Are We Losing The Ability to Learn?

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/]

The Lost Art of Mentorship

On this new episode of The Long & Thick, Daniel and Ronnie discuss mentorship and 5 key factors within it. This is an important episode in particular. Mentorship is a lost art within our current western society. Few people have experienced it and most don't recognize how vital it truly is. The things we dive into on this episode are as follows:  . What is mentorship? . Humans will find mentors unintentionally . Some of our mentors . Personal Mentorship . Professional Mentorship   This episode is brought to you by PersonalTrainerU — PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0 from Jason Colley. Look, as trainers we have all been there. Client’s knees cave in every squat. You cue it. You stretch the hip. You strengthen the glute. It keeps happening. Or a client’s shoulder keeps flaring up no matter how you program around it. And you are doing everything right but something upstream is driving that pattern and you cannot see it. That is exactly what PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0 is built to fix. Jason Colley built this course around one central idea. Your client’s structure and breathing mechanics drive everything downstream. Their hip loading. Their foot mechanics. Their compensation patterns under load. All of it. The system is built around 5 pillar principles: Structure, Relative motion, gait, extra cellular matrix and lastly assessment/programming. . Once you learn how they all integrate as one, you stop guessing and start seeing. Nine modules covering structure, breathing, gait, relative motion, ECM, foot mechanics, shoulder, assessment, and a full programming system you can apply the very next session. This is not a lecture course. Every concept connects directly to exercise selection, cueing, and loading decisions on the gym floor. What makes it different from every other biomechanics course out there is that it gives you one unified framework. Not a collection of isolated tools or strategies but a connected system that explains why your client moves the way they do and exactly what to do about it. Three ways to join. Self-paced at $750. Live cohort at $1,250 with direct access to Jason. Or a payment plan of two payments of $700. And because you listen to The Long and Thick Podcast — use code LONGTHICK15  at checkout for 15% off any option. Link below! Check out PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0.   https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app/   If you happen to watch this episode you'll notice quite the upgrade. Big shout out to the legend in Nashville Zach Chiarizzio for setting us up for success and sharing his talents with us. We appreciate you!

Jason Colley Part II - The Mind and Muscle Behind Personal Trainer U

Jason Colley Returns — And He's Our First Official Sponsor 🎙️ Round two with Jason Colley, and this one is a milestone for the show. We're proud to announce Jason is the first official sponsor of The Long & Thick Podcast, and in this episode we get into the heart and soul of PTU — the philosophy, the mission, and the why behind the program — alongside the story of how this partnership came together. This is a full sit-down interview about both: our new partnership AND the launch of PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0. Jason brings the same no-fluff energy as his first appearance — but this time we go deeper into assessment, programming, and the body as a connected system rather than a collection of parts. Here's the honest pitch: As trainers, we've all been there. Your client's knees cave on every squat. You cue it. You stretch the hip. You strengthen the glute. It keeps happening. Or a shoulder keeps flaring up no matter how you program around it. You're doing everything right — but something upstream is driving the pattern and you can't see it. That's exactly what PTU Biomechanics Course 1.0 is built to fix. Jason built this course around one central idea: your client's structure and breathing mechanics drive everything downstream. Hip loading. Foot mechanics. Compensation patterns under load. All of it. The system is built around 5 pillar principles — Structure, Relative Motion, Gait, Extracellular Matrix, and Assessment/Programming. Once you learn how they integrate as one, you stop guessing and start seeing. What's inside: Nine modules covering structure, breathing, gait, relative motion, ECM, foot mechanics, shoulder, assessment, and a full programming system you can apply the very next session. This is not a lecture course. Every concept connects directly to exercise selection, cueing, and loading decisions on the gym floor. What makes it different from every other biomechanics course out there is that it gives you one unified framework. Not a collection of isolated tools or strategies — a connected system that explains why your client moves the way they do and exactly what to do about it. Three ways to join: * Self-paced study — $750 * Live 9-week cohort with direct access to Jason — $1,250 * Payment plan — 2 payments of $700 🎁 Long & Thick listeners get 15% off any option with code LONGTHICK15 at checkout. Note: PTU is working toward formal accreditation. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of the framework before it becomes the standard. 🔗 Enroll & learn more: https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app [https://ptu-biomechanics.netlify.app/] Follow Jason: @jasoncolleyptu Follow the show: @longandthickpodcast on Instagram Listen everywhere: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Amazon Music | Podbean

Injuries 101 - The Quick Breakdown of What Breaks You Down

Injuries 101 - The Quick Breakdown of What Breaks You Down   On this episode of The Long & Thick Daniel and Ronnie revisit the nature of musculoskeletal injuries split across 5 different categories.    1) Injury types 2) The mental and physical damage 3) Why they happen 4) How to best prevent them 5) What effective rehab and recovery look like   If you are alive, this episode is for you! Chances are you or someone you know has dealt with an injury in one way shape or form. We hope you find value in this weeks episode and would love if you left us a review and shared the episode with someone you think would enjoy!    Love,    L&T