Movement Made Better Podcast

Check out this week's podcast episode with Michael Ryan!

Michaels background is in Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition Coaching, Motivation, and Performance Psychology. Michael is currently the Director of Curriculum Development at Forme. He has been a Certified Health and Wellness Coach (CHWC) thru Wellcoaches since 2008 and Precision Nutrition L2 since 2016 and is currently a doctoral learner studying Performance Psychology at Grand Canyon University.

Micheal prides himself on coaching various populations with empathy and compassion, through the pillars of movement, nutrition, and regeneration, with a goal to stratify risk, reduce the onset and prevalence of chronic disease, and mindfully uphold the standards and principles identified by the governing bodies in the field of kinesiology, motivation and performance psychology with integrity and care. 

Forever a student and coach, he is committed to the lifelong process of continuing education, practical experience, and self-reflection.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Mike:

https://www.instagram.com/mryanwellcoach/

https://coach.wellcoach.com/michael-ryan/

https://formelife.com/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Jesse Grund!

Jesse A Grund is the owner of Unconventional Strength in Orlando, FL. He has over 10 years of experience in the industry. He is also the Performance Director of Orlando Body Therapy, as well as an educator for TRX Training.

Jesse's passion is simple: coach men and women to their optimum potential and to places they never expected they could take their body. He proudly coaches everyone from stay at home Moms to World Champion Athletes with the same mantra of “Move well. Move strong. Move often. Thrive!”

Jesses professional accolades include: Certified Strength Coach (NCSF CSC)

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Jesse:

www.instagram.com/unconventional_strength

https://www.unconstrength.com/

Check out this week's podcast episode with Chris DiVecchio!

Chris brings an innovative approach to health and fitness with a unique blend of self-development transformation training. With over 20 years of experience, DiVecchio has trained everyone from athletes to models to people just trying to find time to fit in a workout. The majority of his clientele consists of high-level executives who have spent their lives building their wealth and success at the expense of their health and wellness and are now truly dedicated to balancing both.

DiVecchio has made media headlines such as Good Morning America, The New York Post, Men’s Health, and Men’s Fitness for helping his client win the largest weight loss prop bet to date of $1.2 million dollars. He has also been featured on KTLA Morning News to talk about his book The 5x2 Method Revealing the Power of Your Senses. 

Chris is also the creator of the "Mobility Wall" which has been heralded as "the future of foam rolling," due to its upright position making it easy for you to target the most effective areas of your body without the hassle of getting on the ground.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Chris:

https://www.instagram.com/mobility_wall/

https://www.chrisdivecchio.com/

https://mobilitywall.com/ 

This week's podcast episode is with Eitan Gelber!

Eitan is an Israeli native, who has spent 15 years at Stanford University where he became the director of the Athletic Training Department. He has spoken nationally and internationally on a variety of sports medicine topics. Eitan is currently the Director of Assessment at a start-up in Menlo Park called Aperion Life. They offer concierge health services where they assess, educate and plan for long-term healthy living for a variety of executive clientele. Eitan has spent the last 20 years working with high-level athletes of all kinds ranging from USA Judo, USA Wrestling to the Israeli National Judo Team. He has several certifications including MA, ATC, CSCS, CMT, and DNSP.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Eitan:

https://www.apeiron.life/

https://www.instagram.com/eitans.g/

This week's podcast episode features John Sinclair!

John has 20+ years of coaching all levels of sport and holds comprehensive knowledge and experience in the aspects and management of all training dynamics (technical-tactical, physical, mental, recovery/regeneration). He has developed a very specific programming algorithm to organize and enhance biological systems for the purpose of creating resiliency. He believes that variability is the key to health and with careful and specific individualized programming we can significantly increase performance and drastically decrease the potential for overuse and injury.

A few of John's accolades include 15 certificates in coaching, science, nutrition, post-rehabilitation therapy, and sports performance, he is a master coach and educator for 7 different companies in the fitness industry, and he coaches athletes in professional, semi-professional and Olympic and Paralympic games including, NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, NLL, MLS, WTA, AHL, WHL.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from John:

https://www.instagram.com/authentichealthcoach/

https://www.authentichealthcoaching.com 

Check out this week's podcast episode with Maz!

Maz has 12+ years of experience working in the health, wellness, and fitness industry. He is a qualified Physiotherapist with a personal training background and is registered with the CSP, HCPC and REPs. He takes a holistic and individualized approach to strength and movement through his experience and understanding of the human structure and form.

He is the proud owner of the Step Up Physiotherapy Gym which is currently comprised of two divisions, physiotherapy and strength. Maz has also successfully completed the Functional Range Seminars qualifications and is a fully qualified Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist (FRCms), Functional Range Assessment specialist (FRA), Functional Range Release practitioner (FR), Kinstretch instructor, and Stick Mobility Coach.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Maz:

https://www.instagram.com/stepupphysiotherapy/ 

https://stepupphysiotherapy.com 

Tune in to this week's podcast episode with Paul Edmondson!

Paul is a Fellow of Applied Functional Science having completed the GIFT 40-week program in 2012. He is also CAFS, NG360 GPS, and 3DMAPS certified. Paul studied under the brilliant guidance of Dr. Gary Gray and Dr. David Tibierio, also the likes of Robert Schleip, Thomas Myers, Michol Dalcourt, and Anthony Carey along his journey in movement education and research. He is a former speaker for Anatomy Trains, a current Core-Tex and Power Plate Master Trainer internationally, and most recently certified as a Gray Institute Speaker/Educator and Presenter. He has been involved mostly in PT education in the UK for the past 7 years, but now relishes his new role at the Gray Institute teaching the Principles and Applications of Applied Functional Science for Movement Professionals to further enhance their career.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Paul:

https://www.instagram.com/paul_edmondson_mta_gi/

https://grayinstitute.com 

This week's podcast episode features "Kettlebell OG" Steve Cotter!

For more than 30 years, Steve has promoted body-mind fitness around the world through martial arts, qigong, mobility, flexibility, kettlebell training, and via IKFF educational courses. He has worked tirelessly to share the power of kettlebells and his efforts to teach his art form have globally impacted the growth and popularity of kettlebell training.

His physical features of power led him to be named by Men’s Health magazine as one of the Top 100 Fittest Men of All-Time, yet it is his clear communication and ability to break down the complex that has brought him global recognition as a fitness educator who leads hands-on training to thousands of fitness professionals in over 60 nations.

Steve also wrote the book on Kettlebell Training and created the Encyclopedia of Kettlebell Training DVD series which provided the foundational instruction for countless trainers who learned how to use kettlebells through his teachings. More than anything, Steve loves to teach and share his unique experience to promote health, happiness, and longevity through fitness.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Steve:

https://www.instagram.com/stevecotter_ikff/

https://www.facebook.com/ikffofficial/

http://ikff.net/steve-cotter/

Check out this week's podcast episode with wellness entrepreneur Mike Lyon!

Mike is a Co-Founder of Pedestal Footwear. He believes in old-school training methods that focus on performance and functionality. His vision was to form a company that provided something excellent, benefited the end-user, and didn’t sell something just for the sake of selling.

Pedestal Footwear is a company focused on the feet and their relation to the rest of the body. Their mission is to awaken athletes to their feet. They believe that feet are extremely important for optimal performance yet are the most neglected part of the training regiment.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Mike:

https://pedestalfootwear.com/

https://www.instagram.com/pedestalfootwear/

This week's podcast episode features strength coach Alex Kanellis!

Alex brings with him many years of experience on and off the field as a D1 collegiate athlete and trainer. He has positioned himself among the elites as the head strength coach with the Iowa State Wrestling Team and Strength and Conditioning coach at Weck Method. Alex is an MS, CSCS, and has pioneered and developed the innovative Landmine University.

In this podcast we discuss:

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More from Alex:

https://www.landmineuniversity.com/

https://www.instagram.com/landmineuniversity/