Mondays with Matt

If you're a new coach, confidence doesn't come from hype — it comes from competency.
In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds breaks down why the real path to coaching confidence is confidence through competency. Not charisma. Not energy. Not certifications alone. Competence built through education, repetition, and real-world reps.
The fitness industry has a low barrier to entry. But the coaches who separate themselves long-term are the ones who pursue mastery relentlessly. Today, with AI, online education, and unlimited access to training knowledge, there has never been a better time to build confidence through competency — if you're willing to do the work.
Matt explains how to:
Overcome coaching anxiety by accumulating reps

Refine your teaching scripts and communication

Use education and AI to accelerate learning

Develop calm authority on the platform

Build real credibility instead of relying on hype

If you want to become a better coach — or stop feeling like you're faking it — this episode will show you why confidence through competency is the only sustainable path.
Confidence isn't something you manufacture.
You earn it.
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Matt's Links
Website: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=en

"Should I become a coach?"
In this episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds explains what it actually takes to build a strength coaching career — and why loving lifting isn't enough.
From obsessive lifter to high school strength coach to gym owner to CEO, Matt breaks down the real path into coaching: reps, pattern recognition, serious training, and service.
If you're considering becoming a coach, this episode will help you answer the real question — not "Can I?" but "Am I willing?"
In this episode:
Why coaching is a skill trade, not a vibe

Why you must train seriously to coach

Why every coach needs a coach

Why reps matter more than readiness

How to know if you actually enjoy coaching — not just lifting

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Matt's Links
Website: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=en

Most people think strength training changes your body. In this first episode of Mondays with Matt, Matt Reynolds explains how strength training built his life — shaping his discipline, leadership, business decisions, marriage, and character over decades under the barbell.
This episode goes beyond workouts and PRs. Matt shares how voluntarily choosing hard things in the gym became the foundation for ownership, long-term thinking, resilience, and focused leadership.
From athlete to lifter, to gym owner, to coach, to CEO, Matt breaks down the five lessons strength taught him — and why those lessons matter far beyond the weight room.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the barbell is the first place many people choose hardship on purpose

How strength training builds personal responsibility

Why consistency beats intensity in training and business

How voluntary hardship produces real joy

 Why focus under load trains attention for life and leadership

If you've ever wondered whether strength training is worth it beyond physical results, this conversation will change how you think about it.
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Matt's Links
Website: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=en

After more than six months away, Matt Reynolds is back, and this feed is evolving.
Last August, Matt and Chris stepped away to focus on building their companies — Chris at Surton, Matt at Barbell Logic.
Now, Matt returns with a new podcast (which airs live on YouTube).
Mondays With Matt becomes a weekly show about strength training, health, leadership, productivity, and building a strong coaching business — all through the lens of a lifter, coach, founder, and CEO.
All past Build Your Business episodes remain in the feed.
Stay subscribed.
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Matt's Links
Website: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=en

This is a quick update from Matt on the Build Your Business Podcast. It's been a crazy but good year with lots happening—family moves, business growth, and plenty of irons in the fire. Because of that, we're taking a short break until the fall.
👉 Here's what you need to know:
We'll be back this fall with brand new episodes.

Please stay subscribed so you don't miss the announcement.

In the meantime, dig into the archives—there's a ton of valuable content waiting for you.

Thank you for listening and for supporting this journey. We're proud of what's already been shared and can't wait to bring you even more when we return.
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Matt's Links
Website: https://ryanmattreynolds.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reynoldsstrong/?hl=en
Chris's Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismreynolds/