better. with Jerred Moon

Joe is back on the podcast who was previously on talking about olympic lifting. Going from competitive Crossfit to weightlifting. He now coaches kids as well as teaches. He also is starting to author children's books toward fitness and movement. (Lucy Meets a Power Lifter)

We talk about kids discovering fitness and movement and how kids aren't moving enough. Also how to integrate fitness back to play.

So if you are a parent or are around kids then definitely check out this episode.

This week, we have Dr. Theresa Larson on the podcast!

Dr. Theresa Larson (aka "Dr. T") has become one of the fitness world's most sought-after experts on movement health. Dr. Larson earned her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Saint Augustine in San Diego, CA. A former Marine Corps Engineer Officer and Combat Veteran, Theresa also played professional softball in Italy as well as semi-professional softball in the United States, was an All- American Division I softball player at Villanova University, as well as a former Body-for-Life Champion. Theresa founded Movement Rx with her husband in 2013 in order to break free from the limitations that traditional physical therapy puts on practitioners and patients. The result was a company where skilled practitioners can authentically treat patients with the time, care, and movement education they deserve.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Dr. T's transition from Marine to Doctor of Physical Therapy
• How she lived and overcame a severe eating disorder
• Why she launched a digital platform to help more humans
• How to Dig out of Dark Places
• Why journaling is such an important practice
• How to change your state
• Why high-touch in-person coaching will always be relevant

This week we finally have AJ Baker on the podcast from Whoop. Whoop is a fitness wearable unlike any other out there. Its focus is recovery, strain, etc. There is a lot of research to their device and a lot of professional athletes wear them.

I have worn a Whoop for over a year and a lot of our athletes not wear a Whoop. We also have a team now so if you are doing our Garage Gym Athlete programming and have a Whoop we can get you added so you can see the rest of the team and people doing the programming you re doing.

*Disclaimer, we have no affiliation with whoop, no financial ties, no kick backs, we just believe in the product. If you have done our programming you know we really care about recovery.

This week on the podcast we have another Coach Cast.

Jerred, Joe and Ashley get together and talk about the new cycles. We go over the upcoming fit week(s), the top tips for maxing out and setting bench marks. We also go over the upcoming new cycles and tracks, as well as dive in to some nutrition sensitivities, fueling up and alcohol.

This week we have best selling author Dr. John Ratey. He specializes with exercise in the brain and has been on Ted Talk. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles, and 11 books published in 17 languages, including the groundbreaking ADD-ADHD "Driven to Distraction" series with Ned Hallowell, MD. With the publication of "Spark-The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain," Dr. Ratey has established himself as one of the world's foremost authorities on the brain-fitness connection.

We talk a lot about children, them being smarter, fitter and everything in-between. That is what a lot of research is on as well. Even if you are an entrepreneur we go over exercise to increase your mental productivity.

Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force and host of the top ranked iTunes Podcast, Wellness Force Radio. He is the creator of the Wellness Frequency Method, a lifestyle training program blending practicality and spirituality for freedom-based living. Josh has spent the past 15 years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world. From over 300 high-level interviews with some of the most respected minds in the wellness, health, and self-help industries, Josh has been featured in major wellness publications such as Soul Feed, WellnessFX, ACE, and is a featured speaker for the FitTech Summit CES in Las Vegas.​

We talk about coping with stress, becoming more spiritual and connecting with yourself.

This week is all about MURPH. We are publishing early because we know a lot of people will be doing the workout on Monday.

We get into the weeds with MURPH. Some of the myths, how to prepare and executing the workout. If you are doing MURPH this weekend or anytime definitely check this one out. Who better to give MURPH advice than from the guy who did it every saturday for a year??

LT. Michael P. Murphy (SEAL) was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation Red Wings, tasked with finding a key anti-coalition militia commander near Asadabad, Afghanistan. A fierce gun battle ensued on the steep face of the mountain between the SEALs and a much larger enemy force. Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire to radio his position to SOF Quick Reaction Forces. Though injured, LT. Murphy fought on, allowing one member of his team (Marcus Luttrell) to escape, before he was killed. For his selfless actions, LT. Michael Murphy was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 27, 2007. We honor his sacrifice and memory though The Murph Workout.

This week we have Tim Crockett. Here is an exert from this site and what he is doing.

"My name is Tim Crockett and I'm going to row a 23ft boat, 'The Kraken', across the Atlantic ocean.

I'm doing this for very good reason: as a holder of both American and British passports, and being a Special-Forces veteran, I am painfully aware that many US and UK soldiers are struggling with depression, anxiety, alienation and thoughts of suicide brought on by PTSD. The journey I face is my way to raise awareness, educate and to start connecting those who need help with those that are there to provide assistance.

My pending journey is to take part in the 2018 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a race of more than 3,000 nautical miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua across the Atlantic Ocean. Considered by some to be one of the toughest challenges on earth. To put it into perspective, more people have scaled Everest or have journeyed into space than have rowed across the Atlantic. Even fewer have rowed it solo.

While I'll be alone in the Atlantic, I need your help to get me there and by doing so you will be helping many other tame their own personal 'Kraken'."

This week we have Dr Anthony Jay. He is currently at the Mayo clinic researching stem cells in epigenetic. He is also the best selling author of Estrogeneration.

So of course we talk about epigenetic, then some DNA consulting, and changing your genes through fitness. We also dabble in testosterone, his top 10 estrogen related things to avoid, and MORE.

This week we have Dr Cake Shanahan who specializes in the promotion of health and reversal of disease using traditional food as a first line of treatment. She is also the author of Deep Nutrition (highly recommend picking up).

We talk about the science of burning fat and why some diets work for some people but not others. Also how your mitochondria could be sick which is why you can't burn fat or cause certain diseases and how to fix them (spoiler, less carbs).

She gives us a sneak peak on her next book that is still in the publishing phase so this is a great opportunity.