This is the audio-only podcast of the 2012 Huffines Discussion Talks. This week's 2012 Huffines Discussion Scholar is Dr. Jacques Dallaire from Performance Prime.  Dr. Dallaire is renowned for his ongoing work with elite athletes and high performance professionals.  His Huffines Discussion talk was "Perform Like a Champion...What is Holding You Back?" and deals with how you can improve your performance in anything!  

We are pleased to have Mr. Kevin Bastin, Director of Athletic Training Services for the Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital with us in the podcast.  We chat about athletic training and rehabilitation of elite athletes and recreational athletes.  It's a fun conversation!

Today we kick off the video and audio-only rebroadcasts of the Speakers from the 2012 Huffines Discussion.  First up is Sports Illustrated's David Epstein.  Mr. Epstein is an incredible writer (he was nominated this year for the Livingston Award which recognizes the best journalist under the age of 35 in the United States).  Mr. Epstein's talk was on Sports Doping: Still the Rational Choice?".  This is a great talk about why elite athletes still choose to dope in spite of the risks.

In the podcast today is Mr. Chris Field, Founder and Director of the Bryan/College Station Marathon.  We talk about how to organize and run marathons - which is often the unseen world that is so critical to having these types of events.  ALSO, I'd encourage you to listen just because of the profound reason why Chris organized this race.  It may actually touch you....check it out!

Today we are pleased to have Dr. William Hale from Prairie View A&M University in the podcast today.  We chat about elite cycling, stretch (and whether you should do it or not), and health disparities in cheerleaders.  It's a fun conversation!

We are pleased today to have the third in a series of interviews with student-athletes today.  We are pleased to have Ms. Adaora Elonu, MVP of the Texas A&M 2012 Women's Basketball Team join us to talk about academics, basketball, being a student-athlete, and competition.  Ms. Elonu, having graduated in three years, currently finishing her Masters degree, and having competed at the highest levels in basketball has a great perspective on the joys and difficulties of being a student-athlete at...

Today is a special episode with speculative fiction about the future of sports medicine.  Join us for "Usurpers" by Derek Zumtag - as we are immersed in a provocative story about cross country running, gene doping, and competition.

This week we are pleased to be joined by Ms. Roberta Anding, RD/LD who is is the Director of Sports Nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital.  She is also the Sports Dietician for the NFL's Houston Texans, MLB's Houston Astros, and the Houston Ballet.  She has numerous awards and credentials in Sports Nutrition and brings a deep level of experience in the field.  This is a straight-ahead discussion of the nutritional challenges of both elite athletes and normal folks.  It's a fun c...

We look inside the world of dance today - ballet, modern, and other forms with Dr. Tom Welsh from Florida State University.  Tom is a renowned expert on the application of sports medicine to dance injuries and we were excited to have him join us in the studio.  This is a great conversation about dance and the sports medicine issues with dance.

How are schools working to keep kids active in the face of the elimination of physical education classes? Join Health and PE Specialist Matt Belles from the 17th largest school district in the country as we chat about this issue.