Today on The Peak Performance podcast the team discusses the concept of resilience which includes the topics of optimism, explanatory styles, gratitude and thinking traps.  The information contained in this podcast is geared towards aiding the professional war fighter in strengthening their resilience for better performance and overall quality of life.

In this episode we interview Dr. Nick Heebner, He is currently the Director of the University of Kentucky’s Sports Medicine Research Institute and his current research activities focus on injury prevention and performance enhancement in military and collegiate athletes. 

Today on the Peak Performance we have Ali Gilbert. Ali is a two-time Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness Professional, Ali has become highly sought after for her unique approach that combines training, nutrition and lifestyle hacks to alter body composition and maximize testosterone levels. She can be found at https://ali-gilbert.com and on Instagram @thealigilbert   

This week the team discussed the different types of motivation and how they relate to the operators performance and tactical training. Plus what to do if you find yourself lacking motivation while working and training from home.

This weeks podcast centers around mistakes or challenges we see presented to the Tactical Operator.  

We cover our backgrounds and history training the Tactical population. 
We give a review of the physical qualities necessary to be a successful athlete and how we program them through out weekly and yearlong training plans.
We discuss the challenges of programming for a traditional athletes vs the tactical population.
Should operators just do Crossfit or other generic programs? What goes into individualizing programs. 
How do we monitor daily readiness and use that information to adjust programming.
We finish with a discussion of the biggest mistakes we see with operator physical training plans. 

THE PEAK PERFORMANCE TEAM DISCUSES ENERGY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. ESD IS THE DEVELOPMENT OR TRAINING OF THE 3 MAIN
ENERGY SYSTEMS WE UTILIZE FOR THE ACTIVITIES WE ENGAGE IN. IT
COMES DOWN TO THE FLOW OF ENERGY IN LIVING ORGANISMS.

IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THREE
ENERGY SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER, NOT IN ISOLATION.

In this weeks episode The Peak Performance staff discusses low back pain within the tactical population.
How significant is the problem within AFSOC?
What are the primary causes of low back pain?
How do you know you need a X-ray or MRI? How do you know if you need a surgical consult?
What are some early and long term conservative treatment options for low back pain?
Can we ever get rid of low back pain forever?

Hope you enjoy the episode. Leave us questions and comments @trainwiththepeak on Instagram or The Peak Performance page on Facebook.

The Peak Performance Team discuss what physical qualities are needed to build an elite Tactical Athlete.  

We lead off with current events from stripes.com on the news that the Air Force will be implementing a No Fail PT test. 

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/no-fail-practice-fitness-tests-are-expected-for-the-entire-air-force-in-the-spring-1.614861

We talk about the origin of the term tactical athlete and whether there are more appropriate terms to use 

We cover the multiple physical qualities necessary to be an defective tactical operator. 

How would we develop a super soldier. 

Do PED’s have a place or benefits for the modern day warfighter

 Rich Moravec, PT  discuses Nutrtion and Supplements with Lindsey Pfau, Lindsey is the Premier expert in the sports nutrition industry helping athletes fuel their body. Lindsey Elizabeth MS RD CSSD is a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics. Between working in collegiate athletics with the SEC and ACC, working with military special operations, and running her own private practice and consulting business for runners, Lindsey has always provided a very high level of customized nutrition services to meet the needs of unique populations. A "one size fits all" approach has never suited Lindsey's philosophies. But despite the detail and attention given to each individual, Lindsey believes simplicity is key to successful nutrition outcomes.

https://www.lindseyelizabethnutrition.com