The Progressive Resistance Podcast

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The mission of The PR (Progressive Resistance) Podcast is to help and inspire others. The ideas and principles discussed will benefit both myself as the host and those who listen by providing the potential for personal growth. We are all in this together, so let’s build and grow together.

  1. 2d ago

    The Dream That Ended Her Drinking | PRP #028

    Host Luke Krubeck sits down with Cody native, marathon runner, school board trustee, and third-generation fence company operator Cathy Roes on episode 28 for an honest, open-book conversation recorded the week before her nine-year sobriety anniversary. From giving up a full-ride scholarship for an older boyfriend and surviving an abusive relationship in Florida to 11 years without going 24 hours sober, Cathy shares how losing her mom, and a message from her father about the dreams he’d been having, led to the night she took her last drink. Since then she’s built a life on radical honesty, community service, and keeping her word “because I said I would.”  Luke and Cathy explore what addiction really looks like after the drinking stops, the loneliness of early sobriety, honesty without being cruel to yourself, and how strength training helped her cut an hour off her marathon time. They also dig into a life of service (running Midwest Fence, earning respect in a male-dominated trade, eight years on the Cody school board) and the thread that ties it all together: being intentional with the people you love. If you’ve ever struggled to quit something that isn’t serving you, felt isolated while trying to change, or wondered whether it’s too late to become who you want to be, this episode connects the dots. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points:  0:00 - Cold Open: How losing her mom taught Cathy there’s no do-over with the people you love.  0:35 - Intro & Housekeeping: Episode 28, album plug, and welcoming Cathy on a same-day invite.  2:32 - Turning 40 & Childhood Dreams: Aging as a privilege, broadcast journalism, a full-ride scholarship given up for a boyfriend, and why her goal now is simply to be a good human.  10:15 - Cody Roots & Leaving Home: Born at West Park Hospital, an abusive relationship in Palm Beach Gardens, two stints in Florida, and coming home after the 2008 crash.  14:17 - Life Now: Nearly nine years sober, a healthy relationship, marathons, and eight years as a school board trustee.  16:00 - Strength Training for Runners: Cutting an hour off her marathon time, waking up the posterior chain, and recovering well enough to sightsee after Berlin.  23:52 - Remembering Her Mom: A trip to Paris at 16, a love of travel and people, and spreading her ashes in Italy this Christmas.  27:53 - The Last Drink: Her dad’s 70th birthday party and the dreams that finally made him speak up.  31:44 - Misconceptions About Addiction: Why it doesn’t have to be crippling to warrant change, replacement habits, and choosing sobriety every day.  37:57 - Staying in the Middle of the Pack: Relapse after 30 years, why she still calls herself an alcoholic, and taking it one day at a time.  45:19 - Relearning How to Live: Eleven years without 24 hours sober, an appendectomy on her 30th birthday, and rewiring everyday habits.  48:24 - The Loneliness of Sobriety: Losing every adult relationship, building new ones on purpose, and the six-month turning point.  52:31 - Radical Honesty: Dropping the victim mindset, honesty without cruelty, and Luke’s third-person affirmation exercise.  1:01:27 - Midwest Fence: A third-generation business founded in St. Louis in 1942 and earning credibility as a woman on the crew.  1:05:01 - Women in Business: The “disadvantaged business” label, why she rejects it, and why reputation is always earned.  1:13:33 - Because I Said I Would: Keeping commitments, chasing the World Marathon Majors, and modeling follow-through at home.  1:21:41 - Serving Your Community: Why she joined the school board, bridging a divisive debate over armed staff, and classrooms-to-careers.  1:26:54 - Testing & Local Control: WY-TOPP scores, the standardized testing divide, and how Wyoming funds its schools.  1:32:37 - Write Your Own Eulogy: Luke’s reverse-engineering exercise and what Cathy hopes to leave behind.  1:36:44 - Gratitude & Closing: Service above self, recognizing how good you have it, and Luke’s “geometry of life.”  🔗 Connect with the Podcast:  Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/  The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/  Luke’s Album “Grounded and Center”: Available on all streaming platforms.

  2. Sep 30

    Farm Kid → Marine → Cop → Entrepreneur: How He Kept Reinventing His Life | PRP #027

    Host Luke Krubeck sits down with Marine combat veteran, biologist, former police officer, and business builder Patrick Garrity on episode 27 for a raw, wide-ranging conversation recorded on the anniversary of 9/11. From raising 500 hogs as a nine-year-old on an Ohio farm and flunking out of college to finding himself on the yellow footprints at Parris Island, Patrick shares how the Marine Corps broke him down, built him back up, and awakened a "why can't I do it?" mindset that has carried him through every career since. Luke and Patrick explore combat in Iraq, the lasting grip of sensory triggers, walking away from alcohol, and honoring the fallen by living fully. They also dig into a string of reinventions (diver, fisheries biologist, construction foreman, jailer, patrol officer, entrepreneur) and the thread that ties them all together: relationships. If you've ever felt stuck, doubted your ability to start over, or wondered how faith anchors a life of constant change, this episode connects the dots. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points: 0:00 - Cold Open: A grandfather's WWII rosary and surviving IED blasts in Iraq. 0:30 - Intro & Housekeeping: Episode context, album plug, and welcoming Patrick. 5:44 - Farm Kid Roots: Growing up with seven siblings on a northeastern Ohio hog farm and learning responsibility early. 14:15 - Lost & Searching: Struggling in school, failing out of college, and the late-night moment that pointed him to the Marine Corps. 20:30 - Becoming a Marine: Living with his recruiter, surviving Parris Island, and learning there's nothing you can't do. 35:21 - Leadership Forged in the Field: Making squad leader in under a year and the mentor who saw more in him than he did. 38:00 - 9/11, Deployment & the Road to Iraq: Waiting for war, writing letters home, and a wrong turn into hostile territory. 50:01 - Fallujah & Combat Realities: Hearts and minds, General Mattis, and staying in the fight for the Marine next to you. 54:05 - Smell, Memory & Triggers: How diesel, heat, and fireworks still bring him back, and his "compound interest" theory. 58:22 - Walking Away from Alcohol: Survivor's guilt, losing a close friend, and realizing drinking wasn't serving him. 1:06:14 - Honoring 9/11: Remembering the fallen, gratitude for this country, and why the best tribute is living your life now. 1:14:10 - Dream It, Plan It, Work It: Beating procrastination and the lie that there's a perfect time to start. 1:17:04 - Reinvention After Service: Bouncing at Ohio State, commercial diving, a biology degree, and running crews in Texas. 1:26:56 - Wyoming Bound: Game and Fish, guiding, moving to Cody, and meeting his wife on day one. 1:35:42 - Life in Law Enforcement: Why every officer should start in the jail and what the badge taught him about people. 1:45:57 - Everything Is Relational: Why every job is sales, the art of cold calling, and treating relationships as assets. 2:01:00 - God Is Everything: Faith first, stewardship over ownership, and Luke's "geometry of life." 2:09:08 - What Patrick Does Now: Helping people build businesses and the teaser for a part two. 🔗 Connect with the Podcast: Patrick Garrity: [add link] Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/ The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/ Luke's Album "Grounded and Center": Available on all streaming platforms.

  3. Sep 1

    The Handshake Deal Sealed With Mayonnaise | PRP #026

    Host Luke Krubeck sits down with entrepreneur, Air Force veteran, powerlifter, and master welder Chancellor Perry on episode 26 for a conversation on building something from nothing, training with intent, and the culture you create when you own the room. From growing up in Sheridan, Wyoming to a career shift that ran through military medicine, physical therapy, and chiropractic before landing on coaching, Chancellor shares how a handshake deal — sealed with mayonnaise — turned into Forge Physio and Performance. Luke and Chancellor get into why a one-car garage gym in the middle of a pandemic meant welding your own equipment, how sandblasting a historic ironworks building became a 3,000 square foot facility, and why the case for the deadlift over the squat is stronger than most football programs are willing to admit. If you've ever wondered how to build a gym that stays hard without being exclusionary, or what it actually takes to keep a business and your own well-being upright at the same time, this one connects the dots. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points: 0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping: Episode context, album plugs, and setting the stage. 5:16 - Meet Chancellor Perry: Entrepreneur, Air Force veteran, powerlifter, master welder — and an ongoing battle with male pattern baldness. 7:20 - Army Plans, Air Force Reality: Sheridan football, how appearance rerouted the enlistment, training in Texas, and a first duty station in New Jersey. Plus the winding path from PT to chiropractic to coaching. 20:47 - The Mayonnaise Handshake: Meeting Mike Alzheimer, starting a gym mid-pandemic, and welding your own equipment when nothing's in stock. 36:37 - Sandblasting Sheridan Ironworks: Remodeling a historic brick building, opening May 4th, and growing to four trainers and four physical therapists. 47:34 - Variety Over Dogma: Changing the stimulus, conjugate methods, why you can't get strong in a deficit, and learning to grind through heavy reps. 54:01 - Why We Actually Lift: Compensating for what came before, evolving goals, and the misconceptions that keep people out of the weight room. 54:15 - Deadlifts Over Squats: The hip hinge that fixed a power clean, the transfer to verticals and 40s, and the injury-risk myth keeping it out of football programs. 60:53 - RDLs vs. Conventional: Where to start if you aren't deadlifting, and the eccentric argument for the Romanian. 65:13 - Ten Cues for One Movement: Teaching from the floor, finding faults, and why one cue is never enough. 69:17 - Brand, Culture & Hiring: Curating equipment, building an identity, and hiring people who reflect it. 91:10 - Hard Gym, Open Door: The client who found it intimidating and came back anyway, and keeping a space welcoming without sanding off what makes it yours. 91:53 - Living the Dream & Carrying the Load: Overwhelm, perspective, and the gratitude that keeps a business owner upright. 103:04 - Effort as the Standard: Persistence, embracing the hard parts, and building a culture around it. 103:35 - Legacy & Leading by Example: The mentality Chancellor wants to leave behind. 107:45 - Final Thoughts: Building a better you, and what's next for Forge. 🔗 Connect with the Podcast: Chancellor Perry: https://www.instagram.com/chancellorperry/ Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/ The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/ Luke's Album "Grounded and Center": Available on all streaming platforms.

  4. Jul 31

    Carrying The Right Weight: From Firefighting to PT and Fatherhood with Peter Mason | PRP #25

    Host Luke Krubeck sits down with physical therapist Peter Mason on episode 25 for a deep, wide-ranging conversation on movement, fatherhood, and aligning ambition with personal values. From growing up in Libby, Montana and working in wildland fire suppression to finding his path in physical therapy, Peter shares how serendipitous moments and a background in both music and movement shaped his worldview. Luke and Peter explore the power of integrating heavy strength training into physical rehab, applying the principle of progressive resistance to raising children, and learning how to carry the right weight in life. If you’ve ever struggled to balance professional ambition with present fatherhood, or wondered how physical resilience mirrors faith and personal alignment, this episode connects the dots. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points: 0:00 - Intro & Housekeeping: Episode context, album plugs, and setting the stage. 3:17 - From Wildland Fire to Physical Therapy: Peter’s journey from Montana to Jackson Hole and Cody, and how serendipity shapes our path. 9:29 - PT Meets Strength Training: Why functional strengthening, hip hinging, and a gym environment build long-term patient resilience over quick pain relief. 20:10 - Fatherhood & Progressive Resistance: Overcoming initial inadequacy, showing up daily, and how parental devotion mirrors unconditional faith. 38:10 - Ambition vs. Alignment: Evaluating opportunities against your non-negotiables—family, freedom, and faith—and learning the power of saying no. 38:50 - Carrying the Right Weight: Recognizing overcommitment and establishing a clear hierarchy of personal priorities. 1:15:11 - Cultural Pressures & True Hierarchy: Overcoming the shame of saying no, confronting life's fleeting nature, and living for what truly matters. 1:16:26 - Fatherhood, Faith, & Hunting Stories: How a storm on a hunting trip with his father reshaped Peter’s perspective on God and parenting. 1:27:55 - Raising Competent & Confident Kids: Teaching children to find meaning over fleeting happiness and instilling a sense of purpose. 1:33:45 - Ancient Texts in a Tech World: The role of faith, shared heritage, and helping the next generation navigate modern technology and distraction. 🔗 Connect with the Podcast: Peter Mason: Advantage Rehab / The Barbell Club Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/ The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/ Luke's Album "Grounded and Center": Available on all streaming platforms.

  5. Jun 24

    The Handshake Still Means Something: Work Ethic, Faith, and Real Estate with Lance Bower | PRP #24

    Host Luke Krubeck sits down with Lance Bower on episode 24, a last-minute, unscripted conversation that turned into one of the most honest discussions on faith, work ethic, and reinvention the podcast has had. Lance wasn't on the schedule, and that's exactly why it works. No talking points, just a real exchange between two men who train together and think hard about what a life well-lived actually requires. From growing up on a farm in Worland to becoming a #1 ranked realtor, Lance unpacks the work ethic his father built into him, the role faith plays in his daily decisions, and why aging is a privilege most people waste. If you've ever wondered how the lessons from the gym carry into business, family, and faith, this one connects the dots. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points:  Farm to Closing Table: How a childhood in Worland, Wyoming built the work ethic that fuels Lance's real estate career today.  The Weight of Your Word: Why a handshake still means something, and how doing what you say you'll do becomes the foundation of trust and business.  Wrestle With Your Faith: Lance's journey from default belief to personal exploration, and why faith inherited isn't the same as faith owned.  Aging Is a Privilege: Taking inventory of your habits, quitting the chew, and making the changes that improve your quality of life.  Faith, Family, Freedom, Fitness: The non-negotiables that keep work-life balance in check as priorities shift with age. 🔗 Connect with the Podcast:  Lance Bower - Canyon Real Estate: https://www.instagram.com/canyonrealestate/  Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/  The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/  Luke's Album "Ground and Center": Available on all streaming platforms. #progressiveresistance #buildthebetteryou

  6. May 22

    The Fire That Cleared the Path with Phillip Velayo | PRP #23

    Host Luke Krubeck welcomes Phil Velayo back to the podcast for episode 23, this time for the longer conversation that's been a year in the making. Phil is a former Marine Scout Sniper, founder of The Cadre Training Group and Path to Precision, and one of the most respected instructors in the precision rifle space. But this episode isn't about gun work. It's about the man behind the curriculum. Luke and Phil cover the full arc, leaving a previous business to build something built on his own standards, becoming a father for the second time, the house fire that took everything in August of 2025, and the slow rebuild of both a home and a worldview. Phil opens up about the regrets he carries from his early years of fatherhood, the way Claire has reshaped what partnership looks like for him, and why he's still figuring out what marriage means after walking through one before. If you've ever wondered what process over talent actually looks like applied to a life, not just a rifle, this is the conversation. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points: Imposter Syndrome at the Mic: Why Phil hesitates to plant a flag on personal development, even after a decade of teaching some of the highest-performing shooters in the country. The Second Rep at Fatherhood: What Phil missed with Zoe in the early years, what he's doing differently with Arisio, and the hope that both kids learn from the whole story, not just the highlight reel. August 24th, 2025: The pop, the flames, the escape, and the community that showed up. Phil walks through the fire, the GoFundMe, the raffle, and the strange clarity that comes from losing your stuff and keeping your people. Customer Journey as a Standard, Not a Slogan: How a hard conversation with Luke earlier in the year reshaped how Phil thinks about every touchpoint, from the inquiry email to the AAR after a course ends. Rewriting Marriage: Why Phil and Claire haven't gotten married yet, what he learned from the first time around, and Luke's parallel hesitation rooted in his own family history. The Progressive Realization of Worthy Ideals: Luke's working definition of success, and how both men are trying to live it without sacrificing the family at the dinner table for the business on the laptop. 📍 Episode Chapters:  0:00 – Welcome Back: Why This Conversation Needed a Round Two  3:30 – Imposter Syndrome and Why Phil Almost Didn't Say Yes  8:15 – Becoming a Father Again: the Reps You Don't Get Back  17:45 – Leaving the Old Business: Why Phil Walked  24:10 – Building The Cadre: Standards, Team, and Brand Beyond Self  33:20 – Marine Corps Leadership Principles in a Civilian Company  41:00 – The Hard Conversation: Customer Journey and Accountability  52:30 – After Action Reports, Handwritten Letters, and the Exit Experience 1:02:15 – August 24th: The House Fire  1:14:40 – Community, GoFundMe, and the Long Range Family Showing Up 1:23:50 – Rebuilding: Decision Fatigue and Family Recalibration  1:32:00 – Marriage, Claire, and Rewriting the Model  1:42:20 – Regrets, Forgiveness, and the Story Zoe Will Inherit  1:51:10 – Defining Success: The Progressive Realization of Worthy Ideals 1:58:45 – Non-Negotiables, Seasons, and Communicating with Your Partner 2:06:30 – Closing: Storytelling, Serendipity, and What's Next Explore: Research on post-traumatic growth, the body of work pioneered by Tedeschi and Calhoun, shows that significant adversity, when paired with social support and reflective practice, can produce measurable gains in five domains: personal strength, new possibilities, deeper relationships, appreciation of life, and spiritual change. Phil's reflections on the fire, his second pass at fatherhood, and the rebuild of both home and business map directly onto that framework. This isn't a story about bouncing back. It's a story about building forward. 🔗 Connect with the Podcast: Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/ The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/ Luke's Album "Ground and Center": Available on all streaming platforms. Connect with Phil and The Cadre: Phillip Velayo: https://www.instagram.com/velayo_0317/ The Cadre Training Group: https://www.instagram.com/thecadre.training/ The Cadre on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecadretraining Path to Precision: https://www.pathtoprecision.com Train with The Cadre: https://www.thecadretraining.com

  7. Mar 31

    Abundance and Dreaming - How To Find Your Wholeness and Completeness | PRP #22

    Host Luke Krubeck goes solo on episode 22 to lay out the framework that drives everything he teaches at The Barbell Club — and everything he's still working on himself. This one isn't about sets and reps. It's about the internal architecture required to build a life worth living: abundance, identity, dreaming, and the daily battle to become the person your goals demand. Luke unpacks Brian Klemmer's definition of abundance, the geometry of a life well-lived, and why the gym has always been his laboratory for personal development — not just physical output. If you've been waiting for the episode that ties it all together, this is it.   🗝️ Key Discussion Points:   Abundance Redefined: Why wholeness and completeness have nothing to do with external circumstances — and everything to do with internal control. Embrace the Discomfort: The gym metaphor that explains why resistance isn't the enemy of growth — it's the mechanism. The Geometry of Life: Loving God, loving neighbor, loving self — and why you can't execute the first two without the third. Break the Generational Curse: How investigating your own programming is the first step toward leaving a different legacy for your kids. The Dream Exercise: What happened when Luke turned the lights off in a room full of college students and told them to write without limits.   📍 Episode Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction: Why Episode 22 Still Feels Like Rep One 0:23 – The Podcast as Personal Development — Not Just Content 7:04 – Embrace the Discomfort & the One More Rep Philosophy 11:10 – Build the Better You: Where the Barbell Club Came From 14:40 – Abundance: Brian Klemmer's Definition That Changed Everything 18:11 – Breaking Generational Curses & Investigating Your Programs 32:54 – Action Items, Personal Brand & the Power of Small Changes 58:40 – The Geometry of Life: God, Neighbor, Self 1:11:13 – Staying Grounded Through Gratitude 1:17:06 – Final Thoughts & Encouragement 1:18:35 – The Dream Exercise: Write Like Nothing Is Promised 1:24:47 – Abundance, Faith & Becoming Who Your Dreams Require   Explore Research on habit formation consistently shows that small, repeatable actions — like making your bed, logging workouts, or starting the day with gratitude — compound into measurable identity shifts over time. Luke's "one more rep" philosophy isn't just gym talk. It maps directly to how high performers build resilience across every domain of life.   🔗 Connect with the Podcast: Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/ The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/   Luke's Album "Ground and Center": Available on all streaming platforms.

  8. Feb 27

    From Life-Flight to Life Lessons: Surviving Liver Failure with Joe Skorupski | PRP #21

    Host Luke Krubeck sits down with Joe Skorupski, a Wyoming fish biologist and Marine-level resilient soul who recently crossed the ultimate finish line: a life-saving liver transplant. In this gripping and deeply personal episode, they trace Joe’s path from the initial shock of a rare diagnosis to the harrowing "dry runs" of the transplant list, and finally, his remarkable road to recovery. Joe pulls back the curtain on the mental warfare of chronic pain, the "Jak2" mutation that changed everything, and how his baseline of physical fitness—built at The Barbell Club—became the very thing that saved his life when his body was at its breaking point. 🗝️ Key Discussion Points: The Biologist’s Battle: Joe’s journey from Pennsylvania woods to Wyoming waters, and the sudden medical mystery that turned a healthy outdoorsman into a critical care patient. The "Jak2" Mutation & Bud-Chiari: A deep dive into the rare blood disorder and liver clots that forced Joe into a high-stakes waiting game for a new organ. The Opioid Tightrope: A raw look at managing excruciating pain, the fear of addiction, and the critical importance of protecting kidney function when the liver is failing. Physical Capital as Insurance: Why Joe’s doctors credited his survival to his pre-existing muscle mass and "engine," proving that training isn't just for looks—it’s for life. Faith & "God Winks": Reflecting on the spiritual nudges and the community support that carried Joe’s family through the darkest nights in Denver. 📍 Episode Chapters: 0:00 – Meet Joe Skorupski: Fish Biologist & Transplant Survivor 11:17 – The First Signs: From "Food Poisoning" to Liver Failure 11:29 – The Diagnosis: Jak2 Mutation and the Flight to Denver 12:35 – The Call: Navigating "Dry Runs" and the Transplant Process 12:51 – The Recovery: Pain Pumps, Family Resilience, and New Normals 1:12:10 – Mental Warfare: Opioids, Sleeplessness, and Hitting Rock Bottom 2:06:56 – Divine Intervention: "God Winks" and the Gift of a Second Chance 2:09:09 – The Therapeutic Power of the Story 🔗 Connect with the Podcast: Luke Krubeck: https://www.instagram.com/lkrubeck22/ The Barbell Club: https://www.instagram.com/the.barbellclub/ Luke’s Album "Ground and Center": Available on all streaming platforms.

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