Today Austin Gamble is on the podcast and him and Anthoney discuss a range of topics from track and field, biomechanics, and the psychology of a student athlete. There are many things people try to do to become fit or reach some goal, but most people lack the internal drive to achieve a state of proper health. Most people want to reach a goal for external reasons and this is a huge factor for competing in a sport at a high level.
0:35 Austin is on is first year at being a throws coach for Track & Field at Texas State University.
3:02 Breaking down how throwing a javelin has more intricies than most people don’t think about.
5:54 Austin was a middle linebacker at Duke University and specialized in the discus 2009-2014.
7:23 Anthoney was in High School band to refine his techniques in percussion to further is drumming days with his band.
10:42 Hyperlearning and how people learn different tasks and hobbies.
15:28 Fishing and the techniques and methods from fly fishing to kite fishing, and why we would not go noodling.
21:29 The summer is wrapping up for coaching, but being a coach does not end there. Austin will spend the rest of the summer recruiting.
24:30 Anthoney volunteered at Texas State for the Shot Put and gained a new respect for the sport. There many biomechanics and technical aspects that Austin breaks down.
33:00 Talking about a sport vs doing a sport is completely different for each person.
38:25 Changing muscle mass on the body will affect how a person moves and relearning how to move with a new body.
40:00 Strength training and becoming more resilient in sports and daily life.
43:42 Breaking down Heart Rate Variability and the central nervous system.
50:50 Austin’s father works for the NFL as a Strength and Conditioning coach and Austin has learned a lot from him.
53:16 Austin wants to go back to a Phd in sports psychology to work with a college team.
56:04 Austin was training in Arizona to compete in the Olympic trials for 2020 in the discus event.
1:11:19 Seeing how people fit into their competitive sport and how that relates to people's lifestyle.
1:18:02 How coaching and playing a sport changes the perception of the athletes pre conceived notion of how well a coach could do their job.
1:26:00 Internal motivation vs external rewards to reach your goals.
1:28:57 Being a scientist at heart and playing around with diet and nutrition.
1:35:30 How Anthoney assess his clients online and in-person for their unique goals.
1:41:40 Discussing the BMI and its validity.
1:51:45 Football talk and Austin talking about his dad being an NFL coach and hanging out with NFL players like Dan Marino and other from the Miami Dolphins. Your prospective changes with what you are used to.
2:01:11 Your passion for politics and talking about controversial topics.
