Move the Needle: The Human Performance Podcast

Ben Watson - CEO/Founder of Hawkin Dynamics - joins us for the 143rd episode of MTN. On the show today, we talk about the decade long journey that has been Hawkin. From the inception of the company, to many of the inflection points along the way, Ben pulls back the curtain on building a company that started as him that has become one that spans multiple continents and nearly fifty employees. Find more about Hawkin on social media @hawkindynamicsFind and follow us on social media @mnt_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episodeHuge shoutout to our newest partner: Hytro. Hytro is the answer for performance BFR in our space and we are thrilled to have them partner with MTN. Find out more about Hytro and everything they have to offer right here: https://hytro.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid-media&utm_campaign=partner&utm_content=podcast&utm_term=foundationalA huge Thank You to our sponsor, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin is the world leader in force measuring, and continues to put forth the tools for high-performance practitioners to be exactly that, high performers. If you haven't yet checked out Hawkins - head over to their website at: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ and check out everything they have to offerMake sure to check out our sponsor, Samson Equipment: Samson is a leader in manufacturing elite weight room equipment (and have been for nearly 50 years). Founded by Dave and Linda Schroeder, Samson is weight room equipment made by coaches for coaches. Check them out at samsonequipment.com for more informationShoutout to our sponsor, 1080 Motion. The 1080 Sprint is the single best piece of training equipment in the world & has continually changed the game for training speed, strength, and power. Go to 1080motion.com to learn more.

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.

Eric Renaghan, Executive Director of Sport Performance at the University of Miami, brings high-level sport science expertise from pro hockey to collegiate football and track. He walks through core data streams like force plates, infrared thermography, eye tracking, GPS and internal load. Multiple short workflows and scaling strategies for integrating these tools are discussed in clear, practical terms.

Jordan Cook - Director of Performance and Rehab at B3 Better Performance - joins us for the 140th episode of MTN. On today's show we dive into horizontal deceleration, return to play strategies, the nuance behind directional specificity in training, and much much more. Jordan brings an incredible blend of performance, athletic training, and physical therapy into one and creates a dynamic training environment for his athletesFind Jordan on IG @jordan_cook_performanceFind and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episodeHuge shoutout to our newest partner: Hytro. Hytro is the answer for performance BFR in our space and we are thrilled to have them partner with MTN. Find out more about Hytro and everything they have to offer right here: https://hytro.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid-media&utm_campaign=partner&utm_content=podcast&utm_term=foundationalA huge Thank You to our sponsor, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin is the world leader in force measuring, and continues to put forth the tools for high-performance practitioners to be exactly that, high performers. If you haven't yet checked out Hawkins - head over to their website at: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ and check out everything they have to offerMake sure to check out our sponsor, Samson Equipment: Samson is a leader in manufacturing elite weight room equipment (and have been for nearly 50 years). Founded by Dave and Linda Schroeder, Samson is weight room equipment made by coaches for coaches. Check them out at samsonequipment.com for more informationShoutout to our sponsor, 1080 Motion. The 1080 Sprint is the single best piece of training equipment in the world & has continually changed the game for training speed, strength, and power. Go to 1080motion.com to learn more.

Trent Salo — Propietario y Fundador de Tendon Lab — nos acompaña en este episodio de MTN. En el episodio de hoy profundizamos en varios temas relacionados con la salud y el cuidado del tendón. Trent nos brinda información sumamente valiosa en cuanto a la carga, la comprensión de los mecanismos, las diferencias en las intervenciones y mucho más sobre la disfunción tendinosa. Como ex Director en la NBA y actual estudiante de doctorado (PhD), Trent ha sido un verdadero estudiante del rendimiento durante toda su carrera, y nos entusiasmó que pudiera compartir хотя sea una pequeña parte de ese conocimiento en esta conversación.Asegúrate de visitar su sitio web: https://www.thetendonlab.com/ y conocer el próximo Traverse City Tendon Summit que se llevará a cabo del 24 al 26 de abril. Puedes encontrar más información sobre el evento y suscribirte al boletín gratuito sobre tendón aquí: https://www.traversecitytendonsummit.com/También puedes encontrar a Trent en redes sociales como @trentsalo.Encuéntranos y síguenos en redes sociales @mtn_perform y vuelve cada miércoles para un nuevo episodio.Un enorme agradecimiento a nuestro patrocinador, Hawkin Dynamics: Hawkin es el líder mundial en medición de fuerza y continúa desarrollando herramientas para que los profesionales del alto rendimiento puedan ser exactamente eso: profesionales de alto rendimiento. Si aún no has visitado Hawkin, dirígete a su sitio web: https://www.hawkindynamics.com/ y descubre todo lo que tienen para ofrecer.Asegúrate también de visitar a nuestro patrocinador, Samson Equipment: Samson es líder en la fabricación de equipamiento élite para salas de pesas (y lo ha sido durante casi 50 años). Fundada por Dave y Linda Schroeder, Samson es equipamiento de sala de pesas hecho por entrenadores para entrenadores. Visítalos en samsonequipment.com para más información.Un reconocimiento especial a nuestro patrocinador, 1080 Motion. El 1080 Sprint es la mejor pieza de equipamiento de entrenamiento en el mundo y ha transformado continuamente la forma en que se entrena la velocidad, la fuerza y la potencia. Visita 1080motion.com para obtener más información.

Trent Salo, founder of The Tendon Lab and former NBA Senior Director now PhD researcher of lower-limb tendons. He explores tendon pain mechanisms, when and how to test and load tendons, and practical clinic vs team strategies. Short trials, multi-angle loading, and distinguishing stiffness, swelling, and function come up as central themes.

Bobby Whyte, owner of HyPower Performance and creator of the Good-Drills app, is a skills and strength coach who has worked with NBA/NFL players and coached abroad. He recounts recovery and rapid rise in coaching. He discusses blending strength and basketball skill, creating efficient programs, protecting time, evaluating players in-game, and building focused, high-pressure training that scales with individual needs.

Hannah Wengertsman, Director of Health and Performance who oversees medical, S&C, PT and sports science. Garrett Kendall, team physical therapist who blends rehab and performance care. They discuss coordinating care across leagues, return-to-play benchmarks, in-season loading and travel challenges, communicating medical data to staff, and resource disparities across the W.

Matt Frakes, Performance Nutrition Director for the New York Giants with extensive collegiate experience, explains how nutrition shifts from college to the NFL. He covers building nutrition programs, inflammation management strategies, practical supplements, travel and testing constraints, and tactical approaches to lean-mass and recovery.

Ryan Phillis, BYU Director of Football Strength & Conditioning and sprint profiling expert, breaks down 1080 load-velocity profiling, VDEC zones, and individualized force-versus-velocity buckets. He covers resisted and assisted sprint protocols, in-season autoregulation, practical alternatives to high-end tech, and how to pair weight-room work with max-velocity field sessions.