Bad Strength Coach!? Bad Coaching & How NOT To Be Bad

<div> <div class="thread-entry__content formatted_content"> <p>Niki & CJ discuss what makes a bad strength coach and how to avoid the pitfalls of bad coaching. Being not bad, a very good place to start. </p> <h3>Bad Strength Coaching</h3> </div> <div>Let's face it, we've all experienced a bad professional at one time or another. Whether they were unprofessional, rude, incompetent, sleezy, inattentive, we can all relate to the experience of knowing we're dealing with a bad professional.</div> <div> </div> <div>So what makes a <a href= "https://barbell-logic.com/how-to-not-totally-suck-a-people-business/"> bad strength coach</a>?</div> <div> </div> <div>Bad barbell coaches fall short in <a href= "https://youtu.be/lGBCgfHbW4Y">at least one area of coaching</a>.</div> <ul> <li>professionalism</li> <li>competence</li> <li>integrity</li> <li>client-centeredness</li> </ul> <div class="thread-entry__content formatted_content"> <h3>Professionalism, Integrity, Competence</h3> <p>You can be professional and have integrity on day one as you coach your friend.</p> <p>Take what you're doing seriously and commit to learning. Show up on time. Wear appropriate clothing.</p> <p>Honest and integrity go toward professionalism, but as a coach people are trusting you with their time, body, goals, and money. Respect these.</p> <p>Furthermore, tell the truth about your current experience & competency level. If someone asks you a question about something outside your expertise, be honest that you've never dealt with that but you can look into it. If it's completely outside your scope or something you don't want to deal with, you might look up some sources or professionals they can look to to learn more.</p> <p>For competence, of course, tell the truth about your competence, but if you've never lifted and have no direction to provide for a lifter, you probably shouldn't coach. Learn some teaching progressions and cues, have some understanding of common programming adjustments and problems you'll encounter, and commit to learning.</p> <h3>