Anthony Iannarino/Connor Ryan: PTs and Strength Coaches Navigating Career Decisions, Collaboration and Data Tracking

Smoothies With Rufus is back! Kicking it off with Physical Therapist Connor Ryan out of Move Strong Physical Therapy in Cressey Sports Performance and Washington Wizards Physical Therapist Anthony Iannarino.

This is a special episode where we had three generations of physical therapists together. Anthony was Connor's PT student and Cory was Anthony's PT student.

We hit on a variety of topics including the differences in working in pro sports compared to private practice, making career decisions, seeking mentorship, the roles of physical therapists and strength coaches in sports performance, how to use data to make better decisions and lastly Anthony's key takeaway from having Connor as a mentor.

Here are the timestamps:

0:00 Intro

5:55 Connor and Anthony’s Experience in Pro Sports and Outpatient Physical Therapy

12:30 Periodizing Your Career

14:11 Seeking Out Mentorship

16:22 What is R2P Academy?

20:16 Rufus’s Experience in Rehab

24:55 Return to Play in Physical Therapy

27:06 How Connor Implements Return to Sport in His Setting

29:10 Physical Therapists Role in Sports Performance

34:55 Relationships Between Physical Therapists and Coaches

46:40 Experiences Working in Pro Hockey vs. the NBA

55:10 Using Data To Track Athlete Progress

1:01:55 Making Sense of A Variety of Data

1:03:18 Anthony’s Takeaways Having Access to More Data Tracking/Technology

1:06:08 Intuition vs. Coaching

1:15:20 Anthony’s Takeaways Having Connor as a Mentor

 

More on Anthony and Connor:

 

Personal Instagrams: @connor.ryan113 @aiannarino3_dpt

 

R2P Academy

Website: https://rehab2perform.com/r2p-academy/

Instagram: @r2pacademy

 

Move Strong Physical Therapy

Website: https://movestrongphysicaltherapy.com/

Instagram: @movestrongphysicaltherapy