The Ready State Podcast

By With Kelly and Juliet Starrett

What's The Ready State Podcast about?

Cutting-Edge Conversations On The Human Condition. World-class experts reveal how to get — and stay — ready…for anything. Join hosts Dr. Kelly Starrett and Juliet Starrett for this eye-opening podcast.

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The Ready State Podcast episodes:

04.18.2024
Karissa Bodnar: Thriving as an Entrepreneur with Purpose
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushKarissa Bodnar launched Thrive Causemetics, a vegan direct-to-consumer cosmetics brand in 2015 with the mission of “Bigger than Beauty.” She began her career...
04.04.2024
Kirk Parsley: Why Sleep Impacts Every Aspect of Life and How You Can Improve and Protect Yours
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushKirk "Doc" Parsley completed SEAL training as a teenager and served on SEAL Team Five for 6 years. After leaving to attend college,...
03.21.2024
Caroline Paul: Outdoor Adventure for Healthy and Happy Aging
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushCaroline Paul is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Gutsy Girl: Escapades for Your Life of Epic Adventure and Lost...
03.07.2024
Tia Toomey: Finding Your Why, Rejecting Complacency, and Developing a Champion's Mindset
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushTia Toomey was named one of the world’s fittest women by Sports Illustrated, and is a six-time CrossFit Games champion, Olympic weightlifter, and...
02.22.2024
Michael Gervais: Master Your Mindset and Stop Worrying About What Other People Think
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushWe are thrilled to welcome Michael Gervais to the podcast today. Dr. Gervais is one of the world’s top high-performance psychologists and leading...
02.08.2024
Dan Garner: Objective Measures, Patterns, and the Art in Biomarkers
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushDan Garner has quickly become one of the go-to experts in the human performance industry. His detailed “inside-out” approach and science-backed programming have...
01.25.2024
Kristen Holmes: Improving Circadian Behaviors, Tracking, and Leveraging Wearable Data
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushAs Vice President of Performance Science and Principal Scientist at Whoop, Kristen Holmes blends her academic and applied background in athletics, coaching, performance...
01.11.2024
Bonnie Wan: A New Take on Goal Setting and Living Life Without Regret
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushBonnie Wan is an author and speaker, as well as partner and head of brand strategy at the world-renowned advertising agency, Goodby Silverstein...
12.28.2023
Eric Freitag: Concussions, Recovery, and the Action Plan You Need at the Ready
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushDr. Eric Freitag is a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified neuropsychologist, and certified Emergency Medical Technician. His clinical expertise includes assessing and treating dementia,...
12.14.2023
Tommy Wood: Brain Health, Novel Stimuli, and Actionable Advice to Keep You Sharp as You Age
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushTommy Wood BM BCh, PhD is a neuroscientist, elite-level professional nerd, and performance consultant to world class athletes in a dozen sports. He...
11.30.2023
Andy Galpin: Removing Performance Anchors, Strength and Cognition, and the Future of Digital Twins
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushAndy Galpin is a tenured full Professor at California State University, Fullerton, where he is also Co-Director of the Center for Sport Performance...
11.16.2023
Jared Hanley: The Profound Health Benefits of Spending Time Outside in Natural Environments
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushJared Hanley is a co-founder and CEO of NatureQuant, a research and technology firm building tools to assess and promote nature exposure. Prior...
11.02.2023
Adam Bornstein: Ditching Diet Culture, Mindset Changes, and Expanding Your Comfort Zone
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushAdam Bornstein is a New York Times bestselling author who is rewriting the rules of nutrition and fitness. He is an award-winning journalist...
10.19.2023
Tom Walters: Empowering People with Simple Exercises to Alleviate Pain and Recover from Injury
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushDr. Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist that specializes in the treatment of pain and movement disorders. He is the founder...
10.05.2023
Shawn Stevenson: Creating Kitchen and Table Culture to Reap the Vast Benefits of Gathering for Family Meals
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09.21.2023
Brad Stulberg: Mastering Change, Taking Action, and Rugged Flexibility
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushBrad Stulberg is the bestselling author of the new book Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything is Changing, Including You. Brad...
09.07.2023
Dan Buettner: Blue Zones Secrets, Actionable Lessons, and Transforming Communities By Changing Local Environments and Social Networks
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushDan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places...
08.24.2023
Josh Appel: Pararescue, Emergency Medicine, and a Lifetime Commitment to Service
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushJosh Appel is an Emergency Medicine Physician, and Chief of Emergency Medicine at the Southern Arizona VA. He is a former Air Force...
08.10.2023
Jason + Colleen Wachob: Well-Being vs. Wellness, Accessibility, and Building Habits That Bring You Joy
View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 14-Day Trial to Virtual Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushJason and Colleen Wachob are the co-founders and co-CEOs of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly...
07.27.2023
Tom Morris: Resilience Mindset, Controlling the Controllables, and Achieving Goals Regardless of Circumstance
Tom Morris is in his 16th year within the Indiana Strength and Conditioning department of Indiana University, serving as the senior Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance for the department of intercollegiate athletics. He is responsible for the development and...
07.13.2023
Dr. Darren Candow: The Myths, Facts, and Vast Benefits of Creatine Supplementation
Dr. Darren Candow, PhD, CSEP-CEP, is Professor and Director of the Aging Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina, Canada. The overall objectives of Dr. Candow’s internationally renowned research...
06.29.2023
Katy Bowman: Expanding Your Movement Diet and Making Movement Meaningful Beyond Fitness
Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader of the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman is changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. Bowman teaches movement globally and has written 9 previous books on the importance of...
06.15.2023
Sean Pastuch: Humanizing Healthcare by Professionalizing the Fitness Industry
Dr. Sean Pastuch is a dedicated husband, father, and leader. He is the Founder and CEO of Active Life, a company that guides its clients to a life well-lived, through the attainment of empowered thought, physical freedom, and emotional wellbeing....
06.01.2023
Joyce Shulman: Intentional Walking for Health, Creativity, and Longevity
Joyce Shulman is Co-Founder and CEO of 99 Walks and Jetti Fitness, two wellness and walking lifestyle brands on a mission to forge connection and inspire millions to walk their way to better.Throughout her personal and professional life, Joyce’s regular...
05.18.2023
Dave Colina: Founding O2 Hydration, Lessons Learned, and the Myth of Big Soda and Sports Drinks
Dave Colina is the founder and CEO of O2 Hydration, an Inc. 5000 beverage brand and the Official Sports Drink of The CrossFit Games. A former corporate strategist, Dave cut his entrepreneurial teeth while helping open a non-profit charter high...
05.04.2023
Lindsay Berra: Growing Up with Baseball Legend Yogi Berra and the Emotional Documentary that Goes Beyond the "Yogi-isms"
Lindsay Berra is a freelance sports journalist based in New Jersey. She is the oldest grandchild of Carmen and Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra and serves as an executive producer of the brand new documentary, IT AIN’T OVER, an...
04.20.2023
Jon Gregory: Resistance Training Technology, and the Value of Convenience, Efficiency, and Effectiveness
Jon Gregory is the founder and CEO of Vitruvian, a resistance training technology company. Jon has a background in applied physics but worked for years in finance and as a high frequency trader, ultimately starting his own firm. The lo-tech...
04.06.2023
Stefi Cohen: From Soccer to Olympic Lifting to Powerlifting to Boxing, How Determination and Grit Shattered All the Barriers
Stefi Cohen is a 25-time world record holding powerlifter and the strongest woman pound for pound in the world. She has dedicated her life to pushing the boundaries of what is physically possible. In addition to her passion for sports,...
03.23.2023
Jim "Smitty" Smith: Everyone's Favorite Strength Coach, Ageless Athletes, and Lifelong Learning
Jim Smith or Smitty is the owner of Diesel Strength & Conditioning. He has dedicated his life to helping others fall in love with fitness. Developing the Ageless Athlete protocol, Smitty has created the solution for all lifters and athletes...
03.09.2023
Jason McCarthy: Rucking, Embracing the Suck, and Community Building Through Fitness
Jason McCarthy is the founder and CEO of GORUCK. While serving in Special Forces, GORUCK was born and the goal was simple: build a rucksack with life or death quality standards that would thrive from Baghdad to NYC. Jason is...
02.23.2023
Joe De Sena: Resilience, The Quitters Office, and Life Lessons from a Crime Boss
Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports brand. He has built Spartan into a global fitness and wellness brand, with a 10 million+ community of athletes across the globe. Under his leadership,...
02.09.2023
Marcus Filly: From Medical School to Professional CrossFit Athlete to Founding Functional Bodybuilding
Marcus Filly is the founder of Functional Bodybuilding. After leaving medical school, Marcus turned instead to health and fitness to help people more directly with training and nutrition in their day to day lives. Drawing on an extensive training background...
01.26.2023
Dave Durante: Current State of Men's Gymnastics, The Power of Progression, and Why Gymnastics Skills are Fundamental
Dave is a multiple-time USA Gymnastics National Champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team. Dave has coached gymnastics teams to multiple National Championships, was a lead coach for the CrossFit Gymnastics L1 Course where he developed the...
01.12.2023
Travis Mash: Powerlifting, Youth Development, and the Importance of Athlete Monitoring
Travis Mash has been strength training for over 21 years and has been working with athletes on their strength, speed, and athletic performance for over 15 years. Travis has worked with athletes and non-athletes of all levels from NFL and...
12.29.2022
Shane Farmer: Finding Grounding Through Sport, The Ability to Suffer, And Why You Should Care About Indoor Rowing
Shane Farmer is the founder of Dark Horse Rowing. He's a rower, a 4X CrossFit Games athlete, former gym owner, Concept2 Master Instructor and has made his career de-mystifying rowing for non-rowers. He's married with two kids and has 13...
12.15.2022
Lynsey Dyer: Extreme Skiing, Experiencing Flow States, and Motherhood as a Professional Athlete
Lynsey Dyer is a professional athlete, illustrator, self healing and wildlife advocate. As an athlete, Dyer won the FREESKI overall extreme skiing tour (7 straight wins), was the first female on the cover of FREESKIER Magazine (mid air off a...
12.01.2022
Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter: Empowering and Supporting Veterans with the National Veterans Memorial and Museum
Lieutenant General Ferriter, U.S. Army (Retired), is the founding President and CEO of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM). Not simply a museum, NVMM seeks to honor and positively impact the lives of Veterans by sharing the Veteran experience...
11.17.2022
Jeff Byers: Life After Football, Prioritizing Attitude and Effort, and Democratizing High Performance
Jeff Byers is the co-founder and CEO of Momentous -- a holistic wellness and nutrition company based in Park City, Utah. Designed by the brightest minds in performance athletics, but available for the everyday wellness enthusiast, Momentous is the first and...
11.10.2022
[Bonus] Built To Move: Introducing the Vital Signs, a Simple Way to Assess and Ultimately Improve Your Ability to Move Throughout Life
We’re back with another bonus episode about our upcoming book, Built To Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully. The book is structured around “Vital Signs” and we get into what that means, and...
11.03.2022
Jill Miller: The Evolution of a Fascia Expert, Body Blind Spots, and a Bottom Up Approach to Healing
Jill Miller, C-IAYT, ERYT, YA-CEP fascia expert, has 30 years of corrective movement expertise that forges links between the worlds of yoga, massage, athletics, and pain management. Her signature self-care fitness programs, Yoga Tune Up® and The Roll Model® are...
10.27.2022
[Bonus] Built To Move: Introducing Our New Book Detailing The Ten Essential Health Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully
In this bonus episode, we sit down and chat about the Starrett's upcoming book, Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully. We introduce the book, go over how and why the project...
10.20.2022
Layne Norton: Demystifying Nutrition Research, Bone Crushing Consistency, and Why You Should Date Not Marry Your Beliefs
A self-proclaimed nerd who lifts heavy things, Layne has completed with honors both a BS in Biochemistry and a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. As an innovator in the fitness industry, Layne helped popularize flexible dieting and online nutrition coaching/contest prep....
10.06.2022
Luca Padua: Surfing Big Waves, Innovative Training Techniques, and Being the Youngest Person to Surf Mavericks
Luca Padua is a big wave surfer and all around stellar athlete. At 13, Luca was the youngest person to ever surf Mavericks, and has never looked back. We got to catch up with Luca about how he got into...
09.22.2022
Kyla Channell: Fueling for Performance, Common Misconceptions, and Why Carbs are King
Kyla Channell is a Degreed Nutritional Practitioner, specializing in elite athlete fueling for each unique sport and sex differences between athletes. She is the founder of Nutritional Revolution where she works 1:1 with clients providing nutrition plans tailored to each...
09.08.2022
Brent Brookbush: Transforming Continuing Education, Evidence-Based Practice, and How to Be a Better Consumer of Research
Dr. Brent Brookbush has been an impassioned human movement professional since 1998, and an impassioned educator since 2004. As the founder and CEO of the Brookbush Institute, Brent is on a mission to transform education by creating a subscription platform...
08.25.2022
David Weck: Fitness Innovation, Balance, and the Origin of the Rope Flow
David Weck is the inventor of the BOSU® Balance Trainer and founder of WeckMethod. David’s influence reaches millions of people across the globe. From world class athletes to disabled individuals regaining the ability to walk, David has been helping people...
08.11.2022
Perry Nickelston: Reframing Pain, Tiny Little Action Steps, and Why If You're Human...You've Got a Lymphatics Problem
Perry Nickelston, DC, NKT, FMS, SFMA, is a Chiropractic Physician with primary focus on Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition and trained from The American College of Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders. He is an expert in myofascial, orthopedic,...
07.28.2022
Rory Mckernan: Moving from CrossFit HQ to CrossFit Mayhem, Habit Formation, and the Legend of Some Missing Gold
Rory Mckernan is the Director of Business Development and Athlete representation at Mayhem Nation. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge to his athletes from his years working as a Media Director and on-camera personality for CrossFit and the Host...
07.14.2022
Kenny Kane: From Stand-Up Comedy to Coaching, and the Critical Nature of Context
Kenny Kane is a life-long performer and coach who is fueled by improving quality of life for people in principled ways. He bought CrossFit Los Angeles in 2014 with a vision to build a unified coaching team and the business...
06.30.2022
Megan Young: Being a Data Driven Performance Coach, Surviving Cancer, and Winning with the Seattle Sounders
Megan Young is the Performance Coach for the Seattle Sounders. She is a lifelong learner of optimizing for human performance, health and welfare, strategic integration of sport science, human optimization technology, data systems, and leading cross-functional management to support winning...

What's The Ready State Podcast about?

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The Ready State Podcast episodes:

Karissa Bodnar: Thriving as an Entrepreneur with Purpose

Kirk Parsley: Why Sleep Impacts Every Aspect of Life and How You Can Improve and Protect Yours

Caroline Paul: Outdoor Adventure for Healthy and Happy Aging

Tia Toomey: Finding Your Why, Rejecting Complacency, and Developing a Champion's Mindset

Michael Gervais: Master Your Mindset and Stop Worrying About What Other People Think

Dan Garner: Objective Measures, Patterns, and the Art in Biomarkers

Kristen Holmes: Improving Circadian Behaviors, Tracking, and Leveraging Wearable Data

Bonnie Wan: A New Take on Goal Setting and Living Life Without Regret

Eric Freitag: Concussions, Recovery, and the Action Plan You Need at the Ready

Tommy Wood: Brain Health, Novel Stimuli, and Actionable Advice to Keep You Sharp as You Age

Andy Galpin: Removing Performance Anchors, Strength and Cognition, and the Future of Digital Twins

Jared Hanley: The Profound Health Benefits of Spending Time Outside in Natural Environments

Adam Bornstein: Ditching Diet Culture, Mindset Changes, and Expanding Your Comfort Zone

Tom Walters: Empowering People with Simple Exercises to Alleviate Pain and Recover from Injury

Shawn Stevenson: Creating Kitchen and Table Culture to Reap the Vast Benefits of Gathering for Family Meals

Brad Stulberg: Mastering Change, Taking Action, and Rugged Flexibility

Dan Buettner: Blue Zones Secrets, Actionable Lessons, and Transforming Communities By Changing Local Environments and Social Networks

Josh Appel: Pararescue, Emergency Medicine, and a Lifetime Commitment to Service

Jason + Colleen Wachob: Well-Being vs. Wellness, Accessibility, and Building Habits That Bring You Joy

Tom Morris: Resilience Mindset, Controlling the Controllables, and Achieving Goals Regardless of Circumstance

Dr. Darren Candow: The Myths, Facts, and Vast Benefits of Creatine Supplementation

Katy Bowman: Expanding Your Movement Diet and Making Movement Meaningful Beyond Fitness

Sean Pastuch: Humanizing Healthcare by Professionalizing the Fitness Industry

Joyce Shulman: Intentional Walking for Health, Creativity, and Longevity

Dave Colina: Founding O2 Hydration, Lessons Learned, and the Myth of Big Soda and Sports Drinks

Lindsay Berra: Growing Up with Baseball Legend Yogi Berra and the Emotional Documentary that Goes Beyond the "Yogi-isms"

Jon Gregory: Resistance Training Technology, and the Value of Convenience, Efficiency, and Effectiveness

Stefi Cohen: From Soccer to Olympic Lifting to Powerlifting to Boxing, How Determination and Grit Shattered All the Barriers

Jim "Smitty" Smith: Everyone's Favorite Strength Coach, Ageless Athletes, and Lifelong Learning

Jason McCarthy: Rucking, Embracing the Suck, and Community Building Through Fitness

Joe De Sena: Resilience, The Quitters Office, and Life Lessons from a Crime Boss

Marcus Filly: From Medical School to Professional CrossFit Athlete to Founding Functional Bodybuilding

Dave Durante: Current State of Men's Gymnastics, The Power of Progression, and Why Gymnastics Skills are Fundamental

Travis Mash: Powerlifting, Youth Development, and the Importance of Athlete Monitoring

Shane Farmer: Finding Grounding Through Sport, The Ability to Suffer, And Why You Should Care About Indoor Rowing

Lynsey Dyer: Extreme Skiing, Experiencing Flow States, and Motherhood as a Professional Athlete

Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter: Empowering and Supporting Veterans with the National Veterans Memorial and Museum

Jeff Byers: Life After Football, Prioritizing Attitude and Effort, and Democratizing High Performance

[Bonus] Built To Move: Introducing the Vital Signs, a Simple Way to Assess and Ultimately Improve Your Ability to Move Throughout Life

Jill Miller: The Evolution of a Fascia Expert, Body Blind Spots, and a Bottom Up Approach to Healing

[Bonus] Built To Move: Introducing Our New Book Detailing The Ten Essential Health Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully

Layne Norton: Demystifying Nutrition Research, Bone Crushing Consistency, and Why You Should Date Not Marry Your Beliefs

Luca Padua: Surfing Big Waves, Innovative Training Techniques, and Being the Youngest Person to Surf Mavericks

Kyla Channell: Fueling for Performance, Common Misconceptions, and Why Carbs are King

Brent Brookbush: Transforming Continuing Education, Evidence-Based Practice, and How to Be a Better Consumer of Research

David Weck: Fitness Innovation, Balance, and the Origin of the Rope Flow

Perry Nickelston: Reframing Pain, Tiny Little Action Steps, and Why If You're Human...You've Got a Lymphatics Problem

Rory Mckernan: Moving from CrossFit HQ to CrossFit Mayhem, Habit Formation, and the Legend of Some Missing Gold

Kenny Kane: From Stand-Up Comedy to Coaching, and the Critical Nature of Context

Megan Young: Being a Data Driven Performance Coach, Surviving Cancer, and Winning with the Seattle Sounders