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In this conversation Andrew chats with Joint Dynamics Psychologist Kathryn Gale. Kathryn is a psychologist,  mindfulness and meditation coach with over twenty years of experience in Australia, USA, and Hong Kong.  

During this episode we explore the human psyche and Kathryn passes strategies on how to embrace fitness and overall wellness, while navigating living in a culture that encourages us to be critical of our bodies and aim for an impossible ideal. The goal Kathryn and Andrew have is to offer a new narrative on how to move towards self acceptance, and tap into our innate desire and motivation for overall health and wellness.

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In this podcast episode, JD exercise physiologist Geoff Bland and I talk about how cardio does NOT kill gains! With the help of understanding what a V02max is and how we can train it, Geoff explains ways to be more efficient and take out the guessing with exercise training in improving your aerobic fitness. 

V02max - the maximum amount of oxygen your body can take up to muscles, is a great predictor of performance and longevity - is often thought to be determined by genetics. Learn about the different types of energy systems our bodies use to make and transport energy and boost your performance! 

Useful links:

Geoff Bland - 
https://www.jointdynamics.com.hk/the-team/exercise-physiologist/geoffrey-bland 

IG handle - gb.physiology 

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In todays podcast Andrew has a fascinating discussion with JD Physiotherapist Simon Robinson. Simon has a particular clinical and bio-mechanical interest in the shoulder. During this conversation he goes into human evolution and its relevance to his clinical perspectives, modern day causes of discomfort, and three guiding principles he likes to build his treatment plan on.

At times this multi-lingual discussion (Northern Irish and Australian) looked at psychological treatment plans, the inter-related nature of the body and its relevance to the shoulder, and also just how would win a fight between a Homo Sapiens and a Neanderthal.

Enjoy

 Simon Robinson -https://www.jointdynamics.com.hk/the-team/physios/simon-robinson

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In Today’s episode Joint Dynamic Movement Specialist Cindy Jourdain is in conversation with Viv Kan a Mindfulness Coach and Yoga Teacher who focuses on sleep, stress, mindful intimacy and mental wellbeing. 

If you want to know about the intricate relationship between sleep and libido this is the podcast for you. 

Vivian discuss Intimacy not only during sexual relationship but in every aspects of our lives. Being present, mindful and cultivating self care as well as paying attention to how we navigate relationship with others is key to a healthy intimate life. 

Vivian and Cindy explore why cutting our sleep short may affect human production of testosterone and why sleep apnea can correlates with certain sexual dysfunctions.

This is a candid exchange between both ladies with some real moments of self discovery and real honesty.

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Very accomplished and still ever so passionate about women getting the knowledge they need to make the right choices about their own bodies, Jenny is currently heading up EVOLVE the new Women’s Health clinic in town specialising in prolapse management, incontinence, sexual pain, pre and post natal care, diastasis recti and pelvic floor issues. 

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In this conversation Andrew chats with Colin Symmonds, a clinician of over 30 years in practice, on the multifactorial nature of pain. This is an incredibly candid, at times surprising, deep dive into a subject that effects individuals, teams and corporations. Costing individuals and industry billions of dollars, taxing relationships, and changing human behaviour daily on a massive scale!

Some highlights were 

- what is there to learn, and what we must question, from science?

-what does Sadomasochism tell us about the way we process pain?

-some of Colin’s suggestions to move away from pain and towards incrementally increasing levels of freedom and confidence in movement

Certainly grab a pen and paper for this one and share with your friends, family and colleagues who are plagued with pain.

RELEVANT AND HELPFUL LINKS:

Colin Symmonds - https://www.jointdynamics.com.hk/the-team/physios/colin-symmonds

Gray Institute Fellowship of Applied Functional Science - https://grayinstitute.com/courses/gift-functional-transformation-mentorship-program

Lorrimer Moseley TedX Talk

https://youtu.be/gwd-wLdIHjs

Lorrimer Moseley - The Pain revolution

https://youtu.be/oji2mfcjisk

Peter O’Sullivans - Challenging common beliefs about pain

https://youtu.be/5bCzajs5VZk

Peter O’Sullivan - Cognitive functional therapy

https://youtu.be/ySJ5O2NnnuE

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What would a horse say if he walked into your gym?   

In this discussion Andrew and Ben discuss concepts beyond marketing and short term pursuits for the fitness industry. They dive into animal worthy physicality, concepts of sustainability, long term thinking and why acting now is so important when it comes to your body’s movement capacity

Ben questions the mainstream narrative about training and exercise and shares some key learnings from his studies with #fightingmonkeyrootlessroot and the #grayinstitute as well as his own insights and experiences working with people and their movement for 15 years 

They also discuss some key principles and where to start when reinventing and expanding your movement practices 

Key areas: 

Building awareness, ‘real’ Strength, and the ability to adapt to an ever changing and moving environment 

Problems with terms like exercise prescription or viewing movement as a secondary pursuit rather than something inherent and in our nature  

The concept of motion sharing for longevity, interacting and communicating in life with more options, and your own body awareness

Relevant links below

Ben - https://www.jointdynamics.com.hk/the-team/trainers/ben-lincoln

Fighting Monkey -  https://fightingmonkey.net/Gray Institute - https://grayinstitute.com/courses/gift-functional-transformation-mentorship-program

Ben’s IG handle _ben_lincoln_

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How to maximise your time in the gym with Ryan Campbell

In todays podcast Andrew spoke with JD Strength and Conditioning (S & C) Coach Ryan Campbell. 

Ryan has set an intention of becoming a world class Rugby S & C coach (look out Nic Gill!), in our conversation we break down one of his strategies he uses (on himself and clients/teams) to maximise results safely in the most efficient amount of time. Ryan draws inspiration and shares some tips from his current mentorship with Keegan Smith of RealMVMT and the strategies in “dense strength training”.

We also covered some of the lessons Ryan is learning during his certification course with the World Rugby Strength and Conditioning certification.

PLUS I put Ryan one the spot to break down the pathway to becoming  a world class rugby S & C coach….guess what? You’ll never guess what his #3 of his top three tips are for achieving a similar goal…..

I hope you will enjoy listening to this conversation as much as we did having it.

See links below for your interest

Ryan Campbell - https://www.jointdynamics.com.hk/the-team/trainers/ryan-campbell

RealVMT - https://www.realmvmt.com/

World Rugby S & C - https://sandc.worldrugby.org/

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In this Joint Dynamics podcast hosted by Andrew our training Director and JD Co-Founder, listen in for a candid, extremely raw, at times tearful account of one amazing person's trip to the edge of life and back again.

Emily was diagnosed with of form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in late 2018 and was given a 50% chance of survival.

Over the next 2 years Emily experienced the lows and highs of confronting life, her past, and aggressive (at times debilitating) treatment.

https://emilylolatan.com/

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In todays Intelligent movement podcast Andrew has an informative, at times scary conversation with Ilisa Howard who is a practicing psycho-therapist at IMI here in Hong Kong. 

Ilisa brings perspective and insights from psycho-therapy, combined with her experience in marketing and also that of a parent, to shine a light for us down a dark and foggy (at times unpredictable) road towards understanding addiction, the power that social media wields over us, our kids and our culture. She also shares some strategies we can apply to help us curtail the negative side effects of excessive social media consumption.  

Grab a pen, a note pad (maybe even your kids) and have a listen once or twice and try some of the suggestions that come up in this chat. I wish you every success in navigating the challenges that this presents us all!