2948: The Type of Exercise That Will Get You Past Sticking Points & Why This Beats Every Other Form of Exercise
Sep 18, 2026
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In this episode the guys break down why everyone should be using isometrics — covering the three types (yielding, overcoming and intra-rep), why they lower blood pressure better than any other form of exercise including medication, how they build strength specifically at the angle you train, how they reduce pain by up to 45% after just one rep, and why tendons strengthen faster with isometrics than traditional lifting. They also get into Adam’s Caldera Lab pre-podcast skincare routine and why Sal noticed his skin on the big screen TV, the games kids used to play that are now banned from schools (butts up, Red Rover, baby britches), the Functional Patterns versus Layne Norton beef and why attacking other people in the fitness space is a losing brand strategy, the science of gratitude and how daily practice literally reshapes the structure of your brain, why a cortisol spike from exercise suppresses your next cortisol response making you more resilient all day, Justin showing up to look at a building covered in rock dust after moving four tons of stone alone, liposomal delivery technology and why it matters for creatine, curcumin and glutathione, and Adam’s hibachi chef birthday party that took a very unexpected turn. Then they answer questions from Instagram on injury prevention for runners, how to avoid overeating while building muscle, protein for strength without size, and training around plantar fasciitis and a knee replacement.
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0:00 – Intro
2:20 – Why everyone should use isometrics — and why they have been forgotten
5:12 – The three types of isometrics: yielding, overcoming and intra-rep
11:17 – Benefit 1: Isometrics lower blood pressure better than any other form of training
13:44 – Benefit 2: Strength at the specific angle — how to blast through sticking points
18:10 – Benefit 3: Pain reduction — 45% reduction after just one rep for tendon pain
19:23 – Benefit 4: Tendon strength builds faster with isometrics than traditional lifting
22:47 – Adam’s Caldera Lab pre-podcast routine and what Sal noticed on the big screen TV
26:38 – Games kids used to play that are now banned — butts up, Red Rover and baby britches
30:10 – Functional Patterns vs. Lane Norton beef and why attacking people in fitness is a bad brand strategy
35:15 – The neuroscience of gratitude — how daily practice physically reshapes your brain
46:01 – Exercise cortisol spike suppresses your next stress response — why working out makes you more resilient all day
47:54 – Justin moving four tons of rock alone and the soreness that followed
53:20 – Liposomal technology deep dive — why it matters for creatine, curcumin and glutathione
55:59 – Adam’s hibachi birthday party that took a very unexpected turn
1:03:18 – Q&A: Best exercises to prevent injury for runners
1:06:08 – Q&A: How to avoid overeating while trying to build muscle
1:08:15 – Q&A: Does a man who wants strength but not size need one gram of protein per pound?
1:10:44 – Q&A: Training around plantar fasciitis and a knee replacement — unilateral or full body?
