Mike and Brooker Show

Part 2 of our most frequent guest

And he's back...again!

Join us for an electrifying episode featuring legendary coach Dan Pfaff! With decades of experience and a trophy case full of Olympic medals, Dan shares his insights on elite training methods, coaching philosophy, and the art of unlocking athletic potential. This is Part 3 of 3 of Dan's second appearance on the M&B show - if you want to learn more about Dan check out his first episode in the archives. We hope you enjoy!00:00 Importance of Kinematic & Kinetic data in Return to Play03:20 Quantifying video analysis07:30 Medial talus drop - how to improve09:50 The body is a symphony 14:50 Training biases16:58 Preparing for the unexpected 20:40 Changing communication styles throughout coaching career24:20 ABC's of running for youth athletes

Join us for an electrifying episode featuring legendary coach Dan Pfaff! With decades of experience and a trophy case full of Olympic medals, Dan shares his insights on elite training methods, coaching philosophy, and the art of unlocking athletic potential. This is Part 2 of 3 of Dan's second appearance on the M&B show - if you want to learn more about Dan check out his first episode in the archives. We hope you enjoy!

Join us for an electrifying episode featuring legendary coach Dan Pfaff! With decades of experience and a trophy case full of Olympic medals, Dan shares his insights on elite training methods, coaching philosophy, and the art of unlocking athletic potential. This is Part 1 of 3 of Dan's second appearance on the M&B show - if you want to learn more about Dan check out his first episode in the archives. We hope you enjoy!

Today, we're pumped to have Part 3 of our 3rd episode with Cal Dietz, strength and conditioning legend. From revolutionising athletic performance on the gym floor at the University of Minnesota, writing groundbreaking training methodology to coaching Olympians, NHL stars and everyone in between, Cal's got insights you don't want to miss. Let's dive in! Check out Part 1, 2 or our 2 previous episodes with him to learn more. 00:00 The magic of rubbing behind your ears 03:50 High speed hamstring training 07:15 What makes the legend 11:35 Tonus muscle creep and importance of relaxation15:00 The magic of meridians / fascial slings - the human organism21:25 Complexity of human system - what do we even know?26:00 Hand positions - Yuri exercises 34:20 Muscle activation with Ballet dancers

Part 2 of 3

Part 1 of the 3rd episode with Cal Dietz

This episode goes into the first details of the next big row across the ocean Brooker plans on doing as well as the training ideas and plans.

Part 3 with Mike Stella, the innovative mind behind "The Movement Underground." Known for revolutionizing sports rehab and performance, Mike challenges traditional methods with a fresh approach to healing. An Athletic Trainer, educator, and entrepreneur from Farmingdale, NY, he's worked with athletes across MLB, NBA, NFL, UFC, blending hands-on treatment with education to empower athletes in their recovery and performance.Learn more about Mike's work at The Movement Underground (   / channel  )00:00 What rubbish techniques have you learnt over the years?05:25 Persuasive language in treatment08:55 Evaluations and assessments16:10 Training philosophy (clinical vs business model, asymmetries and more )24:50 The Why behind - for clients26:10 Mikes Eval - Bruce Lee method30:00 The art behind coaching 31:30 Building a beautiful business 33:10 Mikes Stellas Clinical Business Growth Engine

Part 3 with Carnivore JT! JT is a former Division 1 Baseball Coach turned advocate for the carnivore diet. With a B.S. in Sports Medicine and M.S. in Sports Administration, he hosts "The Inner Carnivore Podcast," where he explores the benefits of a meat-only diet, shares success stories, and challenges conventional nutrition wisdom. He's also the author of "The Carnivorous Cookbook." A great podcast on a fascinating topic, we hope you enjoy!00:00 Extreme results of carnivore diet06:05 Future of carnivore diet and are any doctors advising?10:30 What does JT do for work?13:45 Impossible to get fat eating carnivore?!17:00 Gut microbiome / prebiotics / fermented food20:15 Serotonin and gut health23:00 Problems with prescriptions 29:00 Doctors conundrum 35:00 Dealing with haters

Final part of the series with Stu McMillan

Join the Mike & Brooker show for an insightful episode with Mike Stella, the innovative mind behind "The Movement Underground." Known for revolutionizing sports rehab and performance, Mike challenges traditional methods with a fresh approach to healing. An Athletic Trainer, educator, and entrepreneur from Farmingdale, NY, he's worked with athletes across MLB, NBA, NFL, UFC, blending hands-on treatment with education to empower athletes in their recovery and performance.Learn more about Mike's work at The Movement Underground (www.youtube.com/@TheMovementUnderground)

This week we are joined by Carnivore JT! JT is a former Division 1 Baseball Coach turned advocate for the carnivore diet. With a B.S. in Sports Medicine and M.S. in Sports Administration, he hosts "The Inner Carnivore Podcast," where he explores the benefits of a meat-only diet, shares success stories, and challenges conventional nutrition wisdom. He's also the author of "The Carnivorous Cookbook." A great podcast on a fascinating topic, we hope you enjoy!

This week on the Mike & Brooker show we have an insightful episode with Mario Brainovic, CEO of Analemma, as he demystifies structured water. Discover how this innovative approach to water can enhance health, from improving gut health to boosting cellular energy, and its potential environmental benefits. Mario explains the science behind the Analemma wand, discusses ongoing research, and shares his vision for integrating structured water into daily life. 02:20 Measuring structured water 04:10 What does Coherent Water mean? 06:30 Testing water accurately and "easily" 12:50 Testing HRV with coherent water 15:30 ATP study 17:45 Whats the mechanism behind coherent water? 23:25 On Analemma and its "mother" water 27:00 What is waters natural state? 29:20 Creating the mother water 36:00 Improving soil quality with coherent water 43:10 How potent is Analemma water? 49:30 How do we know coherent water is good for us? Microbiome study 56:40 Power of frequencies 1:00:15 History of Mario Brainovic

Join the Mike & Brooker show for an insightful episode with Mike Stella, the innovative mind behind "The Movement Underground." Known for revolutionizing sports rehab and performance, Mike challenges traditional methods with a fresh approach to healing. An Athletic Trainer, educator, and entrepreneur from Farmingdale, NY, he's worked with athletes across MLB, NBA, NFL, UFC, blending hands-on treatment with education to empower athletes in their recovery and performance.Learn more about Mike's work at The Movement Underground 00:00 The Movement Underground Podcast studio02:20 The man of many talents - Mike Stella06:00 Becoming an old man in the industry08:10 Mike Stella history13:40 Mike's first facility 15:54 Mike's time at u Florida19:25 How The Movement Underground does business26:40 Understanding licensing and different business models in the gym industry

This week we are joined by Carnivore JT! JT is a former Division 1 Baseball Coach turned advocate for the carnivore diet. With a B.S. in Sports Medicine and M.S. in Sports Administration, he hosts "The Inner Carnivore Podcast," where he explores the benefits of a meat-only diet, shares success stories, and challenges conventional nutrition wisdom. He's also the author of "The Carnivorous Cookbook." A great podcast on a fascinating topic, we hope you enjoy!01:00 - Running a podcast02:20 - Mike's experience with Carnivore04:00 - APEOB (Ape Evolution and Our Biology) argument against carnivore diet09:00 - Carnivore effects on LDL, HDL, Insulin resistance12:50 - 4000kCal Standard Diet vs 4000kCal Carnivore16:30 - Calories In Calories Out vs Source18:50 - Margin of Error in measurement devices20:58 - Blood work is measuring purely this moment22:12 - Athletes are the worst example to follow for elite health

This week we have a very special guest - Stuart McMillan. Stu is the CEO of ALTIS, a legendary track and field performance center. Stu has coached over 70 Olympians at 9 Olympic Games, winning more than 30 Olympic medals. This guy knows high performance like the back of his hand. A great episode with so much wisdom ranging from winning olympic medals to the importance of mentors and of course, discussing how to get faster! We hope you enjoy!! 00:00 Stu's history 07:15 Why didnt Stu stay in football (soccer)? 10:30 Bobsleigh 13:30 Stu working with UK athletics and London Olympics 16:03 When did Dan Pfaff start mentoring Stu? 18:30 Evolution of knowledge 23:30 From WAC to Altis... tbc

Part 4 - the FINALE. We are joined by one of the greatest coaches to have ever been in the game, Randy Huntington. Randy been coaching for nearly 50 years and has worked with all levels of athletes all around the world. He has coached the fastest ever 60m sprint with Su Bingtian and long jump world champion Wang Jianan in 2022. If you havent seen Part 1, 2 or 3 check the archives!00:00 Sauna / Cold plunge protocol07:20 Difference between traditional sauna vs infrared09:00 Benefits of cold therapy12:10 Moxy and SmO218:25 Sport Psychology materials25:20 The Thinking Body

Part 2 with Kyle Carnohan. Kyle is the founder, owner and operator of SuperHuman Fathers. Kyle has a crazy story, growing up Mormon, being a broke and bullied firefighter, transforming via fitness and devoting the rest of his life to serving and sharing what he has learned. A raw, honest and open conversation with a great dude, we hope you enjoy!00:00 Do you need to categorize clientele for optimal results?03:00 What is Kyle's goal?05:45 Kyle's timeline16:15 Benefits of growing up Mormon19:30 Why pick Christianity over being Mormon?22:35 Scripture in SHF25:20 Self improvement leading to God27:20 Becoming your own man31:00 Empathy

Legendary coach Randy Huntington

Part 2 with Hall of Famer, Kurt Hester! Kurt is a legend in the S&C field, hes been in the field since 1995 and has worked at the top levels in the collegiate and private sector. Currently Kurt works at Lousiana Tech as a Director of Football Sports Performance where he has been for the last 11 years. Prior to that Kurt opened a private training facility working with up to 500 clients per day as well as stints at LSU and Tulane University. A wealth of knowledge from a guy thats been there, done it and got a few t-shirts! If you missed it, check out Part 1 00:00 Tracking Data & Quantifying the Job 05:55 How to organise the complexities in top level College Football 07:50 Tackling drills 10:25 Using tempo variations to train mechanics of movement 16:45 Coaches eye - best way to measure? 20:25 Reaction based drills 24:55 Kurts conversation with Bondarchuk 28:15 Where was Kurt happiest? 34:25 The best job in College S&C?!

Part 2

This week we are joined by a different kind of a guest, a previous strawberry farmer, now entrepreneur Maks Vrecko. Maks achieved spectacular results with large strawberry fields using structured water and wanted to bring this technology to humans. He devised a method to create glass bottles that contains vibrational frequencies projected to make water more similar to spring water to enhance human & animal health. 00:00 Discovering structured water as a strawberry picker 02:40 How do you structure water as a farmer? 05:00 Water loves movement 09:05 How do you know when water has been structured? 11:40 Mike testing structured water with his dogs 14:45 How long until water becomes destructured? 16:20 How do you programme frequency to glass? 20:55 Can you tell difference between "dead" and "alive" water? 22:15 How do you know which frequencies are happy or sad? 24:05 Water naturally appears (via springs) when its mature 27:10 How do you programme frequencies for farming? 31:40 Maks Crazy Story 34:00 Why dont all farmers use structured water? 37:20 Love is the answer :) 40:15 Skeptics and pendulum 44:20 Moon charging (Lunar effect) 46:30 Maks company: Flaska

Part 2 with David Weck! David is a world renowned inventor and biomechanist who specialises in the study of human movement and locomotion. David has been in this industry for well over 20 years and his influence reaches millions. He is the creator of the Weck Method, BOSU ball, RMT club and many more. Super interesting, successful and high energy - we hope you will love hearing Uncle Weck telling his story. If you haven't seen Episode 1 go back and check it out! 00:00 Acupuncture and TCM 08:00 Davids hip replacement recovery 16:00 Figure 8 and fluidity 19:45 Triple Warmer Meridian - San Jiao 23:30 CoreFist 28:45 Perfect transmission of force 35:25 Locomotion - looking from head down 40:20 The coil 45:20 Lower body positions 48:30 Eyes

Back by popular request, we are joined by one of the greatest coaches to have ever been in the game, Randy Huntington. Randy been coaching for nearly 50 years and has worked with all levels of athletes all around the world. He has coached the fastest ever 60m sprint with Su Bingtian and long jump world champion Wang Jianan in 2022. Look out for Part 2 coming soon! 00:00 Flaska and "living" water 06:45 Plastics, heavy metals and glass 09:50 Detoxing the human body (Merchants of Doubt - book recommendation) 12:00 Frequency medicine 19:40 Omegawave response to EFT 22:50 Electro needling/massage protocols 35:00 Intermittent Hypoxia and its effects on the brain 47:30 Biohacking and muscle testing

This week on the Mike & Brooker Show we have a very special guest, Kyle Carnohan. Kyle is the founder, owner and operator of SuperHuman Fathers. Kyle has a crazy story, growing up Mormon, being a broke and bullied firefighter, transforming via fitness and devoting the rest of his life to serving and sharing what he has learned. A raw, honest and open conversation with a great dude, we hope you enjoy! 00:00 Where SuperHuman fathers is right now 04:05 How does Kyle coach his members 09:10 Super results 12:00 The team behind SHF 15:30 Collaborating vs Competing 19:10 Soul expansion 21:00 Negative comments 25:50 Unique thinkers are often lonely 28:50 Ripples of influence 33:05 Whats next for SHF? 40:00 There are no rules 42:40 Meeting clients where they're at

This week on the M&B Show we have a real legend joining us. David Weck is a world renowned inventor and biomechanist who specialises in the study of human movement and locomotion. David has been in this industry for well over 20 years and his influence reaches millions. He is the creator of the Weck Method, BOSU ball, RMT club and many more. Super interesting, successful and high energy - we hope you will love hearing Uncle Weck telling his story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part special. 00:00 Welcome to David Wecks World! 14:15 Wecks history 16:08 Inventing the BOSU ball 25:40 How did David end up so successful? 29:45 Enemies of the people! GUFY 32:40 Propulse Power Vest 35:30 "Neutral" spine arguments

Part 3 with the legend, Randy Huntington. Randy is an internationally famous speed and horizontal jump coach. He has been coaching for 48 years and helped many reach their dreams. He has coached the fastest ever 60m sprint with Su Bingtian and long jump world champion Wang Jianan in 2022. Randy is one of 5 Master USATF coaches and brings a wealth of knowledge to this episode. We hope you have enjoyed all 3 parts to this epic podcast!

Part 2 with Nick DiMarco. Nick is the Assistant Athletic Director in Sports Performance at Elon University. In this role he leads S&C staff for all 16 sports teams. Prior to his time at Elon Nick worked as Assistant S&C at Iowa Hawkeyes after playing for the team as an outside linebacker. He also played at the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens. DiMarco has every certification you could want in this field, earned his Masters degree and is about to complete his PhD in Health & Human Performance. A great episode with a great dude! We hope you enjoy! 00:00 Best Timing Gates for Sprinting 04:00 Short to Long protocol 08:30 Low day work/rest ratios 10:40 Protocols specific to Football vs pure speed development 18:45 Coaching team at Elon Football 20:00 Ground contact time 29:20 Making the biggest impact rather than getting lost in the weeds 35:20 Why unilateral? 38:20 Evaluating hamstring risk profiles

Part 2 with the legend, Randy Huntington. Randy is an internationally famous speed and horizontal jump coach. He has been coaching for 48 years and helped many reach their dreams. He has coached the fastest ever 60m sprint with Su Bingtian and long jump world champion Wang Jianan in 2022. Randy is one of 5 Master USATF coaches and brings a wealth of knowledge to this episode. We hope you enjoy Part 2, look out for Part 3, coming soon! 00:00 music, auditory feedback in coaching 04:40 importance of first step 08:55 coaching cues 10:50 dance and understanding movement 13:00 reengineering athletes 17:20 Dan Taylor - author recommendation 21:30 Randy becoming a 98+ coach 31:00 transfer portal 32:30 money in coaching 35:10 why China? 40:30 how much does China pay? 42:30 would Randy coach college? 44:55 recruiting dilemma

Its our pleasure to welcome this mighty man onto the Mike & Brooker Show this week. Cale Owen is the CEO of GymLaunch, GymOwners.com and Prestige Labs. As a previous professional baseball athlete for the Phillies, Cale then opened his first gym and sought GymLaunch to help him grow. From there he went all in on GymLaunch and went from a sales rep to CEO in under 4 years. We hope you enjoy Part 2 of this epic podcast with Cale Owen! 00:00 what Alex Hormozi is really great at 02:40 what Cale does better at GymLaunch 06:00 your own Operating System 09:15 CEO skills 14:55 Game theory 17:30 Financial advice for coaches 21:00 What's the most a coach can charge? 21:35 Advice for coaches who only train athletes 26:05 what kills a business 26:50 skillsets matter!!

The episode we have been waiting for! Randy Huntington joins the boys this week. Randy is an internationally famous speed and horizontal jump coach. He has been coaching for 48 years and helped many reach their dreams. He has coached the fastest ever 60m sprint with Su Bingtian and long jump world champion Wang Jianan in 2022. Randy is one of 5 Master USATF coaches and brings a wealth of knowledge to this episode. We hope you enjoy Part 1, look out for Part 2, coming soon! 00:00 Background to Randy 03:40 The harsh reality of coaching on relationships 05:45 Hobbies 07:05 Philosophy and coaching 09:00 Dating at 70 years old 10:35 Randy working multiple jobs to be able to coach 14:10 Passion to help people achieve their dreams 15:30 Randy working for China Olympic Team 17:30 Failing doping tests and drug use in High School 24:48 Training Youth Athletes 30:58 Fundamental Movement Patterns 36:20 Using maths in training process 38:45 Intuitive coaching 44:10 Block starts 47:00 Rounded vs Flat Back 49:50 Acceleration 55:30 How Randy would train a Lineman 58:15 Does top speed improve acceleration? 01:01:00 Calf weakness in most 01:02:40 Femur - Tibia ratios 01:04:04 Nordics and hamstring training 01:07:00 Olympic lifting 01:10:50 Measuring eccentric

This week we are joined by Nick DiMarco. Nick is the Assistant Athletic Director in Sports Performance at Elon University. In this role he leads S&C staff for all 16 sports teams. Prior to his time at Elon Nick worked as Assistant S&C at Iowa Hawkeyes after playing for the team as an outside linebacker. He also played at the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens. DiMarco has every certification you could want in this field, earned his Masters degree and is about to complete his PhD in Health & Human Performance. A great episode with a great dude! We hope you enjoy! 00:00 Intro 01:00 Managerial roles in athletic performance 02:20 Changing perspectives - Career stability vs climbing ladder 07:52 What do we want from life? 18:30 Praising Mike Boyle - how to do it right 21:45 How to improve acceleration 27:10 Using contrast sprints 28:35 Short to Long specific protocols 30:50 Mishap with Exer-genie

This week we have long time friend and colleague Cam Josse. Cam was a previous client of Mike's when he was in college and also interned with Brooker at DeFranco's back in 2012. Since then Cam has climbed the ranks, he spent 7 years as Director of Sports Performance for DeFrancos TS, 3 years at Indiana University working with Aaron Wellman and is currently the Assistant S&C coach at Auburn University Football programme. Cam is also an author and is currently finishing his PhD focusing on speed and agility in sports. A great episode, this is Part 2!

Its our pleasure to welcome this mighty man onto the Mike & Brooker Show this week. Cale Owen is the CEO of GymLaunch, GymOwners.com and Prestige Labs. As a previous professional baseball athlete for the Phillies, Cale then opened his first gym and sought GymLaunch to help him grow. From there he went all in on GymLaunch and went from a sales rep to CEO in under 4 years. We hope you enjoy Part 1 of this epic podcast with Cale Owen! 00:00 Intro to Cale 01:58 Why Cale didn't go into S&C (money!) 05:15 Priorities in life 07:00 Columns of Genius 11:00 Advice to S&C coaches 16:10 How much money do you really want to make? 18:08 Why did Cale sign up with GymLaunch? 22:05 GymOwners.com 24:20 Trainers are the front line of changing the world

Part 2 of our episode with top bloke - Ryan Hopkins. Ryan is the co-owner and head coach of Soho Strength Lab based in NYC. He is also the S&C coach of the Cardinal Newman Crusaders based in Florida. Lastly, Ryan is an educator and mentor in his Performance Paradigm mastermind programme.

This week we have long time friend and colleague Cam Josse. Cam was a previous client of Mike's when he was in college and also interned with Brooker at DeFranco's back in 2012. Since then Cam has climbed the ranks, he spent 7 years as Director of Sports Performance for DeFrancos TS, 3 years at Indiana University working with Aaron Wellman and is currently the Assistant S&C coach at Auburn University Football programme. Cam is also an author and is currently finishing his PhD focusing on speed and agility in sports. A great episode, this is Part 1! 00:00 Moving to Auburn and the talent down South 03:40 What Is Cam's role and his goals 07:15 Having a coach who understands sports science 10:05 Cam's system for developing speed 21:15 Mike's system for developing speed 25:15 Individual differences in adaptation to speed training 30:55 Contrast training 35:45 Weekly structure of speed training for Auburn football

Part 2 with Fred Duncan. Fred is the owner and operator of Fred Duncan Performance Training. As well as having a legendary instagram, Fred is the author of "You're fat, let's change that" and "Feast. Fast. Fit". He has trained D1 to professional athletes in both S&C as well as rehabilitation and is also a published author in research journals. A great episode that challenges a lot of beliefs. To find out more about Fred check out his instagram:   / fred_duncan   00:00 Dynamic Correspondence 03:00 Mike's NFL off season programme 05:20 Stress shielding with isometrics 09:00 Eqi Quasi Isometrics 11:15 Mike's isometric system 14:10 Fred's isometric system 16:10 EQI part 2 18:10 Collagen 26:50 Stumble to the truth

Part 2 of our conversation with our most frequent guest, Rolf Ohman! Rolf has been working in high performance sport for donkey years and he is the creator of the 1080 quantum and sprint. In this episode we continue to discuss speed, differences between pro team sport athletes vs olympic track and field and finally how we taper for pre season camp vs the olympics. 00:00 - Squats getting slower but sprinting speed increasing. Why? 06:20 - Elastic Acceleration Index (EA) 10:45 - When to progress exercises 12:40 - Differences in training between pro team sport vs high performance track and field 20:15 - Preparing for pre season camp 24:00 - Tapering for the Olympics

This week we are joined by top bloke - Ryan Hopkins. Ryan is the co-owner and head coach of Soho Strength Lab based in NYC. He is also the S&C coach of the Cardinal Newman Crusaders based in Florida. Lastly, Ryan is an educator and mentor in his Performance Paradigm mastermind programme. In this part 1 episode we talk business and all about how Ryan created his very popular gym SSL. Stay tuned for Part 2 - coming soon! 00:00 - Introduction to Ryan 02:45 - How Ryan selected his 13 coaches 05:40 - How Ryan retains his 13 coaches 09:00 - Why its important to pay your staff 14:40 - How to retain clientele 17:50 - Offers and client journey 22:10 - Keeping it simple with General Population 25:30 - What Ryan did before Soho Strength Lab 27:15 - What it cost to open up SSL, its early days and 100million lawsuit 33:05 - What is not allowed in SSL

WIll Ratelle, Rolf Ohman & Mike & Brooker discuss Olympic lifts, other exercises & metrics &how they may or may not correlate to sports performance enhancement.

This week on the Mike & Brooker Show we are joined by celebratory photographer - Dave Benett. Dave is a British society and celebrity photographer based in London. Since 2004, Dave has been a contributing photographer for Getty Images, specialising in candid photography of celebrities — work for which he has twice been awarded Photographer of the Year awards from the UK Picture Editors' Guild.

Dr. Shawn Baker MD is popular for his usage of the carnivore diet. Dr. Baker was one of the first medical professionals discussing the benefits of this diet and diving in depth with it.

@StrengthCoachTherapy Teddy Willsey