Pain Free Performance: How to Train Smarter and Build an Unbreakable Body with Dr. John Rusin

In this episode of The Best You Podcast, Nick sits down with Dr. John Rusin, world-renowned strength coach, physical therapist, and founder of the Pain-Free Performance Specialist Certification (PPSC). Dr. Rusin has worked with elite athletes from the NFL, MLB, Olympics, and beyond—and today, he’s sharing his proven strategies to help you train harder, move better, and stay injury-free for life.

With insights from his new book, Pain Free Performance: Move Better, Train Smarter, and Build an Unbreakable Body, Dr. Rusin delivers a masterclass in optimizing your warm-up, designing smart workout splits, debunking fitness myths, and preventing injury through intelligent training.

What You’ll Learn:

● Whether deadlifting is bad for your back, running is bad for your knees, or bench pressing is bad for your shoulders

● How to use oscillation stretching and how long you should actually stretch

● The anatomy of a perfect 10-minute warm-up

● What an ideal 60-minute training session looks like

● How to adjust your training depending on how many days you work out per week

In This Episode:

(These timestamps are based off of the video only version of the episode.)


09:16 – The 4-Stage Approach to Pain-Free Deadlifts

12:04 – The 6-Phase Warm-Up Explained

16:59 – Flexibility vs. Mobility & Motor Control Gap

23:04 – When and How to Stretch for Performance

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