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The most relatable discussions about evolving human performance topics. We Do the Heavy Lifting is dedicated to engaging in dialogue about current sport and exercise research, brought to you by the Huffines Institute at Texas A&M University.
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Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Closing out our series is Dr. Michael Roberts with our eighth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion. Dr. Roberts is an associate professor from Auburn University and is the Director of the Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory here to share with us his talk titled "The Line-1 Jumping Gene: Hopping from Cancer Research to Exercise Science."
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Up today we have our seventh video and audio rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion! Here we have Dr. Lisa Langston, the Athletic Director of Fort Worth ISD and member of the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame as a basketball and track star. Dr. Langston's talk is titled "Using Athletics to Optimize the Academic and Learning Experience of Student-Athletes" and focusses on the relationship between sports, studies, and how this translates professionally.
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Our sixth speaker from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion is Dr. Jeff Woods! As the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Woods shares with us how activity can regulate gut microbes to keep us healthier in his talk titled "The Power of Poop: Exercise and the Gut Microbiota."
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Here we have our fifth video from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion! Up today from the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon is Dr. T. Bettina Cornwell, the academic director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center and professor of marketing. Dr. Cornwell shares with us trends in childhood obesity and taste preference development in her talk titled "Taste the Future."
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Today is the fourth video and audio rebroadcast of the 2018 Hilliard Discussion! We have Dr. Jeff Beeler from the Psychology Department at Queens College, CUNY. Dr. Beeler's talk is called "Dopamine: The Neural Chi" and discusses the effects of dopamine on activity and how we expend our energy.
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
For the third video and audio rebroadcast of the 2018 Hilliard Discussion we have Mr. Dan Acheson, the executive director and CEO of Drum Corps International. Mr. Acheson's talk is called "Getting in Step with the Largest Team on Campus" and discusses the fitness behind marching band professionals.
Friday Feb 01, 2019
Friday Feb 01, 2019
Here we have the second video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion. Up today in our series is Dr. David Bassett, dept. head of kinesiology, recreation, and sport studies at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Dr. Bassett's talk is called "Physiology of Athletes: Exploring the Limits of Human Performance"
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Today is the first video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2018 Hilliard Discussion. Kicking off our series is Dr. Susan Kleiner, the owner of High Performance Nutrition and author of eight successful books on nutrition and strength. Dr. Kleiner's talk is called "The New Power Eating" and looks at the influence of nutrition on athletic performance.
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Friday Oct 05, 2018
Dr. Walt Thompson is back! Previously a guest from podcast #63 and also the past president of the ACSM, Dr. Thompson has taken on a new role as Chairman of the ACSM Capital Campaign and shares with us the mission and impact of this project, their four pillars, and more!
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Today we have a very special guest, Rachel Van Hollebeke (née Buehler) from the US Women's National Team! After hanging up the boots from her professional and international soccer career, Van Hollebeke picked up her doctorate program where she left off to continue her education and research. We look into some of her playing career and research in this podcast you won't want to miss!