Coach Talk: Effective Client Communication Techniques

Bulk season is a time for improvement when it comes to building muscle. Building does not mean putting on unnecessary weight, becoming insulin resistant or negatively impacting your physique. In order to gain muscle and get your metabolism in a healthy place, yes, there will be more food, yes the training may change, and yes, the scale may nudge up a bit. However, by building more quality lean muscle mass and eating optimally for your body you can drop body fat and improve how you look and feel through a proper fat loss phase. However, we need to improve your internal health, and the muscle and shape you want, before throwing you into a fat loss phase. It’s all part of making sure you can live life without being deprived and making sure your metabolism is in a healthy place. Lean body mass is what will help you gain muscle and strength. Being insulin sensitive, and building lean body mass is essential as you age and enables you to live a longer, healthier life.

On this episode of Hey Coach Radio, Zach Richie is back in the hot seat with me for Coach Talk. Learn what we have both been up to and the best communication techniques for clients. We go over the frequency of check-ins and response time to speak with your clients to get the best results and educational information while holding them accountable without being overwhelming.  We also discuss your own boundaries as a coach as well as client success stories. Communication as a coach is a balancing act, but we're going to take you through the approaches we have learned that work best over the years.

In this episode, Coach William goes over coaching approaches with the perimenopausal client. He will discuss symptoms women experience during this phase of life that are common while sharing how the team at The Educated Dieter identifies the Health of a client going through perimenopause by examining the following: How a woman is responding to training and nutrition before coaching. How she feels when it comes to energy, quality of sleep, and day-to-day stressors. Coach Will explains how hormonal shifts taking place during this transitional phase impact all these factors, including body composition, changes in the ability to build and maintain muscle, and most importantly how the right guidance with nutrition, training, and proper supplementation can make all the difference when it comes to health and how you feel and look.  

Welcome to part 1 of our 2 part series on perimenopausal clients. There are many things to consider during this transitional phase for females. Such as: How should a coach diet clients transitioning during menopause? What is exactly happening to a woman’s body during this time hormonally and what should you look for on a client’s lab work and be cautious of when it comes to hormone therapy a woman may have been prescribed?

How ya feeling? Stressed? Tapped out? Wired and tired at the same time? Weird cravings or swings in hunger? Let’s talk about it and how this may be a sign that it’s time to change your habits. Your host, William Grazione will go over ways to combat the adrenal insufficiency that can stem from being overstimulated and other consequential habits to help you live a life without being trapped in a cycle reliant on caffeine and alcohol.

How do we deal with misinformation from people in the bodybuilding world that are so well loved, admired, and followed? How do those of us in the fitness industry break through the noise and get the correct information to people who follow the advice of others blindly simply due to their status? Today I address a wildly popular video put out by a giant in the bodybuilding world and dispel the idea that low-fat diets are a good approach for fat-loss and daily living, especially for natural athletes. Dietary fats have an impact on testosterone and your overall hormonal balance. There are a bunch of “handshakes” along hormonal pathways that need to happen for optimal performance and health. I’ll give you a thorough breakdown and examples of how this happens, for both males and females, as well as naturals and those on hormone replacement therapy.

Welcome back to an all new season of Hey Coach Radio with William Grazione. In this episode, we fill you in on what has been going on at The Educated Dieter, but even more importantly, I am addressing our listener’s questions about natural ways to optimize men’s health, specifically testosterone. Ladies, I haven’t forgotten about you! Testosterone is also essential for your health. The tips in this episode will help you optimize your own health.  

Welcome back to Hey Coach Radio, and our 100th Episode! To mark this milestone, your host William Grazione has brought back athlete and research scientist Christopher Barakat! The two will discuss body recomposition and its research, with particular emphasis on the study from the University of Southern Florida Tampa that Christopher was part of. Christopher digs into the study and explains the factors that led to the success of the participants that lost body fat while building muscle. The two will also visit on how you can determine if a workout program is the right program for you based on your ability to recover. Keep listening to learn how inflammation from delayed onset muscle soreness impacts gym performance and what to do about it. Learn about the new research behind maximizing hypertrophy in your workouts. In the middle of the episode, William will announce the winner of our 100th episode giveaway!

This is Part 2 of Living with Diabetes with Dr. Andrew  Koutnik. Dr. Kournik is a Type-1 Diabetic. Research Scientist. In our previous episode, your host William Grazione spoke with Andrew about his journey in discovering he is a Type 1 Diabetic and the steps he took to address it, which led him to a profession in becoming a research scientist. In Part 2, William asks Dr. Koutnik about the Complications and Negative side effects of living with Diabetes and not taking action and what lifestyle modifications and habits can be made for those living with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes to manage their disease. William also visits Dr. Koutinik about his plans to help people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and resources that people can turn to for more information.

In this episode of Hey Coach Radio, your host William Grazione visits with Andrew Koutnik, Ph.D. Type-1 Diabetic and Research Scientist. The two go over Andrew's personal story about learning he has diabetes and how he's lived with it and turned his disease into his passion for helping others live with it the best they can. This is Part One of a two-part episode.