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        <title>The Minoa Podcast</title>
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        <itunes:subtitle>Performance Education</itunes:subtitle>
        <itunes:author>Yiannis Spetsakis</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>The Minoa Podcast is a show that aims to break down the complex topic of sports performance and act as a resouce for up-and-coming athletes. 

Hosted by Yiannis Spetsakis, current student-athlete and aspiring strength and conditioning coach.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>Episode 5: A Bit About Strength</itunes:title>
                <title>Episode 5: A Bit About Strength</title>

                <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Yiannis Spetsakis</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Performance Education</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>Today we talk about one the most important things in athletic training, strength. I barely scratch the surface in this episode, but I get into a bit about the basics invovled with strength; what it is, how it works, and how to train it.</itunes:summary>
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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Today we talk about one the most important things in athletic training, strength. I barely scratch the surface in this episode, but I get into a bit about the basics invovled with strength; what it is, how it works, and how to train it.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:06:40 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Episode 4: Post Quarantine Training</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Yiannis Spetsakis</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Performance Education</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>Quarantine has caused training to be difficult over the past year and a bit. Now that things are looking to be going back to normal with a fall season coming up, it is well past time to start getting back in shape. 



This week&#39;s episode goes over some key areas of your training that could need some work. I also get into how to start building a foundation in order to have a successful off-season.</itunes:summary>
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                <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Quarantine has caused training to be difficult over the past year and a bit. Now that things are looking to be going back to normal with a fall season coming up, it is well past time to start getting back in shape. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week&amp;#39;s episode goes over some key areas of your training that could need some work. I also get into how to start building a foundation in order to have a successful off-season.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
                
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Episode 3: A Small Talk About Knees</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Yiannis Spetsakis</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Performance Education</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>One of the biggest issues in sports today is the number of knee injuries that occur season after season. In this episode, I get into my own story with my knee injury, as well as talk about other knee injuries that are common in sport. I finish off with some of the things I have been doing to make sure that my knees are in the best condition that they can be.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>Episode 2: Introduction to Functional Training</itunes:title>
                <title>Episode 2: Introduction to Functional Training</title>

                <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Yiannis Spetsakis</itunes:author>
                <itunes:subtitle>Performance Education</itunes:subtitle>
                <itunes:summary>This week I talk about the basics of Functional Training. Athletic performance requires requires an individual to develop their body in a variety of different ways. Functional Training as we have it now is one of the best ways to build a stronger, healthier, and more durable body; not just for athletes, but for everyone.



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                <itunes:title>Episode 1: My Story</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Yiannis Spetsakis</itunes:author>
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                <itunes:summary>The first episode of The Minoa Podcast. In this episode I talk about the reason why I wanted to start this podcast, and to do this, I go through my own story of how I got started with training and what inspired me to get into strength and conditioning.</itunes:summary>
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