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Training feels too complicated. You don't have enough time. You're tired, busy, and you keep telling yourself you'll get back to it when everything lines up. In this episode of Beast Over Burden, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson talk about why the answer may not be more discipline, more optimization, or a harder program. Sometimes you need to do less. They discuss how unrealistic expectations can…
"I need to get in shape before I start working out." It sounds reasonable, but it gets the process backwards. Training is how you build strength, confidence, work capacity, and the ability to do more. Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson discuss why people feel they need to lose weight, improve their fitness, or look like they belong in the gym before they begin. They also explore the deeper issue behind…
You know training matters. You may even want to train. But work, family, travel, fatigue, and everything else competing for your attention keep pushing it out of the week. In this episode of Beast Over Burden, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson examine one of the most common reasons people stop exercising: "I don't have time." Sometimes life really does make training difficult. But often, being too busy…
After two knee replacements, a hip replacement, and years of chronic pain, Beth is getting strong again at 72. A lifelong athlete, coach, and gym owner, Beth has spent decades swimming, running, competing in triathlons, playing racquetball, coaching others, and finding new ways to stay active. But aging, osteoarthritis, major surgeries, and long periods away from consistent strength training…
What home gym equipment is actually worth buying after the basics? In this Beast Over Burden legacy episode, Niki Sims and Matt Reynolds talk through strength training gear that solves real problems in a home gym, garage gym, or serious training setup. They discuss useful equipment beyond the barbell, rack, bench, plates, belt, and shoes, including monolift attachments, deadlift jacks, adjustable…
Dr. Dan Rossi joins Beast Over Burden to talk about strength training, aging, injury, confidence, and why muscle mass matters beyond the gym. As a hospitalist and internal medicine doctor, Dan sees older patients at some of the hardest points in life. That perspective has changed how he thinks about training. Strength is not just about chasing numbers, looking athletic, or reliving old football…
Training through back pain does not mean forcing your old numbers or pretending nothing hurts. In this Beast Over Burden episode, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson discuss Niki's long process of training through and around back pain. Niki shares how her mindset shifted from trying to get back to heavy barbell lifting as fast as possible to focusing on training consistently, building muscle, and finding…
Strength training after 40 should help you do more than lift weights in the gym. It should help you stay capable, active, and strong for the life you actually want to live. Beau Baggett joins Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson to talk about building strength for backcountry hunting, family life, and long-term health. After years of running marathons and focusing on endurance, Beau realized he had the…
Melissa McGregor's strength training journey began years after suffering a stroke while 10 weeks pregnant. In this Beast Over Burden episode, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson are joined by Barbell Logic coach Joel Rasmussen and client Melissa McGregor to talk about stroke recovery, adaptive strength training, coaching, and rebuilding physical confidence. Melissa shares what it was like to regain the…
Michael Gaudet joins Beast Over Burden to share his remarkable story of powerlifting after a heart attack, living with type 1 diabetes for 50 years, and becoming a world champion at 62. Michael has lived many athletic lives: wrestler, competitive cyclist, sports car racer, mountaineering instructor, and competitive powerlifter. After surviving a 100% LAD "widowmaker" blockage in 2023, he returned…
