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Programming
Writing training programs for online clients.
Training frequency for muscle growth
How often to train a muscle, why it matters less than coaches argue, and how to build a week around two days or five.
July 10, 2026
How much training volume do clients actually need?
How to set weekly hard sets per muscle for clients who sleep badly, diet, and miss sessions.
July 9, 2026Body recomposition: who it works for
Which clients can realistically lose fat and gain muscle at once, what to track instead of the scale, and when to stop trying.
October 29, 2025Workout splits explained: full body, upper/lower, PPL
What each common split contains, how the week lays out, who it suits and what it costs.
September 19, 2025Hypertrophy programming for coaching clients
How to assemble exercise selection, rep ranges, effort and volume into a four to six week block a general-population client will finish.
September 10, 2025How to write programs faster for multiple clients
Cut program writing time by making fewer decisions per client, not by typing faster.
September 9, 2025How to run remote form checks
How to get film you can actually assess, review it at volume, and cue in a way clients act on.
August 28, 2025How to progress a client's exercises
Progression ladders for the seven main patterns, and how to judge a client is ready to move up when you cannot watch them.
August 26, 2025How to program around client injuries
What a coach can and cannot do when a client reports pain, and how to keep them training safely around it.
August 21, 2025How to program deload weeks for clients
When a client actually needs a deload, which of the three versions to use, and how to sell it.
August 20, 2025How to use RPE with online clients
How to teach clients to rate effort accurately, audit the numbers they send back, and fix the ones that are wrong.
August 15, 2025RPE vs RIR: which to use with clients
The two scales measure the same thing, so pick the one your client can answer accurately — and keep it for the whole program.
August 6, 2025