Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Coaches in the evidence-based community are often up to date with the latest in periodization and sports nutrition, but many are not even aware that there is a tremendous amount of research on coaching itself. What makes a good coach? Hint: it’s not simply being up to date with science, as that would mean that every coach prior to the modern era is a bad coach. So, what is it to be a good coach? As the title implies, it’s not about you, it’s about being athlete-centred. But what does that mean? Join in to find out!
00:00 An emotional intro and recap on Eric and Omar’s recent trip (and the next Iron Culture trip)
Iron Culture Ep. 90- Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy & Body Composition Roundtable youtube.com/watch?v=spE_gkF5e6c
07:59 Eric’s coaching background, evidence-based coaching, and the client-centered approach
Monthly Applications in Strength Sport strongerbyscience.com/mass
MASS Video: Real-World Client-Centered Coaching massmember.com/products/mass-subscription/categories/2152557514/posts/2166425513
20:32 🚨 MONSTER EPISODE ALERT 🚨 - Differences in coaching approaches
Teixeira 2012 Exercise, physical activity, and self-determination theory: a systematic review pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22726453
38:26 Client-centred coaching and intrinsic motivators
47:52 How coaches can facilitate the success of their athletes/clients
Mossman 2022 Autonomy support in sport and exercise settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1750984X.2022.2031252
Willmott 2021 Capability, opportunity, and motivation: an across contexts empirical examination of the COM-B model bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-11019-w
Garner 2022 Characteristics of a person-centred coaching approach journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17479541221077052
1:10:41 How the coach sets expectations
1:22:06 Reframing science/evidence-based “coaching” and wrapping up
Coaches in the evidence-based community are often up to date with the latest in periodization and sports nutrition, but many are not even aware that there is a tremendous amount of research on coaching itself. What makes a good coach? Hint: it’s not simply being up to date with science, as that would mean that every coach prior to the modern era is a bad coach. So, what is it to be a good coach? As the title implies, it’s not about you, it’s about being athlete-centred. But what does that mean? Join in to find out!
00:00 An emotional intro and recap on Eric and Omar’s recent trip (and the next Iron Culture trip)
Iron Culture Ep. 90- Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy & Body Composition Roundtable youtube.com/watch?v=spE_gkF5e6c
07:59 Eric’s coaching background, evidence-based coaching, and the client-centered approach
Monthly Applications in Strength Sport strongerbyscience.com/mass
MASS Video: Real-World Client-Centered Coaching massmember.com/products/mass-subscription/categories/2152557514/posts/2166425513
20:32 🚨 MONSTER EPISODE ALERT 🚨 - Differences in coaching approaches
Teixeira 2012 Exercise, physical activity, and self-determination theory: a systematic review pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22726453
38:26 Client-centred coaching and intrinsic motivators
47:52 How coaches can facilitate the success of their athletes/clients
Mossman 2022 Autonomy support in sport and exercise settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1750984X.2022.2031252
Willmott 2021 Capability, opportunity, and motivation: an across contexts empirical examination of the COM-B model bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-11019-w
Garner 2022 Characteristics of a person-centred coaching approach journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17479541221077052
1:10:41 How the coach sets expectations
1:22:06 Reframing science/evidence-based “coaching” and wrapping up
