Podcast Episodes

VO2 Max as a Vital Sign

In 2016 the American Heart Association called for Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF), generally measured using VO2max, to be included as a vital sign. They said:

“The underlying premise of this statement…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Endurance Training 101: Top Down vs Bottom Up

This episode is all about identifying the right approach to endurance training for different types of athletes. Some people are genetically predisposed to strength and power, while others are built f…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Financial Foundation of Health and Readiness with Brendan Duebner

The human performance community often focuses on physical fitness at the expense of other domains. Recent holistic approaches have improved the ways we address other domains, especially nutrition, me…

Published on 5 months ago

SEAL Mindset with Commander (Retired) Jon Macaskill

This episode covers a lot of ground. On the heels of last week's episode where we had to edit out our discussion of women in special operations, that's exactly where our conversation this week starts…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

USASOC Command Sergeant Major JoAnn Naumann

CSM JoAnn Naumann planned on serving one enlistment in the Army to get a clearance and learn a language so she would be competitive for the Foreign Service. 28 years and 14 deployments later she's no…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Gym Myths and Truths: Research Review

In this episode we look at a few pieces of recent research that focus on how knowledgeable both health and fitness professionals and average gym goers are on a variety of topics. We break down the re…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Stolen Lunch Money with Steve Beynon

After they complete initial entry training all soldiers are entitled to Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) to help pay for food, but many of them have most of it deducted to pay for meals provided…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Medical Standards for Military Service with COL (R) Chris Meyering

1.35 million applicants received a military entrance physical from 2016 to 2020, and about 15% of them received an initial disqualification. More than half of these disqualified applicants sought a w…

Published on 6 months ago

Military Injury Research with Dr. Dan Rhon

How much do we really know about injury risk and prevention? Our guest this week argues it's less than most people think, so we dive into the state of the research to figure out why.

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Economics of Health with Professor David Cutler

Why are there more MRI machines in Massachusetts than in all of Canada? Why is healthy food getting more expensive faster than processed food? Why does our medical system prioritize providing treatme…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago