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Higher coach education in a field relevant to exercise is associated with greater lifter satisfaction and increased powerlifting total.
When choosing an online coach, look for formal education in exercise science or a related field. This study links higher education to higher lifter satisfaction and better performance outcomes, likely because educated coaches can better explain and justify their programming.
Additionally, higher coach education (within a field relevant to exercise) was associated with greater lifter satisfaction scores broadly, although there was complexity to this relationship, as well as increases in powerlifting total.
Why this rating
Observational survey data; 'complexity' suggests confounding variables or non-linear relationships.
Source
Relationship Between Online Coaching Characteristics, Lifter Satisfaction, and Performance in Powerlifters
Jason V Clarke et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2025
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000005099
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