EP 151: Building A Successful Career As A Coach & How To Train Client To Be Athletic For Life w/ Kyle Dobbs

I was looking forward to having a conversation with Kyle as someone who’s been there, done that and still doing it, and a coach that went from fully booked, to leading and educating, then starting his own companies. 

Kyle is the owner of Compound Performance and the Compound App. He has 17+ years of experience working in the fitness industry coaching 20,000+ sessions, 10 years of experience in leadership positions overseeing all levels of management from individual facilities to national level positions, and 5 years of experience in entrepreneurship  launching two business’s that have provided thousands of clients with growth focused solutions.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

• Kyle was the “The often injured athlete” who found training through rehab and got him curious about performance. 
• The simplest and most effective way to achieve success as an in person personal trainer!
• How to shadow successful coaches (as a young coach) and learn everything from them.
• Why you ought to teach and educate other coaches for free as soon as possible.
• The lessons on the journey from packed personal coaching schedule, to managing and educating in private gyms, to building multiple businesses.
• The power of “old school strategies” to promoting yourself and your business. 
• The most important place to start for coaches: financial management and literacy - know your numbers. 
• Knowing the “who” of your audience, are you marketing to the right people? Most coaches don’t, do this _______. 
• The perspective of “accumulation” and “intensification” in your coaching business. THIS is a crucial perspective for success! 
• Kyle’s perspective on when a coach ought to go before coaching online.
• The wisdom you receive from real world coaching and how it will make you a significantly better online coach. 
• What a GREAT online coach is doing and knowing who your competition is (this may be a reminder to step your game up). 
• The first step in building an “Athlete For Life.”
• The biggest mistakes coaches make when writing programs to help clients be more athletic.
• If you’re doing this in your programming, you may be leading people to injury. 
• Why conditioning is a MUST regardless of your goal, here’s what you need to work on to be able to get back on the field/court. 
• Choosing the best exercises for people so they can continue to perform at their best. 
• Why plyometrics are better than isometrics for regenerating tendon health and strength (and why even older clients should do it).
• The model of programming Kyle uses to get his clients “Ready for anything!”
• What is Kyle currently studying and focusing on as he’s continuing to improve as a coach and business owner. 

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We can’t wait to bring you more insight & knowledge to help you reach those goals, both physically AND fiscally.

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Compound Performance https://www.compoundperformance.com/

Kyle Dobbs Instagram https://www.instagram.com/compoundperformance_/

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Vigor Life Podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0gp1uXtwfRUcBkfS1P1uim?si=kcUu2vhPRwuxdV5kTzQrug

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber