Welcome back to a new episode of We Do the Heavy Lifting! In today’s episode our focus shifts to Parkinson’s Disease, featuring insights from Dr. Deanna Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy holds the position of an associate professor within the Kinesiology and Sport Management department at Texas A&M University. She also directs the Student-Fighter Project in partnership with the Robert Conte Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. This initiative has birthed a program rooted in the commu...

Today’s podcast guest is the one and only Dr. Tim Lightfoot! Dr. Timothy Lightfoot is currently the Debbie and Mike Hilliard Endowed Professor of Kinesiology and the Executive Director of the Sydney and JL Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance at Texas A&M University and is joining us to talk about the path through academia. Dr. Lightfoot has written two books, “ Surviving Your First Five Years As A Faculty Member: Living and Prospering in Academia” and “Finding the Be...

We are excited to bring you a conversation with a former Huffines Institute podcast producer Ms. Kelli Selman and her adventures since leaving the Huffines Institute. This conversation is targeted to those individuals who want to work in the strength and conditioning field and illustrates how to get in the field and the opportunities available for those in the field. Did we mention China? If you want ACSM’s recommendations on exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic follow the link: bit.ly/E...

Are you wondering why people don't want to get the COVID vaccine? Join the Huffines Institute podcast today as we talk 'vaccine hesitancy' with Dr. Tim Callaghan from the School of Public Health at Texas A&M. Why are some people not getting the COVID vaccination? How can we educate people about the vaccine? Can the government force us to get the vaccine? We talk about these topics and many others related to all things vaccine on this podcast!

Dr. David Bassett is the Department Head of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Bassett’s primary research looks at the measurement of physical activity in human energy expenditure. Today in the podcast, Dr. Bassett dives into the life and work of AV Hill. AV Hill’s research revolved around the heat production in muscle tissue, and even neurons. But what may be more impressive were his efforts to help society and science during WWII. Give the podcast ...

Dr. NiCole Keith, the current president of the American College of Sports Medicine, joins us on the podcast today. She also fills many roles at Indiana University, including the position of Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the school of Health & Human Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology. In the podcast, she talks about what ACSM is and her roles at ACSM. Additionally, she dives into the many ways ACSM addresses institutional racism and how they increase diversity in th...

Our guest on the podcast today is Mr. Nathan Keller, who is a doctoral student in Kinesiology at Texas A&M University. Nathan’s research focuses on the role of artificial gravity as a countermeasure to muscle atrophy during human spaceflight. However, today he talks about a different project he has been working on. He dives into statistics and correlations of UFO sightings. He busts out some interesting graphs, so watch it if you can. But if listening is your thing, Nathan explains everything i...

Dr. Jim Fluckey, Professor of Kinesiology at Texas A&M University, talks about a special class he gets to instruct every now and then. The class is about the physiology of superheroes. Yes, superheroes. The characters, like Superman and Batman, that you grew up idolizing. He explains that the class allows graduate students to take the knowledge they have learned about physiology, and apply it to something they find interesting. In order to explain the physiology of superheroes, the students have...

Our guest, US Army Lt. Colonel Andy Riise, talks about how uncomfortable situations can be utilized to learn and grow. As a co-author and editor of the book Deliberate Discomfort, Lt. Col. Riise dives into the ways you can seek discomfort to fail, adapt, learn, and to better yourself. Often, adversity just appears without you wanting it, like in the case of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Lt. Col. Riise brings in his expertise in psychology to explain different ways to handle the current misfortu...

In today’s podcast, Dr. Natasha Brison shares her expertise in sports-related legal issues as well as brand management and protection, and she dives into the importance of a personal brand. She goes further by describing how to maintain and manage a brand in today’s world - particularly for students and student athletes who need to be future conscious of what they put on social media. In addition, she touches on how coaches and schools can help educate the importance of branding for athletes.