We're talking tempos, absolute strength, including 'speed days' in your training, and why accessory work is the scaffolding around the magnificent cathedral that is you and your progress. Confused? Let's talk about it. 

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.