Smarter Strength w/ Dr. David Skolnik, DPT

Welcome to a very special episode of the Essential Strength Podcast , coming to you on Saturday morning, January 23rd, 2021! It’s a historic day, and you are about to find out why! Today, we have a conversation between myself, and Mike McCastle , and if you are listening to this on the date of release, today is the day that Mike takes on his 8th Labor - attempting to break the world record for tim...

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! We’ve been talking about exercise for the last couple weeks, how it’s quite possibly the single most effective way to improve your overall h...

This is Episode 27 and our guest is Kyle Sullivan . Kyle has been sharing his story, speaking on his experiences with alcohol addiction, the trials he faced, mistakes he made, lies he told himself and others, and strategies he has used over the last four years to go from the lowest point imaginable - writing his suicide note - to the point where, in his own words he is just “happy to be existing o...

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! So, why is it that we haven’t evolved to enjoy something as beneficial as exercise? Evolution has created all kinds of hacks, loops and sho...

Today we have a guest that I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the chance to speak with. His name is Patrick Sweeney . He is the author of Fear is Fuel , and a keynote speaker that Inc. Magazine has called “One of the world’s most interesting people”. He is a cancer survivor, a father, and a philanthropist. Patrick spent 6 years interviewing and learning from three dozen of the world’s top neu...

Happy Friday, it’s been … quite a week kicking off 2021. We’ll leave it at that, and move on to the reason you’re here - to gain some health and fitness knowledge as you head into the weekend! We’ve got a really cool, and in my opinion honestly life changing bit of science for everyone today. We’re talking about a breakthrough in preventive medical treatment that has been shown to address an incre...

Today’s guest kicks off 2021 here on The Essential Strength Podcast, and it’s the first in a series of episodes that will all focus on mental health and mental strength. Our guest today is Ricky Simon , a professional UFC fighter from Vancouver, WA whose next bantamweight fight is on January 16th on Fight Island, part of the upcoming UFC Fight Night on ESPN. In today’s episode you will get a glimp...

Questions or comments? E-mail Us -  david@strongerinmotion.com -  or hit us up on Instagram - @essential.strength.podcast Have your subscribed to The Essential Strength Podcast yet? - If you’ve enjoyed this podcast so far but have not yet subscribed, that would mean a lot to us. Episode 24 Today is Episode 24 and it’s episode unlike anything up until this point. Today, we are sharing a highlight r...

Questions or Comments? E-mail us! - david@strongerinmotion.com What's Better: Walking or Running? There's a lot to unpack in a question like this, but today's episode aims to tackle the two biggest reasons why people might wonder - "Should I walk or should I run?" Want to learn more? Check out the link below for an article from Medical News Today ! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/walking...

Today is Episode 23 and our guest is Laura Poburan . Laura is the founder and lead mentor of TriggerMapping - a certification and mentorship program for nutritionists, dieticians and wellness coaches. Her core philosophy revolves around how the power of connection and human psychology must be understood and used with clients to cultivate permanent, deep and meaningful change. She is leading a shif...

You are in for a treat this week, an incredibly powerful conversation with Karin Steere , my favorite professor from my PT school program who is still teaching the physical therapists of tomorrow while also completing her PhD in neuroimmunology. I know the title this episode focuses on her roles as an educator and a physical therapist, but the first 30 minutes of this conversation played out more...

We know physical activity and exercise is important to our health and well being. And we know that being physically fit reduces the risk of serious complications should we be exposed to COVID-19. But what do most of us think of when we consider being “physically active?” Walking? Jogging? Riding a Bike? We used to think about about going to the gym - and I believe we will again in the future - but...

Today is episode 21 and we had the pleasure of spending about an hour talking to Cody McBroom , owner of Tailored Coaching Method , host of The BoomBoom Performance Podcast . Cody is an entrepreneur who has built an extremely successful Nutrition Coaching business, he is a nutrition specialist, a coach, a husband, a father and in his own words, he is PASSIONATE about personal development. A few po...

Welcome to this weeks episode of Health & Fitness Friday on The Essential Strength Podcast! This is your bite-sized podcast designed to make you a little smarter and a little stronger heading into the weekend! This week we’re talking about the concept of Social Jetlag and whether or not Blue Light blocking glasses actually work to help improve sleep and recovery and prevent this new form of je...

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Essential Strength Podcast! Today is Episode 20, which feels like a big one! It’s one of those nice round numbers that feels like a milestone and we’re lucky enough to have a big guest for today! We had the chance to sit down for an hour with Stefi Cohen and Ian Kaplan of Hybrid Performance Method to talk about their new book, Back In Motion . For those who do...

My wife and I had COVID-19.  Today was my first day back in the gym now that I've achieved the benchmarks for days since first symptoms, days without a fever and symptom reduction. The strangest part - I never actually tested positive, even though my wife, Rebecca, did. We made no effort to distance from each other after I developed symptoms and yet... I still tested negative... TWICE and with two...

Welcome to Episode 19 of The Essential Strength Podcast with our guest this week, Maggie Dong - host of the Mind Muscle Enlightenment Podcast and someone who has a powerful message to share about expanding out definition of what it means to be healthy and fit. On today’s episode, we talk about Maggie’s four pillars of fitness, what is means to “do the work” and how the journey is so much more impo...

What’s up everyone, it’s David back with this weeks episode of Health and Fitness Friday. Your bite sized podcast meant to make you a little smarter and a little stronger at the end of every week. We’re still riding the back pain train this week, but we’re taking it BACK IN TIME. Back Pain seems like a modern dilemma. We sit more and more for our jobs, we sit and watch Netflix at home, we sit in o...

Today’s guest is none other than Adrian Conway - former pro-football player, multiple time CrossFit Games Team Champion, Coach, Podcast Host and Co-Founder of FNX Fit . On today’s episode we talk about Adrian’s athletic background, the birth of FNX and their commitment to building a supplement company grounded in transparency, quality and community, we talk about Adrian’s recent venture into podca...

Congratulations ! You have made it to the end of another work week and that means it’s time for Health & Fitness Friday here on The Essential Strength Podcast! This is the bight sized podcast meant to make you a little smarter as the week comes to a close! This week we’re talking about how to take control and start undoing some of these painful connections and feedback loops that cause pain wh...

This is episode 17 and our guest today is Max Artsis . Max is a coach, trainer and speaker based in Los Angeles. In his own words, Max is fortunate to train gold medal Olympians, and athletes in the NFL, MLB, WNBA, NBA, and NCAA. He spent 6 years at Nike World Headquarters, including time as the Nike Master Trainer Network Lead, was the Director of Sport Science and Education for Rokke Performance...

Today we’re continuing our conversation about pain, and in particular we’re asking the question - why do we feel pain? What is the point of this unpleasant sensation and why, if it’s so important, does it seem that we all experience it differently? Pain is, at its core, our body’s way of signaling a real or perceived threat. That threat is most commonly one that could cause damage to the physical...

Today is episode 16 and out guest is Alex Piccirilli - one of the most effusively energetic and positive people I have the pleasure of calling a friend. Alex is a Certified Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer and RYT-200 Yoga Teacher who recently left Portland and moved to Nashville, TN. As a coach, Alex focuses on moving with intention and integrity, building confidence through strength, a...

Today we’re continuing our conversation about pain, and in particular today we’re talking about how it literally changes your brain. Because the experience of chronic pain is associated with multiple networks of the central nervous system, it is actually classified as a Central Nervous System Disorder with sensory, cognitive, emotional and behavioral elements. Long story short, the brain is a comp...

Today is Episode 15 and our guest is the Great and Powerful Zack Bartell . Zack Bartell is the sole owner of SoCal Powerlifting , located in Irvine California. He is a retired competitive powerlifter, and also works as a business coach to fitness businesses around the country, helping them grow and scale their own operations.  On today’s episode, Zack takes us back to when his powerlifting career...