CHALK TALK

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re celebrating 10 years of TRAINING2XL! I’m sharing a little bit about the origin story and early days of T2XL. I’ll be answering some questions I received from my community on...

<p>In this week’s episode, we discuss some tendencies I’ve noticed in the coaching world. I feel like in both the professional space and on social media, people love to over-complicate things, and the most interesting...

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re discussing a very important component of strength training - intensity. Intensity can be defined in a couple different ways in regards to strength training and overall fitness, but we’re...

<p>In this week’s episode, we talk about how there isn’t anything ‘soft’ about soft skills (regardless of what industry you are in). Your ability to connect, communicate and interact with the people around you is...

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the “new year” energy that comes with fall and the month of September, and some strategies as to how you can go about reflecting on past months/seasons and prepare yourself...

<p>In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of following a program or plan to get to a desired outcome. I am obviously a big advocate for structured and progressive training and following a program is an...

<p>In this week’s episode, we discuss one of the most important qualities you could have as a strength & conditioning coach, personal trainer, or movement professional … ADAPTABILITY. Your ability to react and adapt in...

<p>In this week’s episode, we are diving back into one of my favourite topics - communication. I’ve discussed in the past the importance of communication as coaches, trainers, movement professionals, and all humans, but...

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re talking about something close to my heart … the grief of losing my dad 8 years ago. Grief is a complicated feeling and I know I’m not alone in feeling it, so I think it’s important that...

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the importance of knowing and determining your core values as a human, athlete, and professional. Understanding the things that are important to you as a human and...

<p>In this week’s episode, we discuss a recently popularized topic of load management. Load management is a term that’s used a lot in professional sport to support athletes throughout their long and gruelling seasons...

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the importance of warming up before a training session. It’s a very important part of training and you’re leaving a lot on the table if you choose to skip it.</p><p>In order...

<p>In this week’s episode, we are breaking down one of my favourite TRAINING2XL mantras/ philosophies … do the simple things, do them well, do them often. This is a saying that I’ve shared before on CHALK TALK, and one...

<p>In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the importance of the COACH part of the title. This is something I’m VERY intentional about with TRAINING2XL because I take the role and responsibility of a coach very...

<p>In this week’s episode, we discuss the concept of work-life-balance - does it exist? Is it the same for everyone? Does it look different from person-to-person? I think it’s important that we understand that we all...