The Last Program: What A Training Plan Should Look Like At The End Of The Coaching Journey
Today, we look into the question "what should a general population client's last program look like?" Our first concern is putting...
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Chris K
Jul 1, 20217 min read
How To Train With A Magpie Brain- Successful Training With ADHD
Chris: My clients are a wonderful bunch. One of that lovely bunch is Liz Smith, who has provided us with our article today. Liz Smith is...
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Chris K
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Coaches: You Are The Weird One (Me Too)
As a coach it's easy to fall into frustration and anger at clients who can't stick to a training plan. Coaches have a history of loving...
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Chris K
Mar 31, 20214 min read
7 Ways To Reduce Pre-Competition Anxiety
Competing is immensely stressful. It's doubly stressful if it's your first competition. I want you to make better decisions. This article...
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Chris K
Mar 23, 20214 min read
5 Ways To Make Personal Training Build Autonomy & Independence
I believe coaching should be about teaching people to train by themselves. I'm there 1-4 times a week, but both I and the client need to...
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Chris K
Mar 14, 20213 min read
How To Improve Ankle & Knee Cave 2.0
It's been a couple of years since I wrote this article. It's time to go back over it with my 2021 eyes to see whether I still feel the...
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Chris K
Mar 8, 20216 min read
How To Stay In Shape As A Busy Professional- The Pied Piper & The Hummingbird
I'm always banging on about paying the Piper to busy professional clients. It's always preached to clients who are working in a constant...
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Chris K
Feb 23, 20219 min read
You Are Doing Split-Squats Incorrectly You Terrible Human 2.0
Many people who perform split squats do them incorrectly. This is limiting their gains and putting them at a greater risk of injury. I...
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Chris K
Feb 20, 20213 min read
How Has Covid & Lockdown Changed Me As A Coach?
In a recent podcast with my friend and fitness industry badass Jason Leenaarts asked me the question that provides the title of today's...
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Chris K
Feb 3, 20212 min read
The Importance Of Naming Your Home Gym And An Apology To T.S.Eliot
The Naming of Gyms is a difficult matter, It isn’t just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter When I...
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Chris K
Nov 24, 202013 min read
When Should I Start Using A Lifting Belt? 3.0
I originally wrote this a few years ago. I decided to revisit the topic to see whether I still had the same conclusions... CK 2018 I...
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Chris K
Sep 24, 20208 min read
7 Steps To Getting Excited About Training Again
TRAINING SOMETIMES SUCKS. Often, I completely hate training. I mope around in my studio swearing at the barbell and wishing I was...
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Chris K
Sep 10, 20204 min read
What Andre Agassi Taught Me About Powerlifting
Recently I read the autobiography 'Open' after seeing it recommended on the Facebook page of a powerlifter called Sumi Singh. A side...
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Chris K
Aug 24, 20205 min read
How A Coach Should Answer Questions From Clients
A client recently sent me roughly 10 detailed questions when I sent them a new program. The new program was a diversion from my previous...
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gainsglutesglitter
Aug 3, 20203 min read
Trainer Tips- Using The Language Of Your Client
While listening to 'Thank You For Arguing' by Jay Heinrichs, a book about the art of persuasion, argument, and rhetoric, he mentions an...
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Chris K
Jul 27, 20204 min read
Two Tips For The Serious Powerlifting Competitor: Acclimatise Yourself To Your Lifting Time
When boxers are training for a big fight, they acclimatize themselves gradually to be able to fight effectively at the time they are...
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Chris K
Jul 20, 20208 min read
3 Ways To Train Smartly For Strength When You Return To The Gym
This week, gyms in the UK are reopening. Many of you will have had to significantly change your training or have stopped training...
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Chris K
Jul 13, 20204 min read
3 Things All Good Coaches Do
Having coached for 10 years and losing a substantial amount of hair in the process, I've worked with dozens of trainers and spoken to...
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Chris K
Jul 6, 20201 min read
11 REAL Reasons To Train With A Personal Trainer
In a desperate bid for attention, and potentially because I didn't want to be ANOTHER PT selling my services using the same promises,...
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gainsglutesglitter
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Why I Don't Trust A Coach Who Can Count To 10
I also don't trust a coach who can count to: 8. 7. 6. etc. Maybe 3. I'll accept 3. Here's an example of a conversation during a typical...
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