HNL Movement Podcast

Welcome Max Newlon, the President of BrainCo, to the HNL Movement Podcast! This episode discusses how you are in the driver’s seat when it comes to training your brain. BrainCo develops technology that measures brain activity and helps to improve how we are connecting with the world around us. All our interactions, experiences, habits, and so on influence how we live and perform in life. Training our minds is arguably just as, if not more important than all the physical training we do to elevate our performance.Max shares how he started his journey in martial arts at a young age and was introduced to meditation practices. This path sparked his interest in neuroscience and how to train the mind as he progressed through his education. In college, he earned his undergraduate degree in cognitive science and went on to study human development psychology in his graduate program at Harvard. He has been fascinated with how meditation and self-regulation practices can make a significant impact on our wellbeing and performance. He is passionate to learn about advancements in this field, but more importantly to help educate people of all walks of life the benefits of these tools and practices.Max dives into the FocusCalm experience that helps us train to improve focus and calm our minds. Listen in to learn about the headband hardware, the user experience on the app, and how daily mind training can help in so many facets of life. This is revolutionizing not only human performance, but also how we navigate through our daily lives. He gives a comprehensive understanding of how these tools and practices can benefit everyone from kids to elite level athletes. Be sure to check out the links below for more information about FocusCalm. Also, if you are interested in purchasing the headband or the app, use this link for 10% off your purchase: https://focuscalm.com/discount/HNL10 Enjoy the episode!BrainCo: https://brainco.tech/FocusCalm: https://focuscalm.com/Instagram: @focus_calmTwitter: @BrainCo_Tech

Keeping your knees healthy and performing optimally goes well beyond just working on quad and hamstring strength. In fact, healthy knees are highly dependent on all the functioning parts of the lower leg. Listen in as Andrew breaks down fundamental concepts with how important core, hip, and ankle function are to overall knee health.Andrew gives a brief overview of anatomy and function of the knee. More importantly, he shares 3 key points that helps to emphasize how interconnected the knee is with the entire kinetic chain. The 3 points in this episode are:1. Knee movement is strongly influenced by hip and ankle/foot function2. Knee problems may arise as a result of doing something the knee is not designed to do3. When alleviating knee issues, you MUST work on the entire kinetic chainStay tuned for more follow up content to this episode. Keep those knees healthy and performing well. Enjoy the episode!

Will more training lead to better performance? That’s a loaded question that is very complex to answer. Andrew dives into the important concept of lifestyle outside of training that may make or break your results from training. Listen in as this episode revisits the fundamental concept of the general adaption syndrome and how you can apply this to optimize your performance.Andrew breaks this down and provides perspective to how important overall lifestyle is to optimize performance. We all have the same amount of time throughout the week, a total of 168 hours in a week. Even if you are training 3 hours a day, 6 days a week (which is a lot!), that’s only about 11% of your time spent training during the week. Therefore, what we do the other 90% of our time plays a big role in how we can adapt and benefit from our training. Build awareness with your performance and prioritize lifestyle practices that support your training. Everything we do outside of training will add up and elevate your performance. Listen in to maximize your progress and enjoy this episode!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Let’s welcome Ryne Sullivan to the HNL Movement Podcast! Ryne grew up in New Orleans and has been around sports and training for nearly his entire life. While growing up, he played organized soccer and baseball, and other backyard sports with the kids in his neighborhood. Listen in to all his experiences through playing sports, strength & conditioning, and currently training athletes at Training Think Tank.Ryne looks back on his journey that led him to what he is doing today. Early on he realized his drive to train to compete in sports. This realization played a key role into how he trained and gravitated towards pursuing baseball in high school. The like-minded team environment, coaches, and trainers helped him to improve both on and off the field. This is also the beginnings of being introduced to quality training methods and CrossFit.Ryne discusses many aspects of CrossFit; the philosophy, his experiences (competing and coaching), the culture, and how to know if CrossFit is right for you and your goals. He ties in his personal journey through training, sports, and overcoming injuries, into how it helps him to coach people as navigate along their health & fitness journey. This is a great episode not only to learn about CrossFit, but also how to enjoy the process of working towards better health & fitness. Listen in and enjoy the episode!https://www.trainingthinktank.com/Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Andrew talks about key points to get started and taking action steps immediately. We are all guilty of putting things off in life, and that may be involving physical activities, health, nutrition, fitness goals. When you take that first step, that will help you to be on your way to make improvements and grow. Andrew discusses 5 key points to take action immediately, if not today, then tomorrow.1.     Start with an appropriate/realistic volume2.     Progress gradually3.     Take interest in improving4.     Enjoy the process5.     Find your support systemGetting over the initial hurdles of getting started could be what gets on you on the right track to accomplish your goals. Andrew concludes with an excellent quote from Episode 16 with Jay Christensen that relates to this episode. “The things that we persist in doing becomes easier, not because the task has changed, but because ability to do has increased.” If we don’t do and put things into action, we take away any chance of increasing our ability and reaching our goals. After you listen to this episode, make your plan to put something into action immediately. Enjoy the episode!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

How physically literate are you? Let’s break that down in this episode. Our bodies crave movement to improve fitness, mental state, moods, reduce stress levels, and so on. Movement is integrated in our lives from daily routine tasks to playing sports. Learning how to move well in a variety of ways is essential to improve our physical literacy.Andrew dives into the importance and value of expanding our movement practices. Practicing a wide range of movements throughout the year, through various activities, or periodizing your workouts will help improve your performance. Listen in as Andrew recommends for all of us to intentionally mix things up so that we are not putting our bodies through the same demands year-round. For parents and your kids, it’s encouraged to participate in a variety of sports throughout the year if you enjoy it. As we start to specialize in a single sport, it is essential to have an offseason of around 4 months that consists of different physical demands. Lastly for adults, try to also incorporate various movements and different activities throughout the year. Of course, make sure you are fit and trained to participate safely at that level. Movement skills are something that if we don’t use it, we start to lose it. Train smart, improve your performance, and keep moving. Listen in and enjoy this episode.Check out Episode 36: Early Youth Specialization In Sports Is Not Recommended For Higher Levels PerformanceDid you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

How physically literate are you? Let’s break that down in this episode. Our bodies crave movement to improve fitness, mental state, moods, reduce stress levels, and so on. Movement is integrated in our lives from daily routine tasks to playing sports. Learning how to move well in a variety of ways is essential to improve our physical literacy.Andrew dives into the importance and value of expanding our movement practices. Practicing a wide range of movements throughout the year, through various activities, or periodizing your workouts will help improve your performance. Listen in as Andrew recommends for all of us to intentionally mix things up so that we are not putting our bodies through the same demands year-round. For parents and your kids, it’s encouraged to participate in a variety of sports throughout the year if you enjoy it. As we start to specialize in a single sport, it is essential to have an offseason of around 4 months that consists of different physical demands. Lastly for adults, try to also incorporate various movements and different activities throughout the year. Of course, make sure you are fit and trained to participate safely at that level. Movement skills are something that if we don’t use it, we start to lose it. Train smart, improve your performance, and keep moving. Listen in and enjoy this episode.Check out Episode 36: Early Youth Specialization In Sports Is Not Recommended For Higher Levels PerformanceDid you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

This week features Cody Collins on the HNL Movement Podcast! Cody grew up working out, training, and excelling in baseball. He shares many lessons learned throughout his baseball career and beyond that we can all take something away from. Stay tuned for this jam-packed episode where we discuss strength & conditioning, training for baseball, facing the “yips,” overcoming injuries, and how he stays in shape and finds his purpose in being a firefighter.Cody shares how he began training for baseball at a young age and was driven to improve in baseball. He dedicated himself to baseball and eventually realized his childhood dream of playing Division-I baseball at Cal State Fullerton. This transition from high school to college baseball was an eye-opening experience for him. In addition, he shares in depth about his experience facing the “yips” head on and struggled to overcome this mental, emotional, and physical battle. He also shares his experiences of battling through injuries, dislocating his throwing shoulder, and tearing his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). Cody’s strength and perseverance through these difficult times are something that we all can learn from.Cody continues to stay active and extremely fit to help him prepare for the unknowns of being a firefighter. This episode is a testament of how everyone can learn valuable lessons through sports. It was a pleasure to talk to Cody and listen in to all the highlights, obstacles, and adversities that he faced through his career. He wants everyone to know that no matter what you are going through right now, you are not alone. Find those people that are there to help and support you, communicate and express yourself, and know that in the long run that everything will help to make you stronger. Everything will work out and be okay. Listen in and enjoy the episode! Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Have you heard about anatomy trains? Did you know that your myofascial system creates direct connections and seamless integrations between individual muscles. This episode is all about understanding the various myofascial meridians that travel the body from head to toe. The myofascial system contains countless nerve endings, provides sensory information, and stores mechanical information as we move. Knowledge of these integrated lines will add to your understanding of human movement, training, and performance.Andrew discusses the anatomy train’s myofascial lines as presented in Thomas Myer’s classic book. This is a topic that can go to great depths to further understand how the body creates and adapts to movement. In this part 2 episode, Andrew dives into the remaining three myofascial lines: the arm lines, functional line, and deep front line. This is a great introduction to understand what components make up each line and some of the implications it has on our movement patterns. Be sure to check out and subscribe to the HNL Movement YouTube channel for the video version of this episode! Enjoy the episode!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Have you heard about anatomy trains? Did you know that your myofascial system creates direct connections and seamless integrations between individual muscles. This episode is all about understanding the various myofascial meridians that travel the body from head to toe. The myofascial system contains countless nerve endings, provides sensory information, and stores mechanical information as we move. Knowledge of these integrated lines will add to your understanding of human movement, training, and performance.Andrew discusses the anatomy train’s myofascial lines as presented in Thomas Myer’s classic book. This is a topic that can go to great depths to further understand how the body creates and adapts to movement. In this part 1 episode, Andrew dives into four myofascial lines: the superficial back line, superficial front line, lateral line, and spiral line. This is a great introduction to understand what components make up each line and some of the implications it has on our movement patterns. Be sure to check out and subscribe to the HNL Movement YouTube channel for the video version of this episode! Check back next week for part two that covers the remaining anatomy train lines! Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio