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5 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.

Rachel Newman

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5 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.

Rachel Newman

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The 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.

Rachel Newman

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How 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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Low 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.

Kosta Telegadas

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Part 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.

Trent Luecke

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Part 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.

Trent Luecke

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The 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.

Rachel Newman

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The 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.

Teofe Ziemnicki

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Is 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.

Hewitt Tomlin

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How 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.

Rachel Newman

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Case 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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How 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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Why 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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TeamBuildr 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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De 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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Good 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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Building 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.

Makena Ohlmaier

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Implementing 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.

Dustin Dailey