How to Get The Maximum Performance Out of Your Body

I’ve sustained A LOT of injuries in my day.

And they just keep coming.

From my football days to my current sport, team handball, athletics have always meant pain and injury.

Let’s not get into the six months I spent with a cast on my bent arm.

But what if we could avoid most, if not all, of that?

This interview's guest is someone I could talk to for hours. Kelly Starrett knows what’s up when it comes to optimal movement of the human body.

He trains the top athletes in Crossfit as well as Olympians around the world, he is an official trainer for ReebokOne and he is a NYT best-selling author.

In this episode of The School of Greatness, we discuss how sports are made to injure us, and how we can re-train ourselves to move away from that.

If you’ve ever played a sport, I know you’ll be blown away by Episode 101 with the one and only Kelly Starrett.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The old system of physical fitness and how it took everything from you
• What professional athletes say when asked if they’d let their kids be pro athletes

• The true nature of sport
• Why a long-term view of sport is essential
• How sport is a machine gamed against the athlete

“Sport is about human self-actualization.”

• The basic importance of full range of motion
• The purpose of a warm up (not what you think!)
• Why we need to hang out the same way we work out

“It’s ok to learn the skills of being a human.”

• Why it’s never too late to learn new form
• The importance of “sleep hygiene” and how to sleep
• The best running technique and shoe
• Plus much more…

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Lewis Howes is an online marketing expert, sought-after business coach, hugely popular speaker, podcast and webinar host, and lifestyle entrepreneur. A former Pro Football player, Collegiate football record holder, two-sport All-American, and current National Champion in Team Handball, he is the host of “The School of Greatness” podcast, which has been downloaded by over 3 million people since it first went online in January of 2013 (and receives 350,000 downloads per month). He was recognized in a 2013 White House ceremony by President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. He is an author, angel investor and advisor to start up companies. He has built a multi-million dollar online businesses and he is currently a member of USA Men’s National handball team, aiming for a berth in the 2016 Olympics.