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Exploring the latest in mobility techniques, physical therapy, nutrition, treatment and theory, Tom Larson - MPT, Crossfit Level 1 Trainer, CSCS, FMS - guides you through the newest developments in the health and fitness field every week. "Peak Human Performance" is presented by Base Physical Therap…

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    • Apr 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 81 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Peak Human Performance, Hosted by Tom Larson

    Choosing Physical Therapy: Questions & Answers on the Vocational Side of PT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 58:17


    Tom sits down with the crew and guest, Abigail Crowe, to discuss his road to Physical Therapy and answering some common questions from aspiring PT and PTA's.

    From Injury to Excellence: Maintaining Excellent Motivation When Your Results Are Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 31:02


    From Injury to Excellence: Feeding Your Mind, Body, and Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 32:24


    From Injury to Excellence: Going Into the Pain Cave

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 34:37


    From Injury to Excellence: Overestimating Your Abilities and Underestimating Your Capabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 35:19


    From Injury to Excellence: Fear and Your Wellness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 40:59


    From Injury to Excellence: Personal Training v. Physical Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 26:01


    From Injury to Excellence: Maintaining Motivation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 24:14


    Tom sits down with the crew to go over how athletes at different levels maintain motivation to stay healthy and discuss the struggle they still have with motivation and ways they combat that in their everyday lives to stay excellent!

    From Injury to Excellence: The Emotional Responses to Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 26:53


    Tom and Kiera sit down to discuss our next topic in our series, From Injury to Excellence, to talk about the emotional responses we have to pain and ways to overcome them and not allow them to become roadblock to your goals. Listen in every Wednesday on google podcasts, apples podcasts, Spotify, or on our website!

    From Injury To Excellence: Tools of the Trade with Modalities

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 41:01


    This week on the Peak Human Performance Show, Tom sits down with Kiera and James to go over more tools of the trade: Modalities. They go over what modalities are and describe the different tools and modes used in Physical Therapy and the effectiveness they have seen with each! Listen to us on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or here on Buzzspout (which can be found on our website! See you next week!

    From Injury to Excellence: Soft Tissue Tools of the Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 40:53


    Tom is back this week on the Peak Human Performance Show continuing on with our series From Injury to Excellence to talk about our next topic, Tools of the Trade: Soft Tissue work. The gang goes over the soft tissue modes and tools incorporated in Physical Therapy and how important it is to achieve excellence! Stream us on Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify!

    From Injury To Excellence: How to Choose the Right PT for You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 44:31


    Listen in on this week's episode of the Peak Human Performance Show as we continue with our series From Injury to Excellence as the gang gets the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Brianna Millsaps to discuss the next topic, How to Choose the Right Physical Therapist For You! Stream us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Facebook!

    Peak Human Performance Show Spotlight: Kamaiu Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 40:01


    Join us this week on the Peak Human Performance Show as Tom and the gang get the opportunity to talk with Rising Golf Star, Kamaiu Johnson and his incredible journey to his Pro Golf Career and how he's pushed himself to Excellence! Catch us next week as we sit down with Dr. Brianna Millsaps to discuss the new topic in our series From Injury to Excellence: How to Choose the Right Physical Therapist For You!

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    From Injury to Excellence: Moving Into Rehab and Away from Injury

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 41:25


    Tom sits down with the group to talk about the next topic in our series From Injury to Excellence: Moving Into Rehab and Away from Injury as they go over the components of the the acute phase of injury, how the body responds, and ways to best recover and treat this phase. Tune in next week for a slight deviation from this series, as we get the opportunity to talk with Rising Golf Star Kamaiu Johnson and his incredible journey to his Pro Golf Career and how he's pushed himself to Excellence!

    From Injury To Excellence: The Body's Response to Injury

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 30:16


    On today's episode of The Peak Human Performance Show, Tom sits down with the crew to continue on their series, From Injury to Excellence. They go over the body's response to injury and how that can affect the healing process.

    From Injury to Excellence: What's Injury, Charlie Brown?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 42:22


    Tom is back with the Peak Human Performance Show with a brand new cast: Keaton, Spencer, and Kiera to discuss their new series, From Injury to Excellence. This week they discuss how injuries happen and what to do when they do! Catch us next week when we talk about our next topic: The Body's Response To Injury. Stream us on Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

    Our Favorite Modes of Nutrition in 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 34:33


    The Guys talk nutrition for 2020 and their favorite diets to follow!

    Favorite Strength Exercises for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 21:24


    Tom, Riley, and Morgin talk strength training and their favorite exercises for the new year!

    Favorite Modes of Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 27:46


    Tom, Riley, and Morgin use their past experiences in fitness to discuss their favorite mode of exercise. From power-lifting, to endurance training, and everything in between. This episode covers the importance of many different modes of exercise.

    2020: The Year of Goals and How to Get There

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 33:42


    Tom and the guys sit own and discuss their goals for 2020 and why it's important to have them!

    2020: New Year, New Goals, and Why 'Rip Off the Band-Aid' is a Rule To Live By

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 28:06


    Tom sits down with new co-hosts, Riley & Morgin, to discuss their new goals for the new year and some effective tricks to help make them last all year!

    Beginning CrossFit: A Firefighters Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 37:49


    Kai & Bug sit down with Luke, a Valdosta Firefighter, to discuss expectations he has before starting CrossFit and his motivation behind getting behind one of the fastest growing Fitness regimes.

    Scaling in the CrossFit Opens and Why it Shouldn't Be for Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 49:12


    Tom sits down with Bug and Kai to analyze a CrossFit Opens scaling gone wrong.

    Codite CrossFit: How the Gym is Helping Member's Continue on their Fitness Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 49:00


    CrossFit Games 2019 Opens: 19.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 38:47


    Tom, Bug, and Kai go over their impressions and take aways after completing the 19.1 CrossFit Games 2019 Open, the first of five CrossFit Open workouts.

    Pros & Cons of the CrossFit Openings 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 35:49


    Tom, Bug & Kai sit down with Cody McCullough, Owner of Codite CrossFit to discuss the Pros & Cons of getting your name on the Leader boards for the CrossFit 2019 Opens and why it may be a good idea.

    HIIT Training with Dr. Brian "Doc" Hickey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2019 48:29


    Tom, Kai, and Bug sit down with Doc to explore what HIIT Training, how it effects on the body on different levels of athletes, and why it's a good thing.

    Codite CrossFit Comes to the Peak Human Performance Institute with Cody McCullough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 49:28


    Tom, Bug, & Kai sit down with Cody McCullough, Owner of Codite CrossFit, to talk about what Codite CrossFit is as a gym, and the exciting changes that are going to be taking place and what that means to current and future members, starting February 2019!

    Myth-busting in Fitness with Jenn Powell & Elisia Corey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019 47:25


    Tom, Kai, & Bug sit down with Elisia Correy & Jenn Powell to discuss Mythbusting in Women's Fitness and how it affects female athletes!

    Mythbusting Fitness with Brett Fain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 49:15


    Tom, Bug, and Kai talk with Brett Fain about busting common myths at all levels of the fitness world.

    Aging In Fitness with Patrice Bidwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 33:33


    Bug & Tom sits down with Patrice Bidwell to discuss aging in fitness,how she maintains her motivation, and the benefits of staying in great shape!

    Brett Fain and the Different Avenues of Fitness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 31:12


    The Boys of BASE sit down with Brett Fain as they talk about the different avenues and forms of fitness and how important it is to find an avenue that fits you and your lifestyle!

    Wellness, Fitness, and the Nursing Industry with Anna Hauber

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 43:55


    Tom, Bug, and Kai talk with Anna Hauber, PeakFit Member and Registered Nurse, to talk about Health, Wellness, and the Nursing Industry and how important it is to make fitness a priority.

    The Real Injury Rates Among Different Sports and CrossFit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 36:05


    Tom, Bug, and Kai sit down to discuss the injury rate among different sports, including CrossFit and why the results may not be what you expect.

    Getting Started with Fitness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 42:57


    Bug & Tom sit down to talk about how to get started in fitness and the steps you should be taking to get the most out of your journey!

    The Deconditioned State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 42:03


    Tom, Bug, and Kai sit down to discuss the deconditioned state of the union and how it effects our everyday lives.

    Tasha's Fitness Journey at The Peak Human Performance Gym

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2018 35:30


    Tom, Bug, and Kai sit down to discuss Tasha's Fitness journey from the soccer field to the PeakFit Gym and the impact it has had on her health and life!

    Ryan Dender's Fitness Journey at Peak Human Performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 33:54


    Tom, Bug, and Kai sit down to discuss Ryan's Fitness journey at Peak Human Performance and the impact it has had on his health and life!

    Joey's Fitness Journey at Peak Human Performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 35:04


    Tom, Bug, and Kai sit down to discuss Joey's Fitness journey at Peak Human Performance and the impact it has had on his health and life!

    All About Running Mechanics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 33:35


    Tom and Kai sit down with Brady Erwin, Owner of Science of Speed in Tallahassee, FL, and goes over common mistakes he sees with running and discusses ways to counteract some poor running mechanics.

    Jenna's 2018 CrossFit Games Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 42:55


    Tom and Kai sits down with Jenna to go over her experience at the CrossFit Games 2018.

    Tiffany Boyer's Journey to IFBB Pro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 45:40


    Tom and Kai sit down with Tiffany Boyer, IFBB Pro, to talk with her about her journey into bodybuilding and some obstacles and challenges still faced by the bodybuilding community and what we should expect to see in the future.

    How Fitness improves your Quality of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 32:05


    The Final Thoughts on the Fitness Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 28:03


    The Guys talk about their final thoughts of the fitness challenge and what they learned

    How to get Beach-body Ready through Exercise with Brett Fain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 29:09


    Join us as Tom Kai and Bug talk with Brett Fain about their go-to exercise to get beach body ready!

    Best Exercise for Your Clients with Brett Fain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 25:09


    Sit down with Tom, Kai & Bug as they discuss our opinions of the most beneficial exercises across all platforms with special guest Brett Fain!

    Jenna's Journey to the CrossFit Games Part 2, Jenna's Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 44:49


    Jenna Talks about her journey to the CrossFit games in her point of view

    Jenna's Journey to the CrossFit Games Part 1: Tom's Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 31:53


    On this episode, Tom sits down with Bug & Kai to discuss Tom's point of view of Jenna's journey to the CrossFit Games and her plans for the upcoming games!

    What Doesn't Get Taught in PT School

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 44:16


    Tom, Kai, and Bug discuss what is important to learn about Physical Therapy that you sometimes don't get taught in the classroom, but in the clinic.

    Obstacles in Fitness Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 37:53


    The Guy's talk about their obstacles with their fitness and nutrition goals.

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