In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the concept of Progressive Overload and what that means in your training. 

This is an important concept to understand because whether you’re an athlete following a program that’s been written for you, or your an S&C coach writing that program, it’s imperative that you understand why things change in the program the way they do. From a physiological standpoint, there needs to be intentional and gradual fluctuations in volume and intensity in order to expose the body to a new stimulus that it needs to adapt to. The timing of these adaptations vary, and it’s important to understand that context is VERY important when discussing this, so for the sake of this CHALK TALK, everything shared is in a general sense. 

In order to continuously work towards your training goals, you need to progressively challenge yourself in different ways. This could be a matter of adding an additional set, adding an additional training session, or increasing the weight on a particular exercise - the human body is incredibly smart, so it doesn’t take much!

If you need support with your training goals and want to follow an intentional and progressive plan, you can check out the Personalized Performance Programming, or if you are a coach/trainer/practitioner and you’re looking for continuing education in the programming space, check out the Coaching Foundations Course, or the Practical Programming Course in the School of TRAINING2XL.

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In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the importance of focusing on the QUALITY of things over the QUANTITY of it. 

It’s so easy to get caught up in doing more, and thinking that more is always better, but in a lot of aspects, less is truly where it's at. We specifically focus on the training aspect of things and looking at your training cycles like writing a program with linear periodization - we zoom out and look at the big picture (like the types of movement you’re engaged in), then narrow it down to the finer details (like the actual number of exercises you’re doing in a training session, and the quality of your reps). 

We also discuss some lifestyle factors because we currently live in an over-consuming world where we’re constantly inundated with the idea of needing more … more steps in your skincare routine, more people in your social circle, etc. As we get older we start to realize just how important the quality of our relationships, priorities, and boundaries truly are. 

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In this week's CHALK TALK, we discuss the importance and impact of CONNECTION in the coaching field and beyond. 

Connecting with the individuals we work with and serve is imperative to their success in pursuit of their goals. In order to get an athlete (in sport or in life) to adhere to a program or plan, there needs to be some sort of mutual trust and respect between both parties involved. 

In this episode, I share a little bit about why I believe connection is so important and is a "soft skill" that deserves to be practiced, individuals that had a big impact on my belief in this, as well as tools and strategies to build relationships with the individuals around you. 

In many ways, the things discussed in this episode may seem second-nature, and it's not meant to be revolutionary. I am simply trying to emphasize the importance of the simple things in coaching (and life) that sometimes get overlooked. 

For resources like the articles I referred to, you can check out the School of TRAINING2XL Coaches Club Platform. 

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What’s up Team and welcome to CHALK TALK - a podcast for coaches, trainers, athletes, and movers that want to train and live in an intentional way, and want to excel in all facets of school, work, sport, and life.

If you’ve followed along the T2XL journey on Instagram, you may be familiar with my CHALK TALKS that I like to share. These are small doses of education on all things S&C, strength training, coaching, sport, mindset, lifestyle and more. I’ve always tried to make these CHALK TALKS short and digestible (because, let’s be real, instagram doesn’t favour long form education), so I wanted to seek out a new outlet to share this education in hopes of impacting just one individual.

During each season, it’s my goal to share education and value while also introducing you to some impactful individuals in my network.

Thank you for being here and I’m pumped for what the rookie season has in store!

In today’s episode, I want to share a little more about the WHY behind CHALK TALKS and also give you a little more insight on the world of TRAINING2XL, so here we go ...

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