Resilience through Resistance Training: Harder to Kill, Faster to Heal

2026-01-20

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When it comes to long-term health and fitness, most people focus on performance or appearance. But one of the most important benefits of strength training has nothing to do with how you look. It's resilience. In this episode of Beast Over Burden, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson continue the C.L.A.R.A. series with R is for Resilience, breaking down how resilience through resistance training makes you harder to injure, faster to heal, and better prepared for the unexpected. They explore real-world examples of slips, falls, illness,...

When it comes to long-term health and fitness, most people focus on performance or appearance. But one of the most important benefits of strength training has nothing to do with how you look.

It's resilience.

In this episode of Beast Over Burden, Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson continue the C.L.A.R.A. series with R is for Resilience, breaking down how resilience through resistance training makes you harder to injure, faster to heal, and better prepared for the unexpected.

They explore real-world examples of slips, falls, illness, and setbacks — and why people who consistently lift weights tend to recover faster and maintain independence longer. From carrying more muscle mass as a physical reserve, to how strength training makes fat loss and recovery easier, this episode explains why resilience isn't accidental — it's built.

You'll hear why resistance training prepares you for injuries you can't predict, why muscle mass acts like insurance you carry with you, and how making training a habit — not a temporary phase — keeps life from slipping into "hard mode" as you age.

This episode is about training for real life — not just the gym.

Timestamps

00:00 – Intro + CLARA series (R is for Resilience)

02:16 – Being "harder to kill" and recovering from falls

06:52 – Muscle mass as insurance for illness and injury

09:45 – Why more muscle improves fat loss and recovery

13:07 – Making resistance training part of your life

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