You’ll review your status quo and pinpoint areas for development, laying the foundation for your first coaching call.

We’ll run through your course pre-work, discuss your goals for completing the course and troubleshoot any potential challenges or sticking points that could derail your progress.

We kick things off by defining and setting your goals. Then we’ll move on to learning about the ‘softer’ skills needed to be a leader, role model, and focal point of your fitness community. We’ll cover self-accountability, how to carry out a life audit, and defining your professional identity and brand. 

Key elements of the module:

• Who is the Advanced Coach?
• The Business of Being a Coach
• Building Your Brand
• The Art of Communication
• Your Coaching Values
• The GROW Model
• The Cycle of Action

We’ll dive into the principles of becoming a master programme designer. Focusing on your business’s demographic, you’ll learn how to create a programme to drive client satisfaction, retention and profitability. We’ll work through the five pillars, which will become your masterplan, ensuring consistent quality for your whole operation.

Key elements of the module:

• Programming Principles Introduction
• The Five Pillars of Programming:
  • Pillar One: Training Manifesto
  • Pillar Two: Programming Objectives
  • Pillar Three: Programme Blueprint
  • Pillar Four: Progression-Regression System
  • Pillar Five: Programming Logistics

Often overlooked or down-played, the warm up is now recognised as a crucial part of training that can make or break a session. We’ll dig into the technical guidelines and structuring of an effective and personalised warm-up process. 


Key elements of the module:

• Warm Up Principles
• Mobility vs Flexibility
• Structuring the Warm Up
• SGPT Session Delivery
• Personalising the Warm Up

With the principles under your belt, we’ll tackle the detail of programme creation piece by piece. You’ll get a thorough understanding of all the factors at play and put them together to make fun sessions that give your clients results in the long term.


Key elements of the module:

• Programming Variables
• Periodisation
• Reps and Sets
• Training Frequency
• Exercise Selection
• Exercise Sequence
• Progressive Overload Strategies
• Rest Periods
• SGPT Blueprint
• Exercise Selection Database
• Step-by-Step Programme Creation
• Designing Your SGPT Programme

Client retention is the cornerstone of the Modern Training Gym, and progress tracking is an essential part of this. It’s typically thought of as a laborious, time-consuming process, but we debunk that myth and show you how to focus on the endgame: getting results for your client. We’ll also help you create a customer journey that works for them and your business.


Key elements of the module:

• Managing Client Expectations
• Progress Tracking Overview
• Progress Tracking Techniques
• Performance Tracking Pros and Cons
• The Performance Testing Cycle
• Performance Testing Guidelines
• Performance Scoring
• Coaching Performance Testing

Team training brings a surprising amount of value to your offering. So, it’s important not to see it as an add-on that doesn’t need much attention. It must be tailored, technically robust, and properly programmed. We’ll help you create a Team Training Blueprint and design a robust programme.


Key elements of the module:


• Team Training Programming Overview
• Guidelines for Team Training
• Understanding Energy Systems
• Mixed Modality
• Hypertrophy
• Flexibility and Mobility
• Cardiac Output
• Team Training Blueprint
• Designing Your Team Training Programme 

This second one-to-one is an opportunity to discuss your learnings so far and help with any issues that have cropped up. We’ll also review the two programmes you’ve designed, plan for the creation of a coaching system, and troubleshoot specific problems you’re experiencing in your role as a coach.

An advanced coach knows how to work with, and get the best from, every member they train. Each client has different needs, and you must be an expert in any situation, even if it means accessing your support network or outside professional help. We’ll take you through a range of possible scenarios to widen your knowledge.


Key elements of the module:


• Injury Reconditioning Principles
• Pre- and Post-Natal Coaching
• Coaching Advanced Clients in The Modern Training Gym

We discover why evaluation is a pivotal point in the client journey. Technically, and in terms of their results, it’s the foundation that ensures members get effective programming. There are also the psychological aspects of onboarding to consider. We’ll take you through the process of how to give new members a great initial experience. 


Key elements of the module:


• Introducing the Evaluation Process
• Physical Assessment Framework
• The Art of Coaching the Physical Assessment

Done right, all exercise is corrective, improving people’s way of moving. We look at how to incorporate this element seamlessly into your coaching, so it adds to the client experience, not dominates it, especially in a group setting.


Key elements of the module:


• Refining Movement
• What is Corrective Exercise?
• The Movement Correction Process
• Movement Correction Considerations
• Constraints Based Coaching
• Reactive Neuromuscular Training
• Refining the Squat
• Refining the Hinge
• Refining Single Leg Patterns
• Refining Pushing Patterns
• Refining Pulling Patterns

Nutrition is a big piece of the fitness puzzle, but it’s often not handled well. We show you that it needs to be governed by a clear system and seen as a journey. We’ll also examine how to make it work for your gym’s operational and financial aspects as well as the client.


Key elements of the module:


• Nutrition Fundamentals
• Nutrition: The Bigger Business Picture
• The Basics
• The Personalised Approach
• The Pre-Consultation Form
• Consultation Pre-Work
• The Consultation Process
• Nutritional Coaching Tools

We wrap up the course by defining the fundamental elements of the Coaching System. This will act as your manual as an advanced coach – the culmination of everything you’ve learned.



Key elements of the module:


• Your Coaching System
• Coaching Values
• Training Manifesto
• SGPT Programming Blueprint 
• SGPT Progression and Regression system
• Progress Tracking System
• Gym Standards
• TT Programming Blueprint
• TT Progression and Regression system
• Physical Assessment System
• Session Delivery Standard


We’ll run through your Coaching System in detail and discuss your professional development plan – and celebrate your achievement.