ClinicalAthlete Podcast

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Episode 153: Repeat It Like It’s The First Time Sep 18, 2026

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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.

Hope you enjoy!

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Episode 152: Banger Book Starter Pack Sep 03, 2026

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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 Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky
The Upside of Stress by Kelly Mcgonigal

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Episode 151: You Ask, We Answer: Q&A w/ Quinn Henoch Aug 21, 2026

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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 Aug 07, 2026

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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” is a foundational principle of our exercise prescription and overall planning for any athlete that we’re working with.

It’s not just repeating your professional title.

It’s also where a lot of athlete rehab plans go wrong from Day 1. Don’t be that provider. Listen to this episode.

Hope you enjoy

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Episode 149: Deep Dive into Exercise Programming, Planning, and Periodization Jul 24, 2026

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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 the volatility of rehab, while not losing sight of the big picture? They discuss it all.

Hope you enjoy

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Shout out to Chris Hughen & E3Rehab for being awesome. Give them a follow! @chrishughen @e3rehab

Episode 148: Current Tendinopathy Landscape w/ Peter Malliaras Jul 03, 2026

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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 this stuff from multiple angles, and we all know how tricky tendon issue issues can be clinically. So, we’re super excited to have Peter share some of his knowledge with you on this one.

We hope you enjoy!

Connect with Peter! www.tendinopathyrehab.com ResearchGate Monash University Profile X: @DrPeteMalliaras IG: @tendinopathyrehab

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Values and Habits For a Thriving PT Business w/ Kyle Thibodeaux Jun 19, 2026

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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 real mentorship. And that now includes the Clinical Athlete Provider certification. We pick Kyle’s brain on the types of values and habits that has helped Refine turn into a thriving and sustainable business. There are a ton of gems in this one. Also, Kyle was a part of the old Clinical Athlete Forum as a student almost a decade ago, so it’s pretty cool to see things come full circle here.

We hope you enjoy!

Connect with Kyle and Refine! https://refineptp.com/ IG: @refineptp Kyle’s Email: kyle@refineptp.com

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Episode 146: “Hey Can I Start Using Knee Wraps & Getting Dry Needling?” Jun 05, 2026

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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 question of using external supports such as knee wraps during training and another about modalities, in this case dry needling. These discussions with athletes can be very fruitful, but also challenging, so we talk about that a bit here.

We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 145: Solving the Scaries of Mid Stage Rehab May 21, 2026

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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, we are VERY excited to introduce a new segment, where Zak and Quinn bring a little honey and vinegar to the rehab space — and Quinn got to put on his hater shades! We’re still open to names for this segment, so feel free to help us out!

We hope you enjoy!

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Shout out to Erik Miera! Science PT Website IG: @erikmeirapt X: @erikmeira

Episode 144: Travel PT – The Good, The Bad, & The Awesome w/ Kellen Cannon May 08, 2026

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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 stories that are seemingly associated with it. But are those things even true? What are some of the pros? If this is ever something that you have considered for your own career, or know someone who is, this is the show. Kellen goes into so much useful detail and gives us an insider perspective on the ins and outs of travel PT, and we’re really appreciative to her for sharing these insights.

We hope you enjoy!

Connect with Kellen: @yourtravelptfriend @kellencannon

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