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Athletic Health

Athletes are the healthiest people in the world because they do not focus on baseline values. They strive to be in the Top 1% of ALL health & performance categories. This level of effort creates bulletproof bodies that heal with impressive speed. The Big Question: How Can Someone Who Doesn’t Have the Time or the Resources of a Professional Athlete Still Create the Same Health and Performance Benefits for Themselves? Join Sean Light, former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and founder of the Athletic Health movement on his mission to reveal the world’s best strategies from the top leaders.
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Episodes

Modality Crossover

I know we are on to something when I start seeing similar things pop up in a bunch of different modalities and training methods.

Oct 30, 20183 min

PRI Is Simply a Manipulation

Let's strip away the complexities of this outstanding science and get to the root of what we are trying to do.

Oct 15, 20187 min

Balancing a Body that Only Wants One Thing

Our bodies are massively skewed in the direction of External Rotation and Extension. So is our world. How can you possibly balance this out. Well its not going to be easy.

Oct 12, 20186 min

A Vote for Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral Therapy can come off extremely hippy-like if you let it but dive down to the depths and the foundation that CST is built on and you will find some very real and very accurate science.

Oct 11, 20188 min

Defining What the "Core" Actually Is

Is there a more popular word in the fitness industry than core? The definition of this is actually pretty fuzzy. Experts often disagree on what the core actually is. Here is what I think it is.

Oct 11, 20184 min

HRV: What Is It? And Is It Any Good?

Heart Rate Variability is one of the few, if not the only sports science device that I think has a lot of value. The science behind it is excellent but the practicality of it isn't exactly bulletproof.

Oct 09, 20189 min

Re-Defining Mental Toughness in 2018

Traditionally speaking, Mental Toughness is something that we all understand but I think we actually mis-understand it. Let's dive a little deeper

Oct 08, 20185 min

Everything is Connected to Everything

The educational world has isolated systems to make learning easier but in practice, nothing can be isolated. Everything is Connected to Everything.

Sep 05, 20186 min

From No-Go to Neural

Every person that you come across is Rubik’s Cube. Some are more challenging than others but it’s just a game. Solve the puzzle!

Jul 30, 201811 min

Real World Power Development

So often in the training universe we hear about the “ideal world.” But everyone knows that’s not a real place. Take a step in developing “real world” power here.

Jul 25, 20185 min

The #1 Determining Factor for Health

Everywhere we look in the body, we are designed around one concept. Variability. Optimal health requires it. Athletes need it.

Jul 23, 201814 min

Enough of the Flexion Phobia

I am not trying to make anyone look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I do want you to be able to get there if you need to.

Jul 13, 201810 min

Suck on This LensCrafters

Vision is a very physical process. Travel down the pathway of how you can develop poor vision just because you have crappy hamstrings or your boss sucks or any number of other possibilities.

Jul 12, 201814 min

The Return of the Savage

I joined this industry to introduce more people to my savage ways. I went AWOL and starting turning into a pseudo-PT. But now I’m back baby. Put some iron on my back and let’s work.

Jul 11, 20189 min

The Building Blocks of the Brain

Bare with us as we blast through the foundations of what makes the brain tick. What is a neuron? How does it talk to other neurons? And how do you become you?

Jul 06, 201824 min

What is PRI?

Simply the best! I’m going to spend a ton of time referencing PRI. You should take five minutes and familiarize yourself with what PRI is.

Jul 06, 20185 min

Intro to the 4A Performance Podcast: MY ROOTS

In this very first episode, we highlight how our journey started and our plans for the future. From my first week on the job as a Strength Coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks to growing a business in New York City, I want to show you what I’ve learned on the journey and what we are learning right now. An ego-free, unbiased opinion of health and performance.

Jul 05, 201813 min
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