Between 2 Racks
Between 2 Racks is a strength training podcast from KILO, a coach-led education company built to support personal trainers and strength coaches who want a deeper, more durable understanding of training.
The goal is simple: create a home for sound knowledge. Not trends, not shortcuts, and not recycled talking points.
Each episode explores program design, loading, periodization, and coaching decisions through real-world application. We focus on what holds up over time, where theory breaks down in practice, and how coaches can make better decisions for the people they train.
Hosted by experienced coaches with decades spent in private training, performance settings, and long-term athlete development, the conversations are practical, honest, and grounded in principle.
If you are a coach looking for clarity, depth, and a place to think critically about training, Between 2 Racks is that space.
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PAAB vs. Structural Balance: Preparing the Body for Strength Training
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Progressive Anatomical Adaptation Blocks, or PAABs, are among the most misunderstood components of the KILO system.
In this episode of Between 2 Racks, the KILO Crew breaks down what PAAB actually is, how it differs from structural balance, and why it should be viewed as strength preparation rather than simply rehab or remedial training.
Steph and Pauric explain the difference between building strength ratios and preparing the joints, tissues, and movement patterns required for harder training later on. They cover when a client may need PAAB, when it may not be the best use of time, and why strong trainees, athletes, beginners, and beat-up lifters can all benefit from it in different ways.
The conversation also walks through how PAAB sessions are structured, why the work is organized around joints and tissues, and how longer time under tension, slower tempos, eccentrics, isometrics, and controlled ranges of motion help build the foundation for future strength training.
This is not about keeping clients in low-level corrective work forever.
It is about knowing when to prepare the body, how to progress that preparation, and when to move on to more advanced strength work.
PAAB is the foundation that lets better training happen next.
0:00 Introduction to PAAB
1:41 Origins of structural balance
4:51 Structural balance vs anatomical adaptation
6:56 What PAAB actually is
11:53 When a client needs PAAB
14:06 PAAB session structure walkthrough
21:16 Building joint work capacity
27:52 Specialty methods
34:23 Why PAAB blocks are six weeks
38:08 How long to stay on PAAB
45:17 Progressive shoulder rehab example
47:55 MAP assessment and PAAB
49:15 Importance of lower back training
54:58 Explaining PAAB to clients
56:23 Wrap up and final thoughts
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