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.
Podcasting since 2019 • 289 episodes
HNL Movement Podcast
Latest Episodes
More Fatigue Doesn’t Mean More Progress
Many athletes judge the quality of a workout by how tired they feel afterward. If they’re exhausted, breathing hard, and drenched in sweat, it must have been productive. But fatigue and progress are not the same thing. In this episode, Andrew b...
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Episode 287
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13:12
High Performance Is Built on Habits
Life doesn’t slow down when you’re trying to improve. Schedules get packed, stress rises, sleep drops, and motivation fluctuates. And when that happens, you don’t suddenly become more disciplined — you fall back on your habits. In this episode,...
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Episode 286
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12:26
2025 Wrap Up: How to Train Smarter in the New Year
As the year wraps up, it’s tempting to overhaul everything — training, nutrition, goals, routines. In this short end-of-year episode, Andrew explains why that approach usually backfires. Progress doesn’t come from drastic changes or emotional o...
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Episode 285
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11:38
Why You Feel Tight — And Why Stretching Isn’t Solving It
Athletes chase tightness like it’s a flexibility problem, but the truth is far more interesting — and way more useful. In this episode, Andrew breaks down why chronic “tight” muscles are almost never caused by short tissue, and why stretching o...
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Episode 284
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20:13
Don’t Just Do the Work, Do It Well: The Power of Movement Efficiency
In this episode of the HNL Movement Podcast, Andrew dives into an important but often overlooked concept — that there are levels to movement efficiency and exercise technique. Just because you’re sweating or feeling fatigued doesn’t ne...
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Episode 283
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15:08