In this episode, let’s talk about calories. How many times in the last week have you decided to eat or not eat something based on the number of calories it contained? If you are a calorie counter, this episode is for you. The truth, we have all been misled by the information we have been receiving about calories. Listen in as Andrew provides a new perspective on calories and what they mean to us. Andrew begins by diving into some history, but not too far back. Calories were never a thing until t...
Mar 30, 2021•20 min•Ep. 63
In this episode, welcome NFL linebacker, Manti Te‘o, to the podcast! Listen in for some great stories and insight, as Manti Te‘o shares his background, journey, and everything he’s learned along the way. He shares his stories from childhood up to college and playing for Notre Dame. His entire journey has shaped him tremendously as a person, especially when it comes to his mental strength and sense of self. Growing up in Hawaii, Manti was always active in many sports. In fact, he played all of th...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 62
How often do we say to ourselves or others that we just don’t have enough time? We all have busy lives, balancing work and family, running businesses, or going to school. How can we make the time for ourselves in our busy schedules, time for working out, and time for doing what we love? If you have asked yourself this question, listen in on this episode about making time. In this episode, Andrew highlights an inspiring TED Talk by Laura Vanderkam on making time for your priorities. In Laura’s TE...
Mar 16, 2021•17 min•Ep. 61
This episode features Tessa Fournier, who is professional volleyball player, Kupono Fey’s girlfriend. Tessa speaks on playing volleyball, overcoming injuries, and playing smart to achieve optimal performance. Tessa shares her story from growing up in Redondo Beach, California with a highly athletic family. Her family was not just athletic, but highly competitive too, which gave Tessa her spirit for winning and success. She speaks about the ways her family would compete over anything and all of t...
Mar 09, 2021•58 min•Ep. 60
In this episode, Andrew takes a deep dive into the subject of proper knee alignment and the importance of taking care of your knees throughout your life. This episode is for anyone, no matter how active or inactive your lifestyle is! Throughout each day, the majority of our activities involve weight-bearing movements that affect our knees. This includes walking, going up and down the stairs, squatting, jumping, running, etc. Having proper knee alignment is one of the big things we all need to fo...
Mar 02, 2021•15 min•Ep. 59
In this episode, Andrew welcomes baseball player, Jensen Park to the podcast! Jensen Park shares his story and talks about his journey with baseball, as well as what he’s learned in rehab with Andrew. Rehab has helped him overcome injuries and learn to elevate his performance in the long term. Jensen grew up playing a wide range of sports, including gymnastics, tennis, and surfing, but baseball was always his favorite. He speaks about the ways that playing other sports besides baseball growing u...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 58
This episode is great for coaches or anyone who aspires to be a coach or is looking to improve their coaching style, and not just in health and fitness! The information that Andrew provides in this episode can be applied to any area of coaching, so listen in for some key advice on how to become a great coach through client-centered coaching. Coaching is an art, and Andrew agrees that becoming a great coach doesn’t just happen overnight. Becoming a great coach takes a lot of practice and skill th...
Feb 16, 2021•14 min•Ep. 57
This episode features the iconic Augie T., the successful stand-up comedian, relating to people of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life in Hawaii and beyond. Augie shares his backstory filled with unique experiences as well as obstacles that he has had to overcome since childhood. Everything has collectively impacted his life, shaped his values, and made him a stronger person. He shares his inspiring story about how Mrs. Murakami believed in him and helped him to win his first speech contest...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 56
This episode is all about corrective exercises. According to the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the purpose of corrective exercises is to address and fix movement compensations and imbalances to improve the overall quality of movement during workouts and everyday life. In this episode, Andrew shares his knowledge and expertise on the subject of corrective exercises, addressing some key points that are crucial for helping you perform better and reach your goals. Corrective exercises ...
Feb 02, 2021•21 min•Ep. 55
This week’s episode features Samantha Neyland, 2020 Miss Hawaii USA! Samantha shares her background and speaks with Andrew on self-confidence, persistence, and mindfulness. Andrew met Samantha through a public speaking organization, Toastmasters International. In this episode, Samantha talks a lot about the ways that she learned to be self-confident through her journey with modeling classes, acting, and preparing for pageants. Samantha has a lot to share in this episode about personal values and...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 54
How can we make our nutrition habits more sustainable this year? Most of us have tried some sort of short-term diet and made sudden drastic changes to our nutrition habits and lifestyle. These drastic changes are not always sustainable and can lead to frustration. In this episode, Andrew goes over the ways we can truly find success with our nutrition goals and make our positive changes for 2021 really stick! Most of us, when we make new year’s resolutions, are often centering our goals around nu...
Jan 19, 2021•14 min•Ep. 53
In this episode, Andrew interviews a long-time friend and client, Danny Sepkowski. Danny is a photographer who specializes in photographing waves, and he has some pretty fascinating stories to share about the risky business involved on these adventures and shoots. His background story is also very inspiring and worth a listen for anyone on the edge of just going for something new. That’s exactly what he did, and he gained success much quicker than he expected. His story reflects the fact that yo...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 52
It’s already the New Year, 2021! Most of us come up with resolutions each year. Before setting your resolutions in stone, check out this episode as Andrew talks about the art of goal setting. Making a resolution is setting a goal for yourself. How are you framing your goals for the upcoming year? In this episode, Andrew goes into depth about positive vs. negative goal setting and the ways that we can set out to make our goals more attainable. He lays out how we can set our goals in a way that ha...
Jan 05, 2021•18 min•Ep. 51
In this episode, Andrew talks to Takashi Moribe, a certified athletic trainer and Rolfer from Tokyo, Japan. Takashi grew up playing a wide range of sports. Experiencing some injuries along the way is what led him to become an athletic trainer. He shares some interesting stories in this episode about his path and what he learned along his journey. He began at the University of Hawaii and then went on to get his master’s degree at the University of Arkansas. He discovered Rolfing later on and bega...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 50
This episode features a very special guest, Pete Naschak, who is one of the co-founders of Senaptec, a company that makes digital tools designed to train your vision. Senaptec specializes in what is considered to be vision performance science. These tools include a sensory station, strobe glasses, and even a take-home app. The purpose of vision training is to enhance hand-eye coordination, foot-eye coordination, reaction time, attention to detail, and depth perception. Pete goes into detail abou...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 49
We are now in December of the year 2020. This year has been a challenging year for all of us, and just in a couple of weeks, 2020 is coming to a close. Do you remember where you were back in March, just before all of these changes took place? As we approach 2021, let’s reflect on what we’ve learned this year. To shed a positive light on our times, these times of hardship allow us to grow and learn more about ourselves. What have you learned this year? Taking this time to reflect on all of our gr...
Dec 15, 2020•16 min•Ep. 48
In this episode, Andrew welcomes Larry Tuileta, aka Tui, to the podcast! Tui is a Hawaii-born-and-raised star athlete from Punahou School in Honolulu. Tui grew up playing multiple sports, later settling proudly with volleyball and football. In high school, he was an instrumental part of three state championships in volleyball and a state championship in football as a senior. A highly sought athlete, Tui was a walk-on at USC, even though the coaches at UH were banking on having him play at home. ...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 47
In this episode, Andrew welcomes Bryant Moniz, former University of Hawaii quarterback and professional quarterback in the CFL. Bryant uses all of his experiences to serve as a football and strength and conditioning coach for the next generation. He runs the Hawaii Football Academy, a training program focused on developing young athletes. Also, he is motivating and inspiring people of all walks of life to become more active, fit, and healthy through his training program at the “Warrior’s Den.” B...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 46
The holidays are here already! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and in this episode, Andrew dives into holiday nutrition. We all know that we tend to eat more during the holiday season, and food is typically the centerpiece of our holiday celebrations. What if we make nutrition a centerpiece too? Andrew provides some great tips in this episode about living healthier during the holiday season, even though our plans this year may look a little bit different. It’s possible to enjoy the holid...
Nov 24, 2020•21 min•Ep. 45
In this episode, Andrew interviews former professional volleyball player, Shawna Santos! This episode is filled with many unique and interesting stories from Shawna’s journey into professional volleyball. From a young age, Shawna played many sports, but volleyball became her favorite. Shawna brings inspiration to anyone with huge goals and big dreams. She began competing in the 6th grade and dreamt of being a professional volleyball player from that point on. In 2012, one of the many highlights ...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 44
In this episode, Andrew interviews one of Hawaii’s most loved volleyball trainers, Alika Williams. Alika Williams was born and raised in Hawaii, and he began playing indoor and sand volleyball in the ninth grade. Alika played at Punahou School and played on the sand at Outrigger Canoe Club and Waikiki Beach. He went on to play in the NCAA for indoor volleyball at the University of California at Santa Barbara, which led to his professional sand volleyball career on tour with the Association of Vo...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 43
In this episode, Andrew goes into the concept of regional interdependence. The concept of regional interdependence is a concept that physical therapist Gray Cook, and strength coach Mike Boyle, came up with that applies to the majority of situations. It has shifted the way that trainers are seeing movement in people, and it has shifted the way that they apply strength and conditioning techniques. This concept can help anyone to make more sense of how the body needs to function. Andrew talks in g...
Nov 03, 2020•30 min•Ep. 42
This episode features an interview with Aneesa, a Pennsylvania-born athlete who eventually re-located to Hawaii in order to begin her Ph.D. in tropical medicine. Aneesa shares a very relatable experience with an injury she had just before grad school. This is a great episode for anyone who can relate to having an injury, and at the same time, that drive to keep going. Aneesa shares her background as an athlete, participating in a wide range of sports growing up. Athleticism has always been ingra...
Oct 27, 2020•59 min•Ep. 41
This episode features Tumua Tuinei, a former University of Hawaii football player turned stand-up comedian. Tumua shares his story of how his path in sports took a surprising detour into theater, as he became noticed as a stand-up comedian. Yet, he compares the two journeys, both having obstacles to overcome and a requirement for mental toughness and stamina. His journey is unique and inspiring to anyone who is following their passion as a career. He encourages everyone to do what they love, and...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 40
In this episode, Andrew talks about one of the key factors of success, consistency. Andrew states that success doesn’t happen from what we do occasionally, it happens from what we do consistently. Like anything, there are ways to execute consistency in our daily lives. Andrew brings up two main points. First, choose to focus on one thing at a time. When it comes to working out, for example, it isn’t solely a practice of how many repetitions, but it is about having consistent focus and energy wit...
Oct 13, 2020•18 min•Ep. 39
This episode features chiropractor Dr. Laura Jaget, who shares the evolution of her story from being a competitive tennis player to having her own chiropractic practice. Listen in on Laura’s fascinating story of how an injury from a car accident on a recruiting trip for a tennis scholarship inspired her to become a chiropractor later on. Her career as a chiropractor did not come easy in the beginning, which has made her very relatable to listen to. Recently, she has retired from chiropractic and...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 38
What could be possible by changing our relationship with the food we enjoy? If you have ever been on a diet, tried multiple diets, or know someone who struggles with their relationship with food, you don’t want to miss this episode! Listen in on an interview with David Orozco, a Registered Dietician Nutritionist who focuses on intuitive eating and a compassion-driven approach to lifestyle choices around food. David is the owner of TD wellness and is the host of a podcast called, “One Small Bite....
Sep 29, 2020•39 min•Ep. 37
How do we become more physically literate? In this episode, Andrew highlights how early youths benefit from trying multiple sports and activities, as opposed to specializing in one sport at an early age. This episode is especially great for helping parents, coaches, and trainers to understand the importance of training early youths through a multifaceted approach. Early single-sport specialization is not necessary for performance. There’s a common myth that kids who train as frequently as possib...
Sep 22, 2020•21 min•Ep. 36
In this episode, Andrew welcomes Kupono Fey, a professional volleyball athlete from Hawaii, as he shares his story and some of his greatest memories as an athlete. Kupono played a wide range of sports growing up, always knowing that he wanted to be a professional athlete. It wasn’t until high school that he chose volleyball as his primary sport. Having a late start did not slow him down. He learned quickly and went on to develop a storied career at the University of Hawaii. Beginning with his fr...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 35
How do you listen to your body? Can you recognize the signals your body is giving you? Why is this important? In this episode, Andrew describes the importance of listening to your body while explaining how to do it. Being able to tune into your body is a practice, and Andrew provides the information necessary to learn how to tune into this practice. Learning to recognize the signals your body is giving you is a powerful skill. Our bodies are always giving us internal signals, such as hunger, pai...
Sep 08, 2020•21 min•Ep. 34
