Chasing Edges

Dr. Eric Serrano is back on with Brian for another Q&A episode! The two are joined by, Alex Picazo, a standout wrestler/coach at Ohio State University, to discuss a variety of topics including:

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PODCAST NOTES
0:57 Do you have any comment on the Big, Medium, Little Monkey observation from Russian sports science (I believe) that says individuals have a disposition for work loads… “little monkeys” thrive from lower training doses, “big monkeys” need larger volumes to optimize, etc?
18:42 How to fix plantar fasciitis, heel pain, and shin splints for guys in the military or how to mitigate it with always being on our feet and constant endurance type training?
28:48 Best way to avoid injuries (tweaks, minor lifting injuries) while lifting as you age?
Lose the ego, competing against others, past numbers. Compete with group, compete in challenges
other than more weight.
35:45 Info/opinion on colostrum as a supplement?
Gut Health, Dosage Advice, Cow’s vs Goats
38:00. I’ve seen some online testing services that sample your �� and tell you your gut health. Is this a viable way to learn about the condition of our gut? If not, what other test(s) does he recommend and where can we get them taken?
48:30 Ways to maximize Testosterone in winter months with minimal sun?
58:03 Setting boundaries on your personal deep work and in personal life?
1:16:30. I taking magnesium, zinc, D3, K2, glycine and electrolytes every day. What am I missing?
1:21:55 Does sex effect athletic performance?
1:24: ITP/LUPUS

AJ Bouye is a Pro-Bowl NFL Cornerback, he has spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguaurs, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers after spending his first 4 years with Houston Texans where he was signed out of University of Central Florida as an undrafted free agent. 

On the podcast AJ dives into his mindset that drove him from undrafted free agent to earning a spot in the Pro Bowl in 2017. He talks on how handling mess ups are a marker of the greats in the game and the veterans he has learned from.  AJ emphasizes staying close and in touch with your goals on and off the field, he does this in his morning routine The conversation then breaks into what would be his and Brian's advice to high school athletes, their best practices for recovery and performance preparation, the difference between NFL locker room cultures, and the pod finishes with a few stories and what he's learned from his time as part of an incredible cornerback duo Jalen Ramsey. Hope you enjoy!

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AJ BOUYE PODCAST NOTES

0:30 Unknowing Mentorship

1:30 Reading Books in between meetings

2:00 Learning from veterans

2:15 Learning outside of football

2:50 Balance of life outside of sport

3:30 Football is all known

5:00 It’s okay to not be an athlete, doesn’t take away athleticism

6:10 Learning to learn again

*6:45 Vision, realigning vision, staying in touch with your goals

7:15 Maintain structure for success

8:20 Purpose

9:23 You’re not fine, are you the same person better in 5 years?

*9:47 Measuring life in capability

11:07 Learning from Jonathan Joseph, Kareem Jackson, JJ Watt

12:35 Help and support are not yours to keep

13:00 Adding value to teammates 

*13:54 Dealing with set backs, afraid of failure

14:14 Appreciative of failure, be comfortable with mess ups

15:27 Never going to master the game, forever a student

15:45 Failure is part of game, there is no perfect

18:15 Best athletes comfortable being uncomfortable

18:26 Learning new things, put in the work

19:57 Most important thing for high schoolers to improve performance?

20:29 Training attention vs distraction Rant

24:35 How to teach kids that social media likes hold no value

25:50 Meaning, attaching meaning

26:54 Don’t waste 9-5 of time

27:45 Creating and using time to get where you want to be

31:14 AJs best recovery tactics

31:45 Hydration

32:15 Dry needling

32:30 Prehab

33:10 Steam Room, Exercises

33:45 The bests prepare their job

34:14 Firing Pattern, firing inside out, feet active

35:00 Flying in doctors to invest in your health

*35:40 Lebron James spending on his body, reinvest back into your business (your body)

36:30 Trying to get your legs back

36:40 Chef, importance of nutrition

37:05 Hyperbaric Chamber

37:15 Sauna, help mitigate heart problems in African American community

39:00 Curiosity of High Performance

*39:25 Massage before Chiro, order of operations

40:27 Difference between culture Jaguars and Texans

41:45 More walk thrus, more mental reps

42:00 Coaching is a separator

42:50 Jalen Ramsey’s Process

44:25 The separator’s between the ears, confidence included

44:50 Fury vs Wilder

*45:10 Energy Conservation in Pregame routine

Eric is a Speed and Performance Enhancement Coach at Plus 2 University in Columbus, Ohio, where he is a co-founder/owner.  He built his reputation in the private sector as a top speed and performance enhancement coach preparing both NFL and NBA draft hopefuls. Eric has trained 2 Heisman Trophy winners and 30 First-Round Draft Picks in the NFL & NBA including LeBron James, Nene, Tedd Ginn Jr., Donte Whitner, Chris “Beanie” Wells, and many other notable clients. Multiple athletes who trained under Eric’s speed programs have clocked in 4.3s in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. In 2006, Eric left the private sector in went into collegiate athletics where he served as the Director of Football Performance at The Ohio State University under Jim Tressel and was a part of 5 Big Ten Championships, 5 wins over Michigan, 2 National Title game appearances.

On the podcast, Eric talks all things speed and testing preparation.  He goes into detail on how to approach volume and intensity, as well as how to properly assess athletes.  He elaborates on how movement and speed come first, then using the weight room to enhance those abilities. Eric differentiates what separates top track and NFL athletes from the rest. Then goes on to approach the eternal question in performance, what’s enough? And talks on how he uses tech and science to navigate that world of performance.  He finishes out the podcast with a story about one of his most recent clients, Kobe Bryant (Seahawks) and his advice to young coaches and coaches in the industry. Hope you enjoy!!

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15:50 Max effort, go do crossfit, track rewards max output

32:58 Conditioning, minimum effective dose

*34:00 DK Metcalf running down Buddah Baker, 1mph difference! Chasing edges = chasing 1 mph

38:20 If you train movement, you won’t miss muscles

1:00:24. Everything starts with movement and speed, smooth, 3 planes of movement. Weight training to enhance those, around speed and movement. Everything made sense.

1:04:00 Calm down ego, become best coach, become obsessed with results, can’t hear that shit, what's next place, lift everybody, influence a coach

Caroline is an Olympian for the USA, a medal and championship winning swimmer, National Champion & NCAA Swimmer of the Year, as well as a coach and artist.  Caroline and Brian talk chasing peace and creating space for yourself to allow growth to occur. She tangibilizes transitioning in life beautifully and breaks down the connection between the mind and body needed to do so.  Her and Brian touch on being curious to learn and unlearn, their art processes, and the perspectives you need to equip yourself with to combat comparison so you can connect with others.  Caroline then breaks down the importance and tactics of breathwork training in the swimming world. Very fun conversation. Hope you enjoy!

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Pod Notes

1:09 Edges she’s chasing: Sitting with herself, how to be still, reflecting

2:02 Peace, self reflection, self awareness is an edge

3:32 What have I really done?

4:20 Very good at executing, stepping back, side step

*4:40 This is where I’m at today

5:05 Rest is productive

*5:40 You know innately that you’re capable, trust the space you create

7:27 Problem with being a work horse

8:00 I’m going to be a good coach, nothing happens overnight

9:15 Being an infant again

*11:55 Learning and Unlearning, Life is a series of transitions

12:00 You’re always in transition, Trust the process

*13:20 Life is a series of small let gos

14:50 Steal. Create. Innovate.

15:58 Everybody presents material with different energy.

16:25 Allow ourselves to connect

19:12 Trigger me, find the truth in it, Builds me up, find the lie in it.

20:30 Guilt, what’s the goal?

*21:56 Beating yourself up on both ends of performance

22:45 Perfectionism

23:08 What am I running from?

**23:23 Am I running towards or away from something?

28:00 Tom Brady is still figuring it out.

29:04 There is not end all be all, no deadline

30:15 How can you prevent someone from feeling bad?

30:45 Equip them with tools

31:50 Work on the worker

32:30 Youth mental health and identity

35:30 Mind Body Connection, not just in my head, its in my body

37:00 Language of your physiology

39:30 Staying in fight or flight too long

*40:10 SIFT

41:05 Being Flat

44:45 Outliers and Comparison

48:15 Art & Peace

*49:20 Connect vs produce, art not the audience

53:13 Curiosity, Trying new things

*55:40 Choice not chance

57:19 Wrong choices are time well spent, feel your way through it

**57:45 Lose your mind and come to your senses

58:30 Your mind is limiting you

1:00:15 Get out of your head

1:00:50 Flow, 

1:03:30 Breath work and swimming

1:04:00 Body and blood moving differently when horizontal

1:04:45 Land and water breath work

1:05:15 Hypoxia Training, Resistance Training

1:05:53 Efficiency of Mouth Breathing & Rewiring for life after the pool

1:07:15 Why Michael Phelps was so efficient

1:07:45 Personalizing Breath Rate and Volume

1:11:15 Learn to be at peace with your breath in the water

1:12:00 Open water, Respecting Mother Nature

1:12:45 We are guests in nature

1:15:15 Water is a beautiful place to learn about yourself, Healing

1:15:55 Grounding/Water Ion Exchange, Stealing health benefits grounding and sauna

Matt Brown is a UFC Fighter (17 year vet), Gym Owner (Immortal Mixed Martial Arts Studio), and Coach.  He holds the #1 spot in UFC Welterweight History for Total Fights, Finishes, and is tied in the top spot for TKO’s.  On the podcast Matt and Brian dive into the mental approach to his sport, both as a fighter, and as a coach.  The skills and perspectives discussed apply to life on and off the mat.  The boys dive deep into the art of fighting and what are separators in high performance.  Matt shares his wisdom on the lessons he’s learned and how he approached fighting and training now after years of rigorous training and trial and error. As well as how he maintains his training and sets his environment and culture up for grit and success. Matt and Brian also elaborate on different approaches to protect the mind from toxic distractions, and the necessity to constantly strengthen and sharpen the proverbial axe of combat skills. The axe is never sharp enough. Enjoy!

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2:20 Coaching mistakes in the fighting world

3:05 Art Form/Between the ears

*3:40 Look at Mindset First

*4:00 Learn How to Compete

6:15 Best are Hyper Competitive

7:40 Don’t want to hurt your teammates

7:49 Training vs Fighting

10:15 Training on Saturday

10:30 No caring about social life

*11:10 Flipping the switch

11:30 Balance, Stimulating, Playing guitar

*11:52 Switches, Masks, Triggers

13:50 Unhealthy balance necessary for high performance

15:00 Structure, routines

18:00 Gi vs No Gi

19:30 The downside of chasing edges

19:35 Keto diet

23:30 Layne Norton, Diet

24:15 The trouble with Doctors on Social Media

*24:55 Protecting your subconscious

26:50 Your Diet is more than what you eat

27:30 Keeping your phone inspiring

30:11 Crisis Quote, Business focus

30:40 Scared of losing business, survive or thrive

32:30 Working out saves people, its an essential business

34:30 Boundaries on social media

36:45 Where are you chasing edges?

37:00 Dustin Myers, building back to grit

*38:05 Importance of training in a culture, westside barbell

39:00 Culture of doing more than asked/programmed

*41:40 Training to and through the dark places, battling the logical brain

*42:25 Kicking the door down

*43:05 The battle against justification

43:30 The dark place, Nate Ebner

*44:00 What do reps mean til they burn?

44:18 Pain and Pleasure

45:30 Go up the stairs in wooden shoes, come down in silk slippers

*46:00 Hard to leave silk sheets, easy to run in poverty

*47:05 Hungry vs Starving

*48:00 Recovery and overtraining

49:00 Starving, going to every class

50:00 Making smaller circles, applying experience in training

*50:35 I have a strong axe, getting it sharper

51:20 Building and grinding the axe

52:40 Training to Inspire

53:19 Discipline

53:55 Fight Night Anti Routine, being adaptable, his night

55:05 Do you own the routine, or does the routine own you?

57:05 Making fight night your night

58:00 Kids doing individual combat sports, lessons

1:01:30 You can see the home life dynamic of kids in the gym

1:03:00 Dealing with adversity

1:04:40 Kids dealing with tournament adversity

1:05:25 People pleasing rant

*1:09:50 Not trying to change people

*1:10:10 Not coaching potential

*1:11:00 Didn’t have potential, started at 24 years old

*1:11:30 Looking at the mindset, the potential is secondary

1:12:25 This guy would be great, but..

1:14:20 Where to put your energy?

*1:16:00 Keep practicing even when you’re good, never sharp enough, never good enough

Brian is solo on today's episode and he has an abundance of takeaways for you.

Topics Include:
Intro (00:00)
- Intentionality (2:40)
- Mentorship (19:25)
- Fear (30:45)
- The Cold (37:02)
- Stress (42:00)
and more

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Active duty Green Beret, and the founder of 50 For The Fallen, Chad Conley joins Brian today, and a beat is not missed. This conversation is full of wisdom to pull and apply to your life.

Topics Include:
- Inception of 50 For The Fallen (7:39)
- Finding your solace in suffering (10:16)
- Suffering (17:35)
- How Chad went from 0 to 1 (19:55)
- Cold weather resilience (41:350
- Brians RUCK experience (47:40)
-  it's okay to be emotional (58:00)

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This week's guest is a former NFL offensive tackle, who has become a strong advocate and instructor of yoga. He has a story that will inspire you to keep pushing yourself and to keep seeking ways to be the best version of yourself. Welcome to the show, Mike Adams.

Topics Include:

- Getting stabbed / near-death experience (5:33)
- Post football structure (25:48)
- The power of yoga (29:00)
- Traumatic breathing patterns (37:21)
- The memory of the heart (47:13)

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Coach Kav hops on with Brian, and the two don't miss a beat. A great conversation around some of these topics:

- Coach Kav's book, Man Up
- Self-awareness and mental health
- Training weaknesses
- Speed
- Olympic mindsets
-Intention versus action
and much more!

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Dr. Eric Serrano is back on with Brian, and the two have countless pearls of wisdom over the course of the conversation. Some of the topics include:

- CBD
- THC
- Caffeine
- Cholesterol
- Improving mental health
- How to prepare your feet
- Resolving low back pain
- Knees over toes
and much more!

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