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LT 093 | Charles Buston & Zar Horton - Training the Tactical Athlete

LT 093 | Charles Buston & Zar Horton - Training the Tactical Athlete Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate!   My guests for Episode 093 of the LEO Training Podcast are Charles Bustos, SFGII and Master SFG Zar Horton.Charles is a husband, father of 2 boys and a firefighter/paramedic with the Albuquerque Fire Department. Charles served 6 years of active duty service in the Air Force. Zar Horton, the founder of FIREBELLZ, is a 28 year veteran of the Albuquerque Fire Department currently serving as a Battalion Chief. He currently holds position of Master Kettlebell Instructor with STRONGFIRST. He has instructed across the United States and internationally. Charles and Zar were gracious enough to make time for a dual interview and share their experiences as full time firefighters. Together, they have over 40 years of experience and share their thoughts and expertise on training various law enforcement and tactical operatives. Interview Topics: Intro/Background Origins of Firebellz Occupational demands of firefighters and how they need to be addressed Skills/Lifts emphasized for tactical operatives Zar and Charles thoughts on the Pensacola FireFighter Study How they set up their ranking system at Firebellz and the culture it's created and much more! Show Notes: Firebellz (website) Firebellz (facebook) Firebellz (instagram) Pensacola Firefighter Study  

LT 092 | Dr. Greg Rose - Evaluating Rotary Athletes

LT 092 | Dr. Greg Rose - Evaluating Rotary Athletes   Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate!     Dr. Greg Rose is a Co-Founder of the Titleist Performance Institute (MyTPI) and Functional Movement Systems. Greg is a board certified Doctor of Chiropractic and holds an engineering degree from the University of Maryland.  Greg specializes in assessing and treating golfers, 3-dimensional biomechanics, strength and conditioning, manual therapy, rehabilitation, nutritional supplementation and therapeutic exercises. Combining an engineering background with an expertise on the human body, Greg helped pioneer the field of analyzing 3-dimensional motion capture models of the golf swing. That research has helped golf professionals all over the world gain a better understanding of how the body works during the golf swing. Through the past 17 years, Greg has helped thousands of golfers of all skill levels reach peak athletic performance. His cutting edge yet research-based form of functional training combined with golf-specific motor learning drills have made Greg one of golf’s top strength and conditioning professionals.  Greg also helped develop the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), a revolutionary movement assessment that helps identify altered motor control and guides medical practitioners on how to treat patients more efficiently. Greg frequently appears on the Golf Channel.  The TPI certification seminar series has made Greg one of the most requested speakers in golf health and fitness. He has lectured in over 21 countries and has been featured in many golf and news publications. Interview Topics: Intro and Dr. Rose's story to becoming a chiropractor Education in engineering and how it influenced his thinking on movement 3D Motion Capture Models and what we can learn from them How MyTPI was born, Dr. Rose's creation of the SFMA Dr. Roses's lecture "Evaluating Rotary Athletes" at Perform Better Summit in Providence, Rhode Island Who are Rotational Athletes? Style vs. Biomechanics/Efficiency The 4 "Must Haves" for Rotational Athletes The difference between stability and strength How to measure power for rotational athletes and train it? And much more Show Notes: Dr. Rose (MyTPI) Dr. Rose (Functional Movement Systems) MyTPI (Instagram) Why You Should Evaluate Movement in Junior Athletes The E-Myth

LT 091 | Meghan O' Leary - Novice to Olympian in Six Years

LT 091 | Meghan O' Leary - Novice to Olympian in Six Years Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate!       Meghan O’Leary is a 2016 Olympian and five-time National Team member with the United States Rowing Team. She has just finished competing at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida where she won a silver medal in the W2x. Congratulations Meghan O' Leary and Ellen Tomek!    A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she was a two-sport student athlete (Volleyball, Softball) and Jefferson Scholar at the University of Virginia. After obtaining both her Bachelor’s (CLAS ’07) and Master’s (M.Ed ’08) from UVA, she joined ESPN as a Production Assistant, working primarily on college sports and the ESPNU network. After a year, she transitioned into the Programming and Acquisitions Department, continuing her work in the college sports division.   In 2010, Meghan’s career took a dramatic turn after picking up rowing for the first time and falling in love with the sport. After just one year of rowing, she was invited to join the USRowing National Training Center in Princeton, New Jersey. During her time with the National Team, Meghan continued to work part-time with ESPN through the spring of 2013, until deciding to pursue her Olympic rowing career full-time.   Meghan is a three-time World Cup medalist, four-time National Selection Regatta Champion, and has competed in four world championships. She most recently represented Team USA at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, placing sixth with her partner, Ellen Tomek.   Outside of rowing, Meghan is a professional speaker and writer. She is the Vice President of Customer Success with InstaViser, serves on the USRowing Board of Directors, and is an Athlete Ambassador for Excelle Sports.   Interview Topics: Meghan's journey from 26 year Old Novice to Olympian in Six Years Two Sport Athlete at University of Virginia and how these sports shaped her future athletic career Training experience leading up to Rio Strength & Conditioning work she and Ellen Tomek incorporate Sports Psychology & Biofeedback Breathing exercises Work with InstaViser Female Athlete Rep for US Rowing Make the most of your "One Day" Rapid Fire and much more! Show Notes: Meghan O' Leary (Website) Meghan O' Leary (Instagram) Meghan O' Leary (US Rowing Profile) Meghan O' Leary (World Rowing) Instaviser TED Talk "The Power of One Day"    

LT 090 | Brandon Hetzler - The New Language of Movement

LT 090 | Brandon Hetzler - The New Language of Movement   Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher The LEO Training Podcast exists for coaches, athletes, and listeners like you. If you enjoy this content and it provides you with valuable information, please consider giving back to LEO Training. Click the button below to Donate! Brandon Hetzler is a Certified Athletic Trainer who serves as the Manager for Mercy Sports Medicine in Springfield, Missouri, where he oversees the Sports Medicine program as well as the Sports Performance program. He helped to develop the curriculum for and teaches in the Masters of Athletic Training degree at Missouri State University. He is a StrongFirst Senior Instructor, SFG II, SFB, and SFL and holds several additional credentials in multiple training disciplines. Brandon is the co-creator of Movement Restoration, LLC and the Athletic Development Institute, LLC. He has written a book titled Movement Restoration, which proves anyone with enough free time and persistence can write a book. He teaches several workshops every year and when he is not traveling to teach, he spends his time trying to keep his wife, son, and dog in line and going strong. Interview Topics: Introduction/Education Career as an Athletic Trainer Working at Colorado Springs and at DartFish Designing curriculum for ATC with his wife for Missouri State Neurodevelopmental Sequence and Motor Control skill acquisition Why you want to begin practice with the basics Importance of establishing ROM benchmarks Power Generation and power control and much more! Show Notes: A Long Way to Press The New Language of Movement Volume 1: The Push/Pull Strategy The New Language of Movement Volume 2: The Symmetrical Stance Strategies Sports Medicine and ATC Program at Missouri State

LT 089 | Brad Kearns - Primal Endurance

LT 089 | Brad Kearns - Primal Endurance Subscribe & Review : iTunes | Stitcher My guest this week is Brad Kearns noted speaker, author and coach in the health & fitness world for over two decades. During his nine-year career as a triathlete, he was one of the world's top ranked professionals, amassing 30 wins worldwide on the pro circuit. Career highlights include a remarkable streak of seven victories in a row, a world duathlon series championship, and two national triathlon championships and a #3 world ranking in 1991. Brad is the last American professional male in to place in the top-5 in the ITU World Championships (1992) and still holds the Hawaii Ironman 24&under age division American record at 8:57 (1989). Brad currently works with health&fitness expert Mark Sisson on a comprehensive lifestyle movement called the Primal Blueprint. He is the President of Primal Blueprint Publishing, helped develop the Primal Health Coach certification program, has delivered nearly 30 Primal lifestyle seminars across the USA, and organized and presented at nine "PrimalCon" health and fitness retreats around the world from 2010-2014. He and Mark authored the 2016 release, Primal Endurance, a comprehensive guidebook on how to escape the carbohydrate-dependent, overly stressful conventional approach to training in favor of a healthier, stress-balanced, fat-adapted primal approach.  Interview Topics: Intro and Background - From Accountant to Triathlon Slow down to go faster - emphasize building an aerobic base and avoid chronic exercise patterns How dietary modification can actually improve your endurance performance, making you more efficient at burning fat Why the "struggle and suffer" approach to endurance training prevails despite everyone knowing better, and how to fix it Cultivating a pure motivation for peak performance Considerations for athletes as they age and transition out of professional sports to a "normal" lifestyle - this may be a good opportunity to discuss your blood work that you shared on your website. Work with Running School and youth athletics SpeedGolf Show Notes: Brad Kearns Primal Endurance Mastery Course Primal Endurance The Book