In Part 1 of 2 U18 podcasts, Mikki & Jeff discuss Brand X® Youth Barbell Prep, and how it fits into a Youth Strength Training Program. How teaching use of the Barbell to younger kids in a safe, engaging, developmentally appropriate environment while leveraging Play created motivation and State and National records.

Show Notes & Highlights:

1. 1:20 What is it and Why is it offered?

2. 2:57 Developmentally appropriate Goals & Methods

3. 4:35 Who is it for? Age, focus, competency

4. 7:37 Psycho-Social considerations, Safety protocols, set up, retention and success

5. 11:30 What does a day in Barbell Prep Class look like?

6. 12:54 Loaded Play

7. 15:07 Competitions, Events and Records

Find Brand X® Training here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

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#thebrandxmethod

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#jeffandmikkimartin

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Description: Jen Broxterman RD, the amazing energy behind Prosper Nutrition Coaching, shares actionable advice

and steps to create positive outcomes. Her use of Play to engage both parents, Coaches and youth through Games and metaphors is pure gold!

Take her Free LIFT OFF course.

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:48 How to Bring Nutrition into your space

2. 3:00 WIN What's important now?

3. 4:02 The LIFT OFF Course and Play

4. 5:12 Championing Vegetable intake and the Rainbow Game

5. 8:59 Baby Cry or Dog Bark? Coping with stress eating

6. 12:01 The Memory Game, matching cravings to solutions

7. 13:59 Kid and exposure to Healthy Foods x 20

8. 14:57 Division of Responsibility

Find Brand X® Games here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

Prosper Nutrition Coaching

Lift OFF Course

Hashtags and links:

#NutritionCoachingBusiness

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#kidsworkouts

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Our partners at PushPress recently hosted a webinar, where we outline 5 Essential actions for a Thriving Youth Program.

In this five part series, we will discuss each of those five actions in short under 18 minutes episodes. In the 5th episode, we discuss the details of the Customer relationship in Youth Fitness Programs and how communication and actions differ from Adult Programs.

Episode Highlights:

1. 1:15 Customer v. Client

2. 2:19 Understand the Goals of both Customer & Client

2. 3:14 Scheduling Communication Systems, consistent and relevant to the Goals of both

3. 4:41 Drip education to parents to increase retention

4. 6:26 Three takeaways- Gather Customer & Client Goals, Maintain the relationship with great communication, and communicate success with "Bright Spots"

Find Brand X® programming here:

https://thebrandxmethod.com/featured-partners/

https://www.pushpress.com/partners/brand x method

Find Brand X® Youth Specific Education here:

https://thebrandxmethod.thinkific.com/collections

Hashtags and links:

#parentsascustomers

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#youthgyms

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#jeffandmikkimartin