The Barbell Therapy & Performance Podcast

Join us as we explore strength training designed for baseball players with Greg Robbins. Whether you're new to the game or have been playing for a while, this episode shares helpful tips to make your strength training routine better and help you play your best.

Explore the psychological aspects of weightlifting, focusing on mental strategies, confidence, and mindset development. This episode offers valuable insights for both athletes and individuals interested in the mental aspects of fitness and sports performance.

On this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Dr. Zach Long also known as the Barbell Physio. He is also the cofounder of Performance Plus Programming that focuses on mobility, gymnastics, and strength. He has helped over 50,000 athletes and many others through the content he produces and his social media following. Don't miss out on this informative episode where they discuss the physical therapy and strength and conditioning industry, what clinicians are commonly missing with their treatment approach for patients, his own treatment approach for rehabbing patients, and most importantly how to avoid injury in CrossFit and with exercise in general. To learn more about Barbell Therapy and Performance visit www.barbelltherapyandperformance.com To find Dr. Zach Long visit https://thebarbellphysio.com/ or https://performanceplusprogramming.com/ also on social media @thebarbellphysio

On this episode of the Barbell Therapy and Performance Podcast Dr. Brett Scott is joined by Tony Pica, a longtime friend and former owner of Arkitect Fitness! Tony brings a ton of fitness industry experience to the table and shares some awesome insights on current fitness trends and lessons from the past. Brett and Tony dive into the wild world of fitness, starting with the obsession over having a big butt as the ultimate fitness goal. They also talk about the benefits of good old-fashioned walking, and why it shouldn't be underestimated.Brett and Tony get real about finding motivation that actually lasts for long-term success, and give you the lowdown on avoiding burnout from your workouts. Plus, they dish out some truth about goal setting and why it's important to look beyond just body fat. They also tackle the negative effects of social media on mental health and emphasize the need for realistic expectations in your fitness journey, rather than getting sucked into the highlight reels of Instagram. Join us as they break down the latest fitness trends, uncover the power of a simple walk, and help you set achievable goals while staying sane in the era of social media. This episode is packed with practical advice and eye-opening discussions you don't want to miss!

On this episode we have Dr. Drew Timmermans, ND. He is a naturopathic doctor from Arizona, and he specializes in regenerative medicine with advanced trainings in non surgical approaches for pain arising from joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves. He always strives to address the chronic pains of root cause and he is the Co founder at Regenerative Performance. He is an adjunct faculty professor at Sonoran University of Health Sciences for the College of Naturopathic Medicine. One of the big things that Dr. Scott and Dr. Timmermans talk about this episode is peptides. Peptides are something somewhat new, or rather a new trending thing in the medical field or alternative medicine fields that are kind of becoming all the rage, and for some good reason! So, in this episode, they get into what are peptides, the benefits, and the risks of using them currently, who could use them, where they stand in our current medical landscape, which peptides are best for dealing with chronic pain, and why you should NOT buy these on the gray market! Tune into this extremely informative episode and see if peptides may benefit you!

On this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Michael Mullin ATC, PTA, PRC. He has has been in the field for a while, and Brett met him when Michael did a talk in one of his college classes, and liked his differing approach to how the body moves than what was traditionally seen in Physical Therapy.  Michael is a clinically based athletic trainer and has been practicing for over 25 years. He is the owner of Integrative Rehab Training, and they provide fitness and rehab and consulting services. He is a certified athletic trainer and registered Physical Therapy Assistant. He is also a professor at the University of New England and is certified through the Postural Restoration Institute. He specializes in treatment, rehab and training of individuals and has worked with all levels of athletes. He has provided consultation treatment in presentations to the NFL, the US Ski Team, Mike Boyle strength and conditioning Cressy sports performance. He has done speeches at Perform Better seminars, the Stars on Ice Tour, national level rugby teams, and has worked with numerous dance studios, sports teams, fitness facilities, running clubs, and is also the consultant for the Miami Dolphins football team. Dr. Scott and Michael talk all about what the concepts of PRI are. The Postural Restoration Institute or PRI, as they refer to it as, is this institute in thought process about how breathing affects our body's balance of position, and how these affect our anatomy, our neurology, our physiology. They discuss why our bodies aren't really built symmetrically and how this can affect us as as humans that need to do movement to survive. They go into some of these common asymmetrical patterns due to our breathing patterns, and how these can change us from just surviving and getting by, to becoming a thriving athlete. They mention why breathing should be a part of almost everyone's treatment approach, and why you should be integrating these into your movement prep or corrective exercises. They also touch on some of the things you can do to address some of these tendencies that many of us come across. Mike goes through a lot of information and may help you uncover some of the issues you might be dealing with, where rolling on a lacrosse ball might not be fixing that! for more info head to www.barbelltherapyandperformance.com

In this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Dr. Connor Bombaci from Barbell Therapy and Performance for a great discussion on strength training for runners! They discuss how running is a skill, how the benefits of strength training outweigh the risks for runners, how performance will improve by adding in true strength training, the minimum amount of training for runners, the importance of having a good coach, why you probably don't need to stretch your hamstrings... and MORE!

In this episode, Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Justin Roethlingshoefer to discuss stress and heart rate variability! Today's episode also really focuses around what is holistically integrated health, and what is "fake health". Justin and Brett dive into what holistic, integrated health is and what it looks like. They also focus on stress and chronic illness, how stress leads to chronic illness, and how to prevent this. They talked about what true health really is, how to achieve it, and how it leads to optimized performance. They discussed the eight pillars/foundations of health, and look at how these are related to heart rate variability or HRV. There are many things that we don't understand about stress, and how it truly affects our overall well being. In this episode, they go over how nutrition, exercise, hydration, sleep, self care, immune function, environment, and mindset, all can affect our health, and how we use, or can use, heart rate variability to be an indicator of whether we're doing something that is improving our overall health or not. Justin has a 15 year career as a Performance Director in the NHL and NCAA, and did his post grad in functional medicine. He's also spoken at ton of ton of events, including TEDx. He is the author of three books, including Intent, a Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science for Athletic Development. He's the creator of his own app called the Ownit app, which provides simple data collection, meaningful insights, and personalized plans to help users own their habits and improve recovery health and performance. Justin hosts his own podcast called The Sports Science and Recovery Podcast. In 2021 he founded Ownit, which has become a very successful company or coaching company that applies this health and performance philosophy to NHL stars, fortune 500, executives and entrepreneurs looking to take the next step in their lives to realize their true health. From sleeping better, to mental clarity, reduced anxiety increased energy, he and his team had been providing solutions to 1000s of people over the last two years!

In this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down to answer questions from our listeners! This is part one of our first Q&A Episode! The questions that Dr. Scott addresses are three program mistakes that most power lifters and weight lifters make before a competition, if you should see a pelvic health PT before, during or after you're pregnant, how posture can affect your pain, and nutrition for women over the age of 60.  For more information head to www.barbelltherapyandperformance.com

In this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Ted Bezemer, PT. Ted invented the Axio training tool, which if you have ever had shoulder pain or still dealing with a nagging shoulder injury, the Axio trainer is something you should definitely look into getting! It's a very simple and effective tool for rehabbing virtually any type of shoulder injury and getting you back into training. Ted is a physical therapist that's been doing PT for 27 years. He's a sports clinical specialist and he's been a strength coach for nearly 30 years. He is also a orthopedic clinical specialist sports specialist, PI certified and has a Certified Strength and Conditioning speciality certification. Some of you might be familiar with body blades, and a lot of banded exercises and stability work; the Axio is something that kind of puts all of that in one where we can start in a fairly simple level of achievement and then improve as we go on and make those exercises harder and harder. During this episode, Ted explains how one could use it for a lot of lower body and core exercises and training as well. The Axio itself is now being used by multiple or many MLB athletes, through the NFL Combine, and is being integrated in physical therapy clinics and physical therapy conferences. Between CSM, plenty of private practices are using it, including us at Barbell Therapy, National Academy of Sports Medicine, the NSCA, and the Department of Defense now.   Brett & Ted talk all about shoulder mechanics, how the Axio trainer is so effective and why it's so something super portable you can take on the go. Whether you've had a labrum tear, biceps, tendinitis, rotator cuff tendinitis, rotator cuff tears, impingement syndrome the Axio will make you stronger, more stable, more mobile, more robust and more resilient.