The 'sport science' of mental health - while we typically think of sport science and the nerdy sport stuff, we often forget that how our brain works is most definitely science! Our athletes' brains run the show and this conversation with Dr. Brittany Collins examines the intersection of sport, sport science, mental health and social science. To say it was a high level conversation doesn't do it justice.

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Chris Crumpler AKA Coach Crump brings the fire this week with his motto: "I don't make excuses, I make adjustments!" BOOM. As a serial entrepreneur, coach, and athlete, his perspective on life is one that I don't see often, but his presence makes his mindset contagious. After this conversation you'll be ready to go and be saying, "check up!"

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Our Research 2 Reps Roundtable guest, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, is an Exercise Physiology professor at UNC Chapel Hill with over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts - so she's quite prolific in the sports research world. With alphabet soup after her name (said with admiration) - Ph.D., CSCS*D, FNSCA, FACSM, FISSN - she's well on her way to helping improve the health and quality of life for others. And a very unique aspect of this specific episode is that she ended up running the show and asking us more questions than we asked her!

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University of Louisville Rowing Coach, Derek Copeland, had a unique childhood and early experience with sport that makes him a unique coach, to say the least. He has embraced the high performance model approach because he's seen it in action and how successful he and his team can be with it. If you want real world insight into how the HPM can be implemented and used, this episode is it!

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If you work with female athletes in any aspect, or have a female athlete child or relative, you need to listen to this episode of Research 2 Reps Roundtable. Soon-to-be-Doctor Samantha Moore was not only the NCAAs first female Director of Sport Science, but she's a budding researcher in female athlete physiology and performance. In addition to the research she's doing, because of her background, she has the actual ability to translate the information in a way that's impactful and that coaches and athletes can actually use!

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Originally aired in August of 2019, it only seemed fitting to repost this Beyond Sets and Reps episode with now-Hall of Fame Coach Gary Pinkel. From program structure to program philosophy, Coach Gary Pinkel never wavered in what he did. And with good reason – a track record of success done the right way is his proven methodology, and put simply, it works. He's based his entire career on treating the people the right way and that's something he'll continue standing by.

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In this episode Bert Sorin sits down with Logan Stark to catch up, and discuss his upcoming attempt at a Skydiving World Record. Logan is a Veteran, Producer of Content at Black Rifle Coffee, Hunter, and Adventure Seeker. He will be joining other Veterans to Skydive into 7 Continents, in 7 Days. He is living the definition of "Be Legendary".

High Performance Manager Officiating for the Australian National Rugby League, David Boyle, is our guest this episode of the Roundtable. While he brings a unique perspective with his background and research, we also discussed some of the universal truths of coaching. This is a fantastic one to round out this year of R2RR episodes.

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With 30 years in the industry, Lance Walker is still on a mission to optimize athletic performance. With the various disciplines that go into the training and care of athletes, and the desperate need to bring them all together for the benefit of the human behind the athlete, Coach Walker is bridging the gap between the science and the sport.

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Lance Walker ended up being such a good guest, he's our first double header, appearing on this episode and next Beyond Sets & Reps episode. In this episode we go into the weeds of performance and how metrics carry over - and how to explain to athletes and decision makers how it carries over.

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