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.

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. Give this episode a listen to hear more about the ties between the physical therapy and strength and conditioning fields.

Another week has come and gone and that means it is time for the weekly recap. We are switching it up a little bit this week and have an article, a Youtube video, an Instagram post, and a Facebook post. They each cover different topics from ditching the scale to why generalized statements about movement can be harmful to how principles of strength sports can bleed into other areas of your life. We hope you enjoy the variety coming at you this week.

Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at the ins and outs of RPE (Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4) and the idea of using heavy singles in your training. One of the biggest problems with hitting heavy singles when using RPE is that it is hard to gauge exactly where you should end every day. This article goes over how to figure out your daily minimum so you don’t over- or under-shoot your heavy single for the day.

Tony Montgomery of Team Phoenix Performance joins Coach Paul and Coach Ryan for a conversation about all things nutrition. 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.

Another week of quarantine has come and gone. Since I am sure most of us are tired of hearing everything coronavirus related and reading articles and social media posts all about home workouts and staying motivated to do bodyweight workouts, we decided to take a break from it all and find different subject topics for the weekly recap. This week’s recap covers topics from deadlifts, the work done behind the scenes, priorities, and muscle mass.

We are finally on the last article of our “The Ins and Outs of RPE” series. In part four, we are going to look at why I program heavy singles on a pretty regular basis. As I started to implement heavy singles into my own training and then into the training of others, I saw some immediate benefits that we will talk about today. Click to read 3 important reasons why you should regularly perform singles.

Episode 6 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast 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. 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.

We are back with our weekly recap. This quarantine thing is getting a little old for most of us and it can definitely be a rollercoaster of emotions. If you find yourself struggling a little bit this week, then keep reading on for some reassurance from the articles from Tony Gentilcore and Matt Ferrarra and Instagram posts from Jordan Syatt and Eric Cressey. They all stress to us to do what you can right now. This is a weird, stressful time and everyone is struggling. But it isn’t a time to quit either. Let’s do what we can and go from there. Keep reading for some information on what we can focus on right now.

It is time for Part 3 of the Ins and Outs of RPE. In part 3, we look at what RPE is not, some common misconceptions surrounding RPE, as well as some downfalls of using RPE.  After introducing hundreds of athletes to RPE for the first time and implementing RPE in almost every program that I write, I have found a couple of common pitfalls in learning and correctly understanding RPE. Click to read all about them.

Episode 5 is now out! Eric Lagoy, RTL coach and head of programming, joins us again to continue our conversation about back pain. 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.

It is time for our weekly recap! We got our articles from two of our favorite resources this week: Barbell Medicine and Tony Gentilcore. Both articles cover topics that we are all too familiar with. Vanessa Burman over at Barbell Medicine covers an article all about hunger and satiety while Shane McLean wrote a guest post on TG’s site that covers “The Comparison Game.” We wrap this recap up with 2 Instagram posts. Read on for more information about all of these posts.

This is part 2 of 4 of “The Ins and Outs of RPE” series. Part 2 covers the history of RPE, how to effectively use RPE in your training, and how RPE is a skill that gets better with practice.

Check out this week’s podcast episode ! In episode 4, Coach Paul and Coach Ryan are joined by guest, Carlos Reyes. 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.

There were some awesome things floating around the web this week. Two of this week’s features answer questions that we get asked about frequently. The first one being about static stretching and the second is about the benefits of adding aerobic exercise to our strength training programs. The first article in this week’s weekly recap is extremely useful and is filled with helpful resources for all of us that are stuck in lockdown right now. Keep reading to catch up on it all.

This is part 1 of 4 in the series of “The Ins and Outs of RPE.” RPE is a crucial part of programming at Resilient Training Lab. Click to read why RTL uses RPE and why it is beneficial for athletes to help them maximize their training and reach their goals faster.

Our very own RTL coach and head of programming, Eric Lagoy, joins us on episode 3 of this week’s episode of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. 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.