Breaking Muscle Radio

Dr. John Rusin is a physical therapist, but he's not one of those physical therapists who's going to tell you not to work too hard at the gym. In fact, he's worked with a lot of hardcore athletes - from major league baseball players, to Olympians, to powerlifters. Hard work in the gym is not something his clients avoid. But, they do avoid pain and injury, and Dr. John helps them do that. 00:00 - New happenings at Breaking Muscle 02:50 - Introduction to Dr. John Rusin 03:31 - Combining high performance with a pain-free methodology 04:39 - Combining training for aesthetics and performance 05:43 - Training based on individual needs 06:30 - Why Olympians are the hardest type of athlete to work with 08:21 - Taking a step back to move forwards 09:26 - What the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale is and who should use it 11:35 - How to shift from a percentage-based program to using an RPE scale 14:18 - How lifestyle factors such as sleep play into RPE 15:57 - The purpose of the warm up for the strength athlete 18:15 - Dr. John's free hypertrophy program on the Breaking Muscle forums 21:00 - The conundrum of gaining muscle and losing fat simultaneously 22:50 - What drove John to become a high performance physical therapist 28:58 - Why back injuries are unpreventable for most people 31:56 - How to improve your daily functional movement patterns 35:58 - How to perform hands-on myofascial release on yourself 40:00 - John and Kalli's upcoming Hypertrophy and Fat Loss Program 41:29 - Who the program is for and how they will benefit 42:20 - Differences in the program for men and women 43:58 - How to find Dr. John Rusin online Full article: http://breakingmuscle.com/breaking-muscle-radio/pain-free-high-performance-with-dr-john-rusin-ep-14

Dr. Levi Harrison is one of a kind. A orthopedic surgeon who also believes in alternative medicine. A medical professional who believes the point of being healthy is so we can volunteer and give back. A self-admitted outlier among his peers. Dr. Levi has developed his skills and standpoint over more than two decades of education and training. He is guided by three core values - commitment, compassion, and service - and he shares these in his life and daily practice In this episode, Dr. Levi talks with Managing Editor Becca Borawski Jenkins and Coach Chet Morjaria about expanding human potential, connecting movement and medicine, and integrating spirituality into fitness - plus much more. 00:00 - New things at Breaking Muscle 03:07 - Introduction to Dr. Levi Harrison 03:43 - Dr. Levi's roles and responsibilities 04:45 - What made Dr. Levi want to become a surgeon 06:00 - Giving back through volunteer work 07:33 - Details on Dr. Levi's volunteer work 09:15 - Facilitating and expanding human potential 10:13 - Being an outlier in the medical profession 11:53 - Advice for those connecting movement and medicine 14:15 - Breaking Muscle as a balanced fitness resource 16:27 - Fitness fads and the radicalization of fitness 20:09 - Integrating spirituality into fitness 23:12 - Training while injured 24:52 - Helping people to differentiate good pain and bad pain 27:23 - The most common and preventable injuries 30:30 - Advice on common injuries in the gaming generation 32:42 - The difference between rest and recovery 35:00 - The role of nutrition in recovery 40:05 - How to find Dr. Levi online

Jill Miller is one of the world's leading experts on yoga, massage, and pain management. She is the industry's go-to person for everything from chronic pain, to mobility limitations, to improving performance. Jill is the creator of Yoga Tune Up and author of The Roll Model. And, along with mobilityWOD guru Kelly Starrett, she put together a combination of self-care tools and DVDs called Treat While You Train. In this episode, Jill talks with Managing Editor Becca Borawski Jenkins and Coach Chet Morjaria about good pain versus bad pain, myths about fascia, and how you can actually do too much rolling. 00:00 - New things at Breaking Muscle 02:39 - Introduction to Jill Miller 03:16 - Jill's yoga background 06:03 - Finding the balance between too little and too much rolling 08:06 - How an athlete can properly self-manage dosages of rolling 11:52 - When injuries are related to an acute problem versus lifestyle 18:48 - Being a bridge between yoga, massage, and pain management 25:58 - Fascia as a new concept and the definition of fascia 30:09 - Fascia in the mainstream and its relationship with the rest of the body 33:46 - What makes Jill's products and methods unique 38:43 - How the tool you use to roll impacts your rolling mechanics 43:38 - Learning how to gauge pain: good pain versus bad pain 46:40 - Differences in opinion with Kelly Starrett 49:10 - How Treat While You Train is different to Jill's other work 54:39 - Jill's websites, seminars, and product retailers

Donnie "Super D" Thompson knows a thing or two about lifting heavy weights. He earned himself the nickname "Mr. 3000" by being the first human to total 3000lbs in powerlifting back in 2011. Along the way, Donnie has had his fair share of ups and downs. However he has an infectious positive attitude, a passion for helping people, and an unquenchable thirst for learning. These elements make for a conversation that is educational, entertaining, and full of life lessons whether you are a lifter or not. In this episode, Super D shares his learnings and philosophies with Managing Editor Becca Borawski Jenkins and Coach Chet Morjaria. These days Donnie is co-owner of a gym called The Compound, and helps athletes to reach better performance through mobility, performance therapy and lifting heavy weights - all with the help of a few of his own evil tools and inventions. 00:00 - Introduction to Breaking Muscle Radio 01:36 - Introduction to Donnie Thompson 03:55 - Where the nickname "Super D" came from 06:14 - Donnie's powerlifting records 08:40 - Balancing life and focusing on your goals 13:18 - Getting the body to work properly 15:50 - An explanation of body tempering 21:32 - What you need to perform body tempering on yourself 23:52 - Donnie's daughter 24:35 - Donnie' s recent inventions and intellectual property theft 31:17 - Donnie's current focus, looking after the body 34:27 - Using powerlifting techniques to get people ready for different sports 38:10 - The marriage mistake - doing the same thing all the time 40:27 - Advice on avoiding training fads and traps 44:51 - Why you need to think for yourself 47:02 - Donnie's seminars and products

When it comes to weightlifting coaches, they don't come better than our three panelists for this podcast - Bob Takano, Greg Everett, and Ursula Garza Papandrea. These three icons of the sport have paved the way for the weightlifting coach of today. Through trial, error, and experience, they have not only set the standards but more than that, they have carved out the role of what a weightlifting coach should be. In this episode, these three world-leading coaches share their experiences and expertise with Managing Editor Becca Borawski Jenkins and Coach Chet Morjaria. 00:33 - Introduction to guests 01:43 - Background and athletic careers of guests 12:03 - Advice for those wanting to be a weightlifting coach 18:30 - How coaching works in the Eastern bloc versus USA 24:37 - How to put better systems in place for coaches and athletes 31:51 - CrossFit and the increasing number of coaches and athletes 33:30 - Using the Olympic lifts to do conditioning work 34:45 - Weightlifting from an early age 37:52 - The simplicity of coaching weightlifting 41:17 - The evolution of weightlifting coaching 47:00 - How someone with competitive aspirations can source a good coach 58:12 - Balancing performance of the lifts with mobility work 1:03:10 - Internal or external rotation in the snatch receive 1:08:01 - Websites and other details

Meet our panel of experts: Kevin Cann - Many of you know Kevin from his writing on Breaking Muscle.. Hayden-William Courtland - Hayden runs a well-known blog called Science for Fitness. Shea Robison - Shea runs a website called the Nexus of Epigenetics. 00:43 - Introduction to guests 01:30 - The definition(s) of epigenetics 04:51 - What makes a gene express itself 07:06 - Gene inheritability in the context of politics and policy 08:40 - How the fitness enthusiast can use epigenetics to...