Using Plant Points To Improve The Quality Of Your Diet
A little trick I use to improve the diet of my clients is to use plant points and make this into a bit of a game. Over the years coaching hundreds of clients, both in person and online, I’ve noticed that most people know they should eat more plants, but they either...
Procrustes’ Bed And Your Coaching Approach
Have you ever heard the story of Procrustes’ Bed? Procrustes was a rogue blacksmith and bandit who lived along a well-traveled road near Athens. He had a peculiar way of “hospitality.” Whenever travellers passed by, he would invite them to rest in his home and...
Creating If-Then Plans For Your Clients
One of the most powerful tools I’ve added to my coaching toolkit over the years isn’t a new app, a meal plan, or even a specific training protocol, it’s something deceptively simple: If-Then Plans. You’ve probably seen this happen with your clients (or even yourself),...
Overcoming Paralysis By Analysis In Coaching
Paralysis by analysis is probably one of the things that holds the most coaches back from ever actually achieving their goals. If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself staring at your laptop at midnight, tweaking a program you already...
Training Intensity Too High To Be Sustainable Case Study
Clients coming to me with their overall training intensity too high to be sustainable is one of the most common patterns I see as a coach. It usually starts when someone gets fed up with how they feel or how they look, they get a burst of motivation, and they decide...
Changing The Aggressive Fat Loss Mindset Case Study
Changing the aggressive fat loss mindset with clients can be quite difficult. As a coach with years of experience in both general population and physique-focused clients, I’ve noticed a recurring mindset that very often derails progress. The aggressive fat loss...
Improving The Aerobic System For HYROX Case Study
Over the years coaching athletes for HYROX (and similar events), one of the most common problems I’ve seen is that someone is technically good at all the pieces (they can crush a sled push, they have no problem with wall balls, their rowing technique is solid) but...
How To Get More Fibre In Your Diet
Understanding how to get more fibre in your diet isn’t super hard, but it will improve your health. It’s not sexy, it’s not trendy but fibre might just be the most powerful health tool you’re not using. Seriously. In all my years coaching people through fat...