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LEO Training: Strength & Conditioning | Endurance | Health | Performance | Injury Prevention | Joe DeLeo

Strength, endurance, health and injury rehabilitation advice from host Joe DeLeo, NSCA-CSCS, FMS, SFG I . This is your podcast resource for top notch tips, strategies, information and stories from strength & conditioning, rowing, running and other endurance sports as well as expert information on nutrition, health and wellness that can be applied to everyone from elite athletes to exercise enthusiasts. This podcast will feature interviews with elite and amateur athletes, strength and endurance coaches, health & wellness experts, and injury rehabilitation professionals. If you are looking to improve your health, strength, and fitness while simultaneously training smarter this podcast has something for you! Train Smarter. Get Stronger. Move Better. Race Faster. For more information and resources, go to http://leotraining.io/
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Now displaying: March, 2016
Mar 30, 2016

In this episode you will hear from a very special guest. Derek Fitzgerald is the first Ironman finisher who is also a cancer survivor and heart transplant recipient. You'll hear Derek's story of going from the operating room table to the finish line of Ironman Kona!

Derek's goal is to raise awareness of the issues faced by those with cancer and organ failure, and help fund new developments in the fields of oncology, cardiology and organ transplantation.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Derek's journey from cancer survivor to heart transplant recipient
  • How he had to rebuild his movement and body
  • Core Communication
  • His work with his strength coach Fernando Paredes
  • What healthy and fit means?
  • Derek's work in various in philanthropy and various charities and organizations
  • and much more!

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Show Notes:

Recycledman Foundation

Recycledman Foundation (Facebook)

Dragonfly Heart Camp (Facebook)

Teamintraining.org

Heart of Iron

 

Mar 21, 2016

In this episode you will hear from entrepreneur, ironman, and fitness lifestyle enthusiast Eric Hinman. Eric began his professional career as an insurance salesman, launched a mobile technology company and co-founded a gym called Urban Life Athletics in Syracuse, NY.

Along Eric's journey he became involved in the sport of triathlon and is a 2x Kona Ironman finisher, Lululemon ambassador, and crossfit athlete.

You'll learn first hand that with hard work, perseverance, and intelligent training anything is possible whether in business or sport.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Eric's journey from insurance salesman to entrepreneur and 2x Kona Ironman Finisher
  • How Eric utilized the Maffetone Method to improve his fitness and gain aerobic speed
  • Why you need to 'slow down' to race fast.
  • What it means to be a 'fat adapted athlete'
  • Why training is a lifestyle
  • The keys to success in business and sport through steady, consistent training
  • and much more!

Show Notes:

Eric Hinman (Twitter)

Eric Hinman (Instagram)

Urban Life Athletics

Urban Life Athletics (Instagram)

Urban Life Athletics (Facebook)

 

 

Mar 14, 2016

In this episode you will hear from 2012 Olympian Sara Hendershot and learn the importance of placing health before fitness.

Sara grew up as the oldest of four siblings in Simsbury, CT. She played many sports growing up and tried rowing at Simsbury High School, where she was immediately hooked. She was recruited to row at Princeton University where her collegiate career peaked during her senior season when she was named Captain of the team, rowed an undefeated dual season, a 3rd place finish at NCAAs, and was named First Team All-America. Upon graduation, Sara turned down an offer on Wall Street to continue rowing at the elite level.

Her National Team accomplishments include a 2012 U-23 Gold medal in the Women's Four, a 2011 Senior Team Gold Medal in the Women's Four, and a Fourth place finish in the 2012 Olympic Games in the Women's Pair. Following London, Sara committed to training for another Olympic Cycle, but unfortunately was plagued with injury for almost two years. She ultimately chose to leave the USRowing Training Center in search of health and peak performance. Her journey has lead her around the world where she has been fortunately enough to work with different coaches, pair partners, and training programs and has improved her fitness, rowing skill, and understanding of the human body.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Sara's journey into rowing 
  • London 2012 Olympic Games
  • Finding Health to Get Fit
  • Erin Cafaro and Brian Mackenzie
  • Changes in Sara's training from 2012 to this Olympic cycle
  • Sara's strength training program
  • Earning your volume
  • Quality and skill 
  • Load Sequencing
  • Nutrition and Diet Advice
  • Marc Pro as a recovery tool
  • Training in New Zealand
  • and much more!

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Show Notes:

Sara Hendershot (Blog)

Sara Hendershot (US Rowing Profile)

Twitter

Instagram

Stack Media Interview

Marc Pro

Mar 7, 2016

Mark Limbaga is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Philippines Boxing Team and Senior Coach for Eclipse Gym.

He is also a SFG II and SFB Instructor and an Original Strength Alum.

In this interview you will learn:

  • Mark's background in the health & fitness industry
  • Mark's training program with the Philippines Boxing Team
  • Maintaining health & performance at the elite level
  • Reducing injuries on teams by using Original Strength 
  • Improvement in Movement Awareness
  • Slowing down to improve performance
  • Distress and Eustress
  • Progression vs. Variety
  • Differences between junior and senior team athletes on the boxing team
  • What a typical training week/session may look like
  • Linkage in bodyweight lifts
  • and much more!

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Show Notes:

Mark Limbaga

 

Mar 4, 2016

Philippe Til is a personal trainer and fitness entrepreneur who draws his approach from a lifetime of experience and education across continents in time tested methodologies and systems.

Philippe's credentials include being a NASM instructor, StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor, primitive movement patterns and Pose Method of running through WildFitness in the UK. He is also Indian Club certified under Dr. Ed Thomas and Brett Jones, FMS Certified, and a two-time black belt holder in the martial arts Ninjustsu & Shotokan.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Philippe's journey into health & fitness
  • What All Around Fitness Means
  • Microgoals vs. Macrogoals
  • George Hebert's Natural Method
  • 5 Major Sections of the Natural Method
  • Breathing into your lungs vs. diaphragmatic breathing
  • Addressing weaknesses & building a foundation
  • Arm & Shoulder Movements
  • Viewing training as a lifestyle
  • A lifelong blueprint
  • Women's Physical Education (Philippe's next book)

Show Notes:

Action-Fitness 

The Natural Method (3 Book Series) 

The Natural Method: George Hebert's Practical Guide to Physical Education

The Natural Method: Fundamental Exercises (Volume 2)

The Natural Method: Functional Exercises (Volume 3)

The Natural Method: Self Defense Techniques

The Natural Method: Swimming Techniques

 

Mar 3, 2016

Dr. Tyler Page is the owner and director of Page Chiropractic and Sports Rehab. His multi-disciplinary clinic emphasizes integrative care, functional rehabilitation and sports conditioning. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Syracuse University in 2006, Tyler went on to graduate from the New York Chiropractic College in 2010.

Dr. Page also holds a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification through the NSCA. Dr. Page blends a competitor’s and clinicians understanding of the sport of rowing and its biomechanical demands the body. He shares this knowledge as an Instructor at the Institute of Rowling Leadership at CRI where for the past 4 years he has taught Biomechanics and Applied Sports Medicine. He lives in Niantic, CT with his wife Erica, his daughter Isla and son Finn.

Here is what you will learn in this episode:

  • Tyler's background as a rower and how his experiences led him to becoming a doctor.
  • Building a toolbox to help clients and athletes
  • Taking an evidence based approach
  • The gap between performance and injury prevention in rowing
  • Tissue capacity vs. tissue tolerance
  • Building a complete training program
  • Biggest mistakes coaches make in regards to their training programs
  • What is tissue?
  • Posture & its role in endurance
  • Junior rowing athlete considerations
  • How the Central Nervous System effects training and adaptation
  • Grooving the neuromuscular connection
  • Improving quality of movement outside of the boat
  • Dr. Page's go to exercise on land to strength train
  • and much more!

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Show Notes:

Page Chiropractic and Sports Rehab

Facebook Page

Mar 2, 2016

Phil Scarito is one of twelve Master StrongFirst Instructors Worldwide. Phil travels the world and teaches the StrongFirst curriculum in kettlebell, bodyweight, and barbell.

Phil also owns and operates DV8 Fitness which is based out of King of Prussia, PA. Phil has trained under Pavel Tsatsouline since 2006. He has also trained under Dr. Ed Thomas learning the ancient art of Indian Club Swinging.

In this episode you will learn:

  • Phil's journey into strength
  • What it means to be a student of strength
  • Importance of focusing on the fundamentals
  • Why lifting is a behavior
  • Why your set up is your first rep
  • The Godfather of ALL Lifts
  • Why the deadlift is the most efficient way to pick up weight
  • The StrongFirst Curriculum: bodyweight, kettlebell, and barbell
  • Indian Clubs
  • and much more!

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Show Notes:

DV8 Fitness

Upcoming Events Phil will be instructing

StrongFirst SFL User Course March 13

StrongFirst SFB User Course March 19

StrongFirst Kettlebell User Course March 20

StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification May 13-15

 

 

Mar 1, 2016

Michael D'Eredita is the High Performance Director for the Portugese National Rowing Team and is also the inventor of Veda, a dynamic rowing machine that brings the experience of rowing on the water on land.

Mike also holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology with a focus on Human Performance Expertise. He has coached in the US, Finland, and currently in Portugal.

Here's what you will hear in this fantastic episode:

  • Mike's entry point into the sport of rowing
  • The academic side of the sport
  • Coaching at Finland & Portugal
  • Words of Wisdom from 3x Olympic Champion Pertti Karppinen
  • Avizacqua Center
  • The mental side to high performance
  • Veda
  • and much more!

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Show Notes:

Michael D'Eredita

Veda

Avizaqcua Center

Daily Orange Article

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