I was recently featured on my boi Mike Robertson’s Physical Preparation Podcast.

It was quite surreal to be interviewed by a guy who I have tremendous respect for, and who has been a huge influence on me.

MR was one of the people who I was initially exposed to when I got into this field. After reading all the cool things he wrote on t-nation, I bought most of his products, became a huge reader of his blog, and applied many of his teachings to my own training.

Zac = fanboy.

Can you imagine what it was like the first time I met him and Bill at IFAST? Like meeting rockstars, fam. Then he we are, having a conversation as peers.

Point being with this story, if there was no Mike Robertson, we wouldn’t be having this conversation right now.

The Life of A Mercenary PT

Here were some of the things we discussed in this podcast:

• How I got started in the world of physical prep.
• What life is really like in the NBA/D-League, and what it’s like to transition from therapy to performance at the highest level.
• What skills I was comfortable with, and how he grew and evolved to take his coaching skills to the next level.
• My biggest struggles in pro sports.
• Movement Variability: What it is, and why you probably need more of it.
• What it’s like to transition from the biggest stages in sport, to working in a smaller setting with a more general population.
• How I get it all done – from working as a mercenary PT, to writing, to public speaking, etc.
• The BIG Question.
• A really fun lightning round where we discuss pops Daddy-o Bill Hartman, his favorite hip hop groups, why I started the Movement Debrief, and what’s up next for me.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

ZAC CUPPLES ON THE LIFE OF A MERCENARY PT