The Strength Coach Podcast

  Check out the The HUGE Summer sale at PerformBetter.com Highlights of Episode 341 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Billy Hofacker, CEO of Total Body Boot Camp and Performance Center, author of Fitness Profits, creator of the Financial Freedom for Health and Fitness Professionals course We spoke about: How he rose out of his poor financial position What he means by Money being Active Why he created a financial journal and what’s in it The steps in his book Fitness Profits including: Creating a Vision Giving First Taking Inventory and defining Net Worth Creating a monthly Spending Plan Building an Unexpected Event Fund Destroying debt and the debt snowball Investing much more Get a Free digital copy of Fitness Profits Click here to schedule a call with Billy   Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Hip Bridge loading, double vs single leg, isos at the top Skater Squat load progressions Teaching the squat movement Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "The most valuable asset gym owners own but they treat it like crap" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "Movement Quality and Force Production with VBT" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to You by Perform Better The Hiuge Summer Sale is On!  Click here for more info. Highlights of Special Episode 340.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "6 Qualities of A-Player team Members with Vince Gabriele" We spoke about: Accountability- do they take 100% responsibility for where they are? Commitment- Will they be committed to your mission and journey? Coachable- will they agree to coaching and criticism? Shared values- are they aligned with your core values High Standards- do they have pride in their work and what they do? The Right Skills- do they have the skills to step right into the job? How to attract A-Players Much More! Test Vince's NEW Coaching Program...60 Days For $1     Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!

  Check out the Big sale at PerformBetter.com The Summits are back this year, Check out the lineups here Highlights of Episode 340 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Doug Kechijian, former Pararescueman in the US Air Force, current physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems We spoke about: Defining mental toughness How the sporting world takes practices from the military in the name of mental toughness How sports confuses military selection with training What are some of the practices that we CAN take in the gym to replicate the things we should take from the military How do we transfer the stress response? Can we mimic the stress response? Emotional Control The professional development program at Resilient Performance Systems much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: A conversation he had with Mick Hughes about ACL Rehab Justifying the 1RM with some of his young athletes  Max Effort is not always pretty Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "What to Do If Someone Complains" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account. "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "Velocity Drop and VBT" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer! The Fit to Speak Segment with Jenny Rearick Jenny is going to share with you a "3 Simple Techniques You Can Use to be a Better Listener" Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers. The Speakers League is a 12-week virtual cohort where she teaches coaches and trainers how to create and deliver great presentations. It starts on Aug. 22.   About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to you by PerformBetter.com Check out the HUGE Summer Sale here Highlights of Episode 339 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Dr. Emily Splichal, Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist® Certification, CEO/Founder of Naboso Technology We spoke about: 3 pillars of foot training Mobility Strength Sensory stimulation What we can do as fitness pros with our clients to optimize the foot Barefoot science Foot to Core integration Activating the feet with the Forward Lean much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: His lecture at Perform Better The Cost of Exercise Is it more than just orthopedic Can we get upper body power with bands if we don’t have med balls Pre-game, pre-workout drinks Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "What Fake Work Looks Like" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "Periodization, Programming and VBT" Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer! The Fit to Speak Segment with Jenny Rearick Jenny is going to share with you a "5 Presentation Tips You've Probably Never Heard Before" Fit to Speak is where Great Coaches Go to be Great Speakers. The Speakers League is a 12-week virtual cohort where she teaches coaches and trainers how to create and deliver great presentations. It starts on Aug. 22.     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to You by PerformBetter.com The Summits Are Back!  Click here for more info. Highlights of Special Episode 338.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "The New Way to Get New Clients For Free with Social Media Marketing with Vince Gabriele" We spoke about: How he uses social media The difference between paid and organic traffic Why he's now posting 5 times a day for his business page "The reason why they come is not the reason they stay" Batching your posts The importance of quality pictures The format for his posts Entering the conversations going on in your client's mind Much More! Want the document Vince was talking about in the podcast? Test Vince's NEW Coaching Program...60 Days For $1   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!

  Sponsored by PerformBetter.com The Summits are back this year, Check out the lineups here Highlights of Episode 338 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Gray Cook, Co-Founder of Functional Movement Systems, author of The Business of Movement We spoke about: Overview of FMS since 90s Differences with FMS, SFMA, FCS Defining Movement Culture What obstacles are in our way in relation to movement Self care Red/Yellow/Green light system His new book- The Business of Movement much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: The NEW StrengthCoach.com Workouts should not be hard they should be cumulative how strength work has evolved in his programing Revisiting the Leg Extension Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "Sometimes You Get Choked Out" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.  "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses "The Evidence for VBT and On-Field Performance." Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to you by PerformBetter.com The Summits Are Back!  Click here for more info. Highlights of Special Episode 337.5 Vince Gabriele, owner of Gabriele Fitness and founder of Fitness Business University and Kiss Marketing  "The Gym Business Simplified into 3 Parts with Vince Gabriele We spoke about: Creating a more simplified business What football has to do with business Everything can be put into these categories (Looking at these 3 units separately to WIN) Offense Defense Special teams The difference between the SPF and the SOS gyms Understanding the balance between the components based on the stage of business your in OFFENSE- Attraction, who?  What We offer?  What are we doing to get them in? DEFENSE- Recruiting, hiring, training SPECIAL TEAMS- Financial Strength, Predictable Systems, Leadership The 4 Stages of Business- (listen to this podcast)   Test Vince's NEW Coaching Program...60 Days For $1   Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   Thanks for Listening!

  Brought to You By PerformBetter.com The Summits are back this year, Check out the lineups here Highlights of Episode 337 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Spencer Arnold, Director of Strength & Conditioning at Hebron Christian Academy & Owner of Grace & Performance We spoke about: Using a Olympic based programming style Challenges working with high school athletes Why being good at the split jerk makes you dangerous Split Jerk correlation with Vertical Jump Snatching on gameday His experience with VBT Every strength coach, whether they realize it or not, is a velocity strength coach How much weight vs. How fast much more Thanks to Nika Ouellette and Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: MBSC Program Change Question A tweet about Underutilized tool in S&C Ideas for branding/mission statement Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "How to sell out your summer athlete program Part 2" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account. Go to Club.VinceGabriele.com for Vince's 2 hour Masterclass on Filling Your Summer Athlete Program   "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. No specific segment this week since Spencer Arnold goes over his experience with Perch and VBT Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

  Check out the sale at PerformBetter.com The Summits are back this year, Check out the lineups here Highlights of Episode 336 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication Eugenia Bradshaw, Co-Founder of Bradshaw Fitness, Head Cross Country/ Track and Field Coach Holy Trinity   We spoke about: A Coach's Job- Creating an Environment Where Every Athlete Wins- Watch her lecture here The importance of knowing Why you coach The problem we face as coaches The 3 Step Solution Goal Setting The Pygmalion and Golem Effect How to deal with teenagers Her article "5 Lessons I Learned During a Lifetime of Coaching Teenagers" much more Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20   Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle   We spoke about: The Salt Shaker Theory from Danny Meyer The importance of being a hands on owner His article Conversations with College Head Coaches Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "How to sell out your summer athlete program Part 1" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   NEW SEGMENT "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century.   Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses Developing Eccentric Metrics Using Velocity Based Training devices. Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!

Brought to You by PerformBetter.com Check out the sale The Summits are back this year, Check out the lineups here Highlights of Episode 335 Naamly "Hit The Gym with a Strength Coach" Segment Build Lasting Relationships Through Personalized Communication John Graham, Senior Network Administrator for Fitness & Sports Performance at St. Luke's University Health Network We spoke about: The challenges the NSCA has with certification and testing Becoming more involved  His role at St. Lukes Working with doctors and being professional Metabolic training- what is it and how does he use it Assessment tools he uses His talk at Perform Better Summits- "Programming for Amazing Outcomes" Get 20% off InsideTracker plans with the code RENNAPRO20 Shop the right plan for your goal at InsideTracker.com!   The StrengthCoach.com Coaches Corner with Coach Boyle We spoke about: Using the Socratic Method to get to the bottom of your "Why" Using Percentages and Tracking Volume Symmetry vs. Strength for ACLs  Partner Offer from AG1 by Athletic Greens Subscribe and get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D, 5 Travel packs and 20% off   The KISS Marketing "Business Secrets for Gym Owners" Segment with Vince Gabriele Vince discusses "What Every Gym Owner Should Do Every 90 Days" If you need some help with your marketing head over to www.kissmarketing.net to book a FREE coaching call with Will “The Tech Nerd” Matheson…Also known as…Vince Gabriele’s secret marketing weapon.  The Tech Nerd will take a look at your current marketing plan and give you some real time profit boosting advice…so you can stop stressing about your marketing and start seeing more money in your checking account.   NEW SEGMENT "Getting Started with Velocity Based Training (VBT)" Brought to you by Perch, a 3D camera based weight room technology solution bringing VBT into the 21st century. Nika Ouellette, head of marketing and education for Perch, discusses developing power using VBT devices. Check out the Perch website for deals, tips and some great videos showing the cameras and how to use it. This is a game changer!     About "Be Like the Best" During the last 12 years of interviewing many strength coaches, fitness professionals, physical therapists and gym owners, Anthony Renna has accumulated a rolodex of “The Best of the Best” in the fitness profession. This book is a collection of interviews with some of those top successes. Through his conversations, you’ll learn how they evolved in their careers, what habits and traits they believe made them successful, their goal setting processes, how they get through the hard times everyone faces and even some books to read and people they recommend following. After each interview, you’ll find a challenge or action step based on an important takeaway from each interview.  These are designed to encourage you to build the habits to Be Like the Best on your journey to dominating in this profession. As a fitness professional, you’re already making an impact in your clients, athletes and patients. This book will help you stand out in a crowded field and help guide you on the road to success. Go to BeLiketheBest.com for more info Thanks for Listening!