Coaching for Strength AND Communication: Episode 95 with Andrew McCauley

Hello and welcome to today's conversation with Andrew McCauley, a clinical specialist physiotherapist in lower limb/strength & conditioning, from Ireland and now based in the UKIn today's conversation, we talk about Andrew's journey as a physio, a coach and an educator, teaching therapists how to communicate effectively, especially around integrating strength and conditioning principles into rehab (and why I think he's a covert pelvic physio...)We talked about the importance of being a good communicator, especially when working with people in pain, building trust and creating a safe space, for discussing sensitive topics such as pelvic health.We also explored the principles of strength and conditioning, focusing on the importance of understanding concepts like stability and progressive overload. Andrew talked about how easy it can be for us to overlook the basics, but how we can effectively conduct strength training exercises without equipment, highlighting the need for effort and proper rest (we also discussed how we can intersect the worlds of pelvic health and strength training)We discussed exercise prescription strategies, how to adapt exercises based on patient characteristics and goals and how to get really good at asking better questions...as well as Therapist Anxiety Syndrome (you'll have to listen to find out more!)Andrew is all about empowering patients through clear goal setting and enhancing physio education and practice - I'm excited to be a student on Andrew's upcoming course, integrating coaching principles with strength and conditioning principles. His course in Ireland will be in beautiful Sligo but he teaches all over the UK as well - all the details on his instagram @procaresportsHere’s the link to the paper Andrew mentioned: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37414459/🥳🥳🥳Want to learn more about helping women at every age and stage? My online courses, from The Menstrual Detective to Perinatal Pelvic Health to The Menopausal Toolbox, Breast Cancer to Pelvic Oncology, Back Pain to Bowel Function are all available at CelebrateMuliebrity.com and you can follow my continuing adventure in women's health on instagram @michellelyons_muliebrityUntil next time, Onwards & Upwards! Mx