Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS

Performance Coach | Owner - Speed School

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Never trust an S&C coach who says they "aren't in it for the money".

Wrote this blog 2 years ago and I still stand by it.

#strengthandconditioning

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[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Rushing young athletes into a single sport too early is a recipe for disaster.

Burnout. Injury. Stalled Development.

“Early to ripe; Early to rot” 🌱🍎

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Happiness isn’t a place to reach…

…But a journey to embrace.

Now sub out “Happiness” with whatever sport/fitness goal you have.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@mboyle1959 @pntrack We time sprints 2x week, all year

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@mboyle1959 If you were outfitting a small space (say 4 racks), how many sandbags and which weights?

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Chase Movement over Maxes!

If you focus on movement quality and progressively add weight, your max strength will improve over time.

If you focus on max load at the expense of movement quality, your movement will deteriorate over time.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@mitchsadowsky @HockeyThinkTank Except my kid!

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Too many coaches think presence on Social Media means they have a business.

If you stop posting for a month and your business suffers, you don’t have a robust business model.

Social Media is a piece, but only a piece.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

High School S&C checklist.

☑️ Hit all major movement patterns each week
☑️ Sprint often, linearly & laterally
☑️ Jump in different directions
☑️ Throw medballs. Hard.
☑️ Do some conditioning

If you miss any of this during the week, you’re leaving results on the table.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Do this 1️⃣ thing to improve your speed training programs.

✅ Buy sprint lasers and time sprints every week.

Athletes want to see a faster score, so they’ll try harder each rep.

This increase in effort, over many months, will develop faster athletes.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Want more 💰 in 2025 as a coach/trainer/gym?

Implement these 3 things:

1) Switch to a small group model over 1-1

2) Weekly over monthly pricing (but bill every 4 weeks)

3) Set up clients to auto-billing

Need help building a more financially robust training biz? Send me a DM.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Simple rep scheme for novice athletes.

8-12 rep protocol

Here’s how to do it:

Week 1: 3 sets x 8 reps @ 50lbs
Week 2: 3 sets x 10 reps @ 50lbs
Week 3: 3 sets x 12 reps @ 50lbs
Week 4: 3 sets x 8 reps @ 55lbs

Rinse and Repeat 👊

#strengthandconditioning

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@BrandonHerring0 @StewardCarlisle Solid program coach 👊

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Give me a lower level high schooler who is a good person, shows up consistently (and early) and puts in the effort, over the all-star who has an attitude problem and skips training any day.

Fewer people will train with you because “You train X” than you think.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Too many coaches focus on wanting to work with the “best” athletes.

I want to work with athletes who are the “best people”.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@ramit I’m not really a Dave Ramsey supporter (like some stuff, dislike others), but this is literally the paragraph before.

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@kiasuchick @Chris_Ryan1 @ramit So the fact the paragraph before he praised young people doesn’t count?

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

Instagram vs Reality: Online Trainer Edition

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@HMBohemond

[Nick Gies, MProf, CSCS @CoachGies]

@JoeAratari That’s why I’ll never leave private practice

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"This continuum can have applications in LTAD, rehab, or performance settings & be used to select individual exercises based on the needs of an athlete or to create core circuits targeting a specific quality in several torso locations."

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