This week Tom and Ben are joined by Lucas Hardie of Range of Strength, Canadian coach, former competitive powerlifter, skateboarder, punk bassist, and one of the most thoughtful voices in the movement and flexibility space.

The conversation covers a lot of ground. From why mobility training became so overcomplicated and how to strip it back, to what physical freedom actually means when life gets in the way, to why the best thing you can do when you’re injured is keep moving — just differently.

And somewhere in between all of that, there’s a retro hockey video game where you can give your players steroids.

In this episode:

• Why mobility training became so watered down, and what a minimalist approach actually looks like
• The difference between lacking range of motion and lacking the ability to coordinate movement through range
• Why bubble wrapping clients has held the industry back, and why people just want to train hard
• What physical freedom actually means and why having more options matters most when things go wrong
• Why Lucas moved away from the weekly training schedule, and what a ten day rotation looks like
• The periods where Lucas lost his passion for training and what brought it back each time
• Why the most interesting people in the gym are never the ones whose whole identity is the gym
• There is no finish line, Lucas’s loading screen and the philosophy behind it

Find Lucas:
Instagram: @rangeofstrength
Website: rangeofstrength.ca
YouTube: Range of Strength