Writing a Program That Combines Strength With Conditioning: Easily & Seamlessly
We Start with the Biggest Pain Point: Time
One thing stood out loud and clear: coaches are spending way too much time writing programs. We’re talking hours on weekends, entire Sundays lost to spreadsheets. That time drain doesn’t just burn you out—it leads to overthinking, second-guessing, and eventually, a lack of confidence in the very thing you’re getting paid to do.
Imposter Syndrome Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Opportunity
We hear coaches talk about imposter syndrome all the time. And while it can be paralyzing, we flip it on its head: feeling unsure is often a sign you care about getting it right. It means you're open to learning, growing, and doing things differently. And that’s the exact mindset elite coaches operate from.
The Industry’s Blind Spot: Conditioning
Most coaches can rattle off the three energy systems—but few understand how to actually train them or where conditioning fits in a program. We go deep here on how to avoid the Interference Effect and make sure conditioning supports strength development, instead of derailing it. Tired ≠ better.
Step One to Fix It All: Master Your Onboarding Process
Everything starts with proper onboarding. That’s where we gather data on lifestyle, movement history, ability level, and past injuries.
We teach how to build programs using a hybrid approach:
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80% built from proven templates
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20% customized based on real client data
That 20% is what creates a truly personalized experience—and it’s what gets results.
Why Onboarding Makes or Breaks the Coaching Relationship
We dive into the Halo Effect, and how first impressions set the tone for the entire client journey. When your onboarding is dialed in, clients immediately trust you—and in many cases, they’ll tell you they’ve learned more in one week with you than in years of DIY programs or other coaching experiences. That’s how you create lifetime clients.
Trust Is Built Through Simplicity, Not Intensity
We talk about how most clients come into a new program with fear—fear it’s going to be too much, that they’ll fail again, that they’ll get judged.
What they really need is a program that starts with the minimum effective dose and grows from there. We show how to structure that without overwhelming them—and without sacrificing results.
Why This Certification Exists
This exact approach—onboarding, customized templates, energy system integration—is what’s allowed us to build a business that generates over $30K/month from training subscriptions alone. And $12K/year per client on the 1:1 side.
We’re not saying that to flex. We're saying it to prove that the system works. This certification was built to give you those same tools.
Let’s Talk Conditioning & The Interference Effect
We go deep into why pairing strength and conditioning the wrong way kills progress—and what to do instead.
Whether it’s misusing anaerobic work, stacking too much intensity, or programming conflicting efforts in the same session, we break down what to avoid and how to program intelligently for recovery and adaptation.
Spoiler: Yuri Verkhoshansky said it best—“Any idiot can make another idiot tired.” We’re here to teach you how to make people better.
Stop Programming 12 Weeks Out—Here’s Why
We cover a hard truth: long-term programming doesn’t work the way most coaches think.
Your clients' lives change—injuries, vacations, new priorities—and suddenly that perfectly built 24-week plan? Useless.
Instead, we show you how to:
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Program in 4-week blocks
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Gather real feedback
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Adjust based on data, not ego
When you have a system, you can pivot without starting over. That’s what elite coaching looks like.
High-Ticket Coaching Isn’t Autopilot Work
This isn’t about cranking out programs and never checking in.
We explain what it really means to deliver 10x value:
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Reviewing client feedback and compliance
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Adapting the program based on movement quality and recovery
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Being in it with them—not just handing off a PDF and disappearing
You don’t need 100 clients. You need 20–30 clients you deeply serve, who stay with you for years because you’re that good.
This Is How You Stop Being a Cookie-Cutter Coach
If you’ve made it this far, it’s clear: you’re not trying to be average. You’re not here to copy-paste workouts or rely on AI to do your job.
You want to be the kind of coach who writes elite-level programs quickly, confidently, and consistently—with systems that adapt to any client, any time, any goal.
That’s exactly what we teach inside the Functional Conjugate Programming Specialist Certification.
If you're serious about being an elite coach—not a copy-paster, not a “ChatGPT coach”—then this certification was made for you.
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