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Free5 BUILD Features that get you back on the flooropens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Five Build features that cut the time you spend programming: drag-and-drop sessions, multi-select, collapsible session breaks, a progression view of only your training days, and typing 5, 3, 1 straight into the rep field. For coaches who already program in TeamBuildr.



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Read on the blog · 3 min
Free5 BUILD Features that get you back on the flooropens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Five Build features that cut the time you spend programming: drag-and-drop sessions, multi-select, collapsible session breaks, a progression view of only your training days, and typing 5, 3, 1 straight into the rep field. For coaches who already program in TeamBuildr.

Read on the blog · 7 min
FreeThe Legacy Calendar Is Retiring. Here's Why Coaches Aren't Looking Back.opens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
The legacy Calendar has been home base for TeamBuildr coaches since the beginning. At the end of September 2026, it retires for good, and BUILD takes its place.

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FreeHow to Lose Your Best Coaches: A Field Guide for Gym Ownersopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Losing coaches isn't a hiring problem — it's a management one. See the 4 habits pushing personal trainers out, and how gyms can fix retention.

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FreeLow Back Pain: A Strength Coach’s Guide to Building Capacity, Not Fearopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Working with athletes who have back pain. How to build capacity instead of avoiding load, and how the language you use changes what they believe they can do.

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FreePart 2: What I Got Right (and Wrong) as a Gym Owneropens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
A gym owner on building real member culture — from loaning out equipment during COVID to handling cliques and the one member dragging down the room.
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Read on the blog · 7 min
FreePart 1: What I Got Right (and Wrong) as a Gym Owneropens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
A gym owner on building real member culture — from loaning out equipment during COVID to handling cliques and the one member dragging down the room.

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FreeThe STRONG Act: A Five-Minute Phone Call That Mattersopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Why don't strength & conditioning coaches have their own federal job code? A new bill in Congress, the STRONG Act, aims to change that.

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FreeThe 4 Step Guide For Strength Coaches Getting Started With AIopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
AI continues to expand its reach into the strength and conditioning space. For many coaches, the question isn't whether to use AI, it's where to start.

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FreeIs AMS Cooked? AI Has Entered the Chatopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Is AI replacing athlete management systems? We explore how tools like Claude are disrupting generic AMS and what it means for S&C software.

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FreeHow to Use AI Safely as a Strength Coachopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Strength coaches are using AI to save time, but athlete data privacy requires more than good intentions. Here's how to build responsible AI habits.
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FreeCase Study: How Dixon Performance Handles the Summer Rushopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Summer can make or break your gym; learn how to handle the slow season and the summer rush before they catch you off guard.

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FreeHow Should a Gym Prepare for Summer?opens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Summer can make or break your gym; learn how to handle the slow season and the summer rush before they catch you off guard.

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FreeWhy TeamBuildr Rebuilt Its Software From the Ground Up — Introducing BUILDopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
TeamBuildr has launched something new: BUILD - a completely rebuilt workout programming platform designed to power the next chapter of strength coaching software.

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FreeTeamBuildr Unveils BUILD Ahead of Summer Conference Seasonopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
TeamBuildr launches BUILD. A ground-up rebuild of its programming interface with dual-mode scheduling, drag-and-drop, AI tools, and more for S&C coaches.

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FreeDe Hojas de Cálculo a TeamBuildr: Cómo un Entrenador Transformó su Programaciónopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Descubre cómo un entrenador juvenil usa TeamBuildr para ahorrar tiempo, estandarizar programas y gestionar atletas presenciales y remotos con facilidad.

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FreeGood Weight vs. Bad Weight: How Elite Strength Coaches Actually Track the Differenceopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Learn how Tennessee's new strength coach Derek Owings uses weekly speed, power, and jump tracking to ensure players gain muscle that enhances athleticism — not weight that slows them down.

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FreeBuilding a D1 Strength Program From Zero: 3 Lessons From a First-Year Coachopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
What does it take to strength coach a brand-new Division I rowing program fresh out of grad school? From culture-building to scrapping your plan on day one, here are three lessons that the first year taught me.
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FreeImplementing the Gameday Plus/Minus System for Wake Forest Basketballopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab
Learn how to build a strength & conditioning internship program that develops confident, capable coaches. This course gives you practical tools, proven frameworks, and strategies to mentor the next generation of leaders in sport.