We Do the Heavy Lifting

We Do the Heavy Lifting

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  • 258 | Podcast Friday with Our First Video Guest Gabe Bock!

    You've been waiting for it, and it's finally here! The beginning of a new era of our Video Podcasts kicks off today with our first guest, the star and voice of TexAgs Radio Gabe Bock! Gabe's expertise in sports media comes from his background in journalism at Texas A&M University where he graduated in '03 and later spent time as a reporter and producer with Bryan Broadcasting. Gabe has been with TexAgs since 2008 and has now become the face of TexAgs where he is the Host of TexAgs Radio and the Director of Broadcasting!

    31 min
  • 257 | Dr. Michael Roberts | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Closing out our series is Dr. Michael Roberts with our eighth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion. Dr. Roberts is an associate professor from Auburn University and is the Director of the Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory here to share with us his talk titled "The Line-1 Jumping Gene: Hopping from Cancer Research to Exercise Science." 

    19 min
  • 256 | Dr. Lisa Langston | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Up today we have our seventh video and audio rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion! Here we have Dr. Lisa Langston, the Athletic Director of Fort Worth ISD and member of the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame as a basketball and track star. Dr. Langston's talk is titled "Using Athletics to Optimize the Academic and Learning Experience of Student-Athletes" and focusses on the relationship between sports, studies, and how this translates professionally. 

    17 min
  • 255 | Dr. Jeff Woods | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Our sixth speaker from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion is Dr. Jeff Woods! As the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Woods shares with us how activity can regulate gut microbes to keep us healthier in his talk titled "The Power of Poop: Exercise and the Gut Microbiota." 

    19 min
  • 254 | Dr. T. Bettina Cornwell | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Here we have our fifth video from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion! Up today from the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon is Dr. T. Bettina Cornwell, the academic director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center and professor of marketing. Dr. Cornwell shares with us trends in childhood obesity and taste preference development in her talk titled "Taste the Future." 

    17 min
  • 253 | Dr. Jeff Beeler | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Today is the fourth video and audio rebroadcast of the 2018 Hilliard Discussion! We have Dr. Jeff Beeler from the Psychology Department at Queens College, CUNY. Dr. Beeler's talk is called "Dopamine: The Neural Chi" and discusses the effects of dopamine on activity and how we expend our energy. 

    22 min
  • 252 | Mr. Dan Acheson | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    For the third video and audio rebroadcast of the 2018 Hilliard Discussion we have Mr. Dan Acheson, the executive director and CEO of Drum Corps International. Mr. Acheson's talk is called "Getting in Step with the Largest Team on Campus" and discusses the fitness behind marching band professionals. 

    17 min
  • 251 | Dr. David Bassett | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Here we have the second video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion.  Up today in our series is Dr. David Bassett, dept. head of kinesiology, recreation, and sport studies at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Dr. Bassett's talk is called "Physiology of Athletes: Exploring the Limits of Human Performance" 

    21 min
  • 249 | Dr. Susan Kleiner | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

    Today is the first video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion.  Kicking off our series is Dr. Susan Kleiner, the owner of High Performance Nutrition and author of eight successful books on nutrition and strength. Dr. Kleiner's talk is called "The New Power Eating" and looks at the influence of nutrition on athletic performance. 

    20 min

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The most relatable discussions about evolving human performance topics. We Do the Heavy Lifting is dedicated to engaging in dialogue about current sport and exercise research, brought to you by the…