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CHALK TALK

Welcome to CHALK TALK with TRAINING2XL - 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. Join us for bi-weekly episodes of digestible and practical education, and inspiring conversations with impactful individuals in the world of sport, strength & conditioning, entrepreneurship, and life. Whether you are an athlete in sport, athlete in life, S&C coach, personal trainer,

health & fitness

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EPISODE 46: Can We Stop Trying to Re-Invent the Wheel?

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2025/11/07

In this week’s episode, we discuss some tendencies I’ve noticed in the coaching world. I feel like in both the professional space and on social media, people love to over-complicate things, and the most interesting thing is that people tend to over-complicate very simple things …After running a coaching clinic this week with a local gym, it struck up some thoughts and reflections that I wanted to share in this week’s episode. At the end of the day, our job as coaches/ trainers/ leaders/ movement

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00:34:07

EPISODE 45: Intensity - How to Track, How to Program,...

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2025/10/24

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing a very important component of strength training - intensity. Intensity can be defined in a couple different ways in regards to strength training and overall fitness, but we’re going to focus on intensity in strength training - why it’s important, how to track it/ gauge it, how to program it, along with some common misconceptions about it. We discuss both a ‘zoomed out’ and ‘zoomed in’ view of intensity. ‘Zoomed out’ refers to your training program/ schedule

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00:32:44

EPISODE 44: There is nothing soft about these skills …

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2025/10/10

In this week’s episode, we talk about how there isn’t anything ‘soft’ about soft skills (regardless of what industry you are in). Your ability to connect, communicate and interact with the people around you is imperative to your success in any space. We go through some different components of the “soft skills” like connection, communication, social agility, social awareness, emotional intelligence, and vulnerability. There are a lot of overlapping themes to episodes in the past that we’ve discussed,

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00:28:54

EPISODE 43: Fall Reset, Reframing How We Think about...

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2025/09/26

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the “new year” energy that comes with fall and the month of September, and some strategies as to how you can go about reflecting on past months/seasons and prepare yourself for what’s to come in a new one. I share some prompts that you can reflect on by journaling, or even speaking to a loved one, and a couple exercises that you can use. I also chat about the importance of separating your professional and personal habits/goals, so each area gets the same love

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00:29:33

EPISODE 42: Following the Map & the GPS ...

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2025/09/12

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of following a program or plan to get to a desired outcome. I am obviously a big advocate for structured and progressive training and following a program is an example of that!Not only does it provide your body an opportunity to adapt and adjust over time, but it also helps to get you to your goal in the most effective and efficient way possible (one of the many benefits of working with a certified professional). The human body is incredibly complex

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00:29:56

EPISODE 41: Adapt Like it’s Your Job …

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2025/08/29

In this week’s episode, we discuss one of the most important qualities you could have as a strength & conditioning coach, personal trainer, or movement professional … ADAPTABILITY. Your ability to react and adapt in real time to best serve the individuals you work with in real time. There are a lot of things in life that require a certain level of resourcefulness and agility. With coaching, it’s important that we can adjust and make changes on the fly when different challenges or limitations

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00:32:23

EPISODE 40: Language Matters

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2025/08/15

In this week’s episode, we are diving back into one of my favourite topics - communication. I’ve discussed in the past the importance of communication as coaches, trainers, movement professionals, and all humans, but with this episode I specifically wanted to talk about how important it is to be cognizant of the language that we use. The words we say, the phrases/ slang, the timing, the instructions we deliver, it’s all important. We’ll discuss verbal vs. nonverbal communication (with emphasis on

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00:30:09

EPISODE 39: Speaking from the Heart ... My Dad,...

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2025/08/01

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about something close to my heart … the grief of losing my dad 8 years ago. Grief is a complicated feeling and I know I’m not alone in feeling it, so I think it’s important that we’re able to speak openly about things, even if it can feel challenging (it’s how we continue to grow!). My dad has so much influence on what I do with TRAINING2XL that it feels weird to not talk about him - who he was, the impact he had on people, what I learned from him, and what it’s

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00:24:51

EPISODE 38: Knowing Your Values & Building Your Brand

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2025/07/18

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the importance of knowing and determining your core values as a human, athlete, and professional. Understanding the things that are important to you as a human and professional will help you align with the right opportunities, organizations, and people, and it also helps create a higher level of self-awareness which is very key when working with other people. I’ve always been a big fan of Brene Brown’s work and I really enjoyed her book Dare to Lead where she

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00:24:17

EPISODE 37: Big Picture Programs & Load Management

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2025/07/11

In this week’s episode, we discuss a recently popularized topic of load management. Load management is a term that’s used a lot in professional sport to support athletes throughout their long and gruelling seasons and ensure they are able to perform at their best with properly dosed game/ practice-plan, strength training, recovery, and more. Thanks to my friend Kris Robertson at KRT Training, he explains how S&C coaches (and trainers and movement professionals) are really considered “load

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00:23:50

EPISODE 36: The Importance of the Warm-Up

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2025/06/27

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing the importance of warming up before a training session. It’s a very important part of training and you’re leaving a lot on the table if you choose to skip it.In order to get the most out of your training, it’s important to take the time to properly prepare the body for what’s to come, and this is beyond doing a couple warm-up sets of a specific exercise … This is ensuring you’ve taken time to start with general movement and work your way to specific drills

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00:34:23

EPISODE 35: Do the Simple Things. Do Them Well. Do...

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2025/06/13

In this week’s episode, we are breaking down one of my favourite TRAINING2XL mantras/ philosophies … do the simple things, do them well, do them often. This is a saying that I’ve shared before on CHALK TALK, and one I’m consistent with sharing across the board because I really do believe great things come when we focus on the quality, simplicity, and consistency of our daily habits. I think it’s easy to get caught up on the flashy trends and the “sexy sales” of workouts, supplements, and more, but I

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00:27:27

EPISODE 34: The COACH Part of the Title

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2025/05/23

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the importance of the COACH part of the title. This is something I’m VERY intentional about with TRAINING2XL because I take the role and responsibility of a coach very seriously (as all coaches should). I am very particular when it comes to my title (strength & conditioning coach vs personal trainer) for a couple different reasons and that is what I dive into in this episode. I share why it’s important to me to hold this title, and I also share some

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00:31:21

EPISODE 33: Work-Life-Balance?

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2025/05/16

In this week’s episode, we discuss the concept of work-life-balance - does it exist? Is it the same for everyone? Does it look different from person-to-person? I think it’s important that we understand that we all operate in very different ways which will then reflect how we choose to live our lives each day, week, month, and year. I have unfortunately experienced burnout on multiple occasions and truthfully, it’s not something I’m proud of at all because it’s the opposite of what I share with my

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00:22:33

EPISODE 32: The Needs Analysis

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2025/05/02

In this week’s episode, we discuss the role and importance of the ‘needs analysis’ when building a program for an individual, or group of individuals. This is one of the most important steps in the process when working with an individual to help guide them towards their desired goals and outcome. The needs analysis is not only a time for you to collect relevant information, but it also gives you the opportunity to begin the process of establishing a connection with the person which will help

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00:38:16

EPISODE 31: Lessons Learned as a Strength &...

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2025/04/18

In this week’s episode, I wanted to share some reflections and lessons I’ve learned in my 14 years as a strength and conditioning coach. I’ve had a lot of growth as both a coach and a human in these past years, and I thought it might be helpful to share some of them because I know there were a lot of moments I felt alone. I breakdown 10 lessons that seem to be prominent ones in my experience as a coach, and as I write these show notes, I’m already thinking about a couple I would’ve added to that

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00:26:38

EPISODE 30: A Free Flow of Thoughts & Topics

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2025/04/11

In this week’s episode, we actually discuss several different topics (the joys of having too many ideas at once!). There have been some topics of conversation amongst my team/ community as well as in my everyday life that I think are important to be discussed. Though these topics aren’t necessarily related, I wanted to share them anyway!We discussed the importance of being a part of a team/ community and why I wanted to build TRAINING2XL the way I did (I want everyone to have a team to be a part

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00:31:05

EPISODE 29: Identity Crisis

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2025/04/04

In this week’s episode, we’re having an identity crisis … just kidding, but we’re talking about identity - what it means, how we attach ourselves to certain identities, and why it’s important that we recognize our identity is so much greater than our job titles. I’ve chatted in the past about losing the identity of being an athlete (it’s still one that stings), but I think it’s natural that we end up latching onto a new identity. I think this is something that isn’t talked about enough, so I’m

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00:22:46

EPISODE 28: Context is KEY!

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2025/03/28

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of CONTEXT and the role it plays in coaching, programming, and our world. It’s easy to make assumptions when you lack context and don’t have the full understanding of a person, place, incident, or thing. When you see a video online in isolation, it can be confusing and the message could lack clarity when you don’t have an explanation or knowledge of where it's stemming from. As a strength & conditioning coach, my favourite answer to questions

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00:32:39

EPISODE 27: What to Choose - Pilates or Strength...

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2025/03/21

In this week’s episode, we’re discussing a hot topic - the difference between strength training and pilates. This seems to be a common point of discussion on social media and I think it’s really important to understand that social media lacks context (and there are professionals doing people a disservice by sharing blanket statements, but that’s another story …)I have been strength training for almost 20 years now and I just recently started to incorporate pilates and it’s important to note that

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