Back Room Talk Coach Spotlight: From Darkness to Purpose: Deven Kennedy's Mission to Save First Responder Lives
This episode of Back Room Talk explores the powerful journey of Deven Kennedy, a police officer turned fitness coach who transformed personal tragedy into a life-saving mission. After experiencing injury and psychological trauma on duty, followed by the devastating loss of a colleague to suicide, Deven founded Resilience Through Fitness, a coaching service dedicated to supporting first responders across Canada and the United States through the unique challenges of their demanding careers.
Why Short-Form Content Is Failing Coaches (And What to Do Instead)
Long-form content is the secret most coaches overlook and the shift smart ones are starting to make. When someone spends 5, 10, or 20 minutes with you, they: hear your ideas, feel your coaching energy, and get to know how you think. That’s where trust starts to build. And that’s when people start seeing you as their coach, before they ever book a call.
Frameworks Episode 8 Recap: 5 Habits That Will Actually Improve Your Health
In Episode 8 of Frameworks, Carl Hardwick cuts through the noise and breaks down five simple, science-backed habits that drive real, lasting change. No gimmicks, just clear actions that improve digestion, energy, recovery, mood, and overall performance without needing to overhaul your entire life.
The Way of The Coach: The Timeless Art of Vibe Coaching
If vibe coding is about creating software through intuitive collaboration with AI, then vibe coaching is about creating transformation through intuitive collaboration with human potential.
8 Fresh Episodes: Recovery, Oly Lifts, HYROX & Local Leads
The CoachRx Podcast Network dropped eight brand-new episodes that cover recovery, Olympic lifting, hybrid-race prep, coaching credentials, mental toughness, principled programming, and digital local marketing. Queue the ones that map to your clients’ needs first, then circle back for the rest.
Your Most-Requested RxBot Feature Is Here: Interactive Program Refinement
RxBot now lets you refine and perfect programs through interactive conversation before applying them to your client's calendar. No more choosing between "take it or leave it" or starting completely over.
The Simple Tech Stack That Supports (Not Stresses) Your Coaching Brand
This episode breaks down tools for marketing, content creation, lead flow, and keeping things simple instead of chaotic. Kandace shares the tech stack she recommends, whether you're just starting out or looking to grow. Get practical advice on organizing your workflow, capturing client wins, scheduling posts, managing leads, and making your email marketing work for you. Make your tech stack support your strengths instead of slowing you down.
Episode 7 Recap: The 3 Training Phases Every Coach Must Understand
In Episode 7, Carl Hardwick breaks down one of the most overlooked—and misunderstood—aspects of program design: training phases. Specifically: Accumulation. Intensification. Deload.
AMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Coaching Beyond Client Wants
Tired of clients chasing quick fixes and missing out on real, lasting progress? In this video, Ashley from CoachRx highlights James Fitzgerald's AMA and breaks down how coaches can bridge the gap between what clients want and what they actually need.
AMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Why Food Quality Matters More Than Macros
Discover how to boost client results by integrating nutrition coaching into your training programs with CoachRx. Learn why food quality matters more than macros, how to support energy and recovery, and practical steps to help clients move past training plateaus. Follow along as Ashley shows a real example of using CoachRx to track nutrition habits, set daily reminders, and adjust strategies based on client feedback. Perfect for coaches who want to make nutrition a seamless part of performance training.
Pro Tip: Create Sustainable Progress with Strategic Deload Programming inside CoachRx
Professional coaches understand that strategic deloads aren't about going easy. They're about optimizing the recovery where real gains happen. Planned reduction in training stress that maintains movement patterns while allowing adaptation to occur. Think of it like crop rotation, temporary rest that enhances long-term productivity.
Back Room Talk Coach Spotlight: Burnout Made Me Rethink Everything About Exercise: Mizar Fuente Ortega Spotlight
In this episode, Mizar Fuente Ortega shares his transformative journey from elite gymnast to a coach who prioritizes health over mere performance. He discusses his personal experience with competitive burnout, the evolution of his coaching methodology, and the importance of building supportive relationships with clients. Mizar emphasizes the need for coaches to adapt to individual client needs, especially in the wake of COVID-19, and highlights the significance of mentorship in the coaching community. He also reflects on the balance between coaching and personal life, the importance of skill acquisition, and the necessity of falling in love with the process of growth and development.
AMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Coaching the Fitness Cycle
Discover how to break client plateaus by using James Fitzgerald's express, recover, adapt framework inside CoachRx. Learn why effort alone doesn’t always lead to progress and see practical steps you can use to track movement quality, recovery, and true adaptation. Get actionable ideas you can try with your own clients this week and learn how to use features in CoachRx to make progress sustainable.
Pro Tip: Improve Movement Quality Through Video Analysis inside CoachRx
Ever feel like you're coaching blind when clients train remotely? You program the perfect squat progression, but have no idea if they're actually hitting depth or if their knees are caving in. Here's the truth: movement quality is the foundation of everything we do as coaches. Without it, even brilliant programming becomes guesswork.
Program Design Is An Art. Your Canvas Just Got An Upgrade.
Today, we're excited to announce two upgrades to your CoachRx workspace, a refined client calendar design and single exercise drag & drop that enhance how you create and visualize programming for your clients.
Pro Tip: Deliver Client Meal Plans with CoachRx
When a meal plan is truly individualized, accounting for food preferences, cooking skills, schedule constraints, and metabolic needs, it becomes a powerful coaching tool. The key is delivery and implementation.
Pro Tip: Assess Nutrition Readiness and Progression with CoachRx
Nutrition readiness exists on a spectrum. Some clients have never thought about food beyond taste. Others need fine-tuning for specific goals. The art of coaching lies in recognizing where each client sits and meeting them exactly there.
Local Isn’t Dead: Why Online Fitness Coaches Still Need a Local Presence
In this episode of Marketing for Fitness Coaches, Kandace breaks down: What “local” really means in the digital era (hint: it’s about relational proximity, not geography) How local awareness builds trust 10x faster than cold content 5 simple ways to activate your local presence, even without a physical gym
Episode 6 Recap: Medicine 3.0 and the Future of Coaching
The healthcare system is shifting. Reactive care is no longer enough. Precision, prevention, and behavior change are the new frontier. And fitness coaches? We’re not just part of it—we’re essential to it. In Episode 6 of Frameworks, Carl Hardwick sits down with Dr. Jesse Greer—physician, systems thinker, and co-founder of Preamble—to unpack what this shift means and where coaching fits into the future of health.
