Kelly and JK start with both sharing updates on using Brick, a physical device that blocks apps/websites until you tap the phone to it. JK also announces Help Me Understand will relaunch in July back to broader topics while he starts a new fitness-focused podcast, Make Fitness Make Sense. They then discuss the Enhanced Games and debate whether coaches/influencers should disclose use of PEDs, HRT, fat burners, peptides, or GLP-1s, referencing a GLP-1 disclosure controversy and advising people to look for long-form content to vet consistency and context.

00:20 Episode 79 Topic Tease

01:11 Kelly Brick Explained

07:21 JK Brick Review

15:05 Podcast Relaunch Plans

19:19 Enhanced Games Overview

25:53 Enhanced Games Reactions

33:39 Can Drugs Break Records

36:11 Optimization Manosphere Angle

37:14 Disclosure Rules For Influencers

45:53 Coaches PEDs And Trust

47:10 GLP-1 Controversy Case Study

50:23 How To Vet Fitness Claims

52:08 Wrap Up And Contact Info

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Kelly and JK open with quick life and training updates, including a recent track session that turned into a hard mile effort and early impressions of using the Brick device to curb phone and social-media habits. From there, they introduce a broader conversation about what it means to be in a “good place” with fitness and discuss how different environments and platforms can shape self-perception. They close with a few practical ideas for keeping comparison in check and building a clearer personal definition of progress.

Timestamps:

01:45 Chicago Trips and Heel Rehab

03:03 Birthday Mile Time Trial

11:37 JK Update The Brick Device

24:14 Main Topic What Is Fit Enough

26:07 When Fitness Feels Enough

26:34 Defining a Good Place

34:55 Fitness for Real Life

37:41 Strava Comparison Spiral

40:23 Exposure Changes Standards

48:13 Practical Tips and Wrap

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In episode 77, Kelly recaps a short Chicago work trip, says she’s pausing Runna for at least a month due to slow-healing heel/Achilles pain, and shares that keeping her phone “bricked” during travel felt helpful. JK updates on a week in Alabama, including a stop at Buc-ee’s, training at well-equipped Armor Gym, and accidentally switching to a lower/upper split. The main topic is sprinter Abby Steiner’s April 2026 lawsuit against Puma and Mercedes, alleging carbon plate and Nitrofoam footwear altered her biomechanics, led to repeated foot injuries and surgeries, and may have ended her career, prompting discussion of super shoes, injury risk, and what evidence could surface via discovery or settlement.

01:13 Chicago Trip Recap

06:40 Runna Break and Heel Pain

14:46 Alabama Trip and Brunch

16:42 Why Buc-ees Rules

22:44 Gym Gear and Training Split

27:31 Steiner Lawsuit Overview

29:20 Timeline And Stakes

31:17 What Are Super Shoes

32:34 Injury Patterns And Training Load

43:29 Defect Claims And Reporting

01:00:32 Wrap Up And Sign Off

Follow the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠@liftingrunninglivingpod⁠⁠⁠

Email us at ⁠⁠⁠liftingrunninglivingpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠

Follow JK at ⁠⁠@coachjkmcleod⁠⁠

Follow Kelly at ⁠⁠⁠@runningklutz ⁠