In episode 68 of the Strength System podcast, coaches Nivedhan and Cheryl discuss their respective experiences with training through pain - a 2 year old hernia for Nivedhan and costochondritis for Cheryl.

They discuss:

- their experience with the medical industry in navigating through pain,

- contradictory messaging that they received and how they managed the fear and panic often associated with long-term pain experiences,

- how taking accountability for their situation helped come to terms with their new 'normal',

- questions to ask the medical industry when going in with pain, especially in the context of returning to training,

- modifying and managing training through pain. 

If you're someone who deals with any kind of pain, give this a listen!

In this week's episode, coach Nivedhan catches up with Cheryl, who co-runs Muscle Mechanics, a YouTube channel that's established itself to be the gold standard for fitness information in Tamil, especially in the context of muscle building and body transformations. 

They discuss:

- benefits of muscle building other than for aesthetics  - top 3 factors that can affect muscle building  - realistic and practical timelines for someone to look like a magazine model - low hanging fruits everyone can prioritise to keep building muscle along with other training goals  - common mistakes people tend to make during initial stages of muscle building  - closing thoughts on body image issues and training for aesthetics 

If you're interested in building muscle, we highly recommend giving this a listen!