This episode we cover Ned's ban on paper towels, his remodeling efforts, and how to avoid cravings (00:29-10:30). Ned has a vegan athlete. Why is he trying to get her to eat fish and eggs? Creatine and vegan supplementation. (10:31-21:20). Concussions, Tua, an NES athlete concussion tale. Concussion prevention in the weight room. Does Ned need glasses? (21:21-50:30) 

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(00:30-07:25) Ned gives us an update on his golf outing, and what he does to get the competitive juices flowing. (07:26-18:59) Best Cardio practices, spoiler alert, running on pavement is not good for knees. (19:00-33:36) Ned shares his thoughts on Olympic Lifting, and if it is the best way to approach strength and conditioning.

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This episode was recorded inside the new NES Sports Performance Facility located on the North Haven - Hamden border. Ned gives an update on how the move went, and then gives his takes on an assortment of topics as we celebrated the opening of the new facility and Labor Day this past weekend. 

(00:30-7:15) Intro: NES moves to a new location and toilet stories. (7:39-13:30) Lower back pain treatments and what to avoid. (13:31-21:08) Vegan and gluten free diets. (21:09-27:53) Liver and Abs. (27:54-37:37) Cardio and getting tone. (37:38-46:11) Ned's war against sponsored ads.(46:12-52:49) Are you hurt or injured? (52:50-55:01) Outro.

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Ned brings us up to speed on the new lemonade stand his daughter started. (0:00-13:53). If you do not want to hear about lemonade and business ethics, skip to 13:54, where Ned breaks down Overtraining. What is it? What are the symptoms, and how to recover from Overtraining. (13:54-43:40) 

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This episode answers two questions, what is the NES Experience, and what should you do if you get injured? Intro (00:30-01:00) What is the NES Experience? The physical aspects (1:01-17:04) The psychological aspects (17:05-22:12) What to do if you get injured (22:13-35:52)

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This episode we discuss Ned getting trolled on Instagram. We breakdown Squats, talk about Milk, and Ned gives his thoughts on the Body Mass Index.

Intro (00:30-4:35). Squats (4:36-10:08). Milk Talk (10:09-15:15). Body Mass Index (15:16-25:48). Dad Bods (25:49-33:23).

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This episode breaks down Ned's trip home, and how hard it is to change behaviors. First. we begin with the Athlete Question of the Week (1:00-4:15). Introduction: Plane flight back & Cinny (4:30-16:34). Ned's trip back to Indiana (16:33-1:02:00)

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Ned starts the episode by explaining how headbands work. Shout out to All-Americans Amanda Castaldi, Tyler Hansen, and Gabi Prisco. We discuss what factors cause injuries in sports.

Ned breaks down how NES Sports Performance evaluates athletes when they first join the facility. We cover injury history, movement, power & speed, psychological, restoration, and how they make up the evaluation. 

Intro (00:30-5:15). All-Americans (5:16-10:10). Why do injuries occur? (10:11-16:24). Evaluations (16:25-45:45)

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This episode Ned breaks down the origins of the word "Diet" and gives a short history of diets. After a brief discussion of the Cotton Ball Diet, we breakdown Tay's history of diets and Ned gives his take on Fat Burners and Waist Trimmers. We end with storytime with Ned.

Question and Answer (1:05-5:25) the Cotton Ball Diet (5:42-7:33) What is a diet? (7:34-8:54) A history of diets (8:55-16:15) Tay's diets (16:16-32:24) Fat Burners (32:25-36:51) Waist Trimmers (36:52-37:47) Storytime with Ned (38:16-45:12)

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With the NFL draft behind us, Ned breaks down where he learned to prepare athletes for the combine and pro days (01:30-11:02), the mental preparation needed to go through the process (11:03-16:16). How do agents get involved and the services they offer before the draft (16:17-21:06)? The day to day training and the hours that go into it (21:07-32:06). The importance the combine and pro days have on draft stock. (32:07-36:59). Story time with Ned (37:00-49:48).

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