DiscoverStrength Chat#331 Nick Ridpath
#331 Nick Ridpath

#331 Nick Ridpath

Update: 2025-11-07
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This week I was joined by Nick Ridpath, performance coach and educator, for a deep dive into something every coach thinks about, exercise selection.  

Anyone can add exercises to a program. But choosing the right ones that support progress, reveal weaknesses, and actually move the needle? That’s an entirely different level of coaching. 

We covered: 
🗺️ How to create a roadmap with exercise selection 
🔍 How exercise choice can reveal strengths & weaknesses 
🏆 Whether there’s a hierarchy of exercises (and what that means for programming) 

Connect with Nick: 

👉 @nickridpath_ 


Connect with me:  

👉 @coach_cuthbert 

👉 @strength_chat 

👉 Strength Chat Podcast 


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