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The Adaptable Athlete PodcastAuthor: Javier Miller-Estrada
The Adaptable Athlete Podcast is a podcast for coaches and practitioners who want to learn more about modern approached to sport movement and skill acquisition; and who ultimately, want to help to their athletes become more adaptable. Host, Javi Miller-Estrada engages in discussions with some of the absolute best sport coaches, trainers, and practitioners in the world. Coaches who are truly pushing the industry forward. Language: en-us Genres: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How Myles Garrett Solves Problems No One Else Can | Shawn Myszka
Episode 123
Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
Send us Fan MailThe best pass rusher in NFL history didn't break the sack record because he's fast. He broke it while being double or triple-teamed on more than half his snaps.Shawn Myszka returns for the annual Mover of the Year episode. This year's pick: Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns. But this conversation isn't about stats. It's about what Garrett's movement actually tells us about dexterity, practice design, and how athletes solve problems under pressure.Dexterity vs. athleticism: Why raw physical tools don't explain Garrett's dominance, and what Bernstein's framework reveals about how he actually movesAbundance precedes adaptability: How having a wide range of movement strategies, not one elite technique, is what separates Garrett from every other pass rusherPerceiving to and through: How elite performers take in multiple information sources simultaneously, with examples from football, basketball, and combat sportsAdversity as a teacher: What Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson tell us about how constraint-rich environments shape movement skill over timeWhat Movement Miyagi would do: Three specific practice design ideas for developing Garrett's perceptual and movement capabilities even furtherFor coaches working at any level, in any sport.Listeners of the podcast can receive 10% off the upcoming Sport Movement Skill Conference (June 5–6 in St. Paul, Minnesota) using the code Javi26 when registering.Shawn Myszka | Movement MiyagiFootball Beyond the Stats Blog2025 Mover of the Year: Myles GarrettEnhancing Skill in American FootballX | InstagramResourcesThe Adaptable AthleteEmergenceFree Modern Coach's Checklist Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav
