77 episodes

O2X Human Performance delivers programs tailored to meet the unique demands of tactical athletes. We ensure service members, firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS providers, and other high-risk professionals are prepared for the occupational challenges they will face over their careers. Each episode will consist of a member from our network of U.S. Special Operations veterans, first responders, athletes, and a continually growing team of human performance specialists who are subject matter experts and leaders in their respective fields. Get an in-depth look at the individuals who help those on the front lines maximize performance, optimize health (both mental and physical), and improve overall well being. Check us out at O2X.com or @o2xhumanperformance on Instagram.

The O2X Tactical Performance Podcast O2X Human Performance

    • Health & Fitness

O2X Human Performance delivers programs tailored to meet the unique demands of tactical athletes. We ensure service members, firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS providers, and other high-risk professionals are prepared for the occupational challenges they will face over their careers. Each episode will consist of a member from our network of U.S. Special Operations veterans, first responders, athletes, and a continually growing team of human performance specialists who are subject matter experts and leaders in their respective fields. Get an in-depth look at the individuals who help those on the front lines maximize performance, optimize health (both mental and physical), and improve overall well being. Check us out at O2X.com or @o2xhumanperformance on Instagram.

    Zack McAdams | Army Infantry Officer + O2X Director of Operations

    Zack McAdams | Army Infantry Officer + O2X Director of Operations

    -Zack McAdams is a former Army Infantry Officer and Director of Operations at O2X

    -Prior to joining O2X, he served 13 years in the U.S. Army where he ended his career at the rank of Major. He served in a variety of leadership positions in Light Infantry Divisions across the Army including the 101st Airborne Division, 25th Infantry Division, and 10th Mountain Division. These roles encompassed teaching, advising, logistics, operations and command roles, and included multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan

    -He closed out his Army career serving as an Operations Officer and Executive Officer at the Battalion level, where he led the planning, resourcing, and synchronization of operations for an 800 soldier Infantry unit before he was medically retired in July of 2022 due a combination of career and combat injuries.

    -Bringing more than a decade of service as a tactical athlete, a passion for building career longevity, and extensive operations experience to his role - he leads the O2X Operations Team. Here he is responsible for all aspects of the delivery of O2X’s in-person and virtual training and education programs. To facilitate hundreds of global events each year, he oversees specialist training and staffing; event planning and client coordination; forecasting of personnel and equipment needs; logistics and inventory management; staff training and feedback; and budget management.

    -He received his bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater State University and his master’s degree from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

    • 54 min
    Kaci Clark | U.S. Army Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot (UH-60 A/L) + O2X Lead Instructor

    Kaci Clark | U.S. Army Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot (UH-60 A/L) + O2X Lead Instructor

    -Kaci Clark is an O2X Lead Instructor and former Blackhawk Helicopter Pilot for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR)

    -She is a 2011 graduate from United States Military Academy at West Point where she received a Bachelors in Psychology. She went on to successfully complete U.S. Army Flight School where she learned to fly Blackhawk Helicopters

    -After a 2014 deployment to Afghanistan as a Flight Platoon Leader, she assessed and was accepted into 160th SOAR as one of their first female helicopter pilots. She deployed to multiple countries and flew over a thousand hours with 3rd Battalion

    -Kaci ended her active military as a company commander at Fort Knox, KY where she was a member of the U.S. Army Warrior Fitness Team. She holds titles of Master Fitness Trainer, U.S.A. Weightlifting, CrossFit Gymnastics, and CrossFit Level 2

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    • 46 min
    John Vargo | Retired Chandler (AZ) Firefighter + O2X Account Executive

    John Vargo | Retired Chandler (AZ) Firefighter + O2X Account Executive

    -John Vargo joined O2X as an Account Executive coming off a 20-year career as an Engineer Paramedic with Chandler (AZ) Fire Department

    -His contributions to the department while an active-duty member included serving as an IAFF Union Representative, an Apparatus Committee Member and cofounding the Chandler Fire Fighter Athletic Association, a nonprofit organization raising funds to support fire department personnel traveling across the world to compete in the World Police and Fire Games.

    -After retiring from the fire department, he formed Turn In, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that introduces first responders to meditation and performance through mindfulness. He has been a keynote speaker addressing first responder mental wellness for various state and city agencies across the country and became an mPEAK certified instructor through the University of California San Diego Center for Mindfulness

    -He currently leverages his tactical experience, business and leadership background, and subject matter expertise to implement comprehensive performance programs into agencies in the Western United States. His daily focus is on forging new relationships, as well as client retention and management, ensuring each O2X partner receives the highest impact program in support of their mission.

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    Download the O2X Tactical Performance App:
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    Let us know what you think:
    Website: http://o2x.com
    IG: https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f 

    • 51 min
    Alex Othmer | Navy SEAL + Founder of Guardian Revival

    Alex Othmer | Navy SEAL + Founder of Guardian Revival

     -Alex Othmer is a former Navy SEAL, O2X Lead Instructor, and Co-founder + Executive Director of Guardian Revival
    -He’s a 2013 graduate of United States Merchant Marine Academy, earning his Bachelor’s degree in Nautical Science and U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate Unlimited Tonnage License
    -Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Navy where he served as a SEAL Operator until 2020 when he was honorably discharged
    -Since leaving the Navy, he earned Masters in Psychology with a concentration in Leadership from Penn State University and went on to found Guardian Revival, a 501(c)(3) Not-for-profit Organization chartered to improve the mental health & wellbeing of veterans & first responders

    Check out Guardian Revival:
    Website - Guardian Revival
    IG - Guardian Revival

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    Download the O2X Tactical Performance App:
    app.o2x.com

    Let us know what you think:
    Website - http://o2x.com
    IG - https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f 

    • 37 min
    3 “Do’s & Don’ts” for New Year’s Resolutions | Katy Tran Turner (O2X Mental Performance Specialist)

    3 “Do’s & Don’ts” for New Year’s Resolutions | Katy Tran Turner (O2X Mental Performance Specialist)

    -Katy Tran Turner is an O2X Mental Performance Specialist with expertise in developing mental skills to optimize performance in fast-paced and dynamic environments. She specializes in developing strategies to enhance decision-making, confidence, self-regulation, and present-moment focus in high-stress performance moments.

    -She served for five seasons as the mental performance coach for the Buffalo Sabres and two seasons for the Buffalo Bills as part of a multidisciplinary, high performance team providing holistic training and support. Prior to working with professional athletes, she worked with soldiers at Fort Bragg, NC to provide mental performance training for tactical athletes.

    -She is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (specialization in Sport and Performance Psychology) from Florida State University, her master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from Kent State University, and her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Exercise & Sport Science from UNC Chapel Hill - where she played field hockey, earning All-America honors.

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    Download the O2X Tactical Performance App:
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    Let us know what you think:
    Website: http://o2x.com
    IG: https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f 

    • 45 min
    Erik Bustillo | Co-Vice President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN)

    Erik Bustillo | Co-Vice President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN)

    -Erik Bustillo is an O2X Nutrition Specialist, Registered Dietitian and current Co-Vice President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN)

    -He is also a Certified Sports Nutritionist through the ISSN, a Certified Strength Coach through the National Council on Strength & Fitness- NCSF, and a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association – NSCA

    -He specializes in reading and understanding blood/lab values that have a direct effect on human physiology and one’s ability to perform, energy improvement, performance recovery, weight loss, stress management, mindset, and habit change

    Check out Erik on Social Media:
    IG: https://instagram.com/erikbustillo?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikbustillo?s=21&t=iRZ2Z4Frc-P5Iwr0mmkaBQ

    Check out Erik’s O2X Article ‘5 Micronutrients that Impact Performance’:
    https://www.o2x.com/5-micronutrients-that-impact-performance/

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    Download the O2X Tactical Performance App:
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    Let us know what you think:
    Website: http://o2x.com
    IG: https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f 

    • 46 min

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