Training for Health vs. Performance with Carl Hardwick

This week on The MiFit Podcast I interview COO of Opex Fitness, Carl Hardwick. Carl has dedicated his life to health and fitness. From his teen years, Carl lived at the gym. A 3-time All-Conference football player at Saint Mary’s University where he earned a B.S., Carl was driven by his passion to become the most effective coach possible. This led the former U.S. Army veteran to buddy up with world-renowned strength coach Charles Poliquin to complete the PICP and then to complete his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

While running the Army fitness program for his battalion and a stint in Afghanistan, Carl was introduced to OPEX Founder James FitzGerald. Sold by the OPEX individual program design approach, Carl went on to open multiple OPEX-licensed gyms before accepting his position as CEO. Today, Carl is an integral part of the growing OPEX engine that is using the OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP) to change the face of fitness by professionalizing the fitness coach.

Topics

-Common mistakes online coach’s make

-Prioritizing what clients need most and helping them find an appropriate goal(s)

-What is health?

-How to program for health and sustainability 

-Making training fun and conducive to your daily function

You can follow Carl at the following links

IG @hardwickcarl

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgDGih2kSp0A6W_0cVYuaQ

Website https://opexfit.com

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