Posts Tagged with "Program Design"
The Best Approach to Writing Effective Programs When You’re a New Trainer: Trial and Error
Trial and Error = An Underutilized Way to Learn About a two weeks ago I received an email from a newly minted trainer in the industry who had read THIS article on program design I wrote not too long ago. Sheepishly, he admitted that program design was one of his weak points and that he… Read more
Putting on a Show vs. Just Coaching
A few weeks ago my good friend, Luke Worthington, and I were texting back and forth on why I hate him so much because I’m not him (6-4, 230 lbs, ripped, smart, British, pfffft whatever Luke) programming and coaching. Specifically, we both commented on the facade that some (not all) fitness professionals seemingly lean into… Read more
The Hardest Topic to Write About: Program Design
NOTE TO READER: This is a re-post of a blog post I wrote back in 2017. It’s still the shit. You should read it. There aren’t many topics harder to write about than program design. I mean, I guess we can make a case for Biomolecular Feedback Systems or the intricacies of Mass Spectrometry, but… Read more
Why You Should Lift Heavy Weights. Yes, Even In Season
I tend to avoid certain things at all costs: Making eye contact with my cat. Pineapple upside down cake (don’t ask). Uttering the phrase “looks like someone has a case of the Mondays.” Cocaine Partaking in social media drama, buffoonery, and general hijinks. For me there’s a cost/benefit to all of the above. Take my… Read more
What Planning For a Dinner Party Can Tell You About Program Design
It’s not lost on me that not many people are having dinner parties of late. World pandemic and all…😒 For the past year the closest my wife and I have gotten to a bonafide dinner party is ordering take-out every Saturday night with our 4-year old, and then sitting at the table with his army… Read more
Putting the Pro In Fitness Professional
What does it mean to be a fitness professional? The definition (or more to the point, the expectation), admittedly, has gotten a bit less clear cut in recent years. Putting the “Pro” In Fitness Professional I could sit here and wax poetic that what separates a “true” fitness professional from someone who’s pretending to be… Read more
Simple Training Programs = OMGSTOPOVERCOMPLICATINGTHINGS
I’ve been writing training programs since 2002, and in that time I’d say I’ve written roughly 10,717 of them. Not coincidentally that’s also the total number of times I’ve wanted to toss my face into an ax whenever someone waxes poetic on their 1) killer CrossFit workout and/or 2) keto diet. We get it, you’re… Read more
3 Mistakes Intermediate Lifters Make When Continuing a Fitness Program. And How to Fix Them
Last week personal trainer, Shane McLean, wrote a guest post for this site titled “4 Mistakes Beginners Make When Starting a Fitness Program (and How to Fix Them).” In case you missed it you can check it out HERE. When I read it I was like, “goddammit, this is good.” How dare you Shane, HOW… Read more