How Do I Determine the Size of My Facility?
How Do I Determine the Size of My Facility? OPEX Fitness CEO Jim Crowell Answers https://youtu.be/5zdV4vLZQuk The size of your gym is almost always determined by the type of fitness model you are...
View ArticleCreate a Fulfilling Coaching Career
Create a Fulfilling Coaching Career Coaching in the Trenches With James Fitzgerald https://youtu.be/wl3O4hQePto “Teaching, learning, moving, and creating. Where they come from is a bubbling up of...
View ArticleIs It Too Late to Train for the CrossFit® Open?
Is it Too Late to Train for the Open? Training Competitive Athletes with Mike Lee https://youtu.be/Pi7mUyuv-oQ It’s never too late to prepare for the CrossFit Open. However, if you are hoping to do...
View ArticleProgramming For CrossFit® Competitors: Part 1 – Preseason Training
Programming For CrossFit Competitors: Part 1 - Preseason Training OPEX Head Coach Sam Smith shares how he programs for two different CrossFit clients“I hope that coaches who take a look at these two...
View ArticleTennil Reed’s Training: January 20th 2018
Tennil Reed's Training: January 20th 2018 Tennil’s saturday training starts with some dynamic movement off the blocks. Specifically, she is tackling the power snatch and building to a tough single...
View ArticleThe Importance of Testing
The Importance of Testing Training Competitive Athletes with Mike Lee https://youtu.be/CPYjdK2tl0U “The importance of testing, especially at this time of year, really surrounds just knowing where you...
View ArticleThe Secret to Competitive Fitness
The Secret to Competitive Fitness Coaching in the Trenches With James Fitzgerald https://youtu.be/My1Tlksm0h0 People are still connecting fitness to health. When you try to ask the general public to...
View ArticleTennil Reed’s Training: January 21st 2018
Tennil Reed's Training: January 21st 2018 Sunday is a typical rest day for Tennil. Mike has programmed lots of blood flow and movement but nothing intense. The emphasis of any recovery day is to allow...
View ArticleTennil Reed’s Training: January 22nd 2018
Tennil Reed's Training: January 22nd 2018 Tennil’s morning session is filled with easy barbell movement patterning on the front end for skill development and great patterning. The power snatch build...
View ArticleHow To Determine Your Client’s Limiting Factors in Fitness
How To Determine Your Client’s Limiting Factors in Fitness How the OPEX Assessment Model Works We are often asked by our coaching students how we determine our clients limiting factors in regards to...
View ArticleHow To Handle Complaints
How to Handle Complaints OPEX Fitness CEO Jim Crowell Answers https://youtu.be/qfbwaV5YBKU “If somebody has a complaint in the gym, you have to ask yourself what led to the complaint” - OPEX Fitness...
View ArticleTennil Reed’s Training: January 23nd 2018
Tennil Reed's Training: January 23nd 2018 Tennil has some prep work on the front end to warm things up. Clean Progression continues off the blocks, tough doubles with an emphasis on speed. Back...
View ArticleStrategies for Social Media
Strategies for Social Media OPEX Fitness CEO Jim Crowell Answers https://youtu.be/8ySbtket_GE “Social media can be used for a myriad of different purposes. You can be building awareness, so just...
View ArticleTennil Reed’s Training: January 24th 2018
Tennil Reed's Training: January 24th 2018 The purpose of any rest day is to help the athlete move blood, freshen up and refocus themselves for the training ahead. AM A) Move blood: 45-60 min EASY on...
View ArticleIndividual Design and Group Gyms Don’t Mix
Individual Design and Group Gyms Don’t Mix OPEX Fitness CEO Jim Crowell Answers https://youtu.be/IU45qkcCcyU There are countless numbers of gym owners that attempt to put individual design into a...
View ArticleHow Does an OPEX Gym Work with its Clients?
Individual Design and Group Gyms Don’t Mix Individual Design Facilities with Professional Coaches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbfvJQ4Fzu4 In order to understand how an OPEX Gym works, we must...
View ArticleTennil Reed’s Training: January 25th 2018
Tennil Reed's Training: January 25th 2018 This is the last week of this phase for Tennil and the training shows that. Heavy Power Cleans start this session with the intent of building to a tough load...
View ArticleHow Do You Train With an injury?
How Do You Train With an injury? Training Competitive Athletes with Mike Lee https://youtu.be/V4K-z9pkKTg Training when you have been injured is an incredibly complicated subject. Injuries are more...
View ArticleHow Do You Scale
How Do You Scale Your Fitness Business OPEX Fitness CEO Jim Crowell Answers https://youtu.be/DdMPD3bCX5k Scaling is a conversation that is unique in the realm of fitness coaching. Why? Because many...
View ArticleEnergy System Assessment 101: OPEX Work
Energy System Assessment 101: OPEX Work An Overview of how OPEX Coaches Assess Athlete’s Energy Systems While many coaches perform assessments of a clients movement, they very rarely seem to comprehend...
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