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Neen Williams : Issue #14 "You are in charge of how well you do in life" Oct 12, 2021

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Neen Williams sits down with Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan to discuss his recent move to Texas (6:20), his coaching app/workout program TREIGNING DAY (14:40), and how he balances skating, working out, and everything else he's doing (32:20). Neen also dives into his two ACL injuries and details his recovery and rehab process from each of those injuries (53:24).

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Music by Bobby Renz.

TOP OF MASON and Meniscus Pain : Issue #13 "You would never take Mason from the top" Sep 11, 2021

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For this issue, Walker wanted to share a chapter from his new audio book, TOP OF MASON read by Rudy Behrens (11:55). And in the spirit of sharing, we thought it would be nice to offer our DEEP DIVE discussion about Meniscus Pain (21:20), previously only available on Patreon. Meniscus injuries are super common in skateboarding and Kyle shares his experiences treating them. He also goes into the research behind treating this condition with surgery, a surgery Walker had earlier in his career.

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Kelly Hart : Issue #12 "Second sweatiest you'll ever get" Jul 08, 2021

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Kelly Hart sits down with Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan to talk about Hip Impingement and to discuss his new role working with World Skate for the upcoming Olympic Games (10:00). They also talk about his recent trip to Rome (20:00) and the complexity of skate terminology in modern skate completions (24:30). From there, Kelly explains the origins of his newfound love for Jump Roping (27:00) and how it has helped him get back to skating. We dive into Kelly’s Hip Impingement problems (34:00), his decision to get surgery (42:10) and the road to recovery through rehab with Kyle (46:30). Oh yeah, and much more about Jump Roping (52:50).

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Justin Eldridge : Issue #11 "Motion is lotion, never stop moving." May 31, 2021

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Justin Eldridge sits down with Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan to discuss his devastating low back injury and his rehab back to full strength. As a follow up to Walker’s low back muscle strain issue we thought it would be interesting to hear what it took for Eldy to bounce back from his herniated disc injury. We also dive into Justin’s new business The Number Thirty Three (8:45) and who the best skater/golfers are (18:00). After KB and Eldy nerd out about golf, Justin explains how his low back injury first occurred (26:15), what he initially tried for treatment (32:00), why he decided NOT to get surgery (34:30) and what eventually got him back to full strength (39:45).

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Walker's Low Back Strain : Issue #10 "Be patient and don't be reckless" May 01, 2021

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In this episode, Walker and Kyle discuss Walker's recent low back injury. Kyle breaks down how he diagnoses injuries and how he prescribes "At home" rehab programs, like the one featured in Issue 10 on Old Friends Fitness. Watch the video breakdown of the process on Patreon.com/oldfriendsfitness

Brandon Turner : Issue #9 "It's about giving back" Apr 01, 2021

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Brandon Turner sits down with Walker and Kyle (9:50) to discuss his switch hard flip down Wallenberg and his approach to jumping down big sets at thirty-nine years young (15:10). Brandon also talks about pilates (18:20) and his work with Healthy Life Recovery, an addiction treatment center in San Diego (32:24). Brandon revisits the infamous session at Patrick Henry (44:00) and discusses the pros and cons of skating under the influence (46:50). Brandon talks about some of his gnarliest injuries (54:30) and his experiences with physical therapy and recovery (58:40).

Watch Kyle's favorite Brandon part here and Walker's here. Make sure to watch all the rest of his parts, starting with his part in the Sk8mafia Promo.

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David Cole : Issue #8 "I anasthesia-ed myself" Mar 01, 2021

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David Cole sits down with Walker and Kyle (9:20) to critique their first podcast, a Deep Dive on Warming Up. Crave also shares his experiences as a Visalia Skate Camp Counselor (17:10) and explains how he battled a gnarly elbow (25:30) and ankle (48:50) injury. Stay tuned at the end (1:16:20) for an exclusive preview of the Warming Up Deep Dive. We offer a Deep Dive for every issue through Old Friends Fitness, focusing on Kyle's research and experiences as a Physical Therapist. Compliment this hilarious podcast with a David Cole video part, a "Dave in the Life," , a short film or some good old candid Crave antics.

Corey Duffel : Issue #7 "Diagnosis: Improper footwear." Jan 31, 2021

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Corey Duffel sits down with Kyle and Walker (12:13) to discuss his Bo Jackson saga (15:50), how his current Physical Therapy is going (26:50), his recent OATS surgery (30:25), his shocking plantar fascia injury (41:30), his Osiris shoe dilemma (47:40), his journey with a Lisfranc injury (51:35), and his undercover work outs(1:13:05). Corey also covers how he approaches getting back into skating after long bouts off the board (1:24:30). Music by Bobby Renz.

Dave Abair : Issue #6 Dec 29, 2020

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Dave Abair sits down with Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan to talk injuries, and boy does Dave have some stories! But consider yourself warned, as these tales are not for the faint of heart. Spiral fractures, compartment syndrome, MCL/ACL tears, and a heel bruise that will give you nightmares.

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Chris Roberts : Issue #5 Nov 29, 2020

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Chris Roberts sits down with Dr. Kyle Brown and Walker Ryan to discuss how Covid has affected The Nine Club and what it was like dealing with Achilles Tendinitis while filming for A Time to Shine (Transworld 2006). Kyle and Chris dig deep into this common (but often misunderstood) injury and Chris explains how his physical therapy treatment got him back to skating.

Issue #5 of Old Friends Fitness is all about Achilles Tendinopathy. Subscribe on Patreon for a step by step program by Dr. Kyle Brown on how to address this injury. Issue # 6, releasing December 1, will focus on Patellofemoral Pain. We also cover Ankle Sprains, Warming Up, Static Stretching, and Foam Rolling.

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