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Keys to Getting Started as a Strongman Coach

16 April 2024

So you wanna be a strongman coach? Here are the keys to getting started: Get Yourself a Good Coach Hiring a good coach is essential to your learning and development as both a coach and an athlete. It’s truly a sport of “lift, learn, pass on.”

Coaching

Using Pacing Strategy to Maximize Reps on Press Events

21 February 2024

PACING is arguably the most overlooked aspect of a max rep press event. Placement on press events is often decided by 1-2 reps and there are lots of ties, so every rep matters. Planning your pacing is a useful tool in maximizing your timed set on comp day. Here’s how to make it happen.

Coaching

Considerations for Coaching and Promoting Max Weight Events

12 February 2024

Max weight events can result in some of the most exciting moments of a competition, but they can also tank an entire competition when mismanaged. We have experienced both, and as always, we want to help you avoid competition disaster. So let’s take a deep dive into exactly how max events work and how you can best coach for and promote them.

Business

How to Set Fair & Profitable Coaching Prices

5 February 2024

It’s no secret that coaching is a tough way to make a living. And discussing pricing is often a difficult task for fitness professionals, especially because most of us aren’t in it for the money. I always tell people that if I could pay my mortgage with their happiness and PR’s, I wouldn’t charge a dime for my coaching.

Coaching

Competition Coaching Etiquette: Easy Ways to Not Be a D!ck

31 January 2024

Whether you’re brand new to coaching or you’re a seasoned pro, it matters how you act at a competition. When coaching, you represent your brand and the sport at large, and you set an example for your athletes and for future coaches.

Coaching

Cueing vs. Coaching: Yelling “Legs!” is Not Enough

31 January 2024

We’ve all seen it… an athlete is mid-lift in competition, probably struggling to hit a rep. And someone in the crowd suddenly yells a random body part at them: “Feet!” “Knees!” “Legs!”