The Durable Podcast

Chris Jillard

Durable is for people who care about performance but aren’t interested in shortcuts. Hosted by Chris Jillard, the podcast focuses on strength training, capacity, resilience, and better decision making to support long-term progress that compounds over months and years, from the gym floor to everyday life.

  1. 5D AGO

    15: How hard do you need to train to see more progress?

    A lot people don’t train hard enough to see results, and many then fall out of love with the process of training. Some train too hard, too often and burn themselves out. In this episode of Durable, Chris explains why training effort matters, how to find the right level of intensity, and how to avoid the two extremes that stop most people from making consistent progress.

    20 min

  2. APR 29

    14: How to build a good week of training?

    A good training week isn’t the hardest one, it’s the one we can repeat 80% of the time. In this episode, Chris shares a simple framework for building a durable training week that balances strength, conditioning, and recovery.

    19 min

  3. APR 23

    13: Life/training update, mentorship & what's next...

    Across the first 12-episode of Durable, we've explored consistency, strength, nutrition, stress, and how to keep training working when life isn’t perfect. In this episode, Chris brings those ideas together, explains how people apply the durable approach through his coaching, introduces a new mentorship for coaches, and shares what’s coming next in Season 2 as the podcast moves deeper into real-world performance. Apply for 121 coaching: https://6fxz85594ke.typeform.com/to/aRKA5GkL Message me on Instagram to chat about 121 mentorship: https://www.instagram.com/chrisjillard/

    18 min

  4. APR 15

    12: How to adapt when work, travel & life is hectic?

    Travel, deadlines, family commitments, and unexpected disruptions are part of real life but they don’t have to derail your progress. In this episode Chris explains how to adapt your training during busy periods so you can stay consistent, maintain momentum, and keep moving forward even when routines change.

    17 min

  5. APR 8

    11: When does strength training become more than looks?

    Many people start training to change how they look. But over time, the real value of strength becomes something else entirely. It's confidence, capability, and eventually staying independent as life gets more demanding as we age. In this episode of Durable, Chris explains why strength training becomes more important the older we get, how performance supports long-term health, and why aesthetics are often a byproduct of doing the right things consistently.

    21 min

  6. APR 1

    10: Nutrition consistency, building food foundations & some practical strategies

    Most people think better nutrition means eating perfectly. But good nutrition habits aren't about restriction or short-term intensity, it’s about creating a foundation of eating consistently enough to support training, recovery, and real life. In this episode Chris shares simple, practical strategies that help you build a nutrition framework you can repeat week after week, and doesn't fall apart when life gets hectic.

    19 min

  7. MAR 26

    9: Why we need to develop an anti-fragile mindset?

    Most people train well when everything is calm and predictable. But as soon as life gets busy, their training falls apart. In this episode of Durable, Chris explains the difference between fragile and anti-fragile training and how to build a system that adapts to real life, not perfect conditions.

    10 min

  8. MAR 19

    8: Is a good week better than a hard workout?

    In this episode, Chris breaks down why chasing “big weeks” or "hard" workouts can hold us back and how to build progress that actually lasts over time. The quality of our training week isn’t how hard it felt. It’s how repeatable it is.

    13 min
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Durable is for people who care about performance but aren’t interested in shortcuts. Hosted by Chris Jillard, the podcast focuses on strength training, capacity, resilience, and better decision making to support long-term progress that compounds over months and years, from the gym floor to everyday life.

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  • Creator
    Chris Jillard
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Chris Jillard
  • Show Website
    The Durable Podcast