Chris Holder: The Art of Communication (for Coaching and Beyond)
For many of you, the topic of communication is going to feel routine, basic and common sense. That should reassure you . . . but also engage you. What I a...
Eric Chessen: Training Clients with Autism
“Hey Eric, I’m contacting you because a parent recently asked if I could work with her son who has autism. I really want to, but I have a few questions...
Mike Boyle: Three Lessons I Learned from Coaching Kids
Here's a sad truth: The higher the level you work at, the more spoiled you get. I’ve been spoiled by training primarily professional and Olympic athle...
Guy Massi: Strength and Conditioning Coaches – Believe in Your Abilities and Work around Reality
In the Strength and Conditioning industry, we are increasingly encountering new challenges to our abilities to effectively program and develop our clients ...
Thomas Plummer: You Were Born to Change the World
The Soul of a Trainer Excerpt—Introduction Thomas Plummer You were born to change the world. Few people in your life will have the right perspective...
Brian Gwaltney: Don’t Get Used to Extreme
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine asked his wife not to shop at the mall during Christmas time because he was worried about a terrorist attack. Thin...
Chris Holder: Mentoring Young Coaches
Mentoring young coaches might very well be a larger task than coaching an athlete to reach his or her potential. The hand-holding, the pushing from behind...
Chris Holder: Achieving Training Goals — The Devil is in the Details
What are the training goals we hear about? Seven-minute abs! Eight weeks to a ripped, sculpted physique! Thirty days to a brand new you! All this sound...
Dan John: Two Basic Problems
There are two basic problems in the fitness world. In truth, neither is that bad at first glance, but over time, they have become issues. First, those ...