Recently Ashton Eaton announced his retirement. During his career he took the decathlon to new levels and it was coach Harry Marra who helped guide him there. In order to break down 10 complex events, Marra has become a master of communication and the art of coaching. On this week's episode he joins us to discuss the art of coaching, the decathlon, and more. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/01/gaincast-episode-45-the-art-of-coaching-with-harry-marra/

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Recently Ashton Eaton announced his retirement. During his career he took the decathlon to new levels and it was coach Harry Marra who helped guide him there. In order to break down 10 complex events, Marra has become a master of communication and the art of coaching. On this week's episode he joins us to discuss the art of coaching, the decathlon, and more. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/01/gaincast-episode-45-the-art-of-coaching-with-harry-marra/

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For the first time ever the GAINcast and the HMMR Podcast join forces to co-host the first episode of 2017. As the new year gets underway we chat about the state of training for sports. Topics span from how to use injury prediction, Olympic lifting, finding context in training, doping, and more. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/01/gaincast-episode-46-state-of-the-sport-with-nick-garcia/

The GAINcast is brought to you by GAIN. Join us from June 13 to 17 in Houston for GAIN X. Learn more and sign up at http://www.thegainnetwork.com/

For the first time ever the GAINcast and the HMMR Podcast join forces to co-host the first episode of 2017. As the new year gets underway we chat about the state of training for sports. Topics span from how to use injury prediction, Olympic lifting, finding context in training, doping, and more. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/01/gaincast-episode-46-state-of-the-sport-with-nick-garcia/

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Helping athletes perform their best is about more than strength and conditioning, sports medicine, physiotherapy, or any individual component. It is about brining all the fields together. Randy Ballard, the University of Illinois Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine, joins this week's podcast to discuss I-PERFORM, the unified approach to student-athlete health, well-being and performance he has implemented in Champaign. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/12/gaincast-episode-45-perform-with-randy-ballard/

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Helping athletes perform their best is about more than strength and conditioning, sports medicine, physiotherapy, or any individual component. It is about brining all the fields together. Randy Ballard, the University of Illinois Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine, joins this week's podcast to discuss I-PERFORM, the unified approach to student-athlete health, well-being and performance he has implemented in Champaign. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/12/gaincast-episode-45-perform-with-randy-ballard/

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For the final episode in our series of interviews from the US Ski and Snowboard Association's Center of Excellence we sit down with the boss: high performance director Troy Taylor. Taylor discusses leading a high performance team, supporting coaches, and developing a culture across multiple sports, as well as his thoughts on various trends in training. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/11/gaincast-episode-44-high-performance-with-troy-taylor/

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For the final episode in our series of interviews from the US Ski and Snowboard Association's Center of Excellence we sit down with the boss: high performance director Troy Taylor. Taylor discusses leading a high performance team, supporting coaches, and developing a culture across multiple sports, as well as his thoughts on various trends in training. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/11/gaincast-episode-44-high-performance-with-troy-taylor/

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Coaches have a near limitless inventory of exercises to select from and navigating this topic can be difficult since even two exercises that look nearly identical can cause vastly different adaptations in an athlete. On this week's episode we give some suggestion on how to evaluate the application of an exercise to your goals by focusing on the function. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/12/gaincast-episode-43-focus-on-function/

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Coaches have a near limitless inventory of exercises to select from and navigating this topic can be difficult since even two exercises that look nearly identical can cause vastly different adaptations in an athlete. On this week's episode we give some suggestion on how to evaluate the application of an exercise to your goals by focusing on the function. For links and more information about this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2016/12/gaincast-episode-43-focus-on-function/

Details about GAIN 2017 have just been released. Join us from June 13 to 17 in Houston. Learn more and sign up at http://www.thegainnetwork.com/