The Barbell Therapy & Performance Podcast

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.

In this episode Dr. Brett Scott sat down with Conor Murphy to discuss all things CrossFit. Conor is the managing partner of Big Night Fitness, WODs on Waves, is a lead trainer for CrossFit,  and he's also worked at Reebok world headquarters as their Head Coach.   Conor has such a unique experience in the fitness world and has done a lot to change for what goes on, and how we look in think about fitness. They talked all about CrossFit, what it is, what it stands for, what the foundations of it are, what the belief systems are, and how it can universally be scaled for anyone. A times, CrossFit gets a bad rap, a lot of times for hurting people being dangerous. However, they discuss how it has improved many peoples lives- improving their movement, quality of life, reducing negative health markers, and so forth.    Brett and Conor talked a lot about the culture and environment of training, and what CrossFit can really do for your life when you're put in the right environment. They dove into specificity versus generalization for fitness gains. Also, what it looks like to be a weightlifter a power lifter, versus what it looks like for your life to do something like CrossFit, and the different avenues that it can prove.What it looks like finding a new CrossFit gym, and what you should be looking for in the coaching staff, the environment and the programming. We also talked about outside of that just finding the right fitness path for you, and finding a coach that supports you in your goals! To find out more about us head to www.barbelltherapyandperformance.com You can find Conor at @conortmurphy and on his podcast B Fit!

In this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Dr. Sarah Vose, PT, DPT . They talk all about trauma and how it affects your body movement, lifestyle and wellness. Dr. Vose is considered a physical therapist, but also a trauma informed practitioner and has a very unique practice.  People have many unresolved issues that they can't get to the root cause of after going through scans or even blood work.  Dr. Vose takes a very different and more holistic approach in her practice to try to get down to the root of one's ailments.  She does things like visceral manipulation, which is looking at how the organs function to it, how they play into your systemic health, maybe systemic swelling, inflammation, and so forth.  She also does cranial sacral therapy, which is something of a unique practice within the physical therapy fields, as well as Somatic Emotional Release Therapy and neural system manipulation.   Dr. Vose also works with and sees a lot of patients with food sensitivities, leaky gut,  autoimmune disorders, concussions. In this episode she goes into a lot of stories about different approaches she has taken when treating and how it works. Lastly Dr. Scott & Dr. Vose  dive into how trauma isn't just affecting your emotional health or your mental health, but it does affect a lot of your physical health and your gut health too.

 In this episode, Dr. Brett Scott sits down with a pioneer in the field of ENT/Otolaryngology, Dr. Madan Kandula, MD. They discuss everything related to breathing from sleep apnea, snoring, surgeries, non invasive procedures, CPAPs, recovery, and all the health conditions that poor breathing can lead to, including strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, heart disease, and cognitive decline. Dr. Kandula touches on things that could be missed when Doctors are treating, and things to know before going into sinus surgery.  Dr. Kandula was the first in Wisconsin to perform a balloon sinuplasty. He's done the first pediatric balloon sinuplasty, a finesse procedure, a sinus stent placement, an in office nasal polyp removal, and Eustachian tube balloon dilation. He has multiple awards as America's top physicians, best Doctors in America,  he has a Vitals Patient Choice Award, and his Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award. He is a thought leader, and has a lot to say about nasal breathing, snoring, sleep apnea in dentistry communities. People travel all around the state, region, and world to see him so we are so excited to have him as a guest on this podcast!  For more information head to barbelltherapyandperformance.com  You can find Dr. Kandula  at his business, Advent, and @adventknows on all social media platforms.  You may also find him on the following platforms Dr. Kandula: LinkedIn - @madan-kandula, Facebook – @mkandula, Instagram – @madankandula, Twitter – @drkandula, YouTube – @madankandula, TikTok - @madankandula

In this episode, Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Dr. Zak Gabor to discuss the growth and learning process for new grads, career changes in the field, and the impact of the medical system on providers. They also discuss communication skills and the importance of community in the field, and how to find the right provider for you.  Zak is a highly influential figure in the field of  and is the co-founder of Cal U, an online continuing education company for new grad PTs. 

In this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Rick Meldrum CSCS, who Brett's former weightlifting coach, and a very good friend!  Rick has a great background in the field of strength and conditioning as well as research with publications on the APRE training model, which is the main topic of discussion on this podcast.  APRE is something that Brett uses a lot inside of his gym, Arkitect Fitness, as well as from a rehab standpoint with Barbell Therapy.  For about the first hour of this podcast Rick and Brett discussed what APRE training is, who it is good for, how to use it effectively and properly,  why we shouldn't use it with certain populations, and why it is so applicable in other populations. They also talked a little bit about ARPE versus RPE, or reps and reserve type training, as well as some other periodization schemes that can be applicable. The last bit of the podcast they dive into all things related to business! If you liked this episode, or podcast, please like rate and share it with friends, relatives, someone you think this might help, as that will help this podcast get to more users that could use it just like you!