Top 10 Coaching Articles of 2012

Breaking Muscle is a team of athletes, writers, experts - and coaches! From CrossFit coaches, to yoga teachers, to MMA trainers we have a diverse team of experienced coaches with volumes of advice to offer. Here are our top 10 most popular coaching articles in 2012, counting down from number ten:

Top 10 Coaching Articles of 2012

10. 10 Articles That Will Make You a Better Trainer (Breaking Muscle HQ)

Build your "training" muscles with these 10 must-read articles, containing tools and tips from the experts for becoming a better trainer and/or coach.

9. 20 Most Important Training Lessons I've Learned, Part 2 (Andrew Read)

Your 40s are not the time to decide you're going to be a pro MMA fighter. This is one of the lessons I've learned in 20 years of training. Read on for lessons 11 through 20.

8. We are Breaking Muscle: Meet Our World Class Coaches (Breaking Muscle HQ)

We love our jobs here at Breaking Muscle. We get to interact every single day with the best coaches on the planet. In case you haven't had a chance to see, read, or do their work, we're giving you a little introduction.

7. How NOT to Start a Gym Business (David Cross)

Looking at back at the start of my gym business, I cringe at how many things we got wrong. Here are six things I wish I'd been told. Don't make the same mistakes I did with your new gym.

6. 20 Most Important Training Lessons I've Learned, Part 1 (Andrew Read)

This year marks twenty years in the personal training game. The following are the first ten of the twenty most important lessons I've learned over these years.

5. 6 Reasons Why Coaching Kids Makes You a Better Coach (Becca Borawski)

Having been a kids coach I can safely say the experience had a profound effect on my coaching of clients of any age. Coaching kids makes you a better coach overall and here's why.

4. Want to Be a CrossFit Coach? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself First (Traver H. Boehm)

Making a hobby into a living is part of the American dream, and many CrossFitters are following suit. Here are three questions from an affiliate owner to ask yourself before taking the plunge.

3. Being a Stupid Athlete Made Me a Better Coach (Becca Borawski)

I’m a better coach because I was a stupid athlete. I developed knowledge, empathy, and awareness from my missteps. And I can spot the stupidity in my athletes a mile away.

2. So You Think You're a Coach? - Coaching With Intention (Becca Borawski)

As a new coach, leading a group fitness class can be an overwhelming experience. Amidst the demands of leading a class, sometimes the true core of coaching is lost.

1. 7 Ways New Coaches Can Become Better Coaches (Danette "Dizzle" Rivera)

As I transition from coaching kids to coaching adults, I realize all the things I don't know. Here are 7 tips that are helping me on my journey, that I know will serve any new coach well.