Brandon is the owner of SOMA Performance and Fitness in Centennial Colorado where they specialize in helping youth athletes improve speed, strength, and confidence as well as active adults improve overall health and fitness.

Brandon has been training competitive athletes since 2010 and has helped well over 1,000 athletes improve their performance! He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through the NSCA and holds multiple other certifications in the field of Strength and Conditioning.

At SOMA Brandon and his team offer comprehensive in-person semi-private and team training programs as well as several online training options to help competitive athletes all over the country, and world.

Brandon is also the head strength coach for the Athlete EDGE Program at EDCare Denver where he, and his team, work with highly competitive athletes who are currently in treatment for and eating disorder. Brandon has been working with EDCare since 2015.

SOMA is also very active in the community and heads up several give back initiatives through their SOMA Gives Program.

Brandon and his team are very passionate about helping their clients meet, and even exceed, their training goals!

Listen to hear more about:

• How to approach long term athletic development for kids and adults
• Identifying strengths and weaknesses
• Proper rest and recovery as part of programming
• Injury prevention
• Restoring mind-body connection as an athlete
• Overreaching to adapt vs. overtraining
• Training cycles with strength training
• How virtual training and coaching work
• And so much more!

Check out Brandon's FREE E-book: The Youth Athlete Handbook | Unleashing Your Full Athletic Potential with 5 Proven Strategies

Brandon's email: brandon@somapf.com

Stay connected:

•Brandon Kress on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_brandonkress/
•SOMA Performance and Fitness on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soma_sportsperformance/
•SOMA Performance and Fitness website: https://www.somapf.com/
•Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
•Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Riley Nickols, PhD, CEDS-C is a counseling and sport psychologist who specializes in working with athletes to address mental health and sport performance concerns. Currently, Dr. Nickols is the Senior Program Advisor for Athlete EDGE at EDCare in Denver, CO where specialized intensive eating disorder treatment is provided for athletes.

He is also the founder of Mind Body Endurance, a group of providers with compassion and an expertise working with athletes, our providers aim to improve mental health, address sport concerns, optimize performance, facilitate healing, and restore freedom for athletes.

In this episode we dive into athlete-specific eating disorder treatment and the need for higher levels of care for high-performance athletes.

Listen to hear about:

• How eating disorders in athletes often go unnoticed or get misdiagnosed
• How to approach an athlete who you are concerned about as a parent, coach, or friend
• Why standard eating disorder treatment isn't always effective for athletes
• How the treatment team collaborates to create an effective, sport-aligned recovery plan
• When a higher level of care might be necessary for an athlete
• Balancing medical safety and psychological healing with an athlete’s desire to keep training
• And so much more!

Stay connected:

• Athlete Edge at ED Care on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athlete_edge_at_edcare/
• Athlete Edge at ED Care website: https://eatingdisorder.care/athlete-edge/
• Mindy Body Endurance website: https://mindbodyendurance.com/
• Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Join Dr. Nickols at the 4th annual virtual workshop: 2025 Eating Disorders in Sport:
A Treatment Playbook for Providers on 7/25/25 use code STEVIE25 for 25% off

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and low energy availability are common struggles for endurance athletes and active individuals alike. There are a lot of misconceptions about what these conditions are, who they impact, and how they present. In this episode I am joined by Brooke Czarnecki, RDN to dive into these topics and more!

Listen to hear about:

• REDs deep dive
• What is low energy availability (LEA) and how does it impact athletes?
• Signs and symptoms of LEA and REDs that most athletes miss
• How REDs impacts our body systems
• Mental health component of LEA/REDs
• Within day energy deficits
• Resiliency as an athlete
• How to start improving your nutrition if you suspect LEA or REDs
• And more!

Free download on pre and post-workout nutrition from Brooke: https://intentful-nutrition.kit.com/pre-and-post-workout

Stay connected:

• Brooke's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intentfulnutrition/
• Brooke's website: https://intentfulnutrition.com/
• Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/