Are We Losing The Ability to Learn?

You Don't Need a "Travel Protocol" - You Need This

You Don't Need a "Travel Protocol" - You Need This How to travel and not completely disregard your program and goals. We had a real conversation about one of the most underrated challenges in fitness. What do you do when your routine doesn't travel with you? Not from a perfectionist standpoint, and not with the answer being "just give up until you get home." There's a middle ground that a lot of people fail to find because nobody talks about it without dressing it up in unnecessary complexity. In this episode, Ronnie and Daniel break down diet and movement maintenance while traveling in a way that applies whether you're a competitive prep athlete managing macros on the road or just a regular person trying not to completely derail a month of work over a long weekend. We talk about how your food strategy should actually shift based on where you are — eating options at a beach resort look completely different from a road trip through the midwest, and treating them the same is how people end up frustrated. We get into gym access, and more importantly, what happens when you don't have it. We call back to a previous episode where we ranked different tiers of gyms — because the hotel fitness center conversation had to happen — and we dig into bodyweight training as a legitimate tool rather than a fallback. There's a real difference between going through the motions with push-ups and actually challenging yourself with scaled, progressive bodyweight work, and we get specific about what that looks like. We also tackle the cardio versus weight training split from a travel lens. Cardio on the road is straightforward — the world is a treadmill if you want it to be. Maintaining progressive overload without access to equipment is a different problem entirely, and we talk through the actual maintenance mindset that keeps you from losing meaningful ground while you're away. This one's practical, it's honest, and no biohacking required. This episode is brought to you by Personal Trainer U — PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0, created and taught by Jason Colley. If you're a fitness professional who's ever felt like your education left gaps — in how you assess movement, how you understand load, how you actually connect what you're seeing to what you're programming — this is the course built to close them. Jason's framework covers structure, relative motion, gait, foot mechanics, extracellular matrix, shoulder mechanics, assessment, and a full programming system that ties it all together into something you can use the next day. Available self-paced at $750, as a live 9-week cohort with direct access to Jason at $1,250, or on a payment plan at two payments of $700. Long & Thick listeners save 15% on any option with code LONGTHICK15 at checkout. Enroll and learn more at https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app [https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app] Follow us on Instagram at @longandthickpod and find us on Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Amazon Music, and Podbean.

5 Tips to Defeating Your Training Plateaus - Episode Six Seven

5 Tips to Defeating Your Training Plateaus Episode 67. We're officially washed. The Uncs are still here though, still recording late into the night because that's just what we do. This week we're breaking down five ways to beat a training plateau — whether you've stalled on your lifts, your cardio, or both. And the honest truth is most of these points keep circling back to one thing: you can't manage what you don't measure. If you're not tracking, you're guessing. And guessing is how people spend years spinning their wheels wondering why nothing's moving. We get into: * Managing intensity relative to your actual goal — not just how hard it feels, but how hard you're actually pushing * Matching recovery to your effort — and why more days in the gym isn't always the answer * Why being data-driven isn't optional if you want to stop plateauing * Fueling your body relative to where you're trying to go * The outside stuff that drains your battery — work, relationships, life in general — and why ignoring it will catch up with you We also dropped some news — big production-level interviews are coming. We can't give you dates yet but trust us, we're locked in. If you know someone we should be talking to, send that rec our way. And if you know somebody that can help us with a rebrand on the logo front, DM us or text one of us directly. Seriously. One last thing — shoutout to our sponsor, PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0 from Jason Colley at Personal Trainer U. If you work with clients whose movement keeps breaking down no matter what you try, this course is the framework you've been missing. Nine modules built around the human skeleton, covering how structure drives hip mechanics, foot position, compensation patterns, overhead range — all of it connected. Use code LONGTHICK15 for 15% off at checkout. Link in the show notes. Thanks for riding with us. We love y'all. See you next week.

We Played The Best Version of Would You Rather

We Played The Best Version of Would You Rather!   On this episode of The Long & Thick Podcast Daniel and Ronnie sit down and health is on the afterburner. We focus on pure entertainment via the classic game "Would You Rather". Only thing is this version is different.    In this version the person is encouraged to ask several questions about the options they are presented with. To keep it fun and interesting the person who asked the question can respond however they like to make the choice more difficult, easy, fun, etc.    We hope this episode gets you through your zone 2 cardio sessions or upcoming travel. More importantly, what questions would you have asked? We want your most difficult questions and if they're worth the squeeze we will run it back and ask them to one another and shout you out for the question!    Don't forget our incredible sponsor Jason Colley and PTU (Personal Trainer U)   PTU provides a structural lens through which trainers, coaches, and movement professionals can understand movement, biomechanics, assessment, and programming.   See movement differently. Coach with intent. Help more clients.    Use Code: longthick15 for 15% off!  https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app/ [https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app/]   Love,    L&T

Are We Losing The Ability to Learn?

Are We Losing the Ability to Learn? There's a question we keep dancing around in a world built on instant access and instant convenience: are we actually getting smarter, or are we just getting better at looking things up? In this episode, we explore one of the most uncomfortable realities we are currently facing. Are the tools designed to make us more capable slowly eroding the cognitive muscles that made us capable in the first place? We break down how convenience and on-demand information have begun to reduce our tolerance for mental friction. The discomfort that is often the birthplace of real thinking, real problem-solving, and real learning. We talk about boredom and how we need to embrace it. The idle mind is where creativity and insight live, and we are actively avoiding it. We also get into the Dunning-Kruger effect. When people have surface-level access to information without the depth that builds genuine understanding, overconfidence grabs you by the throat. We discuss why we think it's driving real division between people who think they know and people who actually do. (hello grifters) And because we're not in the business of just pointing at problems, we close out with what you can actually do about it. We chat through how to set healthy limits with your tech use, why picking up a physical book or writing something by hand still matters in 2026, and how learning to sit with not knowing and not immediately reaching for your phone or an AI is an exercise that your brain needs. We hope you enjoy!   This episode is brought to you by Personal Trainer U — PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0. If you're a personal trainer who's hit the ceiling on what your certification taught you, PTU is built for exactly that gap. Jason Colley's Biomechanics Course 1.0 gives you a unified framework — structure, gait, relative motion, ECM, and assessment — that connects everything happening in your client's body into one system you can actually apply on the gym floor. Use code LONGTHICK15 for 15% off any enrollment option. Enroll here: https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app [https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app]   Love always,    L&T

Coffee, Tattoos, Photo Albums and What?

On this episode of The Long & Thick...   Daniel and Ronnie share some life updates and fit in plenty of good laughs. We chat about everything the title suggests (coffee, tattoos, travel, photo albums, PTU sponsorship, and more!)    If you find yourself needing to be entertained with your eyes while listening to us check out the YouTube channel and be sure to leave us a comment, subscribe, etc.   Today’s sponsor is PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0 from Jason Colley at PersonalTrainerU.   If you have a client whose movement keeps breaking down no matter what you try  this course is going to change how you see that problem. Jason teaches personal trainers a complete system built around the human skeleton and the shape of your client’s structure. How this one variable drives their hip mechanics, foot position, compensation patterns, and overhead range. One framework. Everything connects. Nine modules. Full assessment and programming system. Built for trainers who want to stop guessing and start understanding what is actually happening in their client’s body. Use code LONGTHICK15 at checkout for 15% off - https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app/ [https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app/]