HNL Movement Podcast

About HNL Movement Podcast

Andrew Takata from HNL Movement discusses anything and everything related to optimizing human performance so that you can improve the quality of your life. Learn comprehensive ways to take care of your body, achieve better health, and elevate your performance so you can achieve your true potential. Andrew shares valuable information covering topics of rehab and injury prevention techniques, movement efficiency, strength and conditioning, and ways to create sustainable nutrition habits so that you can level up your performance in sports, daily activities, and life. He has over a decade of experience working with people of all ages, activity levels, training backgrounds, as well as helping people successfully return to activities following injury. Join Andrew and his passion to learn, understand, and share how health, nutrition, lifestyle, and movement collectively contribute to human performance. It will be a mix of interviews, great conversations, and solo episodes that you won’t want to miss. Hit subscribe, and get ready to optimize your human performance.

Publisher

Andrew Takata

Category

education · health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Dec 2019

Latest episode

16 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 291 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Naya Dong on Two ACL Injuries, Recovery, and the Journey to Division I Volleyball

   Host Andrew interviews Division I volleyball player Naya Dong about her journey, two ACL injuries, and recovery, revealing how she achieved her collegiate dreams.

2. 

   26 May 2026

   The Real Coaching Lesson Behind Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio

   In this episode, Andrew breaks down the concept of the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio (ACWR) in a practical and easy-to-understand way for athletes, coaches, parents, and practitioners. Rather than getting lost in complicated formulas or sports science jargon, this discussion focuses on the bigger coaching and performance lesson behind ACWR — why sudden spikes in workload can become problematic when athletes are not properly prepared for the demands being placed on their bodies. Andrew explains...

3. 

   17 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   More Fatigue Doesn’t Mean More Progress

   Host Andrew breaks down the crucial difference between training fatigue and actual performance adaptation, helping athletes understand why exhaustion doesn't always equal progress.

Inside a recent episode

Naya Dong on Two ACL Injuries, Recovery, and the Journey to Division I Volleyball

Published 16 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I think even with rehab, that was one of your strong suits because it was like, okay, we're going to progress to this, but you really just focus on right now, like, let me try to do this as best as I can. And that helps you in the long run, because if you're just kind of going through the motions, right, you'll never get to that kind of end result that you're trying to strive for. So I think that's one of the strong suits, right? Talk a little bit about was there ever and there probably was doubt that you'll even get back to that level of volleyball again or you know what was it like going through that rehab process that was very long and very difficult um well I think I mean I don't really think there was doubt especially like with the rehab going through it with you I feel like I mean you helped kind of get it into my head that I can get back to where I needed to be. […]

Who has been a guest on HNL Movement Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Naya Dong
• Yancy Culp
• Blake Parado

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

137,628

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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