The Language of High Performing Athletes and Coaches w/ Mike Bledsoe and Mark England — Barbell Shrugged #428
Barbell Shrugged
Doug Larson
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2019
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
Mark England has professionally coached thousands of clients worldwide using the power of words and stories for over a decade. He holds an BA in business and a Master's in Education. Mark is the co-founder of Procabulary, Enlifted, and is a lifelong personal development enthusiast.
Mike Bledsoe is a Navy veteran and the founder of The Strong Coach and Enlifted. Mike started one of the early CrossFit boxes while he was still in college back in 2007. A few years later, they started a little podcast called Barbell Shrugged. Since leaving Barbell Shrugged, Mike is revolutionizing the coaching industry through The Strong Coach and Enlifted.
In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, the guys take a look into the software of the body and how high performers use language to advance their athletic and coaching careers.
In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders Varner and Doug Larson discuss:
What is soft language and its effects on success.
Programming the software that make the hardware (muscles) work.
Why you have control over your thoughts and emotions through language
Why coaches need to teach their athletes about language
Enlifted athletes and coaches program
And more…
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| 0:00.0 | Struct family this weekend you have two opportunities to get in on the one ton challenge for all my friends in the Raleigh Durham |
| 0:06.9 | Triangle area in Apex North Carolina CrossFit Surmounts hosting the one ton challenge and your boy is gonna be |
| 0:14.0 | Emceeing it this is my home gym and I'm so excited to bring this |
| 0:17.4 | Fun competition to Apex North Carolina also Clinton, Indiana athlete industries. They have sold out |
| 0:26.2 | That's 56 athletes competing at the very first one ton challenge in Clinton, Indiana. This makes me so happy |
| 0:33.4 | I'm not only excited that I get to do it in |
| 0:37.2 | My home gym here in |
| 0:39.2 | Apex North Carolina that Indiana, but we're also going to be strong New York |
| 0:43.8 | It's here 94 for strong New York this year with Kenny Santucci the fact that these events are going on is incredible |
| 0:51.0 | The fact that we're able to work with gyms to help them build the marketing to sell these events to bring strength programs to their community to rally |
| 1:00.7 | All of their members around strength and for us to help you with the marketing the back-end system support and software that you need to make this event a success |
| 1:09.6 | Friends the one ton challenge is getting rolling. I'm so excited to be working with these 10 gyms around the country right now to find out what gym owners need |
| 1:17.5 | What coaches need to get their athletes stronger? |
| 1:21.4 | Give them real fun reason to do it |
| 1:23.6 | So you don't have to go stand out on a platform by yourself create a training vibe and create a very fun event that brings people together inside your gym |
| 1:31.5 | So if you're a gym owner if you're a coach and you are looking to host the one ton challenge |
| 1:36.3 | Please send me an email anders at barbellstruck.com |
| 1:41.0 | If you are looking to host the one ton challenge get training programs |
| 1:45.7 | Get the back-end leaderboard software system support and the marketing materials that you need to make this event a success |
| 1:53.1 | Please email me at anders at barbellstruck.com |
| 1:57.9 | And just put in the subject line |
| 1:59.9 | One ton challenge. Keep it simple anders at barbellstruck.com |
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