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It is time for round 2 of the rapid fire Q&A. This type of episode covers a variety of questions that Paul and Ryan answer in 5 minute intervals. The questions cover topics such as training versus performance, specificity versus functionality, signs of a good workout and more! If there are any questions that you have that haven't been answered, shoot us a DM and we will cover it in a future episode.

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Kyle Dobbs of Compound Performance joins Ryan and Paul for a conversation about mentoring coaches. Kyle began as a coach in a large gen-pop focused facility and transitioned to positions of managing and training other coaches. A few years ago, he decided to make a career shift because he was working long days with a long commute and not living a lifestyle that he wanted or that was sustainable. He moved to St. Louis with his family and began remote-only services. A few years later and here he is running a very successful business that consists of consulting work, running coaching mentorships, and more. In this episode, he goes into detail about how and why he started the Compound Performance mentorship, what he aims to teach coaches and other health professionals through the mentorship, and what pitfalls he sees in the fitness industry.

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It is time for episode 23. This week we have Semaj Hunter on to talk about his experience traveling the world for 5 months. Listen to hear how he experienced parts of the world and ran his remote coaching business. This episode is going to make everyone get the itch to travel and want to experience the nomadic lifestyle.

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Today's guest is Matt Domney from Compound Performance. Ryan, Paul, and Matt talk all things coaching in this episode & cover a ton of great information that all coaches should hear. They start off talking about training philosophies and how there are too many coaches that find themselves married to one type of training. While the majority of the time there isn't inherently wrong with any one training method, it becomes problematic when coaches become die hards for one specific method. Taking a bird's eye view of all the philosophies will make you a better, more versatile coach that can serve their clients the best. They talk about the common issues they see when coaching beginner and intermediate lifters, the importance of putting effort into your lifts, and simplifying your coaching. At the end of the day, getting your lifters to make progress and lift more weight is what matters. Worrying about what muscle is doing what and ensuring that you have enough internal or external rotation of this an that in order to do certain movements doesn't matter and is hindering progress at the end of the day. Their conversation is important for all coaches, beginner and experienced to listen to. Click to listen!

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This is our 4th and final episode in the "Get to Know Your Coaches" series. This final episode is all about the owner of Resilient Training Lab, Paul Milano. He talks all about his life growing up as a hyperactive kid, playing lacrosse and wrestling in high school, and starting to lift weights in his basement. Paul then went on to attend and graduate from UCONN for Kinesiology. After coaching high school athletes and working as a physical therapy, he got a job working with gen pop clients. This is where he found his passion for working with people and helping them realize their strength and resilience not only in the gym but in their everyday lives as well. He worked in that gym for a few years before getting the opportunity to start his own business. This is when Resilient Training Lab came to be. We are coming up on one year of being open and this is just the beginning for Paul and RTL. Listen to this episode to hear all of the details about Paul, how the barbell helped to save his life and give him purpose, and why he started RTL.

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This week OG Ryan gets to be the guest on the podcast as we continue the "Get to Know Your Coaches" series. Ryan tells us all about his life growing up, playing baseball,  discovering strength training in high school, going to UCONN for kinesiology, his first few jobs as a coach, and finally how he joined forces with Paul at Resilient Training Lab. Ryan's training philosophies have evolved over the years and his beliefs and perceptions revolved around training have also changed since first setting foot in the gym as a high school. He was lucky to have some awesome mentors, such as Mike Mez and Dr. Kramer, from the start. Due to what he learned from those mentors and through his own experiences, he was able to recognize when his first jobs as a coach weren't allowing him to do what he believed in and felt passionate about. He wanted to help people, improve their health, make them stronger, and get more people training more often. This is when he decided to go on his own at Revolution Fitness Clubs which then led to meeting Paul and joining Resilient Training Labs. To hear all of the details, click to listen!

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 We are continuing our "Get to Know Your Coaches" series in episode 19. Ryan K talks to Ryan VanNieuwenhuyze about growing up with a personal trainer as a mom, staying active through combat sports and wrestling, and choosing physical therapy as his career path. Ryan Vann had a very early introduction to strength training by having his mom as a great role model and watching her train clients. He was introduced to the physical therapy world after getting injured wrestling and needing surgery and PT. He went on to shadow at physical therapy offices to see if it was something that he would want to do for a career. After 6 years of schooling at Quinnipiac, he started his physical therapy career. Ryan has had a variety of professional experience in different clinics and always knew that he wanted to eventually open his own clinic. He now owns Barbell Physical Therapy and Performance and works with Resilient Training Lab as a strength coach. We love his approach as a physical therapist, his use of the bio-psycho-social model, and how he communicates and educates his clients. Listen to this episode and get to know more about Ryan Van's background and his work today as a physical therapist. 

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This is the first episode in our new series, "Get to Know Your Coaches." Our newest coach, Claire Michalak, kicks this series off in episode 18. Clare is a very new coach in the industry and she takes us through her journey of how she got here. Growing up as an athlete made the transition to powerlifting very easy for her. Although she hasn't been in the sport for long, she can definitely hold her own and has hit some really awesome numbers. She is just getting started so we foresee her hitting some extremely impressive numbers in the future. But before all of that, Clare talks about playing sports as a kid and being a cardio bunny in college. She also has a really interesting past that includes attaining both an English degree and a Graphic Design degree, being a stage manager, and starting a career in marketing. Listen to hear all about how she got involved with lifting and why she decided to make the major career change to being a strength coach. It is a really interesting story that you will want to listen to!

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Today we have Dustin Lebel joining Paul and Ryan on the Resilient Training Lab Podcast. Dustin talks about how he focuses on the big rocks of training for his clients. He helps set them up for success by creating programs that are realistic and achievable. Most people don't have time to spend 2+ hours in the gym 6 times per week so handing them a program that requires those things will end up setting them up for failure. Dustin focuses on having his clients adhere to 3 strength training days, keeping their NEAT up, and focusing on lifestyle factors such as sleep, stress management, and nutrition. And these are all things that he has them work on over a long period of time. To make the most progress for the long term, it is important to start small and slow and build up from there. He explains that having people start with the basics and keeping them on 3 days of strength training per week leads to the most successes. With time, most people end up realizing on their own that they want to do more or that they want to start to build better habits surrounding exercise, sleep, and nutrition. Paul and Ryan also ask Dustin to talk about how things have changed since becoming a father 8 months ago. We think this is an important topic to discuss because it is a big life change; however, it shouldn't be one that derails ones exercise and healthy lifestyle habits. Staying the course and focusing on sticking to the program is important during the journey of new parenthood. This is a great episode for everyone to listen to, but I highly encourage any parents, new parents or parents-to-be to listen to this one. 

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Are you frustrated that you aren’t making progress in the gym? Make sure you listen to episode 16 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast to hear Coach Paul and Coach Ryan talk about some of the reasons that you aren’t seeing progress in the gym. They talk about the pyramid of factors that are key to making progress which goes from consistency at the bottom, next is effort, and at the top is recovery. Without consistency, effort isn't important and recovery isn't needed. Focus on working from the bottom of the pyramid and work your way up. You will most likely find that when you focus on these big 3 factors, you will end up seeing progress in the gym.  They also discuss the importance of following a program rather than just making things up as you go. Too many people workout haphazardly and never see progress. Find yourself a coach that is going to help you train in a way you enjoy as well as create a program that will allow you to progress over time and help you to reach your goals. If you find yourself feeling frustrated over lack of progress, make sure to listen to this episode. You may be able to find where you are falling short and where you can improve in order to progress and reach your goals.

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