Train With The Best Podcast

Chris Gorres and Craig Hoffman recap Craig's sprint triathlon from earlier this month, and discuss how experience can influence future training decisions. Plus, the guys discuss summer training plans for high school and professional athletes. How important are they, and how have Craig and Chris changed how they approach them over the years?Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order at Blaze

With Chris on vacation, Craig looks back on his first ever sprint triathlon on The Hoffman Show (The Team 980/WTEM-AM) with producer Anthony Haynie the day after the event.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order at Blazepod.com.Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates

Onyx Elite physical therapist Dr. Lance Bennett joins Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres to talk about working as a DPT in a high performance space. Lance talks about collaborating with Chris, who the atmosphere creates better results, and how his current role is better for him and his patients than a traditional, churn and burn PT clinic. The guys also talk about the advantages of being a cash-based PT, and having the ability to collaborate with other practitioners in a space.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount

Some of the best female footballers in the world will miss this summer's World Cup with a torn ACL. The injury has long loomed large in the women's game, but in recent years there's been an uptick at the highest levels. Chris Gorres, a world renowned ACL expert and advisor to The ACL Club, gives his theories as to why alongside co-host Craig Hoffman in this essential episode.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Us

Sam Fortier (Washington Post) joins the show to talk about his writing in the sports science space, including a recent trip to see our friends at EXOS. Fortier explains what he's learned over the years about how data has made its way into the evaluation process for professional athletes from the NFL to MLB. Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres also talk about MBR, or muscle-bone ratio, and why it's the next big thing in the data space.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're t

What does it mean to be conditioned? It depends on what you're training for. With that in mind, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about what it means to be conditioned for a sprinting sport, versus conditioned to generate maximum strength and power, versus conditioned for distance. Plus, the discuss how often an athlete has to "max out" to keep their conditioning of all those things.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB

What are the differences in training male and female clients? Are there even any in the first place? Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres dive into the factors that affect training, from a client's gender to their training age to their training goals, and lay out when and how the subtle differences in hormones and muscle fibers might make a difference.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order a

Life is hard sometimes. That's true on and off the field, so have you prepared your clients for it? Whether it's getting caught out of position, or being bumped off a curb while walking, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about how to prepare clients to move in the ways life demands...even when the circumstances are less than ideal.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order at Blazep

How do you train to go faster, longer? Should you train for the faster or the longer? As always, it depends! Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about building capacity and endurance, and how top end strength and speed can help reach those seemingly opposite goals.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order at Blazepod.com.Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by gettin

Sports dietician Meghann Featherstun joins the show to talk about properly fueling based on an athlete's goals. Specifically, the athlete is Craig. The guys talk about balancing the desire for a weight-based goal with a performance-based one. When is it appropriate to work towards a weight-based goal with an eye on performance, and how should that be fueled?Plus, Meghann gives some baseline level advice for pure performance goals to ensure every athlete is fueled for the task at hand. Anyone looking for specific, individualized advice should contact a dietician and work with them 1-on-1. Meghann can be reached via her website, http://featherstonenutrition.com.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing

EXOS continually trains some of the best athletes in the world, and their NFL Combine training is no exception. EXOS athletes dominated the annual event with help not only from EXOS's trainers, but their team of dietitians and PT's as well.Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres pay a visit to the EXOS suite in Indianapolis during the combine for a chat with Garrett Kendall, DPT and Ariah Fish, MS, RD to talk about their roles in preparing the NFL's next generation for the biggest job interviews of their lives.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head t

In a special crossover episode of the pod with the Take Command Podcast, Craig Hoffman, Chris Gorres and Logan Paulsen talk how the athletic testing at the NFL Combine translates to the field.The guys discuss how the scouting process is part art, part science, and how that science is evolving as the game does. How much does the 40 yard dash matter? How much does watching tape of the 40 yard dash matter? The guys go deep, and even have a small side track into Logan's 1:30am hotel workout!For more football, check out Take Command here: https://link.chtbl.com/TakeCommand.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the sm

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about how to know when it's time to push and when it's time to rest in the gym. The guys talk about using data as an indicator, but using conversation to provide context. Plus, they talk about how timelines and goals can affect those decisions, and how to adjust instead of going all in or all out on a session.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your ord

In honor of Valentine's Day, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about heart health. No, this isn't a relationship episode, this is about what your heart actually does: power your entire cardiovascular system!The guys discuss ways to increase aerobic capacity, and how to make that an enticing endeavor for clients. Slow, steady cardio isn't exciting, so what are the ways to make it a part of a routine that anyone can look forward to? Pop on this pod, go for a walk, run, or bike and you'll finish with the answer!Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the

There are only seven days in a week, which sometimes feels like a problem when you need to train for strength, speed, mobility, stability, and endurance. So how do you get it all in? Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres discuss how to balance these goals for different types of athletes and how to mix and match pieces of programming to maximize results.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order at Bla

Training after an injury is scary for clients and trainers alike, so how do we set ourselves up for success as fitness professionals? Craig and Chris talk through the relationship between doctors, PT's, and trainers, and explain why the fit pros can and should drive the process.Plus, a guide on how to talk to the other providers to ensure the best possible outcome for your patient/client's success.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to t

New Years Resolutions are a major factor in the fitness industry as people all over the world set fitness goals big and small. But what about the trainers that help them achieve those goals?In their return after the holidays, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk through how trainers should set up their year from both a personal and professional standpoint to ensure they and their clients can be successful.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the

We've all been there. We want to workout, but only have 15 minutes. So what should you do? Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres give bite-sized tips in this bite-sized episode of the Train With The Best podcast!Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini - the smallest and most powerful massage gun on the market. Head to jawku.com/discount/twtb for a 20% discount on all JAWKU products!We're thrilled to welcome Blazepod to the TWTB family. Use the code TWTB for 15% off your order at Blazepod.com.Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Our

After a trip to watch the Wizards and Grizzlies play in DC, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about what they observed from the players warming up and how it's evolved over the years. Chris talks about how using a vaso strap has evolved warmups in the NBA and his own athletes, and how watching what the pros do can give us hints about what we should be doing.Craig also shares some easy, quick warmup tips for every day athletes to enhance every workout from an easy run to a HIIT session in the gym. Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Super Coffee. For 25% off Super Coffee, Super Espresso and all the Super product, use the new code "TrainWithTheBest" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all

This week Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about how fitness can bring people together. Because fitness is an "extra-curricular activity" for so many people, it attracts people from all walks of life. The guys talk about some of the people they've met along the way, how it's enriched their lives, and the experiences they've unlocked along the way.Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/trainwiththebest21. Follow Craig at instagram.com/craig_hoffman and Chris at instagram.com/trainergorres.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Super Coffee. For 25% off Super Coffee, Super Espresso and all the Super product, use the new code "TrainWithTheBest" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the brand new code TWTB at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 15% off all  orders.JAWKU provides an elite level timing device at a price anyone can afford. Plus, they have a brand new muscle blaster mini -