HNL Movement Podcast

There's so many options when it comes to purchasing exercise equipment, both large and small purchases. Bottom line is to ask yourself some basic questions before purchasing exercise equipment. What is it that you need? What type of training is this for? And what is it that you will make the most use out of? Sometimes just small additions at home make a big difference with your home workouts. I share my experience in creating a home gym in high school to cater to my goals at the time. Most of us don't need to create a full blown home gym, just adding a few reasonable pieces of equipment can go a long way. I also share the fact that most styles of training can be done with very minimal equipment. Listen in to this episode as I discuss what to think about before buying anything. Also, I share my top 9 exercise equipment additions that will cater to nearly every style of training and to all of us too. Check out my website and sign up for my newsletter to receive my FREE ebook, Essentials to Elevate Performance. Visit my website at www.HNLmovement.comIf you are interested in purchasing yoga tune up balls, please click on this link HEREDid you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

In this week’s episode, Andrew had the opportunity of catching up with Ka'imi Fairbairn, kicker for the Houston Texans.  Kaimi is an extraordinary athlete who has so much to share when it comes to optimizing your performance.  This episode covers some interesting topics, beginning with how Kaimi began paving his pathway into professional football.  He speaks about his journey throughout the years and explains the concepts that have helped him perform at higher levels.  Some of these may surprise you.  He talks about everything from dealing with failure, being in touch with his emotions, and focusing on the mind/body connection.  Ka'imi humbly shares about his relationship with imperfection, that being imperfect is part of the game.  Each day cannot be perfect, so why not choose to see how good you are on your bad days?  Listen in on this interview for some inspiration on what makes a person stronger mentally, physically, and emotionally.   Ka'imi Fairbairn shares his wisdom on mental toughness and human performance.  Ka’imi’s Instagram: @imi_loaTry the Headspace app here.Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

How can you keep progressing with training, fitness, and exercise during this time of social distancing? I will go over important aspects to consider with how to continue high level training during these times we all are staying at home. I discuss ways to train smart at home and progress your training volume gradually to help you create favorable adaptations and minimize overtraining risks. Listen in on other key variables of movement and exercise that will help you create effective and appropriate workouts for you. As always, focus on fundamentals, proper technique, movement quality, and creating favorable adaptations through your training. All of the important basics of training does not change just because you don’t have access to the gym or exercise equipment. Take care and stay healthy everyone and we are all doing our part to help get through these unprecedented times together. Be sure to check out my website www.HNLmovement.com and sign up for my email list to receive exclusive content to help you elevate your performance. Aloha!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Kaia shares his story from growing up around sports, playing basketball, overcoming knee injuries, and learning how to create lifestyle habits to takes care his body. We talk about all kinds of classics, from jump soles to fad nutrition strategies that he has tried firsthand. There are a lot of stories in the episode that we can all relate to when dealing with injuries, going through rehab, and finding ways to train smarter to build your body up. He also shares a lot of his knowledge and experiences with finding nutrition habits that works with all aspects of his lifestyle. As far as working out, Kaia shares his journey and learning how various training methods have affected his health and lifestyle. He also discusses the wisdom he has gained from rehabbing and recovering from knee surgery. This is a great episode and we had a lot of laughs and fun recording this conversation. Enjoy!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Let’s talk about the relationship of pain, injury, and motor control. This information will help you understand the process to reduce pain, lower injury risk, start to move better, and ultimately elevate your performance. I will breakdown the different types of pain and what happens with orthopedic and musculoskeletal injuries. I also breakdown what motor control is and how crucial it is to address how we move. The take home message of this episode is that pain is a signal that indicates something needs to be checked and addressed. Most of the time, the area of pain is not the actual cause of pain. I relate musculoskeletal pain like the check engine light in your car, it’s a signal that tells you something is not functioning normally. Also note that when pain does subside, it doesn’t automatically mean that your movement will be restored. This is why it is extremely important to address how we are moving to take care of our body. I also share a few basic concepts at the end that help you tackle pain, injury, and motor control. Stay healthy everyone and join me again next week!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Listen in on this episode as Brian Buck, the Director of Sports at Sparta Science, joins Andrew in an interview to discuss the innovative technology of Sparta Science and how it works.  Brian shares his own story of beginning with baseball, and a host of injuries throughout his career inspired him to work with Sparta Science later on.  Sparta Science is a technology used to assess movement holistically through three simple scans, which include balance, plank, and jump.  In this episode, Andrew and Brian will be breaking down the ways that each scan works and why they are so effective at optimizing the way a person trains.  Sparta Science is for anyone, athlete or not, who wants to understand how to improve their mobility and optimize their human performance.  Many athletes who are recovering from specific injuries use this technology to assess their progress.  Brian talks about how people recover at different rates and not always at the predicted rate.  He uses this technology to assess whether or not an athlete is ready to return to play or if the injury is still in the process of healing.  The advantage of using this system is the accuracy of the measurement.  This is a system that cannot be cheated or manipulated.  Sparta Science has become a system used by many facilities to assess what needs to be improved and what progress needs to be made with each individual’s training.  Listen in on this episode as Brian Buck speaks about this truly innovative technology that is bringing athletic assessment to a whole new level.Learn more about Sparta Science at www.spartascience.comDid you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

As an athletic trainer, I am an advocate for sports, but even more so for public health and safety. The rapid spread of the coronavirus and its effects in suspending sports, canceling school, and negatively impacting businesses is a tough one. However, it is completely necessary and understandable in order to reduce the risk of rapid spread and infection in the interest of public health. During this time we all need to support each other, respect everyone, and help each other out to get through the near future. I encourage everyone to stay informed and do your part to help minimize the spread of COVID-19. I discuss some of the facts and recommendations from WHO and the CDC. We all need to do our small part and pitch in to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Practice good hygiene, common sense, and keep yourself and those around you healthy. In the upcoming weeks I will be back with some great interviews you won't want to miss! Take care and I will be back next week!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

The squat is an important movement in life, activities, and sports. No one has a perfect squat and there are always ways we can tune up this movement pattern. Good squatting technique helps to minimize low back pain, strengthens our lower body, and helps us to move, jump, land, etc. During this episode Andrew provides insight on basic squat fundamentals, how he assesses and teaches squat mechanics, and corrections that will help you to improve how you squat. The take home message is to pay attention and tune up your squat with this information. Also, send this episode to anyone that may find this helpful (i.e. someone battling knee pain, doing rehab, hitting a plateau with lower body training). Stay tuned for more episodes and I will be back next week!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

This week we have Kekai Rios here on the podcast to talk about his professional baseball career, off season training, and how he works towards elevating his performance. I can honestly say that this off-season built on what Kekai did last year. He has grown in his understanding of what works best for his body, how to be a better professional athlete, and preparing as best as he can for the upcoming season. We talk about a wide range of topics from mobility, overcoming adversity, demands through the season, nutrition, vision training, to sports psychology. This episode captures the multidimensional approach that contributes to optimize your performance, you don’t want to miss it! We wish Kekai the best this upcoming season and enjoy this episode!Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio

Have you ever gotten sucked into the marketing claims of a health and fitness product that you ended up realizing you didn’t absolutely need? What we all need sometimes is to trust the process and not give in to the “put a band aid on it” quick fix claims. That’s when we need to put in the right type of work, be consistently, and be patient. I discuss some insights that will help you to remain consistent, enhance your fundamentals, and pull philosophies from very successful coaches and health care practitioners to reiterate the importance of fundamentals.  We all need to focus on growth and the process of improving, the idea as Precision Nutrition states getting 1% better every day. The take home message is to embrace the journey and don't let your impatience impede your health and fitness progress.Did you enjoy this episode?Please subscribe and leave a review on:AppleSpotifyGooglePandoraiHeartRadio