#23 - Brett Jones: The Art of Coaching

In the 23rd Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest StrongFirst Director of Education and Functional Movement Systems Advisory Board member, Brett Jones will talk about your #1 fear, the importance of the way you deliver your message, specific breathing sequences for specific exercises and sets and what it means to be a leader to create better instructors.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:00) Introducing our special guest StrongFirst Director of Education and Functional Movement Systems Advisory Board member Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(2:20) Brett Jones is back from France!

(4:10) People’s #1 fear is public speaking

(4:40) Never split the difference by Chris Voss https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805 

(5:00) The importance of how to modulate your voice

(7:00) 70% of what we do is body language

(9:30) Creating better instructors

(10:30) The difference between thoughts and feelings

(14:00) Shout out to Jocko Willink

(15:10) “If you have to be involved in everything, you’re not really a leader” - Brett Jones

(17:30) If you give kids the opportunity to lead, they will embrace it in a great way

(19:30) Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250067057 

(24:30) “Retention is not preventing people from leaving but giving people a reason to stay”

(26:40) Sometimes the right answer is “It depends”

(27:50) “I’ve been through enough to know what not feeling good feels like” - Brett Jones

(29:30) Strength aerobic and ballistics

(31:00) Single bell training

(32:00) The importance of having a partner :)

(40:40) Work constraint Vs time constraint

(41:40) Work time Vs Recovery time

(42:30) Specific breathing sequence for specific exercises and sets

(44:50) You should really do the math of the exercise, before you do the exercise

(49:50) “The wonderful thing about physicality is we gain so much control” - Brett Jones

(55:00) “We are holding ourselves to our expectations” - Brett Jones

(55:50) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/1982137274/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people&qid=1638534580&s=books&sr=1-1 

(1:00:10) Do everybody would do better with COVID if they’d be fit

(1:01:20) Connection, Mike and his first coach story

(1:02:30) The ability to make eye contact with somebody and connect with somebody

(1:04:20) Never lose a chance to be kind

(1:05:00) When will Brett's next book be live?

(1:05:10) Follow Brett Jones @brettjonessfg here https://www.instagram.com/brettjonessfg/