Balancing Athletic Training and Injury Prevention

With Dr. Mike, it’s impossible not to have an insightful, thought-provoking, and entertaining conversation. We dove into lifelong athleticism, common mistakes in returning to rec sports, and injury prevention. We also covered weight loss and performance drugs—and how they’ll shape the future of health and coaching. A must-listen episode!

Dr. Michael Israetel, PhD, is the cofounder and Chief Content Officer of RP Strength with a doctorate in Sport Physiology. He’s coached athletes in nutrition and weight training, and continues to push his limits as a competitive bodybuilder and professional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

=> What are the 3 ways to maximize athletic performance for recreational sport.

=> What makes up 60% of the importance of being athletic on the court, pitch, mats, etc. 

=> The two best ways to enhance your fitness is to __and ___.

=> Why you MUST start playing sports to prepare for sports, but here’s the mistake most make that you must avoid. 

=> The basic movements you must master to improve your performance. 

=> Are machines better for training for most people or not? If you want to be athletic how much should we use them?

=> Why being weak will affect your accuracy in sport (this is why most people suck at passing in basketball).

=> Alway examine claims on evidence as well as rationale when choosing exercises and training methods. 

=> Why Dr. Mike believes the 10-15 rep range is best for most when it comes to supplemental weight room training

=> When should you be strength training so it doesn’t affect your sports play but enhances it. 

=> The roadmap to a weekly strength and on court training so you progress and avoid injuries. 

=> The stupidest things people do in sports performance!

=> How you should start training for a sprint program from week to week. 

=> The injury prevention blueprint so you can stay healthy long term and do the things you want in life.

=> Dr. Mike’s blueprint to getting losing weight, getting leaner, and healthier. 

=> Should clients be using GLP-1’s? When and how, and what things to avoid?

=> One of THE biggest mistakes people make when starting on GLP-1 weight loss drugs.

=> Why Dr. Mike believes more people should be taking weight loss drugs sooner.

=> How the coming years will see drugs that help you become healthier, fitter, and build muscle with less side effects and how it will affect the future of health.

=> How to take GLP-1’s, figuring out the dose to start with, not having much side effects, and being able to get the results the clients want sustainably. 

=> What determines if your doctor is the right one to guide you through the process and be able to adjust the dose of weight loss drugs.

=> What will the future of coaching be like with the rise of more drugs that help people lose weight, get healthier and fitter, with less work.

=> The 3 buckets of people when it comes to fitness and health, and how the future of drugs will shift those buckets and what it means for the fitness industry.

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LINKS & RESOURCES:

Renaissance Periodization YouTube 

Dr. Mike's IG 

Renaissance Periodization 

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