Move the Needle: The Human Performance Podcast

Dr. Sophia Nimphius - Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) and Professor of Human Performance at Edith Cowan University - joins us for the 134th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the pod, we talk through some of Doc Soph's research on change of direction and some of the conclusions that she has come to over the last few decades, we talk through the different meanings of 'stress', and understanding what...

Luke Storey - Senior Associate Athletic Director for Health, Wellness, and Performance at the University of California, Santa Barbara joins us for the 133rd episode of the podcast. On this episode, we talk about his time at P3, the relationship that P3 still holds with MBB at UCSB, assessments, correlations, and much much more. Follow Luke on X @lukerstorey Find and follow us on social media @mtn_...

John Garrish - Founder/Director, South Florida Prep & Director of S&C, North Broward Prep - joins us for the 132nd episode of MTN. On this episode, we dive into the many hats that John wears around the South Florida Community. From his time as the founder of his own school, being the director of performance & track coach at North Broward, and making sure to serve the community each wee...

Pat Lewis - Director of Basketball Performance at UNC-Charlotte - joins us for the 131st episode of MTN. On this episode of the show, we really get into the weeds of Pat's nutrition framework for his team. This is a topic that we've only addressed a couple of times on the show so getting to dive in was unique and incredibly interesting. We also get into conversation around training, tech, and Pat'...

Hunter and Mike - Co-Founders of MTN - sit down for the 130th episode of MTN. On the show today, we talk about both of our transitions from college to pro and back to college athletics, some of the evolution within our thought process as performance coaches, and we take a look at a specific case study that Mike has been working with. Find Mike on social media @coachmikesully and Hunter @huntereis_...

Paul Valukas - Assistant Director of Olympic Strength and Conditioning at the University of Wisconsin - joins us for the 129th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we re-visit Paul's time in professional hockey, the threads that he has connected to college game, and we dive into the metrics behind the men's basketball team. Paul has a unique role within the field of college performance...

Ken Vick - President and High Performance Director for Velocity Sports Performance - joins us for the 128th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Ken about the state of the education system within our field then we dive into conversation centered around his 'Shocks' and 'Springs' Frameworks. This line of conversation takes us into a very plyo-intensive conversation for which b...

Jordan Pennella - Director of Sport Science & Return to Play Associate Coordinator for LSU Football - joins us for the 127th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we make Jordan's In-Season Athlete Monitoring System the subject of the conversation. We dive into the categories, how he weights them, the collection process, the intervention process, and the continuity among the entir...

Dr. Damian Harper — Rendimiento Humano de Frenado y Profesor en la Universidad de Lancashire — se une a nosotros para el episodio 126 de MTN. En este episodio del podcast, profundizamos completamente en la desaceleración. El Dr. Harper es el líder mundial en investigación sobre desaceleración y frenado, y tenerlo con nosotros para responder (y soportar) nuestras preguntas fue un honor. Desde desgl...

Dr. Damian Harper - Human Braking Performance & Lecturer at the University of Lancashire - joins us for the 126th episode of MTN. On this episode of the pod, we dive into deceleration all the way. Dr. Harper is the world leader in deceleration and braking research and having him on to answer and put up with our questions was an honor. From dissecting his Braking Performance Framework, uncoveri...

Tyler Lesher - Performance Therapist - joins us for the 125th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, Tyler talks to us about his transition from UCLA MBB to becoming the personal performance therapist for one team. We talk the very real - change of profession that Tyler is working through and some of the challenges that he now faces with Caleb Martin. This was an elite, transparent, and w...

Taylor Nelson-Cook - Director of Performance at KNGDM Performance - joins us for the 124th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we dive into Taylor's thoughts on LTAD, the threads that connect the youth development model and elite sport, utilizing force plates in his space, and much much more Follow Taylor on social media @tnelsoncook19 Find and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back...

Matt Shaw - Senior Associate AD, Sports Performance at the University of Denver - joins us for the 123rd episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we talk with Matt about the evolution of hockey at Denver and the ever changing player type that he has noticed. We then really dive into conversation around breathwork. Something Matt has noticed as one of the lowest hanging and biggest return...

Tyler Owens - Director of Football Strength and Conditioning at the University of Washington - joins us for the 122nd episode of MTN. On the pod today, we dive quite a bit of training talk. We discuss thresholds of 'strong enough' within the sport of football, the development of deceleration and COD qualities in the weight room and understanding outputs on the field, and Tyler reflects back on his...

Chris Chase - Director of Performance for the Memphis Grizzlies - joins us for the 121st episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Chris about the ability to problem solve with elite athletes, iterating the process of evaluation and testing within the team setting, and we dive into a rabbit hole on the limitations of free weights and surfing the 'strength' spectrum. Follow Chris o...

Andrew Behnam - Director of Baseball Performance at the University of Virginia - joins us for the 120th episode of MTN. On this episode, Andrew gives us a look inside Virginia Baseball and how he programs, buckets, and categorizes his guys. We dive into the nuance behind pelvic control, rotational outputs, and how braking truly matters in all areas of Baseball. Follow Andrew on social media @andre...

Rodrigo Alvira — Preparador Físico de los Detroit Pistons y Fundador de Spaniard Performance — se une a nosotros en el episodio número 119 de Move the Needle . En este episodio del pódcast conversamos sobre el arquetipado en el deporte , qué es lo que realmente importa al analizar los saltos en las plataformas de fuerza , y profundizamos en una conversación muy interesante sobre el entrenamiento b...

Rodrigo Alvira - Detroit Pistons Performance Coach & Founder of Spaniard Performance - joins us of the 119th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast we get into conversation around archetyping in sport, what really matters when looking at jump outputs on force plates, and we dive into a cool conversation around velocity based training (something that we have done very little of so far o...

Jared Wilson - Owner/Founder of JW Performance - joins us for the 118th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk through some of the underappreciated parts of the private performance world, we dive into the foundational training process, and Jared fully pulls back the curtain on his time with John Wall. This was a transparent and powerful episode and we were thankful for Jared for b...

Les Spellman - Founder/Owner of Spellman Performance - joins us for the 117th episode of MTN. Les is one of the best coaches in the world. Speed, performance, you name it. On this episode, we dive into the different branches of his company, we talk through case studies - most notably, Cat Macario - and, of course, we get into some NFL Combine talk. Les's coaching success and his willingness to sha...

Daniel Shapiro - Associate Director/Head Performance Coach for the Los Angeles Clippers joins us for the 116th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk through Daniel's background in the sport that started back when he was 19 years-old and working for the Seattle Super Sonics. The ensuing 24 NBA seasons (including separate stops in College Basketball) have given Daniel one of the mo...

Erik Meira - The Science PT - joins us for the 115th episode of MTN. On this episode of the pod, we dive into tendon health, the difference between sport specific programming and load-profile specific programming, moment arms, and much much more. Erik is one of the most sought after practitioners in the rehab space and has literally made a career from his ability to turn high level topics into act...

On this episode of the podcast, the 114th, we sit down without a guest. Taking advantage of being in-person in the same city, we wanted to carve some time out to talk about a few topics that have been front of mind. We started with a conversation around some of the research that has been coming out within our field and the application to training, some of the shortcomings of what we see in the fie...

Todd Wright - Assistant Coach & VP of Player Performance for the LA Clippers joins us for the 113th episode of MTN. On this episode, we dive into some of the major inflection points in Todd's career, how he's balanced the opportunities that have come his way with his family, we dive into some multi-planar force 'signature' identification in basketball, & he takes us on a foot-hip interacti...

Jake Tuura - Tendon Guy - joins us for the 112th episode of MTN. Jake has spent his career in the field of performance and has really niched down into tendon work. His understanding and ability to communicate tendon information to the masses sets him apart. This conversation is full of discussion on understanding tendon strain, stiffness, viscoelasticity, and much more. Follow Jake on social media...