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I [Mass] believe that the misinterpretation/misunderstanding of this word is one of the big players in misguiding intentions in fitness today. Here I have a stab at unpacking what it actually means, and recalibrating how we use it within fitness.

What makes a great Coach? On this one Mass reflects on personal experiences being coached, and shares insights into what made each [or all of them] so influential in his life, and relates that back to what we at The PFCA see as what makes a  great Coach.

The apprenticeship is dead in fitness!! Not only is this a crying shame, but it's the reason most coaches don't last beyond 5 years in the game. As an industry, we must change our perception of this integral phase of the coaches career from one of tedium, to accepting it as a critical element of the pathway towards coaching mastery. Here, Coach Mass talks through our thoughts on the appr...

Coach Mass & Coach Jenz discuss the struggles that PT's face when looking to develop their career and the efforts The PFCA are making in that space. 

Coach Mass gives an insight into Form Force and Flow and why it is an important consideration to improve your programming. 

Today Jenz is joined by gym owner Sean Parkinson, owner of SPPT. Sean is an OG on the PFCA Mentorship and has achieved great success by refining his product, growing a great team and showing up everyday. Jenz and Sean discuss the highs and lows of the journey to becoming a gym owner and how Sean got to where he is today.

Paddy and Jenzo take this opportunity to challenge the thought process behind showing and telling as a coach versus truly guiding and facilitating. The elementary coach relies heavily on absolutes whereas a master coach will utilise their intuition.  This episode is a great snippet of the kind of conversations we have every day within our circle to ensure all of our coaches aspire to this level of...

Paddy and Jenzo are back on the pod. This week we reflect on the most recent FFC live seminar, we talk about coaching standards, exercise selection and the potential silver bullet exercise.  Tune in, if you love it! Please share it on socials and tag us! 

To celebrate the imminent release of our new course Mike and Jenz go through a few of the biggest issues personal trainers face when looking to grow their business.  Alongside this episode you can also download an incredible ebook as a resource to work though and uncover some of the other topics not covered in the pod. 

This is an incredible conversation with Patrick James, a senior coach at Marchon Stratford. A really good human with a great coaching pedigree.  This conversation flows through many insightful topics from coaching excellence, exercise selection to all things group coaching.  One to enjoy. 

An absolute cracker of an episode. Over reaching in all senses of the term. How can we as coaches do better? Find out in this pod 

We are excited to have Coach MASS - Craig Massey join us as him and Jenz go deep into what they have been building, what does elevate the coach mean? -- and -- a little inspiration for all you coaches out there.  You'll love this. 

Join us on the great discussion with Coach Jenz and Sensei Mike Lee as we dive deep through all things weightlifting and where does the line start and finish for the introduction to weightlifting for your clients.  Is it purely for a novel experience?  Is it progression for them?  Is it sport specific?  Join us through the chat.  If you'd like to find our more about our upcoming seminar at WI...

Energy Systems but not how you know it. Join the boys as they dive deep into all things energy systems and the practical application of developing better work capacity. If you love the podcast please tag us on socials and share it with your friends. @the.pfca @mikeleept @laujkb Access to the weightlifting seminar can be found here: https://thepfca.com/product/weightlifting-for-functional-fitness/...

Join us on the first episode with top coaches  Mike & Jamie as we unpack competing in functional fitness.  The boys unpack lessons for coaches prepping their clients ahead of a comp.  Key lessons going into competition  and so much more.  This is perfect ahead of NFG this weekend and all the comps ahead of the summer.  If you love the episode please share it on socials and tag us all as we hop...

We are joined by 2 legends as we dive deep through cancel culture, programming and why they created a programming platform to better serve coaches in their service delivery.  This is a proper juicy conversation.  As always, If you love this please tag us on socials.  @the.pfca  @olliemarchon @coach_jenz  @compoundperformance_ @mattdomney

We were so fortunate to spend time with Sonny Webster. He hosted his seminar at MARCHON and then followed by a weekend at PerformX.  This chat on the Podcast sofa was one of the most powerful conversations to date.  There is so much more than meets the eye about this man.  A serious legend. 

This is a great opportunity to understand who is Mike and Jamie. What are key areas of interest and influence that coaches can learn from.  Key takeaways are: The values that guide us What coaches should look for What separates the coaches at the top of their game  Enjoy the episode. 

We hosted a webinar last week. "Level Up" - The Guide to Running a Profitable Fitness Business. The content was so powerful we felt it was best to share it on the podcast channel for a limited time.  In addition, a lot of the principles are taught in-depth in our latest course the CPC - The Certified Professional Coach Course.  This course starts Tuesday 1st Feb. We are giving our podcas...

In this episode we answer the questions that you guys posed through IG last week. A chance to get insight and advice from OM himself on all things business, growth and success.  There is so much to take home from this episode.  This is the last episode of season 1. We trust you get a lot of "take-home" gold that you have been able to apply.  Stay tuned for season 2 where we dive deeper t...

Tom Foxley, A mindset Coach and founder of Mindset Rx'd brings us an incredible list of tools to improve our mindset practice & those of our clients.  Tom has worked with Crossfit Games athletes and has seen his practices influence thousands of athletes in the world of functional fitness.  This will be a powerful episode for anyone who is looking to understand how subtle changes in langua...

In a world where mentors are competing for clients and pretending that they have a hidden secret to success, there is a few who recognise we all have a duty to raise the standards, collaborate and share our best practice.  This talk is an incredible insight into some of the best lessons learnt between Ollie, Jenz, Nik & Ant. There is gold for each of you. 

Join Ollie Marchon & I on a journey with Mike Lee, an incredible coach who has been on a very challenging ride to get to where he is today. Having to redefine his role and identity multiple times.  Mike is the guy you go see when you actually want to get better.  Fin out how you can be the same to your people in your community. 

Join us on this fantastic discussion and discover who is TGJ, what helped her become the powerhouse she is today, and a lot of contextual coaching conversation to inspire you to be the best coach you can be.