Most athletes have no idea how breath control effects health, endurance, and performance. Learn how breath control can lead to better health, endurance, and athletic performance.

Can an athlete reach their full potential on a vegan diet? This is the question that The Game Changers, a new Netflix documentary, set out to answer. The Game Changers on a mixture of scientific evidence and real-life accounts to promote the benefits of a plant-based diet.

Here is our ultimate guide to online fitness CEUs, where we highlight CEU opportunities from the major fitness education providers.

When you understand that everyone sees this lived experience differently than you, as well as why they see it that way, then you are coaching.

USAFF Nationals will kick off on Thursday, June 14th with Anti-doping education seminars presented by USADA. It is USAFF’s belief that the foundation of a good anti-doping program starts with educating athletes on the rules they are required to abide by. Therefore, USAFF will be hosting two educational seminars on Friday; one targeting athletes who have not received any anti-doping education before and a more in-depth seminar for athletes who were at Nationals last year where they received the basic education.

“So you are 3 years into coaching, now have a podcast, “success,” and are teaching folks how to “scale it” online; Stop it! Go back to teaching people, in person, how to move, towards autonomy, for another 10-15 years, then come back and attempt to teach others the “good word.” We need better craftspersons in fitness coaching, not technician to perceived master jumpers; and ironically, you will be more efficient when you come back and actually make sense.”

Catch up on all of James FitzGerald’s best podcast appearances. Over the last year, James has made time to engage and deliver true value one podcast at a time. We thought you’d appreciate a roundup of his podcast appearances in one spot.

3 Reasons Even Experienced Coaches Should Take the OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP).

For this to happen, the client needs a solution to his/her problem—to get and stay fit and healthy. The coach needs job fulfillment and an opportunity to make a professional wage so he can have a long-term career in fitness. And the business needs clients and coaches to stick around in order to be profitable.

At OPEX Fitness our mission is to educate coaches. This monthly knowledge series is part of that mission and is just a sample of the support we offer OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP) Coaches during and after our program. Take the first step to joining our community with this course.

As 2020 gets rolling I have decided to take a moment to look back and compile my thoughts about 2019. So much went on last year and it is tough to remember every detail. So instead I broke up my year in review into three different themes.

We just wrapped up the first Mixed Modal Apprenticeship in celebration of our newest course Mixed Modal. This three-day experience took place at OPEX HQ in sunny Scottsdale, AZ and was a meeting of the minds for seven top-level coaches led by James Fitzgerald. Over the three days, the apprenticeship focused on maximizing the expertise and experience of the participating coaches via, daily discussion topics, floor observation, debriefs, and AMA style sessions regarding the principles of mixed modal training. Here are what the participants had to say about the experience.

The goal of this 30-minute video is to show coaches 5 common program design mistakes and a detailed explanation of how each can be avoided. Coaches will also receive a demonstration of how using The OPEX System of Coaching creates better results for both the coach and the client. You can watch the video here.

The couple actually met each other initially at OPEX Horizon West where they quickly bonded over their past stressful relationships. Gavin at the time happened to be (and still is) one of the coaches at OPEX Horizon West. The relationship began, albeit unknown to them, as a close friendship. For the better part of a year, the two would continue to grow closer and communicate more frequently. It finally reached a point where everyone else in the gym suspected they were dating and constantly made incorrect references to them as a couple. However, this spurred them to consider each other as romantic partners rather than close friends.

James, a proponent of individual design, highlights that the main difference is autonomy. Individual design gives clients programs created specifically for them with the goal of long term health “our goal is to create a gym that our clients can use forever” added James. Group fitness focuses on delivering the cortisol hit clients are looking for and adds to the already short half-life of that methodology.

This past weekend 30 coaches converged on OPEX Fitness HQ for our three-day Immersion. Over the three days, our instructors covered the whole OPEX System of Coaching, cementing what is taught in The OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP) online course. Whether you’re a CCP graduate or a CCP coach on journey, Immersion is a great way to refine your coaching skills and learn from one of the best coaches in the industry.

At the time of writing this article in late March, COVID-19 is spreading throughout the United States and most of Europe. While some local governments have passed shelter in place ordinances, the full effects of this pandemic have yet to be seen. Here is how OPEX Fitness Founder, James FitzGerald, believes COVID-19 will impact society and the fitness industry.

For this to happen, the client needs a solution to his/her problem—to get and stay fit and healthy. The coach needs job fulfillment and an opportunity to make a professional wage so he can have a long-term career in fitness. And the business needs clients and coaches to stick around in order to be profitable.

If you haven’t heard of Ben Pakulski (or Pak-Man), he is a Canadian IFBB Pro, former Mr. Canada, and the founder of Muscle Intelligence. Recently Ben Pakulski joined Carl Hardwick on the OPEX Podcast. The two discussed Ben’s history, how results are built through personalization and his goals for the future. Listen to the full podcast here, you don’t want to miss this one.

Bioenergetics covers Energy System Training and the core biological adaptations required for competitive functional fitness such as metabolic specificity and the new power-time curve. This topic covers pace theory, metabolic training, and how to create the most efficient progressions of work possible. Learn how to create these efficient progressions with sample programming in Mixed Modal.