The E3 Rehab Podcast

Chad Wesley Smith, strength coach, powerlifter, and founder of Juggernaut Training, shares his approach to developing youth athletes. He breaks down a field-first focus prioritizing speed, sprint and drill progressions, and deceleration work. He also outlines streamlined weight-room structure, in-season maintenance, coaching logistics, and applying the model across sports.

Jose Afonso, a University of Porto researcher and former volleyball coach specializing in warm-ups and training methods, joins to question whether warm-ups truly cut injury risk. He examines study flaws, suggests clever trial designs, compares warm-ups to chronic prevention programs like FIFA 11+, and debates cool-downs, readiness, and practical preparation strategies.

Dan John, longtime strength coach and author known for Easy Strength, reflects on building habits, simple coaching principles, and balancing writing with speaking. He talks shark habits as binary decisions, pirate maps as daily rituals, protecting priorities with boundaries, and keeping methods aligned to goals.

Jarod Hall, DPT and regional director with outpatient ortho and clinic-ops experience, talks clinic culture and patient adherence. He contrasts vibe versus skill and why getting patients to show up matters more than technique alone. Short practical tips on staffing, facility choices, follow-up, and small behaviors that shape a clinic’s vibe.

Marc Surdyka, Doctor of Physical Therapy and tendon expert, breaks down lateral elbow tendinopathy in clear, practical terms. He and Chris cover naming and diagnosis, key anatomy and exam tests, common misdiagnoses, when imaging helps, prognosis timelines, why loading beats rest, which treatments to avoid, and straightforward load-modification strategies for recovery.

Katie Dabrowski, PT and strength coach who blends rehab with S&C and clinical education. Q Willey, PT and former strength coach focused on return-to-play and remote care. They debate limits of biomechanical testing. They stress the power of the subjective exam, graded exposure, movement optimism, and communication. Short, practical takes on avoiding overtesting and guiding safer progressions.

Chris Hughen sat down with Kevin McNamara to discuss his 10 principles of sports medicine and performance rehab. We talk about the value of a human-first approach to rehab, defining problems and aligning expectations, the importance of mutual responsibility, consistency over perfection, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/qAMTXkZ7mzA Episode Resources: Kevin's Instagram --- Membership: https://e3rehab.com/premium/ Mentoring: https://e3rehab.com/mentoring/ Coaching & Consultations: https://e3rehab.com/coaching/ Rehab & Performance Programs: https://e3rehab.com/programs/ Resource Guides: https://e3rehab.com/resource-guides Newsletter: https://e3rehab.ck.page/19eae53ac1 --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ X: https://x.com/E3Rehab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/e3rehab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/e3rehab --- Podcast Sponsor: Vivo Barefoot: Get 20% off all shoes! - https://www.vivobarefoot.com/e3rehab --- @dr.surdykapt @tony.comella @dr.nicolept @chrishughen @nateh_24 --- This episode was produced by Kody Hughes

Chris Hughen sat down with Kelsey Collins to discuss osteoarthritis as a systemic disease. We dive into the traditional views on osteoarthritis, the role of systemic factors, adipose tissue and its influence on joint health, the importance of movement and activity, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/dm1kBmNxuUc Episode Resources: Collins, 2025 Kelsey's UCSF Lab for Musculoskeletal Crosstalk --- Membership: https://e3rehab.com/premium/ Mentoring: https://e3rehab.com/mentoring/ Coaching & Consultations: https://e3rehab.com/coaching/ Rehab & Performance Programs: https://e3rehab.com/programs/ Resource Guides: https://e3rehab.com/resource-guides Newsletter: https://e3rehab.ck.page/19eae53ac1 --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ X: https://x.com/E3Rehab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/e3rehab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/e3rehab --- Podcast Sponsor: Vivo Barefoot: Get 20% off all shoes! - https://www.vivobarefoot.com/e3rehab --- @dr.surdykapt @tony.comella @dr.nicolept @chrishughen @nateh_24 --- This episode was produced by Kody Hughes

Dan Cleather, strength and conditioning coach, biomechanist, and professor at St Mary’s University, and author of The Practice of Change. He talks about why consistency matters, planning by prioritizing key sessions, distinguishing skills from capacities, managing fatigue to protect freshness, and creating supportive learning environments for skill transfer.

Chris Hughen sat down with Franco Impellizzeri to discuss risk factors in sports medicine. We dive into causal versus non-causal mechanisms, challenges in defining risk factors, the importance of transparency in research, the illusion of control in clinic practice, and much more. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/_-0yndWOf-w Episode Resources: Stovitz, 2025 Franco's ResearchGate Franco's X --- Membership: https://e3rehab.com/premium/ Mentoring: https://e3rehab.com/mentoring/ Coaching & Consultations: https://e3rehab.com/coaching/ Rehab & Performance Programs: https://e3rehab.com/programs/ Resource Guides: https://e3rehab.com/resource-guides Newsletter: https://e3rehab.ck.page/19eae53ac1 --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ X: https://x.com/E3Rehab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/e3rehab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/e3rehab --- Podcast Sponsor: Vivo Barefoot: Get 20% off all shoes! - https://www.vivobarefoot.com/e3rehab --- @dr.surdykapt @tony.comella @dr.nicolept @chrishughen @nateh_24 --- This episode was produced by Kody Hughes