ClinicalAthlete Podcast
The ClinicalAthlete Podcast is produced by ClinicalAthlete, focusing on topics related to clinical athletic training, rehabilitation, and performance. It features discussions with healthcare professionals and experts in sports medicine, offering practical insights for clinicians and athletes. Episodes cover injury prevention, treatment strategies, and enhancing athletic performance.
Episodes
Episode 153: Repeat It Like It’s The First Time
Ever feel like we have to repeat certain things to our athletes, even when we thought there was a mutual understanding? Well, let’s also consider it from the athlete’s side.
On this episode, Clinical Athlete Co-Founder Quinn Henoch discusses how to navigate our athlete education more effectively, so that even if we do have to repeat ourselves, it all just becomes a useful part of the process.
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Episode 152: Banger Book Starter Pack
On this episode, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor riff on some books that had huge influences on them as new graduates in their professional and personal development. There’s some real bangers in here that maybe you can add to your reading list!
The Books we discussed:
Mastery by Robert Greene
Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson
Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz
Afflicted by Nicole Piemonte
Why Zebra
Episode 151: You Ask, We Answer: Q&A w/ Quinn Henoch
Episode 151: You Ask, We Answer: Q&A w/ Quinn Henoch
On this episode, we’re answering your questions! How do we manage athletes who want to get better at all the things all the time? What about in-season and off-season training? Are dips bad? How to provide an effective strength stimulus with minimal equipment?
We discuss all of this and more,
Hope you enjoy
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Episode 150: Defining Your Role – Solocast w/ Quinn Henoch
Omnipresent Exercise Prescription Process Auditor (OEPPA):
– Oh cool, you have a new athlete that you’re working with. What’s your specific role in their overall plan?
Well Meaning Physical Therapist (WMPT):
– I’m the Physical Therapist. I’ll be doing the Physical Therapy.
Omnipresent Exercise Prescription Process Auditor (OEPPA):
– That means nothing to me.
“Defining Your Role”
Episode 149: Deep Dive into Exercise Programming, Planning, and Periodization
Quinn Henoch & Zak Gabor are back with another episode! On this show, we tackle some topics around exercise prescription that we know you wrestle with too — how far out do we program for our rehabbing athletes? Is it different than an athlete training only for “performance”? What does “periodization” really mean, and how do we balance being flexible enough with our programming to account for
Episode 148: Current Tendinopathy Landscape w/ Peter Malliaras
Quinn Henoch & Zak Gabor are back with another episode! On this show, the CA squad sat down with Peter Malliaras who has done a TON of the research over the last decade on all things tendons and tendinopathy. You’ve probably come across some of his work, even if you didn’t realize it. He’s really helped to push the field forward. The cool thing is that he’s also a clinician, so he understands
Values and Habits For a Thriving PT Business w/ Kyle Thibodeaux
Quinn Henoch & Zak Gabor are back with another episode! On this show, the Clinical Athlete squad sat down with Kyle Thibodeaux, the owner of Refine PT & Performance. Kyle and the Refine team are one of our newest Clinical Athlete partners, and it’s a match made in heaven; because Refine is a people-first business, that puts their athletes and clients first and provides their staff with re
Episode 146: “Hey Can I Start Using Knee Wraps & Getting Dry Needling?”
Quinn Henoch & Zak Gabor are back with another episode! The “Honey & Vinegar” segment makes its return, as Zak rants about what annoys him on social media, and Quinn calms the waters with a shout out to coaches and other providers who put their athletes first.
And then we talked about a couple of scenarios that were going on with their athletes that had to do with athletes posing the ques
Episode 145: Solving the Scaries of Mid Stage Rehab
On this show, Quinn Henoch & Zak Gabor discuss all of the things that make mid stage rehab challenging, and common pitfalls, like:
Sticking arbitrarily to rigid timelines and progressing before the athlete is ready
Waiting too long to start introducing basic entry points for your exercise categories
Not having a clear understanding or criteria for what qualities need to be prioritized
Also,
Episode 144: Travel PT – The Good, The Bad, & The Awesome w/ Kellen Cannon
On this show, we are joined by Kellen Cannon who is a badass Physical Therapist who loves working with active people and the athletic population within her own business — but, has also been a travel PT for several years now. And that’s the part that we really dive into on this show. Travel PT seems like this huge unknown to a lot of people, and you definitely hear about all the cons and horror st
Episode 143: The Clinical Athlete Provider Code
What are the core values of being a Clinical Athlete Provider? On this episode, Quinn Henoch & Zak Gabor discuss what being a Clinical Athlete provider is all about, by sharing the CA Provider Code. And we think adopting these tenets would be beneficial for anyone listening, so hopefully you pick up a lot of gems in this episode.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 142: A Journey from Near Death to Personal Records in The Gym and in Life w/ Jared Maynard
On this episode we welcome a very special guest. Many of you know him already, because he’s been part of the Clinical Athlete community since 2016, and was the podcast co-host for several years. It’s Jared Maynard. He’s back! We had countless shows in the past with Jared, in which we talked X’s and O’s of training, deep sciency stuff, but this show is a little different. Jared has been on quite t
Episode 141: The Mentor Squad with Steph & Steph
On this episode we have the whole Executive Clinical Athlete Provider Mentor Team — Quinn Henoch, Zak Gabor, Steph Allen, and Steph Mundt. We started as the 4 mentors in the Clinical Athlete Provider Certification Program exactly two years ago in March of 2024. Our mentor team has now grown to 8 and counting, but there’s been a ton of growth in many other aspects over the last 2 years. So, we thou
Episode 140: The Scaries of Rehab Forecasting, Predictions, & Timelines
On this episode Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor talk about a really important topic — the best Ninendo 64 games of all time. We actually do talk about that, but also, we talk about timelines in rehab and communication with our athletes around forecasting and prediction of how rehab should go, how long it will take — all of the things that give us anxiety but that we address on a regular basis in our pr
Episode 139: Demystifying Plyometrics w/ Matt McInnes Watson
On this episode we welcome an awesome guest — The Plyo guy himself and creator of Plusplyos Matt McInnes Watson. Matt is an absolute go-to resource for anything and everything regarding plyometrics, and has had a big influence on us and how we view these things within the Clinical Athlete community. What the heck does “plyometric” even mean? How can we break down the barriers to entry for coachin
Episode 138: The Dry Forest & Pain w/ Ben Cormack
On this episode we welcome an awesome guest — Ben Cormack. Ben has been a valuable resource to the Clinical Athlete community for years with his practical educational content around pain and exercise.
We think both providers, athletes, and clients alike will find this one if chalk full of practical recommendations for managing the pain experience while ultimately achieving your physical activity g
Episode 137: SoloCast — Clinical Athlete Diaries
It’s a Clinical Athlete Diary vibe.
When’s the last time you re-read a book or retook a course, instead of buying a new one? Hmm…
Also, you ever struggle with tracking your athlete’s symptoms in rehab? Or find it to be a slippery slope to have a goal be for them to have no more pain flare ups? Me too. Let’s talk about it all.
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Episode 136: Overthinking ExRx
Ever found yourself getting stuck in paralysis by analysis with your exercise prescription? Ugh.. amateur.. Just kidding! We’ve all felt it. You’re in luck — on this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor dig into why that may happen and some practical approaches to getting past it and providing some baller programs to our athletes.
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Episode 135: Tennis S&C Deepdive with Matt Kuzdub
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor welcome a special guest onto the show – Matt Kuzdub. Matt is a tennis coach and a tennis strength & conditioning coach – and I’ll even frame that differently, that’s he’s just an awesome sport and S&C coach and the sport and athletes that he works with happen to be tennis players. He’s also Zak’s tennis and S&C coach and Matt is cur
Episode 134: Busting The Mystique of ExRx
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor attempt to bust down the unnecessary mystique of exercise prescription. Have you ever felt like a topic is just out of reach or that you just don’t feel comfortable discussing or implementing with your athletes? Whether it be energy system development, plyometrics, change of direction – well, improving your confidence with any topic doesn’t have to be
Episode 133: Nociception IS Necessary For Pain – Rethinking “Pain Science” w/ Asaf Klaf Weisman
On this show, we welcome a very special guest Asaf Klaf Weisman. Asaf is a clinician and a researcher, who for the better part of the last decade has really challenged some of the conventional wisdom around contemporary pain science, pain neuroscience education, and the biopsychosocial model as a whole. For this convo, we use the widely accepted aphorism of “Nociception is neither necessary nor su
Episode 132: A Third Path For The PT w/ MovementX
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor welcome two special guests onto the show – Josh D’Angelo and Rich Ortiz of MovementX
Josh is a co-founder of MovementX, which is a company that is providing Physical Therapists with unique employment opportunities that help them both scratch the entrepreneurial itch, but also provide stability within an established and trusted brand. It was really coo
Episode 131: Dungeons & Dynos w/ Chris Juneau & Jason Tuori
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor welcome two special guests onto the show – Chris Juneau and Jason Tuori. Chris and Jason are two all-star physical therapists who we consider good friends and who we’ve had the privilege to work with in varying capacities over the years. They are co-hosts of the PT Inquest podcast and teach a continuing education course called Dungeons and Dynamometer
Episode 130: Hooper’s Delight w/ Ramsey Nijem
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor welcome a special guest onto the show – Ramsey Nijem who is the Director of Performance for the men’s basketball team at the University of Kansas. And before that, Ramsey worked for years in the NBA as a head strength & conditioning coach, so needless to say, he knows a thing or two about working with basketball players and teams at the highest le
Episode 129: A Better Perspective on Injury & Rehab
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor riff on a few topics that all have to do with how we as providers, and how athletes view injury, rehab, and training as a whole. Have you ever had someone say to you – aren’t you a PT, shouldn’t you be able to fix yourself? Which is funny because Zak talks about how he literally just strained his hamstring 3 days ago, and goes into how he’s managing i
Episode 128: Leveling Up The CA Provider Program
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor discuss some major upgrades to our Clinical Athlete Provider curriculum – now, the thing is, these upgrades are inspired by feedback and some continued friction points that providers are still experiencing with ExRx in general. So, there are PLENTY of actionable takeaways from this episode that anyone listening can apply to their athletes right away.
Episode 127: MObiLiTy – What Is Even That?
On this show, Zak and Quinn discuss the concept of “Mobility” and share how their thoughts and feelings about this topic have evolved over the last decade, and how that has influenced their exercise prescription.
It’s always a hot topic, so hopefully we don’t make too many people mad (JK we love ruffling feathers.)
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 126: Dips Don’t Kill Shoulders + More Hot Takes
On this show, we answer some of your questions about the challenges you’re facing with exercise prescription!
We go over:
“Overstretching” injuries
Are dips dangerous?
Hypertrophy rep ranges
Tendinopathy and positional considerations
And more!
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 125: Everything You’d Ever Possibly Need to Know About Early to Mid Stage Management of ACL Rehab
On this show, we welcome back the one and only Steph Allen from ACL Resolve to talk about . . you guessed it – ACL rehab!
We go over a TON of things revolving around early to mid stage rehab – what should those first few weeks look like? Are braces good, bad, ugly? When do we start testing? How do different graft types affect progression and timeline? We discuss all of that and more.
Episode 124: CSCS, OCS, Yada Yada Yummy Cert Salad!
We get these questions a lot – “Should I get the CSCS cert?” “Should I get my OCS?” and the like. So, we thought we’d give our thoughts on these and other credentials specifically, but also talk more generally about what ‘learning’ really is and how you can answer these questions for yourself.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 123: Catch Up w/ Zak & Quinn
On this show, Quinn & Zak both hop on the mic for the first time in a few shows to catch up on all current Clinical Athlete and life happenings. It was a fun show and excited to share about what we have cooking!
Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 122: Q&A – Challenges With Your Exercise Prescription
On this show, Quinn hops on the mic to discuss some of the challenges you shared with us about your exercise prescription plans. What to do when there is minimal access to equipment? How do I program for in-season vs. off-season? How do I know if I’m underloading my athletes? We discuss all of that and more!
Hope you enjoy!
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Episode 121: Clinical Athlete Diary Solo Cast – “Can We Do More Volume?”
On this show, Quinn hops on the mic solo to talk about that angst that athletes feel when they can’t train the way that they want. Why is it that we as athletes and humans tend to accept “all or nothing” more than finding the “minimum effective dose”?
If you’ve ever had to have conversations with your athletes about whether they are ready to do more, this one’s for you.
We hope you enjoy!
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Ep 120: Clinical Athlete Diary Solo Cast – I’m Right Even When I’m Wrong
On this show, Quinn hops on the mic solo to talk about “being wrong”. This topic was inspired by his own journal entry from high school that he reads for you. It’s quite entertaining.
What do we actually want to get out of professional dialogue? Is it to learn? Is it to be “right”?
Let’s talk about it! We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 119: The Learner’s Arc
On this show, Quinn and Zak discuss the “Learner’s Arc”. What are the friction points and advantages of being in different stages of your career? From new grad, to mid-career crisis, to seasoned vet – how do we stay on the path of continued growth and development? There are lots of gems in this one. We hope you enjoy!
 
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Episode 118: A Life in Pro Tennis w/ Kayla Fujimoto Epperson
On this show, we have an awesome guest – Kayla Fujimoto Epperson. Kayla is a Physical Therapist and has had a pretty epic journey through her professional career, that’s led her into the realm of professional tennis. And that culminated very recently into the athlete that she works with winning the fricken Australian Open. This was such an interesting conversation – as Kayla let us in
Episode 117: Train Smarter, Not Longer – The Benefits of Minimum Effective Dose w/ Dr. Pak
On this show, we are joined by someone we’ve been wanting to get on the Clinical Athlete podcast forever – Dr. Pak Androulakis-Korakakis. Dr. Pak, is… hilariously first all, but secondly – he’s a wealth of knowledge in the realms of muscle strength and hypertrophy, and has done, and continues to do, some very interesting and clinically meaningful research around the concept of the min
Episode 116: Clinical Athlete Diary Solo Cast: Don’t Change Everything
On this show, Quinn hops on the mic solo to talk about how to manage your athlete’s plan when they have setbacks. The answer is that you must panic, and change everything immediately! Well, probably not, but it’s an option.. Just listen to the show to find out the secrets.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 115: KneeBola Starter Pack
On this show Quinn Henoch, Steph Allen, and Zak Gabor discuss some of the exercises that they find themselves incorporating when managing knee issues with their athletes. The #KneeBola starter pack, if you will.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 114: How to Build “Authority” in The Rehab Space
On this show, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor discuss the idea of creating “authority” within the field. Many of you in our community are looking to develop your own voice or expertise in the field. So, how do we actually define being an “authority” and what qualities do we consider important for developing it? We go deep on this one.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 113: What’s Your Training Look Like?
On this show, Quinn and Zak discuss what their own strength & conditioning and training programs currently look like. Part of being a “Clinical Athlete” is walking the walk, so hopefully you find this helpful when also thinking about your own training.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 112: Is PT School The Problem?
On this show, Quinn & Zak discuss “the system” – the clinician educational system to be specific. Using our own experiences going through PT school, we discuss the good, the not so good, and the future as we hope to see it!
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 111: Fails & Wins
On this show I’m joined by fellow Clinical Athlete Co-Founder Zak Gabor, and we reflect on some of our most memorable clinical wins, AND, some of our most memorable clinical fails. It was helpful to discuss some of the good and bad that we’ve experienced as providers who are just trying to get a little better each day, and hopefully you pick up on some gems as well.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 110: Clinical Athlete – Year in Review
On this show, Quinn & Zak reflect on 2024. What a year it was… Tons of change and growth. And while we might be discussing things specific to Clinical Athlete, if you’re in the midst of any endeavors that you wish to grow yourself, they’ll be some gems in this 2024 year in review episode.
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Episode 109: Program Timeline & Phases – What do??
On this show, Quinn and Zak discuss the challenges of structuring exercise and rehab plans.
How long do we wait to reintroduce important elements? Does the person need to be pain free first? How much pain is ok to train into? How do we layer all of the different elements of the plan together over time?
If you’ve ever struggled with the structure and timeline of the rehab plans with your athletes,
Episode 108: Zak’s Journey
A couple of episodes ago, we flipped the script a little bit with Zak interviewing Quinn on his background and life journey.
On this show, Quinn returns the favor, and we get to hear all about Zak’s background and his journey through school, founding The Level Up Initiative, and what’s led to the person/husband/provider he is today.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 107: RPE and Autoregulation and Prognosis, Oh my!
On this show, we discuss a couple of topics that often give providers a lot of friction – what exactly is “autoregulation” and how does RPE fit?
Also, the big bad wolf of “prognosis”. How do we communicate timelines and expectations with our clients in a confident and accurate way, without actually knowing how long things will take exactly?
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered in this episode
Episode 106: Quinn’s Journey
On this show, the script gets flipped a little, and Zak interviews Quinn all about his journey from a young lad to what’s led him to where he is today with his Physical Therapy practice and Clinical Athlete! This is such a strong community, and we figured getting to know the founder’s origin stories a little better will help bring us even closer.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 105: SuperTotal Extravaganza
On this show, Quinn Henoch, John Flagg, and Jared Maynard hop on the mic together for the first time in a while, to discuss all things barbell sport athletes! They will be instructing a Clinical Athlete SuperTotal Certification in a couple of months, so it was fitting that this conversation revolved around all things weightlifting and powerlifting, and arguing about which sport is the best.
We hop
Episode 104: Complexity – What do?
Quinn and Zak discuss some themes that have popped up while graduating our newest cohort of Clinical Athlete Providers – (1) is learning about complexity all that clinically relevant? And (2) building a robust process for exercise prescription is great in theory, but how does one evolve, modify, and apply those principles in a busy setting?
Well don’t worry, because in this show, we answer t
A New Chapter
It really is a new chapter for Clinical Athlete, and we could not be more excited to share with you! Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor dive deep into Clinical Athlete’s history, what we’ve been working on over the last couple of years, and what the future holds for this amazing community.
It’s been a wild ride, but we’re just getting started! Enjoy the show.
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Episode 102: All Strength is NOT Created Equal
This show is a recording of a CALU Journal Club that I led, on a paper titled: “Strength Classification and Diagnosis: Not All Strength Is Created Equal” (James et al 2022). During this Journal Club, we discussed all things strength classifications and the measurement and application of strength.
We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 101: Improve Your Return to Sport Decision Making
This show is a recording of a CALU Journal Club that we led on a paper titled: A Framework for Clinicians to Improve The Decision-Making Process in Return to Sport.
We loveee us some frameworks and we loveee discussing the idea of creating a clinical process and we all want to become more comfortable making return-to-sport decisions in the face of uncertainty. This was a great discussion to help
Episode 100: The Truth about Injury “Prevention” with Franco Impellizzeri
It’s Episode 100!! One of our favorite people, Franco Impellizzeri and his team came out with a new paper titled, “Prevention versus risk reduction or mitigation, Why Create Uneccesary Battles?“. And if you remember Franco from our Training Load episode way back in 2019, then you know we had to get him on again to talk about that paper and the misconceptions around the term injury “prevention”.
Episode 99: Clinical Files: A Runner With Hip Pain
On this show, Steph Allen shares a case that she had, working with a avid trail runner with hip pain. It was a great discussion of her overall thought process and plan of care, along with some pearls of wisdom for managing set back and expectations for any athlete.
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Episode 98: CALU Foundations 2.0
This is a special show. I’m sitting down with my dear friend and Co-Founder of CALU and The Level Up Initiative, Zak Gabor, and we are talking about something really special that we have cooking for 2023 – CALU Foundations 2.0. Which is a course that’s going to be your solution for all things exercise prescription, with the CALU vibe. Overall, we’re just really excited with where this Com
Episode 97: Coach’s Corner
Title: Episode 97: Coach’s Corner
We’re back!
It’s been a while but the ClinicalAthlete Podcast is coming back strong with a Coach’s Corner episode!
On this one, Quinn Henoch takes us through his training program with the principles that guide his decision-making.
If you’re a coach, clinician, or athlete who geeks out on programming, this one is for you!
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Episode 96: All Things Hip With Joanne Kemp
On this episode we dive into the following topics with Joanne Kemp:
Outcomes of hip arthroscopies for labral tears and FAI
Statistics of hip pathologies in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals
Importance of non-operative management and best practices for physio-led treatment of hip pain
Thoughts about if diagnosing the exact pathology causing the hip pain even matters
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Episode 95: CALU Plus
During this special episode, Quinn Henoch and Zak Gabor are talking about some significant upcoming changes to the ClinicalAthlete Forum. After 6 years, we’ve reached a crossroads, and with the growth of CALU, it’s time for a change.
We’ll take you through a history of the ClinicaAthlete Forum, what made it awesome and where it fell short; and introduce you to what’s to come. We’re so excited
Episode 94: The Student Shenanigans with Andrew Gillihan
Welcome back to the ClinicalAthlete Student Shenanigans!
On this week’s episode, we have Andrew Gillihan with a background of a Master’s in Kinesiology and Behavioral Sciences and is now a current DPT student with a heavy interest in men’s pelvic floor and tactical athletes.
Are you in a PT or chiropractic program and feeling like you’re not treated like an adult and being forced to treat your pro
Episode 93: “Strong is Strong” with Bryce Krawczyk on the Nameless Series
Wondering how the oh so famous Bryce Krawczyk feels about the misconceptions circling around the powerlifting world and what you should know if you’re “equipped-curious”?! 
For those listeners who are new around here or just aren’t that great at paying attention- The Nameless Series is a laid-back, informal series all about how to blend being a coach and an athlete, helping you and your athle
Episode 92: The CALU Clinical Files with Quinn and Steph
Just to remind all you listeners, Quinn and Steph have started this new series to dive into the details about some of their own clinical cases. 
Quinn, one of the leaders of all the craziness that ClinicalAthlete is, also does some pretty cool things clinically. His office is inside of a weightlifting gym, so naturally, he specializes in working with barbell sport athletes. 
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Episode 91: The Climbing Athlete with Natasha Barnes
Are you a healthcare professional wanting to be more involved climbers? Are you a climber that is frustrated with injuries wanting to know how to get stronger specifically for climbing and how chiropractors and physical therapists can help?! 
Natasha has been rock climbing for 23 years, and a professional climber for many of those years. Through her own injuries & frustrations, she made t
Episode 90: The Student Shenanigans with Andrea Farmer
Welcome back to the ClinicalAthlete Student Shenanigans!
On this week’s episode, we have Andrea Farmer, current DPT student at the University of North Florida.
Unfortunately within healthcare, burnout and losing the passion for your field is not uncommon, not only in the working world but even throughout school prior to getting your first job! Andrea had a brilliant idea to start with the HoneyBad
Episode 89: Return to Sprinting with Dan Lorenz
Have we been using objective measures to decide when patients can get back to sprinting or are we blindly following a timeline? Have our previous “protocols” been sensitive to those providers and athletes without the new up-to-date technologies and resources?
Dan Lorenz, DPT, PT, ATC, LAT, CSCS, the director of sports medicine at Lawrence Memorial Hospital/OrthoKS in Lawrence, KS currently and a b
Episode 88: The CALU Clinical Files with Quinn and Steph
Quinn and Steph are starting another NEW series on the ClinicalAthlete Podcast! 
Welcome to The CALU Clinical Files.
To all you listeners (yes all 6 of you), you DON’T want to miss this.
Quinn and Steph are starting this series to dive into some of their real life cases in which they have navigated some unknowns and come out on the other side to really have a positive effect o
Episode 87: The NEW “Nameless Series” with John and Jared
Ever dive into the research for a whole weekend and then just had NoOoO idea how to apply it to your client on Monday morning? Or even better, you figure out how to apply it and quickly realize it just didn’t work? 
Maybe you’re an athlete who is having a hard time digesting all the info regarding training and injuries on the good ole’ internet?
This show is for you.
John and Jared have been
Episode 86: The Student Shenanigans with Logan Benjamin
Welcome back to the ClinicalAthlete Student Shenanigans!
On this week’s episode, we have Logan Benjamin, a chiropractic student and dad to a really cute golden retriever. 
Logan speaks on how he has tried to overcome the “old-school” mindset of chiropractic school, finding the right mentor, and how extracurricular groups have made a difference in his education and experiences. If you’re
Episode 85: Behind the Scenes of CALU Summit 2021 with Founders Quinn Henoch, Steph Allen, and Zak Gabor
What is the mission behind the CALU Summit, and why is it so special? 
In this episode, Quinn, Steph, and Zak go hard on what the CALU Summit is all about, and why it’s an experience that you don’t want to miss out on. 
We are so stoked about this year’s lineup of speakers and some changes that we’ve made to the format to make it even better than last year.&#
Episode 84: Coach’s Corner- Inside Look with John
In this part 2 of a 3 part series, John takes a turn to gets talk about his own training program and how he got through a recent “kneebola”.  He dives into his approach to getting through a flare-up and provides some great advice for others. 
Find yourself getting “kneebolas” and want to hear how John got through his?! Check out the episode to find out! 
Episode 83: Resilience with Nick Hannah
Be grateful, be kind, don’t judge and show compassion. This is what Nick is all about.
Nick Hannah, a physiotherapist out of Canada, shares his passion about resilience, empathy, and helping others on a deeper level.
The team chats with Nick about the publication written by Golnaz Tabibnia which dives into a neuroscience three-route approach to boosting resilience. Nick specifically focuses o
Episode 82: The Student Shenanigans with Mark Manera
Welcome to the ClinicalAthlete Student Shenanigans! Chris, Megan and Derrick are officially taking the reins on meeting up with student clinicians to chat with them about their journey thus far and what their goals and aspirations are moving forward. 
Mark Manera is a DPT student at Maryville University and entrepreneur.  He dives into his journey through a direct-entry DPT program
Episode 81: Science to Practice: All Things Injury Modeling with Judd Kalkhoven- Part 2
Judd Kalkhoven IS BACK for part two!! 
Judd is a PhD candidate, lecturer and researcher in exercise and sports science at the University of Technology Sydney, with a primary focus in Biomechanics. In this episode, he dives into load & injury management with the Clinical Athlete team. He speaks on what clinicians should take into consideration when using applied research to dictate their d
Episode 80: Science to Practice: All Things Injury Modeling with Judd Kalkhoven- Part 1
Tissue Mechanics? Athletic Injury? Conceptual Frameworks? 
PhD Candidate, lecturer and researcher Judd Kalkohoven out of Sydney, Australia gets on the podcast to answer all questions about tissue mechanics, training load, all things athletic injury and how he feels pain fits into his definition of injury! Specifically in this episode, the ClinicalAthlete team discusses with Judd the contents
Episode 79: Coach’s Corner- An Inside Look with Jared
On our previous Coach’s Corner series, Quinn, John and Jared each broke down a case study. In this part 1 of a 3 part series, the team gets together to talk about their own training programs and how they each navigate any hurdles that come up in their training. Jared’s up first- whatta lucky guy! 
This episode dives into the details of Jared’s current training program and
Episode 78: The Student Series with James Chung
Wondering how communication and the environment affects how you learn to move?
In this episode, PT student James Chung catches up with Chris and Quinn about his journey to PT school at Columbia University, what it’s like livin’ as a student in the big city and his passion for learning how others learn!
James drops some knowledge about motor learning frameworks, how he uses them in clinical pract
Episode 77: Science to Practice: All Things Isometrics with Dustin Oranchuk
Yielding isometrics? Overcoming isometrics? Eccentric quasi isometrics? What do these look like, and how can they be applied in rehab and in training? PhD candidate Dustin Oranchuk is on the podcast this week to discuss these questions and so much more!
Dustin’s journey as a researcher in the field of Strength and Conditioning has taken him from Canada, to New Zealand, to Australia, and he&#
Episode 76: Bridging the Gap: Academics, Clinical Practice, and Burnout with Brendan DeForge
How do you manage the transition from a professional degree program, to practicing clinically? How do we the bridge the gap between what’s taught in academic institutions, what the evidence says, and what we see on a day to day basis as clinicians? It’s not an easy process by any means.
This week, Clinical Athlete Provider and Physical Therapist Brendan DeForge joins us to provide his
Episode 75: The CALU Community: The merger that dreams are made of – with Zak Gabor and Steph Allen
Big things are happening!! By now you’ve probably heard about Clinical Athlete and Level Up coming together to create one amazing community of passionate clinicians and coaches. If you haven’t heard, you’re in for a treat!
On this episode, Zak Gabor and Steph Allen come on the show to discuss with Quinn how and why these two amazing communities are coming together to create some
Episode 74: Special Tests for the Shoulder. Not So Special? With Paul Salamh
How special are special tests for the shoulder? Are they valid? Do they aid us in providing an accurate diagnosis? How important is it to actually have an accurate diagnosis when it comes to shoulder pain? All these questions and more answered, in the latest edition of the podcast! Paul Salamh, DPT and Assistant Professor at the University of Indianapolis,  joins us to discuss his recent
