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Episode 122: Joel Smith on Why Play Beats Protocol: Gamified Training, Flow States, and Jumping Higher at 41
Speed and jumps coach Joel Smith (Just Fly Performance) joins Dr. Jeremy Koenig on The DNA of Things for a conversation that starts with a missed dunk and ends in Jungian psychology. Joel walks through the freshman-year college moment that convinced him rigid protocols weren't enough on their own — and how gamified training, from tennis-ball street games to a "speed gate golf" drill borrowed from UK coach Sam Portland, has helped him and his clients hit personal bests without chasing them. Jeremy matches him story for story, including the workout with his old coach Garnett that took him from…
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