Your clients are not bodybuilders with Jack Haigh

Summary

In this conversation, Simon Dutton and Jack Haigh discuss various topics related to coaching and client success. They share insights from their experiences at Ultimate Performance and M10, emphasizing the importance of taking responsibility as a coach and setting clear expectations with clients. They also discuss the value of meal plans and the potential pitfalls of prescribing them. Overall, the conversation highlights the need for coaches to continuously develop their skills and avoid projecting their own issues onto their clients. In this part of the conversation, Jack Haigh and Simon Dutton discuss the importance of self-education for coaches and the lack of focus on communication and teaching in coaching education. They also explore the mistakes coaches make when training gen pop clients and the importance of understanding the craft of coaching. They then delve into what coaches get wrong when learning from bodybuilders and the importance of intensity in training. Finally, they discuss teaching clients proximity to failure and how to help them understand what it means. The conversation explores the importance of time and consistency in training, the role of compound barbell lifts in body composition goals, and the balance between optimal training and enjoyment. It also delves into the divided nature of the fitness industry, the spiral progression of the industry, and the need for in-person connections in the online coaching space. The value of business courses in building a reputation and the shift from needing to be right to embracing being wrong are also discussed.

Chapters

00:00
Introduction and Background

02:20
Lessons from Ultimate Performance and M10

06:42
Taking Responsibility as a Coach

08:02
Setting Expectations and Creating Urgency

09:45
Firing a Client

12:35
The Value of Meal Plans

29:17
Coaches' Relationship with Food

30:46
The Importance of Self-Education for Coaches

32:28
The Lack of Focus on Communication and Teaching in Coaching Education

36:59
The Mistakes Coaches Make When Training Gen Pop Clients

38:32
The Importance of Understanding the Craft of Coaching

49:04
What Coaches Get Wrong When Learning from Bodybuilders

50:00
The Importance of Intensity in Training

55:46
Teaching Clients Proximity to Failure

01:01:15
The Importance of Time and Consistency in Training

01:02:54
The Role of Compound Barbell Lifts in Body Composition Goals

01:06:25
The Balance Between Optimal Training and Enjoyment

01:10:26
The Divided Nature of the Fitness Industry

01:12:29
The Spiral Progression of the Fitness Industry

01:17:32
The Importance of Knowledge, Skills, and People in Coaching

01:19:46
The Need for In-Person Connections in the Online Coaching Space

01:22:55
The Value of Business Courses in Building a Reputation

01:23:19
The Shift from Needing to Be Right to Embracing Being Wrong