About this episode

Aleks Salkin discusses the limitations of AI coaching and the importance of human connection in fitness training.

In this episode I dish on: [0:02:00] Seppuku & Why Machines Can't Make Poetry [0:03:00] Is AI Going to Replace Coaches? [0:04:30] Why Programming Is More Than an Algorithm [0:05:40] Real-World Coaching Example [0:06:20] Psychology & the "Rationalizing Animal" [0:07:10] AI Coaching Fails: Pistol Squats & Kettlebell Swings [0:08:30] Content "Inbreeding" & Soulless AI Output [0:09:40] Human Connection & Why Clients Choose Coaches [0:11:00] Being "AI-Proof" as a Trainer [0:12:00] Strength Legends & Experience vs. Science [0:14:00] My Programming Philosophy & Customization [0:16:00] Where AI Fits in Fitness & Its Limits [0:18:00] Be More Human: Final Takeaways Tune in, chill out, and enjoy! If you like training that: · Gives you more strength than it takes from you · Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously · Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge. As the name indicates, it's just 9 minutes long, and it's designed to be done WITH your current workouts – NOT instead of them. Even cooler: Many find that it actually amplifies their strength in their favorite kettlebell and…

People in this episode

Host: Aleks Salkin

Topics covered

• AI in coaching
• human connection
• programming philosophy
• real-world coaching
• psychology in fitness
• strength training

Keywords

• AI coaching
• fitness
• strength training
• human connection
• programming philosophy
• psychology
• coaching examples

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: AI coaching, Seppuku, Pistol Squats, Kettlebell Swings, 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge

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