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Helpful Strength Gear: Problem-Solving Equipment - #443

Dec 6, 2022

Matt & Niki explore helpful strength equipment that helps you solve problems, make strength training more fun, and build your home gym. They share specific pieces of equipment and for whom this gear might help the most. This isn't equipment to get started or gear 101, but rather equipment and gear for those who...

Thanksgiving Q&A - #442

Nov 29, 2022

Matt Reynolds, Niki Sims, and CJ Gotcher join up to answer your lifting and lifestyle questions. They cover wrist wraps and wrist straps for deadlifting, upper body pulling exercises for novices, BJJ, hiking & rucking, stuffing or dressing, and more in this fun but informative holiday Q&A.

Wrist Wraps & Lifting Straps...

Coaching Lessons Learned - #441

Nov 22, 2022

We share our coaching lessons learned - professionalism over mastery, personability and personalization over optimal programming, flexibility over rigidity, long-term good over short-term gains, and more.

Coaching Lessons Learned

If you're not growing, not learning, not improving, then you're getting worse - that's the...

Autoregulation Q&A - #440

Nov 15, 2022

Jordan Stanton returns to answer your questions on velocity based autoregulation. Why is this not for novices? What guidance would you give to lifters when the device tells you you should have a big PR? Who is a good candidate for velocity based training?

Autoregulation for Novices?

Form is not stable, and this is a...

Injury & Recovery, Pain & Progress - Niki's Story - #439

Nov 8, 2022

Injury and recovery are no fun and not why we train. They're a part of life, and come with training, especially if you push yourself over a long period of time. How do you adjust programming and mindset to keep training and keep improving.

Niki Sims shares her story of an injury that altered her training, identity, and...