The Principles of Performance

          Dr. Neil Paulvin is a board-certified osteopathic physician practicing in Manhattan, and one of the most recognized names in longevity and regenerative medicine, often referred to as “The Peptide Doc.” He holds board certifications in Family Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulation, Functional and Integrative Medicine, and Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine through the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), and is a member of the International Peptide Society. His practice combines conventional and functional medicine with advanced diagnostics to help patients optimize longevity, recovery, and performance. Dr. Paulvin specializes in peptide therapy, hormone optimization, mitochondrial health, brain health and cognitive optimization, sports medicine, and the brain-gut connection, taking an evidence-based, root-cause approach to precision medicine rather than chasing trends. He has helped Fortune 500 executives, Olympic athletes, top trainers, and A-list celebrities recover faster from injury, optimize their health, and improve performance, and he sees patients in person in Manhattan as well as via telemedicine across multiple states. He is the host of the Life Optimized podcast and a frequent guest across major health and biohacking media, where he breaks down the science behind peptides and other widely discussed longevity compounds. His work has been featured in The New York Post, Nutritious Life, and numerous podcasts and publications covering biohacking, longevity, and human performance.   Links: Home Life Optimized Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life- optimized/id1647288049 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drpaulvin/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-paulvin-a437021a/ — Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at www.foreverclientformula.com The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/fitness_podcasts/ We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/strength-coach-podcasts/

          Joel Smith is the founder of Just Fly Sports. Joel spent 8 years as a strength coach at the University of California – Berkeley, working across swimming, tennis, water polo, and track and field, and has 17 years of experience coaching track and field at the NCAA, club, and private level. He earned his BA in Exercise Science from Cedarville University and his MS from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, and was himself a NAIA All-American track and field athlete. A s a track coach, Joel has guided athletes to NCAA All-American honors and multiple national championships, including a national champion in the women’s 55m dash. As a strength coach, his programs have helped 5 athletes reach Olympic berths, resulting in 9 medals and a world record performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2011, Joel started Just Fly Sports with Jake Clark to bring relevant, research-informed training information to everyday coaches and athletes, and in 2016 he launched the Just Fly Performance Podcast, now one of the leading shows in the sports performance field with over 500 episodes featuring experts across strength and conditioning, track and field, biomechanics, and sport psychology. Joel is also the author of Speed Strength: A Comprehensive Guide to the Biomechanics and Training Methodology of Linear Speed, and creator of the Elastic Essentials training course.   Links: https://www.just-fly-sports.com Instagram: @justflysports — Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at www.foreverclientformula.com The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/fitness_podcasts/ We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/strength-coach-podcasts/

          Darryl Edwards is a London-based movement coach, author, speaker, and founder of the Primal Play Method®, an evidence-informed approach to physical activity that draws on exercise physiology, cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and play psychology to make movement enjoyable, adaptable, and easier to sustain across the lifespan. Darryl holds credentials including FCIMSPA (Chartered Fellow with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity), FBSLM, DFSEM(UK), and is an ACSM Cancer Exercise Specialist®. Through his work in exercise oncology, he founded Movement Oncology, applying the Primal Play Method to support people navigating cancer treatment and recovery with confidence, adherence, and safe movement progression. His April 2019 TED talk, “Why Working Out Isn’t Working Out,” has been viewed more than a million times, and his work has been featured across documentaries, TV, radio, podcasts, and international press. Darryl is the best-selling author of Animal Moves, Paleo Fitness, Paleo from A to Z, and My First Animal Moves — a children’s picture book encouraging kids to move more, sit less, and decrease screen time — and has released a range of Animal Moves fitness decks for adults, juniors, and fitness professionals. In 2025, Darryl received the US Play Coalition’s Stephanie P. Garst Distinguished Service Award, recognizing his advocacy for physical and social health through playful movement. Links: https://www.primalplay.com Instagram: @fitnessexplorer TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/darryl_edwards_why_working_out_isn_t_working_out_jan_2 — – Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at www.foreverclientformula.com The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/fitness_podcasts/ We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/strength-coach-podcasts/

        Mickey Brueckner is the Founder and CEO of The ANNEX Sports Performance Center in Chatham, New Jersey, and has spent nearly two decades focused on building better athletes. He founded The ANNEX in 2006, growing it from a basement gym into a 14,000-square-foot, all-encompassing performance facility that has since expanded to a second location. Prior to founding The ANNEX, he held coaching positions at The Garage at HealthQuest and Gill St. Bernards School. A former collegiate baseball standout who was once projected as a 5th-round pick in the 2003 MLB draft, Mickey’s career was cut short by a season-ending elbow injury that required two Tommy John surgeries. That experience redirected his path into coaching and shaped the philosophy behind everything at The ANNEX: train smart, protect the body, and develop athletes who are built to last. His specialty is training overhead throwing athletes — pitchers, quarterbacks, and position players — and his approach to arm care, mechanics, and strength development has helped athletes at every level, from middle school to the pros. He currently also serves as head coach of QB Country New Jersey. Over the years, Mickey and his team at The ANNEX have worked with Super Bowl MVPs, World Series champions, Cy Young winners, and thousands of amateur and professional athletes, including Boston Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello. He also hosts the MTB Performance Project Podcast, where he sits down with fellow coaches and performance professionals — past guests include Lee Taft, Danny Foley, and Tim Riley — for conversations on speed development, coaching methodology, and the idea that knowledge only becomes valuable once it’s actually applied. Across his own content, Mickey consistently returns to a handful of themes he’s most passionate about: arm care and overuse injury prevention in throwing athletes, the balance between development and winning in youth sports, and giving young athletes “permission to learn as much as permission to fail.” Links: https://www.annexsportsperformance.com https://qbcountry.com/new-jersey/ — Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at www.foreverclientformula.com The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/fitness_podcasts/ We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/strength-coach-podcasts/

          Gary Gray is widely known throughout the movement and rehabilitation industry as the “Father of Function.” He is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Content Creator of Gray Institute® and GIFT (Gray Institute for Functional Transformation), the organization he built more than four decades ago in Adrian, Michigan, originally as a physical therapy clinic, performance training facility, and educational institution. Gary is the originator of Applied Functional Science® (AFS), a discipline he developed alongside Dr. David Tiberio that reframes the human body as an integrated chain reaction rather than a collection of isolated parts. Over his career, Gary has worked with elite athletes including Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, and his teaching has shaped a generation of clinicians and coaches across the sports medicine and performance industries. His contributions to the field earned him the John H.P. Maley Award for Outstanding Contributions to Leadership in Research from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Gary also founded Free2Play® (Free2Play Academy, Inc.®), a non-profit organization that uses movement to transform the lives of children around the world. Links: https://grayinstitute.com – Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at www.foreverclientformula.com The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: https://podcast.feedspot.com/fitness_podcasts/ We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts: https://www.millionpodcasts.com/strength-coach-podcasts/