Why an Online Training Business Might be Right For You (and 3 mistakes when building one)
I have a special treat for you today. Jon Goodman, the Godfather of online training, emailed me to ask if he could write a guest post for the site. I was like, “does Dolly Parton sleep on her back? Of course you can.” Jon knows online training and he’s painstakingly built one of the best… Read more
Box Jumps: You’re Not Jumping as High as You Think You Are. And, You’re Doing Them Wrong
Thump, thud, thump, thud. “What’s that noise?” I thought to myself. “Thor whacking people’s faces with Mjolnir or a T-Rex break dancing to It Takes Two.” I turn the corner….”please let it be a T-Rex. PLEASE!” Nope, just some asshat performing box jumps. Now, before anyone gets their panties in a tissy….I am not… Read more
3 Tips to Make Your Bootcamps More Enjoyable and Badass
I personally hate the term bootcamp as the connotation is that all participants are there to get yelled and screamed at and otherwise Full Metal Jacketed for an hour. I find those instructors who rely on the drill sergeant approach tend to be compensating for a lack of differentiating their ass from their acetabulum In today’s… Read more
Coaching With Unconditional Positive Regard
Today’s guest post comes courtesy of central NY based strength coach, Justin Kompf. Justin’s written several guest posts for this site and I always appreciate his contributions. Today’s post is one that every coach should read. We may feel some athletes are “dogging” their workouts and get mad, and we may not like every client… Read more
The Pros and Cons of Online Training
I started utilizing distance coaching back in 2005 before “distance coaching” was a thing. Hell, Facebook was barely a thing at that point in time, but I managed to survive. Come to think of it I didn’t get my first cell phone or laptop until 2006, so it’s any wonder how I was able to… Read more
Porcelain Post: The Birddog Exercise: Please, Start Coaching It Right
NOTE: the term “Porcelain Post” first came to fruition last year between Brian Patrick Murphy and Pete Dupuis. Without getting into the specifics, it describes a post that can be read in the same time it takes you to go #2. Huh, I guess that was more specific than I thought. Enjoy. The Birddog Exercise:… Read more
The Humble Goblet Squat
Last week I broke down one of my favorite variations to teach the squat to beginners. I was expecting some blow-back because I had the audacity, nay, the cojones, to not mention the Goblet squat. Of course, I love the Goblet squat. As you should too. It’s a wonderful little exercise that serves as a… Read more
My Go To Squat Progression For Pretty Much Everyone
Teaching a beginner how to squat well can be challenging. There’s no denying there are a lot of moving parts that can derail our best efforts to do so. My intention of this quick-n-dirty post isn’t to break down the squat in its entirety. For that I’d encourage you to check out Greg Nuckols’… Read more