In my last article I talked about the five benefits that come from building a consistent training model within your team—or even if it’s just you. If you haven’t read that one yet, I’d suggest checking that one out first and coming back to HOW to build a consistent training model. Let’s talk about what it means to be consistent. A consistent training model includes coaching standards that one or more trainers …
A Step-By-Step Push-Up Progression List
The push-up is a classic exercise and a staple in nearly all training programs. It’s easily one of the most popular upper body exercises of all time due to its simplicity and effectiveness. The problem is that most people tend to bypass many of the necessary steps in the process of building a pristine push-up from start to finish. There are several ingredients that go into push-up mastery, so it’s important to …
Should you have your clients compete right away?
Just like any question pertaining to health, fitness and nutrition, (I’d argue almost anything in life) the answer is a resounding, “It depends”. I know that isn’t the answer you were looking for. The reality is, competition, while a simple concept in general, does not mean the same thing, or serve the same purpose for everyone. There are considerations to be made before advising your clients one way or the other. At …
How to Use Sleep to Improve Your Coaching and Training
“How did you sleep?” How many times have you asked your client this question and received a groan in response? How many times are you, yourself, able to answer this question with a positive and convincing answer? Whether it’s inconsistent, not enough, or intermittent, a significant number of people in the United States do not receive the rejuvenating sleep that is needed each night. According to the …
How In-Person Trainers Successfully Adapt to Online Coaching
Experienced in-person coaches are often victims of our own success. Entrenched thinking and behavior which served our success in-person leaves us struggling to adapt to technology-driven changes and opportunities in our industry. We’re often slow or unable to move at all into online coaching. We believe we can’t replicate the in-person experience and aren’t willing to compromise on our process. We’ve worked this way …
5 Tips to Choosing the Right Mentor to Help You Grow Your Fitness Business
You’ve probably heard the saying, “No man is an island.” There is a lot of truth to this statement. While we like to think we can do it all on our own, the hard truth is that we need help sometimes. In fact, we probably need help more often than we like to admit. This is especially true in the health and fitness industry. Think of the person you look up to most in the fitness world—whoever they are, I can guarantee …
Helpful Tips For Transitioning To Virtual Training!
In today’s current training climate, the ability to see people one-on-one or in a group setting has been significantly reduced. Many trainers and coaches are still trying to find ways to provide a service that clients both need and deserve to help combat the physical and psychological challenges this pandemic has brought to a lot of us. With the shift towards providing a more digital based service, the quality and …
Building Single-Leg Strength from the Ground Up: Part 2
Single-leg strength is a highly-coveted physical quality when it comes to advancing your health, fitness, and performance. It’s important to build durability in single-leg exercises so that your lower body can be strong enough to withstand the demands of playing sports, going for a run, and lifting weights. We are going to break down single-leg strength with respect to the deadlift (hip hinge) pattern …
Three Ways to Create a More Engaged Online Client
The past several months have us feeling like there’s not much for us to control. For our in-person clients who chose to switch to an online training style during quarantine, this was a choice but not their preferred option. It’s been a shift for all of us as coaches and clients to have what was built in person for years suddenly change into a different format. Not only that, but clients had to find a new …
What COVID-19 Taught Us: Why You Need To Build Your Personal Brand
Just when we thought we were knee deep already in the digital age, 2020 has shown us that technology is both the present and the future. With the spread of COVID-19, businesses of all types have moved online and have employees working from home. I even have some friends whose business is choosing not to renew the lease on their building to save money, as they realized they can be sustainable with the company working …