Move the Needle: The Human Performance Podcast

Danny and Chris - Performance Therapists - join us (in-person) for 111th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we have a roundtable discussion on all things Tissue Tolerance related. Chris and Danny (both returning guests on the podcast), dive into the way that their minds break down movement, return to play, and much much more. With some incredible case studies and a conversation that h...

Megan Young - Performance Coach for the Seattle Sounders - joins us for the 110th episode of MTN. On this episode, we dive into the performance structure in the MLS, the day-to-day that Megan deals with, we take a look at the ways that she looks at training and testing within Pro Soccer, and she talks about the incredible journey that the last ten years, especially, have been for her. Megan is a d...

Cory Kennedy - High Performance Coach - joins us for the 109th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the way that Cory and his staff in Sacramento broke down players by archetype, the ratios of accel to decel based on those archetypes, and the ways in which they viewed the developmental process and moving athletes along the spectrum. This was an incredibly in-depth episode and...

Chris Miller - Performance Coach for Mount Sinai Health System - joins us for the 108th episode of MTN. On this episode, we dive into Chris's time with the Brooklyn Nets, the way that he views movement, and some of the more underappreciated threads in performance. Chris's diversity of experience has lent to a depth of thought process unlike most coaches in the field and we were lucky to get him on...

Chris Guarin - Performance Therapist, Guarin Posture & Performance - joins us for the 107th episode of MTN. On the episode today we dive into how Chris is able to create a marriage between clinical/pain management and performance training. We dive into a number of rabbit holes around movement, individual archetype, and making sure that training is built for each person's individual movement 's...

Adam Ringler - Assistant Director of Sports Performance & Head of Sport Science Research at the University of Colorado - joins us for the 106th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the pod, we talk through building and creating the necessary flow within a successful sport science process. There is a lot of noise in today's understanding of effective sport science and being able to cut through...

Maggie Bryant - President of Performance, Health, and Wellness for the Los Angeles Clippers - joins us for the 105th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we talk through Maggie's progression in LA, modeling for injuries, implications on free agency, specific case study examples, and much much more. Maggie is a wealth of information and uniquely combines expertise in nearly every avenue...

Andrew Hauser - Owner of Continuum High Performance - joins us for the 104th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the show, we compare and contrast some of Andrew's experience working in the performance setting in the MLB and now as a private performance owner, we dive into conversation around oxygen utilization, breath work, and everything respiration. This conversation was a slight turn from wh...

Dan Pfaff - Legend - joins us for the 103rd episode of MTN. On today's episode of the show Dan shares his thoughts on a number of topics. We dive into the understanding bandwidths of coaching within technical models, we talk about the scale of effective & efficient, identifying hardware vs software problems, RTP, Cueing, and much much more. Dan has over 50 years of coaching experience and make...

Nicole Jimenez - WBB S&C at Missouri St - joins us for the 102nd episode of MTN. On today's show we chat about the value of the subjective nature of evaluation and feedback. Nicole also shares her thought process on turning her ideas on movement exploration into training and the importance, specifically, for basketball players. This was a great show and something that coaches from all sports c...

Dr. Matt Jordan - Jordan Strength - joins us for the 101st episode of MTN. Matt is, without a doubt, one of the leading professionals within the intersection of academia and performance. On the podcast today, we dive into the role of the FP CMJ in training, the importance of cueing, understanding how to combine subjective and objective measures, and much much more. Make sure to follow Matt and Jor...

On this episode of the podcast, the 100th, Hunter and Mike sit down with no guest to dive into numerous topics. We start by acknowledging the importance of 100 consecutive episodes of MTN and then take our conversation into what we think really matters within the field of performance. As much a recap of the last two years of podcast guests and our own coaching in our separate environments. This ha...

Brian Kula - Owner of Kula Sports Performance - joins us for the 99th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into contrast training, general use of resistance training, and we talk through the different stages of training as athletes move from youth to college to pro Make sure to follow Brian on IG @briankula and check out his website: www.kulasp.com Find and follow us on socia...

Randy Towner - Head Strength Coach for Kentucky MBB - joins us for the 98th episode of MTN. On today's episode we compare and contrast his stops within college basketball, going to pro ball, and coming back to college. We also have a conversation around the work that he is doing with VueMotion to dive much more deeply into some of the on-court movements that Randy has found interest in. Make sure...

Ryan Grubbs - Director of Reconditioning and Speed Development with the Houston Texans - joins us for the 97th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into both the return to play process that Ryan is a part of with the team and we flow into conversation about the kinematics of on-field/speed development that they tend to focus on in both return from injury and general training....

Dr. John Harry - Professor & Director of Sport and Occupational Neuromechanics Lab at Texas Tech University - joins us for the 96th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we start and end with jumping. However, within that conversation we dive down multiple rabbit holes that were incredibly interesting. From understanding the differences between landing from a jump and landing from a...

Alex Effer & Connor Schoepp - Owners of Resilient Training and Rehab and Rebuild: Performance & Rehab, respectively - join us for the 95th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we have a roundtable discussion regarding the in's and out's of building, maintaining, and growing as a business owner in the field of performance. Two coaches who have their own unique experience in this realm, this...

Mike Guevara - Owner of GBG Hoops - joins us for the 94th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we dive into the creation and evolution of GBG, Mike's journey as a trainer to NBA clientele + the pivots he has had to make, to his day-to-day of working with FVV in Houston. This is a wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversation and we were super excited to get Mike on the pod. Make sure to follow Mike...

John Brasher - Assistant Director, Football Performance at UCLA - joins us for the 93rd episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we dive into the Quarterback development at UCLA, sport science initiatives within the team, and we discuss the incredible challenge of mitigating the travel fatigue of being a SoCal team in the Big10. This episode is loaded with both sport science and performance...

Brady Howe - Director of Sports Medicine at Grand Canyon University - joins us for the 92nd episode of MTN. On today's episode of the pod, we talk about how Brady navigated his position as VP of Health and Performance with the Phoenix Suns, the similarities he sees between pro and college sports, building injury frameworks for everyone, and the power of communication. Find Brady on IG @coachbradyh...

Jordan Pennella - Director of Sport Science & Associate Coordinator of Return to Play for LSU Football - joins us for the 91st episode of MTN. Jordan takes us through his unique journey to working in sports performance, the framework of RTP they have built, the strides their staff has made in talent ID, and we talk about a specific successful case study from LSU: Jayden Daniels. Make sure to f...

Day Muñoz - Performance Coach at the University of Arizona - joins us for the 90th episode of MTN. Day has one of the more impressive backgrounds of any coach in the performance community with an undergraduate degree from MIT, a Masters from Columbia, and now a doctorate student at Arizona working through a degree focused in immunobiology. On today's show, we talk through her doctorate work, the i...

Cam Josse - FB S&C at Auburn University - joins us for the 89th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we dive into many of the facets surrounding developing speed development. Cam breaks down coordination, explains the bias athletes have toward force or velocity, and we talk about the importance of individual structure when programming anything (but, of course, speed development as well). Follow...

Kris Robertson - Head S&C for the Raptors 905 & Sport Scientist for the Toronto Argonauts - joins us for the 88th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into both training within the confines and chaos of the G-League & also managing performance loads within the CFL. A unique background and coach, Kris has incredible experience to provide insight to any position. Fi...

Anthony Cockrill - Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Southern Methodist University - joins us for the 87th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we dive into the approach jump. Technical factors, physical markers, adaptability within game. We had a lot of conversation planned for Anthony but really spent the entire time diving into jumping - which always happen to be the best c...