Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#74: Exercising in heat: how heated workouts affect your outcomes
Working out in heated rooms can be beneficial, but exercising in rooms too hot or overheating your body decreases performance. Shannon speaks on the neuromuscular changes that occur with environmenta…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
#73: Using PT as a bandage for overexercise: an interview with Hailey Miller
Shannon was interviewed on Figuring It Out with Hailey Miller, where she talked about her past with exercise, and gives tips for how to structure your workouts, and create a sustainable routine.
Figu…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
#72: How sleep can affect your fitness results with Dr. Meredith Broderick, MD
Dr. Meredith is a neurologist and sleep doctor out of Washington. We discuss sleep cycles, how sleep affects weight and fitness, sleep apnea, and how to improve sleep hygiene.
2:04: What is a normal s…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
#71: Why we shouldn't train like athletes
"Training like an athlete" is a very common fitness mindset. But if general fitness is your goal, I don't recommend training for performance. I break it down in today's episode.
1:35: “Train like an …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
#70: "Toning" and "tightening" workouts: what they are and aren't doing for your body
"Toning" and "tightening" are misleading terms to describe an exercise program. In this episode, we discuss why these terms are used in fitness marketing and what is actually happening to create a "t…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
#69: Can you train your lower abs? With Doug Brignole
Doug Brignole is former Mr. Universe and the author of The Physics of Resistance Exercise. Today, we discuss the "lower abs" and myths around training the abdominals. We discuss spot-treating the abd…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
#68: What is stretching doing or not doing for your body? With Dr. Payton, PT, DPT
Dr. Payton and Dr. Shannon, two DPTs, discuss why they don't prioritize a ton of stretching. They educate about why we get tight and what may be more effective at improving tightness and mobility. Th…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
#67: How the nervous system affects your results: why exhausting workouts aren't more effective
How the nervous system affects your results: why exhausting workouts aren't more effective
In this episode, Shannon discusses the difference between systemic and specific fatigue, known as central and…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
#66: To fast or not to fast? With Katherine Andrew
Katherine Andrew, Functional Registered Dietitian, dives into what the audience can take away from two of our recent podcasts with Dr. Ben Bikman and Dr. Stacy Sims. These two experts have conflictin…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
#65: How women should eat around their training with Dr. Stacy Sims
Dr. Stacy Sims speaks on how to eat and train to optimize your body as a female. We talk about mistakes women make with nutrition around their fitness, her opinions on fasting, and more. Dr. Sims is…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago