Move the Needle: The Human Performance Podcast Alex Hubelbank: Becoming Undeniably Adaptable
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Mar 18, 2026 Alex Hubbelbank, a performance and physical therapist who works with NBA athletes and at Continuum, discusses breath work, muscle oxygen monitoring, and individualized recovery. She shares her nonlinear career path from Apple to pro sports. Topics include balancing team and private practice, using Moxy sensors to guide interventions, isocapnic breath training, and tailoring strategies for travel and athlete archetypes.
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Hold Boundaries And Be Willing To Quit
- Be undeniably adaptable and clear about your values; be willing to quit when work conflicts with those values.
- Build conviction quickly or you'll be walked over in high-performance private roles.
Use Muscle Oxygen To Drive Timing Of Recovery
- Use muscle oxygen monitoring (Moxy/MOXY) to shift from mechanical to physiological decision-making for recovery and training.
- Monitor responses across workouts to tailor timing and modality (e.g., needling, red light, table down-regulation) around travel and game schedules.
Needling Weekend Revealed Individual Vascular Responses
- Alex and a colleague had opposite responses to a dry-needling weekend tracked by Moxie; her oxygen responded well, his poorly, and workout quality matched.
- She links her positive response to needling with vascular compromise and nitric oxide effects.