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The Ready State Podcast

The Ready State Podcast

Kelly Starrett & Juliet Starrett 199 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

A podcast about health, aging, fitness, recovery, nutrition, parenting, and living well, featuring conversations with leading experts, coaches, and thought leaders. Each episode brings warmth, humor, and real-world perspective to the conversation, turning expert insight into practical tools for building a stronger, more durable life — and living in your Ready State.

Episodes

Building Resilience, Finding Clarity, and Staying Calm Under Pressure | Andy Stumpf
Building Resilience, Finding Clarity, and Staying Calm Under Pressure | Andy Stumpf Aug 20, 2026 1:27:45 View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushAndy Stumpf spent years navigating some of the most extreme environments imaginable as a Navy SEAL, but he says the hardest lessons he learned had nothing to do with combat. In this episode of the Ready State Podcast, Kelly and Juliet Starrett sit down with the retired SEAL Team Six operat
RECESS: Hiking the Haute Route, Thorne Sold to P&G, Kasia Niewiadoma's Historic Climb & GLP-1 Watch
RECESS: Hiking the Haute Route, Thorne Sold to P&G, Kasia Niewiadoma's Historic Climb & GLP-1 Watch Aug 13, 2026 0:31:19 View This Week's Show NotesWe're back from one of the most bonkers trips of our lives. Juliet and I just finished hiking the Haute Route, the classic alpine traverse from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland, roughly 90 miles over 10 days with our daughters Georgia and Caroline. Caroline's senior trip. Years of mental infiltration paid off.Neither of us trained specifically for it. I spent the
Fitness Should Be FUN: Caleb Marshall on Joy, Inclusion & ACL Recovery | The Fitness Marshall
Fitness Should Be FUN: Caleb Marshall on Joy, Inclusion & ACL Recovery | The Fitness Marshall Aug 6, 2026 1:11:33 View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushMovement doesn't have to feel like punishment to improve your health. In fact, Caleb Marshall believes the secret to staying active for life has far less to do with discipline – and far more to do with joy. In this episode of the Ready State Podcast, Kelly and Juliet Starrett sit down with
RECESS: Surviving a Zambezi Hippo Attack - Juliet Starrett's Extreme Whitewater World Championship Story
RECESS: Surviving a Zambezi Hippo Attack - Juliet Starrett's Extreme Whitewater World Championship Story Jul 30, 2026 1:04:36 Juliet and I have told pieces of this story over the years, but we've never sat down and told the whole thing from the beginning. This episode, I'm turning the tables and interviewing Juliet, because the full arc of how she ended up getting launched twelve feet into the air by a hippo on the Zambezi River is too good to tell any other way.It starts in the late 1990s, when Juliet was a D1 rower tur
Happy Athletes Perform Better: A Coach's Guide to Beating Performance Anxiety | Marin Lazic
Happy Athletes Perform Better: A Coach's Guide to Beating Performance Anxiety | Marin Lazic Jul 23, 2026 1:13:23 View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushMarin Lazic believes the best athletes aren't just physically prepared – they're mentally free to perform. But that flies in the face of how many of us were taught to think about high performance. In this episode of The Ready State Podcast, Kelly and Juliet Starrett sit down with the Austr
RECESS: 200 Episodes, Kelly's Sledgehammer Incident, Klamath River Reset & A Modifiable Dementia Risk
RECESS: 200 Episodes, Kelly's Sledgehammer Incident, Klamath River Reset & A Modifiable Dementia Risk Jul 16, 2026 0:33:36 It's our 200th episode of RECESS, and Juliet and I are marking the milestone with laughs, a little blood, and a lot of gratitude. We look back at the last 50 episodes — we runs through the extraordinary lineup of women guests who've joined us, a powerhouse group that deserves more ears, and highlight one of our favorite recent episodes with John John Florence.Then yes, we have to address the incid
The Mindset Behind Longevity, Injury Recovery, & Elite Performance | John John Florence
The Mindset Behind Longevity, Injury Recovery, & Elite Performance | John John Florence Jul 9, 2026 1:07:05 View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushWhat does it take to stay at the top of your sport for decades – physically and mentally? In this episode of The Ready State Podcast, Kelly and Juliet Starrett sit down with three-time World Surfing Champion John John Florence to explore what it really means to play the long game.From reco
RECESS: Kate Courtney's Road Cycling Takeover, Surgery Nutrition, Fueling Elite Athletes, and the Coffee Wars
RECESS: Kate Courtney's Road Cycling Takeover, Surgery Nutrition, Fueling Elite Athletes, and the Coffee Wars Jul 2, 2026 0:34:18 In this episode of RECESS, Juliet and I open with a massive shoutout to local legend Kate Courtney — who, after winning mountain biking world championships, the Leadville 100 record, and a long course world title, has now casually taken over road cycling too.We also get into something that came up close to home: Juliet watched the Barceloneta men's water polo team — European Champions League winne
The Science of Stress, Safety, & Nervous System Regulation | Dr. David Rabin
The Science of Stress, Safety, & Nervous System Regulation | Dr. David Rabin Jun 25, 2026 1:23:37 View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The AmbushWhat if the key to better sleep, recovery, focus, and lasting behavior change isn't another productivity hack – but feeling safe in your own body?In this episode, Kelly and Juliet Starrett sit down with psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and Apollo Neuroscience co-founder Dr. David Rabin to exp
RECESS: GLP-3s, College ROI for Women, Fake Fitness Influencers, and the Existential Dread of Liminal Spaces
RECESS: GLP-3s, College ROI for Women, Fake Fitness Influencers, and the Existential Dread of Liminal Spaces Jun 18, 2026 0:29:26 Welcome back to RECESS — our bi-weekly look at what we’re learning, trends we’re seeing in the health and fitness space, and how we’re building more play into real life.The fitness industry is facing its biggest shake-up yet, and it's coming from a syringe. In this episode of RECESS, we cover a lot of ground: from Caroline's high school graduation and a wild weekend of sports (Knicks championship!
The Future of Youth Sports: Building Stronger, Healthier, & More Durable Athletes | Jack Brown
The Future of Youth Sports: Building Stronger, Healthier, & More Durable Athletes | Jack Brown Jun 11, 2026 1:32:17 View This Week's Show NotesStart Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility CoachJoin Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The Ambush“Strength training will make swimmers slow.”“Water polo players should stop lifting before big competitions.”"Young athletes just need more time in the pool.”These ideas have shaped aquatic sports for decades… but what if they’re actually holding athletes back?In this episode of The Ready
RECESS: Cancer Shaming, Youth Sports Nutrition, and NARP Moms
RECESS: Cancer Shaming, Youth Sports Nutrition, and NARP Moms Jun 4, 2026 0:28:25 Welcome back to RECESS — our break from the serious stuff to talk about what we’re learning, what’s making us laugh, and how we’re building more play into real life.In this episode, we talk about everything from terrible coffee decisions and animal attack close calls to youth sports nutrition, cancer shaming in the wellness world, and the Enhanced Games. We also discuss why parents may be unintent

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