The Airborne Mind Show

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#8 - Power Monkey Fitness | Level Up Your Gymnastics Skills w/ David Durante Oct 04, 2016

Show notes

“It can’t be stated enough how important body awareness is to truly appreciate what your body is supposed to be doing within the movement. There’s normally an enormous disconnect between what someone thinks is happening versus what it actually looks like.” – David Durante

In this episode, we talk about:

Gaining the ability to move your body at will through the movement as opposed to the movement moving you.
Breaking down movements into finer components using the four phases of movement
Should prep, wrist, and elbow health

And most importantly I think Dave brings a passionate perspective to gymnastics for CrossFitters. I’m sure you will walk away with a whole new appreciation for the way your body moves.

Show Notes:

Background in gymnastics (1:50)
Tapping into the CrossFit world (3:33)
Origins and evolution of Power Monkey Fitness (5:00)
What is the “Ring Thing” aka the Dream Machine? (6:35)
Breaking down movements into finer components (7:50)
Preferred scaling options for HSPU in a daily class setting (9:37)
Leveling up progressions to push advanced athletes (12:35)
Hierarchy of movement: Four Phases (13:45)
Challenging advanced athletes in areas they don’t see in CF workouts (15:15)
Approaching flexibility w/ consistency (15:55)
Core work begins with two vital positions (17:17)
Role of eccentric and isometric strength in gymnastics for CF (18:10)
The missing link of body awareness (19:12)
Why using video for gymnastics is extremely valuable (20:00)
General time frame it takes to see improvement (21:55)
General Physical Preparedness for gymnastics (23:45)
What does the transfer look like in Oly lifts, Power lifts, and metcons? (26:00)
Most common injuries in gymnastics vs gymnastics in CF (27:45)
Should health, prep, warm-up (29:18)
Wrist & elbow pain from gymnastics (31:41)
Biggest influences (34:00)
Summer camp for adults (37:47)
Clinics (40:45)
Something Dave doesn’t get asked enough (42:10)
15-minute routine to help your body be more capable for anything you will require of it (44:00)

👋🏽 Connect w/ Dave Durante:

Website: https://www.powermonkeyfitness.com/
Instagram: @davedurante

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#7 - The Pursuit Of Fitness w/ Noah Ohlsen Sep 27, 2016

Show notes

Noah Ohlsen wore no hair products for this episode. He has made three trips to the Reebok CrossFit Games and is relentless in his pursuit. We talk about all sorts of things in this episode. You can get to know him a little bit better as a human and see how much you might have in common. And don’t worry, we talk plenty of Games prep and training stuff too.

In this episode, we talk about:

Games prep, strategy in training, and mental aspect of performance
Noah’s favorite movies, music, tv shows, and more
4 workouts you can try out that are nasty in just the right ways

Show Notes:

Wanting to be the ripped dude running on the beach (1:15)
When Noah decided to go ALL in (2:40)
Going from fan to peer (4:00)
Support system (5:00)
Choosing which competitions to do throughout the year (6:05)
Approach for sharpening the mental aspect of performance (8:00)
“You need to get a little stronger” (11:20)
Exposure to weightlifting meets to sharpen your mental game (13:42)
Injury prevention (14:55)
Noah’s breakfast (16:13)
Supplements (17:30)
Milk and desserts (19:05)
Favorite things to do when Noah’s not training (21:45)
Music: favorite genre, artists (23:25)
Movies (24:50)
Tv Shows (26:15)
Training partners (28:30)
Maximus Ohlsen for President (29:30)
Habits, processes, non-negotiables (30:25)
Workouts for you to try (32:30)
If you had to start over and had only 1 year to live, what would you do to make it back to where you are now? (35:20)
Biggest influences (36:30)

👋🏽 Connect Noah:

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#5 - StrengthRatio | Breaking Through Your Plateaus By Filling The Void w/ Zach Greenwald Sep 13, 2016

Show notes

In this episode, I am with Zach Greenwald from Strength Ratio. Zach is a Strength Coach and Corrective Exercise Specialist with seven years of coaching experience. His clients have included professional GRID athletes, CrossFit Regional athletes, and National Champions in Olympic Weightlifting.

Through his programming and coaching, he has resolved shoulder, hip, back, and knee pain for those and many other Strength Ratio clients. He also elaborated some of his philosophies and a lot of actionable information. He also gave a flexibility test along with a case study from Travis Cooper as he was getting ready for the World Championships and he will share a lot of his experiences.

We talk about the importance of air squats, the most common injuries, how to locate mobility issues and so much more.

Show notes:

(03:35): How did Zach get into weightlifting
(11:03): Importance of air squat
(16:32): Most common injury
(23:07): Observations about CrossFit
(30:44): Benefits of carrying on training
(45:43): How to locate mobility issue
(52:01): Elaborating muscle tissue versus connective tissue
(55:44): Zach’s biggest influences
(1:00:33): Three favorite staple assistance exercises

How to Connect with Zach Greenwald:

Website: https://www.strengthratiohq.com/
Strength Ratio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strengthratio/?hl=en
Zach’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strengthratio/?hl=en

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#4 - Gymnastics 101 - Kipping Efficiently, Muscle Up Mistakes, and Handstand Walks w/ Rachel Goldenberg Sep 07, 2016

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In this episode, I’m with Rachel Goldenberg. She is the owner and head coach of Crossfit Parallax. She holds a Crossfit Level 2 certificate and enjoys teaching her gymnastics seminars within the tri-state area. She has coached multiple masters athletes and a team to the Crossfit Games as well as helped 2 individuals to the regional level in addition to herself

We talk about helping people who struggle with getting strict pull-ups, stringing pull-ups together, or basic gymnastic movements. She will be giving a lot of tips and professions that she is also doing with her own athletes.

Show notes:

(01:39): The first experience in CrossFit
(07:11): Focusing on other weaknesses
(13:09): First step in kipping
(27:29): Most common mistake with ring muscle-ups
(31:21): Beauty of handstand walks
(36:43): Focusing on certain movements

How to Connect with Rachel Goldenberg:

Website: https://crossfitparallax.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrossfitParallax/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crossfitparallax/

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Get in touch: https://geni.us/gBtz

#3 - SquatEveryday, Eliminating The Right Weaknesses, and Producing Monster Youth Athletes w/ Travis Mash Aug 29, 2016

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In this episode, I am with Travis Mash. He's a powerlifting world champion who currently holds the “All-Time Pound for Pound World Record.” He was coaching different athletes for almost 21 years. His work with NFL players, Olympic weightlifters, powerlifters, and athletes across many other disciplines. He is also known for Shifting Paradigms and helping his athletes get mentally tough. He's also doing some big things to grow the sport of weightlifting that we love so much. He has his own blog and podcast that you can check out in the show notes or at Mashelite.com.

We talked about some of the myths behind the popular squat everyday program, myths about training youth athletes, and some advice on how you can work with them. And how to make sure that you're focusing on the right things when it comes to eliminating your weaknesses.

Show Notes:

(01:37): Proudest moments as a weightlifter
(06:25): Vision behind pursuing podcast
(11:49): Success of Travis' book: Squat Every day
(18:52): How to train the young athlete
(25:14): Growing the sport of weightlifting in the US
(31:39): Maintaining positivity for success
(39:37): How to blend accessories with the existing training volume
(52:58): Difference between learning and education
(56:09): Tips on how to become a great coach

How to Connect with Travis Mash:
Website: https://www.mashelite.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachtravismash/?hl=en
Twitter: https://bit.ly/3xk4SHs
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TravisMash
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-mash-b0469626/

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Get in touch: https://geni.us/gBtz

#2 - The Psychology Of Eating, Body Image, and Self Worth w/ Adee Cazayoux Aug 29, 2016

Show notes

Today I’m with Adee Cazayoux, she is the founder and CEO of Working Against Gravity. She has helped literally thousands of people with not only their nutrition but the overall quality of life.

In this episode, we talked about why meal plans and diets are usually not the solutions, how zoning in on your behavioral psychology can drastically affect your success and so much more.

Show Notes:

(03:13): Working With different nutrition consultants
(06:31): How to give a different approach to the clients
(12:43): Different kinds of diet
(23:53): Dealing with people who cannot accept their body improvements
(29:02): Balancing careers
(34:17): Favorite books
(46:07): Role of meditation in your day-to-day life

How to Connect with Adee Cazayoux:

Website:https://www.workingagainstgravity.com/join
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adeecazayoux/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adeecazayoux
Working Against Gravity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamWAG
Working Against Gravity Youtube: https://bit.ly/3E0Te5L
Working Against Gravity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workingagainstgravity/

Connect with me:

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#1 - How CrossFitting Weightlifters Can Foster The Growth Of Weightlifting In The U.S. w/ Daniel Camargo Aug 29, 2016

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Coach Danny Camargo also known as Daniel Camargo, is a 27-year-old veteran in the Sport of Olympic Weightlifting. Coach Daniel Camargo founded Oly Concepts in 2012 He represented the United States in international competition as an athlete and coach before establishing his own Weightlifting Club in 1999. Coach Camargo offers personal training, competitive training, and remote coaching.

In this episode, we talk about the solution of growing the weightlifting community in the US and how exactly we can help the stuff that really matters if you want to become a great coach, and most importantly, the evolution of weightlifting through Danny's eyes in the past 27 years and so much more.

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