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Weekly Coaching Challenges

A recurring coaching challenge with a real answer worked through in full. Each one takes a decision coaches make constantly, such as setting tempo by training age or judging food quality against macros, and shows the reasoning rather than just the conclusion.

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AMA ChallengeCoaching Beyond Client Wants With CoachRxTired 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.June 19, 2025AMA ChallengeAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Why Food Quality Matters More Than MacrosDiscover 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 eJune 18, 2025AMA ChallengeAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Coaching the Fitness CycleDiscover 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 wiJune 17, 2025Program DesignAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Address Fading BLG EnthusiasmAs fitness coaches, we've all experienced it: a new client starts their journey full of enthusiasm about tracking behaviors, lifestyle habits, and goals (BLG), but within weeks, their motivation mysteriously vanishes. Client check-ins become sporadic, lifestyle tracking becomes inconsistent, and onceMay 22, 2025Program DesignAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Addressing Push-Pull Imbalances: A Coach's Guide to Shoulder Health and PerformanceAs fitness coaches, we've all encountered clients with noticeable strength disparities between pushing and pulling movements. These imbalances can significantly impact performance, movement quality, and long-term shoulder health. When a client uses the same weight on both sides despite visible asymmMay 22, 2025Program DesignAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Individual Design Coaching ModelAs fitness professionals, we've witnessed a significant shift in what clients expect from their fitness experience. The days of one-size-fits-all programming are waning as more clients seek personalized approaches tailored to their specific needs, goals, and circumstances. This transition toward IndMay 22, 2025Program DesignAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: The Masculine-Feminine Continuum as a Coaching FrameworkAs fitness coaches, we've all experienced those moments when our perfectly designed program seems to miss the mark with a particular client. The programming is sound, the progressions are appropriate, yet something in the communication just isn't connecting. This disconnect often stems not from a flMay 22, 2025AMA ChallengeAMA CoachRx Weekly Challenge: Coaching Tempo Based on Training Age: Why Experience Matters More Than BirthdayUnlock better results for your clients by understanding the real impact of training age versus tempo. In this video, I share what I learned from James Fitzgerald’s latest AMA that helped me rethink how to program workouts focusing more on experience than just age. Learn how to assess your clients’ tMay 19, 2025Program DesignCoaching a Novice Client: Effective Strategies for Fitness ProfessionalsEvery coach has encountered them: new clients, 30 years old, never trained before, looking with a mix of hope and uncertainty. Experienced coaches view these clients not as challenges but as incredible opportunities to make a lasting impact.April 10, 2025Program DesignCoaching the Concentric: How to Transform Your Clients' Training Through TempoAs coaches, we often emphasize the eccentric phase of movements to our clients: "Lower it slowly," "Control the descent." But how much attention do we give to the concentric (lifting) portion? In my years of coaching, I've found that mastering concentric tempo can be a game-changApril 10, 2025Program DesignCoaching Training Blocks: A Strategic Approach to Client ProgressionElite coaches know that structured training is the key to client success. Rather than random workouts, effective programming uses distinct training blocks (accumulation, intensification, pre-competition, competition, and deload) to create consistent progress for clients at every level.April 10, 2025Program DesignCoaching Resistance Training Progression: A Strategic FrameworkEffective coaches understand that resistance training progression extends far beyond simply adding weight to the bar. When coaching clients through their resistance training journey, a structured approach to progression based on training age, individual capacity, and specific goals creates sustainabApril 8, 2025

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