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PODCAST

Move the Needle: The Human Performance Podcast

Mike Sullivan and Hunter Eisenhower

Move the Needle explores all areas of performance & coaching. Our goal - understand how to most effectively create positive change in athletic performance. Coaches & Professionals from around the industry are interviewed on their take on performance in every setting. Hosted by Mike Sullivan & Hunter Eisenhower, Move the Needle strives to provide a platform of education, curiosity, and actionable information for coaches and athletes.

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All Episodes

01:17:41

Dan Pfaff: Coaching is Teaching

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2025/06/18

Dan Pfaff - Legend - joins us for the 103rd episode of MTN. On today's episode of the show Dan shares his thoughts on a number of topics. We dive into the understanding bandwidths of coaching within technical models, we talk about the scale of effective & efficient, identifying hardware vs software problems, RTP, Cueing, and much much more. Dan has over 50 years of coaching experience and makes him one of the few people that has truly seen nearly every chapter that the field of performance has

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00:50:54

Nicole Jimenez: Movement Quality as the Driver

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2025/06/11

Nicole Jimenez - WBB S&C at Missouri St - joins us for the 102nd episode of MTN. On today's show we chat about the value of the subjective nature of evaluation and feedback. Nicole also shares her thought process on turning her ideas on movement exploration into training and the importance, specifically, for basketball players. This was a great show and something that coaches from all sports can take away from.Follow and reach out to Nicole on IG @coachjimenez 12Find and follow us on social

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01:10:04

Dr. Matt Jordan: Jumping, Breaking, & Application

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2025/06/04

Dr. Matt Jordan - Jordan Strength - joins us for the 101st episode of MTN. Matt is, without a doubt, one of the leading professionals within the intersection of academia and performance. On the podcast today, we dive into the role of the FP CMJ in training, the importance of cueing, understanding how to combine subjective and objective measures, and much much more. Make sure to follow Matt and Jordan Strength on social media @jordanstrength and check out his website: https://www.jordanstrength.com/

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01:12:24

Mike & Hunter: What Really Matters

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2025/05/28

On this episode of the podcast, the 100th, Hunter and Mike sit down with no guest to dive into numerous topics. We start by acknowledging the importance of 100 consecutive episodes of MTN and then take our conversation into what we think really matters within the field of performance. As much a recap of the last two years of podcast guests and our own coaching in our separate environments. This has been something that we have been talking a lot about off-air and we were glad to make it official on

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01:03:39

Brian Kula: Leveraging Resistance for Speed Development

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2025/05/21

Brian Kula - Owner of Kula Sports Performance - joins us for the 99th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into contrast training, general use of resistance training, and we talk through the different stages of training as athletes move from youth to college to proMake sure to follow Brian on IG @briankula and check out his website: www.kulasp.comFind and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episodeBig Thanks to our sponsor Lumin

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01:03:25

Randy Towner: Under the Hood with Kentucky Basketball

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2025/05/14

Randy Towner - Head Strength Coach for Kentucky MBB - joins us for the 98th episode of MTN. On today's episode we compare and contrast his stops within college basketball, going to pro ball, and coming back to college. We also have a conversation around the work that he is doing with VueMotion to dive much more deeply into some of the on-court movements that Randy has found interest in. Make sure to reach out to Randy on IG @rtowner11 and on X @RandyTownerFind and follow us on social media

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01:07:33

Ryan Grubbs: Reconditioning with the Houston Texans

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2025/05/07

Ryan Grubbs - Director of Reconditioning and Speed Development with the Houston Texans - joins us for the 97th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into both the return to play process that Ryan is a part of with the team and we flow into conversation about the kinematics of on-field/speed development that they tend to focus on in both return from injury and general training. This was an incredibly interesting episode that dives right into major areas of interest for all three

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01:28:12

Dr. John Harry: Dissecting the Countermovement Jump

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2025/04/30

Dr. John Harry - Professor & Director of Sport and Occupational Neuromechanics Lab at Texas Tech University - joins us for the 96th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we start and end with jumping. However, within that conversation we dive down multiple rabbit holes that were incredibly interesting. From understanding the differences between landing from a jump and landing from a depth drop, to the changes in joint work with perceived effort and different loads, this conversation

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01:18:25

Alex Effer & Connor Schoepp: Building Business in...

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2025/04/23

Alex Effer & Connor Schoepp - Owners of Resilient Training and Rehab and Rebuild: Performance & Rehab, respectively - join us for the 95th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we have a roundtable discussion regarding the in's and out's of building, maintaining, and growing as a business owner in the field of performance. Two coaches who have their own unique experience in this realm, this was an awesome episode diving into both of their paths as coaches and entrepreneurs. Make sure to check

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01:08:10

Mike Guevara: GBG Hoops

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2025/04/16

Mike Guevara - Owner of GBG Hoops - joins us for the 94th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we dive into the creation and evolution of GBG, Mike's journey as a trainer to NBA clientele + the pivots he has had to make, to his day-to-day of working with FVV in Houston. This is a wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversation and we were super excited to get Mike on the pod. Make sure to follow Mike on social media @mrdoitmoving & @gbg.hoopsFind us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each

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01:31:33

John Brasher: Building Bruin Football

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2025/04/09

John Brasher - Assistant Director, Football Performance at UCLA - joins us for the 93rd episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we dive into the Quarterback development at UCLA, sport science initiatives within the team, and we discuss the incredible challenge of mitigating the travel fatigue of being a SoCal team in the Big10. This episode is loaded with both sport science and performance training takeaways that cut across all sports.Follow John on IG @coach_brasFind and follow us on social

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01:21:07

Brady Howe: Bridging Health & Performance In...

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2025/04/02

Brady Howe - Director of Sports Medicine at Grand Canyon University - joins us for the 92nd episode of MTN. On today's episode of the pod, we talk about how Brady navigated his position as VP of Health and Performance with the Phoenix Suns, the similarities he sees between pro and college sports, building injury frameworks for everyone, and the power of communication. Find Brady on IG @coachbradyhoweFollow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episodeBig Thanks to

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01:08:01

Jordan Pennella: Creating Sport Science Frameworks to...

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2025/03/26

Jordan Pennella - Director of Sport Science & Associate Coordinator of Return to Play for LSU Football - joins us for the 91st episode of MTN. Jordan takes us through his unique journey to working in sports performance, the framework of RTP they have built, the strides their staff has made in talent ID, and we talk about a specific successful case study from LSU: Jayden Daniels.Make sure to follow Jordan on IG @coachjordanpennellaFind and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back

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01:12:13

Dayannara Muñoz: Exercise, Infection, and Interference

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2025/03/19

Day Muñoz - Performance Coach at the University of Arizona - joins us for the 90th episode of MTN. Day has one of the more impressive backgrounds of any coach in the performance community with an undergraduate degree from MIT, a Masters from Columbia, and now a doctorate student at Arizona working through a degree focused in immunobiology. On today's show, we talk through her doctorate work, the intersection of infection and stress, and she explains the nuance to training planning when accounting

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01:20:41

Cam Josse: Managing All Qualities of Sprint Performance

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2025/03/12

Cam Josse - FB S&C at Auburn University - joins us for the 89th episode of MTN. On today's episode, we dive into many of the facets surrounding developing speed development. Cam breaks down coordination, explains the bias athletes have toward force or velocity, and we talk about the importance of individual structure when programming anything (but, of course, speed development as well).Follow Cam on X @CoachJosseFind us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new

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01:08:17

Kris Robertson: Performance in the G-League & CFL

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2025/03/05

Kris Robertson - Head S&C for the Raptors 905 & Sport Scientist for the Toronto Argonauts - joins us for the 88th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, we dive into both training within the confines and chaos of the G-League & also managing performance loads within the CFL. A unique background and coach, Kris has incredible experience to provide insight to any position.Find Kris on IG @krob23 and on X @CoachKStrengthFollow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each

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01:07:41

Anthony Cockrill: Mastering the Approach

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2025/02/26

Anthony Cockrill - Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Southern Methodist University - joins us for the 87th episode of MTN. On this episode of the podcast, we dive into the approach jump. Technical factors, physical markers, adaptability within game. We had a lot of conversation planned for Anthony but really spent the entire time diving into jumping - which always happen to be the best conversations. Make sure to follow Anthony on IG @anthonycockrill and on X @AntCockrillFind and follow us

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01:06:33

Katie St Clair: Managing Internal Pressure to Create...

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2025/02/19

Katie St Clair - Owner/Founder of Empowered Performance Course and Academy - joins us for the 86th episode of MTN. Katie has a long history of coaching, reducing pain, and re-programming movement patterns for the clients and athletes she works with. On today's show, we dig into the simplified process Katie has been able to refine into assessment, we talk about how structure can create compensation and how to train within that, and she schools us on the power of posterior pelvic floor releases

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01:03:49

Ed Thompson: Building Husky Speed

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2025/02/12

Ed Thompson - Director of Speed & Athletic Performance at the University of Washington (FB) - joins us for the 85th episode of MTN. On today's episode of the podcast, Ed breaks down the speed training at Washington, aligning the weight room with the field, and the many degrees of implementation utilizing their seven 1080sMake sure to follow Ed on IG @edthompsonjr and on X @CoachEdT2Find and follow us on social media @mtn_perform and check back each Wednesday for a new episodeBig Thanks to our

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01:05:43

Ola Eriksrud: Directional Deceleration Development

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2025/02/05

Ola Eriksrud - Head of Sports Science for 1080 Motion - joins us for the 84th episode of MTN. Ola has an incredible background in performance. As a professor, PT, and consultant for over two decades, Ola brings a wealth of knowledge to every environment. Today, we specifically dive into deceleration and - specifically - how directionality changes inputs and outputs. Make sure to look Ola up on Research Gate, follow him on X @OlaAthletic1080 and on IG @olaeriksrud Find and follow us on social

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