HNL Movement Podcast

Andrew dives into the importance of the eccentric phase during movement and training. Don’t forget about it, overlook it, or neglect to pay attention to eccentric control. This small tip can have a big impact on movement efficiency, reducing injury risks, and elevating the benefits from training.The eccentric phase is when muscles are actively under tension and lengthens, while the concentric phase is when muscles overcome the resistance and shortens with the muscle contraction. With subpar movement mechanics, typically the eccentric control is poor and problematic. When we focus on the entire movement, including the eccentric phase, we start to train our body more effectively and efficiently.Be aware of and focus on all phases of movement to help you to elevate your movement quality and overall performance. Be sure to stay tuned for more content coming your way on the HNL Movement Podcast, YouTube channel, and social media outlets. Subscribe, follow, and share! Enjoy the episode!

This episode is all about doing more is not always better. Instead find the optimal dose or range that will yield to better performance. Finding this ideal range for everything will help to support efficient, intentional, and consistent practices that will help you to level up your progress. This concept will also help prevent you from the detrimental effects of doing too much of something. A key theme of this episode Andrew emphasizes is to be precise with how much you are doing of something. This applies to strength & conditioning workouts, recovery practices, sports practices, nutrition habits, and all aspects of human performance.Andrew emphasizes the importance of focusing on the precision and intention of how you are spending your time and effort during training sessions. He shares the basketball free throw example that puts this into perspective. This is a valuable concept can help you to train smarter and improve your results. Apply these concepts with everything that you are doing to help reach all your goals that you set out for yourself. Be sure to stay tuned for more content coming your way on the HNL Movement Podcast, YouTube channel, and social media outlets. Subscribe, follow, and share! Enjoy the episode!

Welcome Jill Miller, the co-founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and best-selling author of self-care tune up methods. She shares her personal experiences growing up, from the traumas during her childhood and struggles battling through an eating disorder. Jill also talks about how she began to find an outlet through exercise and movement that began her lifelong journey to learn more about her body and helping others tune up their body.This interest grew into experimenting with myofascial release techniques, massage, and yoga practices to take care of her body. Jill started to uncover practices that helped her release underlying tension, get more connected throughout her body, and further understand the whys behind the results that she was experiencing. About 11 years after experimenting with self-myofascial release, she began to teach her students in her yoga classes how to tune up their bodies. Jill has helped and influenced many many people, from practitioners to students, learn how to better connect and take care of their bodies.Jill shares 3 key values that fuels her life-long commitment to learn and teach those around her about self-care practices. She strives to be a (1) student of her body, (2) student of what she teaches, (3) and continues to study her students. Without elaborating on all the great gems that Jill discusses, be sure to listen to the entire episode and look at all the free resources on her website and social media platforms (links below). Also, be sure to check out her books, The Roll Model, and her new book Body By Breath coming out on 2/28/23. This episode is full of great perspectives and information to help everyone understand how to better take care of their body. Enjoy the episode!Website: https://www.tuneupfitness.com/IG: @thejillmiller, @tuneupfitnessYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TuneUpFitness

This episode is all about adapting to current times and finding ways to improve what was effective in the past. Everything is always changing as technology improves, we learn more, and also understand more about what has worked in the past. Andrew dives into how important it is to be open minded about concepts, philosophies, and innovations that build off what was effective in the past.Andrew emphasizes how nothing is perfect and there is always room for improvement. Whether you apply these concepts to athletes, clients, or patients, or apply them to your personal journey, remember to continue to grow and improve what you built in the past. Build off past experiences, learn from current times, and be open to the future direction of human performance. Be sure to stay tuned for more content coming your way on the HNL Movement Podcast, YouTube channel, and social media outlets. Subscribe, follow, and share! Enjoy the episode!

Internal and external focus, cueing, and feedback can have a big impact on training and results. Andrew discusses the benefits of internal and external focus during movements and exercises. Listen in and apply these important concepts to maximize your performance.Internal focus is when attention is directed internally to how your body is moving. While external focus is when attention is directed to the effect of the movement and the external environment. There have been key pieces of research in this area of attention, focus, and coaching cues that help to enhance motor control, strength & conditioning, and sports specific skills. Learn how coaches and athletes can benefit from these strategies when training.Listen in work towards external focus to help reinforce natural neuromuscular planning and coordination. Be sure to stay tuned for more content coming your way on the HNL Movement Podcast, YouTube channel, and social media outlets. Subscribe, follow, and share! Enjoy the episode!

Let’s welcome Jay Christensen, MS, ATC, back to the HNL Movement Podcast! Check out Jay’s first episode (Episode 16) to hear about what it’s like to be the Head Athletic Trainer for Marvel Universe Live and all his unique experiences. Jay recently was the Athletic Trainer covering Disney On Ice that just finished a 10-week tour in Japan. Fortunately, Jay made a quick layover in Hawaii and we got to catch up and share some insights in this episode.Jay and Andrew discuss many topics from an athletic training and performance lens. This is a great episode to listen in to what can be done and understand how to take care of our body as we navigate through physical activities and sports. They discuss the complexity of working with high performance athletes and taking care of injuries, rehabilitation, strength & conditioning, and ultimately helping them to consistently perform at elite levels through a season, or in Jay’s setting an entertaining performance tour.Listen in to this episode as they share great perspectives that will help anyone who is physically active gain knowledge, find resources, or understand how to better take care of their body. Also, be sure to check out Jay's podcast and Instagram (links below) for more great content! Enjoy the episode!Not So Ordinary People PodcastJay's IG: @airjay09

Let’s get back to basics with exercise, movement, and training. Andrew discusses the key basic exercises, components of moving efficiently, and what to pay attention to for better fundamental movements. This episode offers great insights and information that helps Andrew build a strong foundation for those he works with.Andrew discusses the basic exercises that are essential to any type of workout. Squat, hinge, lunge, push patterns, pull patterns, and core function. In addition, he talks about key components and regions of the body to be aware of when executing these exercises. Lastly, pay attention to your alignment, activation, and movement efficiency when it comes to creating a sound foundation of movement. This sound movement foundation will help you to do more advanced exercises, variations, and sport specific tasks.Listen in and apply these insights to tune up your basics during training. Be sure to stay tuned for more content coming your way on the HNL Movement Podcast, YouTube channel, and social media outlets. Subscribe, follow, and share! Enjoy the episode!

In this engaging episode of the HNL Movement Podcast, Andrew welcomes back Manti Te'o for an inspirational episode on the journey through his NFL career and life after football. Manti openly shares his experiences, discussing the profound impact he has been able to make beyond the football field, as well as his recent Netflix documentary.The conversation takes a deep dive into Manti's transition from college to the NFL, underscoring the challenges he faced, including the critical loss of confidence that impacted his performance. He shares profound insights on restoring confidence through self-integrity and maintaining personal promises. Manti provides a candid look into overcoming internal battles, resiliently dealing with trials, tribulations, and adversity throughout his career. His story is a powerful testament to the strength of perseverance, the lessons learned in the face of adversity, and how it's the catalyst for continual growth through life.Join us for this inspiring conversation, as Manti's experiences provide invaluable lessons for athletes at all levels. Through his story, you'll understand why perseverance in the face of adversity not only strengthens us but also prepares us for future blessings. Tune in to the HNL Movement Podcast, subscribe on YouTube, and follow us on social media for more episodes like this. Enjoy!

Welcome Rick Olderman to the HNL Movement Podcast! Rick shares his experiences going through physical therapy school, yet still searching for answers to help people deal with physical pain. This episode dives into many key concepts to help connect the dots between the role movement plays on modulating physical pain.Rick dives into the concept of addressing the cause of pain beyond just managing our pain symptoms. He has spent his entire career integrating concepts from Shirley Sahrmann, Anatomy Trains, and Hanna Somatics to help many of his patients live pain free. He talks about working on the body as a system to correct dysfunctional movement patterns that contribute to chronic pain. He has successfully not only helped people identify dysfunctions, but also correct, change, and maintain better movement patterns to eliminate pain.Listen in to this episode that dives into key concepts that will help people to become proactive when it comes to taking care of their body. To learn more, check out all of Rick’s resources, courses, and books on his website below! Enjoy the episode!Website: https://rickolderman.com/

Happy New Year! Andrew discusses the theory and application of incorporating unstable surfaces in training. Listen in to the benefits, training adaptations, and ways to effectively apply these techniques. Unstable surfaces change the interaction between a person and the external environment. Therefore, when the external surface is unstable, more internal stability is required to carry out the same movement if performed on a stable surface. Essentially there is a tradeoff between surface stability and force production. The more unstable the surface, the more force production will drop off.Andrew shares key points that he considers and has implemented in training. The use of unstable surfaces may not have direct benefits for most traditional field or court sport athletes. Field and court sports are performed on stable surfaces and often dealing with unstable loads (i.e. opponents, equipment). Less commonly found are athletes that truly interact with unstable and moveable surfaces as seen in surfing, skateboarding, skiing, etc. However, there still are benefits that we all can gain from training on unstable surfaces. Andrew talks more in depth to how he uses this strategy to help potentiate and activate smaller stabilizing muscles with athletes.Listen in to the insights of how to effectively train on unstable surfaces. The dos and don’ts that Andrew has emphasized in practice. Be sure to stay tuned for more content coming your way on the HNL Movement Podcast, YouTube channel, and social media outlets! Subscribe and follow all the HNL Movement social media outlets to keep up to date with new content in 2023! Happy New Year and enjoy the episode!