Parallel Coaching - Personal Trainer Courses's video: Gym Instructor Hacks: Internal vs External cues

Coaching Cues are the key to correcting your client's technique and posture But how do you communicate the coaching cues so your client understands you? The secret is to use External Coaching Cues rather than internal cues ⚫Internal Coaching Cues are phrases like: ❌ Tilt your hips forward ❌ Shoulders over hands ❌ Feet under hips ❌ Pull the belly button in They are great cues, but they rely on the client having awareness of their body in space. ⚫External Coaching Cues use phrases like: ✔️ Lift heart to the sky ✔️ Feet on tramlines ✔️ Imagine a helium balloon pulling you upright ✔️ Imagine a £50 note between your bum cheeks, and you don't want anyone to have it These are great as they relate the client's body position to something outside of themselves, which helps them to understand the concept and command with simplicity. ⚫Here are a few examples to try straight away: To correct client standing position: ❌Internal = Feet under hips, facing forwards ✔️External = Feet on tramlines To encourage relaxation of the shoulders: ❌Internal = Shoulders back and down ✔️External = Imagine your shoulder blades dropping into the back pockets of your jeans To get the client to face forwards in an exercise: ❌Internal = Lift the head up ✔️External = Imagine a helium balloon pulling you upright from the top of the head To correct the client standing position: ❌Internal = send the bum back and down ✔️External = Imagine you are sitting down on a seat Whatever the exercise, Whatever the technique correction required There is always an opportunity to turn it into an external coaching cue Which Coaching cues do you use with clients? Drop a comment below Dedicated To More :)