Episode 75 - Olympic gold medals, creativity & coaching with S & C industry disruptor Rett Larson

05/29/23 • 100 min

Joint Dynamics - Intelligent Movement Series

In this episode Andrew chats with Rett Larson. Rett was the Strength and Conditioning coach for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Gold Medal winning, Chinese women’s volleyball team. A team that achieved the most popular sporting team in the whole of China with stars like Zhu Ting.

If you type in “Rett La” on Google, immediately “Rett Larson Warm up”, “Rett Larson Volleyball”, appears at the top of your search. Rett achieved industry wide notoriety with a video of his warm up with the Dutch women national team including many dance moves such as the moon walk! In this discussion Rett shares the smarts under the table that has led to him being reached out by many National teams (he is now with the German national team) and other organisations such as the Australian Institute of Sport for his input and expertise not just on movement preparation, neural innovation/excitement, strength and conditioning, but also his Gold medal capacity for connection, engagement, and creativity.

Rett is creative, passionate, and humble. He shares his experiences with the teams he has worked with, fellow coaches, and a wonderful “Rocky-esque” story about an underdog by the name of Xu Lili (Lily) taking an Olympic Silver medal in Judo and the beautiful connection she & Rett shared.

A fun and inspiring conversation with an industry leader who has achieved success at the pinnacle of his game with bravery, creativity, and human connection.

Dive in for a much needed dose of Rett Larson!

**Our show sponsor is Mu Functional Mushrooms. Go to muvitality.com and use the code JD10 to receive a 10% discount on your purchase of Mu Functional mushrooms such as Lions Mane, Cordyceps, Chaga, Reishi, and Turkey tail functional mushrooms

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Rett’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/rettasaurus/?hl=en

FB - https://www.facebook.com/rett.larson/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCID2ycvWlkVe8f1qdKpMLDA?app=desktop

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A fun and inspiring conversation with an industry leader who has achieved success at the pinnacle of his game with bravery, creativity, and human connection.

Dive in for a much needed dose of Rett Larson!

See you again in two weeks
Useful links:

Rett’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/rettasaurus/?hl=en

FB - https://www.facebook.com/rett.larson/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCID2ycvWlkVe8f1qdKpMLDA?app=desktop

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JOINT DYNAMICS links:

Joint Dynamics Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JointDynamicsHongKong/
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Joint Dynamics Website - www.jointdynamics.com.hk

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Episode 74 - David Joseph on mysticism, holotropic breathwork & the Mystery School Hot Springs of Pai, Thailand

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Today's podcast is a philosophical sojourn through the realms of Body, Soul and Spirit as revealed through the dialogue between David Joseph and our host Andrew Cox | Joint Dynamics

David Joseph is the Founder and Creator of Mystery School Hot Springs in Pai, Thailand. He is a Certified Hakomi body centered psychotherapist, Postural integration therapist & trainer, Jungian & transpersonal counselor, Archetypal Astrologer, a scholar of comparative world religion & mythology, plus being a facilitator & councilor of physical, psychological & spiritual integration.

If you have studied the works of Joseph cambell, Yogananda, Carl Yung, Dr Stanislav Grof, mythology, yoga philosophy, then this conversation is a ust for you.

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Meet Oscar Chalupsky.....12 times world champion, Olympian, Top 10 finalist Sportsman of the decade in 1990 (Gary Player won), Author of ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’, Cancer warrior, inventor, fierce (FIERCE!) competitor, business man, and parent.

This description only begins to encapsulate South African Waterman Oscar.

Here he chats with Andrew on a life of playing at the upper echelons of what is possible for human performance. He candidly chats about his competitive life, rivalries with Aussie legends Grant Kenny, and Clint Robinson, why after a 7 year hiatus he returned to win his record breaking 12th World Molokai Surf Ski Championship at the age of 49! how he adapted his life to apartheid, and how he continues to live, train, & compete after being given 4 to 6 months to live (2 years ago!) with a type of cancer where there is no known cure.

Oscar’s attitude is honest, unbreakable, forward thinking, adaptable, and therapeutically positive as a result of doing the work and prior preparations needed.

This episode is a “must listen" for anyone dealing with challenges, athletes looking for inspiration from someone who has spent more than two decades at the top of his sport/field, or those wanting an insight into the psychology of living life at the edge with an unrelenting spirit!

A real privilege to spend the time with Oscar, I am sure his words will inspire you, and provide some mindset tips to continuously edge you closer to becoming an ever expanding better version of yourself

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