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The Coaching Progression
The other day I was working with a new(ish) client, and I was cuing her to get into proper position. Upon completion of the set, she turned to look at me and said: “How come you never told me that before?” And my response was simple: Because you weren’t ready for that before!
Continue Reading5 Ways to Keep Your Clients (Or Yourself!) Motivated
When it comes to coaching and training, I’m definitely not a “Rah-Rah,” in your face kind of guy. But that doesn’t mean it’s not my job, on some level, to keep my clients motivated. Below are five easy tips you can use to keep your clients, or yourself, motivated towards achieving their goals in the […]
Continue Reading4 Ways to Become a Top-Flight Trainer or Coach
Last week, I pissed some people off. While it was my goal to be intentionally inflammatory to trainers/coaches who aren’t “cutting the mustard,” so to speak, it seems as though I also pissed off some of my core contingent as well. People who are serious about training clients and athletes. People who are serious about […]
Continue ReadingMistakes Trainers and Coaches Make 6-8-10
One of my favorite quotes of all-time comes from Z-Health creator Dr. Eric Cobb. It goes a little something like this: “Stop! And be present.” Simple words, for sure. But they mean a lot, if you allow them to. In this day and age, it’s easy to get caught up in the rat-race that is […]
Continue ReadingFinding a Personal Trainer – 2 Questions You MUST Ask
This is a question I get asked all the time, from friends and family members alike: How do I go about finding a competent fitness coach/personal trainer/performance enhancement coach? These days, it’s not as easy as you’d like to think. With all the marketing and hype surrounding our industry, it can be difficult to separate […]
Continue ReadingMay 28th, 2010
Robertson Training Systems Newsletter 6.09 5 Keys to Becoming a Fitness Authority So, you want to become an authority figure in strength and conditioning, personal training, or both, eh? One of the questions I get from interns and seminar attendees alike is, “How do I get to the next level?” It’s interesting, because I see […]
Continue ReadingMistakes Trainers and Coaches Make 4-26-10
(This is Part 3 of a series. In case you missed them, you can find Part I here and Part II here.) In our ongoing series of mistakes that trainers and coaches make, one of my pet peeves is trainers/coaches who have no rationale for why they’re doing something. In the Indy Seminar Series (as […]
Continue ReadingMistakes Trainers and Coaches Make 4-13-10
Here’s another mistake I see far too often. Trainer Johnny starts to learn a little anatomy and training jargon, and so he assumes that everyone and their mother knows this stuff as well. After all, who doesn’t know what their TFL is? Or why they shouldn’t hyperextend their lumbar spine? Look, I hate to break […]
Continue ReadingMistakes Coaches and Trainers Make 3-29
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 […]
Continue ReadingThoughts for Young Coaches
This past weekend at the Cosgrove Businses Seminar, I got a chance to meet some great young coaches. Monday evening, I spent some time with a guy who has been around and has coached for years in Chip Morton. Between the two, it’s gotten me thinking about the progression that every coach must go through […]
Continue ReadingThe Blink Moment
Tuesday night at IFAST, one of our new interns (Ellen) and I were discussing how to start improving her coaching and assessing skills. She’s relatively new to the field, but with her eagerness to learn, work ethic, and people skills, I have no doubt she’s going to be a fantastic coach someday. Many would say […]
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