The Performance Path Podcast

Welcome back folks and thanks for joining us for todays fun and imformative episode.

Today I am joined by Niall Connolly , Owner and Head Coach of CrossFit DSC in Finglas , Co. Dublin.

Niall has been involved in the fitness industry for more than 20 years and has amassed an awesome knowledge base regarding all elements of fitness training as well as being one of the most well liked members of the Irish CrossFit community .

Niall has a great story to tell and we got to chat about some interesting topics that will hopefully give you guys some solid food for thought.

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Some of the Topics we chatted about are as follows :  

 Niall’s background and how he got into coaching. 

 

- What brought him into CrossFit and how he almost didn’t get into Fitness at all!

 

- Some of the challenges he has encountered in hosting a large and growing Competition in “The CapitalGames”.

 

- His experience of working with some High-level athletes and some of the differences that make them great.

 

- His preferred coaching style and how important he considers different coaching approaches to each person as the key to helping them reach their goals. 

 

- Some of his thoughts on what we as coaches could improve upon not only in coaching but also in regards selling our coaching services appropriately.

 

- Some of his Favourite Coaches, Books & resources.

 

- The next step in his Coaching & Business development

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Massive thanks to Niall for joining me for this really enjoyable episode.

He is one of the most genuine decent people in the Irish CrossFit community and it was a real pleasure to get his ideas on some fun topics.

 

Check out his excellent gym CrossFit DSC here :

https://www.facebook.com/CrossFitDSC/

https://www.instagram.com/crossfitdsc/

 

And the great annual competition that they hold “ The Capital Games “ here :

https://www.facebook.com/CapitalGamesDublin/

 

And here are some of the Books/Rescources he recommends.

 

- Fitness As Sport - Jacob Tsypkin

https://store.jtsstrength.com/products/fitness-as-sport?variant=10226180995

 

- Never Let Go -  Dan John 

https://www.bookdepository.com/Never-Let-Go-Dan-John/9781931046381

 

- The Hybrid Athlete - Alex Viada

https://store.jtsstrength.com/products/the-hybrid-athlete?variant=2105583043

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Business Coaching Service

- The Affiliate Solution Seminar - Tye Arnett

https://www.affiliatesolution.co/

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Thnaks again for joining me folks and i hope you enjoy this episode.

If so click subscribe to get notified when a new #thehumblecoachpodcast arrives!! 

 

Until next time folks,

Much Love, 

Your Humble Coach

Episode 12 is here folks and it's straight up fire! :)

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In this episode i am joined by

Stephen Kinsella ,

Owner of FSM Bray ( Functional Strength Movement). 

 

Website : http://www.fsmbray.ie/

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/fsm.bray/

 

FSM Bray is an excellent Functional fitness gym based in Bray Co.Wicklow and Stephen has been involved in the fitness industry for many years both in the Globo Gym world as well as the functional fitness world. 

He has a fantastic array of experience and has some excellent ideas and thoughts on how we could all become better coaches.

He also hosts a brilliant and fun Podcast/Youtube channel himself called FSM Rxd which has had some awesome guests on over the past number of years. 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhN78p1X-j8DLkF2t6m4QO9xhbrw2yFW

 

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In this episode some of the topics we chatted about were as follows : 

-  Stephens Background , how he got into coaching and what his pavourite part of coaching is. 

- His excellent nutrition approach and thoughts on it's structure and implementation with his clients. 

- His experience with Childrens fitness coaching ,the value of high quality of movement in these types of program and some food for thought for those who may have or are thinking of setting up a kids fitness program.

- Some food for thought on some of the business challenges encountered by medium to long term business owners and coaches . 

- Some of his favourite coaches and why Dan John is top of the list! 

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Thanks so much to Stephen for joining me on this episode.

It was really great having you on mate and Best of luck with all things FSM Bray in the future.  

Hope you guys all enjoy the show . 

 

Until next time 

Much Love 

The Humble Coach

Guest Episode #9 is here folks and it is a dinger!!!!!!!! 

 

So today i am joined by the brilliant Jordan Syatt or as some may know him ... Gary Vaynerchuk’s personal trainer!.

https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/

 

 

Jordan has shot to fame in the recent past as Gary Vaynerchuck's ( Yup... the excellent Entrpreneur !!) Fitness coach but he has had an amazing career path as a Strength & Conditioning Coach and has been in the fitness and training game for over 10 years despite his young age. 

 

Jordan has competed at international level in Wrestling as well as being a 5 times World record holder in Powerlifting. Along with these athletic achievements he is Precision Nutrition Certified as well as  having worked with some of the best in the business .

 

Jordan has a strong science based Training background and uses that experience to really make it easy for his clients to form strong habits and get fantastic results. 

 

Jordan has a phenomenally successful online training business and during today's show we got a chance to chat about some of his strategies he has used to improve the quality of his business and why massive patience is indeed the key to winning!!! 

 

Thank you so much to Jordan for joining me and i have a feeling the notebooks, pens and a big ass mug of Coffee ( Unicorn Blood in Jordan Speak!!! ) could be out for this one as there is some great ideas and thoughts that i think will help alot of coaches to improve their service significantly in the future. 

 

Much love folks and here is where you can find Jordan for more great content and Fitness Knowledge! 

 

 

Jordan's Website : http://www.syattfitness.com/

 

Jordan's Instagram  : https://www.instagram.com/syattfitness/

 

Jordan's Facebook - Syatt Fitness : https://www.facebook.com/syattfitness

 

Jordan's Awesome Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZk-b1KyEL9rovh7zdfw_lg

 

Listening Time : 29 Minutes 

 

Enjoy, 

The Humble Coach

Episode.10 -  Michael Rutherford, Strength and Conditioning Coach & Developer of the MAX EFFORT BLACK BOX training system

 

Hey folks, 

The Humble Coach is back with another great episode . In episode 10 I am joined by Michael Rutherford aka Coach Rut , Founder and former owner of Bootcamp Fitness Kansas & CrossFit Kansas City.  

Coach Rut has been involved in Strength & Conditioning for almost 30 Years and has worked alongside some of the best coaches in the world. 

He has also worked in hospital wellness environments and rehabilitation clinics. Rut holds academic degrees in biology, physical education, and exercise physiology and sports biomechanics. He is a USAW-certified Club Coach and is a CrossFit level-3 trainer. 

Hailing from Kansas City ,Missouri , Coach Rut could also be considered one of the original CrossFit Crew having been the 4th Official CrossFit affiliate in the world . 

He developed the fantastic Max Effort Black Box training system as well as being a regular contributor to the CrossFit Journal, The Performance Menu and  Breaking Muscle. 

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In this episode we chatted about the following : 

- Who is Coach Rut & how did he get in to coaching.

- The MEBB (https://gumroad.com/l/MEBBSYSTEM)  & How/why it was conceived 

- The main benefits of this system and how important it has been in the development of various Strength protocols within the CrossFit world.  

- His love of all things dumbell and why he thinks that they are a fantastic additon to all training regimes.

- His favourite area of coaching and why he feels that every interaction is a 1 to 1 coaching opportunity

- Coach Rut's advice to younger coaches and how vital it is as a coach to eduacate yourself on stress and how to manage it with your clients.

- His recommended reading and some of his very interesting upcoming projects and collaborations.

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Sincere thanks to Michael for joining me on the show.

It was a pleasure chatting to him & he has and will continue to be one of the best coaches that i have ever spoken to. 

Here are some of the places that you can enjoy some more of Coach Rut's great work. 

https://breakingmuscle.com/coaches/michael-rutherford

https://gumroad.com/l/MEBBSYSTEM

https://www.performancemenu.com/articles/author/53/Michael-Rutherford/

 

Thanks as always folks for all of the support and if you like what you hear then hit the old subscribe button and i'll see you next time.

Much Love

The Humble Coach

Hey everyone.

The Humble Coach returns with Episode 9 and this is a fun one. I was joined recently by one of my co-workers at French Vanoli , Brian Howley.

Brian since he has been involved with us at FV has been an awesome addition to the team and brings a real freshness and fun, knowledgeable attitude to his coaching which has allowed many of our members to make some amazing progress.

Brian currently oversees our Strength & Core and Nutrition programs at French Vanoli as well as being an accomplished a CrossFit Coach.

Brian's Qualifications:

- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

- KG Elite Performance Strength and Conditioning Coach

- NCEF Fitness Instructor

- FETAC Certificate in Exercise,Fitness and Nutrition

- RLSS Lifeguard.

In this episode :

- Brian's background and how he got into coaching

- Brian's favourite areas of coaching

- His preferred styles of coaching

- What he thinks coaches could add to their programs and approaches that they may be missing and how to keep ahead of the game.

- Where he sees the fitness industry possibly changing in the future and where he might fit in .

Thanks so much to Brian for joining me on this episode. It is real pleasure to work with and chat to one of the most promising young coaches in the country at the moment. Appreciate it dude.

Hope you guys enjoy this episode and don't forget to check out some of my previous episodes with some excellent coaches.

Until next time folks,

Much love

The Humble Coach ☺

Episode 8. 

On this week's episode i am joined by Jamie Lawlor of CrossFit Swords in Dublin, Ireland. 

This was a really interesting and fun chat and we got to talk about some very cool topics that i think apply to a lot of gyms in Ireland at the moment and not just CrossFit or Functional fitness gyms but to all fitness oriented facilities and coaches. 

Jamie has been a very progressive force in Irish CrossFit in recent years both on a coaching basis with his gym as well as his involvement in some of the largest and most successful competitions and charity events that have taken place in ireland in recent times.

In today's podcast here are some of the topics we got a chance to talk about. 

- Jamie's background and how he got into coaching

- The various styles of coaching that he likes to use . 

- Some of his preferred coaching methods and how he applies them to both Competitors and the General Fitness enthusiast alike. 

- Competitor programs and some of the challenges associated with getting them set up so that harmony can be maintained in your gym .  

- Important considerations when dealing with different age groups and also some good ideas on how to possibly make it easier for the younger or older members  to really maintain sustained progress.  

- Some of Jamie's recent educational opportunities with some of the best coaches in the world and the main takeaways from those interactions. 

- The continued success of The Filthy 150 CrossFt competition and its change of direction in working with Special Olympics Ireland as well as a change in format . 

- Jamie's recommended reading!!  

Hope you guys enjoy this episode and below are some other places that you can learn more about Jamie!! :) 

Here are some places to check out some of Jamie's excellent work. 

- Jamie's Blog

https://www.facebook.com/pg/JamieCoachingJamie/photos/?ref=page_internal

https://jamiecoachingjamie.wordpress.com/

 

- CrossFit Swords

https://crossfitswords.ie

 

- The Filthy 150 Competition in aid of Special Olympics ireland

https://www.facebook.com/Filthy150/

https://www.filthy150.com/

Today's episode is with Dr. Karen Coghlan from The Nut Coach & Perform Better Nutrition.

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This was a really great and fun interview and Karen is a fountain of great information on all things

Nutrition & Body Positivity. 

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Dr. Karen has a a briliant array of qualifications ( See below! ) and has had pheneomenal success with her online " Ignition Nutrition " Group ( https://www.thenutcoach.com/ignitionnutrition) which is a program that has helped so many people with improving their relationship with food, their own bodies and free themselves from yo-yo dieting in a fantastically supportive environment as well as being a well renowned Fitness coach and multi sport competitor . 

Qualifications

Biomedical Engineering, B.Eng, Ph.D.Active IQ L2 Certificate in Fitness InstructionActive IQ L3 Certificate in Personal TrainingCrossFit L1 TrainerCrossFit Gymnastics TrainerAgatsu Kettlebell InstructorWeightlifting Ireland L1 Assistant CoachPrecision Nutrition L1 CoachSports Nutrition FETAC Level 6[Pending] ISSN Postgrad Diploma in Applied Sports & Exercise Nutrition

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In this episode we chatted about :

- Dr. Karen's Background and how she got started on the path to becoming an advocate for quality nutrition and fitness coaching. 

- Her favourite part of coaching.

- Her thoughts on how coaches can help their clients sift throught the days of " Instaknowldege" and get to realistic strategies to have a healthy relationship with their nutrition.

- The biggest issues that she deals with when coaching people in  Nutrition and how coaches can have a really powerful impact on their clients by identifying a strong yet patient process mentality. 

- Recommendations for other coaches on how they can improve the quality of Nutrition education they give to their clients to build a more body positive and non restrictive environment for success. 

- The value of taking a step by step approach to progress and her next step in her own coaching and education development. 

 

It was awesome to chat to Dr Karen and looking forward to her continued success and positivity in the Nutrition Coaching World! 

 Thanks Karen!

 

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Here are some helpful links to Dr. Karen's various programs . 

https://www.thenutcoach.com/

https://www.pbnutrition.ie/

https://www.thenutcoach.com/articles

In todays Episode i'm joined by Martin Hickey, Owner of Fusion Training Centre in Athlone. 

Fusion Training Centre is home to the Midlands largest CrossFit facility –

CrossFit Cú Chulainn as well as Fusion MMA Club (The first MMA club to be established in Athlone! ).

In this Episode we talk about  -

- His Background and his transition from the Military to becoming a Coach.

- Why he started a Dual Training Centre and also his Passionate interest in Nutrition Coaching and its value. 

- His favourite part of Coaching and elements of Coaching that he thinks are vital for sucess with your clients and members. 

- Some of the challenges of running a dual training centre and how CrossFit , MMA & Nutrition education compliment each other for both performance and good quality of life. 

- His next step in coaching.

Thanks a million to Martin for coming on. Great chat mate and best Of luck with Fusion in the future.!  :) 

Here are some helpful links if your looking for some training in the Atlone Area ! 

http://fusiontrainingcentre.com/

http://crossfitcuchulainn.com/

http://fusiontrainingcentre.com/fusion-mma/

Episode 3. 

Neil Laverty of CrossFit 8020 joins me on this episode and we got to chat about everything from the simple enjoyment of someone succeeding in getting the Power Clean right for the first time to training CrossFit regional level athletes .

Neil owns CrossFit 8020 in Portadown, Northern Ireland which is one of the largest and most successful CrossFit gyms on the island of Ireland .

He has a varied and really interesting background with involvement in lots of facets of fitness from Physique modelling, Endurance racing and Athletics to name a few .

For the past number of years though his main focus has been on CrossFit 8020 and working with some very high level CrossFit athletes. 

CrossFit 8020 : 

https://www.facebook.com/Crossfit8020/?rf=1537115213213461

 

In this episode we chatted about some of the following topics.

 

Episode 3. 

- Neil's background and how he got into coaching. 

- His favourite parts of coaching and why variety is a vital part of his coaching practice.

- How he balances the needs of high level CrossFit athletes and those of regular members just looking to get a bit fitter.

- His thoughts on the scientific side of coaching and how it might apply depending on the sport your involved in and fitness in general.

- His thoughts on the future of CrossFit .

- What he is currently reading and some important advice for coaches at all levels. 

- His next coaching development step .

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It was brilliant to chat to Neil who runs a great spot in CrossFit 8020 so thanks a million for joining me on this episode mate.  

Hope you guys enjoy the show and if you like it please subscribe and give us a review! . Thanks 

 Til next time , Enjoy

Coach Padraic