In the inaugural episode of the Coaches Corner University Podcast, we welcome Garrett Bentley. Garrett is a powerlifter, gym owner and coach in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Paul and Garrett discuss his evolution as a coach, transition to gym ownership and creating a culture within his 4 walls. Garrett also shares his advice on leveraging systems to streamline your practices and adjusting variables to accommodate for his athletes’ evolving needs.
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CCU Podcast Ep 1
00:00 Intro
03:19 Transitioning from goodlife to owning your own gym
11:32 integrating elite level powerlifters and gen pop
15:05 Inspiration for your gym culture
17:07 Online coaching and how it’s changed
24:26 Has educating people helped your community aspect?
30:00 What training styles do you coach?
39:40 Using your athletes as guinea pigs
44:23 Progressing variations without overreaching recovery
50:24 Next Competition?
55:18 Evolution of gyms