What the barbell has taught me about life
I always love these podcasts! On this one, we get to questions that you guys have asked us. We always try to make these podcasts as valuable as possible for you guys – but when we’re answering questions that we have been asked, we know that this will be worth a listen. We focus in […]
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Every athlete is an individual. Coaching them to greatness requires you to learn about who they are and how they think – and then to put this knowledge into practice. Right now I am reading Conscious Coaching by Brett Bartholomew, and I have to give this book a big thumbs up. I thought it was
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Ryan Munsey has fallen in love with high performance. He studied elite military operatives to find out what made them tough as nails. He talked with world-class athletes and successful people of all spheres to see what made them tick. It really boils down to mindset – being consistent, showing up, and not being swayed
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If you read most blogs written by coaches (weightlifting, powerlifting, or strength and conditioning), you will read about programming, technique, or preferred exercises. However, there are so many elements to coaching outside of what you typically hear – especially if you are a coach in the private sector. It’s these factors no one talks about
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Several years ago I had a chance meeting with a talented woman weightlifter. A short while later she made the long trip from Canada to train at Mash Elite – a courageous move. And soon she made another courageous move to dive into her dream of being a nutrition coach. And now Adee Cazayoux runs
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By now we have all heard the terms community and culture so many times that it’s kind of old news. But why are those terms important? The new popularity of CrossFit and the barbell sports, along with the magic of the Internet, has spread these terms around the world and back. The main reason CrossFit
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