More Train, Less Pain; Engineering the Adaptable Athlete

On today’s episode Michelle gets PEAK FAST with Ryan Patrick, owner of Peak Fitness & Sports Training in Erlanger, Kentucky. On today’s episode, expect to learn how Ryan realized that max strength wasn’t translating into speed, why you shouldn’t rush progress with youth athletes, how to avoid drill surfing by having a decision making framework, how to use bodyweight movements for assessment, a...

Michelle steals David Grey as a guest on the podcast from Tim’s lineup and talks about his curiosity, decision making, and how he prescribes his knowledge. On today’s episode expect to learn how David helps his clients interpret their problems, the best strategies for learning, why simplicity is driven from complexity, the best questions to ask clients, the difference between variety and variabili...

Michelle and Tim discuss their top three most hated coaching cues. Coaching cues are meant to anchor an exercise, provide a focal point, and represent intent. Cues aren’t meant to be applied to all, so Michelle and Tim dial in on when and why to use specific cues. In this episode expect to learn why “squeezing your glutes” is ineffective for cueing the deadlift, why you should be mindful about ove...

Michelle sits down with…herself and takes you through her 100 mile ultramarathon goal. In this episode, she discusses why she is pursuing this goal, her nine-month macro programming plan, her pre-race schedule, training considerations and variables, and why comparing yourself to an elite athlete is a bad training strategy. Listen, subscribe, and tell your friends… Reframe Performance:   https...

Michelle and Tim have talked about this a fair amount on recent podcasts but if you’re someone, like them, who tends to go pretty deep down biomechanical rabbit holes there’s a tendency to “lose sight” of what we love about fitness and rehab in the first place. When Tim starts to feel that existential dread creeping up, there’s three names in our field that are a surefire panacea for rekindling hi...

Joining the Mount Rushmore of multiple-time More Train, Less Pain guests, Joel Smith hops on the mic with Tim for a wide-ranging conversation about training, learning, and life. Topics include; “How would you meaningfully improve endurance running performance without any additional running or endurance training? What does elasticity have to do with distance running performance?” “How do you think...

Chris Wicus is a health and performance professional with 18 years of experience, a former professional ultimate frisbee player, and a 2nd degree black belt in karate. He’s coached a wide variety of athletes across 17 sports and has been mentored by many top experts in the field, including Bill Hartman, with whom he runs the Unified Health and Performance Network, a place for practitioners to lear...

Tim takes the interview seat and answers questions from Michelle about all things foot training; normal foot mechanics, when things go wrong, solutions, and practical strategies for different foot presentations. In this episode expect to learn normal mechanics of the foot during each phase of gait, how the foot changes shape during gait, interventions for rigid and flatter feet, weight room consid...

Michelle sits down with Jonah Rosner, to put science over hype. Jonah and Michelle have known each other for many years and recently, both have swallowed the running pill. In this episode they discuss lessons from their practical experiences, the biggest factors in successful marathon training, coaches being ahead of the science, weight room training for runners, mistakes runners make in the weigh...

Tim and Michelle calf raise their way through the TOP 3 MISTAKES RUNNERS make with foot training. In this episode you can expect to learn why calf raises are overrated, why toe gripping should be avoided, why balance training and unstable surfaces should be thrown out with the bathwater, how to better appreciate the nuances of hopping and plyometrics, the importance of footwear, how lower body exe...

Michelle sits down with podcast king himself, Mike Robertson to talk about the difference between training high performance athletes and gen pop clients. In this episode, they discuss coaching as educating, creating your own timelines for progression, management strategies for athletes, defining sport specificity, applying the person to the weight room, and much more.  Listen, subscribe, and...

Michelle sits down with Dr. Sarah Coulombe, DPT, CSCS, CPT to talk about central nervous system and organ mobility influences on movement. In this episode, they discuss Sarah’s approach to assessment, identifying tension, creating a state of awareness in clients, structural changes during pregnancy, hormonal and connective tissue influences on movement, practical strategies for training women duri...

Michelle sits down with Dr. Mike Camporini, DPT to talk about the difference between specificity for training and the transfer of training. In this episode, expect to learn about actual training adaptations vs. abstract concepts, why strength isn’t an adaptation, reverse engineering adaptations with exercise selection, outcome-based vs. drill-based processes, and much more.  Listen, subscribe...

Michelle and Tim CRUNCH our way into Season 5 with a big hitting topic - core training for runners. In this episode, we discuss the following topics - why you should include the diaphragm and pelvic floor in your definition of the CORE, athletes needing gradients of tension, the definition of stability, isolated exercises vs. multi-joint, too much concentric core training leading to poor running t...

Sit down with Michelle and Tim as they discuss their biggest takeaways from Season 4, exploring specific preparation strategies for specific activities. In this episode, they discuss gym work for injury prevention, how the magic of programming is in the feedback, the value of unstructured activity, sport vs. individual analysis, and much more. Listen, subscribe, and tell your friends… Reframe Perf...

More Train, Less Pain brings its arc on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to a close- Tim (with newly functional vocal chords) hops on the mic solo to discuss key takeaways from both BJJ guests and how a strength coach or physical therapist ought to think about *actually* managing this population. What exercises are asymmetrically useful? What ranges of motion must we fight to maintain? How strong is strong eno...

Tim welcomes his second guest of More Train, Less Pain’s arc on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; Jon Pope of Building the Elite. Jon is a former competitive BJJ player with a wealth of knowledge in program design. They get into the 3 basic archetypes of BJJ players and how to train each in the gym, the role of gym work in a BJJ player’s physical preparation strategy, the need to “own the middle” of the intens...

Tim sits down (on the gym floor, literally) with Margaret Randolph, owner of Ethos Colorado Training Center; Brazilian Jiu Jitsu player and coach of numerous BJJ athletes of all levels to continue More Train, Less Pain’s deep dive into the fine art of grappling, arm bars, and wrestling pajamas. They get into the worst gym advice for BJJ players, which strength movements are most important for this...

Our final 4 episode arc of Season 4 is here, this time focusing on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! After a brief life/travel/learning recap, Tim dives right in to the topic du jour, covering sundry jiu jitsu content such as what the deal is with BJJ pajamas (the “Gi”), what is means to “pass someone’s guard”, the unique positional demands of competitive BJJ, the common problems a BJJ player may face with the...

On today's episode, Michelle and Tim talk about his decision to move forward with hip surgery. Join us as we provide insight into the patient experience and how to stay fit in pain. During the episode we also discuss elements of mastery, three months of physical therapy outcomes for Tim, changing the structure of the hip, imaging vs. symptoms, consistency vs. progress, removing certainty, and body...

Michelle and Tim review movement, sport skills, lifting strategies, and mobility drills for Pickleball. We tackle training and preparation strategies such as the usefulness of the “agility” ladder, creating a safe motor learning environment, forward orientation leading to Achilles and anterior knee injuries, incorporating ground contact variations, training the aging adult, and progressing to step...

This episode’s a little different- as opposed to our typical biomechanical deep dives into the minutiae of hip rotation and shin angle changes, we’re joined by someone who’s coming at this cycle’s activity du jour (pickleball) from an experiential and play-based standpoint. Paired excellently with our past episode with Lee, in this episode Tim and Jem auger down on the strategic differences betwee...

Michelle steps into the speed cave with legendary coach Lee Taft to break down the skills and performance demands of Pickleball. They dial in their conversation to the unique considerations for the aging adult such as elasticity and fluidity limitations, using rehearsed vs. reactive drills, creating feel and feedback, becoming “stumble proof”, and taking fear away from movement. Lee also provides...

On today's episode, Michelle and Tim ACE all things Pickleball. The sport of Pickleball has EXPLODED and your clients are getting involved, so what do you need to know to arm yourself with the best training strategies? Well, we are here to help. Join us as we PADDLE on performance demands, training considerations, and programming for the aging adult. We discuss the importance of teaching people ho...

Michelle goes solo to recap her Swiss Alps 100 Endurance Run experience. After months of training, she shares the lessons learned and the biggest takeaways - doing things for yourself, widening your spectrum of perspective, having skin in the game, the validity in athletic experience for coaching, seeking out experiences vs. being a competitor, and what’s next. Listen, subscribe, and tell you...