Out 2nd February
 
Coaching Strength Athletes for Dummies
A Practical Guide to Thinking Like a Strength Coach
 
This book is written for coaches who want to understand their role properly before worrying about programming details. It focuses on how decisions are made, how responsibility is carried, and how long-term outcomes are shaped well before a plan is written.
 
Coaching Strength Athletes for Dummies is an orientation guide. It explains how coaches think, how they prioritise, and how they remain effective when conditions are imperfect.
 
What This Book Covers
Strength coaching exists in uncertainty.
Athletes change from week to week. Recovery fluctuates. Motivation rises and falls. Life intervenes. Coaching happens in the space between intention and reality.
This book explores how coaches operate in that space. It looks at how judgement is applied when information is incomplete, how direction is maintained without rigid control, and how decisions are made that remain sensible over time.
The emphasis is on clarity rather than instruction.
 
The Role of the Coach
Coaching strength athletes means working with people, not just training variables.
The book examines how coaches read athletes, manage expectations, and decide when to step in and when to allow the process to unfold. It addresses responsibility clearly, including what belongs to the coach and what does not.
Attention is given to timelines, pressure, injury, inconsistency, and the reality that progress rarely follows a straight line.
 
Developing Coaching Judgement
Good coaching develops through pattern recognition across time.
This book helps coaches learn how to:
Maintain direction without reacting to every change
 
Preserve continuity while adapting to circumstances
 
Make decisions that support long-term development
 
Rather than chasing constant adjustment, the focus is on understanding what deserves attention and what can be left alone.
 
Who This Book Is Written For
This book is for strength coaches at any stage who want their work to hold up over time. It is especially relevant for those coaching powerlifters, strongman athletes, and hybrid lifters, as well as personal trainers stepping into strength sport environments.
It is written for anyone responsible for guiding others through long-term training.
 
What You Will Gain
You will leave with a clearer understanding of the coaching role, stronger decision-making foundations, and a way of thinking that supports all future programming work.
This book provides orientation rather than answers. It helps coaches act with patience, perspective, and intent as their athletes change.
 
Coaching Strength Athletes for Dummies is about learning how to carry responsibility well, and how to think clearly when the work extends beyond any single programme.
£3.49 upon release - £2.79 on Pre-sale