All Episodes

E102: When Self-Improvement becomes avoidance

E101: How Coaches create fragile athletes

E100: A Hundred Conversations Later

E99: The Niche Trap: Specializing too early kills coaches

E98: The Uncanny Valley: When Sports Training gets too Specific

E97: The Garage Gym Equipment Draft

E96: Discounts, Providing Value & Searching for Happiness

E95: Interpersonal Skills, Loving your Job & Unsolicited Advice

E94: Same Principles, Different Bottlenecks: Coaching across different populations

E93: Future Proofing Your Program

E92: Learning in Public: when to share the process and when to wait

E91: Real Programming: On Paper vs On the Floor

E90: You don't need more tools, you need better filters

E89: Specialization: When Narrow Focus Builds You, and When It Breaks You

E88: Questions about self. Exposure shapes who you are.

E87: Exercising Correctly Recovery Days

E86: The Frontal Plane in Training

E85: Thinking about thinking

E84: Parallels of high level athletics and business

E83:Joey Slye: The physical and mental qualities of mastering your craft

E82: Adaptability in coaching and adulthood

E81: When to Stay vs. When to Quit (When Persistence Becomes a Trap)

E80: What you avoid is probably what you need

E79: You're not old, you're detrained

E78: Periodization for Gen Pop is a Myth

E77: Life is Absurd, lets talk about it

E76: The Death of Expertise: Confidence vs Competence

E75: "Intent" Based Programming: Making programs that matter

E74: Josh Horn: Building Culture, Leadership & Ownership

E73: Variability in Programs: When to change exercises.

E72: Principles of movement and the cure for overprescribed exercises

E71: How To Coach Sprinting for Gen Pop & Athletes

E70: Center of Mass: The Hidden Variable in Training

E69: Stop Chasing the 5-Year Plan: Build Skills, Plant Seeds, Stay Ready

E68: Why Great Programs Still Fail: The Skills Your Cert Forgot to Teach You

E67: From 20° Abduction to Overhead Pressing: A Frozen Shoulder Case Study

E66: Instagram Can't Fix Your Pain: Context, Progressions, and Real Coaching

E65: A Year of Strength in Context: Lessons, Misses, and What's Next

E64: How to Actually Structure a Training Session

E63: Consistency Isn't the Answer, Stop "Just Showing Up"

E62: The Missing Link in Your Coaching Education

E61: Why Most People Avoid Hard Work

E60: Stop Cueing Bad Reps: Bottlenecks, Skill Acquisition, and Smarter Exercise Selection

E59:From Chaos to Systems: Building a Sustainable Coaching Career

EP58: How to Audit a Training Program: Context, Coaching, and Problem Solving

E57: When Breathwork Actually Matters

E56: The Three Stages of a Coaching Career

E55: The Ban List: Running, Ego Squats & Sleeping With Your Clients

E54: Using Arm Days to Fix Your Shoulder Pain

E53: Nick Ridpath: Training athletes, opportunities and figuring it out along the way

Ep:52 Start With The Ribcage

Ep 51: You're Not the Young Coach Anymore

E50: The Problem with Personal Development

E49: Warmups: Prep to Perform

E48: Effort, Ego, and What Actually Works

E47: Fatigue vs. Progress: How To Find the Line in Training

E46: Pattern Recognition > Cue Repetition

E45: What Overtraining Really Looks Like

E44: No One Cares, And That's the Best Part

E43: Saying No, Training Smart, and the Real Role of Biomechanics

E42: Cues that are killing your progress

E41: Building a Coaching Career That Lasts

E40: The Jorge de Hoyos Interview

E39: Pain Isn't the Problem: How Great Coaches Think Beyond the Site

E38: Tempo 101: The What, Why, and How

E37: The HYROX Identity Crisis

E36: How To Train Through Pain: Strategies That Actually Work

E35: The Hills We're Willing to Die On

E34: In the Hot Seat: Brandon Schultze on Burnout, Breakthroughs, and Building a Career

E33: Underrated Equipment That Actually Gets Results

E32: Diagnosing Knee Pain

E31: Dante Martella: Communication, Building trust and why you should never open a gym.

E30: Coaching Through Chaos: Life, Relationships, and Real Responsibility

E29: Jon Bond. Instructor to Owner, Taking Opportunities and Adversity.

E28: Coaching in Chaos: How To Adapt When Training Doesn't Go As Planned

E27: The Harsh Truth About Running Your Own Coaching Business

E26: From 5 Clients to 50: What Actually Matters in Growing A Business

E25: Action Over Analysis: Why Doing the Work Matters More Than Overthinking It

E24: Why Chasing Every Goal at Once is Holding You Back

E23: Should You Work for Free? Pricing, Progress, and the Path to Becoming a Great Coach

E22: Your Hips Hurt—Here's How to Fix Them

E21: Why Most Shoulder Rehab Fails (And What Actually Works)

E20: Gym Horror Stories, Professionalism, and Building Your Reputation

E19: Building Smarter Programs: What Really Matters in Your Training

E18: Are You Training Smarter or Just Repeating Mistakes?

E17: Athletes vs. Gen Pop: A Whole Different Coaching Game

E16: Coaching Chaos: What Separates the Best from the Rest

E15: Why Your Leg Days Fall Short: Keys to Better Training and Injury-Free Progress

E14:The Power of Initiative and Opportunity: How to Succeed in Your Fitness Career

E13:Trainers, Trends, and Deloading: What's Wrong with Gym Culture Today

E12: Why Most Trainers Fail: The Mindset Shift You Need to Succeed

E11: The Hidden Pitfalls of Training and Time Management Nobody Talks About

E10: The Double-Edged Sword of Data Tracking: Helpful Tool or Dangerous Distraction?

E9:The Asymmetry Advantage: Rethinking Your Training Approach

E8: Chasing Strength or Chasing Size: Which Should You Prioritize?

E7: Results Over Credentials: Why Real Progress Matters More Than Titles

E6: Is Your Gym Behavior Toxic? The Unspoken Rules of Respect and Accountability

E5:The Science of Challenge and Recovery: Smarter Paths to Peak Performance

E4:From Discomfort to Strength: Redefining Pain in Training

E3: Make YOUR Training Sessions More Effective

E2: Intentionality & Purpose: Focusing Your Efforts Where It Matters

E1: Adapting to Change: Keys to Thriving in Coaching