Paul OneidA program is written for a hypothetical person. It accounts for averages: average recovery, average stress tolerance, average response to volume and intensity. It has no idea that you had 3 broken nights of sleep because your toddler was sick
Paul OneidMost people evaluate coaches the wrong way. They look at credentials, which matter (I’m mostly saying this because I have a lot of them lol), but they don't tell the full story.
Paul OneidA client came to me after 3 years of self-programming. Smart woman who runs her own practice and trains 5 days a week without fail. She knew her way around a periodization block. She wasn't lost.
Paul OneidMost people assume coaching is a transaction: you pay, you get a program, you follow it. Simple enough. That’s not coaching, and that’s not what you truly want and need from a coach… It’s also not what we do at MAP.