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Strength In Context — 94 episodes

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

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E93: Future Proofing Your Program

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

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E91: Real Programming: On Paper vs On the Floor

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

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

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

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E87: Exercising Correctly Recovery Days

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E86: The Frontal Plane in Training

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E85: Thinking about thinking

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E84: Parallels of high level athletics and business

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

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E82: Adaptability in coaching and adulthood

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

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E80: What you avoid is probably what you need

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

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E78: Periodization for Gen Pop is a Myth

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E77: Life is Absurd, lets talk about it

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E76: The Death of Expertise: Confidence vs Competence

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

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E74: Josh Horn: Building Culture, Leadership & Ownership

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E73: Variability in Programs: When to change exercises.

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E72: Principles of movement and the cure for overprescribed exercises

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E71: How To Coach Sprinting for Gen Pop & Athletes

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E70: Center of Mass: The Hidden Variable in Training

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

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

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

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

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

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E64: How to Actually Structure a Training Session

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

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E62: The Missing Link in Your Coaching Education

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E61: Why Most People Avoid Hard Work

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

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

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

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E57: When Breathwork Actually Matters

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E56: The Three Stages of a Coaching Career

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

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E54: Using Arm Days to Fix Your Shoulder Pain

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

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Ep:52 Start With The Ribcage

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Ep 51: You're Not the Young Coach Anymore

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E50: The Problem with Personal Development

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E49: Warmups: Prep to Perform

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E48: Effort, Ego, and What Actually Works

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

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E46: Pattern Recognition > Cue Repetition

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E45: What Overtraining Really Looks Like

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

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

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E42: Cues that are killing your progress

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E41: Building a Coaching Career That Lasts

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E40: The Jorge de Hoyos Interview

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

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

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E37: The HYROX Identity Crisis

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

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E35: The Hills We're Willing to Die On

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

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E33: Underrated Equipment That Actually Gets Results

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E32: Diagnosing Knee Pain

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

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

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

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

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E27: The Harsh Truth About Running Your Own Coaching Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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E18: Are You Training Smarter or Just Repeating Mistakes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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E9:The Asymmetry Advantage: Rethinking Your Training Approach

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

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

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

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

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E4:From Discomfort to Strength: Redefining Pain in Training

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E3: Make YOUR Training Sessions More Effective

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

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E1: Adapting to Change: Keys to Thriving in Coaching