The Judd Lienhard Podcast

Gym confidence and smarter training decisions are what separate real strength progress from staying average. In this Q&A episode, Judd Lienhard answers listener questions on how to train with confidence, structure workouts more effectively, and think like an athlete instead of chasing approval or trends.
Judd shares practical coaching insight across training, nutrition, recovery, and mindset — including how to approach unconventional exercises in the gym, how to structure calories for performance and fat loss, what to eat after late-night workouts, and how to train around night shifts.
This episode also covers:
How to build gym confidence without second-guessing your training
Where heavy singles, doubles, and triples fit in strength and hypertrophy programs
Kettlebells vs dumbbells for athletic development
Shoes, foot health, and minimalist vs cushioned footwear
Training differences between men and women
Mobility, joint health, yoga, and Pilates for long-term performance
If you’re tired of guessing in the gym and want a smarter, more sustainable approach to training, you can train with Judd inside his Fitness App — designed for athletes who care about strength, durability, and long-term progress.
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The Judd Lienhard Podcast delivers unfiltered conversations with elite athletes, military leaders, and top coaches, exploring performance, mindset, and resilience. From NFL vets to Special Forces operators, each episode is packed with real-world lessons on training, leadership, and pushing limits.
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Judd Lienhard breaks down how to approach a fitness reset in 2026 without burning out, quitting, or relying on short-term motivation.
Rather than chasing perfect routines or “optimal” methods, Judd explains why lasting change is built on small, repeatable habits that support your goals over time. He shares how discipline is formed, why motivation is unreliable, and how to design your daily routines and environment so progress becomes easier instead of harder.
The conversation also explores where fitness is heading in 2026, including a growing focus on health, recovery, athleticism, and long-term performance — not just aesthetics. Judd offers a grounded perspective on trends like recovery tools, breathing practices, cold exposure, and training for longevity, while pushing back against all-or-nothing thinking.
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Topics include:
Why most fitness resets fail
How habits are built and sustained
Discipline vs motivation
Training for health, longevity, and athleticism
Fitness trends shaping 2026
How to simplify training without losing results
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The Judd Lienhard Podcast delivers unfiltered conversations with elite athletes, military leaders, and top coaches, exploring performance, mindset, and resilience. From NFL vets to Special Forces operators, each episode is packed with real-world lessons on training, leadership, and pushing limits.
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Best Of 2025 (Part 2) is a curated highlight episode of The Judd Lienhard Podcast, featuring some of the most impactful conversations of the year on strength training, athletic performance, longevity, breathwork, leadership, and long-term athletic development.
This episode brings together key moments and ideas from Judd’s conversations with Marcus Capone, Bert Sorin, Matt Johnson, Mark Bell, Jon Heck, Dr. Belisa Vranich, Clifton Harski, and Tim Riley—voices spanning elite training, business, military leadership, breath science, and real-world performance.
Each segment reflects principles that continue to shape how Judd approaches coaching athletes, building durable strength, improving performance, and sustaining an athletic life long after competitive sport.
Thank you to everyone who listened, shared episodes, and supported the show throughout 2025. The growth of The Judd Lienhard Podcast has been entirely community-driven, and that support matters.
Featured Guests in This Episode
Marcus Capone
Bert Sorin
Matt Johnson
Mark Bell
Jon Heck
Dr. Belisa Vranich
Clifton Harski
Tim Riley
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The Judd Lienhard Podcast delivers unfiltered conversations with elite athletes, military leaders, and top coaches, exploring performance, mindset, and resilience. From NFL vets to Special Forces operators, each episode is packed with real-world lessons on training, leadership, and pushing limits.
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This is Best Of 2025 (Part 1) — a look back at some of the conversations and ideas that shaped how I thought about training, performance, and athletic development over the past year.
This episode features selected clips from podcast conversations with Thomas DeLauer, Ben Patrick, John Welbourn, Brad Dunn, Adriell Mayes, Gabby Reece, Dr. Trevor Bachmeyer, and Daniel Back. Each of these discussions explored different angles of performance from strength and resilience to longevity, mindset, and the realities of long-term training.
Thank you to everyone who listened, shared episodes, and supported the podcast throughout 2025. The show's growth has been entirely community-driven, and I don’t take that for granted.
Part 1 focuses on several of the most impactful moments from the year, with more coming in Part 2.
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The Judd Lienhard Podcast delivers unfiltered conversations with elite athletes, military leaders, and top coaches, exploring performance, mindset, and resilience. From NFL vets to Special Forces operators, each episode is packed with real-world lessons on training, leadership, and pushing limits.
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In this rapid-fire Q&A episode, Judd Lienhard shares the best lesson he took from football—a simple framework that applies to lifting, rehab, performance, and life: Patience. Angles. Aggression. Be patient and let the play develop, take the right angle with a smart plan, then finish with relentless execution.
From there, Judd and Mia rip through listener questions on periodization (why consistency beats random exercise hopping), shoulder injuries and training modifications, herniated discs and spine-friendly strategies, stress fractures and maintaining conditioning without impact, and the best ways to improve ankle mobility without wrecking your squat pattern.
They also hit Bulgarian split squat loading (contralateral vs ipsilateral), fueling vs “fasted” training (and why glycogen matters), what actually makes a pre-workout work (hint: hydration + salt + carbs), sprint progressions for adults, hack squats that blow up your back (and the fix), peptides like BPC-157/TB-500, IT band flare-ups, knee-friendly lower body strength for older lifters, and how Judd programs loaded carries for real-world performance.
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Topics covered:
Patience, angles, aggression: Judd’s football-to-life framework
Periodization: why focusing for weeks/months beats random rotation
Shoulder pain: range, force profile, stability demands, grip changes
Herniated discs: compression vs distraction + extension/flexion considerations
Stress fractures/shin pain: keep fitness with non-impact conditioning
Ankle mobility fixes + when to use lifting shoes/heel elevation
Pre-workout fundamentals: salt, hydration, carbs > stimulants
Sprint programming: progressions before full-speed efforts
Hack squat back pain: bracing + rib position + pad contact
Knee arthritis: slow/light full ROM + heavy partials + sled work
Loaded carries: offsets, rack, overhead, cradle/Zercher
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The Judd Lienhard Podcast delivers unfiltered conversations with elite athletes, military leaders, and top coaches, exploring performance, mindset, and resilience. From NFL vets to Special Forces operators, each episode is packed with real-world lessons on training, leadership, and pushing limits.
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