The million-dollar question and tech vs. fit-for-purpose

Dr. Marc Lewis is the Director of Applied Sports Science for the Houston Texans, and prior to his time in the NFL, he also had stints at Penn State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and the University of South Carolina.

Now today’s show is obviously going to focus on sports science, because that’s kind of his jam.

But I’d argue even if you aren’t hard core about sports science, there’s a ton to be learned here.

For instance, would you be interested in how a small wrestling team using a $347 set-up outperformed a bigger school with fancy tech?

Or the big questions you should ask yourself FIRST, before you make any investment into your sports science program?

If so, you’re going to love this episode – so let’s dive in!

Quotable Quotes:

Our job is to help athletes perform better within their sport and help the team win games

The key is to create an infrastructure that links technology to practical interventions and action items

It’s not just about having data; it’s about centering it around the athlete and how to best support them

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• Marc’s incredible origin story, from his challenging childhood to become a leader in sports science
• How the military transformed Marc both physically and mentally, and gave him a path forward
• The “Million Dollar Question” of sports-science
• How a small college with a $347 sports science budget ran circles around a school with more resources
• The most important question you should ask BEFORE you invest in any sort of tech
• Why it’s not just about the tech, but how it will work in your environment that matters most
• How the Texans are incorporating sports-science to make real-time decisions on player health and performance
• The “layers” of sports science he’s trying to unpack to see where an athlete is underperforming (and why)
• Resources (both free and paid) that Marc is working on to take the sports-science industry to the next level!

Connect with Marc:

• Marc Lewis’ Website
• Marc on IG
• Marc on X
• The Sports-Science Handbook: A Blueprint for Better Decision-Making in Sport

Related Links:

• Eamonn Flanagan on Building Fast, Explosive and Robust Athletes with Plyometric Training
• Building a High-Performance Model on a Budget with Dr. Anne Beethe

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