Dan Stephenson
@coachdan
Training Methods Course · Trainer Edge by Ideal Strength
The Training Methods Course is a two-day, hands-on intensive for fitness professionals who want to know when, why, and how to use advanced training methods across a full program.
4 method labs · Limited to 40 coaches per city · 14–16 CEU hours pending approval
Day 1: Big-picture programming, a programming and periodization framework, session structure and efficiency, plus GPP and accumulation method labs.
Day 2: Intensification and power/peak method labs, how methods evolve across the cycle, and a group programming practical.
You leave with clarity in programming, confidence in method selection, and a systems-first way of thinking you can use with clients the next week.
Take-home: sample programs, a coaching cue reference, quick reference guides and PDFs, and coaching community access.
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Dan Stephenson, CSCS: Owner and coach at Ideal Strength & Performance. Holds a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and mentors personal trainers through Trainer Edge. Tasha Whelan: Owner and coach at Ideal Strength & Performance. Multiple world titles in powerlifting and strongwoman, more than two decades of coaching, and bylines in T-Nation, Muscle & Fitness, and elitefts.