The Human Kinetics Podcast

Did you know that approximately 90 percent of high school student-athletes report sustaining an injury while participating in sports? Injuries happen at all levels, and sometimes when we least expect it. Dr. Robb Rehberg has dedicated his career in athletic training and sports medicine to helping athletes prevent injuries and providing the best possible care when they occur. As the Senior Medical Advisor and Director of Game Day Medical Operations for the National Football League (NFL), Dr. Rehberg has worked his way from high school athletic trainer to advising professionals at the most elite level of sports. In this episode, he discussed how coaches can help prepare their athletes to reduce injury risk, what to do if they happen, the importance of hydration, and more. Dr. Rehberg is the editor of Sport First Aid, Sixth Edition.   Sport First Aid, Sixth Edition https://ecs.page.link/DPGXe Robb Rehberg, PhD, ATC, NREMT Dr. Robb Rehberg has served in many roles in the fields of athletic training, sports medicine, and emergency care. He is currently a professor of sports medicine and athletic training at William Paterson University of New Jersey and a senior medical advisor and Director of Game Day Operations for the National Football League (NFL). He also served as head athletic trainer at Westwood Regional Junior/Senior High School in Westwood, New Jersey, for 14 years; as a clinical athletic trainer at the Center for Concussion Care at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey; and as a high school and youth sport coach. Rehberg has held several leadership positions, including serving as president of the Athletic Trainer's Society of new Jersey and as a member of the Eastern Athletic Trainer's Association and National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) District 2 executive boards. Outside of athletic training, Rehberg has served as the director of first aid and emergency preparedness training and program development for the National Safety Council. His contributions and service to sport safety, athletic training, and sports medicine have been recognized through numerous awards, including induction into the halls of fame of both NATA and the Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey. Rehberg has authored three textbooks in the field of sports medicine and has edited over a dozen first aid, CPR, and emergency preparedness textbooks and related training programs. He has served as an author or coauthor of dozens of publications and presented over 200 lectures on various topics in sports medicine and emergency care. He has also authored several online education programs, including ConcussionWise, a concussion education program that has trained over 2.5 million coaches, parents, and athletes in 53 countries. He served as executive producer for over a dozen first aid, CPR, and emergency preparedness training programs with the National Safety Council. He is cofounder of two companies: Sport Safety International, an organization dedicated to the safe participation in sport and physical activity through education, and the Rehberg Konin Group, which is the largest group of athletic training legal experts in the world. Rehberg earned his bachelor's degree in athletic training with a minor in health science from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Sport Science degree from the United States Sports Academy, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in health science from Touro University. Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj  

Injuries, fatigue, soreness and pain are things we all experience. But what do you do when they occur? Do you stop all physical activity, or do you continue training? In this episode, physical therapist and strength coach Dan Pope and certified exercise physiologist Dean Somerset use their decades of experience in helping athletes return to play pain free to discuss why injuries happen, how to train through them, and how to use those methods to train for longevity. Dan and Dean are the co-authors of Rock Solid Resilience: An Evidence-Based Guide to Preventing Injury, Optimizing Strength, and Enhancing Performance. Rock Solid Resilience https://ecs.page.link/De8S9 Dean Somerset Dean Somerset is a personal trainer and certified exercise physiologist who specializes in postrehabilitation fitness. He has worked with clients recovering from joint replacements, sports injuries, spinal cord injuries, cancer, and cardiac surgery. He also trains healthy individuals—in person and virtually—to help them reach their strength, flexibility, and fitness goals. Somerset has developed and taught courses and seminars all around the world on the topics of postrehabilitation fitness, mobility, hip and shoulder health, client assessment, and core training. He has also written for and been featured in Muscle & Fitness, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Bodybuilding.com, and T-Nation. Somerset has presented on numerous occasions for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and canfitpro and is a contributor to Developing the Core, Second Edition, and NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training, Third Edition. Dan Pope, DPT Dan Pope is a physical therapist and strength coach with over 20 years of experience in getting strength and fitness athletes out of pain and returning them to a high level of performance. He is also the owner of Fitness pain Free, a continuing education company that has helped thousands of other coaches and clinicians learn how to do the same. He has also been blessed to be able to travel around the world, speaking on the topics of injury prevention and rehabilitation. Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj  

Caffeine consumption in the United States has been on the rise over the last decade. On average, adults consume 135mg of caffeine per day. Depending on your desire (or need) for a daily boost, that might seem low. But consumption doesn't stop there. Using caffeine for performance dates back to the early 1900s, but how effective is it? To answer that question and more, NSCA certified trainer Aaron Patterson dives into the research and history of the popular supplement to explain how caffeine works, and just how it can impact performance. Aaron Patterson, NSCA-CPT, CWPC, CSAC, CTPS Aaron Patterson provides informative and educational content for Human Kinetics in the areas of health, fitness, strength and conditioning, and sport performance including exercise technique videos, Trainer Talk episodes, Author Talk interviews and Learning with Human Kinetics. Certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Aaron has over 10 years of experience as a personal trainer and sport performance coach. He holds specialty certifications as a Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach (CWPC), Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC), and Certified Tennis Performance Specialist (CTPS), educated through the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA) and Kovacs Institute. In addition, he is a Sport Psychology Consultant helping athletes improve their mental performance. As a track and field coach specializing in jumps and sprints, Aaron is also a Certified American Sport Education Program Coach, is an active member of the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Additional resources NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Second Edition https://ecs.page.link/tM91e Sport Nutrition, Fourth Edition https://ecs.page.link/1PC2M NSCA's Essentials of Sport Science https://ecs.page.link/7hjJZ Nutrient Timing https://ecs.page.link/kFPUE Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj   

As coaches, we know that injuries happen. Not all injuries can be prevented, but the risk of some can be reduced. In this episode, NSCA certified trainer and sport performance coach Aaron Patterson discusses how injuries happen, how to limit the risk, and how managing your workload could make a huge impact on your overall performance. Aaron Patterson, NSCA-CPT, CWPC, CSAC, CTPS Aaron Patterson provides informative and educational content for Human Kinetics in the areas of health, fitness, strength and conditioning, and sport performance including exercise technique videos, Trainer Talk episodes, Author Talk interviews and Learning with Human Kinetics. Certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Aaron has more than 10 years of experience as a personal trainer and sport performance coach. He holds specialty certifications as a Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach (CWPC), Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC), and Certified Tennis Performance Specialist (CTPS), educated through the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA) and Kovacs Institute. In addition, he is a Sport Psychology Consultant helping athletes improve their mental performance. As a track and field coach specializing in jumps and sprints, Aaron is also a Certified American Sport Education Program Coach, is an active member of the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Additional resources Human Kinetics Journals https://journals.humankinetics.com/ NSCA Essentials of Sport Science https://ecs.page.link/7hjJZ NSCA Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Fourth Edition https://ecs.page.link/X8euc High-Performance Training for Sports, Second Edition https://ecs.page.link/KgqN6 Scientific Foundations and Practical Applications of Periodization https://ecs.page.link/z7tus Developing the Athlete https://ecs.page.link/F8NWi Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj

Legendary track and field coach Boo Schexnayder has had an accomplished career spanning over 40 years, perhaps most notably coaching for Team USA and his 18-year tenure at Louisiana State University. In this episode, coach Schexnayder talks about speed development, coaching jumps, rehabbing injuries, and his experiences as a coach and consultant. Schexnayder was a contributor to the recently released NSCA's Developing Speed, Second Edition.   NSCA's Developing Speed https://ecs.page.link/WmUag Boo Schexnayder Boo Schexnayder is internationally known as one of the leading authorities in training design. He is most noted for his 18-year term on the LSU Track and Field staff. Prior to arriving at LSU, Schexnayder spent 11 years at St. James High School in Louisiana coaching football, track and field, and cross country before moving on to Blinn Junior College and Louisiana-Lafayette. Regarded as one of the world's premier field event coaches, he was the mastermind behind 26 NCAA Champions during his collegiate coaching career and has been a part of 13 NCAA Championship teams and a pair of junior college national titles. On the international scene, Schexnayder has coached 18 Olympians and seven Olympic/World Championship medalists. He served on coaching staffs for Team USA for the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing, and was the jumps coach for Team USA at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Schexnayder has been heavily involved in Coaching Education. He formerly served as the national chair of USATF’s Coaching Education Committee, Jumps Subcommittee chair, and chair of the Biomechanics subcommittee. He was the founder of the Track and Field Academy, the educational branch of the US Track and Field and Cross Country Association. He now spends his time as a consultant for Schexnayder Athletic Consulting. Schexnayder Athletic Consulting https://www.sacspeed.com/wp

The idea of "working out" excites some people and is daunting to others. In this episode, personal trainer, educator, and author Pete McCall discusses the importance of staying active and integrating fitness into your lifestyle. Add in recovery, and you now have a recipe to longevity. Pete also talks about his journey as a fitness professional, keeping himself in shape and game ready, and the benefits of living in southern California. Learn more in his trilogy of resources with Human Kinetics. Smarter Workouts https://ecs.page.link/M9VUP Ageless Intensity https://ecs.page.link/fFoDy Smarter Recovery https://ecs.page.link/zYcc8 Pete McCall Pete McCall is the director of education for EoS Fitness, a strength coach, and a fitness educator. He is certified as a personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and he holds a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association  Frequently quoted as a fitness expert in publications such as the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, U-T San Diego Tribune, Time, Men's Fitness, SELF, Glamour, U.S. News & World Report, and Shape Magazine, McCall is a sought-after resource for accurate, in-depth insight into how to get results from exercise. Besides working with individual clients and teaching group fitness classes, he has more than a decade of experience in educating personal trainers around the world, including teaching for both ACE and NASM. McCall is a former exercise physiologist for ACE, where he helped create the Integrated Fitness Training (ACE IFT) model, write the ACE Personal Trainer Manual, and develop education workshops on metabolic conditioning, movement-based training, and youth fitness. He is a master trainer for Core Health & Fitness (the parent company of Nautilus, StairMaster, Star Tac, and Schwinn), a content contributor for 24 Hour Fitness, and an adjunct faculty member in exercise science at both Mesa Community College and San Diego State University. He has delivered wellness education talks for the U.S Navy (at Naval Air Station North Island), the White House, the World Bank, the International Association of Fire Fighters, and Reebok. McCall earned his Master of Science degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from California University of Pennsylvania, and he holds the Fellow in Applied Functional Science credential from the Gay Institute. Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj  

You are training hard, but are you training for your specific goals? The concept of interference isn't new. It actually dates back over 40 years, and it could be a reason you aren't improving in the areas you need most in order to compete at a high level. In this episode, we explore interference and the need for a balanced training program.   Aaron Patterson Aaron Patterson provides informative and educational content for Human Kinetics in the areas of health, fitness, strength and conditioning, and sport performance including exercise technique videos, Trainer Talk episodes, Author Talk interviews and Learning with Human Kinetics. Certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Aaron has more than 10 years of experience as a personal trainer and sport performance coach. He holds specialty certifications as a Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach (CWPC), Certified Speed and Agility Coach (CSAC), and Certified Tennis Performance Specialist (CTPS) educated through the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA) and Kovacs Institute. In addition, he is a Sport Psychology Consultant helping athletes improve their mental performance. As a track and field coach specializing in jumps and sprints, Aaron is also a Certified American Sport Education Program Coach, is an active member of the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP).   Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj   

Dr. Greg Haff, a leading authority in strength and conditioning, shares his extensive expertise on cluster sets, a training method rediscovered since the 1940s. He discusses the unique benefits of varying rest intervals between reps, enhancing performance and recovery. Delving into different types of cluster sets, like traditional and wave loading, he emphasizes their applications in power development and managing fatigue. Practical research examples illustrate how these strategies can improve strength gains and even mental resilience for athletes.

The game of lacrosse requires athletes to be quick, agile, and powerful, and resistance training contributes significantly to the development of speed, agility, endurance, and strength, ultimately making a lacrosse athlete more formidable on the field. In this episode, Colorado Mammoth head of performance Joel Raether and Salisbury University Coordinator of Sport Performance Matt Nein take us inside the world of lacrosse and what it takes to play the sport at a high level. Joel and Matt, co-editors of NSCA's Strength Training for Lacrosse, have over 40 years combined experience in strength and conditioning and are contributing to the rise in popularity of lacrosse. They talk about all of this and more.   Strength Training for Lacrosse https://ecs.page.link/nHwGX   About the National Strength and Conditioning Association The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is the world's leading organization in the field of sport conditioning. Drawing on resources and expertise of the most recognized professionals in strength training and conditioning, sport science, performance research, education, and sports medicine, the NSCA is the world's trusted source of knowledge and training guidelines for coaches and athletes. The NSCA provides the crucial link between the lab and the field. Joel Raether, MAEd, CSCS, TSAC-F, RSCC*D Joel Raether has over 20 years of experience in sport performance at the collegiate and professional levels, and he has worked with hundreds of lacrosse athletes of all levels. He is the managing partner at FAST Performance in Denver, Colorado, and has served as the head of performance for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) since 2008. The Mammoth won the NLL Championship in 2022. Raether also spent seven years at the University of Denver training a multitude of teams, including lacrosse. He has trained more than 10 NCAA national champions, All-Pro athletes, league MVPs, and Super Bowl champions as well as on Olympic gold medalist. Matt Nein, MS, CSCS, RSCC*E Matt Nein is the assistant director of athletics and recreation and coordinator of sports performance at Salisbury University, where he oversees the training programs of 23 varsity teams, three graduate assistants, and an intern and volunteer staff of 10. During his 20-year tenure, Nein has had the opportunity to work with 14 national championship teams (including 12 men's and women's lacrosse national champions), eight individual national championship athletes, and over 340 All-Americans. In 2018, he was named the NSCA's College Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year after being a finalist in 2016 and 2017. Nein currently serves on the NSCA's Awards and Nominations Committee. He founded the NSCA Lacrosse Special Interest Group and now serves on its council. He also represents the NSCA as a liaison on USA Lacrosse's Sports Science & Safety Committee. Recently, Matt has been named the strength and conditioning coach for the 2024 U.S. men's box national team and 2027 U.S. men's sixes national team. When not training athletes, he serves as an adjunct professor in the health and human performance department at Salisbury University.    

Functional strength training is one of the most beneficial forms of fitness training, but it is often not included in secondary physical education curriculum. Certified Functional Strength Coach and physical education teacher Nate VanKouwenberg has used his knowledge to help educate other teachers in his district in New York and beyond. That is among the reasons he wrote, Functional Strength Training for Physical Education. He is doing his part to share his knowledge and express the importance of implementing functional strength training into physical education programs. In this episode, Nate discusses why it is important and gives tips on how to do it. Functional Strength Training for Physical Education https://ecs.page.link/mFmtH  Nate VanKouwenberg, CFSC Nate VanKouwenberg is a physical education teacher and strength and conditioning coordinator in the Victor Central School District in New York. Using his experience developing Victor's K-12 functional strength training curriculum, he has created a comprehensive professional development workshop for teachers, coaches, athletic directors, and college students called Functional Strength Training for PE. He has presented at countless conferences and school districts over the years to improve the quality of physical education fitness units and high school strength and conditioning programs. In addition, VanKouwenberg is the founder and owner of Next Level Strength and Conditioning in Rochester, New York. Since 2004, Next Level has helped a wide range of athletes and general fitness enthusiasts reach their goals. Aside from his role on the business and staff development side of Next Level, he also coaches their Pro Total Hockey Training group each summer. He served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Rochester Institute of Technology Division I men's hockey team for eight seasons. Human Kinetics https://ecs.page.link/is5vj