#52 — Make Your Joints Last a Lifetime – Howard Luks, MD
Dr. Luks is a top Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Physician who is also a masters athlete. Dr Luks knows all too well how hard it can be and how important it is to remain athletic for the pleasures it brings to life as well as for the many health and longevity benefits that cannot be obtained in any other way. In our talk we discuss the many...
#51 — The AFib Cure Co-Author, Dr John Day
Long time, competitive endurance athletes show a higher risks of AFib, which is a marker of premature aging. The faster you solve AFib, the better your long-term outcome. Ablation technologies have come a long way....success rates of 80-90% can be expected
Bonus: Slaying Myths & Adapting to Nasal Breathing
This is a shortened version of Episode 50 (1.5 hours long)....I cut out the good and left the great parts of the story from George Dallam, PhD on nasal breathing for health and performance.
#50 — The Science of Better Breathing with George Dallam, PhD
Nasal breathing is not a trick or hack to get an unnatural advantage. Nasal breathing is the designed in way to breathe properly. Not nasal breathing causes problems which can be undone by starting to nasal breathe. Dr. Dallam says, "One simple rule: breath through nose all the time, or as much as possible."
#49 — Training for Injury Prevention with Matthew Smith, DC CES
Strength training for endurance athletes pulls them out of their repetitive stress patterns. Building proper movement patterns provides a foundational way to bring the body back to balance. Once in balance, getting stronger, ongoing cross training, and adequate recovery creates resilience against injury.
#48 — Breathwork for Faster Recovery — Matthew Smith, EverAthlete
Breathwork is the deliberate practice of breath to improve your state of being. Faster breathing does not result in “super oxygenation” of the blood. It just removes more CO2, which makes it harder to capture oxygen from breathing.
#47 — Dry Needling for Fast Healing — Christine Bell, PT
I am delighted to be joined by Christine Bell, the Aussie PT. Christine Is a physical therapist and coach for endurance athletes. She is well known for her ability to identify root causes of pain and her ability to resolve the underlying functional problems using hands on techniques and dry needling.
#46 — Forestalling Age with Fitness with Dr. Stephen Black
Be sure to listen in as Stephen explains his philosophy of proactively addressing imbalances, deficiencies, and poor movement patterns to help older athletes become healthier and stronger while having fun. We go through the process Stephen follows with his clients to provide personalized training and nutritional plans to help them get to where they want to go from wherever they are, and he reviews some basic interventions that...
