Functional Training Institute

Coach Tarek recently spent time at Beyond Activ in Thailand, connecting with fitness, wellness and performance leaders from across the region.

FTI Global has been involved with Beyond Active since 2019, and it continues to be a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with industry friends, meet new people and be part of the conversations shaping the future of fitness education.

Tarek was joined by Jacq, FTI Global’s Global Head of Education, and was also there as part of the StickFit Global team, supporting their work across cognitive training, group training and seniors training.

It was a few days filled with great conversations, plenty of laughs and some memorable moments with people who care deeply about where the industry is heading. 🔥

A big thank you to everyone who made the event such a valuable experience.

What do you enjoy most about fitness industry events, the learning, the networking or the people you meet along the way?

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A fantastic session with the Evolution Wellness and Fitness First Malaysia team, with Jacq, FTI Global’s Global Head of Education, guiding the group through the Fundamentals of Movement Preparation.

For coaches, movement preparation is much more than getting people warm.

It is the part of the session where you can help clients and athletes build focus, improve readiness, connect to their body and prepare for better movement quality before the main work begins.

Jacq was in his element with this awesome team, sharing practical coaching ideas around how to make movement preparation more structured, purposeful and useful inside real sessions.

A big thank you to Evolution Wellness and Fitness First Malaysia for the energy, focus and commitment to ongoing coach development. We love seeing teams invest in the details that help create better coaching experiences. 💪

What do you think coaches should pay more attention to during movement preparation?

A huge congratulations to the latest group of FIT HUB Indonesia coaches in Jakarta, who are now certified Strength and Hypertrophy with Barbell Coaches through FTI Global.

This was a fantastic group to work with. They brought energy, focus and a genuine willingness to learn into every session, while continuing to ask questions, refine their coaching eye and challenge themselves through the practical work.

For FTI Global, this is what coach education is all about. It is not just completing a course or receiving a workbook. It is about helping coaches deepen the way they think, cue, observe, communicate and apply training principles with the people they work with every day.

A special mention to the FIT HUB team for bringing their best across the program and keeping Jacq, our Global Head of Education, on his toes throughout the sessions. That kind of engagement makes the learning environment stronger for everyone in the room.

We are proud to continue supporting the development of coaches across Indonesia and are already looking forward to the upcoming sessions in July across Surabaya and Bali. 🔥

Congratulations again to the FIT HUB Jakarta team.

What do you think makes the biggest difference in coach education, technical knowledge, practical application or the quality of questions coaches bring into the room?

The swing and clean may both start with the kettlebell handle, but they ask the body to solve very different movement problems.

In Part 14 of our illustrated kettlebell series, Coach Tarek explores how the handle connects the athlete to the bell, and how that same connection changes depending on the movement.

In the swing, the handle helps create rhythm and momentum. The bell travels, the hips drive, and the athlete learns to manage the flow of force through the hinge.

In the clean, the handle becomes part of a transition. The athlete has to control the path of the bell, manage timing and guide the movement into the rack without letting the bell crash or pull them out of position.

This is where kettlebells become such a useful coaching tool. They do not just ask for strength. They ask for timing, control, awareness and a better relationship with how the tool moves. 🔥

Credit to Pheasyque.com for the incredible artwork behind this series.

FTI Global, in collaboration with ZIVA, delivered Strength and Hypertrophy Training with Barbells to the awesome team at BeFit Philippines . 🔥

Led by Jacq, the session gave coaches practical time with barbell-based strength and hypertrophy training, covering setup, technique, loading, coaching cues, progression, and how to apply these tools with different clients.

Good barbell coaching takes more than adding weight to the bar. It means understanding the lift, reading the person in front of you, making smart adjustments, and helping the client get the most from the session safely and effectively.

A big thank you to ZIVA for the continued collaboration, and to the BeFit team for their energy, focus, and commitment to coach development.

Coaches, what do you think makes the biggest difference in barbell coaching: better setup, stronger cueing, smarter loading, or better progressions?