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Aug 2023
1h 12m

EP 153: Progressively Overload, Power Up...

Vigor Life Podcast
About this episode

It was great to catch up with my brother Brett Bartholomew and talk about our favorite topic, coaching and communication. We dive deep into it and not only break it down but also give tactical strategic applications. 

Brett Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and Founder of Art of Coaching™. His experience includes working with athletes both in the team environment and private sector along with members of the United States Special Forces and members of Fortune 500 companies.

Taken together, Brett has coached a diverse range of athletes from across 23 sports world-wide, at levels ranging from youth athletes to Olympians. He’s supported numerous Super Bowl and World Series Champions, along with several professional fighters in both professional boxing as well as the UFC.

As an advisor/entrepreneur, Brett has proudly served as a teammate and supporting partner in the strategic growth of two separate performance companies. He is a highly sought-after consultant and mentor for many world-wide. His work and expertise has been featured in numerous media outlets such as ESPN, FOX Sports, Inc. Magazine and Outside Magazine.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

  • What is a great coach based on the science and definition of coaching.
  • Coaching can’t take place in absence of this one skill and you’re not practicing it enough.
  • Brett and I discuss building a “Super Coach” as if we’re building a character in a video game. 
  • How do you actually evaluate coaching, what tools do you use to discover how you’re doing as a coach.
  • Coaching is NOT a linear process, it can be messy and ugly, here’s what you need to know to stand out.
  • The holy trinity of coaching: communication, problem solving and technical expertise - which ones are you not focusing on.
  • The future of coaching is going into social interaction and what skills you must have to prepare for it. 
  • Why doing more training workshops isn’t going to help you be a better coach and build your fitness business. 
  • AI will be able to write good programs but only a great coach will be able to problem solve on the spot. 
  • Are you losing clients and not keeping them for long enough because of your programs or is it something else?
  • What are “change choke points” and how they’re stopping you from becoming the best coach for your clients. 
  • Brett and I share tactical practices you can use to improve your communication and problem solving, as well as implement it with your team. 
  • Using video to assess yourself and your team at coaching and taking your classes and sessions to the next level.
  • How the “Time Traveler” exercise will improve your coaching communication.
  • The equivalent to overload, eccentrics, bands/chains and other training methods but now used to train your communication! 
  • THIS skillset will allow you to charge multiples of what other coaches charge for your services.
  • And much, much more…

LINKS & RESOURCES:

Art Of Coaching  https://artofcoaching.com/

Brett Bartholomew https://brettbartholomew.net/

Brett Bartholomew Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coach_brettb/

Book: Conscious Coaching - The Art & Science Of Building Buy In  https://a.co/d/0gTKye7

Luka Hocevar Course www.LukaHocevar.com

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

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