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Coaching Cues: Lost in Translation

Coaching cues are an inescapable part of the profession. Sooner or later, you’re going to use a concoction of words to get a client to use their body in a specific way. And sooner or later, you’re going to find that your homemade word salad doesn’t have the effect you hoped for…

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Exercise for Activation

“Use exercise X to improve glute activation.” This phrase, or some variation of it, is something I hear often. It’s normally in the context of changing a motor pattern. But if that’s the case, the claim contains some implicit assumptions…

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Podcast #10 – Ben Griffin

In this episode I’m talking to Ben Griffin, gym manager and coach at RealFITT Strength and Conditioning. He holds a Bachelor of Coaching Science and a Master of Exercise Science, specialising in Exercise Physiology…

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Podcast #9 – Joe Matthews & Al Buttimore

In this episode I’m back, talking to Joe Matthews and Al Buttimore, co-directors of RealFITT Strength and Conditioning. We talk about motivation and discipline, how to get involved with Powerlifting, and how gym equipment has changed over time…

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Podcast #8 – Dan Minton

This episode is my second conversation with Dan Minton. We do a walk-through-talk-through of the 5 Whys, discuss being successful as a highly disagreeable person, and wrap up with what excites Dan about education…

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