The Lifetime Athlete

This episode features another edition in the AnimalFIT series. We’re discussing neurotransmitters this week. We’ll take a brief look at how acetylcholine, adrenaline, dopamine, GABA, glutamate, and serotonin affect athletic performance and exercise program design. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic performance in…

I do a regular segment over on the Backcountry Hunting Podcast called “Backcountry Fitness and Nutrition.” This was a recent edition and I’m sharing it here because forefoot pain known as metatarsalgia is such a commonly occurring problem for many Lifetime Athletes. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping…

Are you an early riser? See yourself as sort of having an average sleep/wake cycle? Prefer to come alive in the evening like Frampton? We’re talking about YOUR Chronotype today, and it’s an AnimalFIT principle that can 10x your training and health. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping…

Backpackers are athletes. ALL humans are athletes. There is an inner athlete residing within each of us. In this episode I discuss the concept of training the backpacking athlete and how to apply the Lifetime Athlete 5-3-1 System to the process. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you…

Often in this journey called LIFE we get lucky. We are fortunate to cross paths with people who enlighten, inspire, and propel us forward. They make us better. My good fortune is to know Nick Ricardi and call him a friend. Nick is a Lifetime Athlete, a true modern day mountain man, and a Renaissance dude to boot. An artist,…

In this episode we discuss the 9 magnificent beasts of the AnimalFIT kingdom. Now is the time to identify and embrace your inner animal. This provides the platform for program development and results optimization. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is helping you to achieve peak athletic performance in any…

This episode in the AnimalFIT series is all about embracing YOUR inner animal. Now that we’ve gone through all the skeletal, joint, muscle, and movement assessments, it’s time to discover your actual body type. Your inner animal. This is only the beginning in learning about yourself and 10xing your health, performance, and longevity! This podcast was brought to you by…

The title says it all. In this episode we discuss how you can use the AnimalFIT system to learn how YOUR muscles function. How you run, jump, and throw is tied to your genetics…your inner beast. Understanding mechanical considerations and movement problem-solving strategies which exist uniquely in your beastly body is powerful self-knowledge. We are on our way to compiling…

In today’s episode I discuss the AnimalFIT methodology for exploring your personal muscle fiber physiology. This is part 2 of 3 in the section on identifying your muscular makeup. We’re progressing toward gaining a greater understanding of all your unique gifts and attributes. This podcast was brought to you by The Lifetime Athlete Coaching and Training Services. Our focus is…

This edition in the AnimalFIT series is Understanding Human Muscles. It’s Part 1 of at least 2 and maybe 3 short episodes on muscle fiber physiology, performance, and self-assessment. I’m breaking this topic into several sections to make it easy to understand, as the title suggests. Today I discuss some of the defining characteristics of muscle, particularly with regard to…