Episodes
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
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 where he busts absurd myths and defines the line between science and fiction. Today Dr. Fairies is talking about Glucomannan, the “super fiber.” What do we know about the effects of Glucomannan and could it be used as a replacement of fiber in an individual's diet? Listen to Dr. Fairies discuss the importance of fiber and the fascinating world of myth busting!
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Huffines Podcast 288 - Dr. Lightfoot’s Guidance in The World of Academia
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
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 Best Faculty Job For You: Living and Prospering in Academia,” to help guide faculty already in academia and students interested in joining the world of academia.
Through his experience as a faculty member, Dr. Lightfoot encourages those in academia to focus on the big picture and take every opportunity presented. For more information, visit https://www.academiccareerdevelopment.com/, where Dr. Lightfoot advises prospective students and professors in their careers in academia.
The Sports Medicine Podcast is rebranding to We Do the Heavy Lifting. Dr. Jenna Yentes will be the new host of the Huffines Institute podcast where we host the most relatable discussions on evolving human performance topics. We are dedicated to engaging in dialogue about the current topics in health and wellness.
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Huffines Podcast 287- Welcome Dr. Jenna Yentes!
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Today's podcast guest is the newest addition to the Huffines Institute, Dr. Jenna Yentes! Dr. Yentes' research focus at Texas A&M is primarily on functional resiliency and reserve in older adults. Her previous research focused on functional outcomes in those that suffer from pulmonary disease, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Dr. Yentes’ group were the first to document biomechanical changes in gait in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She has also explored the clinical utility of locomotor respiratory coupling in this population. Her research has shown that non-varying coupling is related to energy expenditure. In addition, Dr. Yentes has published several methods papers regarding the use of nonlinear algorithms such as sample entropy with human movement data. Her work in this area has pushed for increased transparency regarding selection of parameters to be used in such algorithms, as many findings can be an artifact of parameter choice. She hopes to continue her work in this area, cultivating proper use and interpretation of nonlinear data.
Check out more on our website https://www.huffinesinstitute.org/
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Huffines Podcast 286- Dr. Jeff Potteiger and The Road to His Career
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Our podcast guest today is Dr. Jeff Potteiger, a professor in the Department of Movement Science at Grand Valley State University. He received his Ph.D. from Auburn University, his M.S. degree from McDaniel College, and his B.S. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Potteiger has been a faculty member at Indiana State University, the University of Kansas, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Miami University. Dr. Potteiger has served in university administrative roles as a laboratory director, graduate program director, department chairperson, dean, and associate provost for research.
Here he discusses the road that led him to where he is now, as well as acknowledging the people who were there along the way!
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Today our guest, Dr. Sue Bloomfield kicks off the first episode of our “History of Exercise Science” series! Dr. Bloomfield achieved her B.S. in Biology at Oberlin College in Ohio, her M.A. in Physical Education at the University of Iowa, and her Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology at The Ohio State University, then joined the Health and Kinesiology faculty at Texas A&M in 1993. Her research interests focused on the integrative physiology of bone, with specific reference to skeletal adaptations to disuse, microgravity, caloric deficiency, and inflammation. Dr. Bloomfield is a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and in the National Academy of Kinesiology. Her research was funded for twenty years by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NASA) and Department of Defense. Dr. Bloomfield is a frequent member of NASA advisory panels and also served on two National Academy committees advising NASA for 5 years. Dr. Bloomfield served as Assistant Provost in the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies from 2012-2016 and as Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education and Human Development, overseeing CEHD research and Development Office staff functions. Dr. Bloomfield has authored or co-authored 64 scholarly papers and contributed a chapter to the book, Novel Findings in Bone Biology: Impact on Bone Health for Women (Springer New York, 2013).
In the episode she talks about the careers of, along with her personal experiences with, exercise physiology legends, Carl Gisolfi and Charles Tipton (whose biographies are linked below!)
Carl Gisolfi:
https://clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/carl-gisolfi
Charles Tipton
https://physiology.arizona.edu/news/2021/editorial-tribute-charles-m-tip-tipton-1927-2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
It’s Podcast Friday! Join us today for our discussion of a large new study that has shown that regular moderate exercise is the second best way to prevent COVID hospitalization and death. Dr. Bob Sallis from Kaiser Permanente and former President of the American College of Sports Medicine joins us to discuss their recent huge study about the effect of regular exercise on COVID responses. This study was unique in that it had almost 49,000 subjects with at least 6 months of exercise data before the pandemic, and then what happened to these subjects when they got COVID. This was truly one-of-a-kind study and join us to find out how it was done and the ramifications of the results! (click here for the original study and the New York Times piece on the study).
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
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/Exercise_Pandemic
Don’t forget we have a video version of this podcast available at huffinesinstitute.org.
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Here is a great multi-speaker video - made for student athletes at Texas A&M - that answers all the questions you have about getting the COVID vaccination. The expert panel is made up of:
- Dr. JP Bramhall (MD) Team Physician for Texas A&M and Founder of Central Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics,
- Dr. Shawn Gibbs, Dean of the School of Public Health at Texas A&M,
- Dr. Laura Marsh (MD) Central Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics,
- Dr. Sheri Walters Director of Olympic Sports Athletic Training and Physical Therapy at Texas A&M, and
- Mr. Dan Jacobi, Director of Athletic Training at Texas A&M.
Great, great information about getting vaccinated. Why are you waiting?
If you want ACSM’s recommendations on exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic follow the link: bit.ly/Exercise_Pandemic
Don’t forget we have a video version of this podcast available at huffinesinstitute.org.
Thursday May 06, 2021
281 | How to find COVID vaccine safety information: It’s not hard!
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
One of the biggest reasons for people not to get COVID vaccinated is concerns about the safety of the vaccine. While there are many sources of information on this topic, the best is the scientific literature where this has actually been studied. Most people don’t know that they can easily access these scientific papers and read them for themselves. The podcast covers tips and tricks to finding these papers and understanding what they say (hint: it’s not hard!). So, join us to today as we talk about how to find COVID vaccine safety information! You may be saving yourself and others you love!
If you want ACSM’s recommendations on exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic follow the link: bit.ly/Exercise_Pandemic
Don’t forget we have a video version of this podcast available at huffinesinstitute.org.
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
280 | Dr. George Cunningham on Community and COVID
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Did you know that your community may affect whether you get COVID or not? Join the Huffines Institute podcast today as we talk 'community and COVID' with Dr. George Cunningham from the Division of Sport Management at Texas A&M. Dr. Cunningham’s work show a close association between your community’s health attitudes and your risk of COVID infection. This is a great conversation on how our community can influence our health.
If you want ACSM’s recommendations on exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic follow the link: bit.ly/Exercise_Pandemic
Don’t forget we have a video version of this podcast available at huffinesinstitute.org