jorgecarvajal

Episode 52 - Jorge Carvajal

Jorge Carvajal has trained both sports and tactical athletes for almost three decades. We discuss how to train around a first responder's shift, programming high and low intensity, sleep deprivation, mental health and much more.

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Jorge Carvajal, CSCS, USAW, is a performance coach and consultant who has worked with elite athletes in multiple sports and the tactical world for over twenty five years. He has trained thousands of athletes, at the University of Florida, the University of Nebraska, the U.S. Olympic training center, along with 200 professional athletes in the NFL, including first round selections, MLB, NBA, NHL, World Surf League Big Wave Tour surfers, and Tactical Athletes in the Fire Service, Law Enforcement SWAT/SRT, and Military Communities. He specializes in using a holistic approach toward Athlete optimization. 
 
Twitter: @carvperformance
 
Recommended Books: 

The Brain Always Wins - Dr. John Sullivan

Conscious Coching - Brett Bartholomew

Beehvive – Robert Sapolsky
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers-Robert Sapolsky  
Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow- Daniel Kinneman
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
Sleep – Nick Littlehale
Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink
It’s Your Ship – Michael Abras
The Truth – Neil Strauss
Managing Oneself – Drucker
10% Happier – Dan Harris
Rules for Radicals – Saul Alinsky
The Hedgehog & The Fox – Isiah Berlin
The World Beyond Your Head – Matthew Crawford
Deep Work – Cal Newport
Ego is the Enemy – Ryan Holiday
The Wisdom of Insecurity – Alan Watts
Meditations – Marcus Aurelius

Movies: Last Days in Vietnam