Dr. Matt Seeley, PhD, shares why biomechanics is applicable to everyone and during all activities. He discusses the mission behind the Strong Youth Project (BYU) and how they are effectively improving sports for youth and all other shareholders. We also have a great conversation about trail running, overcoming challenges with faith and the importance of our rising generation.

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Resources referenced during this episode:

- Strong Youth Project, BYU

- SYP YouTube Channel

- SYP Spotify & SYP Apple Podcasts

- Range: Why Generalists Succeed in a Specialized World

- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain - SYP Instagram

- ProTalk Instagram

Parker reflects on some of the recent changes in his life and how it initiated some thoughts on stress perception and mindset. He summarizes some studies pertaining to different outcomes based on perception and mindset, and provides some personal takeaways.

Sources referenced during the episode:

- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

- Your Powerful, Changeable Mindset

- Mind-Set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect

- Mind Over Milkshakes: Mindsets, Not Just Nutrients, Determine Ghrelin Response

- Does the Perception that Stress Affects Health Matter? The Association with Health and Mortality

- ⁠Undeniable: How To Reach The Top And Stay There⁠

Dr. Travis Bomengen, MD, discusses how his career path landed himself practicing medicine in a rural area of Wyoming. He shares his experiences as a full scope family physician and the joy that comes from having meaningful relationships with the patients he cares for. We also discuss the urgency of the rural health gap and how it is affecting maternal health.