The Reactive Training Systems Podcast

Mike Tuchscherer, Mel Kasper

mike@reactivetrainingsystems.com

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Booking Overview

This is a powerlifting and strength-training interview podcast focused on autoregulation, programming, coaching, and athlete development, with external guests typically drawn from sports medicine and competitive lifting. PR agencies could credibly pitch strength coaches, sports medicine clinicians, rehabilitation specialists, and experienced powerlifters with practical expertise; booking difficulty is likely low because the show favors specialized practitioners over highly prominent public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

mike@reactivetrainingsystems.com

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Host

Mike Tuchscherer - Founder of Reactive Training Systems and a powerlifting coach known for developing practical autoregulation methods, including RPE- and reps-in-reserve-based training.

Mel Kasper - Strength coach and podcast host associated with Reactive Training Systems.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Practical expertise in powerlifting, strength coaching, sports medicine, rehabilitation, or the experience of managing training through injury.
Required Achievements:  
Clinical or rehabilitation experience with strength athletes, Competitive powerlifting or high-level strength-training experience, Coaching experience in programming, autoregulation, or athlete development

Recent Guest Discussions

Nathan Baxter - The Injured Athlete Experience, Injury Development, Training Around Pain, And Managing Training Stress During Recovery.

Nathan Dailey - How Lifting Injuries Develop, Training Around Pain, Recovery, And The Relationship Between Pain Location And Injury Source.

Recent Topics

Powerlifting, Autoregulation, Strength Training, Coaching, Programming

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Reactive Training Systems Podcast
:

Three Perspectives On IPF Worlds 2026

July 13, 2026

Coach Mike, Peter and Gaby recap their experience at the 2026 IPF Worlds in Lithuania from three roles: Peter handling many sessions, Gaby competing, and Mike cheering from the audience. Learn how we write programming:  https://essteps.reactivetrainingsystems.com/ Interested in being coached by us: https://coaching.reactivetrainingsystems.com/

Dr. Nathan Dailey & Nathan Baxter: The Injured Athlete Journey

June 08, 2026

What actually causes lifting injuries, and how should you train around pain? In this episode, Mel Kasper is joined by Dr. Nathan Dailey and Nathan Baxter to discuss how most lifting injuries develop gradually from a mismatch between training stress and recovery, and why the location of pain is not always the true source of the problem. Learn how we write programming:  https://essteps.reactivetrainingsystems.com/ Interested in being coached by us: https://coaching.reactivetrainingsystems.com/

Driving Force: The Why Behind RTS

May 27, 2026

What really drives a coach to keep reinventing how athletes train and peak? In this conversation, Mike Tuchscherer explains how his obsession with powerlifting led him to develop practical systems like RPE and reps-in-reserve to help athletes better interpret their own performance signals and train more intelligently. He also discusses the constant experimentation behind elite coaching—from stress index and velocity tracking to individualized peaking and taper strategies—showing how solving f...

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