Pain-Free Performance Podcast

Corrective Exercise has been a gift and a curse to the industry. Through one lens, it opened up the minds to people who lived in the "No pain, no gain" mentality. On the other side, we are seeing more fragile training than ever where one imperfect squat pattern could result in the explosion of multiple knee ligaments (at least that is what coaches are telling their clients). This is all bullshit and needs to stop.

To discuss this topic further, I brought on the resident meathead PT, Dr. Justin Farnsworth. Justin and I discuss corrective exercise, where we think it has a place in training, and more appropriate ways to implement "corrective" changes to someone's program. Not all training has to be fluffy and not all corrective exercise has to be bands and bodyweight.

The word content gets thrown around a lot when talking about fitness professionals and social media. The idea of content is very vague and can become misconstrued by most the people that are trying to generate it.

On today’s podcast I invited Fitness Director for Men’s Health Magazine, Ebenezer Samuel, to break down the do’s and don’ts when it comes to content.

At the base of all the Content we produce it ultimately boils down to programming. So when you step back and look at your feed, what is the type of programming you are promoting to the people that are taking in your insight?

Does the “content” you are creating resonate with the person you were trying to be.

Listen in to find your voice in programming content production.

When most people think about tactical fitness they think about rolling around in the mud, army crawling through water, and doing crazy stuff. That isn’t necessarily the case. To help explain what tactical fitness really is we brought in PPSC Coach Tim Danchak.

As a former law-enforcement officer and advocate for tactical fitness, he breaks down what the definition actually means and how it applies to more people than you would imagine. Really, most people should be taking a more tactical approach to their training versus some of the fluffier stuff we see.

Open your mind and let this marinate for a while.

Ambitions can get the best of trainers in my experience. That also means my own experience. The well-intentioned trainer may be creating some bad habits and poor business practices whether they can recognize it or not. Luckily, I have had a career of managing over 500 trainers in a span of 13 years and have seen some of these tendencies that I made recur in others.




Logan is also one of the most polished and refined coaches I have come across in the fitness industry. So talking with them about common mistakes trainers make in the beginning was funny to hear the similarities in experience, as if we walked a similar path. For this episode, Logan and I talk about the 6 mistakes WE made as trainers other coaches should avoid. This is a good listen packed with LOADS of tips.




EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

2:00 - Intro

12:15 - Mistake #1 - Telling Someone They Are Doing Something Wrong

20:15 - Mistake #2 - Avoiding Prospecting

30:00 - Mistake #3 - Giving All The Exercises

40:20 - Mistake #4 - Selling and Not Telling

48:00 - Mistake #5 - Not Following Up

59:00 - Mistake #6 - Stopping the Build

Year after year we hear more coaches asking how to amplify their social media accounts. But why? Well, they believe it's an avenue to more clients and a more booming business. Unfortunately, unless you are operating 100% online - that's not the best move. For today's episode, we sat down with Andy McCloy of BCI Performance in Huntsville Alabama. Andy built a highly sought after facility on two things: heartfelt conversations and word of mouth.

Taking your business to new heights isn't always through the newest routes. So grab a notebook for some key fundamentals on how to build the business you deserve, the old-school way.




EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

3:00 - Balancing Consumption vs. Creation

14:30 - Building a Network with Touchpoints

20:00 - Grow Your Empathy

25:00 - Integrity in Your Message

29:00 - Family Forever

35:00 - The Right Fit Isn't Always You

42:00 - There is No Expiration On Good Intention

On today’s episode of the podcast we had to bring back the strongest in the Harski household, Amy Harski. With such great feedback on the prenatal training episode, there were obviously questions to ask when it comes to postpartum.

In my experience there is so much free information out there to try and navigate pre-needle training. Unfortunately, for some reason, once the baby is here there isn’t an abundance of information on how new moms can help get back into a fitness routine. For these answers, it was best to have Amy come back and shed some light on the topic!

On today’s episode, we sit down for a conversation with the author of one of our most recent articles, Gini Grimsley, who wrote about training the former athlete. So many coaches we run into always have a common theme – they want to train athletes. I get it, you can do a lot of fun stuff when working with an athlete who is truly engaged in the session. But a very common mistake in training is assuming someone’s goals before asking them what they are.



Gini and I dive into our experiences working with former athletes and how to keep them engaged, safe, and constantly progressing in their programming. This isn’t the type of clientele that we want to throw everything out, honestly, they are more similar to the general population than you would think!



Episode Breakdown:
9:30 – Common Goals for Former Athletes

16:30 – Maintaining Engagement

23:30 – Stay Confident with Programming

29:45 – Tap into Goals

36:00 – Athletes are People Too

41:00 – NSCA Conference Recap

Being a coach is much more than sets and reps. For the people we meet with, the session is just a small piece of the puzzle. Today’s podcast we discuss how to expand beyond the 60 minutes of the session with PPSC Instructor, Logan Dube. While programming is such an important part of what we do it’s not the entire picture.



Moving the needle towards holistic conversations can be a difficult shift if it’s unfamiliar territory. Logan walks us through how to adjust your coaching conversations and how they have found success in the approach. Break out the notebook for this one and get ready to shift your training relationships to a bird’s eye view.



Episode Breakdown:
3:30 – Logan’s Background

7:30 – Whole Life Coaching

12:00 – Own the Steering Wheel

18:00 – Initial Interactions

29:00 – Habits for Clients

45:00 – Identifying the Limits

Today, JR and I discuss mindset when it comes to training. One of the more common questions I receive on the road is how the hell to juggle everything with the constant message of doom being portrayed online and on the news. Maybe some parts are tough to deal with but there are certainly steps we can take to make sure we are doing everything to preserve our most valuable asset - mindset.

John and I discuss 4 lenses to look at Mindset from and JR gives some of his own personal tips on how he stays on top of his game. This podcast will give you some of the practical (and free) tools to help make sure you are operating at your best!



Episode Breakdown:

1:45 - Mental Health

10:00 - 4 Lenses of Maintaining Headspace

12:45 - Sleep

30:00 - Hydration/Nutrition

40:00 - Fitness Dog Food

46:30 - Social Interactions

On today's podcast we sat down with Amy Harski, Personal Trainer and Pre/Post Natal coach. Amy will also downplay her absolute badassness as a Mom of 2, American Ninja Warrior competitor, and constant topic of interest on Clifton's instagram.

With pregnancy, there is an abdunance of information that simply hasn't been corrected over time. Lets be clear, pregnancy is a completely amazing, life altering experience. How to maintain a level or normalcy during this process can not only improve your mental headspace but make the pre and post pregnancy phase go smoother.

Check out the podcast to upgrade your information on Programming and Pregnancy