Podcast #39: Collisions with Adarian Barr

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/jackedathlete/Adarian_Barr_Collisions.mp3 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-athlete-podcast/id1462537296 Collisions Harmonics and vibrations, wanted and unwanted. “Collisions can create unwanted vibrations.” “A bad collision creates unwanted vibrations.” “It’s a collision all the time.” “How do I make these things work to smooth out so they’re not just destroying tissue.” Delaying the collision “I want the vibrations to travel a longer path, not…

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Podcast #38: Neurology and Pain with Jeff Moyer

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-athlete-podcast/id1462537296 “No one system of the body gets injured alone and no one system of the body heals alone.” “I’ve never assessed an athlete who has knee pain, non-contact related, that was not a heel striker when they run.” “Total Motion Release Technique, in a nutshell is just, use the good side to fix the…

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Podcast #37: Simplifying Compression and Expansion with Angus Bradley

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-37-simplifying-expansion-compression-angus/id1462537296?i=1000521057627 “When we inhale, your thorax gets bigger, you’re expanding.” Compression/exhalation/force production side of things. Inhalation/expansion/yielding movement. “That’s all athletic training is… these constant cycles of compression and expansion in various ways.” “Some people have long ground contact, some people have short ground contact, some people have long penultimate steps, some people have short penultimate……

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Podcast #36: Dunk Wisdom with Isaiah Rivera

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-athlete-podcast/id1462537296 Bounce “Sprinting is probably the biggest thing that I’ve added, that I never used to do. And it’s had a huge impact on my jumping.” “One of the best things a young athlete can do if they want to jump high: play a ton of sports.” Torque: “The person that’s built more thick, they…

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Podcast #35: The Brain in Pain and Performance with Chris Daly (S10 Fitness)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-athlete-podcast/id1462537296 The Systems “Without a vestibular system, you cannot control your limbs and eyes.” “Without a visual system, you are having a hard time planning.” “Without both, all of our voluntary movements are kind of disrupted.” “It’s more about congruency than anything. So if you’re not performing with your eyes, ears, and body, threat or…

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Podcast #34: Knee Pain – What’s Not Working with Dave O’Sullivan

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Podcast #33: Dunk Wisdom with Jonathan Clark

//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18459587/height/360/theme/legacy/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/ https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-athlete-podcast/id1462537296 “I can always go between the legs, I can always do 360s. But the elite level stuff, I have to hit certain physical criteria (e.g. bodyweight, mobility).” Training for dunking vs. Training for track and field: “To be honest, nothing has changed.” Periodization: General Prep to Sport Specific to Competitive Phase General Prep.…

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Podcast #32: Vertical Jump (Elastic vs. Force) with Joel Smith

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7 Takeaways: Thinking, Fast and Slow (in Sport Performance)

Concepts and quotes from the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. 1) The Halo Effect “The tendency to like (or dislike) everything about a person – including things you have not observed” based on one trait or experience with them. Positive Halo Effect: Bill Belichick has a history of success. When he wears…

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Podcast #31: Athletic Performance and Hypertrophy with Kiefer

https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17298545/height/360/theme/legacy/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-athlete-podcast/id1462537296?l=es “Most individuals already have insulin resistance in their skeletal muscle tissue by the time they’re 20-25.” “Basketball players… their endurance that they have to build up requires less carbohydrates…. a lineman, where they only have very short bursts of high output activity, so their diet is gonna be a little different.” “You have…

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