After a successful RTL Invitational Powerlifting Meet this past weekend, Paul and Ryan explain why the process of building a bigger total doesn't always look like powerlifting. In this episode you'll learn more about what leads to PRs and why your post-meet training block likely doesn't look how you would expect. @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient @resilienttraininglab www.resilienttraininglab.com
We promise this is the last majoring in the minors episode for a while. This episode is all about major factors that coaches should focus on to have the most impact on their clients, while also addressing the minor things that trip some coaches up. Reminder that for the month of November, RTL has a 500m row challenge that is open for all to participate in! Set your rower to a distance of 500m, row it as fast as you can, and take a screenshot of your time+tag us in an IG story to enter! @paul_res...
This week Paul and Ryan cover hypertrophy (and strength, too!) in the RTL podcast. They focus on why you should build muscle mass, how strength contributes to muscle gain, and common majors and minors that either help or hurt your quest for gains. @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient @resilienttraininglab www.resilienttraininglab.com
This week Paul and Ryan continue with the "Majoring In the Minors" series to highlight the majors and minors of fat loss. By the end of the episode you should have a solid understanding of what's worth the effort to help drive fat loss, and what to steer clear of that won't help your progress. @Paul_resilient @Ryan_resilient @resilienttraininglab www.resilienttraininglab.com
Paul and Ryan tackle the majors and minors of nutrition during this week's podcast. They go over what is worth focusing on, and what you can ignore until you're a more advanced athlete. @resilienttraininglab @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient www.resilienttraininglab.com
This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Steph Allen, Physical Therapist at Boston PT Wellness and co-founder of The LevelUp Initiative. Topics in this episode range from getting more girls involved with strength training at an early age, how strength training influences the career trajectory of an athlete, and the relationship between strength & conditioning/pain & rehab. @resilienttraininglab @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient @stephallen.dpt @thelevelupinitiative www.resilienttrainingla...
This week Paul and Ryan break down the major factors that play a role in your success at the gym. While there are a ton of minor details that can impact your training, none of them are as impactful without the majors locked down. What was originally supposed to be a 2-part episode became a 1-part episode, because true to form Paul and Ryan got carried away making sure they covered everything you need to know to get your gym progress rolling again. An upcoming episode will cover the majors and mi...
This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Andy Triana. Andy is a strength coach, supplement company owner, and competitive strongman. Lately at RTL we've been talking about how much energy and effort should you bring to each training session, and Andy offers some valuable insight on the topic. They cover why having the right training partner(s) around you can be a benefit, how to deliver a rocketship to save lives, and measuring progress by more than just the weight on the bar. @resilienttraininglab...
This week Paul and Ryan talk with field-hockey star Mike Bouranis AKA Stoked Brogi of Stoked Athletics. They chatted about everything from skateboarding and Myspace to Pokemon and partying in your early 20's. The episode ends with a deal you don't want to miss out on, so be sure to hit up Mike @thestokedbrogi to take advantage of his offer. @resilienttraininglab @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient @thestokedbrogi @stokedathletics www.resilienttraininglab.com...
This week Paul and Ryan are joined by Dr. Zak Gabor to discuss the similarities between the strength training and rehab worlds. Zak co-founded the Level Up Initiative, an organization that provides continuing education for clinicians. RTL's own Dr. Eric Lagoy gets a shoutout for his upcoming talk on low back pain at the Clinical Athlete and Level Up's CALu Summit from 9/18/2020-9/20/2020. @thelevelupinitiative @zakgabor.dpt @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient @resilienttraininglab www.resilienttrain...
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. Leave us a 5 star rating and written review on iTunes! Instagram @resilienttraininglab @paul_...
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...
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. Instagram @whereyoufit_ @resilienttraininglab @paul_resilient @ryan_resilient Facebook Resilient Training Lab Website www.resilienttraininglab.com...
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. Takin...
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 ...
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 settin...
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...
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 ...
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, ke...
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 ...
Paul, Ryan, and Eric are back with part 2 of the Efficiency vs Effectiveness episode. In episode 15, they continue their discussion on why it is important to always be learning, challenge your own beliefs, and try to be less wrong every day. It is easy to confirm your own beliefs and biases, but it is our epistemological responsibility to actively seek resources that disprove or update our beliefs. They also talk about being a strength coach or health profession for the right reasons versus just...
We have physical therapist and fellow RTL coach, Eric Lagoy, back on the podcast for episode 14. This is part one of a two part episode about efficacy versus effectiveness. It is our responsibility as health professionals and coaches to ensure that we are doing our best to utilize practices that are efficacious and effective. Paul, Ryan, and Eric discuss that people come to fitness or health professionals for their knowledge and help; therefore, as professionals, we need to do our very best to a...
We have a little something different for you all this week! On episode 13, Paul and Ryan talk about some commonly asked questions and topics. They cover a wide range of topics including warming up, social support's impact on outcomes, training vs. working out, and reasons that you aren't seeing progress. They cover much much more in this episode so give it a listen for a quick health and strength and conditioning lesson. They also utilized a timer so they wouldn't spend too much time on an indiv...
This week we have Amanda LaCroix on the podcast to talk about women in the fitness industry. Amanda graduated from Springfield College in 2016 with an Exercise Science degree and is Kettlebell Certified and Girls Gone Strong Pre- and Post-Natal Certified. Amanda works behind the scenes at Resilient Training Lab. She handles everything with the newsletter, blog, podcast, and billing. If you ever have a question about anything at RTL, you can contact her. In this episode, she talks with Paul and R...
Dr. Mike Velasquez is our guest on Episode 11 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. Mike received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Connecticut and is a physical therapist at Gaylord Hospital. This episode covers his education in physical therapy school as well as the ways he continues to focus on continuing his education by staying up-to-date on research, shadowing other clinicians, and taking online courses. Mike goes into how he decided to go to school for physical thera...
On episode 10 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast, we have Eric Sokolowski joining Coach Paul and Coach Ryan for a conversation all about technique. Dr. Eric Sokolowski has a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Hartford, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, is an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford where he teach Advanced Exercise Prescription for the Physical Therapist, and is a powerlifter. This episode covers everything you want and need to know ...
Kiefer Lammi, owner of Stronger by Design, is our guest for Episode 9 of The Resilient Training Lab Podcast. Paul, Ryan K, and Kiefer discuss how they approach working with new clients and how they look at the client in front of them. They continue the conversation with talking about how scary and intimidating starting to lift weights for the first time can be, and how it is important to find a coach who goes out of their way to communicate well with them about their goals and expectations, focu...
Episode 8 features the newest Resilient Training Lab coach, Ryan VanNieuwenhuyze. Ryan V is a physical therapist and strength coach and is owner of Barbell Rehab and Performance. Paul and Ryan K talk with Ryan V about the similarities in the principles of physical therapy and strength and conditioning. Strength coaches and physical therapists have a similar job of getting clients stronger, properly programming for clients by regressing, progressing, and lateralizing exercises, and managing stres...
Tony Montgomery of Team Phoenix Performance joins Coach Paul and Coach Ryan for a conversation about all things nutrition. Tony is a strength and nutrition coach out of Portland, Oregon. He has an Exercise Science degree from Florida Atlantic University and is a Marina Corps Vet, Elite FTS sponsored athlete, and owner of the gym, Strength Union, Team Phoenix Performance, and Subject Zero Supplements. In this episode, Tony talks about creating a sustainable diet and lifestyle in order to see the ...
Episode 6 is all about...you guessed it...the coronavirus! Paul and Ryan talk about your mindset during this time and how we should focus on doing what is practical versus optimal, minimize catastrophizing, and celebrate small wins. They also discuss the importance of maintaining a schedule during this chaotic time and aiming to keep our NEAT up. They also go into how although most of us are left with minimal or no equipment right now, we can still make progress and minimize losses in strength. ...
