The Strength Coach Podcast

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Chris Poirier, General Manager at Perform Better

We spoke about:

• Buying Habits during the pandemic
• Maintaining relationships during tough times
• The Outlook for Gyms and Fitness

We spoke about:

• Going deeper on "Knees over Toes"
• How heavy is enough for unilateral exercises
• Wicket Runs

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Taking Advantage of YouTube"

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Brendon Rearick continues a series called Learn to Coach- all the variables needed to become an amazing coach.

In Part 4, he discusses "Know Your Regressions" 

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Jenny discusses "Three principles, that when followed, will help you write better so the people who are reading your writing can understand and act on the information you give them"

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

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We spoke about:

• Alex Natera's research and in-service at MBSC
• Body Part Workouts vs. Splits
• Professionalism inside the gym

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Facebook Marketing"

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Kevin Carr continues a series called Learn to Coach- all the variables needed to become an amazing coach.

In Part is 3, he discusses "Program design and how to go about structuring your training program" 

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Jenny discusses "The importance of sincere apologies and tells you how to give one. We're all going to make mistakes, we're human. How you respond to those mistakes will make or break your reputation."

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

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Kevin Carr, Co-founder of Movement as Medicine and CFSC, author of "Functional Training Anatomy"

We spoke about:

• Overcoming weaknesses as a young strength coach
• Building your own brand under the shadow of a mentor or big facility
• His definition of Functional Training
• What it means to have a Comprehensive Training program
• All about "Functional Training Anatomy"
• What he learned from doing the book
• much more

We spoke about:

• His article "Specialty Bars"
• Hiring practices
• Professionalism inside the gym

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Instagram Marketing Specifics"

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Brendon Rearick continues a series called Learn to Coach- all the variables needed to become an amazing coach.

In Part 2, he discusses "The Movement assessment and the Assessment workout" 

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Jenny discusses "The power of telling stories, how to structure information into a story format, and how you can use stories to influence and motivate the people you interact with."

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

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Brent Welsh, Professor at Humber College and The University of Guelph-Humber

We spoke about:

• His presentation, "Does Targeted ESD Really Exist"
• What ATP is and what are the 3 methods
• What pathways contribute and when
• An example of the pathways using soccer
• Research on using intervals, rest periods and peak power
• Is weight training enough for aerobic work
• using heart rate for recovery

We spoke about:

• Trap Bar Jumps
• Sled Bounds
• Much more

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Basic pillars of online marketing (social media, specifically)"

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Kevin Carr starts a new series called Learn to Coach- all the variables needed to become an amazing coach. Part 1 discusses "How to have Your very first conversation with a new client" 

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Jenny discusses "Some of the fundamental physical skills you should be using when you speak - whether it's to one person, a group of people, or virtually. specifically, she talks about eye contact, gesturing, and posture."

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!

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I asked 15 gym owners:
What is 1 thing that COVID changed in your business that was positive and you're keeping?
(all answers were kept to 5 mins or under)

Thanks to:

• Vince Gabriele, Gabriele Fitness & Performance, Berkeley Heights, NJ
• Christa Doran, Tuff Girl Fitness, Hamden, CT
• Kendall Green, Green Roots Performance and Wellness , Wilmington, VA
• Eugenia Bradshaw, Bradshaw Personal Fitness, Long Island, NY
• Mark Fisher, Mark Fisher Fitness, NY, NY
• Nate VanKouwenberg, Next Level Fitness, Rochester, NY
• Christopher Kievit, Evolve Athletic Club, White Plains, NY
• TJ Lopez, Athletic Movement Protocol (AMP), Syosset, NY
• Rhonda Catt, Training House, Vernon, BC
• Mike Ranfone, Ranfone Training, Hamden, CT
• Michael Boyle, MBSC, Woburn, MA
• Dan Goodman, Varsity House Gym, Orangeburg, NY
• Guy Massi, Massi-Machado Strength & Conditioning, Cortlandt Manor, NY
• Elsbeth Vaino, Custom Strength, Ottawa 
• Rick Mayo, Alloy Personal Training, Roswell, GA

We spoke about:

• His Coaches Minute segment "Adult Clients Lifting Heavy"
• His Coaches Minute segment "Overtraining"
• What is 1 thing that COVID changed in your business that was positive and you're keeping?
• Much more

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Pricing in the TrainHeroic Marketplace"

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This episode continues a 7 part series on Movement as Medicine, discussing the wide array of benefits exercise has on physical, emotional and psychological health. Today's show Brendon talks about "Consistency Is King, And Moderation Is Queen. You Need Both To Make Lasting Change" 

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Jenny discusses "How to pick the best medium for sharing your message - whether that be texting, emailing, or a phone call, and then gives some practice tips for making the most out of whichever you choose"

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!

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Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment

Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication

Tim Caron, co-founder of Allegiate Gym, former West Point, USC, Georgia Tech

We spoke about:

• Quality Control
• Advice when taking a new role
• Range of Motion and Discipline
• Leaving the Team Setting for the Private Sector
• Engaging clients in the time of quarantine
• much more

We spoke about:

• His Coaches Minute segment "Speaking in Absolutes"
• The Orthopedic Cost of Exercise for Trap Bar Deadlifts
• His article "Why We Moved Away from Bars"
• Much more

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Foundations of online marketing - focusing on the big rocks"

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This episode continues a 7 part series on Movement as Medicine, discussing the wide array of benefits exercise has on physical, emotional and psychological health. Today's show Kevin talks about "Exercise and Cognitive Heath"

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Jenny discusses "The importance of an organized message when communicating and introduces a framework you can start using today"

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!

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Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment
Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication

Another combination of the "Coaches Corner" and the Naamly "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" segment

I got on a Zoom call with Coach Boyle and Bobby Stroupe, founder of APEC in Texas.

Bobby was influenced by Gary Gray’s system and he did a really good presentation about his system that Coach Boyle saw and loved and wanted to get him on so we did a joint interview.

We spoke about:

• Gary’s influence on both coaches, with athletes that were having problems
• Where Boyle saw a disconnect with the system
• How Bobby has overcome some of the things Boyle has had issues with
• The Functional Training Grid explained
• How the system is more than just a warm up
• Recommendations for using the system with other systems- taking what is useful
• Much more

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Rate of Perceived Exertion Reps in Reserve"

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This episode continues a 7 part series on Movement as Medicine, discussing the wide array of benefits exercise has on physical, emotional and psychological health. Today's show Kevin talks about "Strength Training and Depression"

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Jenny discusses "The importance of being able to 'read the room' and outlines the questions you should ask in order to do it successfully."

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!

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Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment
Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication

This End of the Year interview with Coach Boyle is a combination of the "Coaches Corner" and the Naamly "Hit the Gym with a Strength Coach" segment

We spoke about:

• Was this the worst year ever?
• Taking action
• Having diverse multiple streams of revenue 
• What the future holds

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Marketing and Engagement Strategies for the Holiday Season"

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This episode continues a 7 part series on Movement as Medicine, discussing the wide array of benefits exercise has on physical, emotional and psychological health. Today's show Brendon talks about "Your Get Up Score"

Check out more in this article "What's Your Get Up Score?"

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Jenny discusses "4 Elements of Great Communication"

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!

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Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment
Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication

Wil Fleming, author of "Velocity Based Training for Weightlifting"

We spoke about:

• The "Weird Wire on the Bar" story
• What VBT is and what it is NOT
• Why we can't just say "Lift as fast as possible"
• Why no matter how experienced you are, you can't tell which reps are faster
• Device differences
  • LBT
  • Accelerometer 
  • Cameras
• VBT to evaluate readiness for daily training
• Much more

Check out Wil's new book "Velocity Based Training for Weightlifters"

We spoke about:

• Going deep with 1 X 20
• What his opposition is to VBT

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "Jobs to Be Done- Contrasting TrainHeroic's Team and Program offerings (different business tools)"

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This episode continues a 7 part series on Movement as Medicine, discussing the wide array of benefits exercise has on physical, emotional and psychological health. Today's show Brendon talks about "Maintaining Power as You Age"

Check out more in this article "AS WE AGE, WE LOSE POWER AT ALMOST TWICE THE RATE WE LOSE STRENGTH"

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Jenny discusses "How to Get Rid of Filler Words."

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!

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I got some of the original guests from the first few months on:

Sean Skahan- Minnesota Wild (Episode 1- Anaheim Ducks)

Shawn Windle- Indiana pacers (Episode 2- Indiana Pacers)

Sean Hayes- University of Georgia (Episode 3- Buffalo Bills)

Brijesh Patel- Quinnipiac University (Episode 5- College of the Holy Cross)

Sarah Cahill- Movement in a Box (Episode 7- University of Oklahoma)

I asked each guest:

• Their career path over the last 13 years
• 3 Things You have Learned in the last 13 years
• One thing you would "do over"
• 1-2 things you would tell an up and coming strength coach to be successful in the profession

We spoke about:

• 3 Things You have Learned in the last 13 years
• One thing he would "do over"
• 1-2 things you would tell an up and coming strength coach to be successful in the profession

Adam Dawdy and Tim Robinson talk about "How athlete motivation changes over their customer life cycle (the difference between why you buy and why you stay)"

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Kevin continues a 3 part series on Movement as Medicine, discussing the wide array of benefits exercise has on physical, emotional and psychological health. Today's show Kevin talks about "The impact that grip strength can have as a predictor of your overall health and wellness"

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Jenny discusses "Virtual Communication and what you can do to make it a great experience for the people on the other end of the camera."

Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers.

Get the PDF that details the skills and steps Jenny spoke about here

About "Be Like the Best"

During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession.

This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following.

After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession.

As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success.

Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info

Thanks for Listening!