The Crackin' Backs Podcast

Most people don’t fail because of their limitations…

They fail because of the limits placed on them.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Kyle Landi and his mother Kimberly—a duo who are redefining what’s possible for individuals living with Down syndrome, autism, and developmental challenges.

Kyle was born into a world that immediately labeled him.

Low expectations.
Boundaries.
Limitations.

But Kimberly refused to accept that narrative.

She literally rewrote the playbook—challenging the system, asking better questions, a...

Most people think healing gives you your life back.

But what if it costs you the life you knew?

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Scott Roessler, an 11-tour Special Operations veteran who stepped into one of the most controversial and rapidly emerging treatments in mental health—ibogaine therapy.

After years of invisible battles with PTSD, trauma, and nervous system overload, Scott became part of a Stanford-led ibogaine study exploring whether this powerful psychedelic compound could help reset the brain.

But this...

Everyone’s chasing the next breakthrough in health.

Peptides.
 Hormones.
 IV therapy.
 Regenerative injections.

But what if the real problem isn’t what you’re taking…
 it’s that your body has stopped responding?

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Jason Pencek to explore a different lens on healing—one based on cellular signaling, communication, and restoring the body’s ability to respond, not just adding more inputs.

This is a conversation about what’s real, what’s hype, and what people ar...

Why are so many high performers quietly falling apart?

They’re disciplined.
They’re successful.
They’re doing everything “right.”

And yet… anxiety, burnout, and emotional instability are rising—especially among high-achieving professionals.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Ashley Alderette, PsyD, to explore a powerful shift in how we understand mental health:

It’s not a mindset problem.
It’s a nervous system regulation problem.

This conversation dives deep into how your nervous system, identity, and emotional regulation shape eve...

Peptides are everywhere right now.

From fat loss and muscle growth to injury healing, anti-aging, and longevity, these tiny signaling molecules are being marketed as the future of medicine. But between influencer hype, online “research peptides,” and biohacking trends… most people have no idea what’s real—and what could actually hurt them.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Regan Archibald to break down the truth about peptides, longevity, and regenerative health.

This is not a surface-level conversation.
This is about understanding how peptides actually wor...

If you’ve ever felt confused by nutrition… you’re not alone.

Calories matter.
 Calories don’t matter.
 Carbs are the problem.
 Carbs are essential.

In today’s world, nutrition advice is louder than ever—but rarely grounded in real science. In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Douglas Kalman PhD to break down what decades of research actually say about calories, metabolism, diet trends, and supplements.

This is not another diet conversation.
 This is about understanding how the human body actually works—so you can m...

Women’s health and performance science is finally catching up—but for decades, much of the research guiding training, nutrition, and recovery was built primarily on male physiology. That mismatch has left many women feeling like they’re doing everything right—training hard, eating “clean,” tracking their metrics—yet still struggling with energy, metabolism, recovery, and body composition.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Abbie Smith-Ryan, one of the world’s leading researchers in female metabolism, performance physiology, and body composition, to explore what happens when we finally study women’s bodies on...

Women’s health and performance science is finally catching up—but for decades, much of the research guiding training, nutrition, and recovery was built primarily on male physiology. That mismatch has left many women feeling like they’re doing everything right—training hard, eating “clean,” tracking their metrics—yet still struggling with energy, metabolism, recovery, and body composition.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Abbie Smith-Ryan, one of the world’s leading researchers in female metabolism, performance physiology, and body composition, to explore what happens when we finally study women’s bodies on...

Your brain doesn’t just run on chemistry.
 It runs on time.

Every day your body broadcasts signals through sleep timing, light exposure, body temperature, hormones, and circadian rhythms—yet most people ignore these patterns while chasing pills, supplements, and productivity hacks.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Benjamin Smarr to explore a new frontier of human biology: how time-series biology and wearable data may unlock powerful, non-drug ways to improve brain health, mood, and performance.

Dr. Smarr’s research looks at the body not as a...

What happens when everything you thought defined you… is taken in a single moment?

For Daniel Carlton, that moment came in 2012 while serving as a U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret, when he stepped on an IED—losing one leg and nearly losing the other. It was a near-death experience that would have ended most people’s story.

It didn’t end his.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we go far beyond injury and recovery. This is a conversation about identity, resilience, purpose, and what it really takes to r...

What if chronic pain isn’t a tissue problem—but a brain map problem?

If you’ve ever thought, “My pain must be structural,” today’s episode flips that script. On the Crackin’ Backs Podcast we dive into why pain persists, how the nervous system and brain maps shape sensation, and how skilled manual therapy can update the body’s map instead of masking symptoms.

We’re joined by Dr. Steven Capobianco, co-founder of RockTape and one of the sharpest minds redefining pain, movement, and human performance through neuroscience-informed approaches to chronic pain and sensory-driven movement therapy.<...

If you’re tired of working harder and getting the same results… this episode is for you.

Most people don’t fail because they lack effort.
They fail because they repeat the same thinking, habits, and identity—year after year—with new goals but the same outcomes.
Today on the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we go beyond motivation to expose the invisible mental patterns that quietly control discipline, confidence, and performance under pressure.

We’re joined by Max Rooke, peak performance coach, author, speaker, and Associate Head Coach at Pepperdine University Women’s Soccer, to bre...

What if spine surgery isn’t the breakthrough—it's the backup plan?

In a world where millions are told “scalpel first” for back pain, joint degeneration, and nerve issues, a quiet revolution is happening in regenerative medicine, non-surgical spine care, stem cells, exosomes, and peptides. On this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with one of the true pioneers in the field—Dr. Jeff Gross, a spine-fellowship trained, board-certified neurosurgeon who’s pushing healing beyond the knife and toward regeneration.

Dr. Gross has spent over two decades treating back pain, nec...

Most athletes don’t lose because they lack talent.
They lose because their internal system collapses under pressure.

They dominate in practice.
They prepare, train, visualize…
Then the lights come on—and something shuts down.

In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we dive deep into the real mental game of performance with Brandon Sprout, a mental performance coach who works at the intersection of identity, subconscious programming, hypnosis, and NLP to help athletes perform consistently when it matters most.

This isn’t surface-level “mental toughness.”
This is about why athl...

In a world where women follow the same training, nutrition, and recovery advice as men—and still feel off, overtrained, or under-recovered—this episode changes everything you thought you knew.

Today we’re joined by Dr. Stacy T. Sims, PhD, a world-renowned exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who has spent over two decades challenging the idea that “women are small men.” Instead, she’s helped pioneer a female-focused science of performance, health, longevity, and hormones.

In this conversation we explore:
• What top trackers like HRV and hormones actually mean for women
• Why traditional strength program...

Fix This and Radically Reduce Your Shoulder Pain | Dr. Josh Satterlee

If shoulder pain were truly a shoulder problem, we would’ve solved it by now.
Yet millions of people—and even athletes—are stuck chasing rotator cuff diagnoses, endless rehab exercises, and generic advice that never fully works.

In this episode of the Crackin Backs Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Josh Satterlee, a nationally recognized sports chiropractor, educator, and performance clinician known for challenging outdated thinking around shoulder pain, movement assessment, and rehab.

Dr. Satterlee has worked...

Your feet hit the ground thousands of times a day—yet most people treat them like fashion accessories instead of foundations.

Toe spacers. Barefoot shoes. Miracle insoles. Bunion fixes.

Social media has turned foot health into a trend—but pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, and heel issues keep rising.

In this episode, we cut through the noise with Dr. Courtney Conley, one of the most trusted voices in foot health and human movement. We break down what’s actually supported by biomechanics and evidence—and what’s just well-marketed hope.

This is a...

Your dog’s health advice no longer comes from your veterinarian alone—it comes from your social media feed.

Longevity chews. “Stem cell” drops. CBD everything. Miracle arthritis injections. PEMF mats. Laser wands. Every ad promising “10 more years” with your dog.
But how much of it is real… and how much is just marketing wrapped in hope?

In this episode, we do something rare in modern pet health conversations: we slow down, remove the hype, and look at the evidence.

To help cut through the noise, we’re joined by Dr. Sonja Friedbauer...