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A glimpse into the approach and training philosophies of strength, conditioning, and powerlifting coach Ted O'Neill, featuring conversations with other athletes and trainers, cohosted by Jon Leon Guerrero.

Ted O'Neill


    • Feb 27, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    02-27-2026 Reframe Your Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 14:38


    Coach Ted talks about what we think we know to be true and why we are so attached to it. (Originally aired 05-24-2024)

    02-26-2026 The Lie that is Built into the Struggle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 14:25


    Coach Ted talks about we deceive ourselves with our terminal uniqueness. (Originally aired 05-23-2024)

    02-25-2026 A Distraction-free Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 8:15


    Coach Ted talks about how to sharpen the focus to reach and surpass the most aggressive goals. (Originally aired on 07-31-2024)

    02-24-2026 Cravings and Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 5:37


    Coach Ted reminds us of how to define addiction and how to spot its beginnings. (Originally aired on 07-30-2024)

    02-23-2026 Refocusing Your Priority

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 5:44


    Coach Ted talks about how we get derailed from our priorities and how to see past the fog to get refocused. (Originally aired on 07-29-2024)

    02-20-2026 Where is Your 90/10

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 14:37


    Coach Ted discusses the access points, how to recognize them in real time, and what your choices in that moment say about your conviction. (Originally aired on 02-24-2023)

    02-19-2026 Recognizing Your Opportunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 8:20


    Coach Ted talks about determining the spot where you can free yourself from your attachment and overcome the obstacle to your next milestone. (Originally aired on 02-23-2023)

    02-18-2026 Either Hither or Yon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 6:05


    Coach Ted talks about the ever-expanding availability of the Lifted Academy content to those in parts far afield and the behaviors of those whose proximity allows for a bit of complacency. (Originally aired on 02-22-2023)

    02-17-2026 The Advantage of Institutional Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 8:21


    Coach Ted discusses the quality of atmosphere or environment that comes with traditions that stand the test of time. (Originally aired on 02-21-2023)

    02-16-2026 Expanding Reach

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 7:33


    Coach Ted discusses making the information we learn and cultivate at Lifted Academy available to others. (Originally aired on 02-20-2023)

    02-13-2026 Joy for the Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 4:02


    Coach Ted reminds us of what makes adventure and achievement easier than we think. (Originally aired on 02-17-2023)

    02-12-2026 Diffusing Your Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 7:51


    Coach Ted talks about the contrast between focused purpose and distraction from your training. (Originally aired on 02-16-2023)

    02-11-2026 An Acknowledgement of Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 6:16


    Coach Ted talks about the demonstration of mastery of the physical form that can accompany the measure of time spent on an endeavor. (Originally aired on Coach Ted's birthday 02-15-2023)

    02-10-2026 The Beginnings of Diablo Barbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 5:59


    Coach Ted talks about the first iteration of Diablo Barbell. (Originally aired 08-02-2022)

    02-09-2026 How Coach Ted Started Coaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 5:04


    Coach Ted discusses his introduction to coaching powerlifters. (Originally aired 08-01-2022)

    02-06-2026 Starting to Regulate Your Nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 5:01


    Coach Ted talks about how the uninitiated engage food and how we develop the skill of nutrition mastery in the first phase of Body Recomposition. (Originally aired 02-23-2024)

    02-05-2026 A Different Way to Dig Deeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 11:53


    Coach Ted talks about connecting with your objectives in a way that challenges your commitment to your result. (Originally aired 02-22-2024)

    02-04-2026 Easier Said Than Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 11:53


    Coach Ted talks about how inaction in the moment not only slows our progress but trains us to be better at inaction. (Originally aired 02-21-2024)  

    02-03-2026 Tagging Behaviors with their Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 6:25


    Coach Ted talks about how we might behave if we labeled choices with their results. (Originally aired 02-20-2024)

    02-02-2026 Addition by Subtraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 11:32


    Coach Ted talks about the things we have to eliminate before we can begin to make progress. (Originally aired 07-08-2024)

    01-30-2026 Reframing Contraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 5:21


    Coach Ted discusses preemptively stimulating contractions in nutrition and training, and how to use them to your advantage. (Originally aired 06-25-2021)

    01-29-2026 Cultivating Explosive Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 5:59


    Coach Ted discusses the process for developing your explosive strength. (Originally aired 06-24-2021)

    01-28-2026 The One Thing You Have to Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 8:23


    Coach Ted shows us that we can take all else off the table but the instruction. (Originally aired 02-14-2023)

    01-27-2026 Identifying the Diablo Type

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 4:42


    Coach Ted talks about the cluster of traits or qualities that are common among the disparate personalities we attracted to train with us. (Originally aired 02-13-2023)

    01-26-2026 Owner's Manual for Your Brain and Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 9:18


    Coach Ted discusses the need for an owner's manual for our brain and body, and how little of the input we actually perceive. (Originally aired 02-14-2023)

    01-23-2026 Choose Your Own Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 6:51


    Coach Ted talks about completing a transformation and then deciding on another.  Rinse, repeat. (Originally aired 02-10-2023)

    01-22-2026 Entraining to the Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 5:31


    Coach Ted discusses how your energy level is influenced by the group, and how to capitalize on it in training. (Originally aired 12-30-2021)

    01-21-2026 Awareness and Your Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 5:46


    Coach Ted discusses awareness and its impact on the training environment moment by moment. (Originally aired 12-29-2021)

    01-20-2026 Changing Paradigms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 7:49


    Coach Ted discusses some of the old thinking being turned onto its head. (Originally aired 12-28-2021)

    01-19-2026 Embracing Your New Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 4:40


    Coach Ted discusses how your identity dictates your behaviors.  The new you will do all the new things with intention and purpose.  The old you will face the same challenges and slide into the same pitfalls. (Originally aired 12-27-2021)

    01-16-2026 Lock in to the Emotion of the Outcome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 11:54


    Coach Ted talks about isolating the non-serving beliefs and behaviors and replacing them with the opposite - or nothing at all. (Originally aired 12-24-2021)

    01-15-2026 The Scale of Polarity and Other Levers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 12:16


    Coach Ted talks about how our individual experiences are situationally different, as is the gravity we assign our obstacles. (Originally aired 12-23-2021)

    01-14-2026 Removing Books from the Shelf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 11:05


    Coach Ted discusses removing something from your story to make room for something else. (Originally aired 12-22-2021)

    01-13-2026 Displacement~Replacement Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 11:58


    Coach Ted discusses practical examples of the Displacement~Replacement discipline and how you might replicate them. (Originally aired 12-21-2021)

    01-12-2026 How to Facilitate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 8:53


    Coach Ted reminds us that changes comes from the mastery of the non-physical planes of existence (mental, emotional, and energetic). (Originally aired 12-20-2021)

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    01-09-2026 The Course Correction Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 12:48


    Coach Ted challenges us to assess frequently (every 15 minutes?) whether we are on track with our chosen identity or achievement, and if not, to course correct.  Are you up for it? (Originally aired 12-17-2021)

    01-08-2026 The Biology of Time Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 14:02


    Coach Ted talks about our ability to condense the time we experience between events and leap forward to the new. (Originally aired 12-16-2021)

    01-07-2026 Resonant Energy Signature

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 15:22


    Coach Ted discusses the resonant energy signature and how to tune your own frequency in with your goals, objectives, desires, and loved ones. (Originally aired 12-15-2021)

    01-06-2026 The Top 20 Obstacles - Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 8:21


    Jon recaps the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled.  (Originally aired 11-28-2023)

    01-05-2026 The Top 20 Obstacles - Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 8:45


    Coach Ted continues the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled. (Originally aired 11-27-2023)

    01-02-2026 The Top 20 Obstacles - Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 10:44


    Coach Ted continues the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled. (Originally aired 11-23-2023)

    01-01-2026 The Top 20 Obstacles - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 7:55


    Coach Ted continues the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled. (Originally aired 11-23-2023)

    12-31-2025 The Top 20 Obstacles - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 11:11


    Coach Ted continues the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled. (Originally aired 11-22-2023)

    12-30-2025 The Top 20 Obstacles - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 7:14


    Coach Ted continues the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled. (Originally aired 11-21-2023)

    12-29-2025 The Top 20 Obstacles - Part 1 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 10:21


    Coach Ted begins the list of the Top 20 Things to Do to Remain Stuck and Unfulfilled. (Originally aired 11-20-2023)

    12-26-2025 Out with the Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 4:52


    Coach Ted talks about replacing old habits to achieve new results. (Originally aired 07-25-2024)

    12-24-2025 Need or Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 6:38


    Coach Ted talks about the difference in commitment required to understand and execute based on need or desire. (Originally aired 07-24-2024)

    12-23-2025 Priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 10:35


    Coach Ted talks about the compounding effects of the things we prioritize (or don't). (Originally aired 07-23-2024)

    12-22-2025 Muscular Imbalance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 10:57


    Coach Ted talks about overcoming the relative weakness that leads to tension and repetitive stress injuries. (Originally aired 07-22-2024)

    12-19-2025 Leaving It on the Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 16:16


    Coach Ted talks about making an identity change and committing to a better version of yourself. (Originally aired 02-02-2024)

    12-18-2025 Getting Through to Demonstration

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 9:45


    Coach Ted talks about making your way through the CUED concept. (Originally aired 02-01-2024)

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