Kelly Starrett Interview
Released on April 16, 2015
In this week’s episode, Joe D. talks shop with NY Times best-selling author Kelly Starrett.
NOTE: You may want to grab a pen and paper before you start listening because this interview is jam-packed with 90 straight minutes of ‘Knowledge bOmBs’!
Here are just a few of the things that are discussed on this weeks show:
- The importance of being a “transparent” coach and “sharing” your work
- How Kelly’s methods contributed to the fastest 10-yard sprint in DeFranco’s Gym history
- Special considerations when training “older” professional athletes
- Learn about the “subjective exam” that Kelly gives all of his athletes
- Kelly’s thoughts on “movement screens” and other methods of evaluating athletes
- What it means to “build your training into your day” and the profound affect it can have on performance
- The trick to opening up your joint capsule when stretching. (Learn “How” & “When” to do it.)
- Why Kelly categorizes the muscles of the trunk as the “high quads” and its significance to his athletes’ recovery
- Learn why you shouldn’t blindly follow the common squatting cues used by powerlifters if you want to keep your low back healthy
- The effect that sitting has on your BMI (body mass index), performance, and overall health
- The benefits that the “standing desk” has on the spine and BRAIN
- The importance of wearing flat shoes and spending more time barefoot
- Kelly’s thoughts on whether or not athletes should get their ankles taped before practice and/or games
- Learn how the weightroom taught Kelly more about the human body than Physical Therapy school
- And much, Much MORE!
You DON’T want to miss this episode of the Industrial Strength Show!
Important Links from the Show
- www.MobilityWOD.comKelly Starrett's website. Designed to help you hack your body's mechanics and provide the tools to perform basic maintenance on yourself.
- www.StandUpKids.orgThis is the organization Kelly referred to on the podcast when he was talking about the standing desks that he and his wife implemented in their daughters school. [The completed website will launch next week.]
- www.DeFrancosTraining.comSign up for Joe D’s FREE e-newsletter (underneath his pic on the Homepage) if you would like to receive an update whenever a new podcast is uploaded.
- www.CPPScoaches.comNEW course just added for May 30-31 in New Jersey! Sign up now!
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Hi Joe,
I have listen to all your pocasts and i trully enjoy all the knowledge bombing.
This show i have listened a couple of times by now. And i like the work that kelly starlett does.
But i have 1 question, in Kelly his book ready to run he reffers to make use of the voodoo floss bands, which you probally allready had heard off.
My question is, what is your opinion about Kelly Starlett his voodoo floss bands, do you use it, and if you do wherefore specific? and do you recommend other people of using it?
Keep on bombing the internet with all your knowledge!
I hope to hear your opinion.
Greets Johan