HNL Movement Podcast

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

Let’s welcome Guysen Terai to the HNL Movement Podcast! Guysen recently moved back to Hawaii after being a strength & conditioning coach at Oregon. This episode discusses many topics related to strength & conditioning, coaching strategies, navigating through your career, and finding your purpose to make a positive impact on those around you.Guysen talks about growing up in Hilo and playing sports year-round from a young age. He has learned valuable lessons through sports that has helped him as a coach to this day. Like many of us, competitive sports come to an end, and we transition to search for the career we would like to pursue. Naturally, being active all his life, he fell into Kinesiology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH). As a requirement for a class to gain observational hours, he walked into the athletic facility at UH and asked Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Tommy Heffernan if he would be able to volunteer. That began his unique road in pursuit of becoming a strength & conditioning coach. Guysen shares his journey of sacrifices and perseverance that led him to becoming an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Oregon. This episode is more than just valuable strength & conditioning insights. Listen in to gain inspiration of how to pursue your passion and find your purpose to make a positive impact on others. It was a pleasure to have Guysen share all his experiences and the ways it allowed him to elevate athlete’s performance. For those of you that are at a crossroad in life or your career, keep taking the necessary steps to move forward and work towards your goals. Listen in to this episode and check out Guysen on social media for more helpful training resources. Enjoy the episode!IG: @guysenteraiYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOCBqcUAaBUB0F81Mivk4Sg Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Do you suffer from nagging and annoying knee pain that is preventing you from doing activities? Even if you are pushing through the pain, your performance will slowly declining with any type of knee pain. This episode is all about understanding the wide range of potential causes of knee pain, how to eliminate your pain, and most importantly train to improve your knee health and performance.Andrew shares this comprehensive perspective to break down the possible causes of knee pain. Be sure to listen to the entirety of this episode so that you can address your knee pain with a multidimensional approach. He discusses aspects such as getting assessed and diagnosed by sports medicine professional, how dysfunction in the kinetic chain contributes to excessive stress in your knee, proper training strategies, nutrition and recovery, as well as the mental aspects of eliminating knee pain. After this you will see that correcting knee pain is more complex than just doing a few exercises and stretches. Be sure to check out and subscribe to the HNL Movement YouTube channel for more related content! Take care of your knees, train smart, and enjoy the episode! Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Summer is over and Andrew is starting his 2nd year in his PhD program! This episode is a brief update on his PhD journey as well as the upcoming HNL Movement content. Like with any endeavor, it’s about utilizing your experiences and growing along the way. With a year under his belt, he is excited to get started with his 2nd year.Andrew shares valuable insights for everyone to apply to their journey. Focus on maintaining balance in life and trust the growth process. This is something that can be very challenging in the moment. However, that perspective can help us to better take care of our well-being and allow us to make greater progress moving forward. Listen in on his journey ahead, as he discusses the classes he will be taking and the ways it will benefit the HNL Movement podcast. Be sure to check out the HNL Movement YouTube channel for video clips of the podcast episodes and helpful resources to optimize your performance. Stay tuned for future episodes on what’s going on in Andrew’s journey, as well as exciting future guest interviews! Aloha!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio