The Exercise Mechanic Podcast

Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses • • • Genevieve is a sport physiotherapist based out of Ottawa who has had the pleasure of supporting our athletes during the Olympics During this episode we discuss: - Her experience as a sport physio at the Olympics - Training considerations for hypermobile athletes - Recommendations for those who would like to follow a similar path - Why taking a human first approach is as important as it is and much more. You can learn more about her, or request to work with her by clicking the link below: https://genrenaudphysio.ca/ • • • Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic at www.theexercisemechanic.com Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses

Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses • • • Greg is a physiotherapist, chiropractor and strength and conditioning specialist who treats musculoskeletal disorders within a biopsychosocial model. What does that mean? It means that he treats the whole human and doesn’t take an exclusively mechanists approach to things, which isn’t just a preference of his – but represents his current stance – as supported by the latest research. He is also a continuing education provider who offers courses to health and fitness professionals through out the world. His course Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science (which I’ve taken) and Running Resiliency have been taught more than 100 times in more than 40 countries and 5 continents world wide. You can grab a online copy of his course Reconciling Biomechanics with Pain Science for a lesser fee AND if you choose to take the in-person course you can apply what you’ve already paid towards the in-person program, so you don’t pay twice. http://www.greglehman.ca/blog http://www.greglehman.ca/reconciling-biomechanics-with-pain-science • • • Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic at www.theexercisemechanic.com Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses

Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses • • • Dr. San Agustin started his journey in health by getting his Bachelor's of Nursing at Mount Royal University. As a nursing student he was heavily involved in yoga, completing his 200 hour RYT and eventually finding CrossFit and strength and conditioning. Having been a personal trainer in large cities, to the Yukon Territories, he has worked with patients and clients from all walks of life. Through his work in healthcare and fitness, he was struck with a passion for health, lifestyle, and movement and decided to pursue it further. Dr. San Agustin went to chiropractic school, achieving his Doctor of Chiropractic through Palmer Chiropractic College West. In the belly of North California, the birthplace of CrossFit, he was able to work with and treat CrossFit Games athletes, American Open weightlifters, international level powerlifters, and more. Returning home with a newfound love for geeking out on biomechanics, nutrition, pain science, and manual therapy, Dr. San Agustin is ready to empower his patients to optimize their well being. www.instagram.com/coachrsa www.dynamicyyc.com • • • Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic Internship: www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses

Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses • • • Daniel DeBrocke is the Director Of Education at Kabuki Strength and Canadian national champion powerlifter with ten years of experience in the field. He has coached athletes ranging from beginner to powerlifting world champions, national champion BMX racers, and professional soccer and MLB players. Daniel is a published author and writes for several renowned publications such as EliteFTS, Kabuki Strength, T-Nation, Bar Bend, Breaking Muscle, Evil Genius Sport Performance, and his content has been featured several times on distinguished podcasts and forums. He has presented at international conferences alongside some of the most accomplished athletes and researchers in the world. During the COVID-19 outbreak he decided to put his downtime to use creating the Stacked Strength Podcast, where he began interviewing industry leading experts along with world champions and world record holders to bridge the gap between academic research and practical application. The objective is to help educate lifters and connect them with resources to achieve better results in their training training. IG: https://www.instagram.com/daniel_debrocke/ Website: https://www.stackedstrength.com/ Stacked Strength Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/stacked-strength-podcast/id1524738232 • • • Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic Internship: www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses

 Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses • • • Today’s guest not only practices paramedicine, but also operates a fitness business. What started out as a project to keep her busy during covid has morphed into a business that helps first responders get stronger, and make their health a priority so that they can serve their communities. Today we are joined by Georgia Chapel – she’s a paramedic and the founder of Fitness F1rst. A business owned and operated out of Ottawa, Canada that serves the first responder and shift-worker communities. During this episode Georgia shares with us valuable insights about time management, frequent injuries she’s observed as a coach and first responder, and she makes a strong case for patience and self-compassion as an important strategy for the longevity of one’s fitness regime. Learn more about Georgia and the Fitness F1rst initiative: https://www.fitnessf1rst.ca/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitness.f1rst/ • • • Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic Internship: www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses

Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses • • • Today we are joined by Mathieu Boule, he’s an Osteopath and posturologist based out of Quebec, Canada who is the founder of the IP Institute. Mathieu teaches his courses not only in North-America, but also throughout Europe and has worked with both high-level athletes and the everyday person who wants to have less pain and feel better in their body. Of the many topics we discussed perhaps the one that got me thinking the most was the merit of the often unacknowledged and overlooked “bottoms-up” approach to care and human optimization. Amongst many other things, Mathieu claims that given that the majority of human function lies outside of conscious awareness (and is driven, controlled and modulated via bottom-up mechanisms) that we should take more of a bottom-up approach to human optimization. To be clear, he takes the stance that this approach would not only be useful in athletic pursuits and pain management, but also when working with attention regulation “disorders”, ADHD, autism and more. Learn more about Mat : www.institutip.com , www.ciesposture.com On Instagram @institut_ip On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Institut.Innovation.Performance https://www.facebook.com/CIESUSACANADA • • • Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic Internship: www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship Join our mailing list for fresh pickings and exclusive deals on our upcoming courses! https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/upcoming-courses

For over thirty years, Canadian massage therapy educator, writer, researcher and long-time practitioner, Pamela Fitch, has explored professional, ethical and communicative challenges faced by manual therapists. She remains particularly interested in how massage therapy affects clients who have experienced trauma, post-traumatic stress and complex pain conditions. Pam brings her commitment to client centered care into the classroom as a faculty member of the massage therapy program at Algonquin College. She has received several awards including the Laurent Isabelle Award for excellence in teaching, and the President's Star Award from Algonquin College. She was awarded by the Ontario Massage Therapist Association the Meritorious Service Award and the President's Award of Merit. Pam has taught across Canada, the US and Hong Kong. Her workshops (which I’ll highlight in a moment) explore ethical challenges, the massage therapeutic relationship, massage therapy and trauma, and the treatment of scars. Pam is also the author of the book “talking body, listening hands”, and she also offers a seminar under the same name, which (and these are my words) aims to impress upon manual therapists the importance and impact of how we communicate both verbally and non-verbally with our clients and patients. Learn more about Pam: https://www.pamelafitch-rmt.com/ Learn more about The Exercise Mechanic Internship: www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship Learn more about our upcoming webinar "Pain Science for Personal Trainers": https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/offers/A7Uszrov/checkout Books from the podcast: Must-buy! Pam Fitch and Talking Body Listening Hands Norman Doidge and The Brain That Changes Itself Bessel Van Der Kolk and The Body Keeps The Score

Dr. Ken Kinakin is a chiropractor ex-competitive powerlifter and founder of SWIS (The Society of Weight-Training Injury Specialists). In this conversation Ken explains: - What is muscle testing and how to use it to determine whether you’re likely dealing with a muscle, joint of nerve problem - How to integrate muscle testing into FST - Differentiating between central, regional and local dysfunction - Chronic pain, the prefrontal cortex and sensitized states - What the therapy world can learn from bodybuilding and powerlifting - What is cold-lazer therapy, and when it may be useful - Why less is more in many therapeutic contexts - The power of exercises and why it’s important for personal trainers to stay within our scope - And much more Learn more about Ken: - Website: https://www.drkenkinakin.com/ - Social: https://www.instagram.com/drkenkinakin/ Apologies for the sound quality of this episode – you may notice more of an echo than usual. We recorded this episode from my old bedroom while I was visiting my parents – so apologies for that. The Exercise Mechanic Internship: When I was at the beginning of my career I often felt like I was letting my clients down… They would come to me for various concerns – and I just didn’t have the tools or perspectives to help them – this internship was birthed from that frustration. It is the course I wish I had earlier in my career and it is now available to you. If you’re interested in learning more I invite you to head over to www.theexercisemechanic.com and click on “internship” to learn more about the program. Our next cohort starts May 2nd, so if this sounds appealing to you – check it out today. Pickup a copy of optimal muscle training by clicking the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Muscle-Training-Paper-Ken-Kinakin/dp/0736081720

Dr. Chris Raynor is an orthopedic surgeon, person trainer, entrepreneur and industry disruptor. He and his team at Human 2.0 in Ottawa aim to provide end to end care for post-operative cases, rehabilitative cases and what we call "healthy normals". He and his team are not afraid to stray from the beaten and I daresay outdated path that most rehab protocols are routed in, as a means to empower his patients and clients out of pain. Chris and I’s conversation was both refreshing and informative – he’s definitely the kind of person that brings a wide breadth of knowledge to the table and evidently he’s willing to share it with anyone if it helps move his mission forward. We discussed the key principles of rehabilitation, types of pain, how to become more resilient against future injury, and what are in his opinion key bottlenecks to progress both in the training and rehabilitative arenas. Enjoy! Find Chris on IG: https://www.instagram.com/stablekneez/ Human 2.0: https://www.instagram.com/humantwopointzero/ & Human 2.0 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Human2 Registration is now open for The Exercise Mechanic Internship - a 16 week immersive experience for curious and growth-minded fitness professionals who want to take their comprehension of human function and performance to the next level. The next cohort launches May 2nd. Register by March 21st today and save 15%: https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship You can also browse our website to learn more about the TEM initiative and more by heading to www.theexercisemechanic.com For all questions and inquires, please email Etienne directly at: "etienne@etienneasselin.com"

Our guest today is executive coach, life coach, mom, wife, ex-competitive swimmer, and Olympic trial competitor, Mickey Anderson. In addition to these labels and accomplishments Mickey is also a business and marketing coach who helps business owners and entrepreneurs redefine success on their terms and find sustainable ways to enjoy success, financial wealth, freedom and fulfilment. Mickey on many occasions put her finger on universal principles that not only apply in the domains of business and marketing – but that also apply to all other categories in life such as sport, relationships, and in general being a happier human being. To learn more about Mickey, and to register for her incubator program check out: https://www.heymickeyanderson.com/incubator and find her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heymickeyanderson/ Registration is now open for The Exercise Mechanic Internship - a 16 week immersive experience for curious and growth-minded fitness professionals who want to take their comprehension of human function and performance to the next level. The next cohort launches May 2nd. Register today and save 15%: https://www.theexercisemechanic.com/TEM_Internship You can also browse our website to learn more about the TEM initiative and more by heading to www.theexercisemechanic.com For all questions and inquires, please email Etienne directly at: "etienne@etienneasselin.com"