RX'D Radio

E664: Know Enough to Care Again

Shallow and Jiunta get into why certainty is usually a sales tactic, why being good at coaching and being good at social media are unrelated skills, and why the flood of

E663: Building Better Online Coaching Systems with James Macintosh

Shallow and Mac break down adaptive programming, pattern recognition, client independence, and how to spot recurring problems in your coaching business. Mac also shares h

E662: Why Squats and Deadlifts Aren't Beginner Exercises

Shallow and Jiunta discuss how to progress new lifters from simpler movements into squatting and hinging, why the hinge can be more difficult to teach, and how micro-prog

E661: How to Train Your Lats: Exercise Selection, Positioning & Integration

Shallow and Jiunta break down their top lat exercises and use them to explore the bigger principles behind effective back training. PSL1 Registration Is Live! Sign Up N

E660: The Practice of Communication

Shallow & Jiunta explore how years of podcasting, teaching, presenting, and working directly with clients has shaped the way they think, communicate and solve problems. 

E659: How Coaches Should Actually Use AI

Shallow and Jiunta break down how AI is changing coaching and why many coaches are automating the exact parts of the job clients actually value. AI should make a coach mo

E658: The Athlete Identity Crisis

Shallow and Jiunta discuss how their relationships with training have changed since stepping away from competitive strength sports. They explore the mental bandwidth requ

E657: Grip 101: You're Holding the Weight Wrong

Shallow and Jiunta break down how your grip affects far more than your ability to hold onto a weight. They cover hand pressure, shoulder rotation, exercise execution, lif

E656: The Truth About Split Stance Training

Shallow and Jiunta break down why split stance movements are not the same as unilateral training. They cover B-stance RDLs, Bulgarian split squats, exercise selection, lo

E655: Can You Actually Coach Rehab Online? | Jiunta Q&A

Jiunta answers listener questions on assessment, rehab and finding the right entry point for training. He covers movement restrictions, athlete training, online rehab, lo

E654: Why Nobody Trains the Spine Anymore

Shallow and Jiunta break down why spine training has disappeared from modern programming, and why it still matters for building the capacity, control and structure needed

E653: The Missing Progression After Injury

Shallow and Jiunta break down what most rehab progressions get wrong. They cover ankle injuries, ACL tears, plyometrics, return to play and more. Join the PSL1 Waitlist

E652: Strength and Cognitive Conditioning With Dominik Kodras

Shallow sits down with strength coach Dominik Kodras to discuss the unique demands of training professional hockey players, the evolution of his coaching career in the Cz

E651: Your Shoulder Pain Isn't a Delt Problem

Shallow and Jiunta break down why shoulder pain is rarely just a "shoulder" problem. They dig into the difference between training delts and training the shoulder as an i

E650: Programming Is Not Coaching: The Problem With Online Training

From online coaching to real-world client constraints, Shallow and Jiunta break down why the best coaches aren't just building better programs, they're making better deci

E649: The Pull-Up Blueprint: Core, Scapula and Strength Progressions That Work

In this episode, Jiunta breaks down the biomechanics of better pull-ups, why assisted pull-up machines are often overrated, and how to organize a program for someone work

E648: The Truth About Caffeine, Protein and Performance Nutrition With Phil Smith

Jiunta is joined by Phil Smith for a deep dive into the gap between nutrition research and real-world coaching. The guys break down caffeine timing, nicotine use, pre-wor

E647: What Actually Helps You Sleep Better

In this episode Shallow and Jiunta break down what actually drives better sleep and recovery. They talk about stress, training, daily habits, nervous system load, routine

E646: The Fitness Industry Has An Attention Problem

Shallow and Jiunta dig into the culture of reaction content in the fitness industry and why so many coaches waste time fighting nonsense instead of building something use

E645: Get Out Of Your Own Way With Stu Locke

Shallow is joined by Stu Locke to discuss the evolution of online coaching, the psychology behind why clients self-sabotage, and what it actually takes to build a sustain