SNR #228: Jacob Schepis – Developing Coaching Skills & Blending Evidence with Pragmatism

Sigma Nutrition Radio

Danny Lennon

Sigma, Dietetics, Evidencebased, Nutrition, Training, Health & Fitness, Science, Diet, Fitness, Evidence, Bodybuilding, Health

4.8 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Jacob Schepis is the owner & director of JPS Health & Fitness, where he has helped thousands of individuals improve their strength, body composition and well being through evidence based resistance training and nutrition.

Taking a scientific based approach to training and diet has enabled Jacob to excel in a variety of sports, including playing VFL, bodybuilding, where he has won multiple state and international titles, along with competing in the International Powerlifting Federation, where he has competed at a national level and achieved a top 8 Ranking in Australia.

Having worked in the industry for over 8 years, Jacob’s wealth of knowledge coupled with his experience in the trenches has led him to become one of Melbourne’s most sought out trainers. His role has extended fate beyond working with his beloved clients, to now mentoring aspiring personal trainers, holding workshops and seminars, and writing for the nations personal training governing body, Physical Activity Australia.

In This Episode We Discuss

Coaching Philosophy; Increasing your value ceiling.
Pragmatic Coaching; Avoiding being esoteric whilst upholding EBP
Refining Your Craft; Self Awareness, Self-efficacy and Career Development

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0:00.0	That encompasses three pillars. So experience, knowledge and your own personal success as a coach as well as your
0:22.7	client's success and I think the more that we can improve or raise the height
0:28.7	of each of these pillars it improves our value ceiling over time and that
0:34.0	allows us to become more valuable and to provide a service that the client wants
0:40.3	and again it's going to meet or exceed their expectations if we're continually improving. Hello and welcome to episode 228 of Sigma Nutrition Radio.
1:06.3	I am your host, as always, Danny Lennon.
1:09.8	You're very welcome to the show.
1:11.9	If you are a regular listener, thank you so much for tuning back in.
1:15.1	And maybe if this is your first time listening, then you're very welcome.
1:18.1	I hope you enjoy.
1:20.7	Today on the show, I'm going to be joined in just a few moments by Jacob Skeppas, who is a
1:26.2	coach based in Melbourne, Australia.
1:29.3	He's the owner and director of JPS Health and Fitness there,
1:32.5	who have now a couple of facilities within the city.
1:35.6	And for many years now has been coaching a number of people,
1:39.7	both in his facilities where he's working day- day with clients on the gym floor still to this
1:45.7	day, as well as many online clients that he has now as well. And additionally, he is also
1:50.9	mentored a number of fitness professionals around Australia. And what I particularly like about
1:57.1	Jacob is a lot of his philosophies around coaching are things that resonate well with
2:03.1	me and I think really get to the core of what competent coaching is and how anyone that's trying
2:10.1	to help someone in a coaching capacity can improve the value that they give to that person. And so really I wanted to get Jacob on,
2:19.0	have a conversation about some of these things, pick through some of his approaches and
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