question
14:21 Jessika’s Bio & Background
24:22 Finding Training
33:28 Combining Skateboarding and Training
37:00 Working with Pro Skaters
41:50 Joining the USA Skateboarding Team
46:36 Olympics Perspective
58:44 Rewriting Skate Culture
1:02:00 Fear of Failure
1:05:00 Skateboarders are the Gnarliest People on Earth
1:06:50 Alexis is a Super Human
1:08:10 Skateboarders in the Gym
1:13:00 Breaking Down Walls - Working with All Genders & Working Together
1:18:10 Finding Resilience and Asking for Help
1:22:00 Our Brains as 20 Year Olds
1:28:20 Self-Work / The Inside
1:30:00 Movement, Meditation, Breathwork - How to Start
1:36:50 Awareness and Focusing on the Inside not Just the Outside
1:48:22 Mental Strength in Skaters
1:54:00 Advice for Skaters
2:00:29 #DONTSKATEEVERYDAMNDAY
2:04:30 Theraguns, Massage, Lasers, Normatec vs The Basics
2:09:00 What’s Next? Future Goals
1:17:55 Don’t Be Afraid To Be The Dumbest Person In the Room
1:20:10 Finding Opportunities in Quarantine & Being With Ourselves
1:30:00 Acknowledgements
1:34:00 Crying is Like Peeing from Your Eyeballs
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Squeezing the Juice is a podcast and webinar series hosted by Kim Woozy & Ashley Masters featuring conversations with experts in skateboarding, fitness, nutrition, physical and mental health, creative culture and business. Our goal is to inspire, educate and empower our community by sharing our collective experiences, stories and backgrounds. Discover how to be the best version of you...with us!
