Helping women understand and embrace their individuality is at the heart of Lindsay Parker’s coaching philosophy.

Lindsay didn’t always consider herself “the lifting type.” But, after falling in love with the process of biomechanics, lifting, and strength training, she soon found herself passionate about helping other women navigate through the world of fitness.

Certified in biomechanics, execution, and program design, Lindsay has made it her mission to help her clients appreciate their bodies and enrich their lives through her platform, LiftingLindsay.

Lindsay joins me today to discuss cultivating a healthy approach to fitness and nutrition. She shares her training philosophy and explains the value of a coach’s circle of influence.

She discusses the role of shame, anxiety, and being emotionally charged in one’s fitness journey.

She describes what intuitive eating is and how to do it more effectively.

And Lindsay also highlights the role of coaching and accountability and underscores why finding the right coach is critical.

You have to have self-compassion to have curiosity, which then leads to education and change. If we can get curious about our behaviors, then we can identify patterns and form new habits. – Lindsay Parker

Are you a young fitness trainer or coach?

Are you frustrated by the results you’re getting or the lack of resources available to learn the skills you need to be successful?

Are you struggling to get enough clients or wondering how long you’ll be able to follow your passion for helping others?

It’s time to stop the frustration and stop worrying. It’s time to get certified!

If you’re serious about improving your results, serious about becoming a better coach, and serious about increasing your bottom line, then you need the Complete Coach Certification.

In this massive course, you’ll learn:

This massive certification course is jam-packed with everything I’ve learned over the last 20 years of my career.

So if you’re ready to get serious about the results you’re getting for your clients and the impact your programs have on your income, head over to www.completecoachcertification.com to sign up for the Complete Coach Certification course today!

Spots are limited, and the next certification is set to launch in March 2022.

To learn more, please join my FREE Insiders List and stay tuned for our launch details to save $200 when the course opens!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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Like many new coaches, Movement Lab Co-founder, Stefan Valdes, once copied more experienced coaches when training others—that is, until he entered physical therapy school.

Stefan earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami, where he built and developed the critical thinking skills crucial to coaching clients and athletes.

By integrating his DPT education with his experience working as a performance coach in the NBA for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons, Stefan created principles and methods that would later be used to develop Movement Lab’s assessment and training system.

Stefan joins me today to share his principles on developing an off-season training program for elite NBA players. He describes how coaches can get buy-in from athletes by making them part of the program design.

Stefan reveals the biggest weaknesses he sees from the athletes he works with and underscores the value of prioritizing protective training for professional athletes.

He also highlights a coach’s role in building a bridge between athletic staff and players and discusses how coaching in the private sector is different from working with athletic teams.

Meet the athletes where they’re at and let them be part of the program design. Each person is different—come up with a program that’s tailored to them and their needs.- Stefan Valdes

Are you a young fitness trainer or coach?

Are you frustrated by the results you’re getting or the lack of resources available to learn the skills you need to be successful?

Are you struggling to get enough clients or wondering how long you’ll be able to follow your passion for helping others?

It’s time to stop the frustration and stop worrying. It’s time to get certified!

If you’re serious about improving your results, serious about becoming a better coach, and serious about increasing your bottom line, then you need the Complete Coach Certification.

In this massive course, you’ll learn:

This massive certification course is jam-packed with everything I’ve learned over the last 20 years of my career.

So if you’re ready to get serious about the results you’re getting for your clients and the impact your programs have on your income, head over to www.completecoachcertification.com to sign up for the Complete Coach Certification course today!

Spots are limited, and the next certification is set to launch in March 2022.

To learn more, please join my FREE Insiders List and stay tuned for our launch details to save $200 when the course opens!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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Brijesh Patel’s mindset and belief system about training and development drive his decision-making as a coach.

As the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Director of Athletic Performance at Quinnipiac University, Brijesh believes in educating his athletes in a manner that encourages them to become better versions of themselves.

While he’s been a highly regarded innovator, leader, and coach in health and performance over the past 20 years, Brijesh’s passion for improvement, growth, and development continues to impact the success and wellbeing of hundreds of individuals.

Brijesh joins me today to discuss the power of mindset and how he introduces it in athletic training and development. He describes his background as a coach and outlines the three pillars that shape his training philosophy.

Brijesh also highlights the need to train for both the mind and body and underscores the importance of cultivating the belief that you can be a better version of yourself.

Help others realize that they can be a better version of themselves. Develop the level of awareness within themselves so they understand their performance. – Brijesh Patel

Are you a young fitness trainer or coach?

Are you frustrated by the results you’re getting or the lack of resources available to learn the skills you need to be successful?

Are you struggling to get enough clients or wondering how long you’ll be able to follow your passion for helping others?

It’s time to stop the frustration and stop worrying. It’s time to get certified!

If you’re serious about improving your results, serious about becoming a better coach, and serious about increasing your bottom line, then you need the Complete Coach Certification.

In this massive course, you’ll learn:

This massive certification course is jam-packed with everything I’ve learned over the last 20 years of my career.

So if you’re ready to get serious about the results you’re getting for your clients and the impact your programs have on your income, head over to www.completecoachcertification.com to sign up for the Complete Coach Certification course today!

Spots are limited, and the next certification is set to launch in March.

To learn more, please join my FREE Insiders List and stay tuned for our launch details to save $200 when the course opens!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of comic books and superheroes.

But here’s the thing about most superheroes: they’re either born with a superpower—like Superman—or, they’re given one—like Spiderman getting bit by a spider.

On the other hand, trainers and coaches—though heroes in their own right—aren’t born with or given these superpowers.

While they can’t use heat vision or sling webs (yet), there are five skills coaches can develop into superpowers to turn them into the elite trainers and coaches they’re meant to be.

In this episode, I share five superpowers that can make you an elite trainer or coach.

I discuss how empathy has effectively served me through my career as a coach and explain how being a better communicator helps your clients get better results.

I outline how to motivate a client or athlete by understanding and relating to their goals.

And I also explain how you can improve your soft skills by becoming a better listener and underscore the power of building connections with your clients and athletes.

Once your clients and athletes feel a connection with you and that you truly care, nothing can stop you as a trainer or coach. – Mike Robertson

With the new year right around the corner, I want to help YOU make 2022 your best year ever. I’ve made it a goal to totally revamp my online coaching platform. In fact, I want to help more people than ever before –  and that starts with people like you.

So if you’re interested in getting in the best shape of your life this year, I’ve got two options for you.

Option Number 1: Private Online Coaching

We’ll take offline training programs and move it online. My Private Online Coaching package includes:

I’m only taking a maximum of five new clients in 2022, so if you’re interested in my one-on-one online coaching, send me an email at [email protected]

Option Number 2: The RTS Annual Program

In the RTS Annual Program, we go through four 3-month phases of training:

But the cool part about this program is that it’s more than just a training program. Every month, you’ll not only get a new workout to follow but we’ll also set monthly challenges where we develop habits in nutrition, recovery, and mindset to help ensure that 2022 is your best year ever.

If you’re interested in an annual training group, you can learn more at RobertsonTrainingSystems.com/Annual. This will be my last year running the program so if you’re interested, please sign up TODAY.

And if you’ve got any questions whatsoever, feel free to email me directly at [email protected].

Let’s make 2022 your best year ever!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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Throughout his 15 seasons in professional baseball, Josh Lindblom has learned that you have to find a way to differentiate yourself in the game.

After being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, Josh made his debut in 2011 and played for several organizations, including the Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers.

He then had a five-year stint in South Korea, playing for the Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants, before signing with the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 2019.

But these experiences alone don’t separate Josh from other players—it’s his insight that sports aren’t about winning, but the process of self-discovery and formation.

Josh joins me today to share what success means to him and what it takes to pitch at the highest level of baseball.

He describes the mental aspect of professional baseball and shares how he has learned to control his emotions throughout his career.

And he also highlights the importance of knowing yourself as an athlete and person and underscores how he deals with the ups and downs of life.

Sports, like life, are just one big ebb and flow of failure and success. But the only time we ever truly fail is when we don’t learn from that experience. – Josh Lindblom

With the new year right around the corner, I want to help YOU make 2022 your best year ever. I’ve made it a goal to totally revamp my online coaching platform. In fact, I want to help more people than ever before –  and that starts with people like you.

So if you’re interested in getting in the best shape of your life this year, I’ve got two options for you.

Option Number 1: My Private Online Coaching

We’ll take offline training programs and move it online. My Private Online Coaching package includes:

I’ve only got two spots left for 2022, so if you’re interested in my one-on-one online coaching, send me an email at [email protected]

Option Number 2: My RTS Annual Program

In the RTS Annual Program, we go through four 3-month phases of training:

But the cool part about this program is that it’s more than just a training program. Every month, you’ll not only get a new workout to follow but we’ll also set monthly challenges where we develop habits in nutrition, recovery, and mindset to help ensure that 2022 is your best year ever.

If you’re interested in an annual training group, you can learn more at RobertsonTrainingSystems.com/Annual. And if you’ve got any questions whatsoever, feel free to email me directly at [email protected].

Let’s make 2022 your best year ever!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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David Joyce’s passion for developing people has been the red thread that goes through everything he does.

For more than two decades in his career in elite performance, David has trained, rehabilitated, and maintained multiple world champions, Olympians, and more than 100 national champions.

He was the Head of Athletic Performance of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.

He is also the first athletic performance coach in history to work with team China after working with another national Olympic team.

Today, as the High Performance Leadership and Strategy Specialist at Synapsing—a sports-strategy and decision-making consultancy—David remains dedicated to his mission to help individuals and teams uncover their inner greatness.

David joins me today to discuss coaching development and building better coaches for the long haul.

He explains what makes coach development different from coach education and outlines how to improve your decision-making hygiene.

He describes how individuals can curate their career and personal development.

And David also underscores the importance of applying knowledge and highlights the factors that make a master coach.

Facts and figures don’t move people the way we think they would—it’s emotions that do. And the greatest coaches are the ones who understand where their clients’ goals are. – David Joyce

With the new year right around the corner, I want to help YOU make 2022 your best year ever. I’ve made it a goal to totally revamp my online coaching platform. In fact, I want to help more people than ever before –  and that starts with people like you.

So if you’re interested in getting in the best shape of your life this year, I’ve got two options for you.

Option Number 1: Private Online Coaching

We’ll take offline training programs and move it online. My Private Online Coaching package includes:

I’ve already filled two spots so I’m down to three left in 2022, so if you’re interested in my one-on-one online coaching, send me an email ASAP at [email protected]

Option Number 2: My RTS Annual Program

In the RTS Annual Program, we go through four 3-month phases of training:

But the cool part about this program is that it’s more than just a training program. Every month, you’ll not only get a new workout to follow but we’ll also set monthly challenges where we develop habits in nutrition, recovery, and mindset to help ensure that 2022 is your best year ever.

If you’re interested in an annual training group, you can learn more at RobertsonTrainingSystems.com/Annual. And if you’ve got any questions whatsoever, feel free to email me directly at [email protected].

Let’s make 2022 your best year ever!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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One of the many things I’ve learned over the years about writing programs is that there’s a bell curve involved.

When we’re just starting out, we don’t know much about training, let alone actually designing a program.

But as we move closer to the apex of that bell curve and accumulate more experience as well as information on exercises, set/rep schemes, and tempos, the complexity of our knowledge base becomes our hindrance.

From “how do I design a program,” our question becomes “how can I make my programs more efficient and impactful for my clients?”

In this episode, I share seven simple tips to help you write and design better training programs that meet the needs of your clients and athletes.

I reveal three questions you need to ask yourself before sitting down to write your training programs.

I share superset strategies and explain why layering is one of my favorite tools in superset design.

And last but not least, I also explain what it means to “slow cook” your athletes and discuss how you can get yourself unstuck from the program design block.

The art of program design takes time. – Mike Robertson

With the new year right around the corner, I want to help YOU make 2022 your best year ever. I’ve made it a goal to totally revamp my online coaching platform. In fact, I want to help more people than ever before –  and that starts with people like you.

So if you’re interested in getting in the best shape of your life this year, I’ve got two options for you.

Option Number 1: My Private Online Coaching

We’ll take offline training programs and move it online. My Private Online Coaching package includes:

I’m only taking a maximum of five new clients in 2022, so if you’re interested in my one-on-one online coaching, send me an email at [email protected]

Option Number 2: My RTS Annual Program

In the RTS Annual Program, we go through four 3-month phases of training:

But the cool part about this program is that it’s more than just a training program. Every month, you’ll not only get a new workout to follow but we’ll also set monthly challenges where we develop habits in nutrition, recovery, and mindset to help ensure that 2022 is your best year ever.

If you’re interested in an annual training group, you can learn more at RobertsonTrainingSystems.com/Annual. And if you’ve got any questions whatsoever, feel free to email me directly at [email protected].

Let’s make 2022 your best year ever!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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Cody “Boom-Boom” McBroom believes that nobody is truly self-made.

A nutrition coach and fitness entrepreneur with over 11 years of helping people optimize their health, Cody believes that he wouldn’t be where he is today without the people who were willing to help him.

By poking his head in the right rooms, asking questions, and meeting legendary people, Cody was able to start his own company, Tailored Coaching Method.

A lifestyle, training, and nutrition coaching company, Tailored Coaching Method provides every client with a science-backed approach adapted to their unique fitness and nutrition needs.

Cody joins me today to discuss the “Prime, Progress, and Prosper” approach to flexible dieting, health, and weight loss. He describes how coaching in person can improve empathy and client relationships.

He shares his process for educating people on flexible dieting and using a metric-based approach to nutrition.

Cody also offers advice on helping clients build healthier habits that help them adhere to a program and underscores the value of focusing on process over results.

Numbers don’t lie, and they’re the only way we can assess, adjust, and predict where you’re going with nutrition. – Cody McBroom

With the new year right around the corner, I want to help YOU make 2022 your best year ever.

I’ve made it a goal to totally revamp my online coaching platform. In fact, I want to help more people than ever before –  and that starts with people like you.

So if you’re interested in getting in the best shape of your life this year, I’ve got two options for you.

Option Number 1: Private Online Coaching

We’ll take offline training programs and move it online. My Private Online Coaching package includes:

I’m only taking a maximum of five new clients in 2022, so if you’re interested in my one-on-one online coaching, send me an email at [email protected]

Option Number 2: My RTS Annual Program

In the RTS Annual Program, we go through four 3-month phases of training:

But the cool part about this program is that it’s more than just a training program.

Every month, you’ll not only get a new workout to follow but we’ll also set monthly challenges where we develop habits in nutrition, recovery, and mindset to help ensure that 2022 is your best year ever.

If you’re interested in an annual training group, you can learn more at RobertsonTrainingSystems.com/Annual. And if you’ve got any questions whatsoever, feel free to email me directly at [email protected].

Let’s make 2022 your best year ever!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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My good friend, entrepreneur and coach, Luka Hocevar, always seem to move a thousand miles an hour.

And with the many hats he wears, you may get a different answer every time you ask him what he does.

While he dabbles in real estate, he is also the Founder, Owner, and Operator of Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance. This Seattle-based facility focuses on helping clients achieve maximum fitness through customized programs.

Additionally, Luka is a business coach who helps other coaches grow their fitness business through his mastermind program, YO! Grow Your Gym.

And of course he’s also the creator and host of The Vigor Life Podcast, a show that serves as the extension of his passion for coaching others.

Luka joins me today to discuss why learning how to learn is critical to developing your career as a coach, your business, and your life.

He explains why it is necessary to choose your mentors and role models wisely and describes how books helped change his life for the better.

He discusses how to build skill sets that will serve you for a lifetime and shares his philosophy on the fitness business.

And finally, Luka also reveals the three intrinsic motivators for humans and underscores what it means to look for the arrow and the spoon on the FedEx sign.

Go and think about what type of person you want to become, then collect role models. – Luka Hocevar

Are you a young fitness trainer or coach?

Are you frustrated by the results you’re getting or the lack of resources available to learn the skills you need to be successful?

Are you struggling to get enough clients or wondering how long you’ll be able to follow your passion for helping others?

It’s time to stop the frustration and stop worrying. It’s time to get certified!

If you’re serious about improving your results, serious about becoming a better coach, and serious about increasing your bottom line, then you need the Complete Coach Certification.

In this massive course, you’ll learn:

This massive certification course is jam-packed with everything I’ve learned over the last 20 years of my career.

So if you’re ready to get serious about the results you’re getting for your clients and the impact your programs have on your income, head over to www.completecoachcertification.com to sign up for the Complete Coach Certification course today!

Spots are limited, and the next certification is set to launch in March 2022.

To learn more, please join my FREE Insiders List and stay tuned for our launch details to save $200 when the course opens!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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Joel Smith considers himself a “born mover.”

As a young athlete, his passion for developing his athletic outputs—from movement and sprinting to jumping and dunking—led him to play at the national level in track and field and athletic performance coaching.

However, his mentality towards athletic development revolved around strength.

It wasn’t until learning from other great coaches and athletes that Joel evolved his training philosophy toward a harmony of elasticity, reactivity, and force production.

With these training principles at heart, Joel began helping coaches and athletes reach their highest potential through Just Fly Sports, an online platform he began in 2011.

Joel joins me today to discuss the who, what, when, where and why of elastic training and plyometrics.

He defines plyometrics and elastic training and shares what sparked his interest in them.

He underscores the value of incorporating play and games in athletic training, and explains how coaches can change elastic training for different age groups.

And Joel also highlights why coaches need to go beyond training athletes with barbells and outlines his thought process behind the creation of his Elastic Essentials course.

Elastic training is the purest function of the body. It is a lifestyle and a paradigm for everything. – Joel Smith

Are you a young fitness trainer or coach?

Are you frustrated by the results you’re getting or the lack of resources available to learn the skills you need to be successful?

Are you struggling to get enough clients or wondering how long you’ll be able to follow your passion for helping others?

It’s time to stop the frustration and stop worrying. It’s time to get certified!

If you’re serious about improving your results, serious about becoming a better coach, and serious about increasing your bottom line, then you need the Complete Coach Certification.

In this massive course, you’ll learn:

This massive certification course is jam-packed with everything I’ve learned over the last 20 years of my career.

So if you’re ready to get serious about the results you’re getting for your clients and the impact your programs have on your income, head over to www.completecoachcertification.com to sign up for the Complete Coach Certification course today!

Spots are limited, and the next certification is set to launch in March 2022.

To learn more, please join my FREE Insiders List and stay tuned for our launch details to save $200 when the course opens!

Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of The Physical Preparation Podcast with Mike Robertson – your one-stop-shop for fitness trainers, coaches, and athletes.

If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Google Podcasts and leave your honest review. I’d also love to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit our website.

And last but not least, please don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media. Thank you!

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