{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Muscle: A Gripping Story by Roy Meals | TAPP 142","description":"Get pumped up for Episode 142, where we have the honor of hosting Dr. Roy Meals, the musculoskeletal maestro! \ud83d\udcaa We're gonna flex our curiosity muscles and explore every nook and cranny of his latest masterpiece, Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement. This episode's so dynamic, you might need a protein shake afterward! 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:01:13 | Re-Introducing Dr. Roy Meals 0:04:08 | Muscle Strain & Why We Train 0:13:53 | What Sword Swallowing Teaches Us About Muscle 0:24:49 | Muscle Stories: Learning Should Be Fun 0:38:48 | Staying Connected \u2605 If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org\/podcast-episode-142.html \ud83c\udfc5 Apply for your credential (badge\/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org\/podcast-episode-142.html\/#badge \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com\/theAPprofessor \u2753 Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org\/survey \u261d\ufe0f Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) \u2714\ufe0f Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Tumblr, or Instagram! @theAPprofessor \ud83d\udcf0 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org\/updates Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will. They have built all the roads, cities and machines in the world, written all the books, spoken all the words, and, in fact done everything that man has accomplished with matter. Character might be in a sense defined as a plexus of motor habits. (G. Stanley Hall)   Re-Introducing Dr. Roy Meals 3 minutes This segment reacquaints us with Dr. Roy Meals, who previously joined us for a chat about his book about bones back in Episode 82. An orthopedic surgeon and clinical educator, has been turning his talents to creating interesting books about the skeletomuscular aspects of human anatomy and physiology. \u2605 Roy A. Meals (biography) my-ap.us\/2UyHrpy \u2605 Bones: Inside and Out\u2014A Chat with Dr. Roy Meals | TAPP 82 (previous episode with Roy Meals) \u2605 The A&P Professor Book Club | Bones: Inside and Out (read a review, link to booksellers, earn a credential!) \u2605 Doctors Demystify (Dr. Meals's online mini-courses) AandP.info\/mlj \u2605 Thanks to listener Dr. David Allard, who started me on the path to connecting with Dr. Meals. Please rate & review The A&P Professor\u2014it helps others decide whether to give us a try! \ud83d\ude01 \u2605 RateThisPodcast.com\/theAPprofessor   Muscle Strain & Why We Train 9.5 minutes Join Kevin Patton and Dr. Roy Meals in this segment as they reunite and discuss Roy's new book about muscles. They begin by unravelling the mysteries of muscle health and strength. In this captivating conversation, you'll learn why muscles don't actually "tear" and discover the multifaceted benefits of strength training. Get ready to challenge your preconceptions! \u2605 Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement (the book we're discussing in this episode) geni.us\/Bv5fpQU \u2605 The A&P Professor Book Club | Musle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement (read a review, link to booksellers, earn a credential!) \u2605 The Silent Teacher Special | Episode 49 (where Kevin first discusses training to be a body donor)   What Sword Swallowing Teaches Us About Muscle 11 minutes In this segment, Roy and Kevin delve into the unusual art of sword swallowing and how it relates to the role of smooth muscles in the body. Dr. Meals also highlights the underappreciated significance of smooth muscles and their prevalence throughout the body. The conversation touches on the cardiac muscle's incredible durability, as well as the remarkable adaptations of tails in various animals. \u2605 How to Survive Swallowing a Sword (brief video on what is meant by "sword swallowing") AandP.info\/v0v \u2605 Hadji Ali (clip from a Laurel & Hardy movie showing famed spouter [regurgitation artist], an example of something Roy brings up in this segment) AandP.info\/fsm   Muscle Stories: Learning Should Be Fun 14 minutes Dr. Roy Meals and Kevin Patton discuss teaching strategies used in Dr. Meals' book on muscles, focusing on storytelling and making learning enjoyable. They emphasize the importance of clear and engaging communication in teaching complex concepts. Dr. Meals shares how teaching helps him clarify his own understanding, and Patton expresses gratitude for the practical teaching resources provided in Roy's muscle book. \u2605 Link to Roy's blog, Muscle and Bone aboutbone.com\/ or muscleandbone.info   People Production: Aileen Park (announcer),  Andr\u00e9s Rodriguez (theme composer,  recording artist),  Karen Turner (Executive Editor), Kevin Patton (writer, editor, producer, host). 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