Smarter Strength w/ Dr. David Skolnik, DPT

Our guest this week is Hallie Tobias. In our conversation today, Hallie and I talk about how to eat to achieve specific goals, we talk about the psychology and personal development aspects of nutrition coaching, and I learn what has surprised Hallie the most about working as a nutrition coach. Check Out Our Partner on Today's Episode - FNX Fitness Save 15% off any purchase of the BEST nutritional...

Today’s guest is Joe Rinaldi . Joe is a Doctor of Physical Therapy based on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - but Joe will tell anyone who asks that he is far more than his professional title. His personal mission is to serve, love, encourage and inspire everyone he meets, and to leave the world better than he found it. There is a contagious positivity about Joe that I am sure everyone listening will f...

Our guest this week is Matt Lombardi , Former Professional Hockey Player, Entrepreneur, Avid Cross-Fitter and Co-Founder of Beam , a THC-Free CBD brand committed to producing the best possible products for better everything.  In our conversation today, Matt and I talk about CBD and why it stood out to him as an athlete surrounded by a million different supplements. We talk about Beam, their core p...

Our guest this week is Scott Howell . From training clients in small boutique gyms, to overseeing regional operations at one of the biggest corporate fitness brands to owning his own successful gym business, Scott has seen, and done, more than most in this industry. In today’s conversation, Scott and I talk about the risk and rewards of working for a larger company vs. blazing your own entrepreneu...

Our guest this week is Conny Schneider . Conny is the owner of KomplexFit in Petaluma, California. She is a personal trainer,  community builder, knowledge seeker  and as you’re learn today - not afraid to take bold steps in pursuit of fulfillment. In today’s conversation, Conny and I talk about the strength that was required to pick up her entire life and move from Germany to Northern California...

Today’s Guest is Layci Nelson . In today’s conversation, Layci and David talk about the differences between someone in a leadership position and someone who is a real leader, why ego checks and apologies are key components of effective leadership, and the potential pitfalls of becoming friends with your employees. Follow Layci - @layci_nelson Follow David - @dr.davidskolnik.dpt Follow the Show - @...

Our guest this week is Gabi Dixson . Today’s conversation is focused on how health and fitness professionals, and the public at large, can have more effective and empathetic conversations about body weight, and how the lived experience of being in a bigger body shapes one’s outlook on life. Gabi is the Winner of New Zealand’s Strongest Woman 2020 and is currently training for USPA Powerlifting Nat...

Today’s guest is Andrew Coates . Andrew is a personal trainer based in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. He hosts a weekly podcast called Lift Free and Diet Hard , and is a prolific writer in the fitness space who has contributed articles to T Nation, True Coach, The PTDC and Generation Iron. He is a mentor, and a bonafide scholar of all things health and fitness. Follow Andrew - @andrewcoatesfitness Foll...

Our guest this week is Richard Goerling . Richard is a certified mindfulness trainer, retired police officer and military veteran. He is the founder of The Mindful Badge and specializes in training health, resilience and human performance skills to first responders. Connect with Rich - The Mindful Badge Connect with David - @dr.davidskolnik.dpt Connect with the Show - @essential.strength.podcast C...

Our guest today is Dr. Michelle Gilpin, DPT . Michelle is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who practices out of Evolution Healthcare & Fitness in Portland, Oregon. In Today’s conversation we focus on one particular area of body, the pelvic floor. What is it? What is its function in the wholistic system of the body? What are the signs and symptoms that the pelvic floor is not functioning properly o...

Our guest today is Chris Phillips . Chris is a US Army Veteran who conducted 4 tours of Afghanistan and Iraq as an Infantryman.  In 2019, a solider Chris has been especially close with took his own life, and Chris decided it was time to do something. So he created Quality Resilience Fitness , QRF Fit for short, a non-profit organization that uses their proceeds to help veterans pay for gym members...

Our guest today is Jumha Aburezeq . Jumha is the founder and head nutrition coach at StoopidFit, a health and wellness brand focused on helping people to live a healthier lifestyle as simply as possible. By focusing on simple actionable habits, Coach Jumha has helped hundreds of people lose weight, gain confidence, and feel better than they ever have before. In today’s conversation Jumha and I tal...

Today’s guest is Gini Grimsley - Gini is the Director of Fitness Product for VASA Fitness. She is known for creating cutting-edge programming and introducing approachable, results-driven fitness concepts. She enjoys any opportunity to empower the next generation of fitness professionals and is passionate about furthering their education and expertise to provide opportunities for development and ca...

Hello my Friends! And welcome  back to The Essential Strength Podcast! Our Partner on today's show is FNX Fit   - maker of Rebalance Super Greens and tons of other amazing performance nutrition and supplementation products. Hitting this link RIGHT HERE or using the code "ESSENTIALSTRENGTH" will get you 15% off your entire purchase - protein, creatine, a sleep aid, some krill oil, pre-workout... it...

Welcome to another episode of The Essential Strength Podcast. Our guest this week is Crystal Miranda . Crystal Miranda is a clinical social worker and a currently pursuing her PhD in psychology. Her area of research is examining the experience of utilizing emotional states to enhance performance among strength athletes. Crystal is also the founder of The Healthy Mind Movement – A non-profit organi...

What’s up everybody, welcome to this week’s episode of Health & Fitness Friday on The Essential Strength Podcast. This is your 5 minute download of some health and fitness knowledge meant to make you a little bit smarter and a little bit stronger as you head into the weekend! Last week, we started the conversation about corrective exercise, some of it’s limitations, and I gave you my thoughts...

Our guest this week is Greg Everett , owner of Catalyst Athletics and author of the new book “Tough” As the subtitle of Greg’s book explains, this book is a guide to building true mental, physical & emotional toughness for success & fulfillment. It’s about a lot more than how to be the traditional vision of a “tough guy” - and in today’s conversation we talk about why clearly defining your...

This week, we are talking about the concept of Corrective Exercise, and as always this conversation is framed by the latest article that we posted on the Reading List at StrongerInMotion.com . The title of the article is: Revisiting the Corrective Exercise Conundrum, written by Dr. Ben Geierman and published by our friends at Barbell Rehab . Recently, the J ournal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical...

Our guest this week is none other than Stacy ‘Bama’ Burr . Bama is a former competitive power lifter who, in 2019, achieved her lifelong goal of becoming the Strongest Woman in the World , achieving a powerlifting total of 1,435lbs - including a 565lb squat, a 320lb bench press and a 550lb deadlift - all while weighing in at only 148lbs bodyweight. The road to this achievement was extremely rocky....

Welcome to this week’s episode of Health & Fitness Friday on The Essential Strength Podcast . This is your 5 minute download of some health and fitness knowledge meant to make you a little bit smarter and a little bit stronger as you head into the weekend! Today we are going to finish the conversation we started two weeks ago about Why Fitness isn’t Essential in America . In part one, we discu...

Our guest today is Georganne Moline , and she has a distinction that very few can claim - Olympian.  Georganne is a professional Track & Field athlete who represented the USA in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, running in the 400m hurdles. Her olympic chance came relatively early in her career, while she was still a student athlete at the University of Arizona.  Despite that early success,...

If you are a person who goes to the gym, you’ve likely experience A LOT of frustration in the last 11 months since the COVID-19 Pandemic started. You’ve also likely seen a lot of rhetoric that looks something like this: If liquor stores are open, why aren’t gyms? Are we saying that alcohol is more essential than exercise? OR If 250 people can be shopping in a grocery story, why can’t 6 people be t...

Today’s guest is a kettlebell specialist who is on a mission to help women build strength and master the art of training with kettlebells. Her name is Colleen Conlon and her story is one that I am so happy I have a chance to share with all of you listening to this podcast. As the title of today’s episode implies - Colleen hasn’t always been a confident, kettlebell swinging exemplar of strength. Fo...

This week, we’re looking a little deeper at how the fluids you choose impact hydration, as well as other areas of health. Let’s start by reiterating the fact that the majority of your fluid intake should come for plane old water. Nothing groundbreaking here. Intrinsically, I think we all know that water should be our beverage of choice most of the time when it comes to staying properly hydrated. N...

Today we have a guest that is sure to inspire all of you. His name is Jason Hardrath . Jason is an elementary school PE teacher in a small town in Southern Oregon who spends his summer breaks on trails all over the country chasing what are known as FKTs - Fastest Known Times - which he defines in the beginning of our conversation today. His ultimate goal is to set 100 FKTs which involve anything f...