THE FUTURE OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING WITH DR AUSTIN SCHOEN

We sat down with Dr. Austin Schoen, sports chiropractor, owner of Warrior Sports Wellness, and co-owner of the education and training company Building a Fighter, to learn how he’s using technology to level up his businesses. Working primarily with football and MMA athletes, both in-person and remotely, he combines sports medicine with performance training into one succinct package.

My name is Austin Schoen and I am a sports chiropractor and strength coach in Scottsdale, Arizona. I combine sports med and performance training into one succinct package for my athletes. At my clinic we have a primary focus on working with MMA and Football athletes, but also can see a wide variety of patients from all walks of life. Outside of the in person clinic, I am also the Co-Owner of an education/training company called Building A Fighter that aims to elevate the level of care MMA athletes are receiving. We use online programming to assist combat sports athletes worldwide as well as have a series of courses that will be rolled out in the next calendar year to help other performance professionals understand how to work with combat athletics in a better way.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR S&C COACHES TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY?

Technology leads to efficiency which leads to helping more clients. By embracing modern tech and moving towards implementing it in your routine you open up a world of possibilities for working with clients even when you're not there. One of the biggest changes in how I operate as a sports chiro/ strength coach is the implementation of a programming software to manage my athletes compliance and understanding. Whether it's custom rehab plans or their performance programs, the use of CoachRx has allowed me to get more out of my athletes and coach athletes all over the world. On top of the programing software, the implementation of heart rate training, VBT devices, and specific blood flow restriction cuffs have helped change the way I program and coach my athletes on the floor.

HOW HAS COACHRX HELPED YOU BETTER SERVE YOUR ATHLETES?

It allows me to manage my athletes' progress from anywhere. I’m writing this as I fly to a family vacation halfway across the US and because of CoachRx, I can trust that all of my athletes back home are going to completely understand and execute their work at an elite level. 

HOW HAS IT IMPACTED YOUR COMMUNICATION OFF THE GYM FLOOR?

CoachRx has given me more time to spend with my family. I can talk with athletes remotely and have them send videos of their major exercises for remote critique and workshopping. It makes it easy and efficient to talk with all of my remote athletes as well as my local athletes if I have to go out of town! 

WHAT ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM DESIGN EFFICIENCY AND EXPERIENCE?

This is where I have noticed the major benefits. By having a programming software like Coach RX It takes a majority of the busy work I have to do out of my week. I can save templates of common program structures I use. I can keep my functional assessments loaded and organized, making testing and retesting values a breeze. After working with 3 other coaching platforms, CoachRx is the one that has made the programming side of my job the easiest and most efficient.   

WHAT FEATURES STAND OUT TO YOU THE MOST?

I believe there are a couple key points that separate CoachRx from the other platforms I have used. The first being the ability to not just program exercises, but offer a holistic approach. By offering the “lifestyle” options and “check-in” templates, it allows me as the coach to develop more systems that give my time back. 

The next main distinguisher is the client toolbar. The client toolbar is extremely robust and tracks any piece of information you would want as a coach. Setting their training schedule, updating lifestyle/nutrition plans, quick access to the assessment; all of these are just 1 click away while in a split screen you are writing their program. This is a massive time saver for me by having everything on 1 screen and not clicking back and forth between 4 separate tabs! 

One thing I am interested to check out but haven’t yet is the Storefront option! As the service grows, I believe this is going to be a great way for coaches to start making recurring revenue from their programs they’ve worked hard to develop.

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