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The Human Performance Project is a podcast that explores the depths of human performance from an endurance athlete's perspective. We cover topics ranging from endurance training to cognitive performance to the role of genetics in shaping our everyday lives. Give it a try and give us some feedback!
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Jason Brooks and Dr. Noah Moos sit down to talk about measuring Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and DC Potential. They make a case for measuring physiological and neurological stress, what HRV and DC Potential are and how to interpret and act on the insights you collect.
In this episode, Jason and Dr. Noah Moos are joined by Natalie Picchetti-Moos for a discussion about common sleep problems, how to identify them, and how to start to resolve them. We nerd out, we laugh and, hopefully, we help you improve your sleep!
In this episode, Jason and Dr. Noah Moos discuss Jason's Fastest Known Time (FKT) run on the Wonderland Trail in Washington. They talk about training, nutrition, sleep, the value of living in nature, notable experiences from the run, and future goals.
This week we geek out on Metabolic Flexibility. Or what we hope strikes you as a sensible life approach to diet and nutrition. Tune in next week as we detail the practical application of metabolic flexibility by laying out a periodized nutrition plan that syncs with a training strategy starting at the high level and working down into the day-to-day detail of planning meals and workouts.
In this episode, we geek out on inflammation looking at the importance of inflammation for human survival and activating training adaptations before exploring the darker side of inflammation. Inflammation is considered as the underlying mechanism associated with illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disease. We then share a framework for measuring the level of systemic inflammation in your body with guidelines on how to normalize inflammation through what we hope are received as simple diet and lifestyle changes.
We answer questions from Running rogue podcast listeners based on our mini-series with the same podcast.
Agile methodology as applied to endurance sports training and coaching is all about doing the right work at the right time and making decisions about your training and health based on real-time feedback taken from both subjective and objective inputs. We discuss how to listen to and measure your body and then how to adjust your training and lifestyle accordingly. This includes discussions on heart rate, heart rate variability, genetic markers, and key blood values.
We are joined by special guest and Olympic 1500m gold medalist Matt Centrowitz (@mgcentro) who trains with the Bowerman Track Club. We discuss things to consider within diet and nutrition in order to optimize performance including discussion on Matthew's own approach to nutrition and how that is now evolving as he approaches 30 years old. From peeing on pH paper to see if you need more veggies to talking about macronutrient balance and race weight, this episode has a bit of everything on this topic. If you do have questions, please send those to jasonclimbs@gmail.com.
Do you feel like you're health is degrading with each passing year? It might be! Listen here to understand how our modern lifestyle can so easily derail our health and performance.
How stressed are you? Can you identify all the sources of stress in your life? Did you know that training stress is the same as any other source of stress in life? In this episode, we talk about the concept of total stress and shed light on how stress affects human health and, thereby, athletic performance.
In todays Podcast we take a deep dive into glycemic control (blood sugar regulation) and why it's so important to health and performance.
In this episode, Jason and Dr. Noah Moos sit down with local strength coach, Mallory Brooks, to discuss the connections between our brains and our muscles and how we repair, rebuild, strengthen, and expand those connections to develop resiliency and improve athletic performance.
We're joined by David DeLeon, the Founder and Head Coach at Of The Lion Fitness (A.K.A. OTL fitness). The three of us make the case for strength as a tool to improve your human (including athletic) performance. We outline what constitutes strength training and what fundamental movements are most important. We rant about what constitutes poor strength training, we highlight many misconceptions about strength training, and we offer unsolicited advice about how to find a good strength training coach. Please enjoy responsibly!
In this episode, Jason and Dr. Noah Moos discuss the esoteric yet important topic of environmental toxicity. Identifying and mitigating exposure to environmental toxins is an easy way to reduce total stress load and ensure you are maximizing nutrient uptake in your daily diet.
In this episode, Jason and Dr. Moos interview Jenni Finley, a 500 hour certified Yoga instructor and mental training coach who uses NLP to help athletes achieve greater levels of mental preparedness for sports competition. We discuss what NLP is and make a case for mental training. Then we discuss how differs from mental training techniques and geek out on the NLP mental training tactics.
In this podcast Jason and Dr. Moos discuss how understanding your cognitive flow can help you optimize your day. We introduce the concepts of peak, valley, and rebound as a concept of cognitive performance and how to structure your day to take advantage of these principles for better production.
Dr. Noah Moos sits down to discuss the breakthrough rehabilitation technique Quantum Neurology with its creator and founder Dr. George Gonzalez. Dr. Gonzalez shares how the technique was researched and discovered. As well as the intricacies of the technique that has helped everyone from elite athletes to severely neurologically challenged people.
We are joined by special guest Natalie Picchetti-Moos of Health Plus ATX and The Human Nutrition Project to discuss behavior change in the context of eating habits. We cover topics ranging from emotional attachments to food to Neuro Emotional Therapy to Epigenetics and the importance of nourishing our vital organs with key micronutrients.
Share in our health and fitness journey as we discuss why and how we got interested in healthcare and endurance sports coaching.
Following up on our deep dive on metabolic flexibility from last week, we lay out a framework for nutritional periodization to support metabolic flexibility while optimizing performance throughout a training cycle. We start in the offseason and culminate with a goal race. Visit our podcast website to find infographics showing an example training week: https://www.humanperformanceprojectpodcast.com/ If you have questions, please contact us at jason@spectrumtrailracing.com
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