Conditioned To Bowl

About Conditioned To Bowl

Presented by the Bowling Strength and Conditioning Academy, helps bowling athletes train smarter, move better, and compete longer through evidence-based strength training, sports conditioning, injury prevention, recovery, and performance coaching. Hosted by Paul Schroeder and Heather Sterner, the show features educational discussions, coaching insights, and conversations focused on bowling fitness, mobility, mental performance, nutrition, and athlete wellness. #BowlersAreAthletes 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes weekly. 📲 Learn more at https://conditionedtobowl.com

Publisher

Paul Schroeder and Heather Sterner

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   The Mental Game: Mindset, Youth and Training with Diandra Asbaty | Conditioned To Bowl Ep. 41

   Mental game coach and Team USA veteran Diandra Asbaty explains why bowlers need delusional optimism, quiet time, and a willingness to be uncomfortable. In Part 2 of the Diandra Asbaty mini-series, the conversation moves from injury to mindset. A host asks whether intuition can be learned, and Diandra answers yes, with the work beginning by quieting the noise in a world of constant scrolling. She explains why she listens to podcasts instead of music at the gym, how one workout led to an idea for a whole new product, and how her Mindset Reset subscription, her Champions Framework team sessions, and her one-on-one 12 Frames to a Stronger Mental Game program help bowlers train their minds. Her free resources live at beyondthelanes.com, including a guide called All the Mental Mistakes That I Made So You Don't Have To. The hosts ask how to build a culture shift with youth bowlers, and Diandra gets honest: you get out what you put in, practice what you are not good at, and expect to fail. She shares what it required at age 12 to think she could be among the world's elite bowlers, why she calls that delusional optimism, and how a girl from Dyer, Indiana became a two-time World Bowler of the Year. The group also talks about comparison, Instagram highlights, and raising strong girls who set their own trends. Then Heather asks the question every strength coach hears: why lift if the results do not show up right away on the lanes? Diandra recommends putting a Whoop band on for your longest day of bowling, pushes back on the idea that you do not feel the difference, and explains why building muscle changes how she feels at the line almost immediately. The episode wraps with a reminder that everyone falls off the plan sometimes, and that beginning again carries no shame. Diandra closes by thanking Paul and Heather for what they are doing for the sport. Timestamps: 00:30 - Training Your Intuition by Quieting the Noise 02:30 - Finding Inspiration Through Exercise and Podcasts 03:30 - Diandra’s Mental Game Training Programs 05:30 - Developing Mental Skills Beyond the Lanes 07:00 - Learning from Failure and Practicing Weaknesses 09:00 - Delusional Optimism and Becoming a Champion 10:30 - Embracing Discomfort and Putting in the Work 11:00 - Social Media, Comparison, and Self-Confidence 12:00 - Raising Confident Girls Who Set Their Own Trends 13:30 - Strength Training and Bowling Performance 15:30 - Core Strength and Stability at the Line 16:30 - Commitment, Consistency, and Starting Again 17:30 - Getting Back on Track Without Perfection #ConditionedToBowl #DiandraAsbaty #BowlersAreAthletes #mentalgame #podcast #bowling #youth #delusional #optimism #athlete #sports

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Advocating For Oneself: Knee Surgery with Diandra Asbaty | Conditioned To Bowl Ep. 40

   Told she was too young for knee surgery, Team USA veteran Diandra Asbaty kept speaking up until she found a doctor who saw her as a good candidate. Paul and Heather welcome Diandra Asbaty, a two-time U.S. Amateur champion, 15-time member of Team USA, and co-founder of the Elite Youth Tour, for her first appearance on Conditioned To Bowl. The bio rundown covers over 70 international medals, two PBA Women's Series titles, and the 2012 USBC Queens major. Then Diandra opens with a message for young bowlers who only see their heroes on television: you do not get to skip to the good part. She also explains how she met Paul at Diversey River Bowl, when he reminded her they had crossed paths at the 2007 U.S. Open, and why it mattered to find a physical therapist who understood both bowling and movement. The heart of this episode is Diandra's knee story. She describes years of pain, cortisone shots that bought her one season at a time, and the moment standing up became impossible after she got out of her car. She explains why she went looking for a new care team, what her X-rays showed, why she chose robotic knee surgery called Makoplasty, and what a nurse told her on the way out of the office. Her recovery lasted three months, and she says her real goal was walking around Europe with her kids without having to sit down. If you are putting off a surgery like this, she has a message for you. From there the conversation turns to advocacy. Heather explains why a professional athlete in a repetitive sport should think about the demands on her body instead of her age, and Paul makes the case that people have to advocate for themselves in a medical system built around time management. Diandra explains how asking questions and trusting her intuition led her to the right answer. She also talks about why you have to do the work even when you do not feel like it and how she leaned on her strengths against the men at the 2007 U.S. Open. The group closes on the question every patient should ask: what is the long-term plan? Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome Diandra Asbaty 05:00 - You don't get to skip to the good part 06:00 - How Paul and Diandra met 07:30 - Early knee pain and finding the right help 09:30 - Grit and refusing to settle 10:30 - Cortisone shots and the Band-Aid cycle 11:30 - Doctors say she is too young for surgery 12:00 - Finding a new care team 13:00 - X-rays and robotic Makoplasty 14:00 - A nurse's advice and zero knee pain 15:00 - Why she did it and what recovery looked like 16:00 - You have to do the work 17:30 - Giving yourself grace 18:00 - Training for the life you want 19:00 - The 2007 U.S. Open as a woman 21:00 - Why you have to advocate for yourself 22:30 - Paul on instant gratification and healthcare 24:30 - Asking questions and trusting your intuition 26:00 - What is the long-term plan? #ConditionedToBowl #BowlersAreAthletes #DiandraAsbaty #KneeSurgery #AdvocateForYourself #Bowling #Injury #Advocacy #Surgery #BowlingInjury

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   No Sleep, No Snacks: Surviving Tour with Lynda Barnes | Conditioned To Bowl Ep. 39

   After three years of barely sleeping and a lifetime of hating push-ups, Hall of Famer Lynda Barnes says the recovery tool that's actually worked best for her is laughter. In the final part of the Lynda Barnes mini-series, hosts Paul Schroeder and Heather Sterner get into the practical side of staying in the game for decades. Lynda opens up about the years of broken sleep that came with being a diabetic mom, the relaxation tools she borrowed from competition to finally calm her mind at night, and why laughter, more than any cold plunge or ice bath, is still her number one recovery tool. The conversation turns to training and nutrition: what she wishes she'd done differently for her upper body, her honest take on old WIBC tour life versus today's PWBA grind, her favorite and least favorite exercises, and the go-to playlist that gets her fired up. She and the hosts also dig into the very real challenge of eating well in bowling centers, especially when managing her son's blood sugar on the road, and why she thinks bowlers deserve better nutrition support as athletes. Lynda closes out the mini-series with two pieces of advice she's carried for years, and a heartfelt thank-you to the sport that's given her a lifetime of family and purpose. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Years of broken sleep as a diabetic mom 04:00 - Learning to rest without the guilt 05:00 - Laughter: her number one recovery tool 05:00 - Old WIBC tour versus today's PWBA grind 09:00 - Favorite and least favorite exercises 12:00 - Her go-to hype playlist 14:00 - Movement snacks and pre-bowl warm-ups 18:00 - Breakfast, balance, and ditching soda for water 22:00 - Eating well in bowling centers on the road 26:00 - Two pieces of advice and a thank-you to the sport #BowlersAreAthletes #ConditionedToBowl #LyndaBarnes #Bowling #Nutrition #podcast #diabetes #recovery

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