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SNR #132: Tony Gentilcore - How to Be an Effective, Successful Coach
Episode 132: Tony Gentilcore discusses his philosophy on coaching, what skills are vital to effective coaching, strategies to develop as a coach, mistakes that coaches can often make and how to help clients get the best results possible.
Tony Gentilcore is one of the co-founders of Cressey Sports Performance and helped develop that brand and facility for many years. Now Tony is coaching out of Boston, MA where he is a much sought-after coach, as well as contributing to many of the most well-known fitness publications on the web.
In this episode we discuss:
- Tony's coaching philosophy
- The skills that are vital to effective coaching
- Tweaks, progressions and regressions to tailor programs to client needs and circumstances
- Strategies that coaches can use to develop into the best coach they can be
- Mistakes that coaches can often make and how to learn from them
- Reasons why intermediate lifters fail to progress
- Helping clients get the best results possible in a manner that is right for that individual