Behind The Podium: Unveiling The Coach

In this episode, Jared and Alex chat with Elizabeth Wipff of Strong and Bendy (http://www.strongandbendy.com/) on finding your WHY and how she teaches people transcend the BS and do awesome things. Elizabeth offers tips on: What it means to be working from your built in operating system How you can have multiple mission statements but only one Why How to master the artistry of teaching and coaching How to select a coach or teacher and many more ways to become more in tune with what makes you tick and how to manifest it through your work. Elizabeth Wipff is a personal leadership coach, movement and mobility specialist, CrossFit coach and Yoga Tune Up® teacher trainer with an insatiable eagerness to help people upgrade their bodies and their lives. Her athletic endeavors started early: she walked at 7 months, was roller skating at 3 and did her first yoga pose at 4! As a kid she played soccer and studied dance, voice, theater, Iyengar yoga & therapeutic movement modalities. She is now crazy about about co

In this episode, Jared and Alex chat about what it means to be “coachable”. As coaches and leaders, it is sometimes difficult to be led by someone else and we explore how can you best maximize that relationship. For references of everything we mention in this episode, head over to http://behindthepodiumpodcast.com/. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review! (more…)

In this episode, Jared and Alex discuss mindfulness, a behind the scenes look at Alex’s new Self-Care Startup Guide and how the Passion Planner helped bring it to life. Jared and Alex discuss: Alex’s new journey into full self-employment how reflection and goal setting can be immensely helpful how Alex uses the Passion Planner Want a self-care practice, but not sure where to start? Alex’s Self-Care Startup Guide will guide you there in 15-days how both Jared + Alex do their best thinking while in the car how mindfulness can enhance any self-care practice how journaling assists with “life editing” and rewriting your story Make sure you subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes! (more…)

In this episode, Alex and Jared chat with Matt Cipolla of CrossFit Los Angeles and The Mastery Method about coaching, programming and how to improve in all areas. Alex, Jared and Matt Cipolla cover: —his journey in becoming a CrossFit coach—evolving under the exceptional tutelage of CrossFit LA, particularly, the one and only, Kenny Kane (http://www.kennykane.com) —what the Mastery Method is and why it gives coaches the necessary leverage to help their clients grow not just physically but psychologically as well —his most recent, favorite coaching memory —coaching silliness —what it means to practice what you preach If you happened to hear Kenny Kane on Barbell Shrugged (http://daily.barbellshrugged.com/programming-for-crossfit-classes-w-kenny-kane-of-crossfit-la/) back in May of 2015 talking about the importance of context when programming and coaching CrossFit classes or just fitness in general, then this episode is NOT TO BE MISSED. Matt Cipolla is Kenny’s right-hand man as it pertains to The Mastery Metho

In this episode, Jared and Alex talk about what it really means to practice what you preach in the realms of workouts and self-care. References: James Kerr’s Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life Tom Peters Daniel Coyle’s The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Jill Miller Jocko Willink Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Tim Ferriss Podcast w/Jocko Willink Kenny Kane Crossfit LA and Positivity Project Andreo Spina ASK ME ABOUT MY BALLS! Fascia Congress Subscribe: iTunes | RSS Listen Now!

In this episode, Alex and Jared intro the show and talk about Chet Morjaria’s article, The 10 Types of Coaches and How to Spot Them as a jumping off point. The Ultimate coach is a killer combination of all of the above coaches. He/she displays: The analysis of the Programmer The ability of the Athlete The encouragement of the Motivator The eye of the Technician The passion of the Learner The succinctness of the Observer The clarity of the Presenter The standards of the Judge The experience of the Professional The patience of the Friend For references of everything mentioned in this episode, head over to http://behindthepodiumpodcast.com/. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review! (more…)