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For this week’s episode, we welcome Brett Bartholomew on the show for a discussion into how the bridge between healthcare providers and strength coaches. In this episode, Brett discusses his educational background and how it compares/contrasts to other fitness professionals, his positive/negative experiences working with physical therapists, his opinion on how to bridge this gap, what he looks for in a physical therapist, what he looks for in a good strength coach, his key takeaways from his book, and more!
Brett’s Biography
Brett Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, consultant, and founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, The Bridge. His experience includes working with collegiate teams, professional teams, businesses, and individual clients. Taken together, Brett has coached a diverse range of athletes from across 23 sports at levels ranging from youths to Olympians. He’s supported Super Bowl and World Series Champions, along with several professional fighters, including those competing in the UFC. He has also worked with members of the United States Special Forces community. His coaching and speaking has spanned the globe, from China to Brazil and numerous other stops in between. He is the author of the book “Conscious Coaching: The Art and Science of Building Buy-In” and on Amazon has achieved “Best Seller” status in the categories of “Sport Coaching” (#1), “Business/Money” (#8) ,and was ranked in the “Amazon Top 100 Books Overall.” Brett is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) where he holds both their CSCS*D & RSCC*D distinctions. He is a proud graduate of Kansas State University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he obtained a Master of Science in Education in exercise science with an emphasis on motor behavior, cueing, and attentional focus in human performance.
Brett’s Website: https://bartholomewstrength.com/about/brett-bartholomew/
The Bridge Website: www.bridgehp.com
Brett’s Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/Coach_BrettB
Brett’s Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/coach_brettb/
Conscious Coaching on Amazon:
List of books recommended by Brett through Instagram posts:
Movement by Gray Cook
High-Performance Training for Sports by David Joyce and Daniel Lewindon
Essentials of Strength & Conditioning by NSCA (Haff & Triplett)
Block Periodization by Vladimir Issurin
Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual & Movement Therapists by Thomas W. Myers
Supertraining by Yuri Verkhoshansky
Science & Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir Zatsiorsky and William Kraemer
High-Powered Plyometrics by James C. Radcliffe
Principles and Practice of Resistance Training by Michael H. Stone
Athletic Development: The Art & Science of Functional Sports Conditioning by Vern Gambetta
Maximum Interval Training by John Cissik
Ultimate Conditioning for Martial Arts by Loren Landow
To Sell is Human by Danial Pink
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Mastery by Robert Greene
Psychology in Sport & Exercise: Linking Theory to Practice by Ann-Marie Knowles
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Fighter’s Mind: Inside the Mental Game by Sam Sheridan
The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self-Not Just Your “Good” Self-Drives Success and Fulfillment by Todd Kashdan
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds by Carmine Gallo
Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave by Adam Alter
Legacy: 15 Lessons in Leadership by James Kerr
CEO Strength Coach by Ron McKeefery
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
Friend & Foe by Adam Galinsky
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
What to Say When You Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin
Power Questions: Build Relationships, Win New Business, and Influence Others by Andrew Sobel
The Seventh Sense by Joshua Cooper Ramo
Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason, and The Human Brain by Antonio Damasio
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