Today we welcome Zak Gabor to the podcast! In this episode, we discuss some of the shortcomings in healthcare and especially physical therapy, the things that are truly important in rehab, biomedical vs biopsychosocial approach, and more!  Zak also talks about his company, The Level Up Initiative, which is an amazing mentorship program for new clinicians in the medical field. It was a lot of fun to talk about Zak's experience as a clinician and how his view of working with humans has changed over the years.  This was an awesome conversation that definitely made me rethink how I conceptualize patient care.  If you are in the medical field, I would suggest going to check out Level Up and CALU (their partnership with Clinical Athlete). It helped me grow in so many ways and continues to help thousands of new grads across the country.  Enjoy!

Instagram: @zakgabor.dpt  and  @thelevelupinitiative

https://www.thelevelupinitiative.com/

https://we-are-calu.mykajabi.com/calu-summit-1

On the second episode of our mini series "Sharpen The Axe", we break down the importance of being a part of a community that serves you.  We discuss the impact the relationships in your life have on your health, how to find a community, how to play a vital role in your community, and how to use the power of community to build your healthiest self.  We are excited to help you grow physically as well as mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  Let us know what you think and I hope you get something from these converstations! Never. Stop. Moving.

Tribe - Sebastian Junger

http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger

Robert Waldinger: What Makes a Good Life? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI

Harvard Study of Adult Development

https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org/

In this new series called "Sharpen the Axe", we dive into some topics outside of the realm of physical health.  We discuss different facets of mental, emotional, and spiritual health that we believe make a person truly healthy.  This first episode is to pay tribute to our previous coach and mentor Chad Short who is a large reason for why we are doing what we are doing today.  We hope to carry on his lessons, his stories, and his legacy and share it with you all.  We hope some of these lessons and ideas resonate with you and we are excited to hear from you all about them. Never. Stop. Moving.

This is one you are going to want to listen to.  We had Taylor Starch on to talk about running with us and man was it a good conversation. Taylor goes down the rabbit hole on topics consisting of aerobic training and emphasizing low intensity cardio, strength training for runners with a unique perspective, and how runners should be thinking about their training.  Taylor goes over some really awesome information and makes it applicable for people trying to improve their health, as well as their performance.  Enjoy the conversation.

Never. Stop. Moving.

In today's episode we dive into Caleb's company "Big Cat Performance", his philosophy of training and coaching for athletes, the term injury prevention and how we should be approaching it, and much more. This was a great conversation that everyone can take something from.  Enjoy the listen!

Go check out Caleb's content at:

instagram: @bigcatperformance7

Tiktok: @bigcatperformance

Website: www.bigcatperformance.com

Join us today as myself and my business partner Kenton Keeslar talk about our company Elevate Physical Therapy and Human Performance.  We talk about our core values, our vision for the company, and what you guys can expect from us in the near future.  We are super excited to get this ball rolling and share what we have in store for you.  Follow along with our journey!  Never. Stop. Moving.

Today we break down the idea of "You Heal You" and how to apply it to your life within training and rehab.  We look at this idea through a macro lens of each person needing to take ownership of their own health and everything required to maintain it, as well as through a micro lens where we break down healing in terms of the physiological process of healing.  Join us as we explore the idea of what health looks like in our eyes and what the healing process actually looks like.