The FAKTR Podcast

Jessica Riddle, Todd Riddle
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Welcome to the FAKTR Podcast, where we talk about the stuff they didn’t teach you in school—how to grow your practice, refine your clinical skills, and get better results for your patients. We’re here to help you navigate the real-world challenges of being a healthcare provider, from delivering top-notch patient care to running a business that doesn’t run you into the ground. Whether you’re fresh out of school or scaling your practice, we’re diving into the hands-on techniques, business strategies, and mindset shifts that set you apart—so you can build a career you love without burning out. If you're ready to learn what works (and what doesn’t) from people who’ve been there, you’re in the right place. If you enjoy the show, be sure to hit the follow button! That's a small way you can help us carry on doing this, thank you for listening. Listen to past episodes and view additional content at faktrpodcast.com. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/FAKTREDUCATION/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/faktr FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/FAKTRconcept THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@faktreducation

  1. FEB 21

    #122 - Why Progressive Overload Is the Missing Link in Rehab with Dr. Todd Riddle, Part 1

    Why Progressive Overload Is the Missing Link in Rehab with Dr. Todd Riddle There’s a big difference between learning a technique…and understanding a system. In today’s episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the FAKTR rehab methodology — not the marketing version, not the surface-level explanation — but the actual framework that drives how we assess, load, and progress patients. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Todd Riddle — our Director of Education — breaks down: The evolution of FAKTR from technique-based roots to a full rehabilitation continuumWhy progressive overload is the missing link in most rehab programsThe difference between treating a condition… and treating a personAnd how static, motion, resistance, function, and performance fit together inside the FAKTR systemYou’ll also hear why we believe pain during exercise isn’t automatically the enemy — and how to clinically differentiate between “injured” and simply “sensitive.”If you’ve taken a FAKTR course before, this will deepen your understanding. If you haven’t, this will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how the system actually works. 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS: If you’re interested in earning your FAKTR Certification, join the 2026 FAKTR Live Course Priority Waitlist to get notified when a regional cohort opens in your area. Click here to learn more and get on the list 👉 *All priority waitlist members get first access to claim a spot in cohorts before they open to the public and get a $50 gift card for the FAKTR online store when you register. 🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment

    37 min

  2. FEB 6

    #121 - From Metrics to Movement: Performance Tech for Better Clinical Decisions, Part 2

    From Metrics to Movement (Part 2): Workflow + ROI with Dr. Michael Giammarco Performance tech is everywhere — but data doesn’t create clarity. Frameworks do. In Part 2 of this series, Jessica Riddle and Dr. Michael Giammarco shift from theory to execution: how to implement performance metrics in real clinic flow, how to communicate results so patients buy in, and how to think about ROI so your tools don’t become expensive decorations. If Part 1 helped you understand what these tools measure, Part 2 helps you use them. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to integrate objective testing into clinic workflow without slowing visits downHow to choose a few meaningful metrics (instead of collecting everything and using nothing)How to communicate results to patients in a way that increases trust and adherenceHow to connect performance data to progression decisions (not just documentation)How to evaluate ROI: when tech makes sense — and when it’s just “cool”🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS: If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, start there to get the foundational framework — then come back to this episode for implementation. Listen here 👉https://tinyurl.com/FAKTR-ep120 Join the 2026 FAKTR Live Course Priority Waitlist to get notified when a regional cohort opens in your area. Click here to learn more and get on the list 👉  🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment 🎓ABOUT DR. MICHAEL GIAMMARCO: Dr. Mike Giammarco is a rehabilitation-focused chiropractor, strength coach, and educator based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Learn more about Dr. Michael Giammarco👉 here

    45 min

  3. JAN 24

    #120 - From Metrics to Movement: Performance Tech for Better Clinical Decisions, Part 1

    Performance technology is everywhere right now. Force plates. Dynamometry. Movement analysis. Dashboards full of numbers that look impressive and explain nothing. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Michael “Dr. G” Giammarco breaks down how performance technology should actually be used in clinical and performance settings. Not as a diagnosis machine, but as a decision-support tool that adds context, clarity, and confidence to your reasoning. This conversation focuses on cutting through the noise. Instead of chasing more data, Dr. G explains how to select the right metrics, interpret them intelligently, and integrate technology into real-world workflows without slowing sessions, overwhelming staff, or confusing patients. If you have ever felt stuck between ignoring tech completely or drowning in dashboards you do not fully trust, this episode provides a clear reset. This episode is especially valuable for: Healthcare providers, rehab professionals, strength coaches, athletic trainers, and clinic owners who want technology to support their thinking, not replace it. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: What performance technology actually includes and what it does notWhy collecting more metrics often leads to less clarityHow dashboards create analysis paralysis without a guiding frameworkHow to choose metrics that match the person in front of youThe real-world realities of implementation, including needs analysis, staff training, workflow bottlenecks, and ROIWhy technology should add context rather than override clinical reasoningThis is Part 1 of a two-part series. Tune in for Part 2 (Episode 121) in two weeks. 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:  Watch the recorded replay of the full training hereInterested in being a guest presenter? Submit an application here🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment

    32 min

  4. JAN 9

    #119 - Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes, Part 2

    What We’re Getting Wrong When Training Youth Athletes Strength, movement quality, and long-term resilience in youth sports with Matthew McKayBuilding resilient athletes isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about training smarter. In Part Two of this two-part series, Matthew McKay returns to the FAKTR Podcast to move from philosophy into real-world application. This episode builds directly on the foundation laid in Part One, shifting the focus toward practical strategies that support long-term athletic resilience, performance consistency, and injury prevention in young athletes. Matthew breaks down why unilateral training reveals what bilateral strength can hide, how movement quality should guide programming decisions, and how even warm-ups can serve as powerful assessment tools when you know what to look for. Rather than chasing short-term performance gains, this conversation emphasizes sustainability — helping athletes stay healthy, adaptable, and available across seasons and stages of development. This episode is especially valuable for healthcare providers, strength coaches, athletic trainers, and anyone working with middle school or high school athletes who want to support longevity without sacrificing performance. In This Episode, You’ll Learn:Why unilateral training plays a critical role in developing resilient young athletesHow bilateral strength can mask asymmetries and compensation patternsHow to use movement quality as an ongoing assessment toolStrategies for reducing injury risk without overloading developing bodiesHow to support consistency and performance without driving burnout🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS: Listen to Part 1 (Episode 118) Here 👉  Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better →🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment

    51 min

  5. 12/19/2025

    #118 - Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes, Part 1

    Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes with Matthew McKay In youth sports, performance training often prioritizes strength, dominance, and early specialization — but at what cost? In Part 1 of this two-part series, Matthew McKay returns to the FAKTR Podcast to challenge some of the most common assumptions in youth performance training. This conversation reframes what “success” actually looks like for developing athletes and why chasing strength numbers too early can quietly undermine long-term health, consistency, and performance. Rather than focusing on short-term dominance, this episode explores how movement quality, training age, and foundational strength skills play a far more critical role in helping young athletes stay healthy and competitive over time. This episode is essential listening for healthcare providers, strength coaches, athletic trainers, and anyone working with middle school and high school athletes. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why strength should be treated as a skill before it’s treated as a metricHow early performance gains can mask poor movement quality and compensationThe risks of prioritizing dominance over durability in young athletesWhy many youth training programs unintentionally increase injury riskHow movement patterns reveal readiness, limitations, and future risk long before pain appears🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS: 🎄 FAKTR’s 12 Days of Christmas are live — a curated series of limited-time educational, product and partner offers, discounts and freebies for clinicians and performance professionals. Explore what’s available at https://tinyurl.com/faktrpod-118 🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment

    27 min

  6. 12/05/2025

    #117 - Finish Strong: How High-Performing Healthcare Providers Use December to Win the New Year

    Finish Strong: How High-Performing Healthcare Providers Use December to Win the New Year Most healthcare providers treat December like a throwaway month — a time to coast, slow down, and push everything important into January. But the truth is: January is too late. In this solo episode, host Jessica Riddle pulls back the curtain on how top-performing clinicians, practice owners, and healthcare entrepreneurs use December as their strategic advantage. Instead of waiting for the new year to start strong, they use the final weeks of Q4 to expand capacity, eliminate friction, reset systems, and set themselves up for their best year yet. This isn’t another “set goals for 2025” pep talk. It’s a contrarian, deeply strategic, clinician-focused blueprint for ending the year intentionally and stepping boldly into the next one. In This Episode, You’ll Learn:The real reason clinicians get stuck — and why it’s NOT a goal problemWhy a Stop-Doing List will unlock more growth than any resolutionThe Pre-January Strategy: Your 2-week head start on the entire industryWhy planning by energy — not time — will transform your productivityThe identity shift required to hit your next level in 2025The Done-By-December Checklist🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:FAKTR Online Courses & Upcoming Webinars: FAKTRstore.comFollow FAKTR on Instagram: @faktreducationConnect on LinkedIn: Jessica Riddle🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment 💻 REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT FREE MASTERCLASS DECEMBER 16  HERE  This episode is sponsored by MicroLight Lasers. More details to come!

    36 min

  7. 11/07/2025

    #116 - Inside the Athlete’s Brain - Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, Part 2

    Inside the Athlete's Brain Part 2: Rewiring Performance, Recovery and Focus with Dr. Kevin Butterfield In Part 2 of our two-part series with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, founder of Hippocampus Labs, we move from the science to the stories — exploring how neurofeedback and brain mapping are transforming recovery, focus, and cognitive performance across all ages and activity levels. Today’s conversation takes you inside real-world case studies — from youth athletes and college students to professional race-car drivers, veterans, and patients with ADHD, PTSD, addiction, and cognitive decline. You’ll hear how neurofeedback is helping these individuals retrain their brains, regulate emotion, improve focus, and achieve measurable improvements in both performance and quality of life. Dr. Butterfield also shares practical insight for clinicians who want to integrate brain-based training into practice — treating the whole person and unlocking a new level of patient outcomes. 💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: How neurofeedback rewires electrical communication in the brain for faster recovery and sharper focus.Real-world examples of athletes, veterans, and children achieving breakthroughs through brain training.Why neuroplasticity makes lifelong brain change possible.The future of performance-based rehabilitation and “neck-up” care.🎧 If you missed Part 1 of this series, you can listen to episode 115 here 🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS: Learn more about Hippocampus Labs and download a free white paper here🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment💻 REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT FREE MASTERCLASS NOVEMBER 18 HERE   This episode sponsored by the Clinical Human Performance Practitioner Program. Learn more and enroll today here. Use promo code FAKTRPOD for $150 off of your registration now through December 1st.

    37 min

  8. 10/24/2025

    #115 - Inside the Athlete’s Brain - Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, Part 1

    Inside the Athlete’s Brain Part 1: Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield What really happens inside the athlete’s brain after a concussion? In this first part of our two-part follow-up series with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, founder of Hippocampus Labs, we take a closer look at how concussions disrupt neural communication—and how neurofeedback is helping clinicians retrain the brain for faster recovery and peak performance. Following the overwhelming response to Episode 112: The Future of Sports Medicine – Brain Training with Neurofeedback, Dr. Butterfield returns to go deeper into the science, showing how brain mapping reveals what traditional imaging can’t. From understanding the gut–brain connection to decoding brain-wave dysfunction, this episode will challenge the way you view concussion management. 💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: What neurofeedback is and how it differs from traditional imaging tools.How concussions cause electrical —not just structural —disruption in the brain.The link between brain inflammation, the vagus nerve, and gut health.Practical ways clinicians can begin integrating neurofeedback and brain mapping into sports-medicine and rehab practice.🎧 If you missed our earlier episode with Dr. Butterfield, you can access Episode 112 here🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS: Learn more about Hippocampus Labs and download a free white paper here🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment 💻 SUBSCRIBE ON SUBSTACK: https://faktrpodcast.substack.com/

    29 min
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Welcome to the FAKTR Podcast, where we talk about the stuff they didn’t teach you in school—how to grow your practice, refine your clinical skills, and get better results for your patients. We’re here to help you navigate the real-world challenges of being a healthcare provider, from delivering top-notch patient care to running a business that doesn’t run you into the ground. Whether you’re fresh out of school or scaling your practice, we’re diving into the hands-on techniques, business strategies, and mindset shifts that set you apart—so you can build a career you love without burning out. If you're ready to learn what works (and what doesn’t) from people who’ve been there, you’re in the right place. If you enjoy the show, be sure to hit the follow button! That's a small way you can help us carry on doing this, thank you for listening. Listen to past episodes and view additional content at faktrpodcast.com. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/FAKTREDUCATION/ LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/faktr FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/FAKTRconcept THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@faktreducation

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  • Creator
    Jessica Riddle, Todd Riddle
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    123
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Jessica Riddle, Todd Riddle
  • Show Website
    The FAKTR Podcast