HNL Movement Podcast

Andrew dives into the importance of the eccentric phase during movement and training. Don’t forget about it, overlook it, or neglect to pay attention to eccentric control. This small tip can have a big impact on movement efficiency, reducing injury risks, and elevating the benefits from training. The eccentric phase is when muscles are actively under tension and lengthens, while the concentric pha...

This episode is all about doing more is not always better. Instead find the optimal dose or range that will yield to better performance. Finding this ideal range for everything will help to support efficient, intentional, and consistent practices that will help you to level up your progress. This concept will also help prevent you from the detrimental effects of doing too much of something. A key...

Welcome Jill Miller, the co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and best-selling author of self-care tune up methods. She shares her personal experiences growing up, from the traumas during her childhood and struggles battling through an eating disorder. Jill also talks about how she began to find an outlet through exercise and movement that began her lifelong journey to learn more about her body...

This episode is all about adapting to current times and finding ways to improve what was effective in the past. Everything is always changing as technology improves, we learn more, and also understand more about what has worked in the past. Andrew dives into how important it is to be open minded about concepts, philosophies, and innovations that build off what was effective in the past. Andrew emp...

Internal and external focus, cueing, and feedback can have a big impact on training and results. Andrew discusses the benefits of internal and external focus during movements and exercises. Listen in and apply these important concepts to maximize your performance. Internal focus is when attention is directed internally to how your body is moving. While external focus is when attention is directed...

Let’s welcome Jay Christensen, MS, ATC, back to the HNL Movement Podcast! Check out Jay’s first episode (Episode 16) to hear about what it’s like to be the Head Athletic Trainer for Marvel Universe Live and all his unique experiences. Jay recently was the Athletic Trainer covering Disney On Ice that just finished a 10-week tour in Japan. Fortunately, Jay made a quick layover in Hawaii and we got t...

Let’s get back to basics with exercise, movement, and training. Andrew discusses the key basic exercises, components of moving efficiently, and what to pay attention to for better fundamental movements. This episode offers great insights and information that helps Andrew build a strong foundation for those he works with. Andrew discusses the basic exercises that are essential to any type of workou...

In this engaging episode of the HNL Movement Podcast, Andrew welcomes back Manti Te'o for an inspirational episode on the journey through his NFL career and life after football. Manti openly shares his experiences, discussing the profound impact he has been able to make beyond the football field, as well as his recent Netflix documentary. The conversation takes a deep dive into Manti's t...

Welcome Rick Olderman to the HNL Movement Podcast! Rick shares his experiences going through physical therapy school, yet still searching for answers to help people deal with physical pain. This episode dives into many key concepts to help connect the dots between the role movement plays on modulating physical pain. Rick dives into the concept of addressing the cause of pain beyond just managing o...

Happy New Year! Andrew discusses the theory and application of incorporating unstable surfaces in training. Listen in to the benefits, training adaptations, and ways to effectively apply these techniques. Unstable surfaces change the interaction between a person and the external environment. Therefore, when the external surface is unstable, more internal stability is required to carry out the same...

Another year is in the books! Listen in to Andrew’s insights, lessons learned, and reflections this past year. Andrew shares a brief PhD program update, highlights throughout the year, and what he is looking forward to in 2023. He also reflects on another great year of the HNL Movement Podcast. Be sure to check out all the previous episodes on your favorite podcasting platforms! Andrew reminds all...

Let’s welcome Michelle Hillier to the HNL Movement Podcast! Michelle shares how all her experiences have helped her create her program, Breath + Fire. Breath + Fire helps people to discover their authentic self, encourage personal growth, and find their balance in life to thrive. She has a lot of personal wisdom to share in this episode, growing up as a performer to overcoming hardships and strugg...

Andrew dives into key concepts that help him, and his athletes correct movement patterns, learn how to move properly, and move better. The more that we focus our training on specific details and being able to feel motor patterns, the more our brain and body will improve with those movements. Andrew talks about concepts and his approach to learning or relearning movements. In the early stages, it r...

Andrew shares valuable information about percussion therapy and massage guns in this episode. Although there is limited evidence and research currently, there is a lot of anecdotal information that helps us to apply this tool in athletics. He talks about the theory of percussion therapy and what kind of impact using a massage gun has on our tissue and performance. Listen in as Andrew talks about t...

Welcome Chris Mirabile, the Co-Founder & CEO of NOVOS, to the HNL Movement Podcast! This is an extremely informative episode about longevity and how to stay younger for longer. He shares his personal journey that led him to his passion in learning about biology and long-term health. He shares the life changing experience he went through at 15 years old, undergoing brain surgery to remove a tum...

Can you believe it’s already Thanksgiving?! Andrew talks about being thankful for health, wellness, and all the things that you can do. When you appreciate the things you can do, it helps to make progress and improve at what you set your efforts towards. As you keep making progress, you will build habits over time that help you to reach your goals and live the lifestyle that you want. Embrace the...

Andrew shares an update with his PhD in Biomechanics journey. He gives a little insight in his area of study, his research responsibilities, and future projects that he is looking forward to working on. He also shares his growth as he reflects to where he was a year ago during his first semester. For all of us, looking back can show us how our consistent practices and habits helped us grow over ti...

Welcome Max Newlon, the President of BrainCo, to the HNL Movement Podcast! This episode discusses how you are in the driver’s seat when it comes to training your brain. BrainCo develops technology that measures brain activity and helps to improve how we are connecting with the world around us. All our interactions, experiences, habits, and so on influence how we live and perform in life. Training...

Keeping your knees healthy and performing optimally goes well beyond just working on quad and hamstring strength. In fact, healthy knees are highly dependent on all the functioning parts of the lower leg. Listen in as Andrew breaks down fundamental concepts with how important core, hip, and ankle function are to overall knee health. Andrew gives a brief overview of anatomy and function of the knee...

Will more training lead to better performance? That’s a loaded question that is very complex to answer. Andrew dives into the important concept of lifestyle outside of training that may make or break your results from training. Listen in as this episode revisits the fundamental concept of the general adaption syndrome and how you can apply this to optimize your performance. Andrew breaks this down...

Let’s welcome Ryne Sullivan to the HNL Movement Podcast! Ryne grew up in New Orleans and has been around sports and training for nearly his entire life. While growing up, he played organized soccer and baseball, and other backyard sports with the kids in his neighborhood. Listen in to all his experiences through playing sports, strength & conditioning, and currently training athletes at Traini...

Andrew talks about key points to get started and taking action steps immediately. We are all guilty of putting things off in life, and that may be involving physical activities, health, nutrition, fitness goals. When you take that first step, that will help you to be on your way to make improvements and grow. Andrew discusses 5 key points to take action immediately, if not today, then tomorrow. 1....

How physically literate are you? Let’s break that down in this episode. Our bodies crave movement to improve fitness, mental state, moods, reduce stress levels, and so on. Movement is integrated in our lives from daily routine tasks to playing sports. Learning how to move well in a variety of ways is essential to improve our physical literacy. Andrew dives into the importance and value of expandin...

How physically literate are you? Let’s break that down in this episode. Our bodies crave movement to improve fitness, mental state, moods, reduce stress levels, and so on. Movement is integrated in our lives from daily routine tasks to playing sports. Learning how to move well in a variety of ways is essential to improve our physical literacy. Andrew dives into the importance and value of expandin...

This week features Cody Collins on the HNL Movement Podcast! Cody grew up working out, training, and excelling in baseball. He shares many lessons learned throughout his baseball career and beyond that we can all take something away from. Stay tuned for this jam-packed episode where we discuss strength & conditioning, training for baseball, facing the “yips,” overcoming injuries, and how he st...