Functional Training Institute

Big congratulations to the Faster Than Light Gym coaches who recently completed two days of education with Jacq 🎉

FTI Global delivered Suspended Fitness and our new Hybrid Racing Conditioning education program in partnership with FTL and our functional fitness equipment partner, ZIVA.

These sessions were built to give coaches practical tools they can take straight back into their training environments, from better use of suspended fitness through to smarter conditioning, stronger session structure and more confident coaching delivery.

It was fantastic to see coaches investing in their development and continuing to build the skills that support better client outcomes.

Thank you to FTL and ZIVA for a great partnership and congratulations to everyone involved.

The next intake of Mental Skills Training Level 2 is now open.

Delivered by Jay Hedley and Tarek Michael-Chouja , this live 12 session course supports coaches who want to better understand the human side of performance.

It is built for personal trainers, sports coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, physios and performance practitioners who work with clients, athletes and teams in real coaching environments.

Across the course, coaches explore communication, composure, behaviour, ownership and performance under pressure, with practical tools they can bring back into their sessions, conversations and coaching practice.

If you are ready to go deeper than programming and technical instruction, this is the next step.

Course commences 9th September and sessions run from 4pm to 6pm AEST

Learn more here https://functionaltraininginstitute.com/mental-skills-for-advanced-practitioners-level-2/

Influence, responsiveness and intentionality came through clearly in the conversation with Jake Aliker.

Jake joined Tarek Michael-Chouja and Jay Hedley on Inside the Performer’s Mind to discuss professional rugby, Formula One, coaching Max Verstappen during his formative years, and his current leadership work through Force & Grace.

For coaches and leaders, the conversation offers useful insight into trust, communication, pressure and the decisions that can shape performance when the environment changes.

Join Our New Facebook Group: Purpose Driven Movement | Inside The Performers Mind Here https://www.facebook.com/groups/insidetheperformersmind/

Congratulations to the FIT HUB Indonesia coaches on completing their July education sessions with Jacq 🎉

The team worked through Recovery, Strength and Power, Movement and Longevity, and Rehab FX, gaining new certifications and practical tools they can bring straight back into their coaching environments.

Continuing education gives coaches more than new exercises. It helps them build confidence in how they assess, cue, progress and support the people they coach.

We are excited to be back with FIT Hub in October for Kettlebell Level 2, Rehab Express and Battling Ropes.

Speak with your FIT Hub representative to get involved.

Richard Toutounji joined Coach Tarek Michael-Chouja and Jay Hedley for a conversation on messaging, visibility, AI, purpose and staying clear in a noisy world.

There is plenty here for coaches, trainers and business owners.

How do you communicate the work without becoming disconnected from it?
How do you stay close to purpose when attention is being pulled everywhere?
How do you make sure the people who need your work can actually find it?

If you missed the episode, you can listen here! https://functionaltraininginstitute.com/podcast/

Well done to the Celebrity Fitness Indonesia trainers who joined Coach Calvin for the July FTI Global education sessions 🎉

Across FTC and Rehab FX, the team continued building the practical skills that help trainers coach with more confidence, more structure and more awareness of the person in front of them.

The value of education like this is not only in the certification. It is in the way trainers return to the floor with sharper assessment skills, clearer coaching decisions and more ways to adapt sessions for their clients.

FTI Global is looking forward to returning to Celebrity Fitness in August, October, November and December for more education with the team.

Speak with your Evolution Wellness or local Celebrity Fitness contact to get involved.

Part 16 of the FTI Global kettlebell illustration series is here, with another brilliant visual from Pheasyque.

This one focuses on the bulb grip in the offset kettlebell squat.

The setup is the lesson. Before the squat begins, the client needs to clamp the bell, draw the elbows in and create enough tension through the upper body to connect the load to the trunk.

Once the kettlebell is held to one side, the coach has a lot to observe. Does the torso shift toward the load? Do the ribs flare? Does the pelvis drift? Does the client keep control through the squat or does the kettlebell start to dictate the movement?

These are the small details that help coaches move beyond simply giving an exercise and start coaching the quality of the movement.

Credit to Pheasyque.com for the incredible illustration.