The Resilient Training Lab Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Coach Paul & Coach Ryan at Resilient Training Lab hope to spread knowledge about the many benefits of the barbell and help change the current landscape of the fitness industry.At Resilient Training Lab, we believe everyone is capable of amazing things. Our mission is to help you discover everything you are truly capable of. We believe that strength training is the foundation to overall well-being and longevity and want to help you learn the many lessons the iron has to teach. The benefits of strength training go beyond the physical, bleeding into the mental and social aspects of life. We want to show you just how amazing you truly are. Come find out how strength training can lead to a stronger, more resilient you– in all aspects of life.
We are rewinding it back to 2020 with this episode of the Resilient Training Lab podcast. THis was a 2 part episode but we put them together for this month's episode to make it easy to listen to it all at once. On this episode, physical therapist and RTL coach, Eric Lagoy joins Ryan and Paul to talk about about efficacy versus effectiveness. It is our responsibility as health professionals and coaches to ensure that we are doing our best to utilize practices that are efficacious and effective. Paul, Ryan, and Eric discuss that people come to fitness or health professionals for their knowledge and help; therefore, as professionals, we need to do our very best to actually be knowledgeable, look at the research, and learn the best ways to get the effects we are after. This is a really great episode from these 3 that has some very important takeaways.
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Here is a solo episode with Paul and Ryan! They discuss what you need to know about modifying training. When do you know when it is time to change it up and why are some reasons that you might consider making some modifications. Some common reasons you might want to switch up your training include being unmotivated and dragging your feet to the gym, you have another interest/hobby/commitment that is requiring more of your time, and you're currently injured. Don't be afraid to talk to your coach about how you're feeling or about what other things you have going on in your life. They can help you to make changes so that you can still kill it in the gym when you aren't feeling the same drive and motivation that you used to or when you have another goal, skill, or activity that you want to focus on more.
0:14 - Paul intros the episode with the topic of this month’s episode and the events and monthly challenge going on at Resilient. This month we have an event on June 11th with Open Doors Outdoors. We will all be getting together to hike at Sleeping Giant at 12pm. June’s challenge is max watts on the bike. Give it everything you got to crank up the intensity and get those watts as high as possible. 1:50 - Ryan goes into more detail explanation of this month’s topic of modifying training when you’re struggling in the gym, have other interests/activities going on, or are dealing with an injury. He poses the question to Paul about how you know when it is time to make changes to your training. 10:14 - Paul talks about how training your training focus away from performance and strictly your 1RM can be very beneficial to your overall training and progress. It might mean shifting your goals for the moment or just focusing on other aspects of health that training can benefit. The overall goal is to meet the physical activity guidelines and to go from there. Focus on what you can do given your current schedule and/or how you want to split your time between the gym and other activities. 14:34 - Ryan shares one of the ways he approaches making changes to his client’s programs when they are struggling or feeling unmotivated. He tries to take out the “psychologically stressful” exercises. For example, he may have a client that struggles with squat variations and find them to be very mentally taxing. He will take your typical squat variations out for a block or two to help decrease the person’s overall stress and hopefully help them to get more motivated to get to the gym each week. 17:24 - Even high level competitors can feel burnt out and unmotivated. What it comes down to whether you are an elite competitor or someone whose focus is overall improvement in health is that you need to manage your emotions and expectations. Sometimes it is best to put into training exercises that you have less expectations around so that you don’t get so caught up in the numbers you are hitting in training. 29:41 - Ryan talks about how he has modified his own training since adding in golf into his regular activities. During golf season, he makes changes so that he can still progress in golf while also still meeting his physical activity guidelines. 36:15 - It is about setting up realistic training schedules that help you meet the physical activity guidelines and managing expectations. Set minimums for yourself. Create minimums that will help make you the most successful. Manage your expectations. You can’t expect to make giant strides in squat, bench, and deadlift when your greater focus is on another sport/skill/activity. 44:00 - When you find yourself injured, it can be easy to get caught up in what you can’t do. However, the best thing you can do for yourself is focus on what you CAN do. Training might look a lot or a little different, but be okay with it and focus on goals and wins that you can achieve while injured.
We're back with a new episode for May! RTL coach, Clare, joins Paul and Ryan for a roundtable discussion all about nutrition myths. They each bring 2 myths to the table and then end the episode answering listener submission questions. This is a fun episode where you get to hear your coaches break down common nutrition myths that we hear all of the time. Listen to hear your coaches' takes on these myths!
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- 0:14 - Paul begins the episode catching you all up on what is going on at RTL for the month of May. This month includes at hike at Sleeping Giant on May 7th and Murph on May 30th. And don't forget to join us for the monthly challenge! Listen to hear Paul break down what the challenge is for this month.
- 4:23 - Myth 1: Eating too much protein is bad and damaging. Don't eat more than 30g of protein at one time.
- 9:44 - Myth 2: As a lifter, you have to eat as much protein as possible in order to gain muscle, get stronger, reach your goals, etc.
- 21:19 - Myth 3: Gaining strength has to be the primary goal and you should sacrifice your overall health in order to get stronger. Paul also adds, the myth that you can't simultaneously gain strength and lose weight or improve other areas of health.
- 29:17 - Myth 4: Using a fitness tracker is an accurate method to determine how many calories you burned and how many calories I should be eating.
- 40:05 - Myth 5: Drinking diet soda is bad for you and can cause cancer, diabetes, etc.
- 49:43 - Myth 6: There is a magic diet, pill, product, etc. that will make me reach my nutrition and weight goals.
- 55:42 - Paul, Ryan, and Clare answer listener submission questions!
This month we are talking all about fitting training into your busy schedule. Life can go through busy seasons so we are here to talk all about how you can still fit in training so that you are at least meeting the CDC's physical activity guidelines. Paul and Ryan go over what those guidelines are and different ways of meeting them. They also discuss how training can look different depending on the season of life or time of year and how we can turn our life dials up and down to help manage stress, but still stay active and maintain our health. For part 2, they bring Amanda LaCroix on to talk about how she managed training while going through an accelerated nursing program and when she started working night shift at the hospital. Give this episode a listen to get some tips and ideas on how you can still fit training into your schedule even when it seems like life is crazy busy.
We're so excited about this month's episode! We are talking about everything you need to know about doing your first meet. Paul and Ryan begin the episode by covering the basics of deciding to do a meet and how to prep for one. Samantha Reyes, a USPA State Referee, joins them for part 2 of the episode. Sam gives you all the information you need to know about checking-in, weighing-in, and all of the lifting standards you need to meet in order to have a successful meet. She really goes into detail about what you can expect on a typical meet day. We hope after listening to this episode that you are excited and ready to sign up for a meet. Click here to sign up for the USPA Resilient Classic II on July 23, 2022 at Revolution Fitness Clubs. And if you want to catch a meet in-person to see what a meet really looks like, come to USPA CT Championship on March 26, 2022 at Revolution Fitness Clubs.
0:15 Episode Introduction: This month's topic is all about your first powerlifting meet! Paul also talks about this month's RTL challenge, the USPA CT Championships on March 26th, and the organization, Open Doors Outdoors, which all of the meet's proceeds will go to.
4:45 Paul and Ryan begin the conversation about wanting to do your first powerlifting meet. And Paul goes into detail about his first powerlifting meet and how he got started in powerlifting.
16:19 What is meet prep? Meet prep doesn't have to be intimidating or miserable. It can be fun and flexible to fit your schedule and goals. They cover everything you need to know about tapers and deloads.
24:02 How do you know what weight class I should be in? Should you cut for your first meet?
30:41 What is the purpose of a taper?
34:01 All about choosing your openers (hint: it should be something you can hit on your absolute worst day)
38:12 Get prepared beforehand! Get everything you need together before meet day. Get your clothes, shoes, food, etc. all ready to go. Prepare for a long day because meet days can run long!
41:45 Meet day nutrition
44:01 What expectations should you have for yourself on meet day?
51:57 Introducing Sam Reyes, a USPA State Referee
55:00 How to become a USPA State Referee
56:48 Check-ins and weigh-ins before the meet
1:07:45 The order of operations on meet day (rules, lifting, awards)
1:08:32 How do flights work? And why are they used?
1:10:40 Judging and white vs. red lights
1:13:36 Standards for Squat
1:23:18 Standards for Bench
1:29:42 Standards for Deadlifting
1:35:44 Awards (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for each class and best lifter based on DOTS)
1:38:12 Advice from Sam for your first powerlifting meet (practice commands, train at least one day per week around the time that you will be lifting at the meet, meet day nutrition)
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This week is all about the value of hiring a coach. This episode is a great listen for those who have been on the fence about hiring a coach for their training and want help to reach their goals. Having a coach is beneficial whether you are brand new to working out or are an elite lifter.. A coach can be useful no matter where you are in your fitness journey and regardless of what your goals are. Ryan and Paul begin the episode by discussing the value of having a coach when you are first getting started in the gym. A coach can help you when you are brand new to the gym by showing you what the equipment is, how to set it up, and how to use it. They are also learning and looking for advice on how to make lifting fit into their lives. The coach is there to support them as they start working out. As the client moves past their first few months of training and is getting more comfortable with working out and the gym, the coach can be valuable by continuing to keep them accountable and consistent and also adding more complexity into their training. As beginners nail down the basics, more complexity can be added into their program to help them work towards their goals and add in training that they most enjoy. The coach's job with a client within the first year is to help get them comfortable and confident in the gym so that they can workout whether or not a coach is present. They end their discussion discussing the job of a coach for clients in their first few years as a lifter and at an intermediate or advanced level. The coach is still important because they can help to modify your training as your life circumstances may change (i.e. buying a house, getting sick, working through an injury), fine tune technique modifications to help you be stronger and more efficient, and work through plateaus. The coach is also valuable in looking at your life as a whole and aid in making changes inside and outside of the gym in order to help you be the most successful at reaching your goals. The episode closes out with a discussion with a fan favorite guest, Carlos Reyes. Carlos comes on the podcast to discuss why he finds having a coach is valuable as an elite lifter. He talks about when he first started working with a coach and discusses all the way to present day working with Paul for the past 3 years. Give a listen to hear everything Carlos has to say about working with a coach. We would love to hear what you have to say about what you find valuable about having a coach. Leave a comment on Apple Podcast or iTunes or DM us on Instagram to let us know!
*0:14 - What is going on at RTL and Revolution Fitness Clubs this month. Hear all about our February Challenge and Community Outreach for this month (hint: it has to do with helping shelter animals <3)
*3:16 - Ryan introduces the episode topic which is why having a coach is valuable and what having a coach offers during different stages of your training career.
*3:36 - Paul and Ryan discuss some of wrong reasons to hire a coach (i.e. wanting a coach to help them overhaul their entire lives or having a coach to teach them perfect form and prevent them from getting hurt from lifting)
*7:04 - What you should expect when you hire a coach as a new lifter.
*13:50 - Why you need a coach during your first year as lifter (3 months-1 year).
*25:15 -The difficulty in behavior change and how hard it can be to make lifting a life habit . Be open and honest with your coach so that they can best support you in making lifting a life-long habit.
*37:51 -Why you need a coach as an intermediate lifter (1-3 years)
54:31 - Paul and Ryan are joined by elite lifter, Carlos Reyes. Carlos talks about what he finds valuable in having a coach.@resilienttraininglab*
Happy New Year RTL Fam! We are back with a new and improved format!
This week’s episode covers everything to expect during your first day, week, and month of training & what coaches should be doing and looking for when a client first starts training at RTL. The episode begins with a discussion between Paul and Ryan about the first steps when a client comes to them interested in training. They break down the initial assessment process and cover what the client can expect as well as explain what a coach should be asking and looking for during the assessment process. Next, they delve into what the first day of training looks like as well as the first week and months of training. They stress that the most important factor when it comes to training and making progress is consistently showing up and putting in effort. They also discuss other factors that can help clients be successful in the gym for the long term.
For the second half of the episode, Clare joins Paul to talk about her first experience training with a coach and how she has progressed to where she is today. Clare opens up about her first couple years of training which included working with a trainer whose personality didn’t really match up well with hers, doing random workouts for the better part of a year, and working with another coach who helped her prep for her first powerlifting meet. She then goes into detail about how her training has evolved through working and learning from different coaches, making lifestyle and diet changes, and managing her training to help her to continuously make progress in the gym. Make sure to listen to hear some of the biggest lessons she has learned through training and how lifting has helped to increase her confidence in herself and her abilities.
We hope you enjoyed this new episode format. Make sure to catch next month’s episode which will be released on the first Monday of February. Please leave us feedback on what you thought of this episode by DMing us on Instagram or leaving a review on iTunes. Check out the timestamps below to help you navigate through the episode!
*0:15 - Episode introduction. What is going at RTL/Revolution this month, including the monthly challenge and Check In for a Cause
*3:58 - The first time you meet with your coach- the Assessment
*4:51 - The biggest goal of the assessment is to figure out the client’s “why” for training
*15:15 - Getting the client on the training floor during the assessment to get an idea of how comfortable the person is in the gym and with certain exercises
*20:21 - Goal of the assessment from a coach’s and client’s perspective
*21:29 - When a client comes in for their first training session
*22:55 - Goals of the first training session
*24:20 - Using the first session to get familiar with the gym, with the program, and with the coaches
*27:11 - The idea of moving the needle forward with each training session
*34:26 - Goals of the first week of training- be consistent, create a routine, and then introduce the idea of effort and RPE
*42:27 - Continue to show up each week. Progress is made when you consistently show up week after week
*44:30 - Creating a sense of community in the gym
*53:30 - First months of training. What to do when motivation begins to wane and/or life gets busy and training needs to change in order to accommodate life changes.
*59:31 - Paul sits down with Clare to talk all about her experience when she first started training about 2 and a half years ago.
*1:05:50 - Clare’s first experience working with a coach. Then she transitioned into doing her own random training after the coach left her gym.
*1:11:49 - Clare switches from doing her own thing i
This week is all about catching up with Paul and Ryan about what is next for the RTL podcast. They also discuss what they've learned from almost 2 years of podcasting and what they have in mind for the future of the podcast. Make sure to listen to hear about the changes coming in 2022!
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Amelia Potter (@pottsthinks), a sports performance psychologist, joins Paul and Ryan to talk about mindset in training. Amelia works with athletes by utilizing action based interventions to help athletes achieve their goals in the long- and short-term. They also discuss managing stress, dealing with burnout, and comparing yourself to others.
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In this episode, Paul and Ryan cover all of your questions about RPE! They discuss what it is, how to use it, and why its beneficial. Then they wrap up the episode with tips regarding using RPE in your training. If you still have more questions about RPE after listening to this episode, DM Paul or Ryan to get your question answered.
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Stephen Calarco is the guest on this week's episode of the Resilient Training Lab Podcast. During this episode, he discusses his transition from graduating college and working in athletics to training gen pop and opening his own business. These transitions came with its challenges, but now Stephen has full autonomy and works closely with clients to build habits and achieve their goals.
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Paul and Ryan are solo this week and are talking all about fitness stereotypes! They discuss the negative and positive aspects of each stereotype. Some of the stereotypes they cover include the person that brings tupperware everywhere, two workouts per day, and organic foods being healthier and better for the environment. Listen to hear what Paul and Ryan have to say about these stereotypes and more!
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This week Patriel Dunford of Infinite Fitness Personal Training comes on the podcast to talk all about goals! Pat, Ryan, and Paul talk about helping clients set achievable goals, breaking big goals into smaller ones, and how it gets harder to achieve goals the more advanced you become.
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Ben Yanes is this week's guest on the Resilient Training Podcast! During their conversation, they discuss the role of biomechanics in training, what drives hypertrophy and strength, when to keep moving forward with an exercise vs when to regress, and what role does the coach have when dealing with an injured client.
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The guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Liz Marino of The Clean Eating Couple. In the first half of the episode, Liz talks about how The Clean Eating Couple was started, how it has grown, and what the future holds for the business. The second half is spent discussing tips on how to meal prep and put together quick, healthy meals. Check out some of the recipes below for some food inspiration! And don't forget to check out The Clean Eating Couple website, Instagram, and Facebook!
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The Best Vegetarian Chili You'll Ever Have
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Another OG RTL member joins Paul and Ryan to discuss her journey to powerlifting. Tina talks about how she learned the importance of consistency to being successful in the gym and with her nutrition. She has faced a few setbacks since starting powerlifting so she explains how she dealt with them and how she still remained consistent with her training and nutrition throughout them. Tina has also worked hard to achieve a significant weight loss that has not only led her to a healthier life but had also led to improvements in performance, motivation, and feeling better every day.
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We have another OG Resilient member joining Paul and Ryan for a conversation about training through a significant injury. Sarah discusses a time that she suffered an injury during a time in which her life was very stressful between working a full time job, finishing graduate school, and managing training. They talk about how she continued to train during her rehab and how the injury led her to make changes in how she manages life stress and that she is mentally and physically stronger today because of it.
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Today Paul and Ryan are joined by Resilient client, Emily Lustman, to talk all things training and pregnancy. Emily is currently pregnant with her second child and is at the start of her third trimester. They discuss what training looked like during her first and second pregnancy and postpartum; how training helped her mental health and prepare her for labor; and how taking time to fit in training helps her to be a role model to her kids.
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Paul and Ryan have a guest joining them this week! Drew Cost of Drewism Transformation Lab comes on the episode to talk about how he transformed his business & now focuses primarily on boxing. Listen to hear about how Drew changed his business model & is now running a successful business, helping clients have fun and achieve their goals, and has more time for his personal/family life.
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Paul and Ryan are solo again today for another Q&A episode! It is another short episode that covers two listener questions.
- "I'm a coach about to start training a client with a herniated disc, do you have any general advice for me?"
- What is the benefit of increasing my mobility?
If you have a question that you want answered, email us or DM us on Instagram!
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Ryan and Paul cover how to drive progressive overload. They discuss how increasing the weight/sets/reps, changing the range of motion, adding tempo, improving technique, and increasing training frequency can help you to achieve progressive overload. Check out this episode to hear why progressive overload is important and the many ways that you work on driving it.
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Catch up with Paul and Ryan as they answer 3 listener questions. Keep your eye out for more quick episodes like this that cover questions from listeners. The 3 questions in this episode are:
1. How do I warm up to a heavy working set?
2. Should I wait until I'm not sore to train again?
3. Do activities outside of the gym affect my performance?
Have your own question for one of the RTL coaches? Shoot us a DM @resilienttraininglab on Instagram or Resilient Training Lab on Facebook.
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This week coach Clare gives us her top 5 coaching lessons learned during her first year of coaching with RTL.
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Paul and Ryan go over Paul's favorite chart, which covers self-determination theory. This includes the process of shifting from relying on extrinsic motivation towards being intrinsically motivated. Without this shift it is very difficult to consistently make it to the gym over long periods of time, since external factors are outside of our control.
Here's a link to the chart we refer to in today's episode: https://imgur.com/a/WvvERvl
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Paul and Ryan are back to answer the remainder of your questions! This was another fun one that covered a wide range of topics, time stamps below.
1:00- How to tell whether you have an injury or you're just sore?
18:15- How to train your brain to not freak out when you think you do have an injury?
35:30- Is too much sleep for recovery a thing?
41:00- Sumo or Conventional?
51:15- When starting a personal training business is it okay to start out in a basement or rent a small space?
54:10- How did you become a successful powerlifting coach?
This week we answered questions submitted by you guys on IG! Time stamps below:
3:17- What advice would you give someone who is having a hard time mentally with training?
24:05- Anything you see new lifters doing better than OG powerlifters?
30:35- Will gear make a legit comeback?
33:25- Is it okay to take a break after a competition?
39:50- Will Paul ever compete in wraps?
41:00- Post weigh-in nutrition and hydration strategies
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This week we have Amanda LaCroix on the podcast to talk about women in the fitness industry. Amanda graduated from Springfield College in 2016 with an Exercise Science degree and is Kettlebell Certified and Girls Gone Strong Pre- and Post-Natal Certified. Amanda works behind the scenes at Resilient Training Lab. She handles everything with the newsletter, blog, podcast, and billing. If you ever have a question about anything at RTL, you can contact her. In this episode, she talks with Paul and Ryan about how she got started with lifting weights, why she wanted to become a coach, and some of the obstacles women face when it comes to starting to lift weights. They also touch on the shortage of female coaches, why that is, and how we can get more females involved in the health and fitness industry. Amanda also talks about training the pre- and post-natal woman and how important it is to have a supportive, helpful coach to help you navigate your training during that time.
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This is a more recent rewind, but this episode offers 4 tips for training for body composition changes. A lot of you have mentioned having body comp goals to us, and we've done a full episode on the topic. Instead of guessing your way through physique changes, implement our tips to make sure you're not wasting your effort and time.
We have a ton of new listeners so we thought it would be cool to do a few throwback episodes of some of our favorite talks so far. Keep an eye out over the next few weeks for the best of the best from the RTL Podcast!
This week, we have Eric Sokolowski joining Coach Paul and Coach Ryan for a conversation all about technique. Dr. Eric Sokolowski has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Hartford, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, is an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford where he teach Advanced Exercise Prescription for the Physical Therapist, and is a powerlifter. This episode covers everything you want and need to know about technique. In their conversation, they talk about why certain techniques are coached, differences in technique from person to person, and why a person may change their technique for an acute bout or over time as the individual becomes more advanced. They also touch on muscle imbalances (do they matter?), compensations, and common myths about "bad" technique, such as spinal flexion, knees going over the toes in a squat, and knee valgus. There is a lot that is covered in this episode so don't miss out on all of this useful information.
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This week Jackson Taylor joins us to talk about learning a new skill. Jackson works with golfers to refine their game by finding meaningful practice.
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Carlos is back for part 2 to talk about ego and his approach to the platform.
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This week Carlos Reyes joins us for a Q&A from his Instagram story, including his thoughts on training goals and how to adjust them based on current circumstances. We covered a wide range of topics so be sure to check back next week for part 2.
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This is the final episode in a 4 part series on nutrition with Clare. This episode covers a range of topics from diet types, the role of a nutrition coach, and myths around dieting that might be harming your progress.
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This week the gang goes over popular supplements, their usages, shortcomings, and overall recommendation as to whether or not they're worth using.
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Clare is back this week to discuss the when/where/why of tracking calories. She's got some great insight into forming habits/behaviors, and some tips for everyone to help them get started.
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This week @clare_resilient joins us for an intro to nutrition episode. This episode is part 1 of 4, so be sure to come back next week for more talk on integrating dietary/behavior changes to your lifestyle.
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This week CEO of ARXfit, Mike Pullano, joined Paul and Ryan to discuss the utility of his machine. There were definitely some contested claims throughout the episode, which makes this an entertaining one for sure.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by fat loss youtuber Mario Tomic. Mario provides insight as to how to create an environment that allows you to be successful in your fitness goals.
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This week Paul and Ryan break out the coaching stopwatch to time themselves in another rapid fire episode. They cover topics such as personalized programming, why everyone should want to be strong, and a couple other topics.
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This week Paul and Ryan go through 4 tips to changing your body composition. It's no secret many of us started at the gym because we wanted to change our body composition, so Paul and Ryan provide 4 tips to allow you to be as efficient as possible through that process.
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This week Keir Wenham-Flatt drops by the podcast to talk about how strength coaches likely over-value their positive impacts on the athlete, while underestimating the negative impact they can have. It's an important discussion that needs to be had.
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This week Dr. Michelle Boland and Dr. Tim Richardt drop by to discuss two exercises they'll be doing until they die! Each of the 4 speakers lists their two personal choices for exercises through the lifespan.
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This week Derek Miles of Barbell Medicine joins us to talk about coaching and developing the youth athlete! Concerned parents are always worried about their child getting hurt, and are hesitant about enrolling them in a strength training program. Is there merit to that? Find out in this week's episode!
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This week Casey Williams hopped on the podcast to discuss the benefits of training partners, barbell clubs, and training setbacks. Be sure to leave a review!
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Jared Maynard, physical therapist and strength coach, to discuss creating lifetime habits in both his clients and patients.
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This week Paul Oneid hopped on the podcast to discuss how to view training setbacks, injury, and long-term performance. We all have bad training days, it's how you deal with them that matters.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Andy Chen to discuss his cash-based physical therapy practice, how he works with his clients to reframe injury, and how he incorporates kettlebells into his rehab programs.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Stu Singer, Psy. D (ABD) M.Ed. Stu gives his thoughts surrounding sports psychology, performance consulting, a must for anyone looking to compete at the highest level.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Precision Powerlifting Systems founder and powerlifting coach Kevin Cann to discuss various aspects of training for powerlifting.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by professional strongman Terry Rady, who talks about the importance of managing your health while competing in strength sports.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by John Flagg, who is a team member at Clinical Athlete and online coach through Rebuild Stronger. The episode covers physical, mental, and emotional resilience, and what goes into building it.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Tom Biddle, and they discuss what goes into the bottom-up training model and its benefits over a top-down approach. Tom offers possibly the best summary we've heard to date on what it means to coach from the bottom to the top, so thanks for that light bulb moment Tom.
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This week Paul and Ryan were joined by Bryce Krawczyk of Calgary Barbell. This episode dives into the application and utility of RPE, as well as how to approach teaching it to a new lifter.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Riley Presnell, and they dive into Riley's journey into coaching and powerlifting. Riley also offered a ton of cool octopus facts along with awesome training insight, thanks for coming on!
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Claire Zai, of Barbell Medicine, to talk about women's participation in strength sports. Claire gives insight into when she first started training with a barbell, how women are treated on social media, and how society views women's sports as a whole.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Pat Davidson, who goes over his 7 pillars of training. Pat has an educational seminar for trainers and coaches called Rethinking the Big Patterns (RTBP), as well an ebook available called A Coach's Guide To Optimizing Movement. Be sure to check him out!
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This week Trevor Jaffe came back for Round 2 with Paul and Ryan, after some technical difficulties during Round 1. Jaffe gives us a rundown of his competitive strength career, some insight on longevity in strength sports, and the mindset of a competitive powerlifter.
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This week Dr. Joel Seedman volunteered his time to hop on an episode with Paul and Ryan. Dr. Seedman is well known for posting complex exercise variations on social media, but how does he feel about the basics? This week Paul and Ryan talked to Joel to see how he programs for beginners, athletes, and his take on what training for performance should look like.
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After a successful RTL Invitational Powerlifting Meet this past weekend, Paul and Ryan explain why the process of building a bigger total doesn't always look like powerlifting. In this episode you'll learn more about what leads to PRs and why your post-meet training block likely doesn't look how you would expect.
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We promise this is the last majoring in the minors episode for a while. This episode is all about major factors that coaches should focus on to have the most impact on their clients, while also addressing the minor things that trip some coaches up. Reminder that for the month of November, RTL has a 500m row challenge that is open for all to participate in! Set your rower to a distance of 500m, row it as fast as you can, and take a screenshot of your time+tag us in an IG story to enter!
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This week Paul and Ryan cover hypertrophy (and strength, too!) in the RTL podcast. They focus on why you should build muscle mass, how strength contributes to muscle gain, and common majors and minors that either help or hurt your quest for gains.
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This week Paul and Ryan continue with the "Majoring In the Minors" series to highlight the majors and minors of fat loss. By the end of the episode you should have a solid understanding of what's worth the effort to help drive fat loss, and what to steer clear of that won't help your progress.
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Paul and Ryan tackle the majors and minors of nutrition during this week's podcast. They go over what is worth focusing on, and what you can ignore until you're a more advanced athlete.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Steph Allen, Physical Therapist at Boston PT Wellness and co-founder of The LevelUp Initiative. Topics in this episode range from getting more girls involved with strength training at an early age, how strength training influences the career trajectory of an athlete, and the relationship between strength & conditioning/pain & rehab.
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This week Paul and Ryan break down the major factors that play a role in your success at the gym. While there are a ton of minor details that can impact your training, none of them are as impactful without the majors locked down. What was originally supposed to be a 2-part episode became a 1-part episode, because true to form Paul and Ryan got carried away making sure they covered everything you need to know to get your gym progress rolling again. An upcoming episode will cover the majors and minors related to nutrition.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Andy Triana. Andy is a strength coach, supplement company owner, and competitive strongman. Lately at RTL we've been talking about how much energy and effort should you bring to each training session, and Andy offers some valuable insight on the topic. They cover why having the right training partner(s) around you can be a benefit, how to deliver a rocketship to save lives, and measuring progress by more than just the weight on the bar.
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This week Paul and Ryan talk with field-hockey star Mike Bouranis AKA Stoked Brogi of Stoked Athletics. They chatted about everything from skateboarding and Myspace to Pokemon and partying in your early 20's. The episode ends with a deal you don't want to miss out on, so be sure to hit up Mike @thestokedbrogi to take advantage of his offer.
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This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Zak Gabor to discuss the similarities between the strength training and rehab worlds. Zak co-founded the Level Up Initiative, an organization that provides continuing education for clinicians. RTL's own Dr. Eric Lagoy gets a shoutout for his upcoming talk on low back pain at the Clinical Athlete and Level Up's CALu Summit from 9/18/2020-9/20/2020.
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It is time for round 2 of the rapid fire Q&A. This type of episode covers a variety of questions that Paul and Ryan answer in 5 minute intervals. The questions cover topics such as training versus performance, specificity versus functionality, signs of a good workout and more! If there are any questions that you have that haven't been answered, shoot us a DM and we will cover it in a future episode.
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Kyle Dobbs of Compound Performance joins Ryan and Paul for a conversation about mentoring coaches. Kyle began as a coach in a large gen-pop focused facility and transitioned to positions of managing and training other coaches. A few years ago, he decided to make a career shift because he was working long days with a long commute and not living a lifestyle that he wanted or that was sustainable. He moved to St. Louis with his family and began remote-only services. A few years later and here he is running a very successful business that consists of consulting work, running coaching mentorships, and more. In this episode, he goes into detail about how and why he started the Compound Performance mentorship, what he aims to teach coaches and other health professionals through the mentorship, and what pitfalls he sees in the fitness industry.
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It is time for episode 23. This week we have Semaj Hunter on to talk about his experience traveling the world for 5 months. Listen to hear how he experienced parts of the world and ran his remote coaching business. This episode is going to make everyone get the itch to travel and want to experience the nomadic lifestyle.
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Today's guest is Matt Domney from Compound Performance. Ryan, Paul, and Matt talk all things coaching in this episode & cover a ton of great information that all coaches should hear. They start off talking about training philosophies and how there are too many coaches that find themselves married to one type of training. While the majority of the time there isn't inherently wrong with any one training method, it becomes problematic when coaches become die hards for one specific method. Taking a bird's eye view of all the philosophies will make you a better, more versatile coach that can serve their clients the best. They talk about the common issues they see when coaching beginner and intermediate lifters, the importance of putting effort into your lifts, and simplifying your coaching. At the end of the day, getting your lifters to make progress and lift more weight is what matters. Worrying about what muscle is doing what and ensuring that you have enough internal or external rotation of this an that in order to do certain movements doesn't matter and is hindering progress at the end of the day. Their conversation is important for all coaches, beginner and experienced to listen to. Click to listen!
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This is our 4th and final episode in the "Get to Know Your Coaches" series. This final episode is all about the owner of Resilient Training Lab, Paul Milano. He talks all about his life growing up as a hyperactive kid, playing lacrosse and wrestling in high school, and starting to lift weights in his basement. Paul then went on to attend and graduate from UCONN for Kinesiology. After coaching high school athletes and working as a physical therapy, he got a job working with gen pop clients. This is where he found his passion for working with people and helping them realize their strength and resilience not only in the gym but in their everyday lives as well. He worked in that gym for a few years before getting the opportunity to start his own business. This is when Resilient Training Lab came to be. We are coming up on one year of being open and this is just the beginning for Paul and RTL. Listen to this episode to hear all of the details about Paul, how the barbell helped to save his life and give him purpose, and why he started RTL.
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This week OG Ryan gets to be the guest on the podcast as we continue the "Get to Know Your Coaches" series. Ryan tells us all about his life growing up, playing baseball, discovering strength training in high school, going to UCONN for kinesiology, his first few jobs as a coach, and finally how he joined forces with Paul at Resilient Training Lab. Ryan's training philosophies have evolved over the years and his beliefs and perceptions revolved around training have also changed since first setting foot in the gym as a high school. He was lucky to have some awesome mentors, such as Mike Mez and Dr. Kramer, from the start. Due to what he learned from those mentors and through his own experiences, he was able to recognize when his first jobs as a coach weren't allowing him to do what he believed in and felt passionate about. He wanted to help people, improve their health, make them stronger, and get more people training more often. This is when he decided to go on his own at Revolution Fitness Clubs which then led to meeting Paul and joining Resilient Training Labs. To hear all of the details, click to listen!
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We are continuing our "Get to Know Your Coaches" series in episode 19. Ryan K talks to Ryan VanNieuwenhuyze about growing up with a personal trainer as a mom, staying active through combat sports and wrestling, and choosing physical therapy as his career path. Ryan Vann had a very early introduction to strength training by having his mom as a great role model and watching her train clients. He was introduced to the physical therapy world after getting injured wrestling and needing surgery and PT. He went on to shadow at physical therapy offices to see if it was something that he would want to do for a career. After 6 years of schooling at Quinnipiac, he started his physical therapy career. Ryan has had a variety of professional experience in different clinics and always knew that he wanted to eventually open his own clinic. He now owns Barbell Physical Therapy and Performance and works with Resilient Training Lab as a strength coach. We love his approach as a physical therapist, his use of the bio-psycho-social model, and how he communicates and educates his clients. Listen to this episode and get to know more about Ryan Van's background and his work today as a physical therapist.
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This is the first episode in our new series, "Get to Know Your Coaches." Our newest coach, Claire Michalak, kicks this series off in episode 18. Clare is a very new coach in the industry and she takes us through her journey of how she got here. Growing up as an athlete made the transition to powerlifting very easy for her. Although she hasn't been in the sport for long, she can definitely hold her own and has hit some really awesome numbers. She is just getting started so we foresee her hitting some extremely impressive numbers in the future. But before all of that, Clare talks about playing sports as a kid and being a cardio bunny in college. She also has a really interesting past that includes attaining both an English degree and a Graphic Design degree, being a stage manager, and starting a career in marketing. Listen to hear all about how she got involved with lifting and why she decided to make the major career change to being a strength coach. It is a really interesting story that you will want to listen to!
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Today we have Dustin Lebel joining Paul and Ryan on the Resilient Training Lab Podcast. Dustin talks about how he focuses on the big rocks of training for his clients. He helps set them up for success by creating programs that are realistic and achievable. Most people don't have time to spend 2+ hours in the gym 6 times per week so handing them a program that requires those things will end up setting them up for failure. Dustin focuses on having his clients adhere to 3 strength training days, keeping their NEAT up, and focusing on lifestyle factors such as sleep, stress management, and nutrition. And these are all things that he has them work on over a long period of time. To make the most progress for the long term, it is important to start small and slow and build up from there. He explains that having people start with the basics and keeping them on 3 days of strength training per week leads to the most successes. With time, most people end up realizing on their own that they want to do more or that they want to start to build better habits surrounding exercise, sleep, and nutrition. Paul and Ryan also ask Dustin to talk about how things have changed since becoming a father 8 months ago. We think this is an important topic to discuss because it is a big life change; however, it shouldn't be one that derails ones exercise and healthy lifestyle habits. Staying the course and focusing on sticking to the program is important during the journey of new parenthood. This is a great episode for everyone to listen to, but I highly encourage any parents, new parents or parents-to-be to listen to this one.
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Are you frustrated that you aren’t making progress in the gym? Make sure you listen to episode 16 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast to hear Coach Paul and Coach Ryan talk about some of the reasons that you aren’t seeing progress in the gym. They talk about the pyramid of factors that are key to making progress which goes from consistency at the bottom, next is effort, and at the top is recovery. Without consistency, effort isn't important and recovery isn't needed. Focus on working from the bottom of the pyramid and work your way up. You will most likely find that when you focus on these big 3 factors, you will end up seeing progress in the gym. They also discuss the importance of following a program rather than just making things up as you go. Too many people workout haphazardly and never see progress. Find yourself a coach that is going to help you train in a way you enjoy as well as create a program that will allow you to progress over time and help you to reach your goals. If you find yourself feeling frustrated over lack of progress, make sure to listen to this episode. You may be able to find where you are falling short and where you can improve in order to progress and reach your goals.
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Paul, Ryan, and Eric are back with part 2 of the Efficiency vs Effectiveness episode. In episode 15, they continue their discussion on why it is important to always be learning, challenge your own beliefs, and try to be less wrong every day. It is easy to confirm your own beliefs and biases, but it is our epistemological responsibility to actively seek resources that disprove or update our beliefs. They also talk about being a strength coach or health profession for the right reasons versus just being in it for the money. You need to be invested in the well-being of your clients and not just focus on the paycheck that you get at the end of the week. In order to be the best coach and health professional and to serve your clients in the best way possible, you need to keep learning and updating your beliefs and practices. Getting stuck with one method or way of doing things is doing a disservice to your clients. Maybe it works for a short period of time but in the long run, your client is going to stop progressing and won't reach their goals. They are paying you to help them so you must do your duty in order to best serve them. This was another great episode from these 3 that has some really important takeaways.
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We have physical therapist and fellow RTL coach, Eric Lagoy, back on the podcast for episode 14. This is part one of a two part episode about efficacy versus effectiveness. It is our responsibility as health professionals and coaches to ensure that we are doing our best to utilize practices that are efficacious and effective. Paul, Ryan, and Eric discuss that people come to fitness or health professionals for their knowledge and help; therefore, as professionals, we need to do our very best to actually be knowledgeable, look at the research, and learn the best ways to get the effects we are after. It is very easy to find things that confirm our own biases and to make money off of gimmicky methods, but it is our duty as fitness professions to avoid those things and to give our clients the most efficacious and effective methods. We need to actively look for information and research that challenges our own biases. It comes back to it being our own responsibility to do this work so that our clients are being served in the best possible way. This episode is filled with great information and is only half of the conversation. Paul, Ryan, and Eric got so carried away with the conversation that we had to make it a two part episode. Come back next week to hear everything else they have to say about this topic!
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We have a little something different for you all this week! On episode 13, Paul and Ryan talk about some commonly asked questions and topics. They cover a wide range of topics including warming up, social support's impact on outcomes, training vs. working out, and reasons that you aren't seeing progress. They cover much much more in this episode so give it a listen for a quick health and strength and conditioning lesson. They also utilized a timer so they wouldn't spend too much time on an individual question and so the episode didn't go on for 5 hours ;)
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This week we have Amanda LaCroix on the podcast to talk about women in the fitness industry. Amanda graduated from Springfield College in 2016 with an Exercise Science degree and is Kettlebell Certified and Girls Gone Strong Pre- and Post-Natal Certified. Amanda works behind the scenes at Resilient Training Lab. She handles everything with the newsletter, blog, podcast, and billing. If you ever have a question about anything at RTL, you can contact her. In this episode, she talks with Paul and Ryan about how she got started with lifting weights, why she wanted to become a coach, and some of the obstacles women face when it comes to starting to lift weights. They also touch on the shortage of female coaches, why that is, and how we can get more females involved in the health and fitness industry. Amanda also talks about training the pre- and post-natal woman and how important it is to have a supportive, helpful coach to help you navigate your training during that time.
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Dr. Mike Velasquez is our guest on Episode 11 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. Mike received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Connecticut and is a physical therapist at Gaylord Hospital. This episode covers his education in physical therapy school as well as the ways he continues to focus on continuing his education by staying up-to-date on research, shadowing other clinicians, and taking online courses. Mike goes into how he decided to go to school for physical therapy and his experience in the program at UCONN. The biggest thing that he goes into detail about is the importance of continuing his education after school and during his career in order to become a more educated and skilled clinician. School is great for helping you to pass the tests and boards, but when it comes to real life and dealing with real people, there is more that needs to be delved into and more to learn. Listen to hear all about Mike's experience and advice on how to become better educated. He has some awesome resources that he lists that are also linked below.
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On episode 10 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast, we have Eric Sokolowski joining Coach Paul and Coach Ryan for a conversation all about technique. Dr. Eric Sokolowski has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Hartford, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, is an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford where he teach Advanced Exercise Prescription for the Physical Therapist, and is a powerlifter. This episode covers everything you want and need to know about technique. In their conversation, they talk about why certain techniques are coached, differences in technique from person to person, and why a person may change their technique for an acute bout or over time as the individual becomes more advanced. They also touch on muscle imbalances (do they matter?), compensations, and common myths about "bad" technique, such as spinal flexion, knees going over the toes in a squat, and knee valgus. There is a lot that is covered in this episode so don't miss out on all of this useful information.
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Kiefer Lammi, owner of Stronger by Design, is our guest for Episode 9 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. Paul, Ryan K, and Kiefer discuss how they approach working with new clients and how they look at the client in front of them. They continue the conversation with talking about how scary and intimidating starting to lift weights for the first time can be, and how it is important to find a coach who goes out of their way to communicate well with them about their goals and expectations, focus on the things they can do, find their entry point to each movement pattern, and help to support them along the way. Kiefer talks about how he takes different approaches to providing support based on each client he works with and helps his clients to focus on the big rocks. To listen to all of this and more, check this episode out.
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Episode 8 features the newest Resilient Training Lab coach, Ryan VanNieuwenhuyze. Ryan V is a physical therapist and strength coach and is owner of Barbell Rehab and Performance. Paul and Ryan K talk with Ryan V about the similarities in the principles of physical therapy and strength and conditioning. Strength coaches and physical therapists have a similar job of getting clients stronger, properly programming for clients by regressing, progressing, and lateralizing exercises, and managing stress, sleep, and lifestyle factors. They also touch on the power your language has on the resilience of your clients, which is especially important when talking to an injured client. Give this episode a listen to hear more about the ties between the physical therapy and strength and conditioning fields.
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Tony Montgomery of Team Phoenix Performance joins Coach Paul and Coach Ryan for a conversation about all things nutrition. Tony is a strength and nutrition coach out of Portland, Oregon. He has an Exercise Science degree from Florida Atlantic University and is a Marina Corps Vet, Elite FTS sponsored athlete, and owner of the gym, Strength Union, Team Phoenix Performance, and Subject Zero Supplements.
In this episode, Tony talks about creating a sustainable diet and lifestyle in order to see the best long-term results, making small changes at a time, and individualizing people's diets since everyone has different lifestyles, genetics, value different things, and have different goals. The biggest thing that Tony stressed was forming habits that are going to help you to build a sustainable lifestyle in regards to nutrition. Making one change at a time that can fit into your current lifestyle is the perfect way to get started and you can build from there. And just as with programming, you want your diet to be something you can adhere to and be successful and consistent with in the long term. Give a listen to hear everything Tony has to offer in the world of nutrition.
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Episode 6 is all about...you guessed it...the coronavirus! Paul and Ryan talk about your mindset during this time and how we should focus on doing what is practical versus optimal, minimize catastrophizing, and celebrate small wins. They also discuss the importance of maintaining a schedule during this chaotic time and aiming to keep our NEAT up. They also go into how although most of us are left with minimal or no equipment right now, we can still make progress and minimize losses in strength. If we focus on increasing hypertrophy, aerobic capacity, and working close to failure, then we should be in a good place once we are all back in the gym. They close up the conversation with talking about how we all need to stick together during this time. It is a tough situation and it can be a rollercoaster of emotions, but we should all do what we can to support each other and get through this together.
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Eric Lagoy, RTL coach and head of programming, joins us again to continue our conversation about back pain. Eric is an OCS board certified physical therapist who specializes in treating barbell athletes and field athletes. Eric is part of Clinical Athlete and is also an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University. Eric also has vast experience in the weight room with an undergraduate degree in Strength and Conditioning and as a competitive powerlifter.
In episode 5, Eric talks about he manages his clients with low back pain, especially in regard to lifters. His approach focuses more on movement rather than passive modalities. Eric talks about he manipulates training variables in order to keep lifters lifting and prevent them from detraining as they manage low back pain symptoms. Nocebo and placebo are also covered in this discussion along with how healthcare providers and coaches should help to empower their clients and promote self-efficacy rather than having clients and patients depend on them for everything.
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In episode 4, Coach Paul and Coach Ryan are joined by guest, Carlos Reyes. Carlos is an elite powerlifter, former pro-Strongman, and Renaissance Periodization sponsored athlete. Carlos has totaled 2050 lbs in sleeves at the 242 lb weight class while continuing to excel in his career as a firefighter.
In this episode, Carlos talks about how he got started with strength training and how he got to where he is today. He is someone who has a growth mindset and truly enjoys the process of reaching his goals. Carlos believes a strong mindset is the key to success and we dive deep into that topic. In this episode we discuss:
- Establishing a sustainable, holistic mindset towards training, competition and life
- What are we really in control of as athletes? And what should we not concern ourselves with?
- Exploiting the training, nutritional, recovery, and conditioning variables that give maximum return on investment
- What stress, pain, and lifestyle management modalities maximize recovery
- The reality of hitting multi month and multi year plateaus and how to manage them
- Using positive self speech when referencing our own training
- Which mental approaches yield the best results on meet day, and how to control our competitive energy through finding our individualized “flow state”
- Technique - when should we fix one variable at a time versus completely overhauling it? When does technique not really matter?
- What keeps athletes motivated and consistent for the long haul
- How to fluidly shift perspectives to achieve ideal competitive outcomes
- What beginners, intermediates, and advanced lifters get wrong when establishing their priorities as athletes
- Plus some background on Carlos Reyes as an athlete and first responder, and how those experiences have shaped his training, nutritional and conditioning philosophies.
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We are back with episode 3 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. This time we have a very special guest with us, RTL coach and physical therapist, Dr. Eric Lagoy. Eric is an OCS board certified physical therapist who specializes in treating barbell athletes and field athletes. Eric is part of Clinical Athlete and is also an adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University. Eric also has vast experience in the weight room with an undergraduate degree in Strength and Conditioning and as a competitive powerlifter.
In this episode, Eric covers all things back pain. Statistically, most Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives so this episode is a good one for everyone to hear. Eric discusses acute versus chronic back pain, managing patients with back pain, treatment protocols, when to seek medical help, etc. We hope you get out as much as we did out of this episode. We will definitely have Eric on again soon to continue this conversation! If you love what you hear, make sure to give us a 5 star rating on iTunes and leave a review.
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Coach Paul and Coach Ryan are back with the 2nd episode of The RTL Podcast. In this episode, Coach Ryan and Paul talk about the current landscape of the fitness industry. They discuss some of the current practices and fads in the fitness industry and discuss some common downfalls of the way things are currently done. They go on to discuss what needs to change, how we can change it and what RTL is doing to help drive these changes. As coaches, our job is to set clients up for success, build them up, and lower that barriers to fitness as much as possible. The coaches at Resilient Training lab are aiming to change the narrative by building people up in the gym, using scientifically backed training methods, encouraging autonomy, and helping people reach their goals. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review!
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Join Paul Milano and Ryan Kalkowski for the first episode of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. The episode covers who Paul & Ryan are, what Resilient Training Lab is all about, what they are trying to accomplish with the business and through their coaching, and more. This podcast will focus on the landscape of the fitness industry. Make sure to subscribe to catch all of the future episodes with some awesome guests. And make sure to leave a review if you liked what you heard.
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