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How To Foster Equanimity In Your Training
By Kirsten Ahrendt Why Foster Equanimity? If you are at all experienced or seasoned in your training journey,…
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How To Provide Coaching Value To An Athlete That Has More Experience Or Skill Than You!
Kirsten Ahrendt A great coach provides value to every…
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4 Tips For Coaching A Class With A Broad Spectrum Of Skill Level
Written By: Kirtsen Ahrendt It’s lovely when most of your class is…
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Does “Scaling” Workouts Disrupt The Flow of a Class?
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt and Kelly Sekulovski Group classes are such a popular option for workouts…
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Giving New Gym Members a Winning Experience
Written Kirsten Ahrendt When a new gym member walks into your facility, making sure that they have a…
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Coaches: How Do You Tell an Athlete “No”?
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt and Fritz Nugent Telling someone “no”, especially if they are a paying client,…
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Coaches, Your Words Are Powerful
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt If you are a CrossFit coach or a coach of all kinds: Words are powerful. As…
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Coaches, Should You Use Ice Breakers?
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt I recently performed a check-in with a new member asking for feedback on how their…
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Whiteboard Briefs Should Boost the Value of Your Group Classes
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt One of the critical concepts we cover in the Invictus University…
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Sample Game Plan for Vastly Different Dual-Track Programs
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt I coached a dual-track class recently that had snatches programmed for the Performance…
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Tips for Coaches: Splitting Your Class into Groups
Written by TJ O’Brien As a coach, the seemingly simple act of splitting your group into two…
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Using Music to Your Advantage While Coaching
Written by TJ O’Brien If you are a CrossFit coach, you work in a very loud place. It’s…
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The Math Equation That Can Help Us Prevent Injury
Written by Calvin Sun Most of us can agree that injuries aren’t a desirable outcome from…
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5 Principles to Follow When Returning to Training After Significant Time Off
Written by Kirsten Ahrendt True story – I took a 4-week training hiatus.…
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The “Just Tell Me What to Do” Athlete Will Face Slower Growth
Written by Fritz Nugent Many athletes come into the Invictus Nutrition program and…