I'm definitely not perfect.
As a trainer and coach, I can't
possibly tell you how many mistakes I've made over the years.
But like most coaches out there, even though I've made a lot of
mistakes, I continue to learn from them to become better.
The
following is going to be an ongoing blog series where I discuss common
mistakes that trainers and coaches make on a daily basis. Maybe they
apply to you, and maybe they don't.
But hopefully even if
you aren't making these mistakes, you'll take away some tips that will make
you a better trainer or coach in the long run.
One of the most
common issues I see (especially with young trainers/coaches) is giving too
much feedback to their client/athlete. If they're coaching the squat,
every rep sounds like this.
"Okay get your chest out. Set
your back. Push...
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The Single-Leg Solution
It's been a while since we've had a Random Friday post, so I figured we
might as well get one in this week. Enjoy!
- As you can see from the above, we're getting close on
wrapping up "The Single-Leg Solution "project." My boy James is
working on the DVD, while I'm finishing up the first draft of the
DVD. And tonight, I send the first draft off to Nate Green for
copyediting. So there is actual progress going on!
The goal is
to have it completed before I leave for vacation in April, and then when I
come back we can launch it the following week. Stay tuned!
- Along those same lines, I've been
working hard to updated my YouTube page as well. There are quite
a few video clips there, and I would have it totally updated if...
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Sports Supplements
It's time for a little rant.
People ask me all the time, "Mike,
what supplements do you take?"
"Mike, what are your
thoughts on supplements?"
"Mike, what supplements should I take
to get JACKED?"
When people ask me about supplements, I kind of
feel like AI felt about pratice.
There are a
few very specific reasons I don't talk about supplements more. First
and foremost, I'm not an expert. I'm not sure I'm an expert in
anything, to be quite honest, but I'm definitely not an expert in
supplements or supplementation.
But here's the real reason I
don't spend a ton of time talking about supplements.
Have you
seen how most people EAT?
And I'm not talking about
having them verbally tell you their skewed perceptions of what they think
they ate. All of us have a tendency to remember...
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Updates
I'll be honest - I can't believe the year is almost 25% over with!
With that being said, I wanted to give some updates to keep
everyone up to speed on what's going on around here. Here goes!
- Blog Posts
For
the next couple of weeks, I'm only going to blog 2-3x/week. For the
past couple of weeks when I've been writing 4 blogs and a newsletter
weekly, and frankly, that's a ton of writing!
My goal is to
get my Single-Leg Solution DVD and manual ready to ship before I go on
vacation April 10th. That way, once I get back we'll be ready to
rock!
- Podcast interviews this
week
As promised, In
the Trenches Fitness will be cranking back up this week, and I'm
interviewing some fantastic coaches! ...
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