#78 Eric D'Agati: Principles of Program Design

In the 78th episode of The Strength Connection podcast, Mike and our special guest Lead Instructor at FMS, Founder of ONE-Human Performance and Principles of Program Design, Eric D'Agati, will talk about Eric’s origin story, Eric’s style of training, the goal of creating Principles of Program Design, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover: 

(1:20) Introducing our special guest Lead Instructor at FMS, Founder of ONE-Human Performance and Principles of Program Design, Eric D'Agati @ericdagati

(1:40) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(1:40) Shout out to Mike Perry @coachmikeperry

(2:00) About the super bowl

(2:30) Working with Gray Cook @functionalmvmt

(3:10) Eric’s origin story

(3:15) Eric as a child

(3:35) How did it all start?

(3:45) Suffering from back pain as a teenager

(4:00) Going to the doctor for back pain

(4:20) The diagnosis

(4:30) Doing back exercises

(5:00) Advice from a random guy in the gym

(5:15) Training clients for the first time

(5:30) The secret behind Eric’s early success as a trainer

(6:05) Building a business

(6:45) Opening a personal facility

(7:55) Everything under one roof

(7:35) Eric’s vision and the evolution

(8:05) Learning more things to become a better trainer

(8:25) Eric’s brother, a doctor of physical therapy

(9:00) Reebok movement screens

(9:15) First FMS class with the entire team

(10:00) Teaching FMS for 15 years

(11:00) Studying exercise science in college

(11:25) The common goal of most students

(11:50) The fine line

(12:00) “I am too stupid to listen to no.” - Eric D'Agati @ericdagati

(12:55) How Eric built his business

(13:50) One of Eric’s first clients: Bob

(15:05) Learning to help Bob

(15:30) What got Eric to get deeper into training

(16:50) “Nobody gets better being the big fish in the little pond.” Eric D'Agati @ericdagati

(17:05) Helen and the peanut butter jar

(18:05) The idea that Eric got from helping Bob

(18:30) “Clients don’t need exercises, they need a path.” - Eric D'Agati @ericdagati

(18:40) The art of a program

(19:05) Don’t forget about the goals

(19:20) The questions section

(20:40) Eric’s reason behind creating this program

(20:45) Shout out to Dr. Lee Burton @functionalmvmt

(22:30) How to get out of the silos?

(24:15) Eric’s goal with the program

(25:20) “It can be so easy for us to get into our own little zone and block everything out.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(25:35) What’s your thing?

(28:55) Eric’s 3 favorite answers

(29:40) The truth behind saying no

(30:15) The least level of care

(30:40) Why did you choose this exercise?

(31:10) What’s the worst thing that can happen?

(32:35) “Common sense doesn’t mean common practice.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(34:50) Eric’s most used analogy

(38:05) The counterpoint

(38:40) Use a time machine!

(40:55) Shout out to Jamie Lewis @plagueofstrength

(42:00) The positive change in current society

(45:05) Shout out to Lee Thaft Twitter: @leetaft

(45:10) Working with the youth

(46:55) Eric’s recent call with a football coach

(49:35) Playing to win by Michael Lewis

https://www.amazon.com/Playing-to-Win/dp/B08DL7ZJDX 

(51:20) Giving awareness

(51:45) Eric’s pyramid

(53:05) Conversation with kids and their parents

(54:25) About program design

(57:10) “My goal as coach is to become obsolete.” Eric D'Agati @ericdagati

(57:30) Eric’s definition of a great coach

(1:00:45) Where to find Eric D'Agati? @ericdagati