109 - Healthy Muscle with Todd Plymale-Mallory

Welcome	Welcome to Episode #109 of the Mile High Endurance podcast.  Mile High Endurance is your weekly connection to coaches, experts and pro athletes to help you reach your endurance and triathlon goals.  We're your hosts Rich Soares, Bill Plock and Khem Suthiwan.  We're glad you are joining us for another week of endurance interviews and discussion.  Bill has a big announcement and we have another great discussion with Body Mechanic and acupuncturist Todd Plymale-Mallory.  We are going to get into the topic of how to maintain healthy muscle tissue, demystifying dry needling, dry needling vs. acupuncture and what exactly cupping is used for.  Plus we'll talk about some inexpensive DIY alternatives to the expensive massage and rolling tools found in your running specialty store.
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Last week's guest	Thanks to last week's guest, Dr. San Millán is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Director of the Sports Performance Program at the CU Sports Medicine and Performance Center in Boulder, Colorado. He talked us through all of the services and testing available - http://cusportsmedcenter.com/performance/ If you haven't heard the interview yet, go back and check it out on episode #108.
Discussion Teasers	We'll do a wrap up discussion of the interview with Todd Plymale-Mallory and what each of us do for stretch, massage, icing, heat, etc. I think we should give a recap of last weekend's spin class that Bill taught at the IM warehouse in Boulder Bill can you talk about the Ironman Boulder Bike Course reveal party? Khem's updates https://www.tucsonracing.com/havasutri/ on March 17 is the MOUNTAIN COLLEGIATE TRIATHLON CONFERENCECHAMPIONSHIPS
Interview Setup	Let's get into the interview now.
Interview	Todd Plymale-Mallory intro - Experience - Acupuncturist and Physician of Chinese Medicine, Master Body Mechanic, Performance and Life Coach, Todd relocated to the Boulder in the fall of 2011 area bringing over 30 years of experience in the Cycling, Fitness, and Health industries to the Front Range. Philosophy and Client Base - Finding an elegant harmony in his clinical practice between Western Science and the Mind/Body/Spirit perspective of the East, Todd completed his Masters in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine at Yo San University in Los Angeles in 2006. Then in 2009 he became a Diplomat of the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics (1 of less than 1000 in the US) and specializes in the treatment of Orthopedic and Sports related injuries. Although Todd treats patients from all walks of life, he has been blessed to work the world’s Elite Professional Tri-athletes, Top Professional Road/Cross/MTB and Track Cyclists, Top Mixed Martial Artists, NBA Players and many other elite level athletes.  Beyond the clinic and classroom settings, Todd is currently working on developing continuing education curriculum for Acupuncturist and Massage Therapists, writing three different books and will be giving regular lectures, seminars and workshops on a variety of sports and health topics. Specialties - Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Tui Na, Deep Tissue & NeuroMuscular Therapy, Stress Related Disorders, and Energy Medicine (Reiki, QiGong, & Polarity). Professional Certifications - Diplomat of Oriental Medicine National Certification Commision for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (May 2016) Acupuncture License #1777, State of Colorado (2012) Diplomat of Acupuncture #150895, National Certification Commision for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (2012) Certified Massage Therapist #11833, State of Colorado (March 2011) Nationally Certified Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, NCBTMB (2010) Diplomat, National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics (July 2009) Acupuncture License # 11518, California Acupuncture Board (2007) Certified Personal Trainer #98955, American Council on Exercise (2004) Certified Massage Therapist # 100657, City of Los Angeles (2002) Certified Instructor for Postsecondary and Vocational Education, State of California (2002) Licensed Massage Therapist, Oregon Board of Massage Therapists (1998) Certified Chiropractic Assistant, Oregon Board of Chiropractors (1997)
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Host Discussion Topics	A couple of discussion points regarding the interview with Todd. I love the idea of getting creative with self-massage tools like using a stone rolling pin.  If you already have a stone rolling pin, then you've already shelled out the 25-30 bucks and it's in your kitchen drawer.  Stick it in your freezer and you're good to go.  If you don't have a rolling pin, or you still want to use a runner specialty tool, here are some options to the typical foam roller - https://www.runnersworld.com/recovery/new-alternatives-to-the-traditional-foam-roller/slide/6 For those who want to learn more about WADA's change in position on CBD, I've included a link to the Washington Post article that describes WADA's change in position.  I should point out a couple of things.  From the WP article, “Cannabidiol extracted from cannabis plants may contain varying concentrations of THC,” WADA said, urging athletes like Diaz and others to take precautions before imbibing CBD products. Marijuana use remains prohibited and positive tests can result in long suspensions.  If you didn't catch it, USADA has not yet followed WADA's reversal.  If you read the USADA website, they still have not changed their position. We encourage you to reach out to Todd directly if you have more questions.  A link to his website is in the show notes, which is http://www.toddplymalemallory.com/ I think we should give a recap of last weekend's spin class that Bill taught at IM Boulder Bill can talk about the Ironman Boulder Bike Course reveal party Khem's updates https://www.tucsonracing.com/havasutri/ on March 17 is the MOUNTAIN COLLEGIATE TRIATHLON CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Upcoming MHE Interviews	MHE upcoming interviews: We have coach Tricia Davis who recently authored the article "Train Your Muscle Firing Systems to Prevent Injury" in the latest edition of USAT Triathlon Magazine Coach Billy "The Kid" Edwards is joining us to talk about a couple of topics.  Last week Bill brought up the question of how long does it take for detraining to take effect.  I've asked Billy if he'd help us understand that topic as well as the changing needs for recovery of older athletes.  Billy is also going to help us understand how and why to embrace indoor training cycling, not only in the winter, but year round. In touch with Dr. Kirk Parsley - the sleep doctor
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