Welcome back to our latest episode of We Do the Heavy Lifting! This week, our guest is Bryan Snyder, with Texas A&M Athletics. Mr. Snyder has a multitude of experience with athletes and coaches at the world-class level, making him a seasoned veteran in the field of nutrition. Texas A&M is fortunate to have him currently, and our listeners will gain new insight that has helped him develop top performers. Whether you are a fitness guru, or simply interested in improving your health status, this ep...

Welcome back to a brand-new episode! In this installment, we’re joined by Dr. Courtney Benjamin, an Assistant Professor at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama. Dr. Benjamin’s expertise lies in collaborating with athletes, tackling performance alterations triggered by changes in heat. Her captivating research centers around the realms of head and hydration. Today’s riveting discussion revolves around the impact of heat on performance, and more importantly, actionable strategies to alleviat...

We are back with another episode this week! This week’s episode is Dr. Adam Case. He is an associate professor at Texas A&M university studying redox biology with numerous publications on research about oxidants and antioxidants. Today Dr. Case is talking about the importance of oxidants and antioxidants and how they are utilized in your daily life. Antioxidants are found in numerous skin care products and fresh foods, and we are always told we need them, but why are these molecules so importa...

Howdy! Welcome to We Do the Heavy Lifting where Dr. Jenna Yentes breaks down topics over improving human performance which features diverse experts on current health and fitness topics. The first podcast guest is Dr. Mark Faries! Dr. Faries is an associate professor at Texas A&M University and teaches 2 classes on health myth busting, HPCH 689 Social and Behavioral Health and PHLT 489 Public Health Special Topics. Dr. Fairies also has a blog called https://www.fitnesspudding.com/?start=40 wh...

Today is the fourth rebroadcast from the 2015 Huffines Discussion. Up today in our series is Dr. P. Darrell Neufer, Professor and Director of the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute at East Carolina University. Dr. Neufer's talk is called "Electricity - The Elemental Principle of Life (Was Dr. Frankenstein Right?)" and is an examination of whether the body's own electrical currents should be considered the determining factor in metabolic issues such as obesity.

Today is the third rebroadcast from the 2015 Huffines Discussion. Up today in our series is Dr. Janice Thompson, Professor and Director of Research and Deputy Head of School in Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Thompson's talk is called "Obesity Wars: Exercise vs. Diet" and covers the current controversies and understandings in the war on obesity.

You've been waiting for it and here it is:  the 100th Podcast from the Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance!  We do all things 100 today:  We talk to Mr. Mike Dillingham - Aggie Class '35 who is 100 and is the oldest living Aggie - about his time on the Texas A&M baseball team from 1931-1935.  We welcome back to the podcast one of the world's elite ultramarathoners Dr. Mike Sandlin who runs (and wins) 100-mile foot-races for fun! (really).  And for our 100th g...

The Huffines Discussion is where great speakers and leaders in Sports Medicine talk about the future in a manner understandable to all. Today's talk is from Dr. Frank Booth, who talks about "Walk Away from Type 2 Diabetes".  This is an engaging talk from one of the preeminent Exercise Physiologists in the World and presents an easy to understand plan for dealing with Type 2 Diabetes.

The Huffines Discussion is where great speakers and leaders in Sports Medicine talk about the future in a manner understandable to all. Today's talk is from Dr. Steve Riechman, Texas A&M University, who talks about "Eat More Cholesterol for Your Health and Strength". This is a great talk that may challenge many of the beliefs you may have about cholesterol.

The Huffines Discussion is where great speakers and leaders in Sports Medicine talk about the future in a manner understandable to all. Today's talk is from Mr. Kevin Hughes, Comedian Extraordinaire, who talks about "Super at 60: Uphill on the Downhill Side". If you haven't seen Kevin, you should - his talk is a great example of merging laughter with real health topics