{"id":16131,"date":"2016-07-12T22:19:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T03:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpsathletic.com\/?p=16131"},"modified":"2022-02-02T12:38:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:38:35","slug":"i-am-a-strength-coach-p2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpsathletic.com\/i-am-a-strength-coach-p2\/","title":{"rendered":"I am a Strength Coach – Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
I remember when I passed my exam and I was officially a certified strength coach, over twenty years ago; this moment was one the happiest days of my life. I was dreaming about how I was going to train all these pro athletes and have my own gym. I had it all planned out, it was going to be a piece of cake.<\/p>\n
Then reality set in<\/strong><\/span> – pro athletes just don\u2019t drop into your lap, especially in Canada, and they don\u2019t come running in droves to your front door.<\/p>\n I had to deal with the reality of my situation and change my strategy.<\/p>\n I had bills to pay and I had no athletes interested in paying for my services, so I had to set myself up as a Personal Trainer to pay the bills.<\/p>\n Then I had to take on athletes for free – yes, free.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I soon realized the process that you have to get results in order for your name to start getting out there. You see, I\u2019m not in anyone’s “inner circle”, no one knew who Clance Laylor was or was invested in my success.<\/p>\n I was not connected or affiliated with any hockey organization or sport organization that was feeding me athletes. I knew no agents, no coaches. I was out of the sporting world for years before I became a Strength Coach and on top of that my world had been track and football.<\/p>\n But I set out to change all that. I interned with the best, and I learned from anyone who I thought would help me get closer to my goal.<\/p>\n I live, breath and consume strength and conditioning every day, I\u2019m obsessed, I admit it.<\/p>\n I am completely dedicated to my craft. <\/strong><\/p>\n