How to Lift With Cerebral Palsy (And Still Get Jacked) With Will Glasser
RP Strength Podcast
Dr. Mike Israetel, Nick Shaw
4.7 • 582 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
00:00 - Intro
00:00:51 - Will has cerebral palsy: what it actually looks like day to day
00:02:57 - Growing up with CP, how Will started lifting, and what early training looked like
00:15:08 - Gym confidence, feeling judged, and pushing past the "new guy" phase
00:19:11 - Exercise selection: why barbell squats are tough (and what he does instead)
00:33:24 - Machines, imbalances, and unilateral work
00:38:20 - Should you compete? Dieting realities and expectations
00:40:50 - Bulking: eating enough, high protein, and making it work in real life
00:54:49 - Advice for lifters with disabilities
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to the RP Strength Podcast. I am Nick Shaw and today joined by a fellow Michigan |
| 0:10.9 | alum. Do not have on Dr. Mike. Have no fear though. He'll be back on shortly. I'm sure. |
| 0:16.3 | He's been traveling the world, the jet center life that he lives. Just kidding. He's been in like |
| 0:20.7 | Malaysia and I think Australia doing some seminars with the fine center life that he lives. Just kidding, he's been in like Malaysia |
| 0:21.0 | and I think Australia doing some seminars with the fine folks over at JPS. So today we have on |
| 0:26.5 | William Glastner. Do you like to go by William or do you prefer Will? Yeah, Will Glastor. Yeah, |
| 0:32.8 | just Will is fine, completely whatever. Depending on people who it is. I mean, some people call me William. |
| 0:38.2 | Some people call me Will. |
| 0:39.8 | What's your grandmother call you? |
| 0:42.4 | Grandmother calls me William or be quiet. |
| 0:45.9 | So one of those two. |
| 0:47.2 | Okay. |
| 0:47.9 | Nice, man. |
| 0:49.2 | Will, so let's have a little bit in your background story. |
| 0:51.7 | So you have cerebral palsy. |
| 0:56.4 | I guess we're not referring to it as CP. |
| 0:59.0 | I guess that some other weird acronyms on the internet. |
| 1:02.5 | Oh, they love the internet. |
| 1:03.2 | Yeah, I'll let the listeners look that one up. |
| 1:06.3 | But yeah, so I've got what's called spastic diplexia, which is a minor form of cerebral palsy, |
| 1:11.6 | right? |
| 1:11.8 | Basically, what it is is my hamstrings have greatly increased plasticity, so they are |
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