Jay Dawes PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT*D , TSAC-F, FNSCA, is an Associate professor of Applied Exercise Science in the Department of Kinesiology, Health and Recreation at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Dawes has worked as a university athletic performance coordinator, strength/performance coach, personal trainer, and educator for approximately 20 years. His primary research interests is focused on improving the health, fitness and human performance for the tactical athletes/first responder, as well as sport.

He was also recognised as the 2021 Tactical Professional of the year by the NSCA.

In this episode he talks about:

Resources discussed:

What is your why by Josias Jean Pierre

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Getting things done by David Allen

You can contact Jay via email at [email protected] or via social media on Instagram and Twitter

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Andy is a lecturer in Paramedicine at the University of Southern Queensland, and has been working in the higher education space for the past 8 years. He spent 14 years working for the Queensland Ambulance Service as an on road paramedic and prior to that had careers in exercise science, physical education and outdoor education settings in his native New Zealand and around the world. Currently working towards a PhD investigating the evolution of the professional paramedic education paradigm, he also leads a multi-disciplinary team of researchers looking at operational cognitive readiness as a physiological and psychological nexus for operators in high threat environments.

In this episode Andy talks about:

Resources discussed:

Legacy by James Kerr

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari 

The Debrief Podcast by the Australasian College of Paramedicine 

Free Radicals Paramedic Podcast

You can stay up to date with Andrew via Linkedin and Twitter or you can contact him directly at [email protected]

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Eric Kinney is a former Captain in the U.S. Army. An initial goal of serving a full military career took a turn when Eric experienced a series of injuries that gave him the opportunity to speak with his Battalion physical therapist and thus steering him in a new career direction. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Eastern Michigan University and a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from University of Michigan. He currently works in an outpatient sports orthopaedic setting as well as working with local fire and police departments and training academies.

In this episode Eric talks about:

Resources discussed:

Becoming a supple leopard by Dr Kelly Starett.

The clinical edge podcast and The clinical edge website.

The manual physical therapist

NSCA TSAC Report.

You can stay up to date with Eric via social media on Instagram and Linkedin or see in clinic at Adams sports medicine

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Joseph Alemany is a Solutions Architect for KBR’s Government Solutions U.S. business. In his current role, he is the strategist and technical expert on human performance and associated technology for business development. His expertise is utilized to drive business development, monitor market conditions and project market trends, and foster relationships with industry leaders in the health and human performance domain.

Joe received his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Massachusetts. He also holds a graduate degree from the University of South Carolina in Exercise Science (Applied Physiology) during which, Joe was the program manager for the most comprehensive assessment of physical activity during U.S. Army initial entry training.

His formal training spans ~20 years from various assignments in and out of uniform at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Performance Physiology Division; Army Public Health Center, Injury Epidemiology Directorate; and Defence Health Agency, Research and Development Directorate. He also serves in the U.S. Army National Guard as a clinical laboratory coordinator. Having these diverse experiences in escalating roles & responsibilities allows him to see the health and human performance space from the tactical, operational and strategic level.

Joe has been published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and U.S. governmental reports and has been invited to speak at several national and internal conferences. His research is soldier-centric and has ranged in scope from characterizing and intervening on physiological perturbations during military operational stress to development for the new Occupational Physical Assessment Test (OPAT) and Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and its relation to health outcomes. In additional to traditional scientific R&D initiatives, Joe has provided evidence-based policy support to provide solutions to enterprise-wide physical performance policy and body composition standards in the Department of Defence.

In this episode Joe talks about:

Resources Discussed:

Supertraining by Yuri Verkhoshansky and Mel Siff

Principles by Ray Dalio

You can contact Joe directly at [email protected] or via Linkedin and Researchgate

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Hunter is a Strength and conditioning specialist who has spent the last 10 years working within the  Special Operations community.  Prior to this he was a collegiate strength and conditioning coach for 7 years at the University of Virginia and the University of Wyoming. He holds both a Bachelors and Masters degrees exercise physiology. He is a former collegiate thrower in track and field and has most recently transitioned to competing as a weightlifter at the national level.

Hunter is also the Founder and head coach of The Performance Syndicate which is a resource for strength and conditioning as well as providing remote programming.

He also hosts the Pots, Pints and PR's podcast alongside Nate Palin.

In this episode Hunter talks about:

Resources discussed:

Tough by Greg Everett

Building The Elite by Jonathan Pope and Craig Weller

You can follow Hunter on social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

You can also contact him through his website at  www.theperformancesydication.com Email - [email protected]

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Dr. Tunde K. Szivak is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts. She earned her PhD in Kinesiology with concentration in Exercise Science from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, her MA in Kinesiology from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, and her BS in Philosophy from the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. 

Dr. Szivak’s areas of expertise include strength and conditioning, adaptations to resistance exercise, and applied exercise physiology. Her research interests focus on applied stress physiology, tactical human performance optimization, and mental and physical resilience. Her current research efforts center on the effects of seated load carriage on physical performance and subjective measures of mood and pain. Dr. Szivak’s prior work focused on the effects of Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training on physical performance and biomarkers of stress in military trainees. Her most recent publications investigate resistance training considerations for tactical personnel and health outcomes among military officers. 

She currently teaches Advanced Exercise Physiology, Advanced Strength & Conditioning, and Strength & Conditioning Coaching in the Exercise and Sport Science Graduate program at Merrimack College. Dr. Szivak is a former active-duty Army officer, having earned her commission upon graduation from USMA (Class of 2003), where she was a four-year collegiate Powerlifting athlete. Her military assignments include two year-long combat tours in the Middle East (2004 and 2007) while assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She currently serves in the United States Army (Reserve).

In this episode Tunde talks about:

Resources discussed in this episode:

Supertraining by Yuri Verkhoshansky and Mel Siff

Breath: The new science of a lost art by James Nestor

You can contact Tunde directly at [email protected] or via Linkedin 

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Mandy Nice has over 15 years of experience developing and implementing physical fitness and wellness programs that measurably improve the strength and resilience of tactical athletes and civilians. Her science-based, results-focused approach has consistently produced positive results that have earned national-level awards for measurably improving employee health, fitness, and quality-of-life. Mandy actively serves as a guest speaker at state, national and international law enforcement conferences to help share scalable best practices for sustainable success. To further support agencies, Mandy also serves as the Tactical Program Manager of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). She is responsible for fully equipping members of law enforcement and fire/rescue with the essential research, training, tools, and resources to establish safe tactical athletic programs that optimize job readiness while reducing injury risk. Mandy’s greatest motivator is helping members of law enforcement and fire/rescue optimize their fitness and health so that they can enjoy strong, rewarding careers and long, healthy retirements.

In this episode Mandy talks about:

Resources discussed:

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 

Website: www.nsca.com

You can contact Mandy via email at [email protected] or on Social Media via Facebook and Linkedin

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Johnny Owens BS, MPT is CEO and Director of Clinical Education for Owens Recovery Science, a corporation recognized in the INC 500. He manages a research portfolio of over 40 clinical trials being conducted worldwide primarily studying the effects of Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation in clinical populations.

He is the former Chief of Human Performance Optimization at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI) at San Antonio Military Medical Center and continues to serve as a consultant and clinical researcher at the CFI.

He completed his undergraduate course work in Biology at The University of Texas at Austin and earned his Masters in Physical Therapy at The University of Texas Medical Branch. He serves as a medical consultant for teams in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and collegiate sports. He is involved in numerous clinical trials involving regenerative medicine, sports medicine, blood flow restriction and high-energy trauma. Owens has been published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature, regularly speaks at the national and international level and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, Time Magazine, NPR, Discovery Channel and ESPN.

In this episode Johnny talks about:

Resources discussed:

Evernote

The Stoic Challenge by William Irvine

You can contact Johnny via his website at Owensrecoveryscience.com or follow him on Twitter

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Jason Mitchler works full time as the Director of Operations at the William J. Hybl Sport Medicine and Performance Center.  He also works as an injury prevention specialist for various fire departments throughout the country and is an Instructor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Jason retired from active duty in 2019 and served the majority of his Army career in operational units.  His enlisted career began as an infantryman and later as a Special Forces Medic with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) while completing two tours to Afghanistan.  After being commissioned as a physical therapist he was the lead during the implementation of the USASOC THOR3 program at 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).  During this time he oversaw the development of a comprehensive performance and rehabilitation program at Ft. Carson, CO.  Following this assignment he was selected to be the Chief of the Physical Therapy at the Pentagon.  His most recent deployment was as the sole physical therapist for the Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan (SOTF-A) serving both American and coalition forces.

He is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a BA in Kinesiology and the Army-Baylor program with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  He is an Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

Jason lives in Colorado Springs, CO. He is an assistant high school wrestling coach and holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  In his free time he is an active cyclist, runner, and skier.

In this episode Jason talks about:

Resources discussed:

Physical Therapy - The manual therapist

S&C - NSCA TSAC Report

You can contact Jason on social media via Instagram

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Neil Welch is a strength and conditioning coach who has been working at the Sports Surgery Clinic (Dublin, Ireland) for nearly 8 years. His current role is Head of SSC Lab where he looks after and develops SSC testing services across all injuries and our strength and conditioning delivery. In 2019 he completed his PhD with the Clinic on the role of strength, explosive strength, reactive strength and change of direction on rehabilitation and performance.

In the episode Neil talks about:

Resources discussed:

The chimp paradox - steve peters

Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman

You can reach out to Neil on social media on both Twitter and Instagram or check out his website at www.agilitycoach.academy

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