Today’s episode features Jordan Borges, head coach of Team Florida Gulf Coast Weightlifting. He has an extensive background in the sport of Olympic weightlifting and speaks about his transition from competing at the national level to coaching athletes who compete at that level.

Highlights include:

🎙  Originally from outside Boston area but moved to FL when he was young

🎙  Joined Team FL Gulf Coast at the age of 6 after his brother, Ryan, joined

🎙  Medaled at his first national meet at the age of 9 - this was when he realized that he had a promising athletic career in the sport of Olympic weightlifting

🎙  Trained with Team USA in college while attending Northern Michigan University (the same as Mat Fraser) Took a hiatus from Olympic weightlifting after tearing his hip labrum

🎙  Returned to Team Florida Gulf Coast as a coach and moved the team to CrossFit Bradenton

🎙  Dabbles as a stand up comedian in the Tampa/St. Pete area in addition to his work as a teacher

Coach Jordan also gives a heartfelt shout out to all of the assistant coaches!

Tideline Sports Performance is also a proud sponsor of Team Florida Gulf Coast Weightlifting!

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Instagram: @TeamFLGulfCoast

Website: CrossfitBradenton.com (Barbell Club) 

On today’s episode Dr. Michael addresses a common misconception: whether your ribs can really “go out”. Spoiler alert - ribs don’t go out or pop out! So what actually happens when you feel this irritation and pain along your upper back/shoulder blade area? How do we treat this injury? Tune in to find out!

Today’s episode features Angelica Pardo, a coach at F45 UTC and owner of Pacific Fitness personal training. She talks about her approach to personal training, coaching at F45, and shares a little about her own upbringing and personal fitness journey.

Highlights include:

🎙  Her work with Pacific Fitness to build confidence at home before working out at a gym

🎙  Growing up in 90s, her family’s diet trend was cardio and cottage cheese

🎙  F45: 45 minute workouts focused on HIIT and functional fitness

🎙  Her love for doing the workouts with members at F45 when she’s not coaching

🎙  Training for a Spartan Race in September 2022 to challenge herself

🎙  Looking forward to running the Disney Princess half marathon this winter

🎙  Her large support for veterans causes

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F45 UTC Instagram: @F45_training_SarasotaUTC

F45 UTC Facebook: @F45sarasotaUTC

F45 UTC Website: https://f45training.com/sarasotautc/home

Angelica Pardo/Pacific Fitness: @angela_azn ; @pacificfitnessus

Today’s episode features Alexis Wells, powerlifter and powerlifting coach with her own company called Controlled Chaos. She trains at Barbell Vice in Palmetto and has a staggering powerlifting total of 1026 lbs! (440 lb squat, 198 lb bench press, 440 lb deadlift)

Highlights include:

🎙  Her work as a nurse - started in psychology and has transitioned to PCU/ICU

🎙  Using wraps vs sleeves in powerlifting

🎙  Started coaching in 2020 (branded Controlled Chaos in 2021)

🎙  Combination of remote and in-person coaching

🎙  Why she has a lengthy training history questionnaire as well as movement assessments for her clients

🎙  Utilizing back down sets with lifts

🎙  Working with a coach goes beyond marching orders/programming spreadsheets

When asked why you should workout at Barbell Vice/powerlifting gym vs commercial gym: “If your goal is to become stronger, you need to surround yourself with people who have the same or similar goal.”

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IG: @alexis_faye_

Email: [email protected]

Sponsors: @ritual_apparel , @stronghouseproject 

On this episode Brandon talks about pre workout supplements, what they are, the different types of pre workout, and how to use them! This is a continuation of our supplement series so feel free to go back and listen to the first two episodes in this series:

Episode 29 - Protein Powder (part 2): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-29-protein-powder/id1595604078?i=1000564657295

On today’s episode Dr. Michael sits down with Carolyn Renick, a local running coach in the Sarasota/Bradenton area. She’s completed numerous long distance races (including the Boston Marathon) and is a wealth of knowledge about all things related to running.

Highlights include:

🎙  Her extensive gymnastics background before college

🎙  Becoming the local person for running advice because they saw her pushing her kids all around town

🎙  She runs alongside her athletes and completes the workouts with them

🎙  Focuses on unlocking her runners’ different “gears” to help find the correct pace strategy for them

🎙  Believes that most people run too fast during the bulk of their runs

🎙  Running Triangle: your overall mileage is the base and your top mileage/overall range is pulled up by your speed work

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Instagram: @areyouthatrunner

On today’s episode Dr. Michael discusses an age-old concept in the sports performance world: identifying whether someone is a jaguar or a gazelle.

Tune in to learn the differences between these 2 animal metaphors and how they can be applied in the gym.

Drop a comment below on which you identify more with: Jaguar or Gazelle!

Today’s episode features Bryce “Thor” Johnston, owner of Asgard Training Center. Asgard is a unique, gritty, old school training gym donned with Scandinavian flags hanging from the ceiling, old school posters on the wall, and a laminated map of Asgard behind the squat rack. Asgard is the dwelling place of the Norse gods and Bryce designed his gym with the intent that members enter into a completely different realm to train.

Highlights include:

🎙  Earning the nickname “Thor” while playing high school football

🎙  Receiving a baseball scholarship in college before transitioning to football

🎙  Suffering a Lisfranc injury playing college football and recovering from surgery

🎙  Working as manager at GNC after college

🎙  His quest to purchase unique equipment over time to assemble Asgard Training Center, including Nautilus and Rogue pieces

🎙  How Asgard accommodates powerlifting, bodybuilding, strongman training with all the fun toys - atlas stones, axle bars, Fingal’s fingers

#EarnYourWorth

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Instagram: @Asgard_ATC

Instagram: @ThorsRage_

Facebook: @ThorsRageATC

Dr. Michael sits down with Derrick Hawkins, owner of Derrick Hawkins LMT. Derrick is a massage therapist who blends myofascial connections from massage therapy, functional movement patterns from his training as a physical therapist assistant, and the mindset/flow from yoga.

Highlights include:

🎙  Originally from Bradenton/Palmetto and may have participated in some street racing along University Parkway in high school

🎙  His girlfriend at the time enrolled him in massage school after he decreased her back pain

🎙  Moving to LA in an attempt to become the massage therapist for movie stars

🎙  Working as a physical therapy assistant and massage therapist part time

🎙  Starting his own massage therapy business after leaving both positions

🎙  Completing training as a yoga instructor

Shout out to Modern Chop steakhouse for their recent opening!

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Website: www.DerrickHawkinsLMT.com

Instagram: @DiggyHawkins

Facebook: @DerrickHawkinsLMT

Email: [email protected]

On today's podcast episode, our office manager, Brandon, takes a dive into protein powder supplements, what they are, what they do, and how to choose the right one for you!. This is a continuation and deeper dive into supplementation from our previous episode, top three supplements (Tideline Talks - episode #22, published on 4/12/22).

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MTS Whey Protein: https://www.tigerfitness.com/collections/mts-nutrition/products/mts-nutrition-machine-whey-protein