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Life updates: San Francisco & podcast hiatus (00:02:00)

Upcoming webinar: What is good programming? (00:05:30)

Ice vs. heat? You're asking the wrong question (00:06:50)

Programming vs. coaching – the critical difference (00:07:50)

Why your footprint is your blueprint (00:10:30)

Designing programs for real-life environments (00:13:00)

Execution, error, and learning in training (00:15:00)

Low-res programming: Building intention into flexibility (00:18:00)

Rigid programs kill adaptability (00:21:00)

Introducing error to stimulate motor learning (00:24:00)

Playtime matters: variability in training (00:27:30)

Why rehab still works, even when it's trash (00:31:00)

Teaching movement through smart program structure (00:34:00)

Subjective > objective: the real data that drives results (00:36:00)

How to coach based on what clients feel (00:40:00)

Interpreting feedback: the client gets a vote (00:45:00)

Performance = subjective + objective + your coaching lens (00:49:00)