Planted Not Buried

About Planted Not Buried

Every other peak performance podcast gives you the tools and leaves out the power source. We don't. The Soul Gym equips Christian athletes in college and pro sports with the mindset science, physical performance strategies, and unshakeable identity in Jesus Christ to become complete — lacking nothing — on the field, in ministry, and in life. We build the foundation on Jesus first. Then we stack the strategies of mind and body on top. That's not a religious show. That's a complete show. Hosted by Lance Thonvold — Seattle Mariners MLB draft pick, D1 athlete at the University of Minnesota, Teammate of the Year, and a speaker who has stood in locker rooms across the SEC, Big 12, and Big 10 — and Steve Watson, former NFL player with the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens, team chaplain for ASU Football, mentor to athletes at every level, and founder of BE BOLD. Two guys who've lived it. One show that doesn't leave anything out. Train everything. Lack nothing. Coaching inquiries: thesoulgym480@gmail.com Book Steve to speak: the4gcoach@gmail.com Book Lance to speak: www.lancethonvold.com

Publisher

Lance Thonvold and Steve Watson

Category

education · religion & spirituality · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Dec 2022

Latest episode

7 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jul 2026

   What Science And Scripture Say About The Mind You're Stuck In

   "Changing Your Mind Will Change Your Life" There's a version of you that you've seen in your head. Performing at your best. Unshaken under pressure. Whole. The problem isn't that you don't want to be that person — it's that your mind keeps dragging you back to the old one. Lance and Steve have both been there. Steve Watson came into college as a top 5 tight end in the country. The pedigree was real. The expectations were set. Then over four years, every time a new coach walked in the door, St...

2. 

   28 May 2026

   It's All Spiritual

   Most athletes are losing battles they don't even know they're in — because they're fighting the wrong fight. The real war isn't physical. It's not mental. It's spiritual. And if you don't see it that way, you're never getting to the root. In this episode, Lance and Steve crack open the question every competitor needs to sit with: Do you actually see yourself as a spiritual being — or just a body with a soul tucked somewhere in the back? Because the answer changes everything. We're talking abo...

3. 

   28 May 2026

   Self-Sabotage (the podcast you don't even know you need)

   You're your own worst opponent. And most athletes never talk about it. In this episode, Lance and Steve get raw. No highlights, no polished stories — just two guys who've lived it, naming the habits, patterns, and cycles that kept them bound longer than they want to admit. Because self-sabotage doesn't look like failure. Sometimes it looks like almost making it, over and over again. We break down what self-sabotage actually is, where it comes from, and why willpower alone will never be enough...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

150,904

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

71

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