Load vs Capacity: How to Explain Every Injury to Any Client

This episode walks coaches through one of the most important pieces of client education Active Life uses: load versus capacity. Larry teaches the concept exactly as he would to a real client, using simple language, analogies, and a whiteboard explanation that makes complex biomechanics easy to understand. 

Listeners will hear how anatomical history, recovery, and functional ability stack together before life stress and training are even added. The conversation shows coaches how pain isn’t mysterious or random—it’s what happens when total load exceeds current capacity, often at the worst possible moment. 

The episode finishes by reframing the coach’s job: not just shrinking the “boxes,” but raising the capacity line itself through intelligent programming. If you’ve ever struggled to explain pain, setbacks, or inconsistent progress to clients, this episode gives you a repeatable framework you can use immediately.