The longer I do this, the more I realize that your journey is never over.

You’re never a “finished” product.

Take program design, for instance…

Since I started in physical preparation, I’ve easily consumed thousands of pieces of content on this topic, including articles, webinars, podcasts, VHS recordings, DVD’s and seminars.

And furthermore, I’ve probably created 10’s (if not 100’s!) of my own.

Yet the longer I do this, the more I realize that it’s not just about learning or consuming – but how learning combined with our own experiences allows us to refine our thought process.

So today, I want to share you with 13 practical tips on programming and coaching.

Some of them may be more relevant than others to you, but I hope the thought processes involved will help YOU become a better program designer or coach!

Here’s what I want to tease out: What kind of physical outputs does an athlete have, irrespective of their lifting technique? – Mike Robertson

This Week on the Physical Prep Podcast:

• Why all your programming variables have to line-up to get great results.
• Deep thought: Do you really need to do traditional “resets?”
• What style of warm-up is best for you or your clients?
• Programming for someone else vs. programming for yourself.
• The value of doing things you suck at.
• Thoughts on training elite athletes, and how to best prepare them in the weight room.
• The myth of structural balance, and what you should be doing instead.
• Why you should strive to balance your workload across the training week…
• …and what to do when a busy schedule dictates your training instead!
• The role and value of isolation exercises in a program.
• Program design considerations for speed development.
• What do you do when someone just can’t seem to control an exercise or movement?
• Finding balance between the objective and subjective; art and science.
• A bonus thought on timelines and progressions in training.

Related Links:

• Mike Reinold BFR Podcast
• Push-ups, Face Pulls and Shrugs
• The Ground Prep Series
• Eric Cressey IG Post

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