CHALK TALK

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss building out a training schedule that is conducive to your goals and lifestyle. Knowing how many strength training sessions to incorporate into your week, along with other activities and commitments can feel overwhelming, so I wanted to share some insight as to how you could go about balancing things out over the course of your week. Please remember that there are a lot of considerations to think about when constructing a specific training schedule, so the

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the importance of working with different populations, demographics, and people. In almost every industry you hear people stress the importance of “finding your niche”, and there are a lot of reasons why this can be important, however, I actually think working with different individuals with different training ages and experiences can be very beneficial for coaches, trainers, and practitioners. We discuss the many benefits and learnings from working with a wide

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the feeling of Imposter Syndrome, what it means, when it shows up, and strategies to navigate new opportunities. I think this is a very common feeling amongst high-achieving individuals (and just humans in general). The feeling of inadequacy, or feeling like you’re lacking a skill that is necessary for the environment you’re in. This can make new experiences or opportunities feel challenging because you may feel like you don’t belong at the table, but most

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the journey from being an athlete in sport to an athlete in life, which for most (retired) competitive athletes was and is a difficult transition to go through. In this episode, I take you through some ups and downs of my journey through sport and share some key learnings that I often reflect back on. Sport is such a beautiful thing and I am SO grateful that I grew up so heavily immersed in it, and because of that, the journey out of competitive sport was

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the concept of Progressive Overload and what that means in your training. This is an important concept to understand because whether you’re an athlete following a program that’s been written for you, or your an S&C coach writing that program, it’s imperative that you understand why things change in the program the way they do. From a physiological standpoint, there needs to be intentional and gradual fluctuations in volume and intensity in order to expose

In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the importance of focusing on the QUALITY of things over the QUANTITY of it. It’s so easy to get caught up in doing more, and thinking that more is always better, but in a lot of aspects, less is truly where it's at. We specifically focus on the training aspect of things and looking at your training cycles like writing a program with linear periodization - we zoom out and look at the big picture (like the types of movement you’re engaged in), then narrow it

In this week's CHALK TALK, we discuss the importance and impact of CONNECTION in the coaching field and beyond. Connecting with the individuals we work with and serve is imperative to their success in pursuit of their goals. In order to get an athlete (in sport or in life) to adhere to a program or plan, there needs to be some sort of mutual trust and respect between both parties involved. In this episode, I share a little bit about why I believe connection is so important and is a "soft

What’s up Team and welcome to CHALK TALK - a podcast for coaches, trainers, athletes, and movers that want to train and live in an intentional way, and want to excel in all facets of school, work, sport, and life. If you’ve followed along the T2XL journey on Instagram, you may be familiar with my CHALK TALKS that I like to share. These are small doses of education on all things S&C, strength training, coaching, sport, mindset, lifestyle and more. I’ve always tried to make these CHALK TALKS