WHOOP Podcast

Dr. Jordan Shallow, performance coach, chiropractor, and competitive powerlifter talks injury prevention, maximizing the value of your training, and breathing as a gateway to the autonomic nervous system.

Sep 24, 2019

01:33:30

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Episode notes

Competitive Powerlifting: A Brief Explanation

03:14

Applying Systems Thinking to Strength and Stability Training

02:36

The Importance of Stability in Strength Training: Practical Measurement and Examples

02:19

Training for Peak Performance with Parasympathetic Days and HRV Tracking

02:42

Introduction

2min

The Muscle Doc: Jordan Shallow on Strength and Muscle Building

2min

How I Got Into Powerlifting

2min

The Importance of Competitive Powerlifting

3min

How to Control Your Adrenaline

2min

Bench Rest in Competition

2min

The Importance of Integrating Muscles

2min

The Importance of Confidence in Weightlifting

3min

How to Compete in the 242s

2min

10.

How to Optimize Sport Performance

2min

11.

Functional Assessment: A Systematic Approach to Injury Prevention

2min

12.

Functional Training for the Bicep

2min

13.

How to Strengthen the Rotator Cuff and Improve Mobility

3min

14.

How to Improve Mobility in Overhead Positions

4min

15.

The Importance of Stability in Training

2min

16.

The Importance of Adapting to Injury

2min

17.

The Importance of Kinematic Proprioception in Rehabilitation

2min

18.

The Gold Standard of Functional Assessment

2min

19.

The Importance of Mobility in the Hips

2min

20.

The Importance of Stretching for Flexibility

2min

21.

The Difference Between Flexibility and Mobility

3min

22.

The Importance of Thinking About Exercise

2min

23.

The Art of Learning by Josh White

2min

24.

The Importance of Maintaining Strength and Size

3min

25.

HRV and the Neuroendocrine Perspective

4min

26.

The Parasympathetic Day

3min

27.

How to Drive Parasympathetic

2min

28.

The Importance of Comfort in the Cold

3min

29.

The Benefits of Ice Baths for Injury Prevention

3min

30.

The Benefits of Ketogenic Dieting for Performance

3min

31.

The Biphasic Response to Food

2min

32.

The Evolution of Ketogenic Dieting

3min

33.

The Evolution of My Point of View on Strength Coaching

5min

34.

How to Adapt to Life on the Road

2min

35.

The Importance of Homeostasis

3min

36.

The Importance of Staying in One Place

2min

37.

The Winds at Your Back

2min

38.

How to Write a Book in 2021

2min

39.

How to Join the Woop Community for Free

2min

Powerlifter Jordan Shallow, aka "The Muscle Doc," discusses the ins and outs of his sport (6:49), why controlled breathing is so important (9:30), the process of dropping 30 pounds for a weigh-in (15:44), understanding the difference between strength and stability (24:09), how to dislocate a shoulder (26:43), what he's learned from various injuries and how he's recovered without surgery (33:11), flexibility vs. mobility (41:20), breathing as a gateway to the autonomic nervous system (52:09), what heavy lifting does to his HRV (53:38), why his athletes have "parasympathetic days" instead of rest days (58:25), optimization vs. adaptation (1:21:19), and why we should strive for allostasis instead of homeostasis (1:23:12).

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