PRO TIP: PROGRAM LIFESTYLE & NUTRITION BETTER WITH BIOMARKERS
The deeper your assessment, the better you can provide personalized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations, and that’s exactly why the InsideTracker integration in CoachRx is such a powerful tool for professional fitness coaches.
THE FUTURE OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING WITH DR AUSTIN SCHOEN
We sat down with Dr. Austin Schoen to learn how he’s using technology to level up his business. Working primarily with football and MMA athletes, both in-person and remotely, he combines sports medicine with performance training into one succinct package.
PRO TIP: STREAMLINING EXERCISE RX WITH AI
Using ChatGPT and CoachRx, you can create personalized exercise prescriptions for your clients more efficiently. After collecting your client's specific data, such as OPEX Move assessment results, you can input this information into ChatGPT.
NEW FREE PROGRAM: 12/8/4 WAVE LOAD
Wave loading is a program design tool for intermediate to advanced clients who want to increase their strength and who have experience lifting heavier loads. It can help overcome plateaus by helping prep the nervous system to fire more efficiently.
PRO TIP: STRAIGHT SETS, SUPERSETS, TRI SETS & GIANT SETS
With endless ways to design a training program, you've probably wondered which set types are most effective for maximizing your resistance training efforts. The world of program design offers a myriad of options, each with its own set of benefits and advantages. Today, we’ll delve into some of the most popular set types you can design and why you might choose one over the other.
PRO TIP: LONG-TERM PLANNING MADE SIMPLE
One of the biggest stumbling blocks for many coaches is coming up with a big picture plan. But writing a greatest program isn't just about today. Instead, today’s workout plan should be but a small, yet strategic and deliberate puzzle piece that fits into the big picture plan.
NEW FREE PROGRAM: CONCURRENT TRAINING CYCLE
This 6-week program uses concurrent training principles to blend resistance, aerobic, and anaerobics into days and across weeks of training, while minimizing interference between the energy systems.
PRO TIP: AUTOMATE WEEKLY CHECK-INS
Effective communication and consistent feedback are the cornerstones of effective program design. And as we all know, what’s happening off the gym floor is just as important for a coach to keep tabs on as workout results. After all, if your client is stressed out of their mind, not sleeping, and drinking zero water, they’re probably not going to get great results no matter how hard they train!
PRO TIP: BALANCED STRENGTH MADE EASY
As a coach, you understand the importance of measuring progress to drive success. After all, you can only move what you measure. That’s where Fitness Monitoring Exercises (FMEs) come in.
NEW FREE PROGRAM: GERMAN VOLUME TRAINING
With our Coach Like the Pros experience you’ll get 20+ program templates when you sign up for a commitment-free trial. And we’ve just added a new 6-week template: German Volume Training.
PRO TIP: WARMUPS INDEX
The Warmups Index in CoachRx is designed to alleviate the hassle of creating warmups from scratch. It allows you to build a library of commonly used warmup sets, saving you time and effort in your program design process. No more reinventing the wheel for every client session!
COACHRX MOBILE APP IOS BETA NOW LIVE
With its new sleek design, small gym owners or independent coaches can keep up with the big dogs in the world of technology and fitness apps. Sign up for the beta and see how this updated app can elevate your coaching service and boost your bottom line.
PRO TIP: LIFESTYLE RX
If you’ve been coaching for any period of time then you know that what your clients do outside of the gym will make or break their progress. That’s why CoachRx makes it just as simple to deliver daily lifestyle programming as it does exercises.
PRO TIP: COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS
This one’s for all of the coaches trying to maintain strong online relationships with their clients (and even for in-person coaches who leverage CoachRx to reach their clients beyond the gym walls).
PRO TIP: PRIORITIES
It may sound simple, but taking a beat between performing an assessment and designing a training program to write down your client’s priorities is an often overlooked step that is essential for keeping your designs on track.
THE COMPLETE COACHING TOOL WITH COACH AUSTIN KAP
The benefit of this is a one-stop-shop easy to use platform that simplifies your client experience. In the app you get everything you need to succeed as my client - including a place to upload videos for feedback, a database for you fitness workouts and history, and detailed reports of your progress over time.
PRO TIP: THE DAILY PLAN
Take the time to write a daily plan (aka training split) for each client at the beginning of every new cycle, so that you have a skeleton guiding you and you aren’t guessing when it comes to writing their weekly program design.
COACHES, NOT TECH BROS
You’ve probably heard the saying, “don’t trust a skinny chef.” You should apply similar logic to your coaching software.
OPTING FOR A HYBRID COACHING SERVICE WITH COACH SAM SMITH
“Now we are able to offer not only world-class individual design through CoachRx, but also world-class programs.”
PROGRAM NUTRITION & LIFESTYLE LIKE YOU DO TRAINING
Getting your clients to make lasting lifestyle changes is absolutely the biggest challenge you face as a coach. But if you don’t support your clients to build healthy daily habits, exercise is just a bandaid. Enter the CoachRx Lifestyle feature: a habit-based approach to behavior and nutrition that makes it simpler than ever for your clients.