• 00:00 — Networking, Arrogance, and the "Sack of Shit" Year

• 21:53 — Performance Therapy: Table to Track Origins

• 50:11 — The Injury Hierarchy and the Crisis of Specialization

• 01:02:38 — Return to Play: Landmarks over Timelines

• 01:05:37 — Data Rich, Decision Poor: Mastering Force Plates

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Stu Locke joins the show to call out the technical incompetence and sheer laziness currently plaguing the powerlifting community . We discuss the viability of intra-session gummy eating contrasted with the need for a strong aerobic base and high work capacity to thrive in any sport . We revisit the industrial-strength bulking protocols of college football—saturating the system with thousands of calories of bagels and mall Chinese food—and why surviving the Oklahoma Drill remains the only real litmus test for whether a client has the mental calluses to succeed . Stu breaks down why no "secret program" will ever fix your shitty form or lack of effort , why AI is a multiplicative tool for your brain rather than a replacement for it , and explains how the universal Training is Training hierarchy applies to any session that isn't just performative nonsense .

03:47 – Filtering old-school S&C through a modern rehab lens.

09:17 – The math of muscle glycogen: Why you don't need gummies to bench .

11:57 – Why the length of a workout is usually determined by laziness.

18:39 – The "bagel and mall Chinese food" protocol for gaining 30lbs .

23:37 – Why the Oklahoma Drill is the ultimate success litmus test.

25:15 – How AI is actually improving the bottom tier of powerlifting programming .

32:08 – Why aerobic capacity is the foundation for chronic workload recovery .

40:04 – Why Stu eliminated the deadlift to get his speed back .

46:36 – Training is Training: The universal session template .

48:19 – Why powerlifters hunt for "secret programs" to hide bad technique .

51:47 – Managing posterior chain fatigue and the interference effect .

1:02:30 – The psychology of gruesome injuries and accepting your circumstances .

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Angus Bradley joins the show to tear down the trend of performative functional training and the S&C "vibes" that often replace actual results. We pull back the curtain on professional sports to reveal why the industry's elite level is often built more on networking and social skills than technical competence. Angus explains why young coaches should embrace the commercial gym environment to build a necessary body count of coaching reps and why the most valuable assessment is the one you perform the moment a client walks into the room. Finally, we dive into why the search for an optimal exercise is a trap and why research is best used to find a bandwidth of good enough for individualization.

00:00 – Production Value vs. Having a Message

14:30 – Functional Training or Decorative Bullshit?

20:41 – The "Heartbreaking Reality" of Pro Sports

33:28 – Why Reps with Gen-Pop Matter for Coaching Athletes

40:13 – The Assessment Started When You Walked In

1:09:00 – Why Science Gives a "Bandwidth of Good Enough"

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