Chasing Edges

Lewis Caralla is in his 16th year in the Division 1 Football Strength & Conditioning industry, and the author of the newly released, Fire Lighters 365: Daily Motivational Messages for Coaches, Athletes, and Leaders. He is currently serving as  the  University of Charlotte 49ers Director of Strength and Conditioning. (2023) Caralla has served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Georgia Tech Football (2019-2022), prior to that he was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Buffalo (2018), where he was named Football Scoop's 2018 Coach of the year, 

His other her career stops also include director strength and conditioning at Louisiana-Lafayette (2016-17) and North Texas (2015) and serving as an assistant at Michigan 2012-2014), Mississippi State (2011) and Georgia Tech (2010-11). His career began with an internship at South Florida in 2007. He was an intern at Virginia in 2008 and became a graduate assistant at Mississippi State in 2009-10.

Originally from Tarpon Springs, Fla., Caralla graduated with a bachelor's degree in wellness and corporate fitness from Defiance (Ohio) in 2008. He was a two-time all-conference running back and also earned academic all-conference accolades twice. He received a master's degree in kinesiology from Mississippi State in 2010. Caralla and his wife, Lori, have three children: Marshall, Ali and Ava.

Where to Find Coach Caralla:
IG: @LewCaralla
Twitter/X: @LewisCaralla
YouTube: @LewisCaralla5753 or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKcvAOLerk5N6jHCNkZWIQ

Where to Find His Book Fire Lighters 365: https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Lighters-365-Motivational-Messages/dp/B0C9S88LGM

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Hannah Huesman is the Mental Performance Coordinator for the Texas Rangers Organization. She also travels for speaking engagements on how training your mental skills can help ANY performer. Hannah has worked with the FDNY, MLB, Business executives, actors, and athletes of all ages. She is also the host of #MentalSweatMonday on Instagram, Twitter, & LinkedIn. This is a 1 minute video, posted every Monday, of different strategies to help you work on your mental game. Hannah is passionate about helping performers become the best they can be by breaking a mental sweat every single day!

Hannah also has experience coaching with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, SportsStrata, University of Tennessee, and University of Tennessee Chattanooga, and as an adjunct professor at JFK University.  Hannah holds a Master's Degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Psychology and Motor Behavior as well as her CMPC Certification from the Association of Applied Sports Psychology.

You can follow here on socials here:
Check Out Her #MentalSweatMonday Here
IG: @HanahHuesman
Twitter: @Hannah_Huesman

Darin Olien is co-host of the Emmy™ Award Winning, #1 Netflix docu-series, Down to Earth with Zac Efron. Spending nearly 20 years exploring the planet discovering new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants as a Superfood hunter Darin developed, Shakeology – grossing over $4 Billion in sales since 2008 for Beachbody. He also created a plant-based Ultimate Reset 21-day detoxification program for the company. From his years of experience within the health space, he wrote his New York Times best-selling book, “SuperLife: The five fixes that will keep you healthy, fit and eternally awesome” & his NEW BOOK: FATAL CONVENIENCES: The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits that are making you sick - Simple Changes That Will Save Your Health.  As host of the widely popular podcast The Darin Olien Show, Darin curiously explores people, solutions, and health as well as life’s Fatal Conveniences™ – a segment of the show uncovering modern-day flaws and challenges that may be undermining our health and our environment. Darin the founder of Barukas™, the most nutrient-dense nut in the world coming  from the Savannah “Cerrado” of Brazil. Through sustainable business practices, the company is committed to supporting this important biome by planting 20 million Baruzeita trees while getting out the most delicious nut on the planet. Darin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Exercise Physiology/Nutrition and a Masters in Psychology.

Darin's Social  & Links
IG & Twitter: @darinolien
YouTube: @DarinOlienOfficial

Darin's Books:
Fatal Conveniences
https://www.amazon.com/Fatal-Conveniences-Harmful-Products-Sick_and/dp/0063114534
SuperLife
https://www.amazon.com/SuperLife-Darin-Olien-audiobook/dp/B00XCK2ZXA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WX30H0C3NIZK&keywords=superlife+book&qid=1690302626&s=books&sprefix=superlife+book%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-1

Game-Changing Companies Darin Proudly Works With:

• • APPICS – Director of Strategic Alliances and Global Health Ambassador

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• • FootPrint – Advisory Board

The largest plant derived alternative to single use plastic in the world.

• • Habits of Waste – Advisory Board
          “Cleaning up the planet one Habit of Waste at a time”
  • AlphaCor – Advisory Board
         Zero waste, clean energy systems to Reverse the decline of us on the planet.

Don Saladino has coached actors, athletes, & musicians for over 20 years. He opened his first NYC Gym, Drive 495, in 2005. After operating brick & mortar gyms for 15 years, Don expanded to a global online fitness business. He has developed a reputation for training some of the biggest names in Hollywood for the big screen. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively,  John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Liev Schreiber, Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, & David Harbour are among his roster of clients.

He has been tapped as a fitness expert in publications such as Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, & Men’s Fitness. He has also been featured in People, US Weekly, Origins, In Touch, Cosmo, & Shape; and has made appearances doing live fitness demos on The Today Show, Page Six TV, People NOW, E News, & WebMD. He sits on the advisory board of Men’s Health Magazine.

CONNECT WITH AND FOLLOW DON HERE:
IG: @donsaladino
Website: donsaladino.com
Programs: https://donsaladino.com/programs-all
App: https://donsaladino.com/my-app
Twitter: @donsaladino
YouTube: @donsaladino

Ryan is a 2 time Pro Bowl NFL Linebacker and 1st Round Draft Pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Known for his positivity and toughness, Ryan is now an author and keynote speaker where he speaks about life, leadership, and his journey after suffering a spinal cord injury versus the Bengals in 2017 and battling back to walk and train again.

Ryan has continued to excel after announcing his retirement in 2020, alongside being a father and husband and entrepreneur with Shazier Logistics, he has called football games for ESPN, he founded the Ryan Shazier Foundation for Spinal Rehabilitation, he wrote his first book "Walking Miracle", and hosts "Don't Call It a Comeback" Podcast, and hosting "50 Phenoms" and episodic series highlighting the comebacks of UPMC patients.

IG: @shazier
Twitter: @ryanshazier
Donate to his Foundation: RyanShazierFund.org
Don't Call It A Comeback Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-call-it-a-comeback/id1651727916
50 Phenoms Series: https://share.upmc.com/category/wellness/50phenoms/
Buckeye Cruise for Cancer Link: https://www.buckeyecruise.com

Books Mentioned on the Podcast:
Awareness by Anthony De Mello
Stumbling Upon Happiness by. Daniel Gilbert

Ali Gilbert is a men's health specialist and trainer. Founder of Metabolic Golf, The Silverback Summit, and a Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness Professional.  Ali has been committed to achieving excellence in the field of performance training for over a decade. She has become highly sought after for her unique approach to training that includes nutrition and hormone optimization in conjunction with changing body composition.  Her clientele consists of busy elite professionals who aspire to become stronger, optimize testosterone, and conquer their nutrition. She lectures nationally on various Hormonal health topics educating both the public, medical + fitness industry professionals.

IG: @thealigilbert
Website: https://ali-gilbert.com

Link to the Silverback Summit 2023
https://www.silverbacksummit.com
The Silverback Summit is the ONLY Men’s Health Event that combines Fitness, Nutrition + Hormone Optimization delivered with a No Bullshit Candor in One Room. If you work with men as a coach, practitioner, or in any capacity this will be THE career-advancing event of the year.

Andrew Sendejo is a 12 Year NFL Veteran Safety and Special Teams Player and Co-Founder of BrainTree Nutrition.  After going undrafted out of Rice University did a stint with the UFL's Sacramento Mountain Lions began his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboy for a season and a training camp with the New York Jets before spending 8 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, then finished up his career with seasons with Eagles, Vikings again, and the Browns, and the colts. The boys chop it up about all things supplements and training, primarily in reference to his company as well as training and playing philosophies, and lessons from the NFL. 

Sendejo IG: @Andrew.sendejo
BrianTree Nutrition: BrainTreeNutrition.com  IG: @braintreenutrition

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WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE TO DO THAT YOU ARE STILL REALLY GOOD AT?
DO YOUR DREAMS HAVE A DEEPER MEANING?
DO YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING IS TRUE?
IF YOU COULD PLAY FOR ONE COACH PAST OR PRESENT WHO WOULD IT BE?

Ifeadi "The Storyteller" Odenigbo is a 7 year NFL Defensive End and Northwestern Graduate. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings and has played for the New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, and the Cleveland Browns.  On the podcast the boys talk all things performance, learning from other greats in the locker room, applying wisdom, how to approach the offseason, and much much more. The conversation includes stops on the importance of water, NAD IVs, Hyperbaric Chamber Treatments, Yoga, Pilates, Red Light Therapy, Sauna Use, and Training Philosophies, as well as life philosophies for handling stress, performance, routines, travel, nature, barefeet, light and dark, and personal improvement. Ifeadi and Brian break down the importance of having a personal philosophy, how Arnold Schwarzenegger exemplifies an admirable philosophy, and Japanese philosophy. Very fun conversation. Hope you enjoy!


Mentions on the podcast: Mountain Valley Water, Light Meter App, Vibrams & Vivo Barefoot Shoes

TIME STAMPS + 1:33
1:38 7TH YEAR IN NFL VS ROOKIE YEAR, 1 HOUR VS 6-7 HOURS

2:19 HYPERBARIC TREATMENTS & YOGA

8:30 RED LIGHT & HYPERBARICS, SYNERGY COMPOUNDS

9:00 NAD + RED LIGHT + HYPERBARICS

10:00 EACH TEAM YOU LEARN FROM OTHERS

10:38 DEFORREST BUCKNER TOE SPACERS, BAREFOOT SHOES

13:40 SHARING INFO, BUT STILL GOTTA DO IT, 9-5PM

15:30 ETERNAL CURIOUSITY WILL TRUMP EVERYTHING

16:10 TRAVEL FOR PERSPECTIVE

16:30 FLIGHT OF THE STORYTELLER, START A FAMILY TO TELL PERSPECTIVE

18:00 RHYTYM & SPORTTS

18:30 DANCING AND GREAT ATHLETES

21:00 PERFECTION AND ACQUIRING INFORMATION & BALANCING LOGISTICS

25:00 ROUTINE & PERFECTION, GRIT & GRACE

27:40 GOTTA HAVE A PHILOSOPHY, PHILOSOPHERS TO GUIDE US

28:30 ARNOLD SWARTZENNEGAR PHILOSOPHY

30:00 ONCE YOU ADOPT PHILOSOPHY, EARN YOUR PHILOSOPHY

32:55 COMPOUND INTEREST

34:11 IMPROVING ON FIELD SKILL SET

36:30 LESS FOOTBALL, MACRO N MICRO NUTRIENTS

40:00 FIELD SURFACE AND MINISCOUS WISDOM

41:15 IMPORTANCE OF WATER, WATER CITY TO CITY DIFFERENCES, MOUNTAIN VALLEY WATER, DRINKING OUT OF GLASS

46:30 POWER OF LITTLE CHANGES

49:00 THE JAPANESE AND SLEEP

50:00 YOU REST YOU RUST, THEORY FOR JAPANESE LONGEVITY

57:20 SUNLIGHT & SAUNAS

 PJ is the Director of Performance at XPT and the VP of Performance at Fitlab. PJ is a human performance specialist with over a decade of experience preparing top athletes for competition. His life mission is to help athletes and coaches realize their true potential. With a passion for sports and a commitment to excellence, PJ has become a leader in sports performance training. He has trained dozens of athletes from the NFL, NHL and MLB and has worked extensively with over 100 fighters, including multiple Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champions and Top 10 ranked UFC fighters. Through the application of his progressive training philosophy and unique approach to every situation,  PJ continues to raise the bar for fitness professionals. He has emerged as a sought-after expert in human performance and trainer education.

IG: @COACHPJNESTLER
AFFILIATES: @XPTLIFE  https://www.xptlife.com 
XPT CERTIFICATION: https://shop.xptlife.com/collections/xpt-certifications/products/performance-breathing
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Retired Major Donny Bigham served 27 years of service to our Nation in the Marine Corps and the US Army with deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Yemen. He was the First ever Strength and Conditioning Coach for the US Army (Conventional Forces) for the past six years while in uniform. Instrumental in being part of the team that changed the US Army Physical Fitness test after almost 40 years and co-authoring the Occupational Performance Assessment Test for initial screening of future Soldiers. Donny designed the Tactical Athlete Performance Center (TAP-C) at Fort Jackson and Fort Benning, emphasizing true strength, mobility, and speed to increase lethality and survivability across six pillars for the Warrior! Lastly, the TAP-C is the first-ever center that trains over 600 Soldiers daily within a Combat Battalion designed under his tenure. Donny was recognized as the 2017 TSAC-Facilitator of the Year (Strength Coach) and also awarded the 2016 Army Male Athlete of the Year. He is a 2x IPF World Champion in Raw Powerlifting and the current drug tested IPF World Record Holder in the Squat. He is currently a Ph.D. student at Rocky Mountain University pursuing a terminal degree in Human Sport and Performance.

IG: @onetimepowerlifting

Military Awards and Schools: Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Ranger, Airborne, Air Assault, Combat Infantry Badge, and Expert infantryman Badge.

Strength Coaching Credentials: NSCA RSCC, CSCS, *D, TSAC-F, *D, RPR, USAW 1, FMS 1 & 2, TRX 1 & 2, Kfit 1 & 2

He is also the Owner of OneTimePowerlifting L.L.C. and programs alongside Sorinex on the TrainHeroic Platform, and Educates in partnership with Kabuki Strength.

Mentions on Podcast
Breath Belt: Code: EDGES20
thebreathbelt.com

Sorinex Tactical App: STATP 
https://www.sorinex.com/pages/statp

MTN TOUGH + APP
https://mtntough.com

Kabuki Strength Education
https://www.kabukieducation.com

(Time stamps + 1:45)

1:34 Lean forward in the foxhole

3:10 If you don’t understand the brain, you’ll miss the mark

8:00 Effecting Human Performance in the Army, Changing Army PT test

9:00 Energy Systems for Military, Barriers to Implement Systems

17:40 Military Opportunities in Military

22:30 Military Guys Different, Athletes Given too much potential, Having guys that are coachable

25:55 Powerlifting, 2x World Champion & World Record

27:30 Donny’s Philosophy. Faith, Use what you have, because God will take them away

29:20 Pursue God, Bible lesson, Following the Cloud, Pushing us towards the promiseland

31:30 God and Proximity (33:18)

33:30 Helping or hurting, gifts, your responsibility to pursue

36:30 Why listen to God? What was your purpose to be deployed

40:10 Sorinex Tactical app, Go Wheel & Mountain Tough

41:20 What seperates the app from others?

41:40 Assessment built in, specificity, demo

42:00 Rower 2k in 8 min, elite VO2 630

43:12 The importance of getting assessed before the program

44:30 Learned by working with thousands, need to be efficient

45:50 Baseline Strength

47:30 Best advice to recovery and train optimally, programmed recovery and specificity

48:15 Hot and Cold therapy

50:00 Doesn’t set anything before 9am, 10 hours of sleep non-negotiable

50:30 Massage therapist, yoga

51:20 Breath Belt

56:57 Cold arm exposure experiment on soldiers

1. WHAT ACTION IN YOUR LIFE HAS HAD THE LONGEST LASTING CONSEQUENCES?
2. HOW LONG AGO WAS THE LAST NICEST THING YOU'VE DONE THAT IS STILL BEING RECIPROCATED TODAY?
3. IS IT BETTER TO BE KIND OR HONEST?
4. WHAT IS THE BEST PART ABOUT GROWING OLDER?

Glenn Auerbach has been a sauna evangelist for over 30 years.  In 2008 he started www.saunatimes.com, as a source for sauna building and sauna culture.  In 2016, he created Sauna Talk, the podcast about sauna and most often recorded on the sauna bench.  Glenn wrote “Sauna Build, From Start to Finnish” which includes step by step instructions for building a sauna.  He has built many saunas and has helped many hundreds build their own saunas. He is a founding member of the Sauna Research Institute (Saunastudies.com)  He is also an advisor at Lamppa Manufacturing, Vice President, 612 Sauna Society, and has been the Upper Midwest Territory Manager for a division of a global food company for the past 20 years

2:00 Is it sauna or sow-na?

*2:55 What is a sauna? Infra-red is not a sauna

7:00 NHL Finns & Sauna Culture

7:30 Health Benefits to Hanging Out in the Sauna

8:20 Downsides to sauna

8:35 The truth barrel & intangibles of the sauna

9:25 Nature and sauna analogy, 3 climate zones

*11:30 Go by feel vs rigid structure of sauna routines

13:00 What’s going on in America is funny to the Finns

14:45 Every body is different at different times. No rule aspect.

“What better way to know yourself? This contemplative space is medicine in its own right”

17:30 Average sauna in finland better than our best sauna, heat, steam, ventilation

18:20 Ventilation, bench height, feet at the rocks are American chatter

Brian break down ventilation

22:10 How important is the steam? No steam, no sauna.

23:05 Steam changes the sauna climate

26:40 “When you feel great heat, its all over. Your search is over” “Wood burning, hits different”

29:30 Electric sauna trick, latent heat in the rock

31:00 3 types of heat transfer: Radiant, conductive, convective, up to the dynamic of the sauna, jazz trio of heat transfer

33:30 Misnomer of steam

34:40 2 fists rule and wisking broom

36:15 Whens the best time to get out of the sauna?

40:00 Sauna and cold, sauna and cold shower, sauna and cold like peanut butter and jelly

41:10 Brian: Heats better than no heat, performance vs experience, RICE, when to use heat and cold solo

46:30 Every sauna is different, let go of some of the control

48:23 Diet, Hydration, & Fatigue, you treat sauna like an aggressive sport, it’s a stress

50:20 Quality of Hydration, Reverse Osmosis, Mineral Water (magnesium, iron, potassium, sodium)

51:30-55:30 Water, Blood, Breath, Sleep Brian rant

55:50 Grass analogy

1:01:30 Cold tub gauge of exhaustion, immune system, resilience, temperature rant

1:08:15 History of Sauna & sweat therapy, Book Reference “Sweat” by Mikkel Aaland

1:12:38 Guided experiences around the world.

1:17:00 DIY Sauna advice Glenn’s book “Sauna Build, From start to Finnish”

0:15 What's the biggest lie you once believed was true?
3:02 How do you define genius?
8:33 What is the most fascinating part of the human body?
15:45 What's the most spontaneous thing you've ever done?
28:15 What's more important, what you say or how you say it?
46:00 What is the most important thing a person can do to improve themselves?

The Docs sit down with Brian to talk medical devices and the 2023 EliteFTS SWIS Symposium
Dr. Ken Kinakin: Drkenkinakin.com @swis_drkenkinakin
Dr. Dylan Seeley:  https://cospineandjoint.com/meet-our-providers/ @Dylan_seeleydc
Dr. Eric Serrano

1:48 S-healy-Sorin – Gamma PEMF, Magnetic Therapy Units

Norm Shealy – TENS Machine, Pain Modulation

https://normshealy.shop

https://normshealy.shop/products/pemf-device

4:22 Resting Neurological State = -70mv, What happens when it raises? Fibromyalga

5:00 Trauma, Stress, Depolarization

5:35 Aleviate Pain

6:00- DEMOSTRATION: SEE YOUTUBE

12:00 Hand Held Pressure Plate Produce – Dynamometer/Transducer

https://activ5.com

14:00 Rehab, Stretching, & Strength Training With Devices

16:37 Transcutaneous Stimulation

20:30 SWIS Magnets

20:35 2023 ELITE FTS SWIS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

https://www.eliteftsswis2023.com (Sign Up For Newsletter)

https://www.eliteftsswis2022.com (Last Years Videos)

https://www.swis.ca

21:00 Descriptions of SWIS Experience from all the boys

29:45 Dr.Leaf Story, fixing a boy’s gate by changing his language

30:55 Evidence Based vs Experiential Based

32:50 Mat that lengthens Telemeres, Chromosomes, Advice: Only 1 lab reads all chromosomes

39:50 Bart Bellon – Dog Trainer, E collar

41:10 Jimmy Culp 1,350 Pound Bench, 820 lbs x 17 reps

52:30 CELLEV8 (Superoxide Dismutase) PRODUCT CODE: edge15
https://cellev8.com

59:17 Ali Gilbert @thealigilbert

Brian sits down with the boys on The RoundTable Podcast to catch up on his travels and talk all things human performance and life, including getting everyone back to feel, positive self talk, the connection and understanding of our physiology and psychology, journaling, and self awareness. Then the boys finish off with a dynamite Fire Away Friday, 5 questions asked to all 4 of the boys to get the mental juices flowing. Hope You Enjoy!

Check the boys out on all podcast platforms! The RoundTable Podcast
Socials: @corygfitness @colesusac @smallarmzdanny @traevondier @maxeffortmuscle

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What phenomenon or event do you hope you'll be alive for in the future?
What do you wish you spent more time doing 5 years ago?
Is there a difference between deserve and earn? and do we truly deserve anything?
What is one thing that you haven't done the you want to do?
Who is your mentor and what have you learned from them?

Socials: @corygfitness @colesusac @smallarmzdanny @traevondier @maxeffortmuscle
Podcast: The RoundTable Podcast on all major podcast platforms,

David Weck is the creator of WeckMethod (weckmethod.com) and the CEO and Founder of BOSU Fitness. He is the inventor of the BOSU Balance Trainer, the new WeckMethod BOSU Elite, the RMT Rope & Club, ProPulsors, & SoleSteps among other products. He has worked in fitness for more than 22 years and has helped people of all fitness levels including elite athletes from multiple sports. He is a consummate student of movement who believes balanced locomotion and that physical education is the foundation for a happy and healthier world.

IG & Socials: @thedavidweck @weckmethod

IG mentioned on show: @ erodingweakness

Is it ever right to do the wrong thing & is it ever wrong to do the right thing?
What's a question you'd wish people would ask when you meet them for the first time?
Who is the most influential person alive today?
What experience have you had that you wish everybody else could have?