Dr. Brendan McLaughlin, DC, D.Ac, CSCS is a Doctor of Chiropractic, Neurofunctional Acupuncture Provider and Strength and Conditioning Coach.
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website: DrbMcLaughlin.com
Brendan is my business partner and the Clinical Director at The Vault Performce Center in Orlando Florida. He is the chiropractor physician to Golf's number 1 ranked player in the world Justin Rose.
Dr. McLaughlin utilizes a comprehensive, individualized approach to health and performance; combining diverse disciplines to get the most out of the world's top competitors, world-class executives and everyday athletes.
PGA Tour Chiropractor • Performance Director Foley Performance Academy • Performance Consultant MMG Academy • Personal Health Consultant for top executives in the US and Canada
2:30 - Helping Justin Rose reach #1 in the Official World Golf Rankings
5:45 - Justin Rose's evolution over the years and his openness in trusting the guidance of the team he has surrounded himself with
9:30 - The many facets requiring improvement for the individual to play golf at the most elite level
11:30 - Assessing, monitoring, and manipulating the load and volume experienced and how the overall load placed on an athlete is not limited to training
14:00 - The difficulty in periodizing a training program for golf's elite
17:00 - The ability of Justin Rose to maintain a high level of play at the back end of a season compared to his peers
22:30 - Why 90% of the world's best golfers travel with a person fitness consultant or manual therapist
23:00 - Why doing the work away from the course and creating structure allows the athlete to unleash their creative genius during competition
27:00 - Measuring an athlete's biometrics (HRV, grip tests, sleep, etc)and how they can help determine load. volume, recovery
30:00 - What is HRV (heart rate variability)
33:30 - Comparing elite athletes to an iPhone and why recovery is essential
35:30 - Risk and rewards of training and why some athlete require increased risk to reach the levels required to be elite
37:00 - Why monitoring practice volume is one of the missing links in elite performance
43:00 - Checking a box often means something has been done 'half-assed"
45:00 - Communication within the team of athlete support
53:00 - Dr. B's personal training preferences and the importance of a principle based approach
55:30 - Training as a supplement
1:00:00 - Biohacks to improving health and performance while traveling
1:02:00 - Mastering the basics
103:00 - Water - The importance of high quality water and how to choose the water you should be consuming
1:07:00 - Water is an important part of the body's ecosystem
1:13:00 - Dr. Brendan McLaughlin takes on the DEAP 10