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hundreds of fans all around the world. It's the starting strength gyms podcast with your host, Ray Gillingwater.

Welcome Amanda Shepard to the show. Amanda is a starting strength coach. She is the head

coach at starting strength Beaverton. She worked under Jared

Nessland in the collegiate strength and conditioning world before joining starting strength

gyms. And she just got nominated for Coach of the Year by her members. So welcome, Coach

of the Year. Thank you for having me. Why did you win Coach of the Year. Thank you for having me. What, what, uh, why did you win Coach of the Year?

What, uh, what, uh, what, to be honest, I think, uh, I think I'm, I'm as shocked as everybody else.

Um, I mean, honestly, you know, I haven't been in this world long as far as starting strength

specifically goes.

But I mean, I'd like to think I do a good job with my clients.

So, you know, I had some good things to say.

And everybody that got the email was like, oh, I voted or, you know, sent I had a couple

online clients send in some videos too, I think so.

So, yeah, I mean, like I said, I think I was as shocked as everybody else.

Well, congratulations.

I know Jen Smith over there, the owner, loves you.

I've seen you in action.

I know your members love you.

If you really care about your clients, your members, and you're really good at what you do,

people tend to really appreciate it because of how much you end up helping them with what they're

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