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Episode 192: Max Schmarzo - Biometrics, Sport Science, and Human Performance

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This episode's guest see's the return of my man Max Schmarzo from Strong by Science. 


Max is the Director of Sport Science and Research at Resilience Code, Chief Science Officer of Exsurgo Technologies and founder of StrongbyScience. He has written two books, "Applied Principles of Optimal Power Development" and "Isometrics for Performance".

Max was previous on the podcast with Matt Van Dyke back on episode 172. 

On this episode Max and I discussed:

  • Max gives us an update
  • Max talks to us about the gtech technologies available from Exsurgo and his trip to Brazil back in August
  • Max and I discuss - is it really important for ice hockey players to improve elastic-reactive strength?
  • I ask Max to share with us his thoughts on biometrics and utilizing exercise as a more predominant prescription of medicine going forward as a society
  • We discuss sports injuries from an evolutionary perspective 
  • We discuss the discuss the difference between health and sport 
  • Max gives us his thoughts on injury mechanisms
  • I ask Max about circadian biology's role in injury
  • We discuss chronotypes 
  • We discuss HRV
  • I ask Max to explain what is inferential biometrics 
  • We discuss holisitic and multi-disciplinary team approach to performance 
  • I ask Max how can head coaches and managers know if an individual is competent at their profession?
  • I ask Max -if he was made head of performance for an NFL team - what would he do?
  • We discuss data collection and privacy protection among athletes
  • I ask Max - whats next for sport science and human performance
  • We discuss the double edge sword of modern technology 
  • We discuss the importance of understanding human behavior 
  • I ask Max what was he currently reading and listening at the time we recorded this
  • I ask Max what did he have for breakfast
  • I ask Max who would he like to interview at the time we recorded this 
  • Max shares his thoughts on creativity
  • I ask Max, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why? 


    • This was a savage episode with Max, and I hope you all enjoy it!

    Stay Strong,
    RB


    Show Notes:

    Website - strongbyscience.net 

    Facebook - Max Schmarzo

    Twitter - @strong_science 

    Instagram - strong_by_science

     

    Books Mentioned:

    Why We Sleep

    Governing Dynamics of Coaching

    Behave


    Podcasts Mentioned:

    Joe Rogan Experience #1169 - Elon Musk

    Joe Rogan Podcast

    Just Fly Performance Podcast


    How I Built This with Guy Raz

    Documentaries and Videos Mentioned:


    Fat Head

    Robert Sapolsky - TED Talk - The biology of our best and worst selves

    Born Strong

    Conor McGregor: Notorious



    People and Resources Mentioned:

    Dr. Jack Kruse

    Dr. Datis Kharrazian

    James Fitzgerald 

    Carl Valle

    Omega Wave


    WHOOP Band 

    Bill Hartman

    IFAST

    Mat Fraser

    Resilience Code

    Ernie Davis 

    James Smith 


    Mattew Walker

    Dr. Jeremy Koeing 

    Scott Cochran


    Nick Sabin

    Brendan Egan 

    Louis CK

    Chad Wesley Smith


    Victoria Falkner 

    Elon Musk

    Pat Davidson

    James Hoffman 

    Dan Pfaff

    Tony Robbins

    Patrick Ward

    Joseph Chilton Pearce


    Jacque Fresco

    Bruce Lipton

    Joel Jamieson

    LeBron James 

    Michael Jordan


    Phil Knight

    Steve Jobs


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