Chip Conrad – How to Create a Holistic Athlete

Chip Conrad – How to Create a Holistic AthleteDescription:In this disc, Chip Conrad focuses most of his time discussing the ‘why’ of training. His talk about goal-setting and finding the motivation for training will help you rethink and reshape your athletic journey and give you renewed energy inside and outside the gym. This material will also help trainers in guiding their clients as well.Here’s what Chip covers (including transcript page references)—The first thing you should do when somebody wants to become a member or client—they often won’t know how to do this for themselves. pg.2Why fitness shouldn’t be treated like a service industry, and how we should view it instead. pg.2How the pursuit of strength, fitness and movement relates to the concept of ‘tribe.’ pg.3-4Where do goals fit? The seven levels of goal-setting. pg.4The type of goals most people set when they first walk into a gym. pg.4One of the best physical goals you can set. pg.5The basic model clients start with at Chip’s gym, Bodytribe: what they focus on, and what they learn. pg.7-8Why it’s so important to have ‘zombie arms’ when doing the pushup. pg.8How Chip likes to break down exercises and movements. pg.8How to keep your shoulders in position using the ‘squish the troll’ cue. pg.9The two opposing movements you need to do on a pushup. pg.9What your body should look like when you’re about to do a pushup. pg.9A demonstration of proper spine position on the pushup. pg.10The difference between ‘belly up’ and ‘booty up’ on the pushup—and which to use to cue your clients. pg.10How to activate the lats in the pushup. pg.11How far down you should tell your clients to go in the pushup. pg.12How to maintain proper form when coming back up on the pushup—this is the part of the movement where most people lose form. pg.12A simple way to incorporate ‘play’ back into a training session. pg.13Four laws to guide an athletic journey. pg.14One way to improve the mind-body connection. pg.15How to use movement creativity to improve the mind-body connection. pg.16The ten commandments of lifting: the rules to obey for an effective, sustainable life of training. pg.16Chip’s thoughts on Workout of the Days (WODs). pg.17How to approach percentage training in your clients’ programs. pg.17How to develop your passion: what you can learn about Hawaiian surfers. pg.18Where to go if you want to see and pick up a 100-year-old dumbbell. pg.19The last step of the journey in creating a holistic athlete: going from the physical to the metaphysical. pg.21Building a holistic athlete through play: the parts that made up the Greek concept of play. pg.22How the ancient Greeks viewed competition, and how it differs from the modern Western idea of competition. pg.22Pick up movements faster using a common meditation practice. pg.23What super-athletes know how to do that the rest of us don’t know. pg.24What Chip learned from being mentored by the famous Dr. Mel Siff. pg.27The full circle of knowing: the three components that make up mastery of knowledge and skill pg.27The difference between the Eastern and Western understanding of ‘enlightenment.’ pg.29How Chip defines fitness. pg.30