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Health & Performance Perspectives
by HPP Podcast
Sean Langan, PhD in exercise physiology, and Zack Yepez, doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), discuss all things related to human performance and health using our personal experience and relevant research.
Episodes
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Episode 13 | A Masterclass on the shoulder from Dr. Z + some thoughts about a triathlete's alleged VO2max of 101
In this episode we kick off a new "segment" talking about any recent sports or research news that caught our eye in last few weeks. Today's edition was discussing Kristian Blummenfelt's alleged VO2max of 101. For the rest of time we cover all things about the shoulder - from anatomy, movement,...
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Life Updates, Peptide Experiments, Why the NATA is a Racket, Regenerative Medicine, and more
Back in business. Sean and Zach catch up and explain what we've been up to lately. We go into Zach's peptide experiment, talk a little UFC/boxing, and some interesting things in the regenerative medicine space. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-zachary-yepez-dpt-atc-838851219/...
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Episode 11 | Supermarket Sushi
After a brief hiatus we're back. Sean and Zach catch up on life and touch on a variety of topics, including: Zach's realization from one of his patients on training and overuse issues Monotony of training consistently for a long time and how it changes your outlook Running and knee issues (or...
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Episode 10, Part 1 - Firing from the hip
Join us on an unstructured episode where talk about sticking to training plans, books we're reading, double threshold training, creatine, contrast training, and more. Please like and subscribe!
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Episode 9 - Heart Rate Variability
A little bit of a late release, but in this episode Sean and Zach discuss heart rate variability (HRV). We touch a little bit on the underlying physiology, practical applications, wearable technology and more.
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EPISODE 8 - Low back Pain
In this episode Zach takes us through what low back pain means, some causes, treatment strategies, and a bunch of tips and tricks from his work with actual patients. Instagram: @themovementdr.z (Zach); @splsystems (Sean) Twitter: themovementDrZ; spl5_
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Ep. 7 - Breathing techniques, Wim Hof, pseudoscience, and crazy things science can't always explain
In Episode 7 we talk about breathing techniques, some of the science (or pseudoscience) behind it, and people like Wim Hof doing crazy things science can't always explain. Link to Wim Hof paper we mentioned: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1322174111
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Episode 6 - We're back. 2025 plans and much more
After a ~3 month hiatus the HPP podcast is back. We catch up on what we've been up to and touch on 2025 goals/resolutions for fitness and our careers. Some other topics we hit on include: Zach's approach to treating patients and recent work with PRI What does stretching actually do? Better ways…
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Episode 5 - Nicotine for brain health?
In Episode 5, we deviate from our expertise a little tackle the hot topic of using nicotine to improve brain health. We all know smoking cigarettes is a terrible health choice, but nicotine by itself has interesting physiological effects and may be beneficial for our cognition. We are in no way...
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Episode 4 - General Concepts for Aerobic Training
In Episode 4, Sean and Zach briefly touch on some basic concepts for cardiovascular/aerobic training, such as zone 2 and VO2max, as well as some training protocols for the general population. This will serve as a lead-in to one of our next episodes where we do a a more in-depth discussion on...
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Episode 3 - Muscle Mass and Hypertrophy
In Episode 3, we dive into training for muscle mass. Topics include: Basic concepts, rep ranges, and training to failure Why muscle mass is important for overall health Can you do only eccentrics? Implications for accidental falls Zach's classic arm-only workouts and why Sean has zero tolerance…
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Episode 2 - What Zach & Sean's Training Currently Looks Like
In Episode 2, Sean and Zach informally discuss their own current training and why they do what they do.
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Introducing the Health and Performance Perspectives Podcast
Welcome to the Health and Performance Perspectives Podcast hosted by Dr. Sean Langan and Dr. Zack Yepez. Dr. Yepez is a licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer, while Dr. Langan has a PhD in exercise physiology as well as being a certified athletic trainer and strength coach. For our…
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Sean Langan, PhD in exercise physiology, and Zack Yepez, doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), discuss all things related to human performance and health using our personal experience and relevant research.
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