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Episode 122: Learn everything you need to know about basketball pre-game meals from one of the best in the business. Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD is a Los Angeles-based Sports Dietitian with an eclectic career working with elite-level athletes, creating engaging social media content, and is a highly sought-after speaker and mentor.She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics from Purdue University and is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. In her career ...

Episode 121: Dr Andy Galpin has his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Linfield college, a masters degree in human movement science from the university of Memphis and his PhD in human bioenergetics. He considers himself a scientist, teacher and coach, with his full-time job being a professor at Cal State Fullerton.. As a scientist, he’s the co-Director of the Center for Sports Performance where he conducts research on anything that is relevant to human performance. H...

Episode 120: Tyler Whitmer oversees the Olympic Sports Performance department at Boise State, works with their men's basketball program, and started an athlete mentorship group for their athletic department. Prior to joining the Broncos, He earned his masters of science in Education with a concentration in Exercise Physiology from the University of Kansas and coached at Treasure Valley & Oral Roberts. Boise State was in town last month and I was lucky enough to reconnect with ...

Episode 119: Ben Greenfield is a New York Times best-selling author, health & fitness biohacker, and fellow podcaster who is extreme about practicing what he preaches. I don’t know anyone who pursues mental, physical and spiritual health more passionately than Ben. His book, Boundless, is a health encyclopedia that combines timeless wisdom with up-to-date science and then he wraps it with a nice bow by giving simple, actionable solutions for the reader to implement. Toda...

Episode 118: Lifestyle Performance with Portlands Bryant Ferate. Bryant is the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at the University of Portland and works with their women’s basketball program. We’ve had some awesome battles over the last few years, going back & forth during the regular season and WCC tournament championships. And so this podcast was a great excuse to reach out to him and build our friendship. Bryant's mission is to cultivate curiosity through...

Episode 117: There is huge value in doing hard things. A challenging task can make normal, everyday life seem easier. If you paddle boarded for 8 hours straight in the ocean, it makes going to the gym for a 30-minute run seem like a walk in the park. It also raises your pain threshold and gives you confidence that you can try new things. So many of us focus on how we can do less and less, how we can make our life more convenient, to a point that when difficult times ar...