Navigating Goal-Value Incongruency in Coaching
When coaching clients, you are almost always going to have to deal with some degree of goal-value incongruency. I would go so far as to say that clients rarely lack ambition. In fact, most arrive with extreme goals. Getting absolutely shredded, training like an elite...
Is the Body Positivity Movement Dead Thanks to GLP-1s?
Is the body positivity movement dead thanks to GLP-1s? I have seen this sentiment buzzing in health and fitness circles lately, and not just quietly in the background. I’m seeing this growing conversation around GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, and what...
Triage Pace Calculator
A running pace calculator is an incredibly valuable tool. If you’ve ever laced up for a jog, trained for a race, or even just strolled on a treadmill, chances are you’ve heard people talking about pace. “What’s your pace?” “Can you hold a 9-minute mile?” “I need to...
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...