Coaching Q&A – Episode 384
Matt & CJ answer your coaching questions, including ACL tears, improving vertical jump, coaching blind lifters, and coaching obese lifters.
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SHOW NOTES
0:00 Introduction
2:51 Nutrition Questions from Strength Clients
- what is your professional scope? know it, can refer out, and admit if you can’t answer the question
- if you offer paid nutrition coaching, say that as part of the answer
9:15 Friendships & Clients
- need to address issues early on if it’s an issue (it will only get worse if you don’t)
18:09 ACL Tears
- ligaments cannot be healed from physical therapy (require surgery)
- seems to have some correlation with hamstring weakness
28:25 Low Bar Squat Pain
- high bar not causing an issue, keep doing that
- could test low bar occasionally to see it it persists over time
36:15 Building At Home Coaching Clientele
- have to establish local connections
- need to have your gym look nice
- “I take this serious”
44:12 Elbow Tendinitis & Injuries
- build trust & have open communication
53:08 Vertical Jump
- losing weight can really help
- there is a big genetic component
- increasing force development helps (strength)
- practice the power development
59:00 Training Untrained Obese
- meet clients where they are, but assume they can’t train–they can
- what CAN they do, how can you add stress to that
1:06:05 Coaching Blind Lifters
- meet them where they are–they can still hear you
- they can feel things better