Be Legendary Podcast

Dr. Katie Nichols, Director of Mental Performance begins our Research 2 Reps Roundtable conversation by defining what mental performance actually is - essentially it's having the skills to put yourself in a position to be successful. Notice she didn't equate it to mental toughness! I know that's enough to have you intrigued, so go ahead and press play on this episode.  Big thanks to our podcast sp...

"My body loves kale, my soul loves fried chicken" - our guest this week, Melissa Crowson, Dietician and Nutritionist. If that doesn't sum up our conversation, I don't know what will. Instead of focusing on broccoli, Crowson focuses on performance goals and winning to really get nutrition principles to hit home with athletes. Find more from Melissa Crowson at performstrong.org. Big thanks to our po...

The 'sport science' of mental health - while we typically think of sport science and the nerdy sport stuff, we often forget that how our brain works is most definitely science! Our athletes' brains run the show and this conversation with Dr. Brittany Collins examines the intersection of sport, sport science, mental health and social science. To say it was a high level conversation doesn't do it ju...

Chris Crumpler AKA Coach Crump brings the fire this week with his motto: "I don't make excuses, I make adjustments!" BOOM. As a serial entrepreneur, coach, and athlete, his perspective on life is one that I don't see often, but his presence makes his mindset contagious. After this conversation you'll be ready to go and be saying, "check up!" Big thanks to our podcast sponsors, Sorinex and EliteFor...

Our Research 2 Reps Roundtable guest, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, is an Exercise Physiology professor at UNC Chapel Hill with over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts - so she's quite prolific in the sports research world. With alphabet soup after her name (said with admiration) - Ph. D., CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM, FISSN - she's well on her way to helping improve the health and quality of life for others. And a ve...

University of Louisville Rowing Coach, Derek Copeland, had a unique childhood and early experience with sport that makes him a unique coach, to say the least. He has embraced the high performance model approach because he's seen it in action and how successful he and his team can be with it. If you want real world insight into how the HPM can be implemented and used, this episode is it! Thanks to...

If you work with female athletes in any aspect, or have a female athlete child or relative, you need to listen to this episode of Research 2 Reps Roundtable. Soon-to-be-Doctor Samantha Moore was not only the NCAAs first female Director of Sport Science, but she's a budding researcher in female athlete physiology and performance. In addition to the research she's doing, because of her background, s...

Originally aired in August of 2019, it only seemed fitting to repost this Beyond Sets and Reps episode with now-Hall of Fame Coach Gary Pinkel. From program structure to program philosophy, Coach Gary Pinkel never wavered in what he did. And with good reason – a track record of success done the right way is his proven methodology, and put simply, it works. He's based his entire career on treating...

In this episode Bert Sorin sits down with Logan Stark to catch up, and discuss his upcoming attempt at a Skydiving World Record. Logan is a Veteran, Producer of Content at Black Rifle Coffee, Hunter, and Adventure Seeker. He will be joining other Veterans to Skydive into 7 Continents, in 7 Days. He is living the definition of "Be Legendary".

High Performance Manager Officiating for the Australian National Rugby League, David Boyle, is our guest this episode of the Roundtable. While he brings a unique perspective with his background and research, we also discussed some of the universal truths of coaching. This is a fantastic one to round out this year of R2RR episodes. Thanks to our podcast sponsors Sorinex and EliteForm for making the...

With 30 years in the industry, Lance Walker is still on a mission to optimize athletic performance. With the various disciplines that go into the training and care of athletes, and the desperate need to bring them all together for the benefit of the human behind the athlete, Coach Walker is bridging the gap between the science and the sport. Big thanks to our podcast sponsors, Sorinex and EliteFor...

Lance Walker ended up being such a good guest, he's our first double header, appearing on this episode and next Beyond Sets & Reps episode. In this episode we go into the weeds of performance and how metrics carry over - and how to explain to athletes and decision makers how it carries over. If you like episodes like this, be sure to let us know by giving it a review and sharing it with friends! B...

For this episode of Beyond Sets and Reps, we're coming to you from DEER CAMP! I'm talkign with Bo Sandoval, the Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Performance for Texas A&M, and despite the untraditional setting, he's giving us some gems of wisdom on the strength and conditioning field. Tune in to hear us talk shop and remember to give the show a 5 star rating if you're finding these episodes...

With two guests on this Research 2 Reps Roundtable episode, it felt more like adding a couple co-hosts to the podcast with the breadth of experience and expertise they brought. We didn't waste time - we got right into the high level conversation of the challenge of making the complex simple. Duane Carlisle and Scott Hopson joined Dr. Ted Lambinides and Dr. Pat Ivey for another fantastic episode th...

Director of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning at Louisville, Jason Dierking is our guest on the Beyond Sets and Reps podcast this week. His philosophy of being a servant leader comes through as he walks us through his staff and how he goes about piecing together a group that works together so well. To say he's accepted the challenge of his position is an understatement and it's what makes h...

Our guest this week, Dr. Stuart Phillips, is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University in Canada and specializes in researching the impact of nutrition and exercise on skeletal muscle protein turnover. If that doesn't give you a hint, we go well into the protein weeds during our conversation. We discuss previous notions of protein, current research, plant-based recommenda...

In this weeks episode of The Be Legendary podcast, Bert Sorin sits down with Sorinex Vendor Relations Manager, Alex Luhring, and one of our good friends through Sorinex Outdoors, Brian Trainor, to discuss a week long trek into the mountains in search of elk. Alex is fresh off his first Western Big Game hunt, and Brian was there to help him learn, as well as grow as a man, and hunter. In this episo...

Simply talking with Josh Dobbie, the passion that drives Sorinex as a company is obvious - it's in the people. Priding themselves on being a different type of company, Josh and all the people at Sorinex are living their business ideals: being people first, building relationships, and doing things for the good of the industry. We're looking forward to Squatober! Thanks to our podcast sponsors, Sori...

In this episode Bert Sorin sits down with his former Track and Field Coach Mike Sergent at University of South Carolina, as well as current thrower, and World Championship Medalist, Josh Awotunde. They discuss progression, overcoming hardship, and building progress towards success. All three share stories of highs, and lows, as well as how being a thrower shapes an attitude or life. Thank you for...

Perhaps the most motivating episode we've had yet, Jeremy Anderson, professional motivational speaker, shows us why he gets paid big bucks to be on the big stage. Coming from a place of service and humility, Jeremy speaks with such passion because he remembers where he came from and works every day to get to the next level. Whether you need a kick in the butt, a reminder of why you're doing what y...

Supplement Engineer and Nutrition Expert, Dr. Eric Serrano, is our guest for this episode of the Research 2 Reps Roundtable. He's an "OG" in the performance nutrition world as a former powerlifter and has expanded his expertise beyond nutrition into injury prevention and performance optimization. As a practicing physician he's also heavily involved in the practical applications of all that he's le...

Entrepreneur and Professor Vaughan Scott is really taking us BEYOND the sets and reps today with our conversation. As a global thinker, he's helping us see the effects of globalization on sport - both things to consider that could be hurdles and also opportunities to be had. Not only does he explore how we can be thinking of the sports-business connection strategically (chess, not checkers) but ho...

Our guest this week is Dr. Andreas Stamatis, associate professor, fitness & wellness undergraduate program coordinator, and Lab Director at Plattsburgh might be one of our most credentialed guests ever on the roundtable. But even the alphabet soup after his name doesn't do his professional experience and insights justice. Join us as we go deep on mental toughness - and mental training as a whole -...

Scott Hopson, co-founder of Pivotal, enjoys coaching the game of life (and the game of sport) while attempting to fulfil the potential of humanity. He's taking his passion for people beyond strength and conditioning for athletes and helping people upgrade their lives via education, coaching program and live events. Join this 10,000 foot view conversation as we discuss some of the broader philosoph...

Dr. Duncan French joins this episode of Research 2 Reps Roundtable as the VP of Performance at the UFC Performance Institute where they manage the training of over 600 UFC athletes. For five years now they've been serving a melting pot of training philosophies, cultures and athlete requirements and because of the newness of the sport he shares with us the journey of developing and running the Inst...