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The Principles of Performance
by The Principles of Performance
Discussing the art and science of optimal health, fitness and performance
Episodes
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Podcast 178 – Digital Twins, Peptides, and the AI Driven Future of Longevity with Tony Medrano
Tony Medrano is the CEO and co-founder of LongevityPlan.AI, a platform that combines wearable data, biomarkers, medical records, and lifestyle activity into a personalized “Digital Twin” — an AI-powered software replica of the human body built to predict, optimize, and personalize health…
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Podcast 177 – Youth Athletic Development Through Play with Jeremy Frisch
Jeremy Frisch is a nationally recognized leader in youth athletic development, physical literacy, and long-term athletic development (LTAD). He currently serves as Director of Athletic Performance at Teamworks Sports Center in Acton, Massachusetts, and is the former owner and director of Achieve...
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Podcast 176 – Bleeding Edge Technology for Human Performance and Recovery with David Putrino
David Putrino is the Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for theMount Sinai Health System, Director of the Abilities Research Center (ARC), and Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Trained as a physical therapist in...
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Podcast 175 – Peptides, Longevity, and the Future of Human Optimization with Dr. Neil Paulvin
Dr. Neil Paulvin is a board-certified osteopathic physician practicing in Manhattan, and one of the most recognized names in longevity and regenerative medicine, often referred to as “The Peptide Doc.” He holds board certifications in Family Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulation, Functional and...
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Podcast 174 – Empowering the Evolution of Sport and Human Movement with Joel Smith
Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports. Joel spent 8 years as a strength coach at the University of California – Berkeley, working across swimming, tennis, water polo, and track and field, and has 17 years of experience coaching track and field at the NCAA, club, and private level. He…
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Podcast 173 – Rediscovering Movement and Exercise Through Play with Darryl Edwards
Darryl Edwards is a London-based movement coach, author, speaker, and founder of the Primal Play Method®, an evidence-informed approach to physical activity that draws on exercise physiology, cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and play psychology to make movement enjoyable, adaptable,...
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Podcast 172 – Building Elite Overhead Throwing Athletes with Mickey Brueckner
Mickey Brueckner is the Founder and CEO of The ANNEX Sports Performance Center in Chatham, New Jersey, and has spent nearly two decades focused on building better athletes. He founded The ANNEX in 2006, growing it from a basement gym into a 14,000-square-foot, all-encompassing performance…
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Podcast 171 – The Chain Reaction: A Whole Body Approach to Function with Gary Gray
Gary Gray is widely known throughout the movement and rehabilitation industry as the “Father of Function.” He is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Content Creator of Gray Institute® and GIFT (Gray Institute for Functional Transformation), the organization he built more than four decades ago in Adrian,...
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Principles of Performance Podcast Episode #170 – Strength & Conditioning at the High School Level with Eric and Mike
In this episode, Eric and Mike break down Strength & Conditioning at the High School Level Defining S&C at the HS level: The broad range of training age, physical development, skill level and degree of engagement Do no harm: Injuries and keeping kids safe Multi-sport and specialization...
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Podcast 169 – Making Exercise Science Make Sense with Keith Burns
Keith Burns is an experienced Lecturer and Strength and Conditioning Coach with a demonstrated history of working in the health and human performance industry. Passionate and skilled in translating complex concepts of human movement into tangible learning experiences, allows him to lead, teach…
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Podcast 168 – Doctor’s Orders: The Role of Exercise in Medicine with Behnad Honarbakhsh
SPECIAL: Where Pain, Fitness and Performance Meet Vol.4 Doctor’s Orders: The Role of Exercise in Medicine with Behnad Honarbakhsh Behnad Honarbakhsh is the founder of FIT TO TRAIN Human Performance Systems Inc. in Vancouver British Columbia. He is a practicing clinician having worked at several...
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Podcast 167 – Cardio Programming & Energy System Development with Eric and Mike
In this episode, Eric and Mike break down Cardio Programming & Energy System Development Defining Energy Systems and Significance of Each o Specificity – Classifications and Labels o Health vs Performance vs Body Composition o Tracking and Monitoring o The 4 Variables o The 4 Rules o Structural...
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Podcast 166 – Building Better Brain Health with Dr. Phil Maffetone
During his two decades in private practice and beyond, Dr. Maffetone has been a respected pioneer in the field of complementary medicine, bringing the latest advances to health-care professionals around the world. He is an internationally recognized researcher, educator, clinician and author in…
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Podcast 165 – How Your Anatomy and Structure Impacts Rehab Programming with Dr. Kathy Dooley
SPECIAL: Where Pain, Fitness and Performance Meet Vol.3 How Your Anatomy and Structure Impacts Rehab Programming with Dr. Kathy Dooley Bio: Dr. Dooley is a chiropractor, practicing in midtown Manhattan and Denver and Boulder, CO. Dr. Dooley is an anatomy instructor at two New York City medical...
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Podcast 164 – Culture, Team Building & the Business of Strength with Hewitt Tomlin
Hewitt Tomlin is the co-founder of TeamBuildr and he currently oversees Sales, Marketing & Customer Success. Since 2012, TeamBuildr’s strength and conditioning software has led the industry, trusted by more than 5,000 programs in 30 countries and closing in on $10M in annual revenue as a fully...
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Podcast 163 – Strength and Conditioning for Volleyball and Beyond with Missy Mitchell McBeth
Missy Mitchell-McBeth is a speaker, writer and consultant who has been involved in strength and conditioning for over the last two decades, with a focus on volleyball. She is currently the Director of Sports Performance at a Volleyball Club, but previously she worked as a Division I Strength &...
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Podcast 162 – Performance and Problem Solving with Dr. Jordan Shallow
With years of experience working with world-class athletes and sports organizations, Dr. Jordan Shallow has cemented his role as a trusted voice in the fitness and performance industries. His expertise spans multiple domains—biomechanics, strength and conditioning, and injury prevention. Jordan’s...
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Podcast 161 – Where Pain, Performance and Fitness Meet with Greg Dea
Greg Dea is a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist as well as an International Instructor in clinical education around diagnosing movement dysfunction and performance therapies. He has lived in the field in 5 countries and taught in 10 countries. He has over 25 years of competing in...
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Podcast 160 – Sports Injuries: What Can We Do? with Scott Epsley
Scott Epsley is an Australian trained Sports Physical Therapist who has over 25 years of elite sports medicine experience. He has worked with athletes at a national, international, collegiate and professional level in both Australia and the USA, across a wide range of sports. Currently he is the...
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Podcast 159 – Perception, Movement and Skill with Rob Gray
Rob Gray is an author and a professor at Arizona State University who has been conducting research on and teaching courses related to perceptual-motor skill for over 25 years. He received his MS and PhD from York University in Canada with a focus on the visual control of movement. An important...
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Podcast 158 – SPECIAL: Where Pain, Performance and Fitness Meet Vol.1: When Training IS the Problem with Dan Swinscoe
Dan Swinscoe brings a unique perspective to solving movement problems and has spent the past 30 years treating and learning from his patients, some of which include athletes from the NFL, MLB, WNBA, professional golf, and many local doctors and their families. He is specialty trained and…
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Podcast 157 – Developing an Elite Mindset with Gary Chupik
Gary Chupik is internationally recognized as one of the top mental performance coaches in the world. Gary is a Professional Member of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, Certified Professional Leadership Coach through the ICF (International Coaching Federation), ordained minister of 28...
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Podcast 156 – Performance Nutrition with Melissa Ieraci
Melissa Ieraci is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, personal trainer, youga instructor and former Paramedic. Melissa’s passion for health and fitness comes from a decade of thinking how she was feeling was ‘normal’, only to discover she had a brain tumor. After years of testing, she was…
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Podcast 155 – Return to Center: Posture, Movement and Performance with Rocky Snyder
As the CEO and Performance Consultant at RockySnyder, Rocky brings over 30 years of experience in biomechanics, motor neurology, and human movement to the forefront of training and rehabilitation. His innovative approach has driven championship success from high school courts to national…
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Podcast 154 – The State of Fitness Education with Eric and Mike
In this episode, Eric and Mike break down and discuss the current state of fitness education, including the following: • Academia vs For-Profit Education – Letters after your name vs real-world experience – Variety of paths and opportunities in the field • The Impact of the Pandemic – Changeover…
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Podcast 153 – What is “Functional” Training in 2025 with Eric and Mike
In this episode, Mike and Eric break down “Functional” training and what that means in 2025: • Defining “Functional” – The Webster’s Dictionary definition – Is it defined by what it is or what it does? • History of “Functional” – Pre-bodybuilding – Late 90s / Early 2000 – Current state • Why does...
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Podcast 152 – Hormone Health and Nervous System Balancing with Isabella Mainwaring
Isabella Mainwaring is a former strategy consultant to FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, including global leaders at the World Economic Forum and clients at the forefront of scientific research. She advised CEOs on growth, positioning and transformation at the highest levels of business....
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Podcast 151 – Pain-Free Olympic Lifting with Dr. Stephane Gregory
Dr. Stephane Gregory is the Director of Sports Rehabiltation for the Chinese Weightlifting system as well as the founder of Dynamis. Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstephperformance/ Twitter: https://x.com/stephanegregory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephane-gregory-...
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Podcast 150 – Fascia, Flows and Movement Freedom with Steven Terry
Steven Terry is the creator of the Body Lever. After his own battle struggling with my chronic pain, Steven acquired a broad knowledge base of movement skills and self-care know how from a great number of yogis abroad. He has been able to instruct thousands on how the use of the Body Lever and...
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Podcast 149 – Keeping Kids Active and Healthy with Dr. Chris Koutures
Dr. Chris Koutures earned his B.S. in Kinesiology at UCLA and then went on to obtain his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and spent three additional years in Madison for his pediatric residency working in one of the first pediatric sports medicine programs in the...
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Podcast 148 – Elevating the Profession with Ron McKeefery
Elevating the Profession Guest: Ron McKeefery Bio: Ron McKeefery is currently the Special Assistant to the Head Coach – High Performance Culture at the University of Alabama. Prior to Bama, Coach McKeefery was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football at the University of Washington....
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Podcast 147 – Pain-Free Performance with John Rusin
Dr. John Rusin is an internationally recognized strength coach, speaker, and writer, whose work has appeared in Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Testosterone Nation, Bodybuilding.com, Stack Magazine, and Muscle & Strength, to name a few. His innovative PPSC courses in-pain-free performance training...
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Podcast 146 – Court Sports Performance, Durability and Longevity with Dr. Mark Kovacs
Dr. Mark Kovacs is the founder of the Kovacs Institute and is a globally recognized expert in human performance, sports/executive science, and leader in the health and wellness sector. Mark is a former professional athlete and All-American and NCAA doubles champion in tennis at Auburn University....
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Podcast 145 – “No Nonsense” Coaching and Training with Mike Robertson
Mike Robertson is one of the most highly sought-after coaches, consultants, speakers and writers in the fitness industry today. Known for his “no-nonsense” approach to coaching and program design, Mike has made a name for himself as a go-to resource for professional athletes from every major…
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Podcast 144 – Breath, Rolling and Movement with Jill Miller
Jill Miller is a pioneer in forging relevant links between the worlds of fitness, yoga, athletics, massage, and pain-management, having studied movement and the human body for more than 30 years. She is the author of the best-selling books, BODY by BREATH, and THE ROLL MODEL, and creator of the...
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Podcast 143 – Overcoming Past Trauma, Rebooting and Achieving Peak Performance with Dr. Don Wood
Dr. Don Wood is the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute in Orlando, FL. Dr. Wood has spent years researching how trauma affects our minds, lives and performance and from that work he developed a patented solution that has helped thousands heal from the limiting effects of trauma and...
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Podcast 142 – The Journey to Fitness Entrepreneur and Celebrity Trainer with Don Saladino
Don Saladino is a coach & fitness expert known for his work with celebrities & athletes. He opened his first NYC Gym in 2005 and after operating gyms for 15 years, he expanded to a global online fitness business. He has developed a reputation for training some of the biggest names in Hollywood....
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Podcast 141 – Building a Legendary Career in Fitness & Performance with Joe Defranco
Building a Legendary Career in Fitness & Performance Guest: Joe Defranco Bio: Joe DeFranco is a world-renowned strength & conditioning coach and the owner of DeFranco’s Gym. Joe’s training techniques have been featured in and on ESPN, Spike TV, NFL Network, WWE Network, Men’s Health Magazine…
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Podcast 140 – The Language of Coaching with Nick Winkelman
Nick Winkelman is the head of athletic performance & science for the Irish Rugby Football Union. His primary role is to oversee the delivery and development of strength & conditioning and sports science across all national (Men and Women) and provincial teams (Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and...
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Podcast 139 – Strength, Resiliency and Self Care with Gwen Lawrence
Gwen Lawrence has been named Best of Westchester, and featured in ESPN Magazine as “The Best Innovation In Sports Medicine” and to date has personally trained over 3,000 MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS, LPGA and NBA. Gwen’s unique combination of dance, massage therapy, and yoga training experience, coupled…
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Podcast 138 – The Coaching Craft with Jon Torine with Special Guest Faith Shaw – Recorded Live at the NJ NSCA Conference
Jon Torine spent 17 years as a Strength Coach in the NFL starting with the Buffalo Bills and then 3 years later became the youngest head Strength & Conditioning Coach in the NFL when he was hired by the Indianapolis Colts, where he spent 14 years culminating with a World Championship in Super…
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Podcast 137 – Empower Her Game: Training the Female Athlete with Alex Pleasic
Alex Pleasic is the Athletic Performance Director for Varsity House Gym. She attended the University of Rhode Island where she completed her degree in Kinesiology and Health studies, as well as played 5 years of collegiate softball. Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexpleasic/…
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Podcast 136 – Barefoot Training and Footwear with Michael Lyon
Mike Lyon is the Co- Founder of Pedestal Footwear. Pedestal Footwear is a company that specializes in ultra-durable, barefoot- style training footwear designed to enhance natural movement. Their products are made in the USA and have been featured in outlets like Men’s Health and MSNBC and are…
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Podcast 135 – Modern Day Periodization for Real Life with Eric and Mike
In this jam packed episode, Eric and Mike discuss the topic of “periodization” in training and how it’s principles can be used (or not) with modern day athletes: •Defining “Periodization”, Popular models and Phases •Challenges in real life •Adjusting for Adaptability and Resiliency •Time…
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Podcast 134 – The Perfect Training Session with Eric and Mike
In this episode we discuss the considerations that trainers and coaches need to make in order to build high level training sessions, including: Pre-Session Planning -The restaurant with no menu or recipes -Logistics / Format / Layout / Equipment -Timing and Duration -Forecasting and Backcasting...
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Podcast 133 – Training to Compete, Win and Thrive in College Sports with Angelo Gingerelli
Angelo Gingerelli has helped thousands of student-athletes compete at the highest level of Division 1 athletics. As the Strength & Conditioning Coach at Seton Hall University since 2005 he regularly works with hundreds of men & women each year from a variety of sports and has been a key factor in...
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Podcast 132 – Movement, Speed and Power with Frank Dolan
Frank Dolan is the owner and founder of Sports and Fitness Performance in Islip, NY and has been a sports performance coach since 2001. During that time, he has trained youth, high school, college, and professional athletes from the ranks of MLB, the NBA, and the NHL. In 2014, he was named to the...
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Podcast 131 – Movement and the Human Matrix with Zac Cupples
Zac Cupples graduated from St. Ambrose University Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2011, completed an orthopedic residency in 2013. He has taken well over 100 continuing education courses and the bulk of his career studying and becoming certified in various lines of thought in fitness, rehab...
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Podcast 130 – DNA Blueprinting with Ashlee Kaufman
Ashlee Kaufman is an entrepreneur with nearly 30 years in health and wellness. She is a Certified Physician Assistant and has her Masters in Medical Science. Ashlee has co-founded successful businesses, formulated over 150 supplements, and holds four product patents. As the CEO of Renuology, she...
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Podcast 129 – Resilience and Emotional Fitness with Kelli Calabrese
Kelli Calabrese is a leading expert in health, wellness, and business coaching, with over 35 years of experience as a fitness coach, nutrition specialist, and lifestyle entrepreneur. As co-host of the Fit Over 50 Life podcast, she tackles bold, practical topics on aging, health, relationships…
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