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EDWL: E52 | WEIGHT CLASS SHAKE UP Podcasts

EDWL: E52 | WEIGHT CLASS SHAKE UP

The IWF and USAW will be using new Weight Classes to judge you lifting. Catch…

Jason RifeAugust 13, 2018

EDWL: E51 | COMING BACK AFTER A MEET Podcasts

EDWL: E51 | COMING BACK AFTER A MEET

Coming back after a tough meet ain’t easy! Everything seems like such a grind. So…

Jason RifeAugust 13, 2018

EDWL: E50 | HOW & WHY TO STOP HIP CLEANING Podcasts

EDWL: E50 | HOW & WHY TO STOP HIP CLEANING

So your hip cleaning, early arm bending, so of a… Don’t stress it! Phil and…

Jason RifeAugust 13, 2018

JBT: Episode 132 Teaching vs Coaching Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 132 Teaching vs Coaching

Our clients are not in the gym to listen to lectures about movement. They are…

Jason RifeAugust 13, 2018

JBT: Episode 131 Don’t Punish Athletes for Being Late Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 131 Don’t Punish Athletes for Being Late

Don't be high and mighty. You have no idea what kind of day your clients…

Jason RifeAugust 13, 2018

Food and Will Power Nutrition and Health

Food and Will Power

Willpower… Willpower can go by many names like drive, self-control, determination, self-discipline, or restraint. I…

Jason RifeAugust 9, 2018

Follow First, Lead Second Coaches Corner

Follow First, Lead Second

This year was my 5th year judging at the Games, and it gets better every…

Jason RifeAugust 8, 2018

JBT: Episode 130 Don’t Punish Athletes for Being Late Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 130 Don’t Punish Athletes for Being Late

Our job is to make the class the best hour of the athlete's day. If…

Jason RifeAugust 1, 2018

Send the Elevator Back Down Coaches Corner

Send the Elevator Back Down

I'm sitting in my hotel room in Madison, WI after a full day of prep…

Jason RifeAugust 1, 2018

What is Food (Part 1 of 6)? Protein Nutrition and Health

What is Food (Part 1 of 6)? Protein

What is Food? (Part 1 of 6) When you think of the word food, what…

Jason RifeJuly 27, 2018

JBT: Episode 129 Let Your Members Have Fun Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 129 Let Your Members Have Fun

Most people show up to the gym to get away from the world and hang…

Jason RifeJuly 26, 2018

What is the best diet? Nutrition and Health

What is the best diet?

What is the best diet? It depends. It depends on your situation and goals. It…

Jason RifeJuly 25, 2018

The Best You is Through Nutrition Nutrition and Health

The Best You is Through Nutrition

Nutrition is the most overlooked aspect in fitness. Your nutrition is the foundation of your…

Jason RifeJuly 25, 2018

“Winning is Fun!” Coaches Corner

“Winning is Fun!”

I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to call the serious of stories…

Jason RifeJuly 25, 2018

JBT: Episode 129 What Questions to Ask When Purchasing a Gym Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 129 What Questions to Ask When Purchasing a Gym

There are some black and white questions that anyone would want to know the answers…

Jason RifeJuly 23, 2018

It’s Not About Taking the Trash Out Coaches Corner

It’s Not About Taking the Trash Out

When I was a kid for almost a decade I attended the "World Famous Dixie…

Jason RifeJuly 18, 2018

JBT: Episode 128 Why It’s Easier to Coach When Athletes Move on Command Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 128 Why It’s Easier to Coach When Athletes Move on Command

When teaching large groups there are ways to make your life harder and easier. You…

Jason RifeJuly 16, 2018

It Was the Best and the Worst Day of My Life Coaches Corner

It Was the Best and the Worst Day of My Life

Sometimes coming to the realization that we don't know what we thought we did is…

Jason RifeJuly 11, 2018

JBT: Episode 127 Gym Expansion Follow Up Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 127 Gym Expansion Follow Up

Here is a follow up to some previous videos with regard to expanding your gym…

Jason RifeJuly 10, 2018

JBT: Episode 126 Test Rounds for WODs Jerk Block TalkJerk Block Talk

JBT: Episode 126 Test Rounds for WODs

Doing a mini round or a test round prior to "3,2,1 GO!" can be a…

Jason RifeJuly 10, 2018