#StraightBoutIt: Recent Episodes
Ultimate Athlete
Sports Performance, CrossFit and athletic training conversations from the staff and friends at Ultimate Athlete.
How do you keep an athlete healthy? Jeremy and Austin talk to Dr. Jen Frankoski to discuss recovery and injury prevention.
CrossFit Games athlete and Registered Dietitian Kenzie Riley is back to talk nutrition, recovery and life as a new mom.
Jeremy and Austin chat with UA soccer player Julia Grainda. They discuss her choice when it comes to playing professional soccer, along with her experience with nutrition and recovery strategies.
Jeremy and Austin discuss the different programs that UA offers and how they approach programming for specific clients.
Welcome back! We're talking UA Philosophy today and what sets UA athletes apart from the rest of the crowd.
Austin and JMar sit down with UA pro baseball player Brett Pope. Brett is climbing the ladder inside the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. The former West Iredell High School and Western Carolina University standout will begin his third professional baseball season in Double-A after spending the previous two as a Single-A player.
Jeremy and Austin speak with professional basketball player and co-founder of Pro Skills Basketball, Logan Kosmalski.
https://proskillsbasketball.com/about/
This week, JMar and Austin are talking with Nation United Lacrosse Executive Director, Jeremy Ardrey. We learn about how the lacrosse landscape is changing for the better, thanks in part to the initiative of Nation United.
Jeremy and Austin sit down with pro football player and one of UA's original athletes Randy Schroeder. Randy was 3rd all time passing QB for Ave Maria University and has played professionally for Copenhagen Towers winning 2 championships. We hear about his upbringing, how sports performance training has played a role in his success and what the next few years look like for his career as a pro QB.
This week we catch up with Jon-Eric Sullivan with the Green Bay Packers. Jon-Eric is a good friend of JMar and has been with the Packers for over 16 seasons. He is now the Co-Director of Player Personnel and has a ton of insight into what scouts are looking for and what it takes to play the game at the highest level.
https://www.packers.com/team/front-office-roster/jon-eric-sullivan
This week we are talking to Dr. Jen Frankoski about the importance of pre-hab and recovery. Jeremy and Dr. Jen discuss warm-up and recovery strategies, and answer questions "like how sore is too sore?" and "what is muscle activation?".
In this episode we are talking about UA's approach to strength training. We discuss the difference between and the application of volume and intensity, along with how strength movements can be scaled for athletes of all levels and body types.
This episode is featuring University of Virginia soccer player Ashlynn Serepca. Jeremy and Austin sit down with her to talk about her upbringing, her experience at UA, and how her training off the field has helped her performance on the field.
We are at the Martin ranch talking about the UA approach to speed training, and how strength and power training can make you faster.
This week we have Julia Grainda on to talk about growing up playing multiple sports, her experience as the captain of the UNCC women's soccer team, and her future plans an an Ultimate Athlete intern.
Why don't swimmers back-squat? How much protein does Jeremy eat? How do you lose arm fat? Would anyone on the staff name their kid EMOM? We answer your questions in our first Q&A session.
This week we're talking to University of Auburn swimmer Jessica Merritt. She's been dubed the "hardest worker in the gym" and we hear about how she first got into swimming, and what keeps her motivated in the D1 environment.
The open is over! We hear from JMar and Austin about how the competition unfolded and how embracing all aspects of competition makes you a better athlete.
JMar and Austin talk about how the UA evaluation works and qualities they look for in top athletes.
We're talking about the UA Crossfit Open duel between JMar and Austin, and the importance of managing priorities for an athlete.
Jeremy and Austin sit down with Chris Smith (Cleveland Browns) and Javon Hargrave (Pittsburgh Steelers) to talk about their journey from playing high school ball in Salisbury, NC, to playing in the NFL.
We talk to athlete and gym owner Zach Brock. Why does he train at 4am? How does he stay motivated after doing Crossfit for over 10 years? Why did he turn down his invitation to Regionals twice?
We talk to pro basketball player Brandyn Curry about his journey from barely making his high school JV team, to playing pro ball in Europe.
Jeremy and Austin sit down with Olympic Gold medalist and world record holder, Kathleen Baker. We hear about how her dry land training impacted her confidence and performance in the pool, and helped her bring home the gold.
Is more always better? In this episode we talk about finding a balance between the time spent playing your sport and training for your sport. We talk about the modern sport landscape including year round leagues and the effect that has on athletes and parents.
We talk to 3 time CrossFit Games athlete Mekenzie Riley about what her day to day looks like, and what it truly takes to be a the top of your sport.
We meet Dr. Jenn Frankoski and discuss how she got started in PT, and how athletes can utilize PT and recovery techniques to maximize training and minimize injury.
We meet coach Rachel Blong and talk nutritional needs for the athlete vs the general public.
We discuss the UA speed program and how to get faster with Performance Director Nathan Miller.
Meet the owner of CrossFit Northlake (and former Gardner Webb tight end) Jason Bright. What is Redefining Health? What does the future hold for CrossFit Northlake?
How does your training environment impact your competition performance? How do you develop a competitive mindset?
Hear about the start of UA and what drives the coaches to keep developing elite athletes.
Meet Sam Hartman. Starting QB at Wake Forest and UA's first member. Hear about how he was able to overcome adversity to keep his dream of playing D1 football alive.
Meet the guys from Ultimate Athlete. Hear about the importance of professional programming and some of the differences in programming for Sports Performance and programming for CrossFit.