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Kevin Carr is co-owner of several businesses and brands, including Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning and Certified Functional Strength Coach, and author of the new book Prescribing Movement as Medicine. Kevin returns to share lessons from years of coaching athletes and everyday people, including how to train for performance today while preserving strength, capability, and independence for decades to come. We discuss: • How Kevin programs for elite athletes and general-population clients • Why those programs may look more similar than expected • Training for strength, muscle, stamina, bone health, power, and explosiveness • Why older adults still benefit from speed and power training • Modifying programs around available space and equipment • Active warm-ups and pain-free training • Why women are often stronger and more capable than they realize • Kevin’s growing focus on longevity and healthy aging • The “threshold of independence” and why staying above it matters • How strength, power, and capacity decline when we stop training them • Delaying the point where everyday tasks become physically demanding • The gap between social-media fitness advice and what real people need • Why the first 30 days of someone’s fitness experience matter • Information overload, community, and simply getting people into the gym • The gym as a “third space” outside work and home • Managing parents and expectations in youth sports • Strength and conditioning for keeping athletes healthy and “unbroken” • Practical principles for reducing injury risk • Parenthood and thinking differently about long-term health • Why in-person coaching still matters • The limitations of online coaching • Semi-private and small-group training • Real-world injury case studies • Reverse-aging milestones and physical progress later in life • And much more Follow Kevin: @coachkevincarr CHAPTERS 01:16 Why Fitness Fails People 02:59 Information Overload 05:05 Just Get Them in the Door 08:00 Fitness Messaging for Everyone 10:38 Why the First 30 Days Matter 12:54 Teaching Clients Self-Advocacy 16:06 Community as a Feature 18:22 Post-COVID Gym Trends 21:03 The Gym as a Third Space 25:02 Managing Parents in Youth Sports 30:28 Strength and Conditioning for Athletes 31:55 Longevity and Long-Term Coaching 37:18 Recovery Plans for Professional Athletes 38:22 Does Exercise Form Really Matter? 40:07 Keeping Athletes Unbroken 41:06 Pain-Free Training Basics 42:05 Reducing Injury Risk 43:27 Fighting the Aging Slide 45:14 Independence and Disability Threshold 49:46 Parenthood and Long-Term Health 51:47 Why In-Person Coaching Still Matters 52:37 The Reality of Online Coaching 56:20 Real-World Injury Case Study 58:30 Reverse-Aging Milestones 01:01:10 Dunking, Risk, and Reward 01:04:07 Final Thoughts, Books, and Seminar SUPPORT THE SHOW If this episode helped you think differently about aging, strength, power, or independence: • Subscribe and check out more episodes • Share it and tag @andrewcoatesfitness • Send it to someone who wants to stay strong for decades FOLLOW ANDREW COATES Instagram: @andrewcoatesfitness https://www.andrewcoatesfitness.com PARTNERS AND RESOURCES RP STRENGTH APP Code: COATESRP https://www.rpstrength.com/coates JUST BITE ME MEALS Code ANDREWCOATESFITNESS for 10% off https://justbitememeals.com MACROSFIRST — FREE PREMIUM TRIAL Download MacrosFirst and enter ANDREW when asked how you heard about them. KNKG BAGS — 15% OFF https://www.knkg.com/Andrew59676 VERSA GRIPPS https://www.versagripps.com/andrewcoates TRAINHEROIC — FREE 90-DAY TRIAL https://www.trainheroic.com/liftfree Reply to the email you receive or email [email protected] and let them know Andrew sent you. L1 BIOMECHANICS AND ASSESSMENT COURSE Code: COATES https://pro.activelifeprofessional.com/assessmentworkshopevents
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