The Next Set Podcast

Why do people sabotage their own goals? Why do some people stay stuck in fear, anxiety, unhealthy habits, or cycles of self-destruction even when they WANT to change? In this episode of The Next Set Podcast, Dr. Rehan Tahir sits down with NLP coach and trainer Mary Ligon to discuss the subconscious mind, fear, anxiety, identity beliefs, self-sabotage, motivation, weight loss psychology, chronic st...

What does it actually mean to "train like an athlete"? In this episode of The Next Set Podcast, Dr. Rehan Tahir breaks down the real meaning behind athletic-style training and how evidence-based periodization can help everyday adults build strength, resilience, performance, and longevity. Whether you're in your 30s, 40s, 50s+, trying to lose fat, build muscle, improve functional fitn...

Celebrity nutritionist, bodybuilding champion, and supplement formulator Rehan Jalali joins Dr. Rehan Tahir on Next Set for a 30-year-deep conversation on what actually builds muscle, what's marketing noise, and the non-negotiables every serious lifter should be running. This isn't fitness influencer talk. Rehan Jalali was the first person to bring creatine to the U.S. supplement market in 1995, h...

Season 1, Episode 7 is now live! In this episode of The Next Set Podcast, I sit down with Coach Alex Jamal for a conversation that cuts through the noise in the fitness industry. We get into:mindset and consistency, why real results still come from discipline, the truth about GLP-1s and shortcuts, why muscle matters more as you age, how social media keeps recycling bad fitness advice, and why evid...

Guest: Chad CoyStrongman Athlete | Coach | Educator | Director of Business Development, Parisi Speed School In this episode of The Next Set Podcast, Dr. Rehan Tahir sits down with Coach Chad Coy — strength coach, strongman athlete, educator, and Director of Business Development for Parisi Speed School. Chad shares his journey from discovering strength training as a young athlete to building a care...

In this episode of The Next Set Podcast, Dr. Rehan Tahir sits down with Coach Jeremy Hare for a conversation on coaching, leadership, sports performance, and how the principles of great coaching extend far beyond athletics. Jeremy shares his journey from athlete to youth and college coach, and how those lessons now shape the way he leads high-performing sales teams in the professional world. They...

In this episode of the Next Step Podcast, Dr. Rehan Tahir sits down with Coach Jason Rosenblatt, founder of Ripped by Rosenblatt and creator of the Squat Harness. Jason shares his journey from personal struggle and injury recovery into a career built around helping people get stronger, move better, and train with more confidence. They talk about his coaching philosophy, why strength training matte...

Most people think stress is the problem. It’s not. Too little stress and you stay the same. Too much stress and you break down. The right dose and you adapt. That’s how your body was designed. General Adaptation Syndrome shows us the pattern: alarm, resistance, exhaustion. Hormesis shows us that small, controlled stress makes us stronger. Allostatic load reminds us what happens when we stack stres...

Are GLP-1 type medications“cheating", or are they simply tools working within human biology? In this episode, we break down the science behind hunger, satiety, and fat loss, without hype or moral judgment. GLP medications can amplify satiety. They cannot replace behavior. Understanding the receptor → integrator → effector framework changes how you approach fat loss, whether you use medication...

This first episode of The Next Set Podcast is a personal one. I share my background and how I first got into health and fitness, the experiences that shaped my perspective, and the period where I lost my health and direction along the way. We talk honestly about what that cost me, what I learned from it, and what it took to rebuild. I also lay out the philosophy, mission, and vision behind my work...

Welcome to The Next Set Podcast , where strength isn’t a destination — it’s a process. Each episode dives into training principles, mindset, recovery, and real-world adaptation , showing how the same concepts that build athletic resilience also build resilience in life. We explore progressive overload, stress and recovery, movement patterns, and coaching insights , and we talk with athletes, coach...