Season 1
Episodes
Episode 26 - Dealing With Aesthetic Goals
In this episode I address how to deal with a client with aesthetic goals in a helpful and respectful manner. This is part of the series on obesity, HAES and fat shaming.
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Episode 25: Obesity - Whose Fault Is It?
This episode was inspired by James Walsham of Hypertrophy Hub, who gave a very thoughtful and nuanced view on obesity on his instagram story. In this episode and upcoming series, I talk about the multitude of factors...
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Episode 24 - Programming Mistakes 6
Exercise complexity is an interesting topic that has recently been blowing up on social media. In this episode I address my thoughts on the matter and provide some context on how we can do it better.
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Episode 23 - Programming Mistakes 5
In this episode, I talk about the misapplication, misuse and misunderstandings of corrective exercises. This will hopefully clear a lot of things up for a lot of people.
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Episode 22: Programming Mistakes 4
In this episode, I talk about the extremely common mistake of letting our own biases into the program design progress. Quite often we let what we think the client needs take over what they actually want. In this...
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Episode 21: Programming Mistakes Part 3
Following arbitrary strength standards has made a comeback in the fitness industry. This is a mistake I see a lot of trainers make, where they forget about the client in front of them at the expense of the so called...
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Episode 20: Programming Mistakes Part 2
In this episode I discuss the next most common programming mistake that many coaches aren't aware of - matching the strategy of progressive overload to the clients nutritional status and current lifestyle.
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Episode 19: Programming Mistakes Part 1
I've been writing programs for 17 years now. In that time, I have made nearly every mistake you can think of. In this series, I go over the most common mistakes I see and how you can avoid them in your own personal...
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Episode 18: Don't Nocebo Your Clients
The placebo effect is powerful. The nocebo effect - maybe more so. In this episode I talk about how our communication can negatively impact our clients into thinking they have things wrong with them that they...
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Episode 17: How to communicate that you don't know
One of the hardest things as a coach is admitting we don't know something and communication that to our clients. In this episode, I go over exactly how to do that!
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Episode 16: Improve your Communication By Recognising Cognitive Biases
We all have our own cognitive biases and these can often be a direct detriment to our ability to successfully communicate with our clients. In this episode I discuss the Confirmation Bias and the Selection Bias.
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Episode 15: Stop Trying To Impress Your Clients
I see a lot of trainers trying to impress their clients with how smart they are. In this episode, I discuss the downsides of this approach and a better way to go about it.
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