The Youth Fitness Podcast™

Physical Education, Inspiring motivation through standards. Keegan and Connor Martin discuss the starting point, we can't expect goal setting much less goal attainment without a destination. 

Episode Highlights:

1:41 From JFK and a base level of health to the ability to skip or sit out Physical education

5:07 In the early 2000's there were assessments, but no goals were shared with students.

5:32 How the standards to goals to motivation process has been muddied

12:18 Students dont need to have results published, but they do need to be given a standard- a destination to set goals

and motivate the pursuit of those goals.

Connor and Keegan Martin discuss the many changes in Youth Fitness over their lifetimes, from perceived exertion to wearables and contactless training.

Their experiences and what training looks like now for young athletes.

Episode Highlights:

2:23 When we were kids, in our training all we really knew was "Go Hard and Go Fast".

3:29 As things evolved, integrating strength with high intensity, adding high skill gymnastics, hypertrophy.

4:41 The huge shift from perceived exertion to data at your fingertips, the development of technology and new training tools.

6:35 Data- Google Spreadsheets to Training Platforms, Gen Z depends on tech for basic communication.

8:27 Technology is integrated with the human experience for Gen Z.

9:03 Landscape & Access, from landlines, dialup and computer rooms, it's wildly different now.

11:07 Wearables, Biometrics, Self-Perception and Physiology and how they inform coaching feedback.

11:26 Enhancing Coaches input with wearables.

14:46 Physicality, convenience, luxury and the enduring challenges in the gym environment.

17:15 Balancing perceived exertion and biometrics, keeping "the foot on the gas".

21:09 Humans advance through the use of new tools.

23:06 With Gen Z Technology can be the entry point to reach kids that otherwise would not engage.

26.38 Utilize the tools, Embrace the Changes, Track the Data

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In Part 1 of 2 U18 podcasts, Mikki & Jeff discuss Brand X® Youth Barbell Prep, and how it fits into a Youth Strength Training Program. How teaching use of the Barbell to younger kids in a safe, engaging, developmentally appropriate environment while leveraging Play created motivation and State and National records.

Show Notes & Highlights:

1. 1:20 What is it and Why is it offered?

2. 2:57 Developmentally appropriate Goals & Methods

3. 4:35 Who is it for? Age, focus, competency

4. 7:37 Psycho-Social considerations, Safety protocols, set up, retention and success

5. 11:30 What does a day in Barbell Prep Class look like?

6. 12:54 Loaded Play 

7. 15:07 Competitions, Events and Records

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https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

Hashtags and links:

#USAPowerliftingKids

#YouthBarbellTraining

#YouthPowerLifting

#BarbellSafetyYouth

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Description: Jen Broxterman RD, the amazing energy behind Prosper Nutrition Coaching, shares actionable advice

and steps to create positive outcomes. Her use of Play to engage both parents, Coaches and youth through Games and metaphors is pure gold!

Take her Free LIFT OFF course.

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:48 How to Bring Nutrition into your space 

2. 3:00 WIN What's important now?

3. 4:02 The LIFT OFF Course and Play 

4. 5:12 Championing Vegetable intake and the Rainbow Game

5. 8:59 Baby Cry or Dog Bark? Coping with stress eating

6. 12:01 The Memory Game, matching cravings to solutions

7. 13:59 Kid and exposure to Healthy Foods x 20

8. 14:57 Division of Responsibility

Find Brand X® Games here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

Prosper Nutrition Coaching

Lift OFF Course

Hashtags and links:

#NutritionCoachingBusiness

#kidsnutritionstrategies

#youthfitnessworkouts

#kidsworkouts

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#youthsport

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Our partners at PushPress recently hosted a webinar, where we outline 5 Essential actions for a Thriving Youth Program.

In this five part series, we will discuss each of those five actions in short under 18 minutes episodes. In the 5th episode, we discuss the details of the Customer relationship in Youth Fitness Programs and how communication and actions differ from Adult Programs.

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:15 Customer v. Client

2. 2:19 Understand the Goals of both Customer & Client

2. 3:14 Scheduling Communication Systems, consistent and relevant to the Goals of both

3. 4:41 Drip education to parents to increase retention

4. 6:26 Three takeaways- Gather Customer & Client Goals, Maintain the relationship with great communication, and communicate success with "Bright Spots"

Find Brand X® programming here:

https://thebrandxmethod.com/featured-partners/

https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brand x method

Find Brand X® Youth Specific Education here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

Hashtags and links:

#parentsascustomers

#youthfitnessworkouts

#kidsworkouts

#teenworkouts

#youthfitnessprogramming

#youthgyms

#kidsgym

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Our partners at PushPress recently hosted a webinar, where we outline 5 Essential actions for a Thriving Youth Program.

In this five part series, we will discuss each of those five actions in short under 18 minutes episodes. In the fourth of the five, we discuss using youth specific programming. Check out our NEW Brand X® Kids & Teen Class Programming now available on PushPress Train https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brandxmethod

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:07 Professional Organizations and Researchers recommend it.

2. 3:40 Progressing Skills & Maximizing Potential takes planning

3. 5:18 Outcomes- Constant Progress is Motivating

4. 6:47 Retention Boosts your Business

Find Brand X® programming here:

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https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brand x method

https://www.pushpress.com

Find Brand X® Youth Specific Education here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

Hashtags and links:

#youtthfitnessclass

#youthfitnessworkouts

#kidsworkouts

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#youthsport

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Our partners at PushPress recently hosted a webinar, where we outline 5 Essential actions for a Thriving Youth Program.

In this five-part series, we will discuss each of those five actions in short under 18 minutes episodes. In the third of the five, we discuss Creating a Child Friendly Environment. Check out Brand X® Kids & Teen Class Programming now available on PushPress Train https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brandxmethod

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:12 Is your youth program hiding?

2. 3:06 Creating Comfort

3. 4:11 Retention and perception

4. 6:06 Creating Engagement

Hashtags and links:

#youthgyms

#kidsgym

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#functionalfitnessyouth

#thebrandxmethod

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#BrandXYouthProgramming

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#jeffandmikkimartin

Find Brand X® programming here:

https://thebrandxmethod.com/featured-partners/

https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brand x method

https://www.pushpress.com

Find Brand X ®Youth Specific Education here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

https://www.instagram.com/theacn.app/

Our partners at PushPress recently hosted a webinar, where we outline 5 Essential actions for a Thriving Youth Program.

In this five part series, we will discuss each of those five actions in short under 18 minutes episodes. In the second of the five, we discuss Youth Specific Education.

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:51 Who goes to that mechanic!

2. 3:14 Maximizing potential

3. 4:06 Sub-optimal decisions

4. 5:18 Safety, maximizing potential, retention 

Hashtags and links:



#youthfitnesstraining

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#thebrandxmethod

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#theathletecoachnetwork

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Find Brand X ®Youth Specific Education here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

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Find Brand X® programming here:

https://thebrandxmethod.com/featured-partners/

https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brand x method

https://www.pushpress.com

Our new partners at PushPress hosted a webinar, where we outline 5 Essential actions for a Thriving Youth Program.

In this five part series, we will discuss each of those five actions in short under 18 minutes episodes. In the first of the five, we discuss Defining Your Goals.

Episode Highlights:

1:51 the benefits of defined goals

2:45 you must drive the program to go to disneyland

3:58 finish prerequisites before med school

Hashtags and links:

#youthgyms

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https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brandxmethod

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 Chappie Hunter of Alpine Ranch CrossFit, Westin and his parents Joe and Shelly join Jeff and Mikki to discuss Westin's journey into fitness and the myriad benefits that experience has created for both Westin, Chappie and the CF Alpine Ranch community.

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:34 Alpine Ranch CrossFit, Brand X® and the Young Warriors, Teen Gladiators programs

2. 2:38 Fitness, Sport, CrossFit perception and the reality at Alpine Ranch CrossFit

3. 3:52 Coach and student learning, how focus and attention contributed to Westin's excellent and varied gains in processing, 

grip strength, biking, posture, muscle tone, academics, and interpersonal relationships

4. 8:25 "Transcending the gym and transcending the sport"

5. 10:18 The number one rule "Be a good human being"

6. 12:17 Westin's success in BenchPress, Thrusters, Sit-ups, Cross Country and Track

7. 18:54 Future goals for pacing, pushups and running longer without breaks

8. 20:00 Keeping instructions simple, straight forward language and focusing on gym landmarks

9. 25:41 Joe and Shelly explain their experience with and definitions of autism spectrum

10. 30:20 "Working with Westin and other autism spectrum kids has made me a better coach"

11. 31:05 What do we need to know to best serve your child as an individual?

12. 33:28 Winning and incremental celebrations of success

13. 36:17 Using challenges to make us all better as coaches, athletes and humans.

Hashtags and links:

#AlpineRanchCrossFit

#autismspectrumyouth

#autismresourcesforkids

#youthhealth

#youthperformance

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#youthfitness

#youthsport

#functionalfitnessyouth

#thebrandxmethod

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#jeffandmikkimartin

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