Knowledge: How to Set Yourself Apart - #406

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🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

How do you set yourself apart as a coach? One way is knowledge. Understanding the fundamentals that underlie anatomy, physiology, programming, technique, and platform coaching will differentiate you from the typical personal trainer. Set yourself apart with knowledge.

It's easy to get a personal training certification. Even earning a degree in exercise science offers no guarantee of competence as a coach.

Have a basic understanding of science. Anatomy & physiology are key here. Get a high school textbook on anatomy and physiology and read it and understand it. If you acquire this level of understanding, you stand head and shoulders above the vast majority of personal trainers.

The real goal of education is to learn how to learn effectively. There are an endless number of educational pursuits, so learning HOW to learn is more important than WHAT you learn. By learning how to learn you enable yourself to continue your pursuit of knowledge to whatever you want or need to learn.

Learning should be a lifelong pursuit, no matter your career, and if you want to be an excellent coach, you have to be a lifelong learner. Continue to improve and learn and get better.

The Academy Principles Course is targeted at barbell enthusiasts who love to learn more and geek out on barbell & barbell-related topics and those coaches looking to master the fundamentals (or principles).

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0:00.0	You're listening to Barbell Logic.
0:04.4	The podcast where we talk about what it means to experience strength.
0:08.0	And how you can use simple, hard, and effective strategies in training and nutrition to improve
0:13.7	your life.
0:14.7	It starts with meeting you where you are right now in finding lasting solutions.
0:20.1	Welcome to the show.
0:31.0	Welcome to the Barbell Logic podcast.
0:35.0	I'm Matt Reynolds.
0:36.0	I'm here with Nikki Sims.
0:37.0	You guys know us.
0:38.0	We've been here for a while.
0:40.0	And we're going to talk a little bit today about the importance of knowledge.
0:45.0	We've talked some lately.
0:47.0	You've probably heard us talk a little bit more towards the up and coming coach for somebody
0:52.0	who just is the Barbell enthusiast who wants to learn more.
0:56.0	I've thought a lot about this in our industry because there really isn't board certified
1:01.8	or nationally recognized coaches or trainers.
1:05.0	Right.
1:06.0	There are certifications.
1:07.0	You can get continuing education.
1:08.0	And you know, you've got those sort of things.
1:10.0	Things like we offer with the PBC or like the CSCS or whatever.
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