Episodes

  • #122 - Why Progressive Overload Is the Missing Link in Rehab with Dr. Todd Riddle

    #122 - Why Progressive Overload Is the Missing Link in Rehab with Dr. Todd Riddle
    Feb 21 2026
    Why Progressive Overload Is the Missing Link in Rehab with Dr. Todd Riddle

    There’s a big difference between learning a technique…and understanding a system.

    In today’s episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the FAKTR rehab methodology — not the marketing version, not the surface-level explanation — but the actual framework that drives how we assess, load, and progress patients.

    In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Todd Riddle — our Director of Education — breaks down:
    • The evolution of FAKTR from technique-based roots to a full rehabilitation continuum
    • Why progressive overload is the missing link in most rehab programs
    • The difference between treating a condition… and treating a person
    • And how static, motion, resistance, function, and performance fit together inside the FAKTR system
    You’ll also hear why we believe pain during exercise isn’t automatically the enemy — and how to clinically differentiate between “injured” and simply “sensitive.”If you’ve taken a FAKTR course before, this will deepen your understanding.

    If you haven’t, this will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how the system actually works.


    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:

    If you’re interested in earning your FAKTR Certification, join the 2026 FAKTR Live Course Priority Waitlist to get notified when a regional cohort opens in your area.

    Click here to learn more and get on the list

    👉 *All priority waitlist members get first access to claim a spot in cohorts before they open to the public and get a $50 gift card for the FAKTR online store when you register.

    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment
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    37 mins
  • #121 - From Metrics to Movement: Performance Tech for Better Clinical Decisions, Part 2

    #121 - From Metrics to Movement: Performance Tech for Better Clinical Decisions, Part 2
    Feb 6 2026
    From Metrics to Movement (Part 2): Workflow + ROI with Dr. Michael Giammarco

    Performance tech is everywhere — but data doesn’t create clarity. Frameworks do.

    In Part 2 of this series, Jessica Riddle and Dr. Michael Giammarco shift from theory to execution: how to implement performance metrics in real clinic flow, how to communicate results so patients buy in, and how to think about ROI so your tools don’t become expensive decorations.

    If Part 1 helped you understand what these tools measure, Part 2 helps you use them.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:
    • How to integrate objective testing into clinic workflow without slowing visits down
    • How to choose a few meaningful metrics (instead of collecting everything and using nothing)
    • How to communicate results to patients in a way that increases trust and adherence
    • How to connect performance data to progression decisions (not just documentation)
    • How to evaluate ROI: when tech makes sense — and when it’s just “cool”
    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:

    If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, start there to get the foundational framework — then come back to this episode for implementation. Listen here 👉https://tinyurl.com/FAKTR-ep120

    Join the 2026 FAKTR Live Course Priority Waitlist to get notified when a regional cohort opens in your area. Click here to learn more and get on the list 👉


    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment


    🎓ABOUT DR. MICHAEL GIAMMARCO: Dr. Mike Giammarco is a rehabilitation-focused chiropractor, strength coach, and educator based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

    Learn more about Dr. Michael Giammarco👉 here
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    45 mins
  • #120 - From Metrics to Movement: Performance Tech for Better Clinical Decisions, Part 1

    #120 - From Metrics to Movement: Performance Tech for Better Clinical Decisions, Part 1
    Jan 24 2026
    Performance technology is everywhere right now.

    Force plates. Dynamometry. Movement analysis. Dashboards full of numbers that look impressive and explain nothing. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Michael “Dr. G” Giammarco breaks down how performance technology should actually be used in clinical and performance settings. Not as a diagnosis machine, but as a decision-support tool that adds context, clarity, and confidence to your reasoning.

    This conversation focuses on cutting through the noise. Instead of chasing more data, Dr. G explains how to select the right metrics, interpret them intelligently, and integrate technology into real-world workflows without slowing sessions, overwhelming staff, or confusing patients.

    If you have ever felt stuck between ignoring tech completely or drowning in dashboards you do not fully trust, this episode provides a clear reset. This episode is especially valuable for: Healthcare providers, rehab professionals, strength coaches, athletic trainers, and clinic owners who want technology to support their thinking, not replace it.

    In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
    • What performance technology actually includes and what it does not
    • Why collecting more metrics often leads to less clarity
    • How dashboards create analysis paralysis without a guiding framework
    • How to choose metrics that match the person in front of you
    • The real-world realities of implementation, including needs analysis, staff training, workflow bottlenecks, and ROI
    • Why technology should add context rather than override clinical reasoning
    This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Tune in for Part 2 (Episode 121) in two weeks.

    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
    • Watch the recorded replay of the full training here
    • Interested in being a guest presenter? Submit an application here
    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment
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    32 mins
  • #119 - Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes, Part 2

    #119 - Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes, Part 2
    Jan 9 2026
    What We’re Getting Wrong When Training Youth Athletes

    Strength, movement quality, and long-term resilience in youth sports with Matthew McKayBuilding resilient athletes isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about training smarter.

    In Part Two of this two-part series, Matthew McKay returns to the FAKTR Podcast to move from philosophy into real-world application. This episode builds directly on the foundation laid in Part One, shifting the focus toward practical strategies that support long-term athletic resilience, performance consistency, and injury prevention in young athletes.

    Matthew breaks down why unilateral training reveals what bilateral strength can hide, how movement quality should guide programming decisions, and how even warm-ups can serve as powerful assessment tools when you know what to look for. Rather than chasing short-term performance gains, this conversation emphasizes sustainability — helping athletes stay healthy, adaptable, and available across seasons and stages of development.

    This episode is especially valuable for healthcare providers, strength coaches, athletic trainers, and anyone working with middle school or high school athletes who want to support longevity without sacrificing performance.

    In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
    • Why unilateral training plays a critical role in developing resilient young athletes
    • How bilateral strength can mask asymmetries and compensation patterns
    • How to use movement quality as an ongoing assessment tool
    • Strategies for reducing injury risk without overloading developing bodies
    • How to support consistency and performance without driving burnout
    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
    Listen to Part 1 (Episode 118) Here 👉
    Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better →🎙️
    SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment
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    51 mins
  • #118 - Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes, Part 1

    #118 - Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes, Part 1
    Dec 19 2025
    Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes with Matthew McKay

    In youth sports, performance training often prioritizes strength, dominance, and early specialization — but at what cost?

    In Part 1 of this two-part series, Matthew McKay returns to the FAKTR Podcast to challenge some of the most common assumptions in youth performance training. This conversation reframes what “success” actually looks like for developing athletes and why chasing strength numbers too early can quietly undermine long-term health, consistency, and performance.

    Rather than focusing on short-term dominance, this episode explores how movement quality, training age, and foundational strength skills play a far more critical role in helping young athletes stay healthy and competitive over time.

    This episode is essential listening for healthcare providers, strength coaches, athletic trainers, and anyone working with middle school and high school athletes.

    In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
    • Why strength should be treated as a skill before it’s treated as a metric
    • How early performance gains can mask poor movement quality and compensation
    • The risks of prioritizing dominance over durability in young athletes
    • Why many youth training programs unintentionally increase injury risk
    • How movement patterns reveal readiness, limitations, and future risk long before pain appears
    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
    🎄 FAKTR’s 12 Days of Christmas are live — a curated series of limited-time educational, product and partner offers, discounts and freebies for clinicians and performance professionals. Explore what’s available at https://tinyurl.com/faktrpod-118

    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment
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    27 mins
  • #117 - Finish Strong: How High-Performing Healthcare Providers Use December to Win the New Year

    #117 - Finish Strong: How High-Performing Healthcare Providers Use December to Win the New Year
    Dec 5 2025
    Finish Strong: How High-Performing Healthcare Providers Use December to Win the New Year

    Most healthcare providers treat December like a throwaway month — a time to coast, slow down, and push everything important into January. But the truth is: January is too late.

    In this solo episode, host Jessica Riddle pulls back the curtain on how top-performing clinicians, practice owners, and healthcare entrepreneurs use December as their strategic advantage. Instead of waiting for the new year to start strong, they use the final weeks of Q4 to expand capacity, eliminate friction, reset systems, and set themselves up for their best year yet.

    This isn’t another “set goals for 2025” pep talk. It’s a contrarian, deeply strategic, clinician-focused blueprint for ending the year intentionally and stepping boldly into the next one.

    In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
    • The real reason clinicians get stuck — and why it’s NOT a goal problem
    • Why a Stop-Doing List will unlock more growth than any resolution
    • The Pre-January Strategy: Your 2-week head start on the entire industry
    • Why planning by energy — not time — will transform your productivity
    • The identity shift required to hit your next level in 2025
    • The Done-By-December Checklist
    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
    • FAKTR Online Courses & Upcoming Webinars: FAKTRstore.com
    • Follow FAKTR on Instagram: @faktreducation
    • Connect on LinkedIn: Jessica Riddle
    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment

    💻 REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT FREE MASTERCLASS DECEMBER 16 HERE This episode is sponsored by MicroLight Lasers. More details to come!
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    36 mins
  • #116 - Inside the Athlete’s Brain - Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, Part 2

    #116 - Inside the Athlete’s Brain - Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, Part 2
    Nov 7 2025
    Inside the Athlete's Brain Part 2: Rewiring Performance, Recovery and Focus with Dr. Kevin Butterfield

    In Part 2 of our two-part series with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, founder of Hippocampus Labs, we move from the science to the stories — exploring how neurofeedback and brain mapping are transforming recovery, focus, and cognitive performance across all ages and activity levels.

    Today’s conversation takes you inside real-world case studies — from youth athletes and college students to professional race-car drivers, veterans, and patients with ADHD, PTSD, addiction, and cognitive decline.

    You’ll hear how neurofeedback is helping these individuals retrain their brains, regulate emotion, improve focus, and achieve measurable improvements in both performance and quality of life.

    Dr. Butterfield also shares practical insight for clinicians who want to integrate brain-based training into practice — treating the whole person and unlocking a new level of patient outcomes.

    💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:
    • How neurofeedback rewires electrical communication in the brain for faster recovery and sharper focus.
    • Real-world examples of athletes, veterans, and children achieving breakthroughs through brain training.
    • Why neuroplasticity makes lifelong brain change possible.
    • The future of performance-based rehabilitation and “neck-up” care.
    🎧 If you missed Part 1 of this series, you can listen to episode 115 here

    🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
    • Learn more about Hippocampus Labs and download a free white paper here
    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment💻
    REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT FREE MASTERCLASS NOVEMBER 18 HERE
    This episode sponsored by the Clinical Human Performance Practitioner Program. Learn more and enroll today here. Use promo code FAKTRPOD for $150 off of your registration now through December 1st.
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    37 mins
  • #115 - Inside the Athlete’s Brain - Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, Part 1

    #115 - Inside the Athlete’s Brain - Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, Part 1
    Oct 24 2025
    Inside the Athlete’s Brain Part 1: Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield

    What really happens inside the athlete’s brain after a concussion?

    In this first part of our two-part follow-up series with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, founder of Hippocampus Labs, we take a closer look at how concussions disrupt neural communication—and how neurofeedback is helping clinicians retrain the brain for faster recovery and peak performance.

    Following the overwhelming response to Episode 112: The Future of Sports Medicine – Brain Training with Neurofeedback, Dr. Butterfield returns to go deeper into the science, showing how brain mapping reveals what traditional imaging can’t. From understanding the gut–brain connection to decoding brain-wave dysfunction, this episode will challenge the way you view concussion management.

    💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:
    • What neurofeedback is and how it differs from traditional imaging tools.
    • How concussions cause electrical —not just structural —disruption in the brain.
    • The link between brain inflammation, the vagus nerve, and gut health.
    • Practical ways clinicians can begin integrating neurofeedback and brain mapping into sports-medicine and rehab practice.
    🎧 If you missed our earlier episode with Dr. Butterfield, you can access Episode 112 here🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
    • Learn more about Hippocampus Labs and download a free white paper here
    🎙️ SUPPORT THE SHOW: Visit our website at faktrpodcast.com to leave a review or comment
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    29 mins