Mondays with Matt
by Barbell Logic
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DUP: The Hardest Program You'll Ever Run
DUP: The Hardest Program You'll Ever Run
About this podcast
Are you trying to get stronger, become a coach, or build a coaching business that actually lasts?
Mondays with Matt is a weekly short-form podcast from Barbell Logic founder Matt Reynolds, delivering practical lessons on strength training, coaching, and business you can apply immediately. Each episode blends real stories, clear takeaways, and simple actions you can take this week to move forward with confidence.
New episodes every Monday.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 164 episodes
- DUP: The Hardest Program You'll Ever Run · 40 minWhat comes after block training? The toughest program on the path. Matt Reynolds breaks down daily undulating periodization (DUP), where you train power, strength and muscle in…
- Block Programming: What Comes After 5/3/1 · 35 minWhen your lifts stall on 5/3/1, the next step is block programming. Matt Reynolds explains how one three-week block grows into a 9–16 week program built on three phases…
- Intermediate Strength Program: What to Run Next · 37 minDid your beginner program stop working? Good news: you don't need a brand new program. You need the next small change. In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds walks…
- 12 Rules to Go From Dad Bod to Superhero | My Coaching Philosophy for Men Over 40 · 24 minMatt Reynolds has spent nearly 30 years and more than 30,000 hours coaching people to get stronger. But today, his definition of successful coaching goes far beyond adding weight…
- The Best Weight Loss Tech: What's Actually Worth Your Money? · 40 minWhat weight loss technology is actually worth buying — and what's just expensive noise? Matt Reynolds walks through the fitness, nutrition, health, and recovery tech he…
- How to Train for Weight Loss Without Losing Strength · 38 minIf weight loss is your main goal, should you lift lighter weights, do more reps, or spend more time doing cardio? Not necessarily. In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt…
- How to Warm Up Properly for Strength Training · 28 minMost lifters either overcomplicate their warm-up or barely warm up at all. In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds explains how to warm up properly for strength…
- What to Do When Your Beginner Strength Program Stops Working · 36 minWhat should you do when your beginner strength program stops working? When linear progression stalls, the answer usually isn't to throw out your entire program and jump into…
- Can You Keep Lifting With Back Pain? · 31 minBack pain makes a lot of people stop lifting altogether. Matt Reynolds argues that, in many cases, that is exactly the wrong response. Your back is not a fragile mechanical…
- The Best Coaches Never Graduate · 36 minThe best coaches never stop being students. In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds explains why years of experience don't necessarily equal years of growth—and why…
- AI Killed Workout PRogramming: Here's What Coaches Must Do Now · 35 minAI can write a surprisingly good workout program in seconds. If your value as a fitness coach is simply choosing exercises, sets, reps, and progressions, that part of the job is…
- Strength Training Over: What Changes and What Doesn't · 35 minGetting older doesn't mean you need to stop training hard. In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds explains what really changes with strength training after 40—and…
- The Cost of Waiting to Lose Weight · 21 minMost people calculate the cost of losing weight: the time, money, effort, and habits they may need to give up. Far fewer consider the cost of waiting. Matt shares the personal…
- How to Become a Strong Man: Strength, Virtue & Self-Mastery with Mike Pantile · 36 minHow do you become a strong man in the fullest sense? Physical strength matters, but a bigger squat or heavier deadlift does not automatically make a man virtuous, disciplined, or…
- How to Choose the Right Lifting Belt with Blake Wilson · 38 minShould you wear a lifting belt—and how do you choose the right one? Matt Reynolds is joined by Blake Wilson, founder and CEO of Dominion Strength Training, to explain what a…
- Stop Chasing Sweat and Soreness: How to Measure Workout Progress · 29 minA hard workout can leave you drenched in sweat, painfully sore, and completely exhausted. But none of those sensations prove that your training is actually working. Matt Reynolds…
- Benefits of Strength Training: Why Strength is the Foundation of Health · 34 minStrength training is one of the best investments you can make in your long-term health, confidence, resilience, and physical independence. Matt Reynolds explains why strength is…
- How to Fire a Client: Red Flags Every Coach Needs to Know · 30 minNot every client is a good client. Some clients drain your time, energy, attention, and patience. They ignore boundaries, resist coaching, create constant drama, fail to…
- Why You Keep Starting Over in the Gym (And How to Stop) · 27 minEver feel like you're trapped in a fitness time loop? You train hard for a few weeks, start seeing great progress, and then life happens. A chaotic week at work, an unexpected…
- Strength Training for Busy Dads: Build Muscle When You're Short on Time · 30 minNeed a busy dad workout plan that actually fits your life? In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds explains how dads can get stronger, build muscle, and stay…
