#76: Michelle Boland - Belief Systems, Program Analysis & Exercise Creation

My guest this week is Michelle Boland. Michelle is a Strength & Conditioning Coach with a PhD in Exercise Physiology. She is the Director of Education at Pure Performance Training and is the Owner of Michelle Boland Training.

In this episode we discuss:

Belief Systems

- How they can impact us both positively and negatively.

- How do we avoid our Belief systems creating bias and limiting our growth?

- The importance of clients believing in your belief system.

- How can coaches discover what their own belief system is?

Program Analysis & Design

- How Michelle analyses a program's/client's needs.

- Specificity VS Variation

- Do we start with the exercise or start with the intent?

- Why "there is no absolute way to lift weights, there are just strategies."

Exercise Creation

- How Michelle views exercise creation, her recent article of the subject and the 3 layered approach she takes to exercise creation.

Elements of Progression

- Why load isn't our only means of progression and what other means of progression we have at our disposal.

- The importance of having Progression/Regression models for all exercises

For more from Michelle:

Website: http://www.:-training.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mboland18/

MBT STRATEGY: Training Principles & Implementation Course Preview: 

http://www.michelleboland-training.com/mbt-strategy-course-preview/

Michelle & Lucy Hendrix NYC Seminar:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-consistent-approach-to-coaching-fundamental-positions-exercises-tickets-63820640253

Articles mentioned in the Podcast:

A Perspective on Program Analysis and Design: Explore your Belief System: http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/blog/program-analysis-and-design/

MBT Exercise Creation Model: http://www.michelleboland-training.com/2019/07/24/mbt-exercise-creation-model/

Elements of Progress: http://www.michelleboland-training.com/2019/07/30/elements-of-progress/