ESPN LA: Weekend Warrior
It's Saturday. You're a man. It's go time... Let Dr. Robert Klapper jump start your health and sports life from 7-9am.
Archived Podcasts
Weekend Warrior [hr2]: 4/27
Doc welcomes Dr. Reza Omid who explains the function of the elbow and the Tommy John surgery used in baseball. Doc breaks down the injury to the Thunders' Russell Westbrook. Doc reopens the Weekend Warrior Clinic for listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior [hr1]: 4/27
Doc opens the Laker Fan Therapy Clinic talking about the Lakers' loss to the Spurs in Game 3. He welcomes Dr. Ivan Brooks who explains epidurals in medicine for pain relief. Doc opens the Weekend Warrior Clinic for listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior [hr2]: 4/20
Doc welcomes Dr. John DiFiori of UCLA who talks of success in sports. Doc reopens the Weekend Warrior Clinic to listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior [hr1]: 4/20
Doc opens on how to make lemonade out of lemons in life. Norm Langer steps away from the counter to talk about overcoming physical challenges, travels in Asia, and positive mental health. Doc opens the listener clinic and takes calls.
Weekend Warrior [hr2]: 4/13
Doc continues in light of Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon tear, walking the listener through diagnosis, treatment and surgery for an Achilles tendon tear. Callers weigh in with their thoughts.
Weekend Warrior [hr1]: 4/13
Doc opens on this somber Saturday talking about Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon tear. Doc dedicates this show to walking the listener through diagnosis, treatment and surgery for an Achilles tendon tear. Callers weigh in with their thoughts. Professor Matt Dillon of Loyola Marymount breaks down the origin of the word Achilles.
Weekend Warrior [hr2]: 4/6
Doctor welcomes actor William Shatner who talks about his history with Dr. Klapper and his passion of horses. Doc continues to break down Louisville Kevin Ware's tibia fracture and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior [hr1]: 4/6
Doc opens about Hawaii and surfing. ESPNLA Now's Mark Willard talks about his ankle injury, the mental toughness of Kevin Ware, ref Greg Willard's passing from pancreatic cancer, and the Tour de Cure bike ride April 28th and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior [hr2]: 3/30
Weekend Warrior presents Hour 2 of a best of show; Robin Trento, Dr. Joel Boyd, a story of Doc's mom and Coach Dave Miller makes a surprise visit.
Weekend Warrior [hr1]: 3/30
Weekend Warrior presents Hour 1 of a best of show; remembering Dr. Jerry Buss, Michelle Klapper and TWCSN's Adrian Garcia Marquez talks Lakers and Doc breaking down injuries.
Weekend Warrior: 03/23 [hr2]
Doctor welcomes filmmaker Jack McCoy, who talks about his movie about surfing "A Deeper Shade of Blue." Doc retells a personal story that gives insight to the Lakers problems and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 03/23 [hr1]
Doc relates a personal story that gives insight to the Lakers problems. Clare Kunny from the Getty Museum joins Doc to talk about the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Klapper Vision looks at Pau Gasol and Hanley Ramirez' injuries and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 03/16 [hr2]
Doc welcomes Dr. Carroll Jones, who talks about Kobe and Pau's injuries and reconstruction surgery. Doc retells his story of revenge. Listeners call in with questions.
Weekend Warrior: 03/16 [hr1]
Doc uses Kobe's own words to talk about revenge. Hawaiian native and USC medical student Daniel Lim, talks about shadowing Doc and his native Aloha spirit. Doc uses Klapper Vision to describe Kobe's ankle injury and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 03/09 [hr2]: 3/9
Doc talks about chemistry and bonding within a team. He gives the Lakers injury report and takes calls from our listeners.
Weekend Warrior: 03/09 [hr1]: 3/9
In honor of Spanish Heritage Week Doc tells stories of learning spanish at school. Adrian Garcia Marquez, TWCSN Deportes PBP announcer for the Lakers joins Doc to talk about becoming an announcer. Doc breaks down Kobe's ulnar nerve contusion and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 03/02 [hr2]: 3/2
Doctor welcomes Dr. Chris Ng of Cedars Sinai, who talks about robotic surgery in prostate cancer and detection. Time Warner analyst Coach Miller stops by to celebrate Dr. Klapper's two year anniversary on the air and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 03/02 [hr1]: 3/2
Doc Klapper talks about icons in sports, medicine and music. Jesse Rhinier, Power Splint founder, retells the story of how his invention evolved. Doc touches on Dwight Howard's labrum injury and answers emails and takes listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 02/23 [hr2]
Doctor welcomes Dr. Brian Solberg, Orthopedic specialist, talks about ankle injuries. Doc also takes listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 02/23 [hr1]
Dr. Klapper talks about the passing and life of Dr. Jerry Buss. Bryon Schroeder, Global Footwear Director, DC Shoes talks about the theory is designing a great shoe. Doc also takes listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 02/16 [hr2]
Doctor welcomes Dr. Daniel Buss, team physician of the Minnesota Twins and shoulder expert talks of Dwight Howard's labrium injury, comments on platelet rich plasma and rehabilitation after surgery. Doc then takes calls from the public.
Weekend Warrior: 02/16 [hr1]
Doc tells the story of his mom's proudest moment in her life. Physical therapist Martin Schneckleberger talks about back spasms and his therapeutic philosophy. Doc also takes listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 02/09 [hr2]: 2/9
Doctor welcomes Dr. Glenn Pfeffer of Cedars-Sinai who talks about the plantar fascia tear to Pau Gasol and also for the everyday person. Doc then takes calls from the public.
Weekend Warrior: 02/09 [hr1]: 2/9
Doc Klapper talks doing things in a different way. Doctor welcomes Clare Kunny of the Getty Museum talks about the realist artist Edward Hopper and his trials in his artistic life. Doc goes into detail about Chris Paul's patella injury and listeners' calls.
Weekend Warrior: 02/02 [hr2]: 2/2
Doctor Klapper welcomes Dr. Joel Boyd, physician for the Minnesota Vikings who talks about the amazing return of Adrian Peterson.
Weekend Warrior: 02/02 [hr1]: 2/2
Dr. Klapper welcomes Brent Walker of SAYiWONT, who talks about overcoming obstacles.
Weekend Warrior: 01/19 [hr4]
Doc continues from THE FIT EXPO and is joined by Lou Ferrigno who talks about fitness. 710s A. Martinez joins Doc to talk about working out. Phil Heath talks about his transition from basketball to becoming Mr. Olympia. Former UFC Heavyweight champ Bas Rueten talks MMA, striking, acting and his homeland Holland.
Weekend Warrior: 01/19 [hr3]
Doctor Robert Klapper does a special midday program, LIVE from THEFITEXPO at the Convention Center. Bodybuilder Nicole Wilkins talks about core conditioning.
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