DO I NEED A COACH?
We like to think of coaches as guides to progress. A coach is there to support you, educate you, and help you pave and navigate your journey of progress and development as an athlete. A coach is there to provide you with expert knowledge garnered through experience and education and apply it to your training to help you excel.
I AM NOT A POWERLIFTER?
We assist athletes and general training folks from all walks of life, we coach strongman, powerlifters, bodybuilders, equestrian athletes, motorcycle racers and everything in between.
DO I NEED TO COMPETE?
Nope – at Badger Athletic we coach people of all backgrounds with varying goals, from international level powerlifters to those who are entirely new to the sport. You can still benefit from coaching if you don’t plan on competing.
DO I NEED TO BE EXPERIENCED TO COMPETE?
Not at all! On a regional level any member of a federation can compete provided they enter a competition through the proper channels and follow the federation guidelines surrounding joining. On a national level lifters must achieve a qualifying total in order to compete. There is no requirement in terms of experience when it comes to competing!
DOES IT MATTER WHERE I COMPETE
No, we focus on lifters and their improvement. Federation choice is yours.
DO I NEED ACCESS TO SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT?
In an ideal world everybody would have access to all the equipment they could ever want. However, with the guidance of a coach, you can easily work around whatever equipment you have available to you. A bar, plates, and a rack are what we’d consider the minimum but we’ve designed programs at times where people have had access to far less!
DO I HAVE TO TRAIN AT BADGER HQ?
No, you can train wherever is convenient for you, but as a Badger, the Badger HQ doors will always be open for you.
AM I SIGNING A CONTRACT?
No, you are not, we operate on a month to month basis.
