Optimize Your Capacity Podcast

On our discussion based podcast we review things a CrossFit athlete should do to supplement training.  Overall CrossFit program design is great, but there are gaps.  These gaps can lead to pain or limited movement.  Listen to this podcast to learn about movements to add to your training.

We all had a challenging year in 2021.  Our world has been flipped upside down by COVID.  Here are some things I learned in 2021 that will help shape my career, business, and life going forward.  Enjoy!

Today we sit down with a leader in our field Dr Aaron Horschig from Squat University.  We review the methodology to assess and train squats.  We review assessments, squat fixes, mobility drills, and more.  You will leave this talk having a better foundation on how to improve your squats going forward.  Thanks Aaaron!

We sit down with mindset coach Jen Davis today.  We talk about how to handle recovery from the mental state.  Movement, pain, strength, etc are important but what is your mindset during the process.  If you can not reflect and learn from your experiences you have a limited outcome.  Jen does a great job provide concrete examples on how to improve your mindset when injured, in pain, or simply stressed.  Enjoy!

Several of us train or rehab ACL reconstruction athletes.  We all make mistakes and overlook things in returning our athletes to play.  Here are 5 things I overlooked in my career managing ACL reconstruction athletes.  

We sit down to talk with Andrew Millett, physical therapist and owner of Move Strong Physical Therapy in Massachusetts.  Andrew runs a successful PT practice inside a premier sports performance facility. We review how to assess, treat, and educate the overhead athlete.  We go over common problems with athletes as well as common oversights by providers.  You will learn a ton.  Enjoy!

On this discussion based podcast, we review subjective, objective, and activity related warning signs of a serious pathology.  Pain is part of life. But how do we know if pain is inflammatory and setting ourselves up for failure.  This discussion helps us figure out which warnings signs are significant.  Enjoy!

We sit down with orthopedic surgeon Dr Askew to review all things foot and ankle.  We discuss patient education, anatomy and biomechanics, when surgery is appropriate for foot/ankle cases, and rehab goals.  It is great to learn Dr Askew's insight into rehab expectations, surgical goals, and epidemiology of the foot/ankle.  Enjoy!

We sit down with orthopedic surgeon Dr Askew to review all things foot and ankle.  We discuss patient education, anatomy and biomechanics, when surgery is appropriate for foot/ankle cases, and rehab goals.  It is great to learn Dr Askew's insight into rehab expectations, surgical goals, and epidemiology of the foot/ankle.  Enjoy!

This discussion based podcast reviews a very common case.  Achilles and calf issues.  Addressing the inflamed tissue is important, but we need to get to the cause of pain.  We review what are drivers of pain and so go to training options to improve pain and lower extremity function.  Enjoy!