In this quick but powerful episode, Dr. Nate Karam breaks down why creatine isn’t just a “gym bro” supplement - it’s one of the most well-researched tools for building strength, boosting cognitive performance, and aging like a beast.

Backed by three major systematic reviews, this episode covers:

• How creatine increases strength and muscle mass

• The underrated brain benefits for memory and focus

• Its role in protecting muscle and function as we age

• Practical tips on dosing, timing, and what type to buy

Whether you're lifting heavy, juggling a hectic schedule, or just trying to stay sharp and strong through the years - this episode gives you the full picture on creatine and how to use it right.

In this episode, we continue our Maximizing Your Gains series by diving into Chapters 4 through 6 of the PT³ Strength Training Guidebook. We’ll break down some of the most misunderstood — but absolutely essential — pillars of building muscle and strength:

✔ The difference between training volume and intensity, and why getting this wrong can stall your progress
✔ How to make smart, effective exercise selections based on your goals and experience level
✔ The real science behind training frequency and recovery, and how to avoid the trap of overtraining or under-recovering

Whether you're chasing your first real strength gains or trying to bust through a plateau, this episode will help you train smarter, stay consistent, and actually see results.

Grab the full PT³ Strength Training Guidebook at ptcubed.com to follow along, and don’t forget to hit follow so you never miss an episode.

Welcome to the first official episode of the PT³ Podcast — where physical therapy, personal training, and podcast talks collide. We’re kicking things off by diving into the first three chapters of Maximizing Your Gains, my premium guide for anyone serious about training smarter and building lasting strength - available to purchase on ptcubed.com/shop.

This episode covers:

• Chapter 1: What is Strength?
  We define strength in practical, scientific terms — not just what it looks like, but what it does for you in training, rehab, and everyday life.

• Chapter 2: The SAID Principle
  Your body adapts to exactly what you do — nothing more, nothing less. We explore how to harness the “Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands” to make training efficient and effective.

• Chapter 3: Progressive Overload
  This is the bedrock of muscle and strength development. We break down how to increase demand over time without burning out or plateauing.

Joining me on the mic is Drew Zitomer, CSCS — a fellow strength and conditioning specialist, soon-to-be Occupational Therapist, passionate coach, and lifelong lifter who knows his way around a barbell and a brain. Drew brings a hybrid approach to coaching that blends rehab science with high-performance training, and in this episode, he shares his personal take on what it really means to train with purpose.

PT³ coaching clients get free access to the full Maximizing Your Gains guide. Want in? Head to ptcubed.com or shoot a DM to @ptcubed on Instagram.

This is the start of something bigger than a podcast — it’s the official launch of PT³’s next chapter.

In this first episode, Dr. Nate Karam, DPT, CSCS shares the raw backstory behind PT³: from life as a baseball player sidelined by injury… to battling depression, autoimmune struggles, and losing his hair… to rebuilding everything through strength training, rehab, nutrition, and mindset.

Now a licensed physical therapist, certified strength coach, and founder of PT³ — a real-deal LLC based in Florida — Nate breaks down what this show is all about:

✅ Evidence-based strength training
✅ Pain-free performance strategies
✅ Real rehab conversations
✅ Interviews with coaches, athletes, and professionals in the trenches
✅ Practical, no-fluff education for lifters, athletes, and anyone ready to level up

Whether you’re here to move better, train smarter, or just make sense of the chaos in the fitness world — welcome to the PT³ Podcast.

🔗 Resources & Coaching → ptcubed.com
📲 Follow Nate on IG → @ptcubed
📧 Contact → [email protected]

If you don't know where you are, how could you ever hope to know where you're going? Let's talk about the art of perpetual self-awareness and how we implement it in our lives to keep our ship sailing on course.

Good to see you all again, I have returned. This past month has been insane and I'd like to tell you about it while attempting to word vomit some motivation and real shit. This episode had no direction so I hope you enjoy watching my brain drift from thought to thought. We will be back to our normally scheduled content in two weeks!

On this episode we will introduce the topic of passions and emotions and how we can can rule the kingdom that is our mind. How do we prevent chaos and disorder? How to we ensure that we respond appropriately to externals and not allow our emotions to get the best of us? How do we utilize our passions to the greatest extent possible and draw the connections needed to derive passion in the places where it is missing in our lives? Come along with me as I attempt to answer some of these questions for myself with the help of one of my favorite reading materials (The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday).

On this episode we will further discuss topics of clarity with one of my best friends, Sia Aleem! We met during the beginning of our undergrad experience at the University of Florida and created an organization together revolving around mindset and offering help to our peers with collaborative life coaching and motivational therapy, so I am very excited to have her on this new project with me. Sia is a very valuable and inspiring person in my life who I feel embodies these values of clarity and peace of mind that we have been discussing on previous episodes, so I hope that our discussion provides lots of insight and tools to finding your own clarity and peace of mind!