Peyton Krebs didn’t hesitate. Overmatched but hung in there. Fired up as he approached the bench and went to the room.

Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS

"This breaks down core training into what I feel are the big rocks coaches need to consider when progressing athletes or selecting the most appropriate stimulus for the time of the year." 📊 Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS on practical ways to define & implement core training simplifaster.com/articles/core-…

"This continuum can have applications in LTAD, rehab, or performance settings & be used to select individual exercises based on the needs of an athlete or to create core circuits targeting a specific quality in several torso locations." ◾️ Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS ⤵️ simplifaster.com/articles/core-…

Instagram vs Reality: Online Trainer Edition

Simple rep scheme for novice athletes. 8-12 rep protocol Here’s how to do it: Week 1: 3 sets x 8 reps @ 50lbs Week 2: 3 sets x 10 reps @ 50lbs Week 3: 3 sets x 12 reps @ 50lbs Week 4: 3 sets x 8 reps @ 55lbs Rinse and Repeat 👊 #strengthandconditioning

Want more 💰 in 2025 as a coach/trainer/gym? Implement these 3 things: 1) Switch to a small group model over 1-1 2) Weekly over monthly pricing (but bill every 4 weeks) 3) Set up clients to auto-billing Need help building a more financially robust training biz? Send me a DM.

Do this 1️⃣ thing to improve your speed training programs. ✅ Buy sprint lasers and time sprints every week. Athletes want to see a faster score, so they’ll try harder each rep. This increase in effort, over many months, will develop faster athletes.

High School S&C checklist. ☑️ Hit all major movement patterns each week ☑️ Sprint often, linearly & laterally ☑️ Jump in different directions ☑️ Throw medballs. Hard. ☑️ Do some conditioning If you miss any of this during the week, you’re leaving results on the table.

Too many coaches think presence on Social Media means they have a business. If you stop posting for a month and your business suffers, you don’t have a robust business model. Social Media is a piece, but only a piece.

Chase Movement over Maxes! If you focus on movement quality and progressively add weight, your max strength will improve over time. If you focus on max load at the expense of movement quality, your movement will deteriorate over time.