Feel Strong Fitness

Who are you competing against? Why? What's the purpose? What's the destination? Even if you train in a modality that takes scores, or times, or ranks people, you need to recognize when it's just gamification, and what competition is, should be, and and potential consequences. Justin goes deep on this one-- listen up if you ever feel bad about yourself and your training. 

Program design, exercise selection, individual movements, nutrition, recovery...all of it. YES, Quantity is important, but you may be missing the boat on QUALITY. Justin talks how to review what you're doing, and scheduling what works to accelerate your progress. 

Do you have some weaknesses that you just CAN'T seem to improve?  Justin talks about how to identify weaknesses, why we approach improving them in particular ways, and why we might decide it's a bad idea to start. Fill your ears with solutions and insight, courtesy of Feel Strong Fitness. 

Are you working hard enough? Anyone struggling with results or feeling dissatisfied with a program has hit this point-- am I doing ENOUGH? Justin gets into it, talking working sets, RIR and RPE, how not to use multiple programs and why chasing soreness is a path to misery and sadness. Spoiler: you might be working hard enough, but not with enough QUALITY.

We talk "Paralysis by Analysis," coach-athlete communication, and learning to love yourself with International Olympic Weightlifter, nutrition coach, and all-around empathetic badass, Morgan Vozobule ( @morganvoz on IG). If you find yourself questioning it all, Morgan has some answers. 

What is your capacity? Can you handle everything thrown at you? What does that even MEAN? Let's talk about it. 

Sorry, Swayze - Pain hurts. It is also INFORMATION -- your setback, your injury, your training hold-up can tell us a LOT about what's going on, and how to move forward. Let's talk about it. 

Any guesses what this episode is about? Let's talk about it. 

Don't guess...ASSESS. If you have an issue - pain, training plateau, trouble acquiring a new skill - we can assess the elements that make it up, and use that information to make smart changes, and move forward. Make sense? Let's talk about it. 

STANDARDS: What you tolerate in your presence, or the rules of competition? How should they be decided? When should they change? Why should you even care? Let's talk about it. 

The boring stuff... it's where success is forged. What do we mean? How do you deal? Where's the joy? Let's talk about it. 

Think you need to change programs? When is the right time? What should you do? How to figure it out? Let's talk about it. 

Do you know what kind of coach you need? Do you know what kind of coach your ARE? Cheerleader, Super love, Educator, Tough love... what works best for you? How do you know? What do you do when you figure it out? Let's talk about it! 

Consistency is key.  Yeah, yeah, I KNOW...but HOW? Let's break it down. 

Know what you're training for, what it should probably look like, and the pros and cons of each approach. Spoiler: single-minded pursuits are really hard. 

We talk wins, losses, and tracking them so you can get a grasp on what's REALLY going on with training, recovery, and everything. 

Yes, you. Are you coachable? Are you SURE?  Justin breaks it down and talks about squeezing all the juice out of a passionate fitness professional.  Don't tunnel vision on your gurus, you're leaving money on the table. 

Are you letting someone, or some group, or some platform poison your days? It could be a coach, athlete, colleague, boss, employee, or significant other. How to spot it, correct it, and fire those who need to go. 

Let's get tactical- How often should you work out? How often do you HAVE to work out? How efficient can you be? What is junk volume? Justin lays it down and walks you through it. 

Doing it for others is a losing bet short, medium, and long term. Stop looking for outward validation for your journey. How? Let's talk about it. 

Get good feedback, Give good feedback, and build awesome relationships. 

Sleep is the king, number-one, top-of-the-mountain piece in recovery. How do you sleep? What IS quality sleep? What should you adjust first? Justin breaks it all down with tactical how-tos and a minimum of shade thrown at your cool wearable. Listen, rate, and review! 

Justin talks about recognizing wins and letting them be significant. Not seeing progress? What are you looking at? If gold medals are the only indicator of forward motion, you're going to have a hard road-- what else can you name that is going RIGHT? Let's get into it. 

Want to try a new fitness class? Start a cool diet? Buy some exercise gear or try a new magic supplement? Justin compares some old vs new, gives a checklist for seeing if something is right for you, and encourages you to play with an N of 1. 

What's the most effective, efficient, way to build a workout? Want to check if your template or one-on-one program makes sense? Want to build your own? Justin digs into the hows, whys, and exceptions to the rule.