Loco Podcast

In this episode, Coach Jay sits down with Nate Jones from Be Better Physical Therapy to talk about Prehab, Rehab, and Pain. We explore when/if to keep training if you have a nagging pain, what pain is and where it comes from, and how to prevent pain from overuse injuries from showing up in the first place.

Today we sit down with Loco coach Jacob Thornton for a Sprint episode - Less than 10 minutes long - in between his personal training sessions. Jacob is our in house strength stud and programming specialist. In this episode we discuss pacing and energy systems to help athletes understand the various ‘gears' they have to shift through during a workout.

In this episode, Coaches Amber and Pat lay out common misconceptions of what corrective exercise is and isn't. They discuss practical information backed by scientific methodologies to develop a long term strategy to improve performance, help posture and limit pain or injury.

Today we sit down with Loco coach Kristen Nooe. Kristen has been with us for a year and has spearheaded our Adaptive and Inclusive Athlete program. In this episode we discuss our new Adaptive and Inclusive Athlete program for people with physical and mental disabilities. We talk about what an Adaptive Athlete is, how the program works, and why there is such a need for this type of program in the Charleston area.

Today we sit down with Loco's newest Coach, Mike Martino! Although Mike is new to Loco he was the head coach and GM at Brick NYC in Manhattan for nearly 7 years. At Loco Mike will be the coach to the coaches to make sure you continue to have an amazing experience as we ll grow together. In this episode we talk about the differences between group training and strength and conditioning, programming pitfalls, why Mike came to Charleston, and how he plans to help us continue to be Charleston's premiere training facility.

Welcome to the fifth and final day of the Loco Meditation Course. You may have only begun to glimpse how this practice can be useful in your life. But I assure you as you continue that you will find something of real value here. You only have your mind. It’s the basis of everything you experience. It is YOU in each moment. To understand it deeply, not as a matter of theory, but to deeply recognize how consciousness is prior to thinking, or reacting, or trying to change your experience in any way at all....that can be the most important thing you ever learn to do. Many of you may be deciding whether to continue your practice outside of this course. I just want to remind you that we are here as your coaches for everything having to do with your health...and that includes your mindset. Come to us if you're unsure what to do next and we can help you with next steps!

Welcome to the fourth day of the Loco Meditation Course. This is Coach Jay. Before we get started I just want to plug Sam Harris and his app ‘waking up’ which is where much of this stuff is coming from. Today is all about sound. Lets get started!

Live with Coach Jay and Coach Tiff! Where she's coming from, where we're headed, and some lightning round questions. Apologies for the sound quality, we had a mic malfunction!

Welcome to the Third day of the Loco Meditation Course. This is Coach Jay. Before we get started I just want to plug Sam Harris and his app ‘waking up’ which is where much of this stuff is coming from. Throughout this course we’ll be using several methods of meditation, but they all have their foundation in a practice called mindfulness. Mindfulness isn’t really a meditation technique, but a quality of the mind itself. It is really just undistracted attention. The ability to notice sights, sounds, sensations, and even thoughts and feelings, that are arising in consciousness in each moment in a way that isn’t cluttered or connected to anything else you have going on. Today we’ll focus on the physical sensations of your body.

Welcome to the second day of the Loco Meditation Course. This is Coach Jay. Before we get started I just want to plug Sam Harris and his app ‘waking up’ which is where much of this stuff is coming from. Throughout this course we’ll be using several methods of meditation, but they all have their foundation in a practice called mindfulness. Mindfulness isn’t really a meditation technique, but a quality of the mind itself. It is really just undistracted attention. The ability to notice sights, sounds, sensations, and even thoughts and feelings, that are arising in consciousness in each moment in a way that isn’t cluttered or connected to anything else you have going on. Today we’ll focus on the breath and notice our 'monkey' mind.

Welcome to the first day of the Loco Meditation Course. This is Coach Jay. Before we get started I just want to plug Sam Harris and his app ‘waking up’ which is where much of this stuff is coming from. Throughout this course we’ll be using several methods of meditation, but they all have their foundation in a practice called mindfulness. Mindfulness isn’t really a meditation technique, but a quality of the mind itself. It is really just undistracted attention. The ability to notice sights, sounds, sensations, and even thoughts and feelings, that are arising in consciousness in each moment in a way that isn’t cluttered or connected to anything else you have going on. Understanding mindfullness, and the subtle differences between it various techniques will become more clear as progress in this course. Just like training your body, your ability to pay attention will improve over time. As you improve we’ll reflect further and consider other ideas about the state of consciousness. Today we’ll begin with just 5 minutes of meditation. Using the extremely simple practice of paying attention to the sensations of breathing. I’ll discuss the whys of this practice later on, But for today I just want you to try it for 5 minutes.

Coach Kelly and Coach Jay from Locomotion Fitness in North Charleston, South Carolina are back with episode 2 of the Loco Podcast. In this episode our coaches discuss all things injury. We begin with a real story about injury and how it actually helped the injured person improve. Then we talk about threshold training and why injuries can occur, what an injury actually is from a biological perspective, and types of types of injury. Next we move into recovering from injuries, inflammation, injury prevention, recovery vs. rest, and accessory work. Then training around injuries and scaling, lifestyle factors like sleep and nutrition, the emotional/mindset side of being injured, ego management, and pre-habilitation. Finally we get into high intensity vs. maximal intensity training, range of motion, posture and position, yoga, Heart Rate Variability and Fitness trackers!

The trial run is here! Coach Jay and Coach Kelly cover her meandering Journey and how she wound up at Locomotion Fitness.