The Strength Coach Podcast

Mike Boyle, renowned strength coach, educator, and founder of Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning, explores functional anatomy, unilateral training, sprinting, and plyometrics. He discusses learning from opposing views, admitting mistakes, building influential coaching networks, and adapting training for adults. Mark Fisher also tackles fitness-business pricing and sustainable growth.

Mike Boyle, veteran strength coach and founder of Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning, shares lessons from 45 years in the field. He explores why training may matter more than testing for adult clients, how coaches can make newcomers feel comfortable, and smarter in-season strategies for athletes. Pete Dupuis also discusses building employee buy-in through long-term career growth.

Kevin Carr, strength coach, movement specialist, and author, explores the gap between living longer and living healthier. He discusses coaching adults for consistency, using strength, mobility, power, cardio, and walking to support independence, and pairing GLP-1 medications with training. He also covers fall prevention, sustainable programming, and turning exercise into lasting behavior change.

Mark Fisher, fitness-business entrepreneur and co-founder of Business for Unicorns, discusses time blocking for gym owners. Mike Boyle, renowned strength coach and author of Functional Training for Sports, explores how functional training has evolved, from unilateral and multiplanar work to sport-specific agility, weighted jumps, core training, and the changing role of Olympic lifts. Boyle also previews the book’s third edition.

Michael Boyle, renowned strength coach, author, and founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, explores why effective training programs often look surprisingly similar. He discusses avoiding “program soup,” adapting proven methods thoughtfully, and learning from recurring injuries. Boyle also challenges age-based heart-rate formulas and shares smarter ways to use monitors and 10/20 intervals.

Mike Boyle, legendary strength and conditioning coach and founder of Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning, explores why athletes improve quickly before hitting stubborn performance ceilings. He discusses genetics, individual response profiles, sport-specific training, unilateral strength, neural efficiency, and the uncertain link between lifting and sprint speed. The conversation also tackles coaching fear, injury reduction, and the complex demands of team sports.

Are we failing our young athletes by confusing early growth spurts with actual talent? In this episode of the Strength Coach Podcast, we dive deep into the systemic issues facing youth sports in America and why the early puberty Olympics might be ruining long-term development.BROUGHT TO YOU BY PERFORMBETTER.COM Check out the last upcoming Functional Training Summits Providence Aug 20-22Bring your whole team for $849 or “Bring a Friend for Free” deal at https://www.PerformBetter.com Host Anthony Renna is joined by legendary coach Mike Boyle and business expert Mark Fisher to discuss everything from high-performance mindsets to the complexities of injury rehabilitation. Mark Fisher kicks things off on the Business for Unicorns Fitness Business Power Play by exploring why successful people have a bias for action and how setting the earliest possible deadlines can transform your productivity as a gym owner or trainer.The heart of the episode focuses on the current state of youth sports and athlete development. Coach Boyle explains why the US system is often working backwards by selecting the biggest and fastest kids rather than the most skilled ones. We take a look at the Norway model, bio-banding, and the dangers of early specialization. Additionally, the conversation covers Scott Livingston’s insights on looking beyond the site of pain to find the true source of an injury, whether you are working with elite Cirque du Soleil performers or deconditioned adult fitness clients.Whether you are a strength coach, personal trainer, or physical therapist, this episode provides a roadmap for balancing smart, safe training with effective loading. Want to build a fitness business that creates more income, impact, and freedom?Here are some FREE biz-building resources from our friends at Business for Unicorns (https://businessforunicorns.com):Get the Little Book of Gym Marketing Secrets HERE-https://go.businessforunicorns.com/gym-marketing-bookBook a free 10-minute intro call HEREhttps://go.businessforunicorns.com/brainstormFollow BFU on Instagram HEREhttps://www.instagram.com/businessforunicorns/Subscribe to Mark Fisher’s channel on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/markfisherhumanbeingCHAPTERS0:00 Intro and Perform Better Summer Summit2:15 Business for Unicorns: Bias for Action with Mark Fisher5:30 High Performers and the Earliest Possible Deadline8:45 Coach Mike Boyle on Youth Sport Maturation vs Skill12:10 The Early Puberty Olympics and Identifying Talent15:40 Lessons from European Soccer and Bio-Banding19:15 The US Youth Sports Problem and Specialization23:00 Norways Success: Keeping Kids in the Game Longer26:45 The Knee Was Never the Story: Lessons from Scott Livingston30:15 Intersection of Stupid and Cautious Training34:00 Does Posture Still Matter in Modern Fitness36:30 Uncovering Hidden Injury Histories in Adult Clients37:59 OutroReady to level up your coaching game? Visit StrengthCoach.com to start your seven-day free trial and join the conversation in the world’s longest-running fitness forum.

Mike Boyle, veteran strength coach and MBSC founder, talks locomotion-based conditioning using shuffles and karaoke for sport readiness. He covers session design, scaling drills for different populations, and practical safety concerns. He also explains how small rules shape gym culture and why recovery basics beat gadgets.

Mike Boyle, legendary strength and conditioning coach known for practical, movement-focused training, discusses whether single-use machines belong in modern facilities. He covers facility design, which few machines he actually keeps, the value of cables and stabilizers, and how to train for rotation and longevity. The conversation also touches on business focus, space-efficient programming, and safe modification for pain.

Dr. Tom Walters, board-certified orthopedic physical therapist and founder of Rehab Science, breaks down modern pain science and rehabilitation. He explains pain as a brain output and contrasts biomechanical myths with the biopsychosocial approach. Topics include neuroplasticity, graded exposure for low back recovery, the three tissue-healing phases, and why movement variability and positive language matter for rebuilding confidence.