#180 | The Art of Avoiding Injury | Jeremy Bettle, PhD

About this episode

Jeremy Bettle discusses the art of avoiding injury in sports through understanding demands and training capacity.

Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the huge "always on" discount) Affordable (best pricing by far) Blood Testing at GoodLabs (use code WISE for 20% discount) Jeremy Bettle, PhD Award-winning coach and VITALITY expert UCSB – Director of Sports Performance Brooklyn Nets Basketball – Head of Strength & Conditioning, Director of Nutrition Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey – Director of Sports Science & Performance Anaheim Ducks Hockey – Director of High Performance New York City Football Club – Director of High Performance Vitality Collective – Co-Founder Bettle earned a Ph.D in human performance and a master’s degree in exercise science from Middle Tennessee State University. He also holds earned his bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise science from Leeds Metropolitan University (England). Vitality-Collective.com Discussion Points The Core Injury Framework Injuries happen when the demands of an activity exceed the capacity of the tissue being asked to perform. Demands come in three forms: force (how hard the impact), velocity (how fast the contraction must happen), and direction (planes of movement the tissue hasn't been trained for). Training is the…

People in this episode

Guest: Jeremy Bettle

Topics covered

• injury prevention
• sports performance
• human performance
• strength and conditioning
• nutrition
• exercise science

Keywords

• injury framework
• sports science
• performance training
• exercise demands
• athlete health

Sponsors

GoodLabs, Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCSB, Brooklyn Nets Basketball, Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey, Anaheim Ducks Hockey, New York City Football Club, Vitality Collective

Products: Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes

More episodes of wise athletes podcast

• #181 | No Time for Pain | Rick Olderman MSPT · May 17, 2026 · 1h 4m
• #179 | TRT: Less is More | Nayan Patel PharmD · March 1, 2026 · 1h 8m
• #178 | Athletic Longevity isn’t Easy | Brendan Egan, PhD · February 15, 2026 · 1h 9m
• #177 | Bodycomp FMD | Renee Fitton MS RD · February 3, 2026 · 51 min
• #176 | Truth in Cycling | Jim Martin PhD · January 17, 2026 · 1h 6m
• Clip of Misfiring Mitochondria (shortened version) · November 30, 2025 · 20 min