The Durable Podcast

Most people don't need more information they need more clarity on what to do next. In this episode, I explore why the gap between knowing and actually doing exists. Plus how understanding what matters, why it matters, and how to apply it can finally turn good intentions into progress.

Most people don't need more information they need more clarity on what to do next. In this episode, I explore why the gap between knowing and actually doing exists. Plus how understanding what matters, why it matters, and how to apply it can finally turn good intentions into progress.

Lately, I've been thinking less about tactics and more about the behaviours that actually drive long-term progress. In this episode, I share five principles I'm developing that could become the operating system behind everything I do. From coaching and training to nutrition, business and everyday life. It's a work in progress, but I think it's the simplest way to think about lasting improvement an...

Most people don't wake up one day and decide they need a coach. Usually, they've spent months or sometimes years trying to solve the problem themselves first. They've listened to the podcasts, watched the videos, read the books, use Chat GPT and consumed more information than ever before. Yet despite knowing more, they're still struggling to make the progress they want. In this episode Chris explo...

A lot of people want a body that performs well, some want it to look good, all want it to stay healthy. What we're really looking for is resilience. In this episode of Durable , Chris explores the foundations of a resilient body and how to build the capacity to handle more of life without constantly feeling broken, tired, or one setback away from starting over.

The harder we train, the more nutrition matters. In this episode of Durable , Chris explores the difference between eating for health and eating for performance, why many people have a fuelling problem rather than a training problem, and how to support bigger goals without turning nutrition into another source of stress.

Many of us aren’t under-recovered because you're training too hard, you might be under-recovered because your brain never properly switches off. In this episode of Durable , Chris explores how overstimulation, mental load, and constant pressure quietly drains energy, recovery, and performance and what durable people do differently.

Injuries don’t just interrupt training they can often break momentum completely. In this episode of Durable , Chris explains how to adapt training intelligently during setbacks, why injuries can become opportunities for growth, and how to keep moving forward without turning one bad period into a stop-start cycle. Sign up for mentorship updates: https://chrisjillard.kit.com/2669cbb543

Most people don’t struggle with nutrition when life is ticking along. The real challenge is what happens when stress rises, routines disappear, and decision fatigue takes over. In this episode of Durable , Chris explains why nutrition breaks down under pressure and how to build a more practical, repeatable approach that works in real life.

Feeling tired after training is normal. Feeling drained all the time isn’t. In this episode of Durable , Chris explains how to tell the difference between productive tiredness, accumulated fatigue, and doing too much, plus why under-fuelling is one of the biggest reasons people stop recovering properly.

A lot people don’t train hard enough to see results, and many then fall out of love with the process of training. Some train too hard, too often and burn themselves out. In this episode of Durable , Chris explains why training effort matters, how to find the right level of intensity, and how to avoid the two extremes that stop most people from making consistent progress.

A good training week isn’t the hardest one, it’s the one we can repeat 80% of the time. In this episode, Chris shares a simple framework for building a durable training week that balances strength, conditioning, and recovery.

Across the first 12-episode of Durable , we've explored consistency, strength, nutrition, stress, and how to keep training working when life isn’t perfect. In this episode, Chris brings those ideas together, explains how people apply the durable approach through his coaching, introduces a new mentorship for coaches, and shares what’s coming next in Season 2 as the podcast moves deeper into real-wo...

Travel, deadlines, family commitments, and unexpected disruptions are part of real life but they don’t have to derail your progress. In this episode Chris explains how to adapt your training during busy periods so you can stay consistent, maintain momentum, and keep moving forward even when routines change.

Many people start training to change how they look. But over time, the real value of strength becomes something else entirely. It's confidence, capability, and eventually staying independent as life gets more demanding as we age. In this episode of Durable , Chris explains why strength training becomes more important the older we get, how performance supports long-term health, and why aesthetics a...

Most people think better nutrition means eating perfectly. But good nutrition habits aren't about restriction or short-term intensity, it’s about creating a foundation of eating consistently enough to support training, recovery, and real life. In this episode Chris shares simple, practical strategies that help you build a nutrition framework you can repeat week after week, and doesn't fall apart w...

Most people train well when everything is calm and predictable. But as soon as life gets busy, their training falls apart. In this episode of Durable , Chris explains the difference between fragile and anti-fragile training and how to build a system that adapts to real life, not perfect conditions.

In this episode, Chris breaks down why chasing “big weeks” or "hard" workouts can hold us back and how to build progress that actually lasts over time. The quality of our training week isn’t how hard it felt. It’s how repeatable it is.

In this episode, Chris explains why progress isn’t built in individual training sessions, but in the habits that support them. Sleep, nutrition, recovery, and mindset all shape how well your body adapts to training. If we ignore them, progress becomes fragile. Support them, and performance compounds over time. If you want training that actually holds up in real life, this episode will help show yo...

Many men today feel restless, successful on paper but unsure what they’re actually building, or where they're going. In this episode Chris explores the rise of performative masculinity and breaks down the five pillars of durable masculinity and the environments that help men develop purpose, resilience, and direction. (00:00) Introduction and the search for purpose (00:47) The three key topics...

In this episode Chris discusses why the same drive that helps you win at work can quietly sabotage your training. He also explores why discipline in the gym often means holding something back, even when we want to do more. (00:53) Why driven people rush (01:18) Career progression & training follow different rules (02:57) Training rewards patience, not speed (03:33) Discipline is restraint and...

Stress is a fundamental part of making progress physically or professionally, yet pretending it doesn’t count is where progress falls apart. In this episode Chris breaks down how stress impacts progress and how to make better decisions during high pressure weeks. (01:15) Stress is a training variable (02:16) Balancing training stress with life stress (03:53) Personal experiences and lessons (06:05...

Strength training isn’t only about who can lift the most. This episode breaks down why endurance athletes need strength, and how it helps them stay in the game of training for longer. (00:00) Introduction to strength training for endurance athletes (01:04) The importance of strength training (03:00) Building a strong foundation (05:56) Consistency in strength training (10:00) Maintaining strength...

There's a good chance you don't have a motivation problem. In this episode, Chris breaks down why consistency isn’t about discipline or perfect weeks, what successful people do differently, and why a good plan has room to be tweaked. (00:58) Successful Peoples not so Secret Sauce (02:39) Planning and Flexibility in Achieving Goals (06:12) Three Questions to Increase Odds of Success (08:08)...

In this episode of the Durable Podcast, Chris introduces the concept of durability in training, emphasising the importance of consistency, strength, capacity, and confidence. Chris shares his personal experiences and insights on how to manage expectations and frustrations in the pursuit of long-term fitness goals. (00:00) Introduction to the durable podcast (01:01) The concept of durability in tra...