Season 3, Episode 33
Dr. Bubbs interviews baseball performance consultant Xan Barksdale. A baseball coach with Team USA and former professional baseball player, Xan shares his sporting background and how training and physical preparation has changed over the last 20 years. He also discusses the key role of off-season training in athletic development, how much is enough, and the potential pitfalls of early sport specialization. Xan also chats nutrition in baseball; current trends he’s seeing in athletes, how supplementation impacts baseball performance and navigating travel nutrition in young athletes. Finally, Xan discusses the importance of mindset in baseball and the evolution of baseball performance in the next 5-10 years.
SUMMARY OF THE EPISODE
4:00 – Xan’s sport and performance background
6:30 – Training and physical preparation in baseball
8:30 – Starting from the game and moving back
12:30 – Off-season training, young athlete and how much is enough?
16:30 – Nutrition in baseball
20:00 – Nutritional trends and habits in elite baseball
22:30 – Xan’s work with Team USA Baseball
27:30 – Travel nutrition in baseball and eating abroad
30:30 – What supplements are commonly used in baseball games?
36:30 – Mindset and mental performance in baseball
ABOUT XAN BARKSDALE
Xan is a former professional baseball player in the Atlanta Braves farm system. Xan currently serves as a coach on Team USA Baseball and was formerly an assistant coach at the University of Louisville and East Tennessee State. Xan is now focused a baseball consultant
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