More Train, Less Pain; Engineering the Adaptable Athlete

Tim sits down with Ethan to make one final push and send this 4 episode project on physical prep for climbers. Tune in to learn about their recommendations for structuring a climbing training session, programming gym work that doesn’t interfere with climbing health, and what high-leverage injury management advice Tim’s gleaned from the prior two guests and Ethan’s learned from his clinical work wi...

Tim brings on his second guest for MTLP’s 4 episode arc on physical prep and injury management for rock climbers, Climbing Performance Coach Sarah Richardson. They talk about the need to follow your stoke to stay engaged with the discipline, structuring a proper training session, specific warm up activities, and much, much more. Listen, subscribe, and tell your friends… Reframe Performance:  ...

On episode 2 of MTLP’s 4 episode arc on physical prep and injury management for rock climbing, Tim hops on the mic with Dr. Evan Ingerson, climbing vagabond, PT entrepreneur, and owner of Rock Rehab. Tim picks Evan’s brain on what constitutes a proper movement assessment for climbing athletes, the need for motor variability in injury prevention, and what progression in a climbing rehab program oug...

Tim is joined by his business partner, co-owner of Ascend Rehab and Performance (and pretty damn good climber) Ethan, and they set the stage for MTLP’s 4 episode arc on physical prep and injury management for all disciplines of rock climbing. Tim and Ethan get into, each of their personal journeys into climbing, the basic disciplines of rock climbing- sport, trad, bouldering, lead, etc…, character...

On this week's episode Tim and Michelle meetup in Colorado for a live recording. After years of being virtual, Michelle and Tim get together to talk about the lessons Michelle learned from a four-day ultra running training camp in the mountains, their current points of interest, coaching, and much more. In this episode they discuss, the validity in athletic experience for coaching, making a consci...

Michelle smiles the whole way through this week’s episode about ALL THINGS TRAIL RUNNING. In this episode, Michelle tackles the final episode for the trail running series and discusses a few big points from our trail running coach guests Addison Smith and Anne Tisdell, she breaks down some training recommendations, competition variables, misconceptions, and additional resources. Michelle also prov...

In this episode, we welcome trail and ultrarunning expert Anne Tisdell to the podcast. She specializes in running and coaching athletes in distances beyond 100 miles. On today's episode we dive into, trail running as an adventure, terrain as a variable to prepare for, her top 5 preparation strategies, time as a greater priority than miles, preparing as a means to reduce risk, how being a good race...

In this episode, we welcome trail running coach Addison Smith. Not only is he a part of an elite group of coaches at CTS, he also walks the walk in trail running, racing in the Golden Trail World Series and a vast number of 50k and 50 mile races. On today's episode we dive into variables that separate trail from road running, his top 5 preparation strategies, mindset training, and setting race exp...

Get hyped for Trail Running…because Michelle is ready to dive into specific preparation. In this episode of the MTLP podcast, Michelle introduces trail running and discusses how it differs from conventional road running, training preparation strategies, unique variables, five specific workouts to focus on, weight room supplementation, and how to log or track an athlete's training.  Listen, su...

Michelle and Tim bring their 4 laps around the track (wink, wink) to their exciting yet inevitable conclusion. They take what they’ve learned from the 2 guests over this arc- Jason Fitzgerald and Zac Cupples- as well as a combined 20 years of experience working with road racers to give YOU actionable insights you can apply to your clients and patients tomorrow. Happy listening and healthy running!...

On this next installment of Tim and Michelle’s series on road racing, Tim brings on Zac Cupples. Zac’s a wealth of knowledge when it comes to personal racing experience, managing chronic running injuries, and designing strength programs so runners can stay healthy and continue to train and compete. Along the way, they go into several tangents including the torso integration hypothesis/heat dissipa...

We have a special guest with us on the podcast discussing all things conventional road running! Jason Fitzgerald is a successful podcaster himself as he hosts The Strength Running Podcast where he discusses the role of strength training for runners…so naturally, we like Jason. Jason is not only an athlete himself but he also coaches runners who want to improve their performance. In this episode, w...

Welcome to the Season 4 episode series for Conventional Road Running! Tim and I are getting specific with all things road running preparation for traditional distances such as the 5k, 10k, 1/2 and full marathon. In this episode, we discuss biomechanical and energetic demands, how we define gait, Tim falls down a rabbit hole and does an impressive biomechanical deep dive into early, mid, and late s...

Michelle and Tim finally return to the recorder and dive into Season 4. In this episode, Michelle and Tim give some life updates, discuss the theme and format for Season 4, their initial thoughts about preparing for specific activities and sports, preparation vs. opposition work, variables to manage throughout a training season, and differences between beginners and intermediate athletes. Don’t mi...

Michelle and Tim are hard at work recording episodes for Season 4, which they’re incredibly excited to bring you. However, in the interim, they hope you enjoy what’ll likely be their final “in-between-a-sode”. Throughout Season 3 proper, Tim’s spoken at length about his own journey through persistent pain, and back on Season 3 Episode 4 (Sam Leffer’s first guest appearance) the concept of being in...

Over the past few years we’ve seen the rise of various internet health personalities- Attia, Huberman, and Rhonda Patrick all come to mind. In a lot of ways, we’re fans. Especially with the ever-declining standard of care for conventional insurance-based medicine in this country, it’s heartening to see so many folks attempting to take matters into their own hands. Never before has the national dis...

While you are waiting for MTLP Season 4, Michelle sits down with her microphone and gives some insights into how she reflects on 2023 and plans for 2024. In this episode, Michelle lays out her struggles and successes in 2023, what will be new in 2024, the story behind Reframe Performance, MTLP Season 4 planning, running 100km in the Swiss Alps, and her annual planning strategies. I think you will...

Tim and Michelle countdown their Top 3 Takeaways from Season 3. In this episode we discuss strategies to build rapport, developing intuition within the body, compassionate presence, low tension as a default resting state, negative transfer of training, gen pop vs. performance training, Kintsugi, momentum vs. progression, practical vs. optimal, and reframing performance. Thank you for listening to...

Michelle sits down with Dr. Lisa Lewis, EdD, CADA-II, Licensed Psychologist who is known as the ‘psych coach for fitness pros’. Dr. Lewis works with a wide variety of clientele but her passion for wellness and fitness has fueled working with trainers and therapists, just like yourself. In this episode we discuss her personal experience with training and pain, what coaching skills trainers are lack...

Tim and Michelle answer all of your questions about pain and training in this week’s episode. We tackled your questions with all of our might to provide you answers about Tim’s hip pain status, Tim’s pain management strategies, what books we recommend related to Season 3’s theme, how to evolve your model, our thoughts about common three letter acronym systems, and our own struggling working with p...

Embarrassingly, Tim didn't create an Instagram account until early 2018. For the first 6 months of having that account, there were precisely two entities he followed - Zac Cupples and Resilient Rehab and Performance. If you listen to this podcast, there's a good chance you know of Zac. However, the Resilient boys (Trevor, Greg, and today's guest, Doug) have flown a little more under the radar; nev...

Michelle sits down with Lucy Hendricks, owner of Enhancing Life Gym in Lexington, KY. A biomechanics nerd turned client relationship wizard, Lucy is a well-spoken teacher and guide for trainers working with persistent pain clients. Her ability to skillfully coach exercises and conquer the art of communication makes Lucy the perfect person to discuss bringing awareness to the human body, why it is...

Michelle sits down with the walking king himself, Dean Guedo. Dean is a former athlete and powerlifter turned nutrition coach and rucking enthusiast with a simple message: walk more, WAY more. In this episode we discuss, Dean’s personal fitness and pain journey, the searching process of fitness through life changes, high flux, why we need to move more, why going to the gym may not be enough, struc...

There are a few voices in this industry that simply have a knack for being incredibly reasonable with their training approach and evolving their model gradually over time. Eric Cressey, Dan John, and Tony are all names that come to mind. So, when it comes to having thoughts about the day to day realities of training people experiencing persistent pain, it was assured Tony would have some fascinati...

Want to add a new tool to your toolbox? Join Michelle as she sits down with Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT) experts to talk physiology and implementation. Dr. Susie Lachowski, PhD, CSCS is the Founding Director and Assistant Professor of the Division of Exercise Science at American International College in Springfield, MA and Owner of Glass Training and Education. Susie is a leader within t...