66 Strategies to Program Design

As a strength coach or personal trainer, continuing education is essential. Simply developing the habit of learning through reading can be beneficial to improving knowledge and ensuring you are at the forefront of training information. In a 2010 study from the European Journal of Social Psychology, it was established that it takes on average 66 days to create a new habit. If you diligently read and apply one strategy every day for the next 66 days, you will develop and or improve the habit of learning. This book provides 66 program design strategies to help you as a strength coach or personal trainer refine your programming expertise.

Stéphane Cazeault is the founder of KILO. At the age of 14, Stéphane knew he wanted to be a strength coach. He has spent the last 24 years perfecting his work. He has a strong formal academic foundation, earning a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of Montreal. During this time, he worked with mentors to learn the practical skills necessary to enable athletes to achieve physical superiority. In his career Stéphane has personally trained professional athletes in football, baseball, and hockey. Here are some of the athletes he worked with from the NFL, MLB and NHL: Steven Jackson (New England Patriots), James Butler and Mark Clayton (St. Louis Rams); David Freese, Chris Carpenter and Matt Holliday (St. Louis Cardinals); Dennis Wideman (Calgary Flames) and Mike Green (Washington Capitals). Prior to starting KILO, Stéphane was the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Poliquin Group (2012-2016) and the High Performance Director at the Central Institute for Human Performance (2005-2012). Stéphane’s passion is program design. His program design is carefully structured with every possible component taking into consideration to ensure the trainee reaches and exceeds their goals, making his work a combination of both science and art.